Don Kowalewski
Writer. Ad Sales and Marketing. Social Media Content Creator. Aeropress Coffee. Makes the best salsa in the world.
2023 Hairvolution (Meaning I’m Getting a New ‘Do)
Now’s as good a time as any to give a little progress update on my hair. Recall on January 11th I looked in the mirror and said, Don, ya just don’t look good with short hair. High and tight isn’t for you. Time to get back to grown-up hair. News anchor hair.
I’ve been 55 days and 2 haircuts since that day (I get a haircut every 21 days) and things are looking much better. The length on top is the right look. I still have a ways to go. My bangs, when my hair is at an ideal length, can be pulled down to just about my eyebrow level. I’ve still got a little ways to go. Thinking it’ll be about late April until my hair is just right.
I tell my barber, “a 3 around the ears only to control the crazy grey hair and then scissor cut the rest of the way.” When I get my hair the right length, then the attention-to-detail really begins because each haircut after that needs to be exact. I can’t have a rogue barber goin’ crazy on my head with clippers.
Here’s a side-by-side at Day-55. Am I obsessed? Yes. But I’ve always been. I have more forehead than I would like, but I’m nearly 50-years-old, so not much I can do about that.
I do believe, however, that my hair routine has as much to do with my having hair as genetics (even tho I know it’s alllll genetics if I’m being honest with myself). I work hard to keep my hair. Here’s how:
- Expensive shampoo and conditioner with as few chemicals as possible
- Finger tips only to gently massage shampoo and conditioner into my hair (never finger nails)
- Rinse without violently rubbing my scalp – I just let the water rinse everything out
- Pat dry with a towel (again, no violent toweling off)
- No combs or brushes – fingers only to part and form my left-side parted hair
- When I use my expensive face moisturizer I push in an upward motion and make sure to moisturize the hairline (where my growing forehead meets the hair …got keep those pores and follicles conditioned)
- Quality pomade (a tiny, tiny amount) to control the frizz
Don Kowalewski 