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    Posted: February 06 2005 at 3:06pm
Last night I tried on this wig and absolutely loved it:



Sorry about the crappy upload quality.

My hair is currently just below shoulder length, wavy and quite dense. If I were to cut it to the length shown in the picture, how mcuh work would be required to keep it looking that spikey? Would it look okay naturally or go floppy without styling products?
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I think you should post a current picture of yourself to compare looks
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With styling products, you'll be able to make it spikey in less than a minute. Without styling products, your hair on top will have to be an inch or less to stand on it's own.
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Hi, spiky is quite easy with they wright cut and styling product. It shouldn't take more than 5 mins tops. For me its in the blowdry then put the product through it, takes me 10 mins top to do. My style it spiky through the back to crown with short bangs which I make spiky/peicy.

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I had my hair spikey in the back and about 3-4 inches in the front for almost 4 years, I am just recently trying to grow it out. After I would wash my hair, I would blow dry it, rub hair wax on my hands, run it upward through my hair, add a little bit of hair spray all over and I was done...10 minutes tops.
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Hi, I have short spiked hair and it's really easy to take care of, I don't even have to comb it, I just finger comb it and put the gel in and within a few minutes the gel is hard and my spikes stay in all day until the next time I shampoo.
I had below shoulder length bleach blonde hair, but then I got tired of it and decided to get it spiked. I don't even have to blow dry it , it's so easy to take care of, I wish that I would of had my hair like this along time ago. :-) I get compliments on my hair all of the time!!
To Anyone: I just put a couple of pictures of me on "image station" so how do I go about to show everyone the pictures on that website?? I just bleached my roots this past weekend so the last pic that I have on there my dark roots are showing UGH! haha Kim
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Just post img in square brackets, then the image url, then /img in square brackets.
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Oh, and another question: do you think that perhaps my jaw's a little too big to have short hair? I'm kinda worried that the combination could make me look a bit butch if the hair went floppy.
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Looking butch is in the eye of the beholder. A short haircut that looks feminine and sexy to one person might look butch to the next. If you think you'll look butch, you may already be pre-disposed to think that way and shouldn't go short.
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I hope this works! :-)

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Hi Again, I added another picture to my
image station. I took it the other day after I
had my hair cut and dyed again this past weekend.
I had to recharge my batteries in my digital camera
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My wife went from shoulder length to short about a year ago and quickly went shorter to a spikey style similar to your wig picture, which she loves and is planning on keeping it short (1" -1.5").

She has a similar jaw line to yourself and has had nothing but compliments on her new style from both friends and family. After having been a slave to long hair for the previous 10 years she now wishes she'd plucked up the courage to get it chopped years ago.

I presume your hair colour is simialr to that of the wig as you haven't metnioned changing it.

If you like the style - go for it!
Its your hair, your choice and your decision
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Woah, I really appreciate everyone taking time out to answer me ^^.

My hair is currently a more red/gold/strawberry blonde, but blodne nonetheless. I really should get a pic...
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I don't think you have to worry about looking butch-- a woman will only look mannish if she has a masculine face to begin with. *shrugs* I have short hair, wear jeans nearly all the time, and only wear make-up if I really have to, but I've been mistaken for a guy all of twice. . . and one of those times I was wearing a men's shirt and jacket. . .
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I have long hair short hair and everything in between not to mention EVERY color. Short spikey hair cuts are very easy to care for. I used to get out of the shower, put some bed head spik glue in my hair, turn my head upside down and brush it that way while drying it alittle with blow dryer. Less than 5 minutes right out of the shower and I was ready to go. I have a short angled hair style right now that I just got 3 days ago and I am already going to go get mine in the short spikey back cut this weekend. Hope you get it, I think you will like it.

As far as being mistaken for a man, to each their own. I come off as very assertive sometimes but I am no man. I wear girly cloths and make up but sometimes I am just jeans and t shirt kinda gal. If someone wants to make the mistake of judging me on my hairstyle, its their bad and they are missing out on one kewl gal.


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I have real short hair (think Sharon Stone) and I just wash it. blow dry real quick, and spray it up. Wish I could find some hard hold wax or gell but with fine hair they just make it flop. The hairspray works OK most of the time though. I hate windy days.....
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Demodoll,

I use: La Bella Super Spikes Styling Gel,
Extreme Hold "10" (It's Yellow)

You can get it at Walmart for I think $2.00??

It makes my spikes hard and it stays in until my next shampoo.

They advertise it in Hairstyle Magazines.

Kim
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Thanks Kim! I'll look for that the next time I am at a store. I am writing it down and putting it in my purse. I'll let you know how it works.
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Your So Welcome and I hope that the Gel
works for you! Kim
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<-----sits here jealous


I wish my wife felt this way about hair. She had it short before and hated it (though she looked great and everyone loved it that way). Oh well, at least some of you ladies out here will carry the short hair torch :)
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