Woman - thy name is Vanity (not related to decorating at all)

Who ever said that, has me pinned.  Especially where my hair is concerned.  I never had hair until I was three years old.  My mom would put me into dresses so that I wouldn't be mistaken for a boy.  When my hair finally did grow in, she let it grow long until I was in grade two.  Then my loving mother decided that the only way that her daughter was going to have beautiful thick hair, was to cut it short.  Twiggy short.  That was also the year that I needed my first pair of glasses - cat's eye shaped frames, no less, along with that newly minted Twiggy cut.  I was the anemic stick girl with scabs on her knees and being a red head was not in vogue when I was growing up.  Not even in Montreal.   After that traumatic event, the quest for the perfect hair cut was born.  It has become my holy grail.  If my hair is beautiful, then I am beautiful because I see it and consequently feel it inside.  You also realize how few really great hairdressers there are.  When I was student in university, I was desperate to find an on trend stylist.  A couple of my floor mates had great hair cuts so I inquired as to where they had gone and who the stylist was.  I quickly made the appointment with this amazing stylist Teresa.  I wish I had a picture of that cut and perm.  I ended up looking just like her/him - not sure what or which way she/he swung - with this huge wild head of hair (it was thick now!) that my motorcycle helmet wouldn't/couldn't go on without a struggle.  Wow.  Grew out beautifully though, eventually.  Who ever said            " don't worry, it's just hair", was out of their mind.  Or bald.  Over the years there have been winners and big time losers.  After we moved to Elmira 5 years ago, it was a challenge to find one that I could trust my now dyed red locks to, because I had just left the best hairdresser I ever had, behind.  I seriously contemplated making the drive back though because she made me look and feel ever so beautiful.  Luckily, a friend recommended her hairdresser and he's been my salvation.  And that's just what this vain red head needs again, because life's too short for ugly hair!