General Chat

Sylvia, the shorter layers might end up wispy out of the pleat. It has to be smooth to look good. I have not seen anyone with a pleat for years, wonder if hairdressers are even trained to do them. Very elegant

Me too, Sylvia. It always felt rather swish.

I have tried to do one since lockdown but in the end I've let OH cut the back of my once-layered hair three times since last March . As you both say, layers make it nigh-on impossible to get a neat, smooth French pleat, as we called them.

It is back on my shoulders again and this week I have been sorely tempted to scoop it into bunches and just chop it off. OH has 'kindly' offered to get his clippers out again - which was one of the reasons I stopped letting him cut it! :-0

My hair's usually (all being well) a chin length bob with a bit of 'long' layering - 'all being well' refers to how much vino my sister - who cuts my hair - and I have had. :-D

It was last cut in June, I think.
Now, I usually put it in a French plait when I go out, as I hate my - very fine, but lots of it - hair over my face.
The layers are long enough to be gathered with the longer bits.
It's quite a short plait, so I tuck it under and secure it with a grip.

I haven't dyed my hair for 15 years, and I love the colour.
So does my new neighbour, who, after introducing herself, asked what hair colourant I used! :-S
Had to admit, it's just jet black hair gone silver! :-D

I should be able to get mine cut in a couple of weeks when they open up again....not a moment too soon.

Ann, years ago (well, 25 years ago) when I was at Uni, I had very long hair, which I wore in a French Plait.
I treated myself to a professional hair dye and miniscule trim at 'Toni & Guy'.
They took my plait out, washed my hair, dyed it, trimmed it - and that was that!

Apparently, putting it back as it was, was 'styling'. :-|

So, I stood in the huge window, and very slowly, (it normally took me 3 minutes at home, I took at least 15 minutes in the window), put the plait back.
Then I paid - and didn't tip!

:-D :-D Maggie

I now have a mullet. :-D

JoyLouise, the reason my sister is 'commissioned' to cut my hair, is because, when I was 12, she was 17, and we were both, sober, I let her cut my hair - and she gave me a mullet!

I've never forgiven her, so the alcohol (provided by her) and the hair cuts now, are 'payback'! :-D :-D :-D

I am very happy with it as it is now out of my face.

This is the fourth time that I've cut the front and sides since last March but this time I have ventured to layer it. I have let OH cut the back three times but when he went wild with his new clippers the last time, I have let the back grow again and it is curling on my shoulders.

OH offered a fourth time but I was not game to let him loose again! :-0

Mine is usually very short (think Judi Dench), very silvery, with 3 colours of lowlights in the top. It hasn't been cut for 14 weeks now instead of the usual 7 weeks. I now have long mutton chop sideburns with wings above that stick out sideways so I look like Maureen Lipman. The top and back are full of Marcel waves with bits sticking out and it's down to my collar. When I do my courses on Zoom I plaster it down with water and use some old hairgrips at the side and stick a stretchy band on to hold it back if that fails. I have already booked my next hair appointment for the day after they open again on the 12th April. The state it's in I wouldn't be surprised if they charged me extra for a 'restyle'.

Mine is silvery and usually short like Judi's too, Ann, but it grows very quickly. I have not seen my hairdresser for 13 months now although we have spoken.

I don't bother doing anything with it for my Zoom dance class because by the end it is sticking to me with perspiration. :-0

I just can't believe my luck.

The step has grown out of my bob but , other than that, it has pretty much kept it's shape and just got bigger.