For those who have longer hair, what do you "do" with it?

[babylonsister]

I'm 50, I'd lose it but my DH likes it. :eyes: Yeah, I get ponytails, but that's about it.
Note to self: ponytails-what an old word; that needs updating.

[mad-mommy]

1. I cut all of my long hair off when I got married...

now I want it back

[babylonsister]

6. Hmmm. How long have you been married?

I just would like short, but am trying to be accommodating.

[mad-mommy]

8. married 14 years

[babylonsister]

10. LOL! At about 15 years, I was infomed longer hair is

preferable (this is after I had it cut above my ears.) Ever since, I've tried to be nice. I grew it and mess around with it (though I don't know how to get rid of it when I want to, which is always because it's hot here), but other than the basics, I'm clueless.

[mad-mommy]

13. french twist, braids ?

[babylonsister]

16. That's what I need to learn how to do. I've asked before here and

got good answers/sites about french braids, but I'm left-handed/all thumbs!

[Floogeldy]

2. What does "DH" mean?

:shrug:

[babylonsister]

3. Dear Husband. nt

[Floogeldy]

5. Oh.

Thanks. :)

[pitohui]

19. the alternative meaning is only for when you're really peeved

:-)

[jobycom]

26. I watch too much baseball and listen to too much rap, I think

Cause it sounded a little nasty to me.

[Radical Activist]

56. I kept thinking Designated Hitter

[haf216]

4. Although I just cut off my hair,

when it was long I would clip it all up when I was at work to keep cool. When I wanted to dress it up some I would clip it so most of it would fall over the clip.

[IChing]

7. I comb it over my bald spot

LOL
no not really just a receding hairline.

[LadyoftheRabbits]

9. I generally leave it down...

Pull it back for work. But I cut it recently, so it's not as long as it was :)

[erinlough]

11. I had long hair when I met my husband

and when I decided to cut it off he expressed disappointment. I told him he could grow his as long as he liked, but mine started to make me look witchy and was a burden. He understood I guess, I really didn't ask him. Look at it this way, it is your hair.

It's a silly fantasy anyway, don't ya think?

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

12. Cut it.

It's your hair, not DH's hair. He should be able to deal with it.

[babylonsister]

15. Latest pic-I went gray also. It's not bad, but I still

don't know what to do with it; long layers that mess up the ultimate ponytail look.

From my trip to NY, and my friend, the key grip!

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

17. You can just get a few inches cut off.

It still won't be too short, but it'll be easier to manage. A decent stylist should definitely be able to do something you and your husband will like. If you don't like it, then at least you gave it a shot and it will always grow back.

[babylonsister]

20. The funny part is that I got a haircut before this pic, like a week or so

And the other funny part is, I live in the 'burbs in TX; stylist? :rofl: "Supercuts", baby, $4 for bangs, $11 for a full-fledged haircut. ! :-)

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

21. Woah, here (NJ) even the mall places cost like $25 for a women's cut.

I can't imagine an $11 haircut. It's mythical to me like unicorns and the Easter Bunny.

[babylonsister]

22. Yep, it's magic here.

:eyes: That haircut cost $11, my bangs chopped cost $4.

However, a couple of people have told me they like that haircut.
Perhaps it was my partner, thanks to Ed, the key grip!
So, I like it even more!

[NMMNG]

28. Wow

You don't have any cheap places around there? Here in MD we have The Hair Cuttery ($14 for a basic wash/cut) and Great Clips ($8-15 for a basic wash/cut).

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

29. I've seen a supercuts advertised, but I've never seen a supercuts.

There's a few ProHaircutters around in the malls here and they're $25 for a women's cut.

Granted, in Morris County, we tend to see a lot of Manhattan prices, but without any of the cool stuff Manhattan has.

[marzipanni]

23. If your layers get loose easily, maybe you could

try twisting the sides, holding the first with a clip and gathering sides with the back hair to put in a ponytail or put up with a claw clip. I had one that kind of blended in with my hair but I stepped oni it! One "tooth" broke, but I still use it.
- this shows what I mean by twisting the sides.
I know how you feel- getting the hair up off your neck feels so much cooler !

[reyd reid reed]

14. Depends

Sometimes I do the ponytail thing...sometimes I pull it back with a head band. Sometimes I french braid it or put it in a twist. Sometimes I leave it down and straight or I'll wear it down and curled.

Depends.

[amitten]

27. I saw your post title and thought, "My God, DIAPERS?" n/t

[reyd reid reed]

38. LOL!

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:


Although...on a bad hair day that probably wouldn't be such a bad idea...

[Richard Steele]

18. I comb it straight back to conceal how THIN it's getting! lol

If you need a good REASON to cut yours, one that
no one can really argue with, try the one my sweetie used on me.
(I was opposed when she cut hers)
She sent it to "Locks of Love"; they make wigs for kids
who lose their hair to chemotherapy.

So you can cut your hair AND do something nice for a sick child;
no one can dare complain about that, right?

www.locksoflove.org

[Nicole]

24. I have a similar cut to your's

Instead of a traditional ponytail, I wear it in a clip & let some of the front layers fall loose.




Sometimes I curl it & let more of it hang down, like this:




I love the versatility of the layers.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

25. tie it in a knot

and secure it with a few bobby pins or chopsticks. Sometimes I use a small snood that'shooked on a barrette. Sometimes I just say "screw it" and let it blow around; then I bitch when I have to comb it out.

[NMMNG]

30. I just got mine chopped off a few weeks ago

But when it's longer I may pull it back in a ponytail, sweep the front back in a barrette, or pull it back and twist it up in a big claw clip. I'd love to do French-braids but I don't have the skill.

[politicat]

31. French twists, braids, chignons, Gibson flips, french tucks, snoods....

There's SO much I can do with it when it's long. I made a terrible mistake last year (about this time) and cut 14 inches off of it, leaving me with a short little bob. It's JUST to my shoulders now and I'm ready to do anything to make it grow faster.

Here are some ideas: http://www.longlocks.com/hairstyles.htm

[babylonsister]

32. I can't do much of that stuff, but thanks for the link. I'll give it a go.

[REP]

33. Not Much!

I have waist-length (nearly ass-length; I need a trim) hair. I either do nothing (brushed back from the forehead, but no styling products to glue it place), wear it pinned up in front with a barrette, or wad it up in a scrunchie if it's hot. I don't do ponytails; my hair's too heavy.

[RebelOne]

34. I have very fine, flyaway hair, but I keep it long.

The only thing I can do with it is to wear it up. I am too old to wear it down in the Alice in Wonderland look.

[hyphenate]

35. I have the same problem

I tought having it shoulder length would be okay, but there are too many short pieces that make trying to keep it neat near impossible. I waver between short and long so often, but this time, I'm gonna get it cut pretty short. It's curly and wavy on its own (no perm) so it's easy to take care of when it's short--wash, scrunch and wear.

If it's on the back of my neck, it makes me sweat, so I can't really wear it long, so it's more of a bother. Keeping it short gives me more options in the long run.

[NMDemDist2]

36. i do twists mostly

i bought a big "card" of bobby pins and just stick a couple in it to hold it up

I have lots of different color combs too, but they don't work as well so I usually don't bother with them



edit to add after I saw your pic, a banana clip might work well for you too. I have several and they work well with a layered cut

[miss_american_pie]

37. Twists, ponytails, braids, pigtails, chignons...

but if I really wanted something different my husband would have to deal. :)

[jane_pippin]

39. Nothing because I'm inept. I'd like to learn how to do something

but I don't know where to look to find that sort of thing out. (hint hint, DUers.) Magazines sort of tell you how to do things, but not really. Or, they do but I'm totally inept so...yeah.
I tend to get a nice cut and just leave it at that. But, when that grows out a bit then all I have is the ponytail and maybe a bun (or something close to one) and I'm sick of them.

Good luck to both of us. :hi:

[dolo amber]

40. We should totally have a slumber party

eyesroll could come too, but she just got a FABULOUS cut so she doesn't really need to... *jealous*

We can get some copies of Seventeen, go raid Walgreen's, put on some Bobby Sherman and just have at it. :hi:

[Magrittes Pipe]

44. I'll wait outside the window hoping to catch a glimpse of you...

...practicing kissing.

:o

[joneschick]

52. I can do a french braid, but my hair is short now.

can I come to your slumber party? :bounce:

[jane_pippin]

55. Oh oh! And we can play Girl Talk and mock the one with the

most zit stickers, and and and...swoon over the hunky guys in Tiger Beat, and play pseudo-occult games like the feather/board one!

Bobby Sherman is DREAMY! When I grow up, I'm gonna marry him. :bounce:

[El Fuego]

41. Subject it to various heat-generating devices to iron the hell out of it.

[Katina]

42. since you have layers,

twisting is a great solution since it picks up the short ends as you go and it's pretty easy to do. Once you get to the back, you can either pin up the ends or braid them.

[LibertyLover]

43. I'm over 50

and have waist length hair. Most days I braid it and put it in a bun on the back of my head with hair sticks. On weekends I just braid it and let it hang down my back or pull it back in a ponytail. Very occassionally I will let it just hang free - it's fine and tangles pretty easily. For me, it's easier than having short hair which would require regular trips to the salon for trims. Now all I have to do is once or twice a year go and have it evened off at the bottom.

[Scout1071]

46. Why bother having hair that long?

Especially if you just put it up or braid it everyday?

[LibertyLover]

53. Because having it short

would require money to keep it looking half-way decent and time to go to the salon for regular trims, both of which are in short supply since I have a 4 year old daughter. Also, my husband and I do medieval re-creation and having real long hair means I don't have to worry about trying to fake it.

[peekaloo]

45. Hey ya know what you find under a ponytail?

A horse's arse!

My co-worker ALWAYS tells me that joke when I pull my hair back.

I occasionally braid it.

[noonwitch]

47. I curl it with hot rollers and pull it back with a barette, most days

If it's hot, I put it in a ponytail.

[Blue_In_AK]

48. I haven't cut my hair since the 2004 "election"

My little hippie protest. I just have three little braids, one on top and one to each side to keep it from falling in my face when I work. The rest of it just hangs there - almost to my waist now.

[Ariana Celeste]

49. French twist more often than not

And I can play around with that a little bit by making small braids that go into the twist with the rest of my hair, or letting some of my hair fall out of the top of the twist (in which case, I like to have some of that hair crimped, but not all). I really like having french braid pig tails~ but I can't french braid on my own.

[Benfea]

50. I mostly wear mine in a braid. -NT

[ashling]

51. Uh, does nose hair count ?

just wondering.

[livetohike]

54. I usually put it in a twist and hold it in place with a heavy

barette or leather thingy. My hair is almost to my waist and very thick. My mom still asks me when I'm going to get it cut and I'm 54 years old :-).

Sometimes I just wear one braid, or braid it and fold it over and hold it in place with a barette. Occasionally, I wear it down and loose just to give it a break, but it's so thick and curly, it just goes anywhere.

I will never cut it short. I had it in a "shag" back in 1972. It is the worse cut I ever had and growing it out was just awful until it got past my chin.