Tidying Medium-Length Hair

• Tidying Medium-Length Hair
  

  

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  I'm an aspiring longhair.
  My hair is in that awkward stage where it's too short to be in a single braid or ponytail, but too long to be comfortable. It's between 6 and 7 inches long and I don't want to cut it. Is there anything I can do apart from just waiting until it is long enough to tie back?

  This is the look I'm going for.

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    Urban Cowboy

    
    

    I'm an aspiring longhair.
    My hair is in that awkward stage where it's too short to be in a single braid or ponytail, but too long to be comfortable. It's between 6 and 7 inches long and I don't want to cut it.

    Good. Then by all means, DON'T cut it!

    Is there anything I can do apart from just waiting until it is long enough to tie back?

    Absolutely! You can do any of the following:
    1) use gel, mousse, and/or hair spray (if you like any of that crap -- or, like I was during my own awkward stages, are desperate enough - LOL));
    2) wear a beanie hat, cap, or bandana (see Bill Choisser's site by looking in the Archives section for more info on bandanas);
    3) tie your bangs back into a half-tail on top of your head;
    4) any or all of the above, combined.

    There are other options that I've only read about, but have never tried myself (like things called, "Alice bands"); but the true badge of honor is that once you arrive at the end of the awkward stages, just knowing you've survived by "toughing it out" will give you a HUGE dung-eating grin you can truly be proud of...

    "Onward & downward!"

    - Ken in San Francisco

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      Urban Cowboy

      
      

      I'm an aspiring longhair.
      My hair is in that awkward stage where it's too short to be in a single braid or ponytail, but too long to be comfortable. It's between 6 and 7 inches long and I don't want to cut it.

      Good. Then by all means, DON'T cut it!

      Is there anything I can do apart from just waiting until it is long enough to tie back?

      Absolutely! You can do any of the following:
      1) use gel, mousse, and/or hair spray (if you like any of that crap -- or, like I was during my own awkward stages, are desperate enough - LOL));
      2) wear a beanie hat, cap, or bandana (see Bill Choisser's site by looking in the Archives section for more info on bandanas);
      3) tie your bangs back into a half-tail on top of your head;
      4) any or all of the above, combined.

      There are other options that I've only read about, but have never tried myself (like things called, "Alice bands"); but the true badge of honor is that once you arrive at the end of the awkward stages, just knowing you've survived by "toughing it out" will give you a HUGE dung-eating grin you can truly be proud of...

      "Onward & downward!"

      - Ken in San Francisco

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    • Re: Tidying Medium-Length Hair
      

      

      President

      
      

      Absolutely! You can do any of the following:
      1) use gel, mousse, and/or hair spray (if you like any of that crap -- or, like I was during my own awkward stages, are desperate enough - LOL));
      2) wear a beanie hat, cap, or bandana (see Bill Choisser's site by looking in the Archives section for more info on bandanas);
      3) tie your bangs back into a half-tail on top of your head;
      4) any or all of the above, combined.

      Thank you for your reply.

      I live in a very hot place, it gets up to 45ºCelsius / 113ºFahrenheit here so hats, caps and gel are out. When I've used gel before it ended up making itself into a sweaty paste and dripped down my face and neck.

      I tried the half-tail and I think it has potential for next month, it's not quite long enough for a good one now.

      Thanks again.

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