Old-Fashioned
by Lena
from google images
Yep!
Wanted to do this for my 30th, but I’m too impatient… ( giggle )
When my heart is set on something, it’s hard to reason with it…
Yes, I’m a rebel! But a rebel with a cause…
There are a lot of non-profit organizations through which you can donate your gorgeous hair, to cancer patients. However, if you do the research, you will find out, that organization, such as Locks of Love actually charges kids money for a wig. I find it outrageous!
It takes six 10 inch ponytails to make a wig ( Locks of Love ) and eight of them that are 8 inch long. ( Pantene Beautiful Lengths )
I don’t want this post to be about all the negative sides of Locks of love or any other charity.
( please do your own research )
However, knowing, that family of a sick child has to pay for a wig, according to that family’s income level, is more than enough reason for me, to donate my hair to an organization that gives it for free.
The family is going through enough pain and trauma as it is. I know, because I lost my father to cancer.
To be honest with you, I was a bit scared. It’s natural …
17 inches of undamaged, naturally full and wild curls, is something every woman should be proud of.
But right now, I feel more “Woman” than I ever did in my life.
It’s an amazing feeling!
Even though my friends and especially mom, has screamed in unison ” Nooooo! “, when I looked in a mirror this morning, I said ” Yeees!! “
And another thing…
In a town, that has so many healthy, but plastic-looking women, with ridiculous hair extensions, it’s truly empowering to be walking it, my way…
When I sat down with my hairdresser and explained what kind of a style I wanted,
she said; “No, this is too old-fashioned! Let’s do the hip “messy & sexy Charlize Theron bob”
My reply was; ” She is truly a stunning woman, no question, but I’m way too old-fashioned for that “
After the cut, the whole salon was in shock…
In the words of Holly Golightly ;
” It’s useful being top banana in the shock department. “
One customer said; “Wow! This is such a difficult style to pull off and you nailed it!”
And guess what?
My look really did standout at this year’s Oscar After Parties
When I was a little girl, I tried my best to fit it… unsuccessfully.
Always an outcast, with my full lips that everyone teased me about and my not so Caucasian looks.
I was really insecure about my looks and shed quite a few tears.
But today, I am proud to be a woman, who dares to stand out and help another woman feel beautiful again.
Even if it means, I’ll be called “old-fashioned” …
Oscars 2013
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The woman behind Old-Fashioned …
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Awesome!
Love it, sometimes you just need a change hey, and for you it worked out beautifully
Very nice!
Rocking the new do for a wonderful cause — kudos all around ~ Kat
You’re the coolest!
Beautiful!
You look cool (and beautiful) with long hair or without.
Beautiful blog! I am currently rocking the short do too. You a re right; it’s got a dose of glamour and class that cannot be beat! xo
— Lauren
http://www.thelvds.com
HOT!😉 YAY!
I shaved off my hair a couple of years ago to raise funds for the Child Cancer Foundation back home. It wasn’t quite as scary as I thought it would be, and it didn’t look too bad, but I definitely didn’t rock it as well as you are pulling off your new look. It looks great! x
Love it!
You look great.
Beautiful! Short hair is very liberating.
I too went in to get a haircut not thinking that my hair was long enough to donate, however my stylist Christine told me about Pantene’s Beautiful Length’s and she would style my hair for free if I donated my hair!!! Glad to know it went to a good cause!
that’s great!! congrats!
You have a marble staircase at home. Wow.
)) this is after dinner in Downtown LA.. it does have some amazing buildings.. like this one..
I need to revisit LA to check it out. last and first time i was there did the touristy bus tour of celeb mansions and all i can remember is staring at gated walls and names of never heard of celebs.
What you’ve written is truly a work of art. I thoroughly enjoyed it. If I may, and I apologize if it seems shallow, how did you procure a copyright?
thank you. hope this helps – http://inventors.about.com/od/copyrights/a/copyright.htm there’s a lot of services out there that let’s you protect your work – http://www.copyrightregistrationservice.com/register/
Well, it’s been said before, but you look beautiful with your hair long or short. Great charity too.
Great post! Lovely idea to cut and share. I’m currently growing out my hair for the same reason!
Well done for cutting and donating your hair for a good cause.
Here’s to being old fashioned!
You go girl! You are beautiful! I want to see that haircut up close, please
thank you, beautiful!! ) I’m sure I’ll get to that sometime .. ))
ps – too busy being like the girl in that shampoo commercial.. the one that goes cookoo for shampoo )) this is how I feel when the water hits my head Love it!! ))
I’m growing my hair out now too. I will have to look into where I want to donate it! I think I will have a few years to decide
it is beautiful!!!!! Stunning
Well done Elena!
Well done, you look great. And a great thing to do too.
Jim
The gloves finished the look beautifully!
You look beautiful, on the outside and inside!
Such a worthy cause, and I think you look lovely with your new haircut/style – it shows that you have elegance, confidence, and inner beauty as well. Congratulations!
You look gorgeous! Beauty always presents itself through confidence and empathy. (And a short do is freeing!)
I think doing what you did – apart from being incredibly generous…is actually more brave than many may think – I started to lose my hair years ago, at the time it was devastating, but I learnt to live without it and actually embrace a different look – so well done to you for CHOOSING to do it,and for such a great cause.A pity there aren’t more like you in Hollywood! :))
I think your hair looks great!
I think that there is nothing that looks so good on a woman as long luxuriant locks….
… with the possible exception of a self-satisfied smile of knowing that they have performed a good service to someone less fortunate than themselves.
Keep wearing that smile, Elena