Reasons to Have Long Hair
17 Reasons I Am an Eternal Slave to My Long Hair
Product Credit: The Kooples dress, Tommy Hilfiger bag, Lulu Frost necklace, Kate Bosworth | Matisse shoes
You all know the hashtag #LongHairDontCare. Well, for me, the saying is so much more than a fun rhyme to say and tweet — it's a life motto. There was a time in my life when my mane was just another thing to experiment with, as inconsequential as painting your toenails a different color every week. However, as I grew older, it became startlingly clear that my hair is not a plaything, but more like another limb — as consequential as trimming your arm for a "new look"!
I've generally had long hair throughout my whole life. There were a few periods here and there when I decided to switch it up, fleeting moments of curiosity that were immediately followed by deep regret. My senior year of high school — a very important year in one's life — I cut it so short that my shoulders would get breezy. Believe me, that was the least of my agony. The worst was feeling like a human mushroom for at least four months of my life.
Then there was that time during my punk phase when I tried out the rock 'n' roll mullet. Hey, Scarlett Johansson made the same mistake once, so I'm in good company. And just like any momentous life lesson, a mullet taught me to never go down that road ever again.
But then, just two years ago, I did it again. I felt the urge to subject myself to that rotating chair and have some grown man with better eyebrows than me chop it off. This time, it was only a few inches, and afterward, my length was still technically considered medium-long, but I still felt that excruciating pang of regret, and that's when it was solidified. I have to have long hair. And I mean a mermaid mane that goes way past my chest, Miley Cyrus's look from her "Party in the U.S.A" days.
I don't care if it's 104 degrees and humid out. I don't care that my strands regularly get caught on things — dress zippers, random cracks in the wall, underneath my purse straps. I don't care that it takes an inordinate amount of time to dry. I don't care that having the same hairstyle is undeniably boring. I am a slave to my long locks, and I will do whatever it takes to make my master happy.
On the upside, having long hair has its benefits. Here are 17 reasons why I'll always live by #LongHairDontCare.
The Hair Flip Is Incredibly Fun to Do
It Gives Your Lover Something to Run Their Fingers Through
It Warms Your Neck in the Wintertime
The More Hair You Have to Work With, the More Styles You Can Try
Like Ponytails!
And Braids!
And Buns!
And Bouffants!
Two Words: Beach Waves
It's the Reason Why Wind Was Created
You Can Channel Cindy Crawford Circa 1992
You Can Whip Your Hair Back and Forth
Playing With Your Hair in General Is Fun
When You’re Having an Insecure Day, You Can Hide Behind Your Hair
Two More Words: Brigitte Bardot
The Bigger the Hair, the Closer You Are to Heaven
It's Just Damn Sexy
