This is my hair stylist. Isn’t he totes adorbs?!
[Kai Mitchell is also the owner of Salon 1803 in Marshfield, MA. Check it out when you get a sec.]
On my last visit, I found myself sitting in his chair, just staring at this 10″ pile of hair in front of me! No, his salon is not a mess. It’s actually quite clean and quaint. It was my hair. My wedding hair to be exact. The hair I had spent such a long time growing so that I could have beautiful big curls as I walked down the aisle on May 30, 2014. Well, that had to go now. No one has time to style that kind of mess on a daily basis!! So, off it went to Locks of Love. It was grown in love and cut in love. Thank you Kai.
It got me thinking though…cutting your hair is really a lot like having boudoir photos taken.
Here are 3 reasons I see the similarity.
1. Sexy just isn’t sexy – I could take Kai a photo of a sexy looking model and say “I want to look like this.” And, because we have worked together and have known each other for years, he would probably just laugh in my face and say ‘Yea, so would I.’
You know that by copying a hair cut, you are not going to look like that girl, right? And most likely, if you copy a pose from a model, you are not going to look like that girl either. When ladies try too hard to look sexy, they usually don’t. Sexy comes from confidence, connection and looking (being) relaxed on film.
2. Shape matters – One reason I absolutely love my Kai is because when I do show him a picture of a model who’s hair cut I want, he says ‘ok’ and then changes it. Hear me out!
He changes it to fit the shape of my face. If he copied the cut exactly as is (which he is more than capable of doing), it wouldn’t look right. It’s his job to look at the photo and then look at the shape of my face and make small enough adjustments where I am beyond thrilled and it’s the right cut for me.
Same is true in the boudoir studio. Every body is shaped differently. It’s my job to take a pose or idea that you like and to mold it to make it work for you.
3. Leave it to the professionals – I don’t second guess Kai. I ask for what I want and then I trust him to do what’s best for me. I surely would never attempt to cut my own hair. So if I didn’t trust him, I would never get my hair cut! The same goes for your boudoir portraits. If you don’t trust me, you’ll never get them done. And I wouldn’t want that for you. You deserve it. You deserve to see how beautiful you can be on film. If you take anything away from this blog, I would want it to be this….
“You don’t pose to look like a model. You look like a model because I pose you.”
I know what’s best for your body type. It’s my job to know it. And I’m really good at it. No more “But I don’t look like those girls.” Good! Maybe you don’t. Please know that
“You don’t have to look like the girl in the magazine to celebrate the girl in the mirror.”
If you are ready to celebrate the girl in the mirror, visit shannon-michelle.com or click HERE for more information about our services.
Hope to see you soon!
Shannon.
