Another reason to love this city: $90 haircut for free...
Signed myself up for the Bumble & Bumble model project. A week later I got an email saying that I could RSVP for an appointment to get a free Razor Bob. I thought, why not. I'm single right now, no boyfriend to tell me not to lop off all my hair. Might as well take advantage. :)
The pictures are from inside the salon, or rather the Bumble & Bumble University. You fill out a form, a stylist comes by and "assesses" your hair for suitability and then voila! you're called up for your haircut. My stylist-in-training's name was Lisa. She's from Portland, Oregon and works at a salon out there called Bouffant in the Pearl district (I don't know much about Portland, so I think that's what she said, but I can't be to sure). She was very sweet, although, she seemed rather unsure of herself and had cut herself twice already that day cutting another girl's hair. Straight razors are dangerous like that. The band-aids on her fingers were making it difficult for her to keep my hair taut while she cut it with the razor. Honestly I felt sorry for her, with the trainers coming by, fixing this and that, or in some cases hovering, I personally would have been wracked with performance anxiety. She did an excellent job though. I actually preferred the way she cut it herself, giving my bob more of a downward sloping A-line shape along my jaw. But the trainer came by and said it was too long and proceed to straighten it out to a square cut. I don't mind though, I said they should do whatever they thought would look best--in hindsight I should have asked for a "sexy" razor bob, they gave me a "cute" one, and I have enough "cute" as it is. The trainer's name was Roy, he radiated pro. Watching him cut hair was like watching Iron Chef. Lightning fast moves with all the precision of a Japanese sushi chef. Lisa spent an hour and a half on my hair, and was still working at it when everyone else had packed up and left. Even after all that she tried to refuse my tip. Really nice, if you live in Portland stop by her salon and give her a nice tip. :)
I finally understand why some people spend hundreds of dollars for haircuts from places like this. From a distance, and in the picture, it looks like any other super short bob you might get for $20 at Pro-cuts, but I can feel the difference in the way my hair sits on my head. The way they cut the bottom layers was so exacting, each cut made for a purpose. Artistry. I know I will be able to wash it tomorrow and it will still sit the same way. That's what people pay extra for. For the first time in my life I know I will never be able to attempt what they did to my hair this afternoon.
And to those of you who are lamenting the loss of my long hair, don't worry, it grows out fast. :)
