I need your hair advice. Yes, I realize Whoorl is the go-to gal in the blogosphere for this sort of thing, but I, like, DON’T HAVE TIME TO WAIT. My appointment is THIS Saturday and I’m freaking out because I want something completely different. But, I’m skeered that I’ll end up hating it and then be angry and frustrated that I spent hard earned money on it.
So I need your help so that I can blame you, too, if it turns out horribly! I’m, uh, kidding of course. [insert nervous laughter here]
I’ve poured and poured over hair photos. Long hair, medium length hair, short hair…and I *think* I’ve made a decision.
Currently I have hair that rests just past my shoulders. You know that really annoying length, where it isn’t really long, it has no shape. It’s just there. The color is sort of a brownish, with blondish streaks in it. In other words it’s U.G.L.Y.
Here is the hair that I want.
I want to get a more all over color, like Katie’s, except not as quite dark as hers. Also, I’m concerned about the amount of bangs. Maybe it’s too much?
Some things to keep in mind…
1. I have fine, thin hair.
2. Until having children I had very straight hair, now I have random and annoying waves.
3. I don’t have lots of time for styling my hair, but this style (to me) doesn’t look especially high maintenance.
Edited to add:
4. My natural color is a dark-ish brown.
5. I do plan to dry and flat iron my hair everyday.
I also think that it’s important to admit that I’ve chosen celebrity hair styles before. When I see their hair, I picture a far improved version of myself with their hair, but also with their facial features, toweresque height, thin thighs, and professionally applied make-up. All this expectation usually sets me up for disappointment.
Voting is CLOSED. I mean, you can still vote if you want, but I already got my hair cut and won’t be checking this poll again. Just so you know.
Now go vote! Susan B. Anthony worked very hard to give you this right to vote. Don’t disappoint her.
Also edited to add:
My hair currently looks similar to my profile picture, only longer and less shape around the face. And yes, I’ll be posting after pics this weekend.
I take the responsibility to vote VERY SERIOUSLY! Good luck with this one. I hate deciding hair stuff. I got a haircut/color in February that I absolutely loved. Loved the color, loved the cut, loved the style. Finally, all my hair problems were over…I found the PERFECT STYLIST! A previously unimaginable feat. Well, you guessed it, second visit? Yeah, not so much. Color’s not the same–at all. Which is weird because she commented about all the notes she had left herself. Style? Practically non-existant. Cut? Seriously flawed. I have this lovely inverted V cut right into the middle of my bangs. I wouldn’t want to be baled, but sometimes I hate hair! Good luck.
PS–Not that you asked, and I grant you it’s hard to tell from the picture on your blog, but you look like you’d make a great redhead. Kind of a brown-y red with maybe some caramel highlights.
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Please don’t go trendy!! Plus if you have a bit of a kinky wave it’s not going to work unless you plan on blowdrying everyday…
You can eliminate your waviness with very little work if you’re willing to invest in a high end flat iron. It took me years to commit to one rather than the average garden variety Target type. But man is it worth it. 1,2,3 and your done and it stays that way. The ROI on the cost versus professional blow-outs totally made sense when I did the math. I
Did I just use ROI in a statement about my hair? Oh Gawd, I’ve been working too hard lately.
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My hair sounds like yours- fine, thin, plain. But mine is straight straight with no wave. I actually really like this cut, but if you don’t have bangs now they might bug you to have that many. That’s what I’ve found out in the past. So if I choose a style with bangs (which I hardly ever do) I make them cut them a little longer and fewer. Then if I decide to just style them into the rest of my hair, I can. Good luck.
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I love slightly angled bobs. I would get the hairstyle with less bangs. Once it’s styled, or almost styled, I would ask the stylist for more bangs if you want them.I have just enough of a wave in my hair that it doesn’t have a “sleek” look without blowdrying or a flat iron. I got my hair cut in a between chin- and shoulder-length bob in November. While I loved the cut it took a lot more effort because it was lighter and curled more. I had to use a blowdryer and an iron for it to look its best.
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I think that is an adorable hairstyle, and I am totally jealous that I could never have such a look, as my hair is curly to the point that strangers feel compelled to put their fingers in it to see if the curls bounce. (and they do)
I would have to say tha maybe you shouldn’t go so dark (which I voted for) but also that you might not want quite so many bangs…or maybe I only think that because the thought of hair falling in my face every time I move makes me twitch.
But in the end, I’m sure it will be cute. And it’s only hair…it will grow back soon enough…
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I commented that you should go for it. But of course, I don’t know you very well so take it with a grain of salt…
I agree with a pp, try a high end flat iron to get rid of the wave. I have long hair with a little wave and I flat iron every day. Honestly, it takes 5 minutes and looks so much better.
I love KH’s color, but I don’t know how different it is from yours. If it is too different, you are going to need to keep re-coloring every 6 weeks or so. And I am not sure how much that would bother you. Me? I just highlight so I can go 12 weeks between touch-ups. Really too long, but I am cheap and hate to spend the $$. It doesn’t look too bad anyway.
Good luck! Maybe if you posted a current picture of yourself it would help us in commenting. It is a little hard to tell from your profile pic! And before and after pics would be great too! Everyone loves to see that!
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I agree with the others that have said to start with less bangs. As I bangs kind of girl, I think it’s better to tread slowly into that water and if it works for you, then go for major bangage.
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I voted go for it, but I must admit that I was scared to do so. I also have fine, thin hair and that style WOULD NOT WORK on me. But, I’m assuming that you know your hair better than me, so maybe it would work for you. So, yeah. Just ignore my vote is basically what I’m saying here. It is a cute cut though. And I like the dark color.
I wasn’t going to vote at all since I suck at hair, but I didn’t want to disappoint Susan.
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I have tried to get that look before and I couldn’t because my hair is too thick. So if your fair is fine and thin…it should be perfect.
I voted to DO IT!!
I had straight hair before kids and I know have CURLY hair. LIke a spiral perm curly. Crazy!!
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I fear Mrs Cruise’s hair is deceptively high maintenance. I would suggest going shorter with some layers as a start but recommend thinking more carefully before getting bangs. The last time I got bangs (when searching for a “new look” when my firstborn was two months old), I loved them the entire day I came home from the salon and the day after when I had not yet washed my hair. After that, I hated them and felt more like a sheep dog than a celebrity.
You will post photos of the result, right? Good Luck.
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I say totally go for it!!
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I have a full on fear of bangs….a friend of mine has a haircut like this and the proportions have to be JUST right. If you let your hair grow while trimming your bangs you start to look a little like that second girl in Charles in Charge….which I think we can all agree should be left in the 90′s. If your bangs are too short you’ve got that “my bangs were cut wrong look” that you just can’t shake….like Mary Alice from Charm City Cakes. If you let the bangs grow out it’s just not as sleek….but it’s still cute and casual. I say go for it.
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Beware the bangs!
But, like some of the other commenters said, you know your hair better than others. They screwed mine up, and I’ve regretted getting them. But, your hair is a lot different from mine, so it’s up to you. I think the look would be cute on you, it’s just if it is low maintenance enough. That’s my biggest thing.
Am I talking? I hate my hair. Don’t listen to me!
Good luck!
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STEP AWAY FROM THE SCISSORS.
Jen, I got that exact same haircut in July last year, only to mourn that decision each and every time I look in the mirror. I am currently growing out the bangs and it is VERY PAINFUL.
I think it would look adorable on you, but bangs require daily styling and frequent skilled trimming (meaning you will need to go the salon).
Think long and hard.
But you would look awfully cute.
I voted for no bangs…. Chopping off that much hair around my face scares me.
Let us know what you decided to do and POST PICTURES, please!
AND–I love your new banner. Lots o corn der in Hoosier-ville, eh?
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I think it will be cute on you. I too have fine hair…be careful of the bangs….possibly not as many as Kate has….
You will have a bit of maintence, you are willing to blowdry yes?
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alas, as clearly evidenced by MizFits SUPERCUTS head she is hardly the one to dispense advice (she voted anyway
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had to say that after being up latelate and earlyearly writing a fictional story for TX schools all about SB Anthony I LOVED your shoutout to my fave suffragist!
M.
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Love it! I love the bangs, I love the trendy, I love the color.
Bangs grow if you hate ‘em. It’ll be fine!
Have fun! Post pics!
It’s only hair – go for it. I cut in bangs and really like it. I also have fine, thin hair with a slight wave and I don’t do anything to my bangs but run a comb thru them. Plus I can trim them myself, no prob.
I basically have this haircut and I love it. And it’s easy! (I dry and flat iton too)
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I too have the fine hair that seems to have found its kink since having kids. What is that? And it isn’t like it is that great wave that you can wash your hair and look all cute as it dries on its own. No. Parts of it are still straight as a board and other parts are curling up like I’m Shirley freakin’ Temple. So here’s what I have for you. I know you plan on flat ironing your hair and blow drying it each day. However. Us thin-wavy in random places haired girls have to stick together. Get something with a few layers that will do a cute little flip. Go short. You have a cute little face. Let me live vicariously.
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I voted for “not so dark” but I was torn between that and “no bangs”. My thoughts are this:
Adorable cut, but maybe have the bangs cut longer and swept to the side more, instead of totally above the eyes. Comprende?
Plus, with this haircut, PLEASE ensure Tate doesn’t turn into Tom Cruise, because Ewww…with a little EEEk.
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I know its hard. Hair sucks. Personally since going with a sassy short a line I can’t grow it any longer. It just doesn’t look good on me. Good luck and I can’t wait to see pics!
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I LOVE this cut too…I think it would look fab on you…but bangs scare the bejeezus out of me…everytime i cut them I hate them. My dd had bangs last spring and hated them after a week…it runs in the family here. I’d skip the bangs but keep the cut! Good luck!
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I constantly search for new hairstyles. I like that one but I don’t really like the bob kind of cut on me, you seem to already have somewhat of a long bob, and it looks good on you. Keep in mind, if you hate short hair cuts, it will take forever for it to grow out! I like the bangs, just don’t get so much. Good luck, look forward to seeing the “new” you.
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Okay, having met you and seen your hair I have to go with the “don’t do that” option. Your hair is not as full as Katie’s is in that picture and you will inevitably be disappointed no matter what. Hers is a single layer severe bob that requires lots of volume at the roots…
I say go with a slightly longer bob…long sweeping bangs…and layers to give you some body. Similar to this:
http://www.haircentric.com/gallery/d/739-1/shoulder%20length%20bob%20hairstyle.jpg
(Just don’t cover your eyes with the bangs quite that much *lol*)
But that’s jsut my opinion and I’m the only one that said it
BUT, I know the disappointment of wanting THAT CERTAIN haircut and the reality of my hair being friendly to nothing I like. 
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I think it would look great but you might want to ease up on the bangs. Katie Holmes’ are way thick and if you have thinner hair, and get THAT much bang, they may become a huge PITA to take care of. I got bangs on a whim a couple years ago, loved them for two weeks, and spent the next six months cursing myself as they grow out. But I hate hair on my face, so this may be more a personal issue.
Anyway, they tell pregnant women not to cut their hair on a whim, but I did a couple weeks ago, got a completely different hair style (stacked bob) and LOVE it. Sometimes, when we go with something on a whim, or that we think we’ll really love, we do! Worst case: it’s just hair and it will grow out, right?
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I had that haircut for a long time! I, too, have fine hair and it was a wonderful cut. People used to stop me and ask where I had my hair done. I’m considering going back to it! Go for it!
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Just say no to heavy bangs!!
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Do some less severe bangs…you can always get them more defined later if you want.
I don’t know, I sort of tried to go with the classic bob the last time I got my hair cut and was told that it takes a bit to maintain. Of course you said that you are willing to blow dry and flat iron and that is what I was told it would require so maybe you should go for it.
I have toyed with the bangs idea for a while now because I have a cow lick so I tried to do the whole side swept thing but it didn’t work out. I either have to go all the way with the bangs or not at all. Of course I typically walk into a place wanting something different and end up coming out with a shorter version of what I already have. So maybe I’m not the best to give advice seeing as I can’t actually convince a stylist to give me anything else.
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Oh God. I brought a similar picture of Katie to my hairstylist LAST DECEMBER, clutched it throughout my dye job, and just as I was about to hand it over for the fateful chops… I chickened out. STRENGTH TO YOU.
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I was aiming for approximately that length, but I have annoying hair with a random wave that hits exactly wherever it is that I don’t want it, and I have been having bad hair since. That was 3 months ago. I’d love to shave it all off. So, once I again I comment with absolutely zero good advice only to say that I can relate, even if I’m useless if you are looking for help
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I love your look in your profile picture–how about going back to that, which looks like a slightly longer cut than Katie, and without the bangs? I think that with your blue eyes and complexion, you’d look great with darker hair–get rid of the blond, baby!
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Seriously, though I have no idea. I have the same boring shoulder length, somewhat wavy, brownish blonde hair you do so I can’t wait to see how it turns out.
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How funny that my post yesterday was how I just did the dye in a box after 17 years of salon color. You can do it, Jennifer. Go for it. I bit the bullet. It wasn’t the end of the world.
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Just here to recommend the Loreal Experte hair coloring. I’ve had the greatest luck with it, plus it’s gone down in price $5 since Perfect 10 came out.
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The bangs would hide that Mariana Trench on the forehead, yk.
bwahahahaha! Sorry, I couldn’t help myself.
I only say that because I am creating one of those trenches myself.
Unfortunately for me I have a very short forehead, so I can’t do bangs like that or I’d hide mine too.
I’m not sure about the color, but it could be because I’ve only known you with light hair. But shoot, you only live once Jennifer! Go for it! If I didn’t have black hair, I’d play with my color for the fun of it.
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I chose the first option.
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i voted for you to just go for it. but has any one really asked katie holmes whether SHE likes the cut or not? maybe she really, really hates her bangs but just smiles for the cameras so that she can read blogs about how everyone is copying her hair.
maybe she’s just smiling because she has a lot of money.
or maybe she’s smiling because she’s having sex with jerry mcguire.
you never know what lurks beneath.
i think you should cut it short in an a-line bob, but don’t cut layers all the way up the back of your head. cut a few side-swept bangs. go a chesnut color with auburn highlights. if you’re willing to flat-iron for 5 minutes a day it would be super low maintanence. that will be something fresh and new, it’ll give you happy hair. and if it’s not enough of a change than go KATIE in 2 months. but at least you can test-ride the bangs before you go brutal.
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I love it. I just did a similar cut, but more layers and less bangs. My hair is baby fine and can look very thin so I added more layers for more fullness. Also, I suck at styling angles bangs so I don’t do them as thick. Oh and I have a fat face and short neck so it really looks nothing like Katie’s (didn’t Tom say we are suppose to call her Kate now?). But I still love my new short haircut!
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I voted on no for the bangs, only because I have a question….do you have a large forehead? Because if you do this will be an awesome cut. If not, forgo the short bangs, and do more of a sidesweep one. Long enough to tuck behind your ear if think the swishy will bug you.
I have hair very much like your texture….to get the fine hair to do this, you do have to dry it with a round brush or flat iron it.
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I dunno.
I have a cut similar to Katies…But I HAVE to blow it every day. Or it looks terrible. I mean, I love it when it’s done up..It’s the best cut I ever got, but I HAVE to blow it and I HAVE to continue with the same chick who cut it initially like that…I went to a different chick and she chopped me up…It’s just getting back to okay now…
I have longish bangs that I put a bobby pin in, every day, to the side. I had them shorter and I hated them…But I always cut bangs then let them grow out..>Always. It’s like something for me to work on.
Good luck. I think you’ll look great with it..;
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A new hair style is always fun! I’m sure it will look great!!!!
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I LOVE IT! I think it would look super cute on you. However, I would suggest staying away from the heavy bang. Seeing how I just got bangs again after 15 years without…they were really annoying for me. I couldn’t handle them hanging in my face and now I have the pleasure of growing them out.
I love the haircut, but I’m not sure about the bangs…
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Jenny,
I don’t know about the darker color….you are a beautiful blue eyed blond, but I’m sure you would look great with it darker also!!! The bob is cute. The bangs make the cut…..and a bang trim in between cuts would not be that big of a deal….. I know a new style can give you a boost!!! It’s only hair,, it grows… got for it!! love ya bunches
bangs are good. i LOVE mine and was super hesitant to get them….but start slow. not too thick and not to short. get used to those before you get them thicker. trust me!
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**I will preface this comment with the knowledge that I am no beauty expert, and can barely work a round brush.**
I wouldn’t go for it. If your hair has random wave, you’re going to be facing a very high maintenance hairstyle, and bangs are such a bitch to deal with.
If your hair is fine and thin, maybe try some long layers to add fullness and shape, and maybe some long, sideswept bangs (with a side part) to frame your face? And go for the color – color is always fun!
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