I am extremely particular about my hair. I never let it air dry (*everyone rolls eyes*) because I can't stand the way it looks as it gets so frizzy and uneven. I am picky about the way I straighten it or curl it and you bet I am more than picky about how it is cut! 

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After seeking some inspiration on Pinterest, I finally decided that I would have it cut near my collarbone that way I could still manage to easily curl it, but not feel pressure to straighten all the time. I explained to the stylist how I typically wear my hair and the look I was going for, to which she seemed fairly confident that it would look good. I honestly got a little nervous (more than I already was) in the beginning of the appointment during the shampoo/conditioner because a lot of water was going down my back and she was so aggressive when massaging my scalp that her fingers brushed against my eye. I thought she was going to poke an eye out! Once I sat down in the cutting chair, I just crossed my fingers and hoped that her cutting skills were a little more precise than the washing...Fortunately she was awesome and I am happy with my hair (and I still have both eyes)! 

After the cut and guiltily (is that a word?) refusing her product suggestions, I ran home to brush out the blowout she had done. I can't wait to wash it and style it on my own (am I the only person that doesn't love salon blowouts?) I much prefer to blow dry my own hair! It feels so much lighter and healthier though. All in all, I have to say that I am so relieved...I let myself get so worked up about these things, and my mom has to remind me that its just hair and it'll always grow back! I feel like I have an actual style now, and a few people have said it makes me look older... Little do they know its really the stress wrinkles nursing school is giving me and my obsession with my crockpot that is making me look older...

Do haircuts make you nervous or do you have fun with them?

Update: I washed and dried my hair since publishing this post and I don't love it anymore. There a lot of weirdly short layers that are making my hair stick out oddly and even when I straighten it, it doesn't lay right. The more I think about my experience at that salon, the more frustrated I am because the stylist definitely rushed the cut, nearly jabbed me in the eye, got my face so wet while washing that my waterproof eyebrow makeup was cleaned off, gossiped about other workers in the salon while shampooing, repeatedly let out these long exasperated sighs that made me feel like she didn't want to be there/me to be there, and got so distracted while talking to another stylist while spraying heat protectant that she only sprayed one section of my hair and then sprayed me square in the face because she wasn't looking. I think I left the salon trying to be positive and thinking that I would love the cut more once I washed out her blowout, but I think I had a bad experience. I am sorry for these run on sentences, but my frustration is typing for me. Fingers crossed I can learn to hide these awkward layers!

My Top Five Must-Have Hair Products!

Here are my top five must-have hair products! I use some of these products almost every day and they have proved themselves to be top players in my book. I've also included the links to these products in this post...just click on the name of the product!

1) Tresemme 24 Hour Body Foaming Mousse: I use this mousse to pump up the volume in my hair! I have somewhat easily greasy hair, so I try to avoid putting lots of heavy products in my roots, but this product doesn't leave a lot of build up. To use this product, I wait until my hair is damp, then I spray a golf-ball size amount in to my palm. Next, I rub the mousse into my hair, concentrating it on the roots (to get the most volume) and then bringing the excess down to the ends of my hair. To get even more volume, I blow dry my hair using a round brush to pull my hair up while focusing the heat on my roots.

2) Moroccan Oil Treatment: I love this product because it gives my hair so much shine and leaves it feeling so soft, without the dreaded product build-up. I usually use a quarter size amount (I have longer hair) and concentrate the product mostly on the ends of my hair. Even if I am not blow drying my hair, I still put Moroccan Oil in it, just to give it a shine boost! Also, I will use a dime size amount after my hair is dried if my hair looks/feels like it needs some extra hydration. I know this is an expensive products (one of the most expensive beauty products I own!), but I wouldn't recommend it if it didn't work!

3) Suave Professionals Dry Shampoo Spray: As someone who likes to sleep in, I usually find myself taking showers at night in order to save time in the morning! To refresh my hair in the morning and get it ready to last all day, I spray this dry shampoo all over my roots and let it sit for 10 minutes to absorb all the oils. I usually spray it before I do my makeup, and then my hair is all ready to be styled after my makeup is done! Not only does it stop my hair from looking greasy by the afternoon, it works like hair spray in that it helps to hold the style in all day!

4) Garnier Fructis Style Sleek & Shine Flat Iron Perfector Straightening Mist: I do not like to straighten my hair too much (usually once or twice a week), but when I do, I reach for this product for its heat protecting abilities! Right before I straighten a section of hair, I spray this mist all over the section and then simply use my straighten as I normally would. This product definitely makes me feel less guilty for applying intense heat to my hair!

5) Garnier Fructis Style Flexible Control Anti Humidity Hairspray: Why must Garnier Fructis give their products such long names?! In spite of that, I love this hairspray and not to be super dramatic, but it physically hurts me when I have to borrow a friend's hairspray in a pinch! This hairspray gives a ton of hold without feeling like I've dumped a bottle of maple syrup on my head. Also, the anti-humidity factor keeps my hair tamed, even when the humidity is high outside! I should mention too that this hairspray comes in five different strength levels, and I prefer level 2! 

What are your top hair products?