The Perks of Having Short Hair

I could say hair is my best assets. Thanks to my mom who always take care of it and somehow treats me like a practice doll for hairstyle and hair treatments. It all started since the day I was born. She always dedicatedly smears crushed burned candle nut on my head to make my hair looks very black, and she succeed. When I was a little bit older and have more hair, she loves to give my hair a treatment by applying freshly cut aloe vera to my hair. She also succeed and my hair becomes very thick and beautiful. In addition to those treatment, she likes to combed my hair and applied hair tonic to my hair after I wash my hair, which makes my hair thicker and blacker.

Apparently, my mom's wish to make my hair thicker and longer also influenced me. For a long time, long hairstyle has always been my choice of hairstyle. I have cut it several times but only to change style or trim it a little bit, but I always keep my hair length below my shoulders. Well, I actually have a very cute Anna Wintour hairstyle when I was in kindergarten, but then my inner hairdresser came out and I decided to recklessly cut my hair with a pair of scissor that I found on my dad's desk by myself. I still do not know where the idea comes from. As a result, my hair looks like Angelica's doll, Cynthia.

[Before]

And after several years of living with long hair, now I decided to cut my hair short above my shoulder (again, if my kindergarten creative era counted as a legit haircut). Some people might think it is scary to cut this drastically, but I do not really mind it; since hair will eventually grows again. So, it is not a big deal. After I cut the hair, somehow I entered a new level of my life. I will share you what I feel about having a short hair:

1. Easy to take care –– When I was in my long hair period, I always have a question in my head about people with short hair. Do they always blow dry their hair every morning to achieve the perfect shape? If the do, then they should wake up earlier and dedicate some time to blow dry their hair every morning? These thoughts almost prevent me from cutting my hair because I do not have that much time and I tend to avoid using hairdryer for my hair. It turns out, with the perfect cut from the hand of my favourite hairdresser, I can achieve the polished look without hairdryer.
2. Less shampoo, less trips to the supermarket –– The first time I wash my short hair, I am amazed by the amount of shampoo needed to wash my hair. I can use less amount of shampoo because I have less hair on my head anyway. Thus, a bottle of shampoo can last longer in my bathroom. I will definitely keep my short hair when I study abroad since I can save some money with this haircut!
3. Looks fresher and taller –– In many articles found online or in magazines, they will tell you that by cutting your hair shorter, it will makes you look fresher and taller. Let me tell you, it works.
4. Less brushing –– I used to brush my long hair with four different types of hair brushes. Now, I barely brush my hair, and it still looks awesome!
5. Less time to dry my hair –– So convenient!

[After]