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hair like me, which even if brushed back while wet, or even gelled back, still insists on going down and forward a bit at the front hairline before going back the way you combed it?
the only way I can make my hair stand up and towards the back, at the front hairline, is if i brush it all back tightly while wet and wair a hat for a few hours... but i think this has caused too much prssure on my scalp and the hair near my hairline seems to be thinning, so I've avoided doing this
Any pictures of people with this kind of hair would be appreciated, its very hard to get my hair to look decent because of this
It's called the awkward stage for a reason you know:p
But I've seen many guys with hair shorter than mine (but not too short, ie not a buzz cut), who don't seem to have any problem brushing it so that it either goes back, or up a little bit at the hairline before flowing down...
I think some people may be confused what i mean by this, but some posters I've see it on (amongst many) are Sorted and Ghostscloak
my hair (which is about the same length as Sorted's) just wont go up like that before coming down - it insists on going down straight from the very bottom of the root
From what your describing it sound a little like a "Tin Tin" quiff. Best thing you can do to avoid it is to perseve.
Get some good hold gel and always style it by pushing it backwards with your fingers or a comb. (Dont brush it the way you dont want it to fall.) Once you've got the sytle Blow dry it.
Wearing a hair will not help cos it'll only rub the gel out of your hair.
After a few weeks your hair should behave the way you want it. Without so much help from gel and hair dryers.
Yeah I do that sometimes... but unless i apply a LOT of gel and pull my hair back very tightly while the gel dries, the problem doesn't go away...
And also, do you think continually forcing the hair back in the direction opposite to how it goes could result in hair loss?
You shouldn't need to pull it back very tightly, just wet your hair down first, or better still after you've stepped out the shower. Dry off your hair so its damp. When its 80% dry apply the gel, you should get the necessary hold whilst it dries, and if fall out of style before it drys you can allways fall back on the hair dryer.
Its unlikely to cause hair loss, though if your brushing or combing intensely it could cause some breakage. Just be gentle, and makesure you use a decent conditioner whenever you wash your hair.
Your hair looks really good in those last pictures
See how at your hairline, especially in the middle, your hair goes up a bit? Is this natural? As in, when you comb your hair, does this naturally happen?
Thanks!
Kinda natural now, but I worked on it for years as a kid, its not hard to style. You just brush all your hair back to begin with, then brush the sides down from your temples. Just work up the scalp, towards the part, using a comb with slightly longer teeth. (This makes it easier to get more volume and "make it go up a bit.")
Once you have brushed the part in, just place your hands flat on either side of your head and push the hair up towards the part, it helps give you the lift. (Easier to demonstrate than describe, but think of how Frankensteins Monster might remove his cranium and you'll be close to the required action.)
My hair does this pretty naturally now, but it took a little training.