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I am 20 years old right now, for as long as i could remember i've wanted to grow my hair out to about shoulder length. my problem was my parents, well now i'm out of the house and on my own and thought i'd try it again. i have very thick and wavy hair which i think would look very cool long, but looks bad when i try and grow it out during the akward phase. I keep getting frustrated with it and cut it. This time i am determined to let it grow but i was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on how to make it look better as it grows out?
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Gerry my friend, you have a long road ahead of you filled with many bad hair days. It's really tough when the bangs are in your eyes, but still too short to pull back over your ear. We've all been there.
Here are 10 things you can do to make it more tolerable.
1) Don't blow dry your hair. Especially since it's thick and wavy-it'll just frizz and you increase your chances of damaging your hair.
2) Use decent hair products. Trust me, "Pert" is not the best for your hair. You want your hair to be really healthy now. Don't wait 'til it's down your back before you start to take care of it. Dodge the bleaches/anything that strips your hair.
3) Invest in a couple of hats. Some days it's just not worth the fight.
4) Invest in Hair Gel! This will help tame it when it's really out of control.
5) A cloth headband will keep it out of your eyes and it's gentle enough so it won't break off the hair.
6) When in doubt, ask a girl or any hairstylist that HAS long hair for advice.
7) Repeat after me: Conditioner, conditioner, conditioner! (Do not use Mane & Tail--it has waxes in it and will build up on the hair).
8) good nutrition doesn't hurt.
9) NEVER put a rubberband in your hair! and finally
10) whatever you do...don't end up with that 1980's Steve Perry long-hair-with- bangs hair style!!! Please!! Put the sissors down!
Hope this helps! Good Luck!
Regarding number 10, why should men not have bangs? Are there any type of bangs that you think look OK on men?
Jim
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In my opinion, no guy with long hair looks good with bangs.
I know it's a double standard, but in my eyes, bangs on guys are a big turn off.
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Why shouldn't men have bangs? When I first grew out my hair, in the
70's, most guys did not have bangs. My girlfriend convinced me to
cut bangs in the feathered-back style she and many other girsl had at
the time. I had it done at the same salon where she got hers done.
The first look in the mirror at the result was incredible--I hardly
recognized myself! It was a very (for the lack of a better word for
men), pretty look--an actual STYLE. Instantly I had gone from the
(at that time, at least) yet-another-hippie look to a neat look that
was certainly (and may still be) on the frontier of mens' styles.
I had also left behind the days of regularly wearing my butt-length
hair pulled back with a barrette (I had already forged ahead there),
into a ponytail--the long, angled back bangs looked weird (even on
a girl) with the rest in a ponytail. I thus begain wearing it down
all the time and actually enjoyed it much more.
That cut was basically angled from the middle of the nose down and
back to the back of the chinbone under the ear. Longer versions
start at the tip of the nose, shorter at the top of the nose. When
the bangs are blow-dried they end upalmost horizontal, over the ears
and end at about the back of the ears. Some spray may be needed for
the longest versions. I have some (not so great) photos I could
send to Victor for posting, if desired.
Several years ago I let the longer, back part of the bangs grow out
and started cutting them straight across, just below the eyebrows.
I usually blow-dry them straight down--when I want a less dramatic
look I can still brush them back to the sides some.
I say if you want bangs, go for it! We need more men to forge into
areas of styling still largely the domain of women. Bangs are perhaps
the easiest path in that direction.
Definitely agree. I abandoned pony ties of all kinds because they all break hair, particularly fine hair like mine. I use a bandanna, and it causes me no problems. (It also doesn't hide my longhairedness, a plus!) I can slip it on and off easily without untying it, and if I come indoors or the wind dies down, I can stow it by just pushing it down below the chin and wearing it like a neck scarf. When first tying it, I learned too, to TIE IT IN THE FRONT, and then take it off and reinstall it with the knot in the back. If I tie it in the back, the knot will inevitably take in hair strands, which are doomed then to break! If you go the bandanna route, get a colored one. Many stores just sell white ones ("handkerchiefs") and the white ones make you look like you just left an E.R. room. So shop around for ones in colors. Mine cost two bucks apiece.
Any suggestions there would, too, be appreciated!
Agree!
The problem with short bangs is that if you ever want to let them grow out, you will have to go through that year of awkward hair growth all over again. And it will be right up front, where everybody notices!
Some time ago there was a double blind study in which various products were tested. Neither the "victim" nor the hair stylist knew what product was being applied. Ratings were based solely on the results achieved. Among all products tested, the one that came in number one was:
DAWN DISHWASHING DETERGENT
YES! It's not even a hair care product, but it came in number one. Second was Pert Plus. I don't remember where I read this. If anybody else remembers reading the same thing, please let me know.
hey man,u tellin me to put dawn on my hair and use it as shampoo/conditioner?ill do it if itd be good for the hair.anyone else have any input on this?
I'm not recommending it. Just trying to find out more details about the study. If you think about it, it makes sense that it'd work. Both shampoo and dish soap are detergents designed to cut grease. Dawn is particularly good at cutting grease, so it would probably be good as a clarifying shampoo. I think it also has ingredients in it to condition the hands, but I could be wrong there. I've tried it and didn't find much difference between using it and a shampoo. The smell, of course, is different.
I am trying to find a study done on shampoos, letting consumers know which ones are the best, etc. I heard some people at work talking about which shampoos are the best, and alot of what I heard was saying that the "designer" shampoos were not always the best. Does anyone have any input on where I can find a study done on shampoos, anywhere? Let me know. Thanks!!
My hair isn't too long yet but i've been using pantene pro v. One of my friends is in cosmotology school and seems to recommend biolage, but that is real expensive for shampoo, so she said if not use pantene, i must say that it does work very well and does leave your hair shiney, whereas i have used pert and it always seems to make my hair frizzy and dry feeling.
the hair).
Pantene conditioner works great also, much easier to comb/brush hair with conditioner, plus it looks a lot better.
Remember: you truly are investing in your hair!
Aveda, Paul Mitchell, Aveda, Biolage--all have shampoos & conditioners.
Am I missing the point? So do a host of other brands.