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Help! I have been cutting my hair to about my chin even before hanson came out, but when it gets in my way, i kind of pull it back behind my ears like the freshman do in that movie dazed and confused. but when do, the hair behind my ears curls outward instead of just staying straight down. i was wondering if anybody else has thier hair like this,and if they do, how can i fix it so that it is always straight. I think this happens because it hits my shoulders when i put my head back. my hair is pretty thick, and shaved underneath.
Oh to kill that curl! That "flip" is the problem I've been having too - it's really frustrating, but by sheer accident, I figured out how to style it so that it won't flip out instead of staying straight.
Unfortunately, this only works if you blow dry the hair, but it looks great afterwards! I work in one of the largest corporations in the city - total suit world, and I've never gotten a negative comment on my hair at work, (well, maybe from a couple'a old stogies), but have been directly told the reason it's not a prob is because of the way it's styled. (Before I figured this style out, I'd be so self-concious of my hair when it curled out like this - that's when I'd always worry about getting nailed for my hair!).
So . . .
Once you've towel dried the hair, brush it all back, putting your part in as well.
Then dry the front as you normally would, meaning ONLY THE TOP, not the sides. (I take a brush and roll the hair at front back, then blow it dry on the brush, it puts in the beginnings of a a really nice flip on the front, and for the second style suggestion here, you'll need this step).
Then, tilt your head to side horizontally, and let all the hair hang down, meaning back and side hair. Then run your blow drier through it all, using your fingers through it, not using a brush, and blowing back and forth across the hair. Do this for a couple'a minutes, then swing your head over to the other side, hanging all the hair down on the other side. Again blow the hair with a drier, moving back and forth across the hair, (not up and down).
Keep this up untill the hair's dry, then bring your head upright, and blow the hair on the back of the head, (it will still be damp, since you've dried the underneath and side hair). I do this with the drier pointing down at the hair from above.
After I'm done with this step, I usually blow through the hair, mostly the sides, and then finish by brushing it all out.
This next part's optional, but my hair's just past my chin too, and it really helps keep the hair out of my face, as wel as looking really good as a style.
I take a bandana and tie it around my head, from the nape up around the forehead. For awhile I was brushing the hair out from under the bandana in the back, but was obviosly breaking hair. So now, I take the bandana down around my neck, then push it back up into the position as if wearing a headband (Like this: / )
Then I push the front up just until it's covering the hairline, sometimes pushing it back a little further, (keep in mind I have a high forehead, if you don't - push it back till you can see some of the hairline underneath it. This is real playable as to position and how much of a flip you want), which pushes and holds the front hair back. I run my fingers through the hair behind the bandana as well, just to set it in place.
I wear the bandana until I'm done getting ready for work, and then the last thing I do is take the bandana off. I brush out the hair, and run my hands through the part that's pressed down. You should find yourself with a natural looking flip backwards or to the side, depending on where you've parted it. Although this looks better with hair parted off center or on the side, it works with hair parted down the middle as well, but you have to work with it a little more with your hands once you've pulled the bandana off.
Keep in mind that this bandana thing works as well with wet hair for those who don't want to use a dryer! Just tie the bandana, and after I've got it in place, I shake my head really well, and then finger my hair into place instead of using a brush. When it's dry, just pull off the bandana, and again, run your hands through the hair at front a few times to loosen up the flip, making it look more natural.
For what it's worth, I had a woman at the office one day come up to me and tell me I had really beautiful hair, but then she said, "There are women who would kill for a hairline with that flip like that!".
It does make a big diference, as opposed to just laying there flat! (My hair's just above my blades in back, and just under my chin in front, and if any of you with longer hair try this bandana technique, I'd be interested to know if the weight of longer hair pulls this style out, although I'd be surprised if it did.).
Oh one more thing - I never use mousse or gel in my hair, and this flip stays in all day long! All day long I have the habit of running my hands through my hair, and everytime I do, it reinforces the hair direction, brushes the hair back and so you're always reinforcing it.
Best of luck!
Tigg