Still agonizing over my hair

[marcmagus]

So I'm still trying to figure out what I want to do about my hair, and I'm finding it hugely stressful. I've accepted that my hair is pretty curly (and the extent to which it zig-zags rather than curling is significant, but doesn't look any different to a casual observer and probably doesn't make much difference in either how it should be treated

Comments

[_meej_]

If you're thinking of a professional cut anyway, it might be worth seeing if you can find a local recommendation for a stylist who's comfortable working with your hair type and willing to listen to goals and requirements, then make suggestions that might work for you.

That said, here's my experience: back before I grew my hair out, I spent about 3 years with it in the "ears-to-chin" length range on top, clippered short underneath. That would tuck back behind ears as needed to stay out of my eyes, etc; it also was lighter-weight than it would have been had the full head's worth been that length. It was just long enough to pull back and ponytail if needed, though it looked a little odd like that - more a convenience thing.

Not sure how that would work with hair of your curliness level, though - mine's certainly straighter, though part of the reason I kept the underbrush trimmed was that it tends to be frizzier than my top layers. What prompted me to grow it out was that as I moved into architecture classes, I was more and more often bent over a drafting table, and it would fall into my face, so I grew it long enough to consistently pull back and look OK.