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longhair go to straighten their not-straight hair and then try to make it shiny.
Having stick-straight super-fine hair isn't all it's cracked up to be. It doesn't stay in barrettes or ponytail holders. It won't hold curl. Anytime you see my hair with any sort of crimp or wave, it's because I braided it while it was wet, slept on it, then made sure not to take it out until it was dry (in other words--lazy hair day). It shows the slightest bit of oil, so when I oil my scalp, my hair looks grimy. It takes a few weeks for my hair to adjust to winter (I stop washing it daily when the pollen counts drop out of sight). In that particular picture, any "wave" is actually just the way my slightly damp hair is falling over my shoulders and boobs.
The grass is always greener. I've had complete strangers come up to me on my bad hair days (lank, limp, won't stay in a bun or ponytail, but it's shiny) and gush about how they want my hair. They invariably have hair that is interesting, hair that is wildly curly or upredictably wavy. It's always beautiful, yet they want my hair that will not obey the simplest instructions without being compelled to do so while wet and gelled with flax (and that wet styling leads to broken strands and flyaways). My hair isn't good for much besides being straight and shiny and limp and completely without body.
It is, however, exceedingly good for putting up in pigtails, braiding, twisting into buns, pinning down, and covering with yarn. Oh, yes, it's insanely good for that.
longhair go to straighten their not-straight hair and then try to make it shiny.Having stick-straight super-fine hair isn't all it's cracked up to be. It doesn't stay in barrettes or ponytail holders. It won't hold curl. Anytime you see my hair with any sort of crimp or wave, it's because I braided it while it was wet, slept on it, then made sure not to take it out until it was dry (in other words--lazy hair day). It shows the slightest bit of oil, so when I oil my scalp, my hair looks grimy. It takes a few weeks for my hair to adjust to winter (I stop washing it daily when the pollen counts drop out of sight). In that particular picture, any "wave" is actually just the way my slightly damp hair is falling over my shoulders and boobs.
The grass is always greener. I've had complete strangers come up to me on my bad hair days (lank, limp, won't stay in a bun or ponytail, but it's shiny) and gush about how they want my hair. They invariably have hair that is interesting, hair that is wildly curly or upredictably wavy. It's always beautiful, yet they want my hair that will not obey the simplest instructions without being compelled to do so while wet and gelled with flax (and that wet styling leads to broken strands and flyaways). My hair isn't good for much besides being straight and shiny and limp and completely without body.
It is, however, exceedingly good for putting up in pigtails, braiding, twisting into buns, pinning down, and covering with yarn. Oh, yes, it's insanely good for that.
