yes, I know and I have long hair and I know it doesn't need as many
products etc. However, it's undeniable that if you've got knee length
hair, it's going to take longer to comb than a pixie. and a buzz cut
takes maybe 1 second??!!
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How much time long v. short hair requires depends on how much you handle and style it.
If your hair is long and your usual style is a quick detangle, then a
quick updo, compared to when your hair was short and you used to
blow-dry, gel, curl, fuss, mangle, and spray it into position, then
long definitely takes less time.
OTOH, if your short hair is 1/4" long, you can go from shampoo to dry
in 5 minutes, ready to be out the door. Compare that to shampoo,
condition, detangle, put-in-braid, and air-dry, taking an hour, well,
um, short hair takes less time.
Yay! At last someone has acknowledged that long hair CAN be a pain in the neck in the mornings!
In what way? I remember how I used to fight my hair every morning to get it into a proper bob.
And before that, I had a short cut something like a pixie. It lay flat like a "boy" cut, and I wore wigs a lot.
Now I wake up, brush, twist, pin, and go.
There's a common misconception that the amount of time spent caring for the hair is directly proportional to how long it it. Actually, waist-length hair only takes a bit more care than BSL hair, and classic a bit more again.
But when it gets too long to just comb or brush, that's when it starts to take longer.
Just looking for a few good hair slaves - is that too much to ask?
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Don't jump on me
people when I say business people generally have shorter hair. Having
long hair DOESN'T mean you can't be a business person but a lot of
career orientated, snappy, officey people have short, stylish cuts
which reflect their go get em personality. Long haired people tend to
be more relaxed? I mean you have to spend longer combing it and been
patient with it and if you're a rush rush person you're not going to
want to spend hours faffing around with your hair. Ok, not hours, but
you know what I mean. I think?
[... and...]
yes, I know and I have long hair and I know it doesn't need as many
products etc. However, it's undeniable that if you've got knee length
hair, it's going to take longer to comb than a pixie. and a buzz cut
takes maybe 1 second??!!
I am a business person, career-oriented, snappy, officey person with a go-get-em personality... and long long hair.
Takes me about 10 minutes in the morning to comb & braid.
When my hair was short I washed it every day, blow-dried, and combed,
combed, combed to try to keep it from looking ridiculous. Some
days turned out better than others. All things considered (care
& styling) I spend no more time on my hair now than when it was
short.
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Personaly I love short hair! However I have learned that I look better with my hair sholder length or longer Once a year I get the urge to cut it off in a Halle style............................So I guess it is Vanity
Thick 4A Hair, Relaxed every 8 weeks. Contributing writer at xicamagazine.4t.com
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My hair is so much easier when it's long! For starters, I can let it
dry naturally and it'll still go down and not out, since the weight of
it keeps the curls in control. Second, well, updos are always a
fabulous thing!
Monica: Isn't there any way that you could look at this as flattering? I mean, she's doing this to be more like you. Rachel: Well, then, couldn't she have just copied my haircut?
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Interesting topic. I think for myself, I had long hair (down to
my tailbone) until I was about 13-14, and then cut it short (just above
my shoulders). I kept it this way until I turned 19 or 20, and
then grew it long again, off and on. I never had it really long
in my adult years unless I was pregnant (2x), when it grew wildly quick
and was in excellent condition.
I went through a period of hairloss, so I think I want long hair now
because after suffering through that, I would love to be able to have a
lot of hair again. I've always been a long haired person at
heart. My sister, OTOH, has always had very short hair and has
never let it grow past her ears. She said this was out of
convenience and practicality. I'm hoping for hair down to my
waist someday soon. :) After that, I'm hoping to leave it that
way for the rest of my life.
Kris
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Hi Dave! Thank you, that means a lot to me to have you say
that! Yes, I just took that photo this evening (I love the
self-timer feature on the digital cam). I thought I would start
taking pics of the hair every couple of months for a point of growth
reference, and come here to look at all of your pics to ensure I don't
cut my hair. ;)
Your hair has always amazed me! My hair won't be as thick as your
hair ever, but I'm continuously inspired at least!
Kris
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I think my hair is medium fine and fairly thick (at least for the first
foot or so). It gradually tapers to zilch at my calves. I
plan to post a new sig pic soon... Anyway, your hair is wonderful
and would (and may already) be inspirational to others.
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I had both long and short hair. Right now it is about medium length(little past my shoulders) and I am trying to grow it out long again. I think when it was longer I was more confident, and a little more relaxed. When I cut it I have been way more uptight. Always worrying what I look like and what people are thinking about me, and my confidence took a dive. I heard guys talking about how they like girls with long hair and hated it when girls had short hair. So in my opinion people with long hair may have it to be more confident in themselves. While people with short hair don't need that long hair to hide behind because they have cofidence already. Like Halle Berry seems to have lots of cofidence, that may be why she is a "short haired girl at heart" Well that is my thought.
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