Shoulder | Armpit

[Shanawavy]

Joyful Mystery Corvana and Starla Happy growing! Great that you are nearly at APL.

[Estrid]

Thank you!

I take it you've not had the greatest experience with stylists? I've had my share of terrible haircuts/stylists who didn't listen, it's really offputting. Maybe at APL it'll be long enough that you can trim it yourself?

I don't like giving that much power to someone I don't know and who probably doesn't have the same aesthetic-goal as me. I trim my hair myself, even at this length, but I will wait until it is a bit longer

[Corvana]

I'm on my way! I have another inch to go!

LOL, that does make sense, thank you! I don't think it looks like a bald spot though

Ah thanks! That actually makes me a feel a bit better about it. I was always less bothered by it when my hair was more red, I guess it blended better? But my hair is getting darker, and I'm still as pale as a stack of printer paper, so the contrast is just going way up!

Although apparently I haven't lost as much red as I thought? I played around with a peacock twist with my new clip (and learned after that I was putting it in backwards ), and took pictures while I was outside with my dogs and spied a good bit of red in all of the pictures that were taken too close/at a weird angle/blurry! So, perhaps I've only ever checked in lighting that was more inclined to mute my color.

[Corvana]

And thanks everyone! My hair was looking extra good because I'd gone swimming on Saturday and then deep conditioned it after clarifying. It was so slippery though Soft as silk, but would slip out of absolutely everything, including a ponytail! I jokingly called it "baby oil covered wrestlers" on my head the way it was slipping around.

It's still pretty slippery today, too. Slowly slipped out of my peacock twist over about 3 hours. But yesterday it only lasted an hour!

[_fred_]

And thanks everyone! My hair was looking extra good because I'd gone swimming on Saturday and then deep conditioned it after clarifying. It was so slippery though Soft as silk, but would slip out of absolutely everything, including a ponytail! I jokingly called it "baby oil covered wrestlers" on my head the way it was slipping around.

It's still pretty slippery today, too. Slowly slipped out of my peacock twist over about 3 hours. But yesterday it only lasted an hour!

LOL, escapee hair!

With all this talk of cowlicks, I went looking in a mirror to see if I've got one, and I couldn't believe how much root regrowth there is at the back! And a cowlick :P



Thanks everyone for your answers to my drying time question! Mine's currently taking 1-2 hours indoors (outside with a breeze is so much quicker!), which is a marked contrast to how fast it dried back in January!

[NightSister]

LOL, escapee hair!

Thanks everyone for your answers to my drying time question! Mine's currently taking 1-2 hours indoors (outside with a breeze is so much quicker!), which is a marked contrast to how fast it dried back in January!

_fred_ I need to start air drying outsde! The fact it takes so long for hair to dry now is what has been keeping me to a weekly wash. I. HATE. WET. HAIR.

[_fred_]

_fred_ I need to start air drying outsde! The fact it takes so long for hair to dry now is what has been keeping me to a weekly wash. I. HATE. WET. HAIR.

What is it you hate about it? I'm not fond of the mid stage between wet and dry, where most bits are dry, but just enough of it's wet to easily tangle if I so much as touch it. I've been thinking about swapping to washing it in the evenings, especially when the weather starts to get worse and it won't dry by itself before work.

[Andthetalltrees]

What is it you hate about it? I'm not fond of the mid stage between wet and dry, where most bits are dry, but just enough of it's wet to easily tangle if I so much as touch it. I've been thinking about swapping to washing it in the evenings, especially when the weather starts to get worse and it won't dry by itself before work.

That mid stage between wet and dry is my favourite! My hair always looks wavier and just seems softer then, My hair doesn't tangle as much when it's wet vs dry. Interesting how we're different.

[Corvana]

_fred_ I need to start air drying outsde! The fact it takes so long for hair to dry now is what has been keeping me to a weekly wash. I. HATE. WET. HAIR.

You could also try sectioning it! My hair takes ages to dry it feels like, but if I section off the top that's dry and clip it up, the next section dries a bit faster. Then I clip that up with the dry top, and the rest dries faster! I've shaved a good hour off my drying time by doing that, but I still don't know exactly how long it takes I just know that if I shower 3 hours before bed and don't section as it dries, it's still damp at bedtime, but it's all dry if I do section it.

[_fred_]

That mid stage between wet and dry is my favourite! My hair always looks wavier and just seems softer then, My hair doesn't tangle as much when it's wet vs dry. Interesting how we're different.

Totally is

You could also try sectioning it! My hair takes ages to dry it feels like, but if I section off the top that's dry and clip it up, the next section dries a bit faster. Then I clip that up with the dry top, and the rest dries faster! I've shaved a good hour off my drying time by doing that, but I still don't know exactly how long it takes I just know that if I shower 3 hours before bed and don't section as it dries, it's still damp at bedtime, but it's all dry if I do section it.

I often do, although not quite that technique (I clip the drier bits at the front up and leave it until I leave the house, then let the wind do the rest!). It helps the front dry in a better shape as well. I have this wave that goes in exactly the wrong direction to be flattering - looks very 70s, which is the opposite of what looks good on me - and sectioning it off helps that to not happen. I'll give your technique a go and see how that works!