longhaired Guy trying to find a new style
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Topic: longhaired Guy trying to find a new style
Posted By: MSTFreak
Subject: longhaired Guy trying to find a new style
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 3:58am
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i like to turn everyone attention to this topic as i am ot getting that many responses from the guys: http://www.hairboutique.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=29856&PN=1 - http://www.hairboutique.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=29856& amp;PN=1 looking for a new style but i need some help. |
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Posted By: eKatherine
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 7:49am
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To some extent this is a hair-care issue you're having. The reality of long hair is that you have to detangle it as often as you need to, and you have to detangle it correctly.
First of all, how often do you detangle? If you get out of the shower and find dreadlock-like tangles, you're detangling way less often than you need to. Waiting til these form and then tearing or ripping them out will cause stretched-out, damaged ends that tangle up even more quickly. So at this point you probably need a trim to remove some of that damage. So how often do you really need to detangle? I suggest the following:
How to detangle? Take a very widetooth comb, and angle it so the tips of the tines point up a little bit. That way they will bounce off a tangle, rather than catching on it and ripping it. Starting at the ends, begin to comb downward. When you have the last 1/2" free, move up another 1/2". You should not catch a single tangle. If you do, move down again just below it and work your way up more slowly. Never pile your hair on top of your head to wash it. Put the shampoo on the length of your hair and wash it while it's hanging down. If you tend to tangle, always wash your hair in the shower, not upside down in the sink. Never rub your hair with a towel to dry it. Always use conditioner after shampoo. Some people detangle with what they call finger-combing: they run their fingers through their hair until it is perfectly tangle-free, using the same bottom-to-top method I described above. This works too. One more thing, though. I have straight hair. It hangs down and does nothing else. I can't even make it do volume or waves, no matter what I do. Your hair is not straight if you straighten/heat-style it all the time, fill it up with loads of product, and it's still not acting like straight hair. Just once, let your hair air-dry without product or styling. Let it do what it wants to do until it's completely dry. Report back and show us a picture. ------------- 
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Posted By: DaveDecker
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 3:31pm
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MSTFreak, eKatherine has given you excellent advice. I have nothing else to add. If you follow her advice, you should never have that problem. P.S to eKatherine - is that your braided hair in the horizontal picture? Very cool.  ------------- |
Posted By: eKatherine
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 3:38pm
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The picture shows about 18" of my hair. I have put two twists in, leaving the rest natural, and I have crocheted some kinky microbraids to the base of the twists.
Sophie -my mannequin head- and I have been training seriously lately. -------------
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Posted By: DaveDecker
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 6:50pm
That is just amazing, eKatherine! Thanks for sharing the pics with us! (and for creating the look). 
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Posted By: MSTFreak
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 3:23am
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ekatherine, believe it or not, i do most of the thinks you mentioned. the problem is not that i dont know how to take care of my hair it the fact that i made a few mistakes along the way, my hair was in good condition until recently. i've managed to sort it out by finger combing my hair more often so it would not dread, especially before a shower. then again, if things get too bad, i dont mind if it locks. my main concern is the style. can anyone direct me to a mens gallery or something? |