April 19, 2007
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Bad Hair
I’m cursed. Most people don’t believe that or accept that. But I am truly cursed with bad hair. Now from the outside, people can’t see my curse. I don’t have hair that is so curly that it’s nappy. I don’t have hair that’s thin and flat. Matter of fact, most people envy my hair and would kill for it. But it’s a curse for me.
My hair is thick. REALLY thick. It is so thick that it doesn’t dry and I tend to get a scaly scalp. I usually have it thinned. Even the hairstylists that cut my hair complain about the thickness.
It grows quickly and has natural curl. It’s not pretty ringlet type curls, or softly flowing waves, it’s somewhere in between, some ugly curl place, it’s like cow licks all over my head. Here in Hawaii, its prone to frizziness. In defense of that I grew it out in one long length — down to the middle of my back. But, with the curls and frizziness, wearing it down was a) uber hot, and b) reduces me to looking like a cavewoman. So I did what many women here in Hawaii do. I wore it up in pony tail. Every day. Now, this did make it easy for me to get ready. However, my hair is so thick that when I took my pony out at night, it was still wet. Also carrying around that extra weight on my neck was less than fun.
So, I got it cut. Again. It is my third time trying a new hairstyle here in hairstyle hell. Last time I had layers put in I looked like I had a white fro. Not a good look for me! This time I had lots and lots of layers put in. While it is easier to wash, much lighter on my neck and dries in just a couple of hours, it’s still not working for me. I have this halo thing going on around my ear area. It’s like a huge hair doughnut. Then it fizzles down to scrawny tail . I think I need some more layers. If I had a nice shaped head and face, I would go uber short. Halle Berry short. Right now I’m just afraid to go short. With that short of hair I’m afraid I would look too much like brown cotton ball — or worse, a brillo pad. Nope, I think I just head back to the stylist and beg her to find some style that will make it acceptable for me to go out in public.
Question of the day:
Do you think anyone really is happy with their hair?
Comments (13)
I hate my hair. I have super thick STRAIGHT Hair.
one thing I noticed when in Hawaii is that my hair was WORSE than at home. I think it is the atmosphere, the moisture in the air. My hair sucks though, it’s flat as a board, thick as can be and I NEVER Know what to do with it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :hammer:
Pictures please. I want to see the hair donut. LOL. I have very flat thin hair that won’t do anything unless I spend a good hour on it. I am not that girlie to be spending an hour on my hair. This new cut is easier and if I don’t feel like doing anything with it at least I don’t look like I have puppy ears on the sides.
I don’t think anyone is ever truly happy with their hair. Kind of like boobs. Big boobs want small, small want big etc etc. Have a great day in hairstyle hell. :wink-wink:
My hair is thickish, but it has no curl and won’t hold a curl. I don’t know very many people who love their hair. The grass is always greener as they say.
ROFL… the comment about the huge hair donut sent me over the giggle edge. Sorry you hate it. You know it’s against the rules to post something like this without supporting photo-documentation right? You are hereby notified that compliance to said rules is mandatory!!
RYC: I can actually do that sub list thing too w/my non-premium service and scroll through most recent posts. I just haven’t managed to figure out when and how often to do it. I’m a xanga dork apparently.
OMGosh…Someone who FINALLY understands…I am part Filipino and Polynesian…I, too, have the dreaded curse, but I’ve been straightening my hair for the last 14 years or so. I hate my curly hair, but have learned to style it. I can’t ever wear it down when it’s curly or it expands into some horrid beast on my head. I always have it thinned out, too, when I get it cut just to get some thickness out. Isn’t it horrible? Thankfully I feel like I’ve trained it well enough and we have learned to live in harmony…For the most part. =)
I am finally accepting my hair. When I turned 40, I decided that the uber-short hairstyle I had worn for years was too short, so I let it grow. It actually had some body to it, much to my surprise! It used to be fine, flat, and straight, but now it is wavy…still fine, though. I had it cut the next summer, but then decided last summer to let it grow again, so now it is just below my shoulders. I like it with the wave in it, and I even like my silver streak up front! So maybe I am abnormal…. :big-smile:
Shave it bald and paint a crack on it..
kidding…
Just think, pretty soon you will be in the land of perpetual dryness. That should change the hair situation a bit!
No, I’ve never known anyone to be truly hair happy. I used to have like yours when I was young. Very long and thick. After awhile, I couldn’t handle all that weight on my neck. So now it’s shoulder length and I have to mess with it everyday. The weird thing is after my sone was born, my wavy hair became curly. Last summer I grew it out and it looks like it used to when I had a long perm put in. That’s just strange, but I kind of like the curl. When I’m not in the mood, I just put in some gel and scrunch it and let it dry that way.
I’ve only met one person who is so happy with her hair…only one, but she hates the rest of her so go figure.
I personally don’t like my hair but everyone else seems to love my long dark curls…blegh…
Nope! Curly-haired people want it straight, straight-haired people want it curly. And me, I have the horrid in-betweens, and I would like my hair to choose a side so I could cope with it! Good luck getting yours fixed!
Nope….yesterday I threatened to shave mine off….It seems to only be nice that first week or so after getting it done…then it’s crap again.
RYC: I definitely think so. If I didn’t, I wouldn’t be in this mess! :celebrate:
I love my hair. But then, my hair didn’t get curly until after I had my son, so I haven’t had these curls all my life. But, I do love the gray streaks and the deep dark brown color, and the long ringlets. Take a picture after your next hair cut, and I’ll take it to my hair stylist to see what she has to say.
ryc: thank you for the lovely compliment. I rally love to work in the garden; just wish I had more money so I could work on the other areas that need to be landscaped. When you get back to the states, feel free to come by and veg out in my garden anytime!