The Pros and Cons of Long Hair

HazelRachel, your local defender of Blonde Hair, is back give you the inside scoop on long hair (including the problem of hamsters). —Sparkitors

Recently, short hair has been a trend—especially those 2-inch-long hair cuts that only some girls can pull off. The only time my hair was ever shorter than my shoulders, was when I was a baby. I never cut my hair, and I often get asked why I don't chop the animal off my head. My hair has always been long (and blonde), so I wouldn't really be able to compare and contrast... But I can tell you what I love, and don't love, about my hip-length hair!

Cons:

1. It gets caught in everything. Seriously. Trees, bushes, braces, beads, necklaces, doors, car doors, windows, cabinets, my teeth, other people's teeth, brushes, combs, shirts, belts, eye lashes, buttons, hamsters... do I have to go on?
2. You spend more money on shampoo and conditioner. Anyone who has long hair knows how annoying this is. I mean, you JUST bought that expensive cupcake-scented shampoo 2 weeks ago!
3. Curling it takes forever. I spend hours trying to style my hair, and even then it usually doesn't work.
4. It takes longer to brush. Long hair equals lots of tangles. Or you could just use more conditioner, and then go out and buy more...
5. Windy days. Sometimes, you just can't control it. and you end up looking like this.

Pros

1. You can do crazy-awesome things with your hair. Ever heard of a braided bun? Try it. Princess Leia buns? Not a problem.
2. It makes you look younger. Who wants to look old? Not me!
3. No one will ever mistake you for a man. As long as you are not a man, how is that not a good thing?
4. It's just plain sexy. You can't see her with short hair, can you?
5. Windy days. On some other days, you actually do end up looking like a goddess.

Is long hair worth the trauma?

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