Obsessed: Hair edition

I am obsessed with hair. I just think hair is so much of your look. It frames your face. Depending on the color, it can make you glow or wash you out. The cut is important to compliment the shape of your face. It's pretty amazing how much hair can impact how you look and how different you can be once you change it. I think that's why getting a hair cut or a new color or style is such a big deal in changing yourself or going to a new phase in your life. It really does make you feel and look different.

I've had this dilemma all my life. When I have short hair, I want long hair. When I have long hair, I want short hair. When I have medium hair, it could go either way. I have gone through a spectrum of lengths ranging from an accidental short bob to down my back and to my butt. Fringe bangs, side bang, short bangs, long bangs, wispy bangs, heavy bangs, and of course, no bangs. I've had my natural black hair to brown to an even lighter brown to a reddish brown then to jet black.  I've decided now that jet black looks best and I'll probably stick with that from now on. But the length issue still remains.

Freshman year of college, while in my short hair phase (still in that phase by the way) I was introduced to clip in hair extensions. It was the solution to one of my most mulled over problems! And in going with what I usually do when I discover something new that I like, I compulsively buy. Got my first extensions sophomore year, fall semester. Here I am about a year later and I now have extensions to last me for quite a while.

I do mean it when I say I was buying them compulsively. Sometimes I can relate almost to those girls on "My Shopping Addiction" because I never tally up all the purchases for this. I do keep track of how much I pay though to ensure my next purchase will be around the same price or hopefully lower. But, and this price may shock you, the total amount of money I have spent on all this hair is about... *cue drumroll*

$340

Yes, I was surprised about it too. So I've told myself I'm not buying anymore hair until the sets I have now crap out and need to be replaced. That won't be for a while. Oh gosh, seeing that number makes me feel so guilty.