loose hairstyles

I prefer the look of loose stuff and my braids are always very loose. However, if I have a loose upstyle, they usually fall down within ten minutes  so my I prefer my updos to be a tight loose. That doesn't make sense but ah well

I mean that I prefer to have the hair loose but secured very tightly.

I never wear my hair in a true bun...it's too ballet dancerish for me. I always leave a little tail out, haha. It's posted in that "how you usually wear your hair" post or whatever...

But I don't like the feeling of my hair moving around unless it's supposed to move around.

And yes, my hair is unnecessarily soft... so much that it's kind of slippery. Not very much texture. There is no way I would be able to do anything with bobby pins at all at this point.

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Hoooly crap. If I conditioned once a week, I would never be able to get a comb through my hair ever again. I used to use a spray leave in and even that was very hard to comb with... the cream one works better.

I find that sagging at the neck thing annoying about french braids too.  Its why I hardly wear them.

All you lucky ducks with your too-soft-and-silky hair.  I wish!

Loose, ponytail, braids, buns... they all look good IMO.

The key to braids that stay in place is to tighten as firmly as you can at each turn.  This is especially important when you start the braid.  It takes practice but the results are worth it.

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Since my hair tapers so much (from about 3" circumference at the nape, to nada at the ends), my braids tend to get fuzzy anyway, but the fuzz is less the more tightly I braid.  My damp braids tend to get less fuzzy, too.

Or does anyone have any suggestions to keep my braids tighter? Even if I do two, they loosen up a lot.

Can your hair hold a rope twist style braid?

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That works, too.

dancingbarefoot wrote: Oh, mine definitely tapers a lot at the end, too. Wish it didn't, but it ever since I passed waist length it's been tapering more and more.

Yah, I know that feeling, too.

Cool picture & great hair, Tyranna, thank you for sharing!  Love the weather forecast.

Hmm, no I haven't really done a lot of experimenting with braiding. Unfortunately my school schedule does not permit a lot of extracurricular time for hairplay (although that would rock if it did).

My mother is so amazed that I can hold my arms up above my head long enough to do a normal french braid. A friend of mine does the inverted braid thing, which I may have to try sometimes... it's just that one of the hardest things about braiding is keeping everything straight in your hands (ie: not mentally confusing strands, etc) and keeping knots from forming at the ends of your hair. That's why I prefer braiding when my hair is half dry...everything slides nicely, but it's not sopping wet or so dry that it knots easily.

Anyhoo, I need some sleep but thanks for the all the advice everyone. :)

Welcome aboard, Award!  Tell us about your prize-winning hair? 

SpecialKitty, thank you for your compliment!  (Sorry I didn't acknowledge last post).

letmecount123 wrote: My mother is so amazed that I can hold my arms up above my head long enough to do a normal french braid. A friend of mine does the inverted braid thing, which I may have to try sometimes... it's just that one of the hardest things about braiding is keeping everything straight in your hands (ie: not mentally confusing strands, etc) and keeping knots from forming at the ends of your hair. That's why I prefer braiding when my hair is half dry...everything slides nicely, but it's not sopping wet or so dry that it knots easily.

I used to get tired arms, too.  Not anymore.  I think I got used to it.  Also, I engage in periodic aerobic exercise, which helps improve circulation in general and helps when holding those hands up high for an extended period of time.  Avoiding the formation of knots at the ends of my braid is a special endeavor with hair that's this long; I've resorted to using my knee once or twice. (At least, it works!)