**Pros and Cons to having long hair**

I get similar censorships with the words acc.umulation and c.umulative  This seems to be a new function with HB. Adds a lot more silliness

oh lord, the "roosterpit" uhm.. thats because they dont want the four
letter word that comes before "pit" that is where the pilot sits in the
airplane... its the same word for the interior of car where the driver sits...

c - o - c - kpit

Rachel...your image won't load because you don't have the entire URL typed in between the [IMG] brackets.

Ok now THIS one is in MY territory:

Katja wrote: Cons: Must be completely contained when riding top-down in a convertible (unless of course you WANT damage) Takes forever to dry

A little background- I run a roadster club, I also write about cars (and
other things) and have been published in Road & Track, BMW Magazine...
and I am well known for my ... HAIR

So... here is the deal with hair and convertibles... your new best friend- if
it isnt already- is Kiehl's Leave-In Conditioner.
http://www.kiehls.com/_us/_en/catalog/product.aspx?
CatCode=AXE_Hair&TopCat=F1_Conditioners&prdcode=383
(it's also a way to make instant friends with any teenagers and children
who have tangles)
I can't say enough great things about this product, would never consider
being without it. Never has there been a tangle that it couldn't instantly
release, as well as no greasy feeling.
At one of my first roadster events, there was this really cute long-haired
guy in the parking lot. We started to talk because of our obvious
common interests- cars and long hair. He said he was considering
cutting his hair- and I had heard it from a lot of women in our car group
too, they were cutting their hair because they loved their cars, loved top-
down driving and aside from looking like Yahoo Serious at the end of a
day of gratifying curve-grabbing driving, it was a safety hazard if the hair
gets in your eyes, or worse, strikes your eye hard enough to damage it.
(Men who are losing their hair often find it in their windscreens...)

But this is so unnecessary!!!

-The Kiehl's leave in conditioner rights all wrongs in a short moment for
one thing.
-I have a nice soft velvet scunchie on my gearshift, in case I suddenly
want to put it up out of the way. A quick twist at a stop light with a hair
pin or hair stix is EASY.
-My car has also acted as a big hairdryer, sometimes the style is actually
GREAT. (OK, that was just one trip through Kentucky- I dont know how it
happened but my hair looked awesome) Bangs definitely dry better in the
car!
-Not only has the hair + convertible combo scored me some dates on the
road, but also, it is how I have gotten out of some speeding tickets
-Windscreens. I have one for a bunch of reasons, but having it does help
with the hair thing in my one roadster, I dont need it in the other
roadster. (Some guys say they find their missing hair in their
windscreens... ah well.)

I should maybe tell the story of how driving my car made me blonde
sometime...

But there are a ton of tales...
Here's some pics...


70 mph (at least) hair up in french twist, held with two hair pins


At the toll booth, after a day of winter top down driving- but I will say
this- long hair + beaded seat covers is a bad thing! You find yourself
tied to your seat by fine hairs... ouch... bad... and you find out when you
try to get out of your car and are yanked back in by your head in time to
realize you just lost all those hairs... bad bad bad...


New Year's Day top down winter driving some years ago, but wearing a
"Head Sokz". These are wonderful things.


Typical summertime car hair. It was air dried messy curly to start with, or
dried messy curly on the way. It probably will be one big tangle when I
get home, but who cares? A little Kiehls, a wash and let's do it again!


Roadster Macarena

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Shoulda used the scunchie before I started taking apart my friend's glove
compartment.

So ends today's lesson on top-down driving hair...


About the headbanging... it's BETTER to headbang with long hair, you
can whip nearby people with it!!!!



Edited by RachelZ3

I agree with most of what was said here! Long hair does make me feel
more feminine. I happen to have a "boyish" figure so it helps with my
confidence. I also prefer longer hair because I think the overall look of it
is more balanced. In another discussion, Anais showed us how the Golden
Ratio can be applied to length of hair. Generally it comes out to be classic
length ( to the fingertips ) or reversed is to the waist. This is said to be
the most visually (and mathematically) appealing length to wear your hair.
Of course that is really a matter of opinion, but being very artistic, as I
am, this makes sense to me! I think classic may be a little long for my
taste, so I'm aiming for waist...

I can't WAIT to dance with waist length hair!!!

Can't headbang???!! LOL   I guess you'd end up strangling yourself or someone next to you!!

Pros:

• Feels great on bare skin
• Can be used as a blanket when left down
• Hides "love handles" and other physical imperfections 
• Can be left in braids for days at a time

Cons:

• Must be completely contained when riding top-down in a convertible (unless of course you WANT damage)
• Takes forever to dry
• Can't (in most cases) get a professional trim without the stylist hacking off 6 inches or more
• One must learn to live with his/her natural hair texture, as regular curling/straightening will NOT fly

Pros of long hair for me:

• the different colors from tips to root and natural highlights are more visible giving hair more definition
• The waves in my hair are more visible and pronounced
• It is meditative and relaxing to comb it, wash it, and care for it

Pros of short hair - (I thought I'd do this instead of cons of long hair just because I've had short hair recently)

• great for sports or outdoor activity - don't need to worry about freezing weather when skiing, or salt, or wind, or....
• easy to wash and care for
• can be very cute depending on the style

Pros:

• Looks great
• Easier to style
• Prevents boredom
• More options
• Less washing

Cons:

• Can't just change the colour whenever
• Can't straighten or heat-style every day
• Every little thing you do comes back to haunt you six months down the line
• Can look crap in winter
• Harder to grow out a fringe(bangs)