We cut them, we color them, we style them differently over the stages of our lives. Dyed red, shaved à la Barthez or wisely plaited, our hair reveals our personality. Even in our unconscious desires.
LThe first time my daughter’s hair was cut, I felt so funny. She had lost her curly locks forever.
At 18 months, she was no longer a baby. Until then, we had never touched his physical integrity, ”recalls Martine, 46 years old. Many peoples thus perceive the first assaults of the scissors as a weaning. In Arizona, the Hopi Indians ward off evil spirits, because the young child then loses a vital force.
These characteristic hairs of the human species are rooted in the depths of the skull to emerge in the open air, like links between the inside and the outside of ourselves. At the same time cover of the invisible and adornment offered to the eyes, they are 100,000 to 150,000, that is to say 200 to 300 per square centimeter to be thus the object of our care.
Intoxication of metamorphosis
The session at the hairdresser satisfies more than eight out of ten women. It must highlight them for 89%, and 84% come out with a morale on the rise, according to a recent study conducted by L’Oréal. “I go to the hairdresser about every forty-five days. It’s a playful moment, confirms Nancy. Once pruned my thick hair, I feel lighter. I wear little makeup, my hairstyle is the element that changes my appearance. »
The coloring as close as possible to the natural shade fixes the youth. But today, the active woman is no longer content to cover her white hair, tone on tone. These first signs of aging provide him with the opportunity to dare ostensible sweeps, coppery or amber effects. She gives light to her hair… and to her life. Moreover, multiple transformations do not necessarily reflect an unstable temperament, underlines doctor Sylvie Consoli: “It is important to know how to play with your image. The game proves an ability to take a step back with oneself, a certain flexibility of psychic functioning, a rich imaginary life. Like when you dress up or put originality in your dress. »
Some fantasies reach their limits when entering the world of work. Nancy went from a mane below the buttocks to the military cut, before sporting a green and orange crest at 24 years old. “I wanted to take advantage of the freedom that my last years of study offered me. Now, I adopt hairstyles that last when I get out of the shower, neither too original nor too classic, to match my personality. »
Another ritual gateway, service in the colors has put many men on the “short” side after the cool years. For them, it is time to be presentable, to have the head of the job in order to be accepted among the members of their social sphere. And even if we evolve in an environment where fashion allows daring, we stand out to find in the eyes of others, even a small number, an approval that reinforces confidence and self-esteem.
Feminine or virile waves?
Because let’s face it: this hair anchored four millimeters into the scalp has its roots in our unconscious! Some diseases, such as alopecia areata (which causes hair loss in patches), involve psychological factors such as a bad separation. Similarly, recalls Sylvie Consoli, we often find in women who tear their hair during attacks of trichotillomania (tic consisting in tearing their hair or eyelashes), a great opposition to the mother and a rather absent father. “Through this gesture, they attack their femininity,” she explains.
For those who interpret dreams, the hair “sheathing up to the neckline”, so dear to Baudelaire, expresses a quest for balance between the virile and feminine forces that inhabit us. “Long hair embodies the femininity that goes hand in hand with protection. It is the water that receives the external elements, remains attentive. It is as powerful as the fire (masculinity) which will confront them directly”, adds Marc Dugast, creator of the “morphocoiffure”, a method based on archetypes following the personality revealed by the shape of the face. According to him, adopting a boyish cut denotes ease and independence of action. Conversely, pregnant women letting their hair grow show acceptance of a return to femininity.
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A little order!
“To order your hair is to order your personality”
“For those who know how to read them, it is possible to discover fears,
anxieties, blockages depending on the way the hair is arranged around the face”, assure Michel Oudoul, energy specialist, and Rémy Portrait, manager of a hairdressing salon in Paris. In “Hair, talk to me about me” (Dervy), they offer some readings of cuts:
– Uncovered forehead, with the hair combed backwards, would mark the will to move forward. These would often be people who are not afraid to face life or the gaze of others.
– The parting in the middle would be the sign of a desire for inner balance between yin and yang, anima and animus, feminine and masculine. The line on the left? Attempt to cover the feminine in itself. To the right ? Difficulty accepting the masculine in oneself.
– Fringe : the fear of revealing oneself or a certain shyness would lead to this covering of the forehead. Long, thick, short or tapered, each type of bangs evokes the level of protection that the person needs.
– The free neck: hidden part, the neck would represent the deep self. By revealing it, we show ourselves as we are.
– Exposed temples: synonymous with openness, they would allow you to broaden your view of yourself or the world. Temples covered? Internalized person who finds it difficult to open up.
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