Hair Ends for Updo's

**Anje** · January 18th, 2012, 11:18 AM

I voted for fairytale ends, though braided updos would be a potential exception to that.

Doesn't stop me from wanting blunt thick ends though, even if my hair won't cooperate with the thick part.

**cooklaezo13** · January 18th, 2012, 05:53 PM

I admire blunt, thick ends, and I would sacrifice neat updos to have my ends look nice.
When my hair was longer, I never really wore it in updos, so I voted for string cheese.

**sun-kissed** · January 18th, 2012, 06:09 PM

There was a huge change in how my updo's cooperated when I cut off my severly damaged, tapered, broken ends last year. I went from being able to do crown braids to not - there were blunt tuffs of hair sticking out everywhere from the braid. I had difficulties keeping all of my hair in buns as well.

I wouldn't sacrifice a blunt, healthy hemline for updo's. I would rather deal with my hair looking so healthy and thick that it wants to break free and run wild.

**spidermom** · January 18th, 2012, 06:17 PM

I've lost the ability to do certain buns after cutting away Velcro ends, but I usually come up with something within a few days. I'd rather have healthy ends; I hate to fight with grabby ends. Just getting a comb through them is a chore.

**kidari** · January 18th, 2012, 07:00 PM

FTEs definitely stay better in an updo than thick blunt ends. I like to wear my hair down and I've found that a very layered haircut with a V hemline works well to get the best of both worlds... BUT now all my updos are "messy" because of the layers. You can't seem to win. I think you just choose what you like better and deal with the cons that come with it. For example, my hair looked really nice in a figure 8 bun when I didn't have many layers but now that I have so many layers it doesn't exactly look like a figure 8 bun anymore even though I can still make one.

**karenpetal** · January 18th, 2012, 07:04 PM

I had blunt cut for sometime and it worked great for most updo's especially braids. I guess BUNs would come out equally well with FTE or blunt ....
V cut is good for some updos but for most it will be a hassle ... braids tend to look thinner at the ends with V
Layers is worst for any updo but can look great for hair down ... currently suffering from layers

**leslissocool** · January 18th, 2012, 10:34 PM

I have a V cut I am growing out. I did the same updo I had on my friend's BSL blunt cut, I got really jealous how much nicer it looked! She's asian, her hair is straight yet has the same texture as mine.

I think it depends on the hair. My hair is super coarse, I think it's more manageable with blunt ends. I guess I'll find out!

**Alex Lou** · January 18th, 2012, 11:51 PM

Layers are the only thing that I've really had a problem with for updos. Although sometimes I get compliments because they stick out in a fan-like, "artistic" way. I still don't like it.

I would not sacrifice my personal preferences for the sake of up dos. But I wear my hair down more than up.

**pepperminttea** · January 19th, 2012, 04:01 AM

I voted other, because for me there's a lot of difference between blunt-straight across and blunt U-shaped. Blunt straight across won't tuck for anything, but that tiny bit of layering that a U-shape has? So much easier!

**RapunzelKat** · January 19th, 2012, 06:53 PM

Blunt for sure. My FTEs are so wispy and thin that I can't get a grip on them to tuck or pin them

(There's an updo pic in my album that's a fine example of this

) My FTEs also split and damage easily, so they get Velcro-y and cause tangles.

I'm currently in the process of microtrimming to get to a blunt hemline. I took just shy of an inch off last night, and I was magically able to put my hair in a cinnamon bun with sticks today!

Well, ok they were actually old pens with no ink, but same idea