When/if you wear your hair down, do you keep it in front or behind?

**Hairy-Fairy** · March 29th, 2024, 12:14 AM

When I wear my hair out, it naturally falls some in the back, some in the front on either side. It's not long enough/heavy enough to stay all in the back if I put it there. I've always felt like my hair looks awkward from the back when all in the front, except if I'm wearing it in two braids. And it wouldn't stay in the front anyway, it's big enough that it doesn't get anchored by my shoulders and falls backwards.

**Brandt** · March 29th, 2024, 01:22 AM

I wear my hair down almost all the time. Without intervention, probably 60% falls in back and 40% falls in front (so 20% each side in front). Sometimes I will push all my hair back, but invariably some of it will go in front next time I lean my head forward. One thing noteworthy, my hair in front doesn't extend quite as far down (maybe 2 in/5 cm) as my hair in back, but that could just be due to the center growing point being more towards the back of my head.

**foreveryours** · March 29th, 2024, 08:25 AM

Originally Posted by kat

behind. I absolutely do not have time for my hair to be in my way (which is why it's always pulled back).

absolutely!

**Chasemi** · March 29th, 2024, 03:13 PM

It's often in front of my shoulders! I think it frames my face nicely!

**Lady Winchester** · March 29th, 2024, 03:14 PM

Originally Posted by Kat

Behind. I absolutely do not have time for my hair to be in my way (which is why it's always pulled back).

Same here, since the only time I have it down is when I'm washing it. Whether I'm going out, staying in, going to some family gathering, etc., I always have it pulled back in a ponytail like I usually do. I grow long hair for me, not for anybody else, so if I don't feel like showing it off, I won't (since it's my choice, not theirs).

**floridaorchid** · March 29th, 2024, 05:32 PM

Over one shoulder

**Dark40** · March 29th, 2024, 07:50 PM

I at times can keep my hair behind my ears but the majority of the times I wear some of my hair in both the front and back.

**ETJ CURLS** · March 30th, 2024, 07:31 AM

If I've straightened it, I tend to keep it all back (I cannot stand hair in my face) unless I'm 1. taking pics, or 2. sitting in a chair, because the strands get snagged like crazy, so then in front it goes.

**Kat** · March 30th, 2024, 10:01 AM

Yeah, I'd love to be able to wear my hair down-- I look WAY better with it down than pulled back (pulled back I look either like my hair is very short or like I'm bald-- neither of which suits me). But I just cannot have it in my way or have to fuss with it or worry about it. (I even have thought about cutting it significantly shorter-- like maybe BSL at the longest-- but still it would get in my way and I'd have to pull it back, at pretty much any length longer than, like, pixie {after all, part of the reason I started growing my hair after having chin-to-shoulder length for most of my life up until then was because I was sick of it in my face and wanted it at least long enough to tie back}... but then... I'd look like I have very short hair...)