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Xscape
October 5th, 2014, 04:28 PM
So I have this problem that is really 'ing me off. Each time I wash my hair it tends to curl up at the ends (even when when wet you can see the end starting to curl) there is zero chance in fixing it once its try. Sometimes its possible to comb it while wet so when blowdryed it so-so.
I should add that sometimes when I dont have time to take a shower properly and wash my head while kneeling down this effect is lesser. Here are some pics:

https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/224x645q90/540/5EtQFG.jpg
https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/379x375q90/901/RacsiS.jpg

P.S. Im a male and this long hair stuff is only a few years old, but I've had this problem ever since I started growing it out. No trims will save it since the hair starts to bend way higher than any "trim your ends" problem might cause, ofcourse the hair dresser always makes it look good but I dont have the hands and skill to blowdry myself and use that round comb to twist it in the opposite side at once.

Any suggestions and advice is appreciated!!!

battles
October 5th, 2014, 04:34 PM
I think you're within the 2 category rather than a 1a. Wavy hair tends to do that at shorter lengths. Patience will get you through it. :)

lapushka
October 5th, 2014, 04:38 PM
So I have this problem that is really 'ing me off. Each time I wash my hair it tends to curl up at the ends (even when when wet you can see the end starting to curl) there is zero chance in fixing it once its try. Sometimes its possible to comb it while wet so when blowdryed it so-so.
I should add that sometimes when I dont have time to take a shower properly and wash my head while kneeling down this effect is lesser. Here are some pics:

https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/224x645q90/540/5EtQFG.jpg
https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/379x375q90/901/RacsiS.jpg

P.S. Im a male and this long hair stuff is only a few years old, but I've had this problem ever since I started growing it out. No trims will save it since the hair starts to bend way higher than any "trim your ends" problem might cause, ofcourse the hair dresser always makes it look good but I dont have the hands and skill to blowdry myself and use that round comb to twist it in the opposite side at once.

Any suggestions and advice is appreciated!!!

That's not a curl, hon. ;) That's a slight wave. I'd say you're a 1c, and it just comes with the territory. I would leave it be and not worry about it, unless you're really precise and want it to curl under. Then I think you'll have to blowdry it with a roundbrush a little, until it grows out more. The longer it gets, the less it will bother you.

Xscape
October 5th, 2014, 04:46 PM
I think you're within the 2 category rather than a 1a. Wavy hair tends to do that at shorter lengths. Patience will get you through it. :)

Im really not knowledgeable in this hair stuff, but I've considered myself always as "straight haired". While most of the time "it" does this to me, sometimes you wake up the next day and see it normal for some strange reason.

I really wish there was a common solution to this problem because Im forced to tie it up to avoid looking "weird" by weird I mean, little girls in kindergarden often have these curls...and well.. I simply find it unacceptable walking around looking like that in my mid 20s

Xscape
October 5th, 2014, 04:48 PM
That's not a curl, hon. ;) That's a slight wave. I'd say you're a 1c, and it just comes with the territory. I would leave it be and not worry about it, unless you're really precise and want it to curl under. Then I think you'll have to blowdry it with a roundbrush a little, until it grows out more. The longer it gets, the less it will bother you.

I want it to be straight or have a little bend inwards instead of outwards

something like this:

http://assets.blabbermouth.net/media/myleskennedysolo2013_638.jpg

SnowbirdRose
October 5th, 2014, 05:10 PM
Hello and welcome!

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3932/15449558711_2115ca3e89_s.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/pxe2xV)

As you can see from this image, my ends do the flippy up thing. I've noticed the longer layers are beginning to behave a bit as they get past my shoulders.

Kelikea
October 5th, 2014, 05:12 PM
I think it looks good. Its just a natural wave, and I'm all for embracing your natural texture rather than fighting it. It also does not make me think of young girls. It seems very becoming to a young man. Here's a link with some pictures of many men rockin' their "bobs". Notice that many have wavy hair and several flip out at the ends. http://www.hairstyleagain.com/hair-style-beauty/men-bob-hair/

Madora
October 5th, 2014, 05:14 PM
I you desire straight hair, then you're going have to straighten it, not a hair friendly thing to do! Eventually it will lead to damage and breakage. You are a slightly wavy. Nothing wrong with that! If you don't want to straighten, then you'll have to cut shorter to get rid of some of the wavies.

spidermom
October 5th, 2014, 05:18 PM
Agree with earlier posters; this is natural. It means that you have a bit of wave in your hair. As it gets longer, you will probably see that you have a relaxed S-wave. When my hair was around that length, one side would turn under and the other side would flip out. Nothing I did made both sides do the same thing for very long.

If you can be patient and overlook what you don't like now, length will bring a new appearance to your hair. I hope you like it!

SnowbirdRose
October 5th, 2014, 05:25 PM
"When my hair was around that length, one side would turn under and the other side would flip out."

My hair still wants to do that! Does it behave after it gets past shoulder length?

spidermom
October 5th, 2014, 05:38 PM
Most likely yes. When wavy hair is shorter, it only has enough length to do a wave like this: C (or its mirror image)
Then you get more length and the wave becomes more like this: S (or its mirror image)

I hope that makes sense to you.

stachelbeere
October 5th, 2014, 05:49 PM
"When my hair was around that length, one side would turn under and the other side would flip out."

My hair still wants to do that! Does it behave after it gets past shoulder length?

yes! but looks more like an intentional 'blow-out' (as I like to think about it ;))

OP, this is totally normal - my hair has been doing the same flip for my whole life. It becomes less noticeable once the hair gets longer. if it really bothers you you can blow dry your hair with a round brush like lapushka described it or put your hair on large velcro rollers like this (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M36tLKBHsKQ/T1Oofkzf_VI/AAAAAAAAH5M/DLTD_bFUFSw/s1600/8.jpg)

Sarahlabyrinth
October 5th, 2014, 07:18 PM
[QUOTE=spidermom;2840142]Agree with earlier posters; this is natural. It means that you have a bit of wave in your hair. As it gets longer, you will probably see that you have a relaxed S-wave. When my hair was around that length, one side would turn under and the other side would flip out. Nothing I did made both sides do the same thing for very long.

Mine used to do exactly this when it was at shoulder length and it used to annoy me no end! You just have wavy hair and that's that. either learn to accept it and cherish what you have, or keep it cut short enough that the waves don't show. Them's your options, I'm afraid. You are just at that awkward stage right now. Keep persevering and it will get better.

Madora
October 5th, 2014, 07:23 PM
If you possibly can, avoid velcro rollers like the plague. It is not hair friendly (speaking from one time usage. Never again!)

Tip for "straightening" curly hair with plain, large rollers (no velcro): from George Michael's Secrets for Beautiful Hair (1981 Doubleday):

"I want to say at this point that over the years I have learned many tricks from my customers with hair of all lengths. After all, it is the owner of the hair who works with it every day, who knows how it behaves or misbehaves.) Angela, who could double for Suzanne Pleshette (who incidentally has curly hair that looks really lovely), always has her hair set against the grain; that is, in the opposite direction of how she wants to wear it. When she brushes her hair out, she's tamed just enough of the curl so that she can wear very slick, uncurly styles."

Xscape
October 6th, 2014, 06:12 AM
I see... Seems Ill just have to... deal with it then

diddiedaisy
October 6th, 2014, 08:14 AM
I'm a 2a and if I had my hair that length it would look like that. I think you'll have to wait until you get shoulder length or collar bone to see how wavy your hair is going be.

Phexlyn
October 6th, 2014, 08:42 AM
As far as I can see, you have slightly wavy hair, which basically gives you several choices:

1) You accept your natural hair type and grow it longer, so that the waves look like proper waves and not like an unmotivated flip anymore - the time will come, I promise! I have similar hair to yours and it would do the same thing as Spidermom described when it was between chin length and just touching the shoulders ;)
2) You style your hair straight by using a flat iron or similar (heat) styling method
3) You set your hair in rollers and try to get the flip to behave that way

That said, I don't think the style as such looks girly or kindergarten age! Good luck with taming your locks and/or growing out :)

flemeister
October 6th, 2014, 08:52 AM
As above, wait it out. Just ponytail/bun it when you need it to look sleeker. Mine also went flippy around shoulder length. Now at mid-back, and it's just wavy and generally weighs itself down better.

http://s6.postimg.org/j4eufluvh/DSC01752a.jpg (http://s6.postimg.org/y0ddn76a9/DSC01752a.jpg)http://s6.postimg.org/9qourau19/DSC02603a.jpg (http://s6.postimg.org/lfsuf9l01/DSC02603a.jpg)

Make sure to post some photos in this thread over here (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=110732) as well! :)

dogzdinner
October 6th, 2014, 10:05 AM
yup, just grin and bear it for now! Once it gets a few inches past shoulder length it will probably lay flatter. I dont have much wave to my hair but it was the same as that when it was shorter, couldnt get rid of the stupid flippies til I was past shoulder.
(the most annoying thing for me is when you have managed to get all of it curling the same way except for one random bit that always flips the wrong way!).

torrilin
October 6th, 2014, 10:34 AM
Hopefully one of the board's trained hairstylists will pop in. My hair will sometimes try to do that at shorter lengths, if my hair is cut in a way that enhances my hair's ability to wave. My recollection is that if the cut is "stacked", then my hair will curl under fairly smoothly. I don't remember the stylist term for the methods of cutting that don't work for how I like my hair tho :).

If your hair is wavier, it may not be possible to cut your hair in a way that forces it to curl under, and going for a cut that enhances the curl out will probably look neater/straighter. (assuming straight is the look you want) It can take a fair bit of trial and error to get the best compromise between the look you want and what your hair can actually do. And as your hair grows longer, you and your stylist will need to swap things around to get the look you want. It looks like your goal length is pretty short, and if you're a 2a or 2b, chances are a truly straight look won't be easy for you.

And well... not all looks are realistic for all people/hair. If I want a fairly straight look, I'm in business. My hair is largely straight, and even if I do a wave enhancing routine and cut, it will still look stick straight to most people. If I want curls... my hair doesn't like to curl, and it will take a lot of effort to try and get it to curl. Even if I manage it, it won't last long. Someone with wavier hair can often swap their look around a great deal, as their hair will take whatever shape it's put in. Someone with super curly hair is going to have to put in loads of effort if they want the straight look I come by naturally. Often they'd have to put in way more effort than I'd need to try to convince my hair to curl, and their straight look will be even more fussy than my attempts at curl. People *do* wear their hair other ways than it grows naturally, but it can be very time consuming.

Anje
October 6th, 2014, 03:29 PM
Keep growing it out. You'll never be able to trim that flip away, because it's the shape your hair takes. That's OK. When it's down past your shoulders, it'll stop flipping out like Mary Tyler Moore's hair.