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[rootofnewt]

I'm amazed at the lengths some women on 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.

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[mmymoon.livejournal.com]

Grass is always greener. (For instance, how many men here think OMG ASIAN CHICKS ARE SO HOT, whereas I was reading some manga last night in which the Asian guys were gushing over English chicks and their curvy figures. Heh.)


"Interesting" hair generally means "takes forever to deal with." If you're somehow who Likes To Play With Hair, then yay, you win! If you, like me, thinks girls who like to do hairstyles for fun are off their bloody rockers, then you lose. (French braids = the most inane form of torture ever invented.)


My options are either 1. shaved head or 2. long enough to be tied back/styled, preferably in a braid. If I had a lazy hair day in which I left mine down, I'd both roast and have to spend upwards of two hour brushing it out. (I'm not kidding -- when I used to brush my hair everyday, it look AT LEAST an hour every night to brush it out -- when I had tied it back that day. And I'm whiny/sensitive, so it huuuuuuuuurt.) Short hair is NOT an option, unless I really crave that afro-tastic/old grandmother poofy hairstyle. (Although, in truth, there was one shortish length in which it made pulling it up into ponytails really easy -- but the ponytail style was then the only thing I could do then. Not very good for professional looks.)

I really need to just get into the habit of braiding it every day, because that looks nice, doesn't make me too hot, and keeps it relatively tangle-free until the end of the day(s). I haven't found a good system yet, though, since I like to shower at night, and if I braid it immediately afterwards, my hair stays wet too long. If I sleep on it, then I need to brush it out before braiding = lots of work.


So I figure everyone is always going to whine about their hair, no matter what. Except maybe girls without any -- in which case they'll either whine about having to shave it all the time, or whine about the chemo. :P