I love changing my hair. I do it frequently and have had an awful lot of changes over the years, including a really unfortunate habit of using bottles of “Sun In’ combined with spiral perms in Jr. High. At least then I had the excuse of age. I was 24 when I made the hideous decision to execute a blond pixie cut inspired by a late night viewing of Sliding Doors. NOT a good idea. I only have one photo of it and it is microscopic. Sorry!)
I could tell a story behind each of these photos, but I’m already subjecting you to 30 years of hair and I figure that is enough punishment for anyone. (Huge apologies to my male readers. I know this must be TOTALLY fascinating to you all. Right up there with sitting on a chair waiting for your spouse to to try on a plethora of outfits, huh?
Since there are eleventyhundred photos in this post, I’m going to take advantage of that spiffy “More” option that Wordpress has. Sorry some of them are so tiny. I lost most of my early photos and so I didn’t have a lot to choose from..
So…What hair styles have you liked? Hated? Executed in moments of stupidity?
Jill (CDJ) says:
I am currently sporting a hairdo that is more like a hair don’t. But I have had a number of different hairstyles over the years, too, so I know it’s only a matter of time before it grows out into something I can work with.
I tried the pixie cut once too. Not a good idea when you have a head as big as mine!
Jill (CDJ)s last blog post..WTF? Wednesday - Post Interrupted
May 21st, 2008 at 1:47 pm
lceel says:
You KNOW I gotta say something about the shot with the computer, don’t you? I mean, I’m not a MAN if I don’t say SOMETHING - like NICE RACK!! MM - MMM!
But my fave hairdo is the one with the green swizzle sticks.
lceels last blog post..Yes, Mistress, I’ll be good Mistress
May 21st, 2008 at 1:55 pm
natalie says:
not long after moving to turkey i went into a kuafor/salon and asked in turkish to have 3 centimeters of hair cut off. unfortunately i must have said leave only 3 centimeters on because that is what happened. i called my husband on the way home to warn him that we now sported the same look and he just replied, “come on home, larry.” i was known as larry for a long time after that. and i didn’t get my haircut for 10 months. and then only because we were in america for a visit!
natalies last blog post..matter of course is you (all your base are belong to us)
May 21st, 2008 at 1:58 pm
loralee says:
@Jill & Natalie:
I look soooooo hideous in short hair. I don’t have the bone structure for it and my features are way too prominent.
May 21st, 2008 at 2:02 pm
loralee says:
P.S.
Plus, I am not nearly dedicated enough to style short hair. Nope, not I.
May 21st, 2008 at 2:03 pm
Gretchen says:
Right now I’m having a love/hate - mostly hate - relationship with my hair.
My sister is planning to ‘fix’ the color for me this weekend.
And I see a major cut coming my way.
Gretchens last blog post..Same dress, take two
May 21st, 2008 at 2:04 pm
Sra says:
I’m still trying to mentally recover from a disastrous butch that happened about Feb 2007. Took me until August to grow it out to really short, so yeah, it was really freaking short before that. I felt like a weird boy. I’ve always loved short funky cuts, but this one seriously gave me the urge to grow my hair long for the first time since 6th grade!
Even though my hair is much longer now than it was then, I still haven’t felt comfortable putting any updated photos of me out for the www to see. Maybe I’ll change that sometime soon.
Sras last blog post..Dear Crazy Bicyclist with a Death Wish,
May 21st, 2008 at 2:06 pm
Angella says:
So…you’re just HAWT in every hair colour?
NO FAIR.
Angellas last blog post..24 Hrs
May 21st, 2008 at 2:10 pm
sizzle says:
The chopsticks in the hair- that’s the 90’s right? I think I had my hair that same color around 1991-92. :)
sizzles last blog post..2nd Grade Traumatics
May 21st, 2008 at 2:15 pm
MacKenzie says:
I love how adventurous you are. I get in hair funks all the time, want to change, but then freak out when it comes time to actually cut it. And I feel ya on the short hair thing, I think it would be nice to have a shorter style for the summer but I know it just wouldn’t work with my features.
MacKenzies last blog post..WFMW - Be a diva
May 21st, 2008 at 2:20 pm
glittersmama says:
I love the red and dark brown and long with a little bit of a longer bang. (no pun intended)
I hate that you are so photogenic. You got it. I do not.
glittersmamas last blog post..A Quarter of a Century Makes a Girl Think
May 21st, 2008 at 2:40 pm
SparklieSunShine says:
I love changing hair styles. It totally makes me happy whenever I go through a really nice change. :)
SparklieSunShines last blog post..Fat Rant
May 21st, 2008 at 2:43 pm
Fluent Brittish says:
My hair likes to take on various shapes like the bell and the mushroom. When my pumpkin-shaped head is framed with a triangle, I can just hear the wheels turning in the heads of the local math geeks.
Fluent Brittishs last blog post..Baby Daddy
May 21st, 2008 at 2:58 pm
Craig says:
Might I suggest <a href=”http://video-static.clipsyndicate.com/cs-video/vol2/2008/4/17/5/9/d79d065c-7074-4fe5-8a88-c3035c14cecd.jpg”this for your next hairdo?
Craigs last blog post..WFMW - Be a diva
May 21st, 2008 at 3:42 pm
Craig says:
Damn. Messed that up.
Here’s my suggestion.
Craigs last blog post..WFMW - Be a diva
May 21st, 2008 at 3:43 pm
Jennifer says:
my hair has no do, its just there, keeping the top of my head interesting
Jennifers last blog post..A new outlook on my blog
May 21st, 2008 at 4:13 pm
Amber says:
Coming from a woman who has had the same hairstyle since high school, you are my inspiration.
My fave on you is the shorter one with you hugging another gal with your earphones on!
Ambers last blog post..The Father’s Day pressure is on!
May 21st, 2008 at 4:25 pm
4 says:
I am a firm believer of changing colour and styles frequently. And I do things radically. As my dear old mom (who was gray from the day I was born…I am sure this was a sign of her life to come) used to say…”It’s hair. It’ll grow back and if you can’t stand it…buy a damned wig”.
Be brave….and remember…RED RULES!!!!!
4s last blog post..Cameron Falls
May 21st, 2008 at 5:47 pm
Kimberly says:
Love the bubble picture. Did you take that? Awesome.
And your beautiful in each and every shot.
Kimberlys last blog post..Her Prom
May 21st, 2008 at 7:33 pm
The Over-Thinker says:
LOVE the one with bangs—you’re in a white shirt. Bangs are fantastic with your face!!
And the darker the red the better.
But, you need to wear a sepia-toned wild-wild-west get-up each day. Because I’m pretty sure that was the most awesome look of the bunch. And don’t forget your ceramic jug :)
The Over-Thinkers last blog post..Come Fly with Me, Let’s Fly, Let’s Fly Away…ILOVEYOUMICHAELBUBLE
May 21st, 2008 at 7:49 pm
Bridge says:
That 5th picture is HOT. I totally need to get a perm like that… again. Yes I had that hair. It sucked on me too.
Bridges last blog post..Bath/Stonehenge… The Plan
May 21st, 2008 at 8:01 pm
Missy says:
Wow you are so much more adventurous than I am. I am just now realising that the trim I got a year ago was more a cut than a trim and I’m sad.
Missys last blog post..Woohoooo!!!
May 21st, 2008 at 8:40 pm
raygon says:
Being a hairstylist, I have to comment. I think you have got it right. Your current hair is fabulous! I love it when it is blown out strait and all shiny! And red. I agree with you, your hair looks better long. I am envious.
By the way, I like the picture of you blowing the bubble gum. It is a neat shot.
May 21st, 2008 at 9:27 pm
Melly says:
I like a lot of the later hair styles….I like your hair longer and darker…maybe with some Carmel highlights or red highlights….In one of those pics, you look just like my older sister…that’s a good thing, she was a model. :)
Mellys last blog post..Way Back Wednesday
May 21st, 2008 at 10:32 pm
Michelle at Scribbit says:
I had a haircut last week and wierdly enough it was the best I’ve ever had. Ever. I was just trembling with thrills over it.
Michelle at Scribbits last blog post..Make Your Own Bracelets of Power
May 22nd, 2008 at 12:04 am
kristi says:
I like a gal not opposed to trying new things. I myself just went crazy in the hair department, I got highlights that were a whole shade off of my color. Livin’ la vida loca!
kristis last blog post..I love coffee in the wee early morning, which is totally unrelated to this post.
May 22nd, 2008 at 7:12 am
Erin Evans Taylor says:
Hair, Shmair!!! I say, hair is made to be played with! I love your hair every length, and color! (Ok, maybe not the orangy high school hair.) Heck, it grows back, so why not play around with it! I colored my hair 4 times this last weekend! Yep- finally settled on a light red with blond highlights.
However, one more thing, I am also very split-personality about hair. When it’s long, I want it short, and vice-versa. So, maybe you shouldn’t take my word for it!
Erin Evans Taylors last blog post..Birthday Haiku
May 22nd, 2008 at 9:32 am
Camille says:
Maybe you were selective in the photos you chose to post, but I think you’ve had 30 overall WONDERFUL years of hair. This was a lot of fun for me to see you, my little Loralee, growing up…
: )
Camilles last blog post..Tamra Camry Drives From Canada to Arizona and Lives to Tell the Tale.
May 22nd, 2008 at 9:35 am
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May 22nd, 2008 at 2:49 pm
witchypoo says:
Heh. You inspired me to do a bad hair post as well.
witchypoos last blog post..Hair
May 22nd, 2008 at 2:51 pm
Queen of Shake Shake says:
The straw skirt hair…totally my favorite.
The sticks in hair…scare me.
I see why you change your hair color so much. You are gorgeous in any of the colors.
I change mine too. It goes from black to black to black. heh
Queen of Shake Shakes last blog post..Thing One & Thing Two
May 22nd, 2008 at 6:56 pm
Doug says:
When I was 14 I decided to cut my own hair. As the hours passed and the hair became less and less, me frantically trying to “even” it out, I realized that there was only one choice: shaving it off. And I don’t mean a buzz cut, but a complete shave because it was 3am and I could not find the clipper extension.
So yeah, that was the worst hair cut ever.
Dougs last blog post..Closing out the season…
May 22nd, 2008 at 8:26 pm
180/360 says:
I LOVE the bubble shot! AWESOME.
180/360s last blog post..Suicidal Tendencies
May 23rd, 2008 at 1:58 am
Pants says:
I love the ‘valentines1′ pic of you blowin’ a big ol’ bubble - super cute!
Pantss last blog post..Just One of Dem Days
June 2nd, 2008 at 12:03 am
Dan says:
I’ve gone through the same thing with my wife lol :) but I love the different looks. A different woman with every change in hairstyle. :)
June 21st, 2008 at 8:05 pm