It's january 1st 2022 hereinAustraliaandyouknowwhatthatmeans, NewYear.
Newhaircut.
I'm verytemptedtogivemyself a pixiecutbecauseapparentlythebig C cutisthehottesttrendof 2022 orit's settobesupposedlynow a pixiecutforthoseofyouthatdon't know, it's kindoflike a hybridbetween a pixiecutand a bob.
I'vebeenwantingbothfor a longtime.
I'vewanted a bobforagesand I'vealsobeenverytemptedtocutoffallofmyhairandstartagainbecauseit's quitedamaged.
Hencethepixiecut.
Sothepixiecutseemslike a goodhybridofboth.
Buteverytime I googlepixiecutand I lookatimagesofitonPinterestandgoogleandtutorialsonyoutube, I don't really, I likeitthatmuch.
I liketheideaofit.
Buteveryimagethat I comeacross?
It's notquiteright.
I found a veryspecificimagethat I liked.
It's thisimagehereand I loveit.
I thinkthishairisperfectandit's exactlywhat I want, but I just I can't find a tutorialanywhereforexactlythathairstyle.
Youcanseetutorialsforbig C cuts.
I can't seeexactlywhat I want.
So I'm justgoingtoshowthatimagetomyfriendsandhopethattheycouldpossiblyrecreateit.
Aretheyhairdressers?
No, butMichellehascutherhair a lot.
AndGracegivesherselfanundercuteverytwomonths.
Soyouknowwhat?
I'm inqualifiedhands.
Beautiful.
Areyoureadyforthis?
I waslike, yeah, I'm readyforthis.
I'm notready.
Comeandtake a seat.
Michelle.
Hello, Whatisthis?
Clean?
Cleanforyourhair?
Okayguys, thisisthehairthat's supercute.
Youlikeit?
I do.
Whatwhat, whatcanwehelpyou?
Youdon't knowhowtodoit.
Can I helpyou?
Isthere a tutorial?
No, I couldn't find a tutorialforthishairstylethen I mightturnaroundsotheycanseethebackofmyhead.
Thisisoffto a greatstartnoticewe'redoingthisconvenientlynexttothepizzaoven.
Soifit's a bigdisaster, I canjuststickmyheadinit.
Doyouwantthespray?
Yeah, sure.
Whynot?
I didtastetastetestedfirst, definitelywater, definitelynotpiningclean.
Ifyou, I gaveher, sendheroffinto a backalleyfor a monthcoveredherinsometop.
You'rein, you'reinharrypotterPJpantswith a tiedyedshirtwithyourhaircutCutbysheepshearsandthisisthestartof 20, Lookatthis.
Lookatthis.
maybecementdry.
Areyousurethat's notjustlikefromthefromthepizza?
Youknowwhat?
It's notastragicasGraceismakingitup.
I knowshe's freakingrude, she's a soundgoodbamout.
Justask.
I knowshereallyis.
Whydon't weaskmyhusband?
He'llsay I'm a beautifulistNo, Alrightdad's coming, myhusband's coming.
Okay, seeGrace.
Gracewaswellthat's a goodthing, we'renotmarried.
I said I wasconcernedand I saidwecan't getcurlswithoutcurlbecauseit's nowallstrokingAlex's headbeinglike, you'rebeautifulGrace, wouldyouliketodoanythingtomyheadnow?
It's a freeforall.
I mean, I wouldcutitinto a differentstyle, butwhatwouldyoucutmyhairinto?
Themorelikethepixies, Canyoulightenthisup a littlebit?
Thisislikeveryheavyhere, it's reallyheavy.
Socouldyoulikesortof, doyouwantthedogscissors?
I haveanidea, there's a tutorialfor a big C cutthatyoucouldfollow.
Thatmightgivemesortofwhat I wanttocheckthisout.
ThisispaulWoods.
Oh, he's thenicedude.
Yeah.
Doyouthinkweshouldperhapsseparateit?
Likewhathe's donehere?
Yes, howdoesoneseparateher?
Thisiswhy I didn't gointohairdressing?
I wasofferedanapprenticeshipand I waslike, no, thankyou, I'm gonnadoartinstead.
I meanit's basicallyart, right?
Yeah, but I waslike, I'm gonnadodrawinginstead.
Andthen I haven't goneintoartand I wish I hadsaidyes, because I couldhavebeen a hairdresserbynowand I havegotgoodhairmoney.
I wantmesomehamon.
Itlookslikehe's dividedituplikethatforyourself.
A little, a littlecute.
Aretheyseeingthis?
Watchthisbetween a slidersection?
There's a sliversection, cutitandchill.
Seewhathe's doingnow.
Takingthatlittlebitandthengoingsnipsnipsnipsnip a littlebit.
Whyishedoingthis?
That's whatyouwant.
No, but I thoughtthetechnique, but I thoughtthetechniquesthattheyusetoseehowitlooksveryshortattheback, butthenthere's likevolume.
Okay, wellnowthatwehavesomedirection.
Thankyoupaul.
I reckonweleavethetopalone.
Sothatwayitcanbesalvagedbutwecango a littlebitsortofheavierspring.
Let's juststopcuttingfor a secandtakestockoutofcuriosity.
Ifyoujustletyourhairdown.
Howdo I looklikeEugenefromtheWalkingdeadlikethat?
Uplikethisandjustshavethesides.
Michellepretendsthatshe's okaywithsambeingfriendswithhisexgirlfriends, butsecretlystabstabif I dothiswithmyfriendsandwecankeepcuttingNo, no, no, no, that's that's fine.
So, I think I'm goingtogetchangedandputonsomemakeupandmaybetrytoputsomecurlsinit.
Verycute.
I knowyou'reprobablythinkingWhatthehellhappened?
Wheredidyourhairgo?
I'lltellyouwhathappened.
2022 happened.
It's January 20 now.
Soit's been 20 dayssince I firstcutmyhairandlook, thingsdidn't I didn't quitegoasplanned.
Itwasthree a.m. Inthemorningand I wastidyingupmyhair a littlebitandbefore I knewit, I gavemyself a pixiecut.
Sotheregoestheideaofthebig c cut.
Butyouknowwhatthewaythat I justifythiswaythat I seethisworkingis I'm doingtherightthingbystartingveryshort, becausenowasmyhairgrowslonger, then I canexperimentwiththosehairstyles.
Sowhereinthepast I waslike, okay, myhairislong, now I'm goingtocutittoshoulderlengthnow, it's goingtobe a wolfcut, nowit's goingtobe a shagcut, nowit's goingtobe a bobnow, it's gonnabe a big C cut, it's kindofgoingtoworkinthereverse, sothisisprobablyasshortas I'm goingtogo, anditcangrow a littlebitandthenitcanbe a properbig C cutandthenitcangrow a littlebitmoreanditcanbe a propershagcutandthenitcangrow a bitmoreafterthat, anditcanbe a properwolfcut, but I'm goingtodoallofthatwithhopefullymynaturalhair.
Thisisessentiallytheendofthetorment.
Thisisthenewchapterinthehairadventuresofprettypastel, pleasesaygoodbyetothehairdyeeraandsayhellotothewigeraas I trytogrowoutmynaturalhair, I thinkthatasmyhairgrowsoutandstartstorecover, I'm goingtoreallytreatitwellwithsomeverygoodproducts, we'regoingtohopefullygetmynaturalcolorbackatsomepoint, asyoucanseerightnow, asfarasthecolor, canyouseethissortofhintofblue.
Soifyoumissedit, I diddyemyhairblackusingarcticfoxTransylvania, whichisnotactuallyblackassuch.
It's a very, very, verydarkshadeofblue.
Soasyouwashitout, itdoesthrowthissortofbluishhueNowasmuchas I reallyenjoyhavingblackhair, I alsoreallyenjoyhavingblondehairand I alsoenjoyhavingpinkhairand I alsoenjoyhavingredhair.
Andlook, thisishowwegotinthispredicamentofhairdamageinthefirstplacebecauseonce I starteddying, I couldn't stopfromthemoment I wasborn.
Once I startedcoloringmyhair, I justbecamesoobsessedandeverytime I tried a newcolor, I likeditsomuch.
Butthen I wantedtotrysomethingdifferent.
Sotome, I seemyselfastheperfectcandidatetowearwigs.
Itmakesperfectsensewhyyoukeepdyingmyhairwhere I couldpopon a differentwigwhenever I want a differentcolor.
Soasmuchas I doliketheblackandasmuchas I knowyouguysreallyliketheblackbecausepeoplehavebeenleavinglotsofcommentstellingmethatthiscoloristheirfavoritecolorsofaronme, I'm goingtohopefullyresetthisbacktomynaturalcolorandthen I canwearblackwigs.
Look, here's, here's mylittlebitof a contentstrategyplanforthoseofyouthatarestickingarounduntiltheendhereandyou'restillinterested.
I intendonusingsomevitamin C andclarifyingshampootostripasmuchofthiscoloroutofmyhairas I can.
I'vegotnoideawhat's goingtohappen.
I knowthatTransylvaniafadesoutto a verysoftpastel, kindofblueandinsomepeopleitevenjustgrowslike a silver.
I don't knowwhat's goingtohappenunderneaththis.
So I amgoingtomake a videoaboutstrippingtheblackcoloroutofmyhairwhateverbaseisleft.
I'm thengoingtotryandputitbacktoreadasclosetomynaturalcoloras I possiblycanbecausethatway, asmyhairgrowslonger, I don't havetoworryaboutdealingwithregrowthbecausehopefullyitwilljustblendintogether.
Andthen I'm goingtobepostingthisseriesaboutwigs.
Soasyouguyssawearlier, I gotsomeWigsfromSheehan.
Now I pickedSheehanbecauseit's highlyrequestedandthey'reveryaffordable.
Butwhat I loveaboutitmostis, it's, it's justsolowmaintenance, itjustdriesin a coupleofminutesnowandit's reallyeasytostyletoobecausethere's notverymuchweight.
I justput a tinylittlebitofproductslikethatand I justkindoffluffitupanditgivesmesomenicevolumeonthetopandmyFringeisgrowingout a littlebitwhen I wassnipping, I didn't snifftheFringebecausethisiswhat I'm tryingtogetlonger.
Notouch, notouchfringe.
Sothat's itguys.
That's everything.
Thatismybig c cutturnedintopixiecut.
That's myplanfortheyear.
I havemadefriendswith a greathairdresseracrossinEnglandcalledpaulWatts, youguyshaveseenonmychannel a fewtimes, andhe's goingtobehelpingmethroughthishairjourney.
And I hopethatyou'relookingforwardtoseeingmewearingwigsallthroughouttheyearand I'm veryexcitedaboutit.
I reallyliketheideaofwakinguponemorningandputtingon a very, verylongpinkwig, butthenthenextday, if I'm goingtoseemymom, I canputin a longredoneandpretendthatnothingeverhappened.
doyouneedthereferenceimage?
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