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......or else I would just walk into one and ask this directly. But since I have a phobia of them -- let me pose this question to this group.
I haven't had a cut, trim, or even been near a pair of scissors in 2 and half years. I'm really happy with my hair length, quality of my hair, and all that. (This board was a HUGE inspiration during the early difficult phase -- glad I stuck it out!)
But the back is about four inches longer than the front, so my pony tail is all staggered at the end. It would be great for it all to be one length, and now that my hair is long enough, it seems like a trim should not be that noticeable, and I should still have long hair afterwards. (Assuming I don't end up at a psycho stylist -- see phobia reference above.)
So here's the really stupid yet vital question: How do you get the hair all one length? Do you trim it when you've got it tied back into a ponytail? Or when it's all loose? If you trim it while it's loose, won't the ends of the ponytail still be a little staggered?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. And if someone knows a stylist near San Francisco whom they would recommend -- please let me know!
Thanks, folks!
I'm afraid it's one or the other - if you want a blunt, one length ponytail you will have to trim it when it's tied back and cope with different lengths when it's loose, or have it all one length when it's loose and a "staggered" ponytail.
Thanks for the info! Now I've got to decide which one.....
Dear Styles,
I don't think you really want a 'blunt' pony tail...
I had the same problem as you. My hair has a very slight wave, and throughout the early pony-tail phase, little tufts of different length hair would stick out of the tail, giving it a very odd appearance, or 'staggered', as you say. It didn't look much bettter "loose" either! All of the hair was basically three different lengths.
After about a year and a half, once most all of the hair was well within the 'tie', I went to the same stylist that I used to go to when my hair was short (since we had developed a good rapport), and explained that I wanted a trim, BUT NOT TO CUT ANY HAIR TOO SHORT TO REACH THE TIE. I also wanted it to look better loose, also.
What she did was to even-up the length somewhat, so that the back was not so much longer than the sides and front, and did some light layering and tapering toward the ends of the hair (more in back, less in front). This made a HUGE difference!
Not only did it look tons better loose, but when tied back, the hair kind of "flowed" together, giving the tail a nice, tapered look. Kind of like the bristles of an artist's brush (not the blunt kind). THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED!!
Women and experienced longhairs are probably chuckling at how easily the obvious escapes us newbies, but I have the same excuse as you: after finally getting up the courage to just let it grow, it takes a lot more courage to let a scissors-wielding stylist anywhere near your hair!
Best of luck to ya!
Zeke