Flipping Out
Posted by Shaggy on June 02, 2003 at 13:17:08: Previous Next
Hi all,
I’m approaching 15 mths. My hair is satisfactorily straight at the front, sides and back apart from the very lower hairs at the nape of my neck.
These, contrary to their neighbours are totally flipping out. It totally looks like I’m intentionally turning these lower parts out with a curling iron or something (which I’m not). The only conclusion I can come to is that there are no layers of hair above to lay them down. I have therefore, reluctantly come to the conclusion that maintenance cut may be due.
My idea is that if I have the 2 inches of flipped out hair reduced the upper layers will catch up and eventually grow over the hairs around the nape of the neck. I will of course loose 2 inches (4mths!) of length which I’m not keen on (who is?) and run the risk of having a ‘bobbed’ style haircut for a while which I’m less keen on. But I have to say I’m least keen on these ‘wings’ I have developed.
Anyway – 2 cut or not 2 cut, that is the question - all suggestions welcome.
Thanks in advance!
Flipping Out well...
Posted by LucksKind on June 02, 2003 at 19:33:16: Previous Next
In Reply to: Flipping Out posted by Shaggy on June 02, 2003 at 13:17:08:
The only conclusion I can come to is that there are no layers of hair above to lay them down. I have therefore, reluctantly come to the conclusion that maintenance cut may be due."
I (and many others) have had that near-the-neck-&-shoulders- FLIP!
It's famous, you know...but
it's not because the upper layers will not hold down the lower layers...
most likely it is because when your hair hits an object
(in this case, your neck &/or shoulders) and retreats into a different direction...i.e. the FLIP!
What's the 'cure'? LENGTH! NOT being weighed down by 'upper layers'.
I don't know what your hair looks like so I have no real idea
of what your problem is, exactly...
some people do have problems that need attention and I'm
no expert! :)
Good Luck!
Re: Flipping Out
Posted by Aaron S. on June 02, 2003 at 21:15:22: Previous Next
In Reply to: Flipping Out posted by Shaggy on June 02, 2003 at 13:17:08:
I think the flip looks kinda cool :).
Re: Flipping Out
Posted by Polska on June 04, 2003 at 19:23:28: Previous Next
In Reply to: Flipping Out posted by Shaggy on June 02, 2003 at 13:17:08:
Oh man, you just described my hair. I hate that flip! I did the same thing you did and got it all evened out and it looked like a bob right after the hair cut. Unfortunately my barber cut the back in layers, well kinda, I had enough hair to cover the entire back or where i wanted it cut, but he cut that hair like 2 inches above where he cut the very back. So I still have the flip, i dont know if it would have worked anyway, something tells me you just have to wait and way down the road itll work itself out.
Nevertheless, i find that if you let the back do it's own thing, itll kinda curl in different directions, rather than forcing it to flip with the comb. I think that looks a bit better, even though it is a bit unruly.
Re: Flipping Out
Posted by Michael Odle on June 08, 2003 at 08:44:41: Previous Next
In Reply to: Flipping Out posted by Shaggy on June 02, 2003 at 13:17:08:
Yeah, dude. Get the excess cut off. What is happening is the sh*t is "fraying out," if you will. That seems to happen to me every time I go about five months without cutting it (mine is down to my elbows; I'm seventeen and don't wanna lose that hair, because it's the only thing that makes me look good!). It does help to get it trimmed... not to let the other hair "catch up" with it, but to just get the split stuff taken off. Otherwise, I've been told, it can break, and break, and break all the way up to the roots. Keeping about a centimeter and a half (maybe 3/4 of an inch) trimmed every few months keeps the hair looking perfect. Sure, you lose some growth, and your average hair growth slows down in the long run, but what would you rather have: Long, sh*tty looking hair with split and frayed ends, or beautiful, perfect hair that takes a bit longer than normal to grow? Take my advice, dude. It sucks to have to cut that hair the first time, but you'll be used to it in time, and it's not like you have to get it done more than maybe once every three months, maybe less!
By the time I graduate from High School, my hair will be past my elbows, and I've been cutting it steadily (while growing it) since the ninth grade. ...And to answer a rumor, cutting it does not improve growth speed.