not that bob (long)

Re: not that bob (long)

• MinM

  

  March 2011 edited December 2011

  Well, color = maintenace, so you may want to consider how much color you want to do. Like, overall will show roots and require upkeep more quickly than some highlights that can grow out gracefully. I gave up on color. I was just washing my money down the drain.
  
  I think there are fun and modern and even sexy bobs that are out there.
  
  When I whacked all my hair off, my guy did what he referred to as a 'reverse bob.' <- that sounds dirty. It had lots of layers and varying lengths. Just drying it made it looked styled.
  
  I just told him to take off as much as he needed to get it all healthy hair (in as much as dead cells can be healthy) and try to style it while he was at it. I was pleased. If you trust your person, you might just let the expert made the decision.
  
  I ended up with something like this....
  
  

  

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• MinM

  

  March 2011 edited December 2011

  Oh, and most important - i was still able to pull it away from my face if I wanted. I have to be able to do this or I will go insane.

  

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• TheDuckis member

  

  March 2011 edited December 2011

  My hair is also not thin/not thick/not curly/not straight, and I've determined that there's just no such thing as a no-maintenance style. I have a bob now, and if the cut isn't just perfect it expands outward triangle-style by mid day. At least when it's longer the triangle collapses under its own weight. I need lots of layers, and I still put in a good 25 minutes with the hair dryer and flat iron every morning.
  
  Can you pull off something ultra-short and pixy-ish? I'm thisclose to giving up on life and getting a buzz cut.

  
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• VarunaTT member

  

  March 2011 edited December 2011

  I honestly really loved my a-line bob.  It was easily styled with just a blow dry and round brush.  Think about an inch below your chin and right at your back hairline, so it was a sharp line.  You will need to cut up cut maintanence, but it was super easy to care for and the cut was relatively cheap.  I have very thick hair with a weird wave and I could style it with blow dryer in 30 minutes.  I couldn't pull into pony tail, but longer hair in front meant I could pull it back with a barette.
  
  As far as color, I'd recommend asking for something that is just a shade darker than natural.  I think, from pics before, you're like me with the mousy brown.  Just a shade darker looks really natural, bumps things up a bit, doesn't require more makeup and doesn't require high end maintanence.  If you're really worried about that, ask for somethign that will wash out slowly, it'll be less noticeable.  Avoid highlights at all costs, b/c they do require upkeep and you have to either dye over them or let them grow out and look kinda dumb eventually if you don't upkeep.

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• ksmoore67 member

  

  March 2011 edited December 2011

  You said you have a stylist. Is this someone that you've been going to for awhile? Someone who knows you and your hair? Someone who can interpret what you mean when you're having trouble describing what you want? Yes? Problem solved. Go sit in the chair. Spill your guts and let your stylist work magic.
  
  If you don't  have that kind of relationship with your stylist, then try A.J. Pinder Salon at Knapp Corners (right by the 5/3 Bank). Molly is brilliant. Brilliant! I need wash and go hair. I'm just not going to spend 45 minutes with a blow dryer and a flat iron. I want to give it a quick towel dry and some product and be out the door. Oh, and I do not do MOM hair. Molly knows this. If I'm describing a cut that's going to be high maintenance, she'll stear me in the direction of something similar that's still going to meet my needs. That's what your stylist should be doing too.
  

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• **O-Face** member

  

  March 2011 edited December 2011

  Why do you need a straightening treatment with it?  Embrace your textured hair.  Seriously. 
  
  I miss my pixie cut days.
  

  

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• hmonkey member

  

  March 2011 edited December 2011

  on one hand, it's just hair.  it will grow back.  that being said, the growing out process (from a bad cut) is excruciating.

  
  

  i have a cut like minm's -- long layers.  it looks like a lot of length without actually being crazy long.  i "style" it by drying it around a round brush and flipping the ends a bit.  and yes -- being long enough to pull back is critical.  as for flyaways and random hairs that don't fit, that's what a quick pomade is for.  i've even used a tiny bit of lip balm.

  

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• DG1 member

  

  March 2011 edited December 2011

  The straightening is just to minimize the maintenance, though it turned out to be $250 down the drain last time. (But I have an already-paid-for Groupon for a different one, so I might as well use it.)
  
  And I am laughing at all of your "I can style it in 30 minutes!"  Dude. That is a LONG time.  This morning, I rolled out of bed at 8:12. It's been quite the pattern this week.  Hell, even pre-kids, I wasn't willing to spend 30 minutes on my hair. 
  
  I need, like, 5 minutes or less. Comb & go. 
  
  
  And just ::headdesk:: at KSMoore.  Do you know where you're posting? It's a national board.  I am so not driving 12 hours to Grand Rapids to get my hair done.  So far, asking for their advice has gotten me where i am.  Maybe next time I'll just ask for something a little more dramatic.  My last knowledgeable stylist basically said I should never go shorter than shoulder-length because of my chin.  Which is nice and all, but good grief. I look awful now; gettnig shorter hair is probably not going to be worse.
  
  I used to insist on being able to pull it back to accommodate workouts. But considering I haven't darkened the door of a gym in about 11 months, I am thinking that might not be an issue.  I'm afraid if I *can* pull it back, then that's all I'll do.
  
  I don't think I can go pixie, though.  Which is too bad, because that's probably what I need.
  
  

  
  

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• **O-Face** member

  

  March 2011 edited December 2011

  DG1, what is the texture of your hair.  Mine is wavy, so I literally, wash, put it up, do everything else, come back, mousse+hairspray, and go.  It takes about 2 minutes for my hair. OR, I leave it dry, don't wash and style as usual with a flat iron for ~8 min.

  

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• DG1 member

  

  March 2011 edited December 2011

  
  IDK. You can kindof tell in my FB profile pic. (that was a shower before bed, air-dry overnight, no other styling, really. Then it falls apart over the course of the day. Though now it doesn't even really do that well to start.)
  
  I wouldn't call it "wavy," though that's probably the best word for it.  It's not curly in a ringlet sense, and it's not straight, for sure.
  
  It's more like some chunks are straight and other chunks are curly/kinky, so it kindof averages out to a puffy wave.  Going shorter would remove a lot of weight and make it more curly.  I have an oooold picture of a great haircut I got in about 2001/2002.  Not sure if I can put my hands on it or not.
  
  

  
  

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• **O-Face** member

  

  March 2011 edited December 2011

  I would make sure that you get your hair cut while it is dry, and that if you do get it cut, they understand the texture.  THOUGH, if you're going to use your GROUPON and get it straightened that would alleviate some of the "issue".
  
  I think a cute layered bob would be great, communication with the stylist is key, but I'm sur eyou know that. 
  

  

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• baconsmom member

  

  March 2011 edited December 2011

  I have a wash-and-wear angled bob (the stylist called it an A-line). It's not a Posh Spice angled bob - it's softer, and longer. I love it. I can take the 10 minutes to straighten it if I want (and no, I wouldn't spend 30 minutes on hair, either! What the heck, guys!), but I can also just comb it and let it air-dry, and it looks fine. 

  
  

  I do have very thin, very fine hair though. It's in that no-man's-land between wavy and straight, though, and I haven't had a true wash-n-wear style in a while. It does take some cut upkeep - I do have to make a point not to go 6 or 8 months between trims - but I can pull it back in a barette if I like, and it looks pretty chic, IMO. 

  

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• VarunaTT member

  

  March 2011 edited December 2011

  Well, the 30 minutes is how long it took me to blow dry my hair, which is where the style came from.  I either have to straighten or blow dry, leaving to just air dry results in a frizzy rat's nest of half waves.
  
  If you really want to be able to just run a comb and go, I think you need to get a style that can be done the night before (which a bob can be), either with straightener or blow dryer, throw a shower cap on in the am, and grab a comb and go or a pixie cut.  My short hair I could either wear wet out of the shower or spend 10 minutes with the hairdryer to make the pouf in the back with a round brush.  You might also look into using some dry shampoo (you can buy or make it) to make your style last longer.
  

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• eml569

  

  March 2011 edited December 2011

  DG - I had shoulder length hair and it was constantly up in a ponytail. I finally bit the bullet last week and had my stylist chop is to the mom cut. It's probably 2 inches longer than the nape of my neck in back, and angles to be maybe an inch longer in front. I use some mousse/root lifter, flip my head upside down and dry. Then a quick straightening if I'm in th emood. The whole thing takes me less than 10 min now, tops. It's still long enough to pull into a ponytail if needed. Let me know if you want my stylist's name/number. She's off Lindbergh in the Sunset Hills area, so not near you but I like her alot. She's $35 for a cut/style.

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