Last weekend, I finally found the courage to cut my hair in a style that I’ve been wanting to try out for the longest time = the “curly pixie”.
And I couldn’t think of a better way to help officially introduce the new ‘do to the blog than with a self-portrait sunday post. :)
^^ How I felt on inside as I watched my hair get cut off lol
The truth of the matter is that when I walked into the salon to get my hair cut, I almost punked out and told my hair stylist, Osy, to just “give me a trim.”
But then my conscious kicked in and said “Setarra, don’t be no biotch” which led me to show Osy my hairspiration. When she saw that I was going for a curly pixie, she asked “you sure?” I said, “I’m 99%” and she said, “Close enough. Let’s do this.”
But the whole time, as I watched lobs of hair fall to the ground, my heartbeat was off the charts and I kept thinking to myself, “What have I done? What if this looks horrible?”
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But then, after she washed and styled my hair, when she turned me around to see what the final result was… I felt a wave of elation because I loved it.
It was such a relief to finally have my hair styled in a way I’ve been seriously wanting to try out for the past couple of years.
Heck, if I’m gonna be really honest, I’ve been a fan of this haircut since the 90’s. As a kid, I used to be obsessed with Meg Ryan’s curly pixie hair but never thought that this style would look good on me.
I had been told by hair stylists growing up that my face was too round and/or my chin was too weak to rock a pixie so I’m really happy to have found a curly hair stylist who was totally down to give me the look of my childhood dreams.
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The most consistent reaction I’ve gotten so far is one of shock liiiike “who are you and what have you done to the Setarra I know?” Followed by “This cut surprisingly suits you, I really like it.”
When I sent my mom a selfie right after my hair appointment, she texted me back almost immediately saying, “Oh my gosh! Why did you cut it so short?! What does Charles think?!”
To which I responded,”Because I wanted to” and “He’s a smart husband. Of course he likes it.” ;)
Not that I care what anyone else thinks about my hair but I do find it so interesting how hair can really affect how you’re perceived as a person… I, apparently, look “more edgy” and “free spirited” with this new look.
But I think my favorite reaction so far was from a friend who said “you’re giving me ethnic Tinkerbell vibes.” LOL. I’ll take it.
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My cut has been referred to as a “summer hair-do” but I think I might keep this hairstyle around for much longer than one season.
So far what I love most is the freedom and low maintenance that comes along with rocking a curly pixie.
And overall… It feels great to finally look like how I feel, if that makes any sense.
Would you ever rock a pixie haircut?
P.S. More Self Portrait Sunday Posts Here.
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