tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post1504282052728307838..comments2023-12-31T08:43:00.853+00:00Comments on Wife in the North: Hair Today and Gone Tomorrowwife in the northhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15227214647512546906noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-43967359348033833202010-04-07T21:39:22.263+01:002010-04-07T21:39:22.263+01:00re hadriana: that was a very gracious apology and ...re hadriana: that was a very gracious apology and much appreciated. Thankyouwife in the northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15227214647512546906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-76758953981710142532010-03-29T11:10:53.667+01:002010-03-29T11:10:53.667+01:00What a lovely surprise to find a recent post when ...What a lovely surprise to find a recent post when I fell in here today. <br /><br />There is summat about country life and bushy hair, bushy eyebrows and extra lbs.<br /><br />I had an eyebrow shape on Saturday and am looking permanently startled. Oh well - perhaps at bridge on wednesday the opposition will think I have an outstanding hand - who knows it may well put them off their stroke.Penny Pincherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00993473608935875834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-11544725774344060432010-03-22T22:50:08.158+00:002010-03-22T22:50:08.158+00:00I am sure I made some ridiculous remark about frot...I am sure I made some ridiculous remark about frottage or some such... but its not visible!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-82815578414860339982010-03-22T11:40:29.195+00:002010-03-22T11:40:29.195+00:00Stuff the oyster satin (sorry, couldn't resist...Stuff the oyster satin (sorry, couldn't resist. No, I know it's not funny. Yes, I'll slap my own wrist ;-)). Time to acquire something new (-ish/swap/charity shop, etc). <br />Do sympathise re the hair, although as several of your nice commenters point out, even the most disastrous chopped mops do grow out. The top stylist @ local salon here went doolally after childbirth, and wreaked havoc on clientele's respective barnets (mine included). After that she abruptly disappeared, leaving us wondering if cat-eyed glamour boy, Eric-le-patron, adhered to local custom and did the concrete-boots-heave-splash routine with her over in the Port. Qu sa? <br />More power to your writing/editing elbow with the novel, Wifey.Minniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07341793959676202077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-29710745341907691912010-03-21T22:13:08.557+00:002010-03-21T22:13:08.557+00:00Have you ever tried pulling your fringe in a despe...Have you ever tried pulling your fringe in a desperate bid to make it grow and do what you want? Your post reminds me of so very many moments like that.angelsandurchinsbloghttp://www.angelsandurchins.co.uk/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-515614686172666872010-03-20T09:05:21.097+00:002010-03-20T09:05:21.097+00:00Hi, I got to your blog from Holly Becker's and...Hi, I got to your blog from Holly Becker's and the article that you were both in in Myself Magazine in Germany. Love you writing style and I will have to snag a copy of your book! This description of your hair has happened to me so many times -- but it happened more in Germany than ANYWHERE else while I lived there. Like they knew better. HA! Now I defy anyone to tell me how my hair should be. OK, it's not that great right now but it's MY not that great so I am totally ok with it. <br /><br />Your blog is great.Diana Strinati Baurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152721181032796074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-47541392744306330662010-03-19T22:22:39.265+00:002010-03-19T22:22:39.265+00:00I once had a job as a hairdresser. Its really bor...I once had a job as a hairdresser. Its really boring,,,,why doesnt my nic pic show here?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-43078876292127404582010-03-18T23:34:56.787+00:002010-03-18T23:34:56.787+00:00So true about the hairdresser's mirror! I tend...So true about the hairdresser's mirror! I tend to stick to the same hairstyle out of fear of what they will do. However, I did have highlights recently and they are brilliant so perhaps I'll overcome my phobia a bit. xxJosephine Tale Peddlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16431330956687490112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-26845202864595462372010-03-17T04:17:09.465+00:002010-03-17T04:17:09.465+00:00As long as you don't mess up the guinea pigs&#...As long as you don't mess up the guinea pigs' hair when you shoot them....that would be so passe in a kind of life imitating arty sorta way♥ Brajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07693196044262677095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-60928936361870988062010-03-11T12:24:39.778+00:002010-03-11T12:24:39.778+00:00My daughter recently had a bad haircut too. As she...My daughter recently had a bad haircut too. As she put it later -how does 'I want to look like Alexa Cheung' translate into 'I want to look like the love child of Paul McCartney and Thelma from Scoobydoo?'Isobelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07729356811104289106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-27538418990641247162010-03-08T22:15:35.176+00:002010-03-08T22:15:35.176+00:00A good haircut does wonders for our self esteem. I...A good haircut does wonders for our self esteem. Is there another hairdresser you can go to? I can recommend the Aveda salon at Covent Garden (although I think it may have moved now). Christophe (if he is still there) is a marvellous hairdresser.<br /><br />You could try wigs...until the cut has grown out a bit but I'm sure you wouldn't need that. (I'm sure your current cut is fine.)<br /><br />A couple of years ago I wrote some waspish comments on your blog and I have always regretted that I did that. I've realised that we all need the support and encouragement we can get from all quarters!<br /><br />Best of luck with everything...Hadriana's Treasureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03740533954842010870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-30119707153532882272010-03-05T21:39:56.880+00:002010-03-05T21:39:56.880+00:00I live in mortal fear of the hairdresser. They don...I live in mortal fear of the hairdresser. They don't speak the same language as the rest of us. You have jowls? I have face fattage. So I need the spaniels-ears-at-side-of-head look to hide behind. I feel your pain, sistah. They're evil, the lot of them.Mammy Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07999420446242213319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-87098561194513216402010-03-03T19:31:51.308+00:002010-03-03T19:31:51.308+00:00Oh, to find a hairdresser. It's 'The Earth...Oh, to find a hairdresser. It's 'The Earth' to get my hair cut here...so just do it myself.It's very scary for other people.Returning Scothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10277005461019535134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-33532348330351424492010-02-25T16:24:16.342+00:002010-02-25T16:24:16.342+00:00I think I had that exact same dolly only mine was ...I think I had that exact same dolly only mine was called Joanne. Shall we play in the park today? she said, slightly menacingly.<br /><br />I hate having my hair cut for these reasons. Which is why my ends are currently split. I really must pluck up the courage.Kath McGurlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02526923882402757423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-86298171827808581032010-02-24T12:06:48.848+00:002010-02-24T12:06:48.848+00:00A hat. A good one. Maybe with sequins. Just until ...A hat. A good one. Maybe with sequins. Just until your hair grows out a bit.Jesshttp://www.feelingstylish.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-30851917614149313042010-02-23T13:12:44.049+00:002010-02-23T13:12:44.049+00:00When I was in my twenties I wore cheap dangly earr...When I was in my twenties I wore cheap dangly earrings made out of fuse wire once too often and ended up with a REALLY gammy ear.<br /><br />I went to the hairdressers and said, quite clearly: Please leave my hair long over my ears, at which point she picked up a hank of hair over my puss-weeping lobe and just lopped it off.<br /><br />Her excuse (as I cried) was that the music in the salon was too loud for her to hear what I was saying...rufusdognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-13966734251979701762010-02-19T20:37:22.028+00:002010-02-19T20:37:22.028+00:00The men of this household always say the differenc...The men of this household always say the difference between a bad haircut and a good one is 2 weeks.. <br />it will get better!Arcadian Advocatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17866414695514956884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-87217388012237531402010-02-18T11:14:59.917+00:002010-02-18T11:14:59.917+00:00There's nothing worse than a hair cut you hate...There's nothing worse than a hair cut you hate. You think everyone is looking at you, and no amount of "it'll soon grow" helps. But it will.farming-frenchstylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02814733227672889065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-25879306468912873182010-02-14T04:29:51.193+00:002010-02-14T04:29:51.193+00:00Just why do hairdressers to that!? It's so in...Just why do hairdressers to that!? It's so infuriating, don't they realise we rely on them to hide all those jiggly, creased bits? It's all very well them thinking "ooh, let's have a go at something different" - don't they realise how a good or unflattering haircut can be a thumbs up or down on your entire life until it grows out?<br /><br />And why won't they do what we want, and when did "just a slight trim" translate itself to "chop the bloody lot off?"<br /><br />The only advice I can give is to use more slap and get yourself a polo neck sweater for the next six weeks, then change hairdressers or threaten your old one with something sharp and pointy unless he does what you want.Swearing Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07277450057243928790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-56053431355516737602010-02-13T11:29:37.697+00:002010-02-13T11:29:37.697+00:00I empathize. I had highlights redone. I expressely...I empathize. I had highlights redone. I expressely said, 'I don't want to be too blonde; i want to look as it they are natural'. (isn't that the point of highlights?). I didn't just look too blonde: i looked like a yellow beacon from as far away as Mars. I glowed. but - naturallly - because I'm British, i stiffened that lip and - just like you - i said, 'thank you; that's great'. And then i went home and sobbed! and my youngest said, 'it's not THAT bad, mama ... just your fringe'.A Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933820566793650208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-7182600099941297252010-02-12T17:15:06.737+00:002010-02-12T17:15:06.737+00:00Bloody hell - I'd have shot him right between ...Bloody hell - I'd have shot him right between the eyes. Nothing like a bad haircut to ruin your life!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-28644560502217645412010-02-12T13:38:33.349+00:002010-02-12T13:38:33.349+00:00I take photos after EVERY cut to compare them (mai...I take photos after EVERY cut to compare them (mainly because I live in France and it's easiest to just point to what he did before - far easier than trying to describe a cut in franglais) and it's funny to look back and see how what you *think* is the same, actually isn't at all! WHY can't they do it the same??! I do sympathise Wife, haircuts make you feel either wretched or beautiful.<br /><br />I am so, so very happy to be able to read you again on the blog and to hear that you're in the process of another book. Please don't give up - have faith. I adore your voice/style. You owe it to us if not yourself!Jonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-81361632223505877382010-02-11T22:35:30.626+00:002010-02-11T22:35:30.626+00:00i am pleased the guinea pigs are still alive - ple...i am pleased the guinea pigs are still alive - please keep it that waysophiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01656237862246819395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-6621993804433065012010-02-11T21:40:47.244+00:002010-02-11T21:40:47.244+00:00I've had the same guy for about 20 years. He ...I've had the same guy for about 20 years. He usually really does well at understanding me. Luckily, I had hubby take front and rear pictures of a really GOOD cut. Two years ago, Carmen started giving me "off" cuts. They just didn't look right. So I took in the pictures and told him essentially "do this or I'm not paying"! Ever since -- great cuts and a nice friendship! "The camera doesn't lie" is usually a negative comment. In this case, it did the job!sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07577409248867401730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-40758399737193221332010-02-11T17:19:18.865+00:002010-02-11T17:19:18.865+00:00My hairdresser talks so much, she forgets she is d...My hairdresser talks so much, she forgets she is doing my hair and chops off more than I asked her to do. I never end up getting what I asked for!!! It must come as part of their training to ignore the customer.ADDYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01018958238940897902noreply@blogger.com