Shoulder | Armpit

[piratejenny]

Guysssss, does your hair look way shorter in the front than it does at the back?

Since taking progress pictures I've noticed that my hair looks almost APL from the back,
but I have like 3" before it meets APL in the front. Is this a layer issue? Or... normal?

I guess I've never figured it out because almost everyone only posts back pictures.

I definitely have the same thing and - at least in my case - it's because of layers. Check out my album, I have some side pictures there. You'll see that sideways my hair barely reaches shoulder

[thirstylocks]

@Iloveyou- Your hair looks GREAT

@millyaulait My hair has been growing out layers for years -___- and yes, the front is still shorter than the back! I've accepted it as a fact of life by now.

So I just wanted to share this with you all - after many weeks of trying with my short hair, I FINALLY (mostly) was able to do a french braid!!! XD

[kielrain]

How long is your hair now? Shorter than shoulder? If you were wearing hair sticks it can't have been all that short... Think positive, at least you can grow now with good ends

Heh, I was maybe 2 inches from APL. Now, I am just past shoulder again. I hope in a month I will be able to use hairsticks again. I am lucky and can use them early... yeah.. .lucky, that's what I will say instead of thin haired. :P

[Bunnysaur]

I've been constantly playing with my new hair sticks trying to make a bun that stays for like 2 days straight. I just put them away and I'm not going to get them out again until my next towel test, hopefully then I'll have enough length!

My hair looks shorter in the front too, but that's probably due to my crazy layers.

[MegaMystery]

a bun that stays for like 2 days straight

How do you sleep with a bun on your head.. and have it stay in untill the next morning? I don't think i could unless it was right on top of my head, and even then i'd have to redo it..

[piratejenny]

thirstylocks, lovely braid!!

ILoveYou-., beautiful hair!!

I'm kind of having a hard time getting over the fact that you guys are wearing sticks! I'm obviously totally stick challenged as I can't get them to hold for more than 5 seconds max. I also tried with a thicker pen (instead of the thin chopsticks) but if anything this seemed even worse.

[DaniVerde]

I'm kind of having a hard time getting over the fact that you guys are wearing sticks! I'm obviously totally stick challenged as I can't get them to hold for more than 5 seconds max. I also tried with a thicker pen (instead of the thin chopsticks) but if anything this seemed even worse.

piratejenny, I can use a pair of acrylic sticks (barely), but they're a bit on the thin side. I just got a LadyIdun stick in the post today, and it's much thicker....and holds much better! (Although I should point out that my shortest layers won't curl around the bun nicely, but luckily it looks like it's supposed to be like that )

I'd suggest trying something thicker than even a pen, if you have it?

[millyaulait]

piratejenny, when I first tried to use sticks I tried pencils, pens, chopsticks..
Nothing really held until I got myself a nice acrylic hairstick.
I started with a Ketylo, the slightly wavey nature of it really helped me along, then I moved to straight ones.
I would honestly recommend a Ketylo to all people who are starting out with sticks because they were like a revelation for me.

And for anyone wanting to try out using sticks for maybe the first time, I'd love to just share this video with you all.
This was the first hairstick style I could do that actually stayed secure and kept all my hair in (once I got the hang of it and did it correctly! ).
In fact, I still use it all the time because it's *so* easy and stays secure even in my super slippery, fine hair (wet, oiled, or dry!).
I hope it works for anyone, old or new... >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roL-8kqQXOw <<

[Bunnysaur]

Thanks for the video, millyaulait!

[ILoveYou-.]

Thanks guys By the way, what does "SMT" stand for? I still have to learn all these terms!