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I have always had very short conservative haircuts and I have found that my hair grows fastest at the back, usualy becoming very shaggy and curling up around my ears. I am wondering if I cut the back short and cut off my fringe, leaving the remaining hair on top reasonably long, will I be able to grow decent-looking long hair? I'd rather not have a mullet.
In other words, where is the most important area..the back, the top or the sides?
I'd appreciate any advice you could give me..thanks,
Patrick.
Well, my hair slips into mullet-esque patterns easily, not because it grows fastest at the back, but hair elsewhere falls on top of other hair. I have been trimming the back about as high up as I can without
shaving it, to keep it neater looking, but now have stopped, so that
I can reach a better ponytail sooner.
I'm in the same boat. I've let mine grow down past my collar in back, but I trimmed it a couple months ago short on the sides due to it looking weird around my ears. I'm really fighting my hair right now, but I think the fact that the back is long makes the sides growing in not so goofy if I can keep them tamed down. My hair is wavy and curls up. I've tried getting it relaxed a couple times (once by a salon and once at home with one of those creme relaxers). Neither worked well, although the home kit seemed to work better. I think the beautician was afraid of burning my hair or something and didn't leave it in long enough. Anyway I'm struggling each morning with a blow dryer and a cylindrical brush to try and straighten it. Some days it looks good, most days it looks horrible. I live for some days. :-)
Patrick,
I am growing my hair out from a conservative short style. I had my hair long in the back and moderately short on the top and sides. As my sides have progressed down halfway over my ears, my stylist recommended cutting the back shorter. My hair looks so much better, and when the back is long again the sides and top will be too. Shortly after that, hopefully, I can get most of it in a pony-tail! Cut your back and let the sides and top catch up! I really like my hair now, and don't spend time and gel fighting with it every morning!
Bowen
Just how short did your stylist recommend you cut it? Collar length?
> I really like my hair now, and don't spend time and gel fighting with it every morning!
How long does it have to be before it takes less time fighting with it? I fight the good fight daily.
It took me a good year and a half or maybe two from when I first decided to grow out my short hair to when I could have pictures taken where I didn't look like the creature from the black lagoon. I've always just worn it natural without any styling or anything, though, so I don't know about those of you who have a special thing you want to get. Trust me, I payed dearly for the lack of effort in the nasty-in-between-hair phase as my brother and I call it :)
What about you guys who worked hard to minimize the damage? How long until it got easier?
I'd have to agree with Bowen on this one. Keep the back neat. You don't have to go very short, but trim it once in a while and let the rest catch up. You certainly don't want to cut your fringe. If you do you will be in a perpetual state of doomed mulletdom. If your fringe is the shortest (i.e. the longest amount to grow), then you must concentrate on letting that grow. You can always tuck your sides back and eventually the front. But if you want that ponytail, just let the sides and front grow. Once they catch up, you can grow the back and you'll have one nice neat ponytail. Have patience: it takes a while.