Long hair styles, help please
Posted by Gene on October 06, 2003 at 16:03:15: Previous Next
After struggling without cut for 3 years, my hair is about 3 feet long (85 CM). It is not easy since, for several times, my wife was threatening to leave me. But I did not give up. However, my biggest problem now is less of styling. Regardless, what I tried, it ends up with the long single ponytail, which is easy, stable and socially acceptable. However, I am tired of it since I have been with this style since 6 years ago. In addition, since my hair this long , it may not look so good with such long ponytail. It is heavy too. I have been feeling some one is dragging my hair all the time. Please help. As you know, when any one grows hair is long, he will not want to cut any more. Especially, it is so soft and silky. I want to grow it another two to three years. I am starting to double my ponytail. It helps the length issue. But I still need to deal with the weight and styles problems. Thanks for your attention and support.
Re: Long hair styles, help please
Posted by S - on October 07, 2003 at 13:35:48: Previous Next
In Reply to: Long hair styles, help please posted by Gene on October 06, 2003 at 16:03:15:
Post some pictures if you can. This will give us a better idea. I'm sure you can get some great advice from this board.
Until then (and from your post I doubt I need to tell you this but), resist (any) temptation to cut it.
:)
Re: Long hair styles, help please
Posted by Absalom on October 08, 2003 at 05:43:09: Previous Next
In Reply to: Long hair styles, help please posted by Gene on October 06, 2003 at 16:03:15:
: After struggling without cut for 3 years, my hair is about 3 feet long (85 CM). It is not easy since, for several times, my wife was threatening to leave me. But I did not give up. However, my biggest problem now is less of styling. Regardless, what I tried, it ends up with the long single ponytail, which is easy, stable and socially acceptable. However, I am tired of it since I have been with this style since 6 years ago. In addition, since my hair this long , it may not look so good with such long ponytail. It is heavy too. I have been feeling some one is dragging my hair all the time. Please help. As you know, when any one grows hair is long, he will not want to cut any more. Especially, it is so soft and silky. I want to grow it another two to three years. I am starting to double my ponytail. It helps the length issue. But I still need to deal with the weight and styles problems. Thanks for your attention and support.
One option you may want to try is braiding your hair. This will shorten it up by about 20 percent as opposed to a loose pony tail. By braiding your hair you probably will not have to double it over to keep it under control. Braiding also tends to distribute the weight of your hair evenly and with extra long hair like yours it looks great. Braiding not for you? Here is option two. My pony tail is just under a meter in length and hangs about 10 centimeters shy of the back of my knees. I secure it with multiple hair bands every 10 to 15 centimeters along its entire length. Be sure to use only the soft cloth hair bands which are gentle on your hair. This greatly cuts down on tangling and keeps hair manageable. This method also keeps your hair bundled together so it is easy to grasp and move it over when you sit down. I hope you find these suggestions helpful.