After seeing a couple posts about users dissatisfied with their hair, I thought it might be nice if we had a thread about all the good stuff: the way your hair looks with just the right oil (or lack thereof), the shine, the bouncy curls--whatever. I think sometimes we are too worried about the little things (frizz, jobs, whatever) and don't realize how lucky we are (healthy, happy, and whathaveyou).

List as many things as you want. That way, when you feel down, you can check back and remember all the good stuff. :flowers:

*I apologize if this has already come up somewhere or if it would be better on the Mane Forum, I didn't see anything like it when I looked*

I have always loved the color of my hair. Even when I was not happy with length or style, the color is always exactly what I wanted and loved.

1. Shine
2. Colour
3. length
4. Low forehead

I love that I have thick hair for about 3 people and its strong I also love the color and happy that I can grow it long.

I love that my hair will stay in stles (once I actually get one down) and doesn't havetons of slip.

I love the softness and shine as well.

I was just thinking the other day that in school my friends and I always wanted something other than what we had. If it was straight we wanted curly, if it was blond we wanted brown.

Now, I love the waves that look like braid-waves and the color. When the light hits it just right I can see the red that comes from my mother. And not to be too vain :o but I love my length too :)

I love my hair. Even when it is being wild. It took me a long time to do this.
So, it is hard to pick any one thing I like best about it.

Good idea!

I like:
* my waves
* colour and shine (although it's not natural, it counts right ;)?)
* thickness

I like my shine! I also like that it doesn't take too much work to hang straight and lie properly :)

I love my curls and the natural golden color. I've been told by stylists that my color is exactly what people ask them for, and here it is growing out of my head that way. lol

I'm also interested to see how the silver hairs that are beginning to grow out of my part will look as I age.

I love that my hair doesn't just "sit there" but is always playing!

I love the thickness!

I love that I really don't have to do much to it!

The curls and shine!

The length -- even though it's far from my goal length -- and the shine.. :redgrin:

There's really nothing I *don't* like about my hair. I love the red, I love the texture. The longer it gets, the more I love it, so what's not to be happy about???

That it's MINE! :D

The length and the color, in all seriousness. ;)

My favorite thing is the thickness. Even if my hair is not as long as I want, I still have lots of hair. And as it grows, I know I probably won't have a huge taper, and if I do I will still have a lot of hair :)

I also like the waves, the shine and the conversation starting color. The other good thing is that my hair is generally very amiable. There are only a few things it doesn't like, and it normally doesn't throw a huge fuss if it dislikes a treatment or product. I have very easy to get along with hair. :D

I love my color. A tad darker than blonde, lighter than brunette, with a touch of red. I always describe it as honey-blonde.

The color and the curls. I would never dye or flat-iron (or blow-dry straight)!

I like on cold days how it keeps my ears warm!!
and at times it blocks out the noise coming from my sons bedroom.

I like the fact that my hair is a natural blonde when most blondes are bleached ).

I never liked my fineness because its flysaways, and isnt as strong or thick looking as courser hair, But recently I have found out that the most expensive hair in the world to use for wigs and extentions is fine european hair just like mine. So that makes me feel better.

I like how I have waves if I dont use cones and comb hair when its drying.

Great idea ! Ive been feeling a bit down about my hair as of late.

I love my length, the wavies, fairytale-ends(most of the time!), and how in the summer it gets a goldenred tone to it. :D That is my FAVORITE part of my hair!

I love my shine. After all I have done to it, it still has a great shine! I also love how forgiving it seems to be. I have done some horrible things to it, and yet it keeps growing and is, for the most part, it's healthy.

Jeni

I love the length (and want it to get even longer). I'm proud of myself for not giving into the temptation to chop it off to my shoulders again, since I've wanted hair this long my entire life.
I love that my hair braids easily, even if the ends aren't very thick.
I love that I don't have to do anything but comb out my wet hair for it to be basically stick-straight. Most of my friends are jealous of this b/c they always use those naughty straightening irons.
I love the color, even if it is chemically dyed. And it's awesome that my roots go unnoticed by other people as it grows out.
I love that I can do *so many* different styles with it, though I usually stick to just two or three.
Those are all of the "good" things I can think of for now.

My color and shine. When I bump into old friends I have not seen for some time, they nearly always say they recognized my hair color first LOL and I've been told many times the shine could blind someone in bright sunlight. :D

My favorite things about my are its softness and shine. I also like how even though I have fine hair I still have a 3 inch pony tail.

Oh, this was difficult... I used to like my length most, but that was at 39"... Now I'm just eager to get back there asap and continue grow. Kind of frustrating sometimes, updos that worked before don't work now.

What I like most at the moment is that my hair has got thicker lately. The upper part of my braid is already less tapered than it used to be, and my ponytail circumference will thicken slightly more during the coming months - I have still hairs with broken ends that don't yet fit into my ponytail.

This is difficult for me...which just shows me how negative I am about my hair!
okay,
1. Its legnth
2. The color it turns in the summer
3. Even though I sometimes hate it, its little deal in the front. I can't even discribe it. It keeps me from becoming too self-absorbed. :)
4. The fact that its stuck with me this long. :P

I love the color more every day; those silver hairs really brighten up my mid-to-dark blonde color.

I like my color, the shine, and the fineness of my hair. I don't think I'd be as happy with it if it were course. Oh, and the length. It makes me feel more feminine than I really am.

I love the way my ends look like they have strands of gold mixed in with the hair. I love the way those strands will glint in the light. I love the feel of my hair tickling my back. I love running my hands through it and combing it. I could go on and on, but I'll stop.

I love my color.
When it's oily or dirty it's this really natural, dirt/mud-colored flat, yet rich (hard to explain) color. Like dark brown dirt clay color.
When freshly washed and gelled the color is rich and shiny and juicy and looks the color of a cup of black coffee--w/a brownish/reddish outward glow to it.

I love my curls.
When clean they are springy and bouncy and full and have a life of their own.
When dirty/oily they're lank and form in several smooth waves that ripple all the way down to the ends.

I love my layers.
They lend personality and style to my hair and keeps it current w/out having to straighten or use coloring/bleach.

I love the color (with henna)

I love that it is growing yay:)

I love that its now long enough for me to put it up

Probably the silkiness when it's all nice!

Thanks for all the great responses thusfar! It makes me happy to hear what everyone takes pride in about their hair. :flowers:

For me, I really like my hair in general. I love that it's a deep, black-brown, but that in sunlight instead of having gold highlights, it has these pretty red ones that range from copper to burgundy. (On my father's side of the family there are a lot of redheads, and I always felt kind of out of the loop being half Chinese and therefore pretty much instantly denied the red hair gene.)

I love that my growth rate averages around .75" per month, and that even though I've dyed it quite a bit, my length is in fairly good condition. I also love how my thickness is about 4.25" right now. Lastly, I love how even though my hair is reasonably straight, braidwaves/pillow rollers/etc will last for days. By braiding one night, I can have 2a/2b looking hair for 3-4 days.

I love the different shades of brown and red in my hair. In the sun each strand looks like a shining, reddish sliver of light.

I always liked the color of my hair and I still do but it's just a bit different from henndigo but still nice to my eyes. And I also like no no love the length of my hair!:cool:

I like the colors, soft brown and silver blended like moonlight on the furrowed earth. I like how it feels when I run my hands down the length — silky and smooth. I like the straight waterfall that it is.

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I love the shine, color (yes, I love the two tone), and length. And, I love that I no matter where I go, I have something to play with attached to my head (it sooths my inner kitty).

My hair makes me happy in numerous ways.
- The blond streak I have at my nape ( well close to bonde, as I am almost black brunette!) It reminds me of my blond childhood. *Sigh*
-Summer highlights, also copper/golden blond that add to the complexity of my color! I recently had a few Mexican ladies ask me if it was my natural color, why Yes it is!!
-Curl pattern- I can let my hair be it's curly undefined definition OR just put a bit of water in it and twirl, it is agreeable!
-My hair grows fast, now that I have cut damage away, I am so excited, I love to pull the curl out and see where i am "now" by LHC standards.
-the shine that is totally natural health
- The best thing I love about my hair is finding LHC and being able to get the health and happiness back, as well as great friends and advice! If I didn't care about my hair, I would not be here for 2 years, and now with healthy virgin hair, and sage advice for a lifetime. That means lots of love and hugs to all members!!! XOOOO!
-alligator

I love the color of my hair. It's a very dark brown with reddish undertones. It looks very brown in direct sun, but usually it looks black. I like the contrast between the hair and my face. I've tried other colors, but I missed my natural color before too long.

I love hearing what everyone likes about their hair. :p

Shine. I like my shine. :)

For starters, I love this thread... very empowering.

I love the length of my hair.
I love watching what my hair does. It really does have a mind of its own!
I love my natural highlights... especially in the summer when the streak in the front is almost white.

That it's very shiny and soft.

i love my hair now its totally natural, the different colours from browns to pale blonds to coppers with a splash of silver coming through i just love the shine, the waves and the thickness which has occurred since joining here from a 3.5" to start to a just measured 4.2". I love its length though i still have 7" to go until waist. there's nothing i really don't like about my hair, without sounding conceited.

I like the length of my hair at the moment (BSL), and I also love it's colour both before and after henna.
I also like it's waviness which has taken me a long time to come to terms with (recovered straightening ironaholic)! :couch:

Great thread by the way x

This thread is a wonderful idea!

I love the way my hair feels, and that it's currently the longest it's ever been. I appreciate that it's still here and the length it is despite all the mistreatment my ends must have seen over the years.

Oh, and it can be nice and shiny too. :)

I love the thickness of my hair, and that I don't have to make much of an effort to make it look 1980s style, with a lot of volume and curls. This is a strange thing to like, but I personally prefer this to bone straight hair that is volume-less.

Appearance of length is sacrificed with my curls, but I'm very happy with the texture of my hair. 3 years ago I would have done anything to change my genes and grow dead straight, black hair.

I'm happy with my curly, brown hair. Though I wish the colour was a bit darker than it naturally is; it's a pale brown, going into blonde in summer.

I am happy that my hair isn't really curly,because as much as I love curls, they would not look good on me. I love how shiny my hair is,especially after the henna. I also love my layers...the only thing I really DON'T like about my hair is the length is too short, my bangs are too short and the color isn't as dark as I'd like it to be...but all of that can be fixed with time(and henna!) so I can't complain too much.

It's a toss-up for me. I'm caught between loving my shine and loving that my hair has a ton of body, so it looks like I have very thick hair.

i love my natural color and how i rarely have bad hair days. it always likes to do what i want =]

I like my volume... most of the time.

The obvious one to mention is the length but the thing I love most about my hair is how when the sun shines on my hair just right, usually just about twighlight. My hair looks a golden red colour. almost as if it's on fire. which is great because it's usually a boring golden brown colour.

The obvious one to mention is the length but the thing I love most about my hair is how when the sun shines on my hair just right, usually just about twighlight. My hair looks a golden red colour. almost as if it's on fire. which is great because it's usually a boring golden brown colour.
This is exactly what I love about my hair. My hair is a dark honey color, except when the sun hits it just right, then it is this gorgeous golden red.

I love that I can put it up with one hairpin, or sometimes even none
That it's easy to straighten or curl without heat
That it has natural highlights (even though I wish it had more)

I like my braid being thick all the way to the end.

The shine
The fact I dont have much taper
The colour of the crown in sunlight (not the henndigo bits though!)
The ever-increasing thickness (yay henna)
The fact I dont really need to S&D
The straightness (curls don't suit me but I like braid waves)

I love the length

I love the beautiful red tint

I love that it's easy to put into an updo

I love how easy it is to take care of

I do like that my hair is easy to style, if I put the efford into it.
I also like the way it feels now...:)!
/Emme

I Love my waves!!! If I put any styling products in it and scrunch it bit, It goes curly. If I just put in a leave in conditioner. It's wavy but it's getting little straighter because of the lenght lately.

I love the fact that my hair is dark brown but when the sun hits it. It's really red

I love the fact that it's just at waist right now.

Color.
Thickness.
Length.
Shine.
Waves.

More or less in that order, but I love all of these things about my hair.

Everything! Thickness, color, curl, length, growing rate, and especially how when I take it down it makes my hubbie go "whoa."

I love the natural color of the hair of my youth after a summer in the sun; dark brown with perfect reddish highlights! Now that I henna over gray the color isn't quite so perfect.

The variation in color, and my original texture, before the texture started going crazy on me and the shine. It also tends to grow quickly which is really nice.

The way it looks and feels in a braid. :D

I love the waves in my hair (when they are long), the thickness and since recently the health!

I love the colour, the spirals which have come from nowhere in my fringe and I love that for the first time in my whole life my hair is getting thick ( from 3.5" in aug to 4.2" now!)

ooops! id already answered aw well my memory isnt what it used to be!

The shine and thickness (don't know what the real color is though)

I love the red highlights that show when the sun shines on my hair. And, of course, I love having long hair.

My natural color and texture, my hair is so soft.;)

The color in the sun, the straightness and that it's soft. The length is beginning to come.

I love my length! Wouldn't want it any longer or any shorter it's perfect.

I love the condition of the virgin part of my hair.

I love the growing white streak (vitiligo may have made a mess of my face but it's doing cool things with my hair.)

This is so hard for me!

I love my color, even if it is acquired partially through henna.

I love my thickness- I always thought I had the thinnest hair in the world, until I joined LHC and measured my ponytail and realized I have a solid 3"- maybe even a little more. I felt SO MUCH better about myself! . . . but I still wish it was thicker.

I love my waves, even though I think I undersold them in my hairtype there. I have a body wave all through, and the last two inches or so are in very loose ringlets. And if I scrunch when wet, I get loose ringlets all through!! (What hairtype is this?)

I love the fact that at the length I'm at, I don't have much taper (except what the stylist puts in) and my ends are nice and thick (fairytale ends are pretty on other people, but I don't like them on myself).

I dunno.
It varies:
When my hair's behaving ok, I like the colour and curls, and the way it feels on my back when I come out of the shower.
However, when it's being rubbish, I like absolutely nothing about it. At all. :shrug:

1.my new color(even though I'm still trying to repair the chemical damage.Almost there,though)
2.the overall feel of it.Very soft

I love that it enhances my look in many positive ways. I like the way it falls over my shoulders, the way that it looks in the sunlight, and that it is versatile. I like the way growing it makes me feel.

that the regrowth is silky? That it is wavey! (although i wish it were a TAD more wavy!) :)

i'm joining this thread because there ARE so many frustrating days!

-i love the texture of my hair. it's fine but still hefty, and i have a lot of it.

-it behaves gorgeously in any style (except dead straight which don't really want anyway)

-i love the little wispies that fall in curls when i wear it up.

thanks for posting this; i will definitely refer back to it!

good idea (to refer back to!). I like how soft my hair is, and it is turning out thicker than I had imagined, too, now I've learned not to rip it to shreds after washing!

It's really shiny and smooth looking in the sun. I love wearing it down outside and it feels good against my skin.

I love my hair color: rich, vibrant, not too brown but not titian red either. I love my iii thickness, the length, and the waves.. with the right routine, my hair isn't puffy ;)
I love to experiment too. I love updos and the compliments I get weather my hair is up or down.
I love the general health of my locks.. I love my locks :)

This is a hard one...
I love the way my hair frames my face when it is down. I always look much better with my hair down.
I love the curl pattern when my hair is behaving properly.

It's very shiny and soft, the texture is really smooth and glossy.
It grows quickly.
I rarely ever get tangles and I hardly have to brush it.
Lots of colors!

I think I'd have to say its softness. Even when it's not looking it's best, it tends to be really soft.

Everything. I wish it were longer, but I love everything about anyway, if it never grew another inch (though, goddess willing, it'll grow right down to the floor!). I have lovely waves and loose curls and the color is wonderful, though I'm not sure what to call it exactly, any ideas ya'll?

The colour. I admit, that after many years of hating my natural colour when I was younger, I love the fact that people envy the fact that my hair is naturally red. I am now very proud to be a natural redhead!

I love the different colours I have; mahogany, brown, rust, dark brown, gold....and it's natural.

I also love how silky soft and shiny it is.
ETA: and my waves!

I love that my hair is thick and I love the color and shine.

I love that my hair is thick and dark . I love how it shines , and how long it is . I like that it has no split ends and its soft.