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Hello everyone,
Yesterday I went to the birthday party of a good friend, a person I chat to quite often while walking on the trail close to my home. Her mom lives near the western end of my province, and we did the roughly 3.5 hour drive to meet her mom and some family for her party.
While there, her mom did this braid for me. I had never considered my hair thick in back, but my friend’s mom was impressed with how thick it actually is. My hair is very fine, and although I have a lot of it, the fact that it is fine doesn’t allow the thickness to really show. The braid isn’t especially thick, but overall, it doesn’t look too bad.
The second photo is a full length photo of me standing by the shore, not too far from where my friend’s mom lives. My hair, now in a ponytail, is pulled over my shoulder.
Thank you for reading!
David
Hi David,
You have a nice braid! Next step, learn to braid your hair. Did you like this style? or you prefer loose hair.
That's what I like with long hair, you can have multiples hairstyles.
Hi Jesus,
Thank you for your kind words. I’ve been planning this short road trip for quite some time, and I knew that it was the best opportunity to get my hair braided and show a photo, and I’m glad that it all came to fruition.
Wearing the braid did feel a bit odd, and I wore it for an hour or two. However, I switched back to a ponytail after that, and wore it for that second photo. I loosened the tail just before we had a short swim in a nearby lake, and I just wore it loose for the rest of the day, to allow it to dry more quickly.
David
Hi David,
Have to admit your braid looks great as it was convenient you were at an event with someone present who was willing and able to do it for you.I suppose should you decide to do one yourself you'd have to master working behind your head to pull it off.To me that's the challenge if you enjoy having a braid.I suppose in time you could learn how to do it yourself so did that person who made yours give you pointers on self braiding? I've never done a braid on my own hair but frankly I don't feel its long enough to make a decent length braid since I think they look better with much longer hair. I was never a fan of those short rat tails that some guys have so for the most part I just bun my hair when out and about and wear it loose at home.Other than that I trust the party was a lot of fun as road trips are always nice for a change of scenery.Cheers!
Mârk aka Hairball
Hi Mark,
Thank you for your kind words. I didn’t get any pointers or anything, but Jesus gave me some pointers in an earlier post on here. I agree that mastering the art of working behind one’s back is on a different level with a braid, since there are three sections to work with. A ponytail is so much easier, and I can whip one of those up in no time flat.
You should still have enough length for a decent, but shorter one, than mine. I have seen guys with decent braids with half my length, especially if there is decent thickness as well.
At least you’ve mastered a bun, which is a good thing. I know that a bun is supposed to be easy, but I’ve never tried it myself, and just doing the ponytail is good for me.
David
Never to old to try something new. Thanks for sharing the pictures!
Hi Vincent,
Thank you so much for your kind words. I didn’t do this myself, but a friend’s mom did this for me, while I was on a day trip for my friend’s birthday.
I recently turned 73, and the hair is still there, and there’s tons of the stuff as well. The humidity really “cranks up the volume”, lol.
David
