https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/revisiting-the-haircut-question Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:38:00 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/revisiting-the-haircut-question/page/2#post-1249170 Mon, 12 May 2014 03:46:14 +0000 Gigi 1249170@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This has been a very interesting thread! My hair is like yours, Astrid. It's fine, but there's lots of it. I too am an air-dry person and don't like to fiddle with hair and curling irons. I'm still looking for the perfect haircut, but I did find that the cut I have now works reasonably well—though it does tend to get straighter and more limp as the day wears on. There are layers, but only in the lower third of the hair. This helps avoid the crown getting all poofy while the lower layers just lie there limp. My hairdresser has straight hair, and I don't think she understands curly hair as well as she could. But&nbsp;I asked her not to trim&nbsp;the top layers a couple of visits ago, because I wanted fewer layers, and only in the bottom. She agreed, and she was actually surprised at how well the curl lies now, with the longer top layer.</p> <p>I know what Peri says about the "dose of reality"...all those lovely hairstyles require blow-drying and some kind of heated implement. I do put a leave-in conditioner on my hair, and then a gel, but that's it. I do try to do my final hair rinse with cool water. That helps cut down on frizzies.</p> <p>Good luck, Astrid! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/revisiting-the-haircut-question/page/2#post-1248622 Sun, 11 May 2014 15:48:55 +0000 Astrid 1248622@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Misia! Love the cut, but my pixie never looked like this. </p> <p>Vix, I googled and found a pic of Rachel McAdams where you have the full side view of the cut Aida posted, you can really see the way the layers are cut. Very helpful! And of course I know Meg Ryan, she definitely was a part of my childhood because my mother loved watching her romantic comedies. But sheesh, what she has done to her face is scary... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/revisiting-the-haircut-question/page/2#post-1248323 Sun, 11 May 2014 02:54:31 +0000 Vix 1248323@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi again Astrid --</p> <p>So glad Aida suggested you look at Rachel McAdams as your face shapes are so similar!</p> <p>And AJ and&nbsp;Mani are&nbsp;so right about moisture -- I think your climate is often like mine (windy/rainy) and I forget how drying the wind can be until my usual routine ain't cutting it. Dryness is the enemy of wavy/curly hair, and it's worth experimenting with what's in your cupboards/handy at the store to get some deep conditioning.</p> <p>[Personally my hair is perfect post-ocean + sunscreen in hair + hat + baked til dry. Not a daily routine, alas!]</p> <p>Anyway...another wavy with a lovely heart-shaped face&nbsp;is Meg Ryan. [She may be before your time, but if you're interested in her hair for yourself&nbsp;you can find&nbsp;a million candids + very "done" shots of her with hair from straightened to ringlet-y.]</p> <p>I tried to pick a few shots that were plausibly DIY. #5 isn't that far off from you with longer hair! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/revisiting-the-haircut-question/page/2#post-1248272 Sun, 11 May 2014 02:11:44 +0000 Misia 1248272@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I had a client today that went from long to this short and she was very happy, she actually brought me this short do pic of Jennifer Goodwin and you kind of look like her, so I thought I would show you this </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/revisiting-the-haircut-question/page/2#post-1248177 Sun, 11 May 2014 00:18:28 +0000 Astrid 1248177@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the explanation. I think I'm going to try it tomorrow, I'm only staying at home so nobody will see if I end up with greasy hair. And yes, that was definitely one of the worst cuts I had. I think it was when I was growing the pixie out, 2008 or so. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/revisiting-the-haircut-question/page/2#post-1248169 Sun, 11 May 2014 00:11:51 +0000 ManidipaM 1248169@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>whole head. I find when the hair is short just going for the scalp will do... it reaches the ends as you wash. it goes in before the hair is wet so you have a bit left in afterwards but not enough to make it greasy. I have used coconut in the past. almond may be too thick but jojoba should be good. or olive... and yes, then wash and go.</p> <p>ETA: was referring to the later image of the cut you didn't like, the back view image. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/revisiting-the-haircut-question/page/2#post-1248166 Sun, 11 May 2014 00:06:50 +0000 Astrid 1248166@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the suggestion, Eva. I'm going to try it this way, it might work much better when there's less stubborn hair to deal with. I'll try it after the next wash, it should help if the hair drys with the new part already done.</p> <p>Thanks Shiny! The beach is great for my hair too, somehow the combination of humidity and salt in the air, the wind and sun makes for great curls. Oh well, I always wanted to live by the sea anyway... I also sometimes see great hair cuts when I'm out and about, but I'm never brave enough to ask the people where they're going for a haircut, never mind asking for a picture.</p> <p>Jules, it is therapeutic, you're right. "Very little time or patience for 'dos", that fits me to a t.</p> <p>Manidipa, which cut do you mean when you talk about layering being too graduate? It's true that I never had really choppy layers, although I think I really need to find someone who can work with hair like mine before I attempt anything like that. I think I'm going to wait until at least summer to gain some length before I do anything drastic. Maybe I'll find some recommended stylist in the meantime. I'm curious about the oil, do you massage it in the whole hair when it's wet? What about the scalp? And which kind of oil do you use? Do you wash your hair normally afterwards? I do use oil for face cleansing and skin care, so I have some jojoba and almond oil at hand (as well as olive and coconut oil in the kitchen).</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/revisiting-the-haircut-question/page/2#post-1248122 Sat, 10 May 2014 23:00:01 +0000 ManidipaM 1248122@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My hair used to be very muxh like yours when younger and very hard.to cut into anything but a triangle or.mushroom at shorter lengths until.I stressed myself.silly so that much of it just fell right out (NOT recommended strategy) But another vote for reverse layering or interior layering. Only ever found one stylist to get it right who cost the moon and the stars... but so worth it... till he moved!</p> <p>Astrid, I think the problem with your earlier layered cut was also that it was TOO graduated. this is not going to work on your hair... too subtle for the amplitude of the wave... ask for CHOPPIER layering. it looks really messy on straight and less wavy hair so most stylists balk... but will be perfect with your texture as long as they don't put the longest hair into rattail mode by thinning too much (that should be more in the next longest layer).</p> <p>if you can stand the extra fuss, warm oil.massaged in before washing it can also calm things down a great deal... I tend to be too whimsical about my showers or too bad at time management, so when I DID do this the difference was dramatic. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/revisiting-the-haircut-question#post-1248113 Sat, 10 May 2014 22:25:02 +0000 Jules 1248113@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This thread is therapeutic. Fellow S waver here with a few ringlets that may form around my face depending on weather and unknowable forces... And all-or-nothing personality type who admires stick straight or truly curly hair... Plus, very little time or patience for 'dos!<br /> No advice Astrid... My hair is otherwise quite different from yours (I don't have the volume or thickness). Just commiseration as I'm having a "hair moment" myself after seeing a bunch of pictures taken on a recent holiday! Feel like I need to rethink the whole plan. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/revisiting-the-haircut-question#post-1248017 Sat, 10 May 2014 20:07:58 +0000 shiny 1248017@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sigh, as another one with wavy /frizzy / dry hair, you have my sympathies. Mine is nowhere near as thick as yours - I envy that, because when I grow my hair out, it just thins out even more, and never comes close to gracing my shoulders, and just looks awful and straggly, not full like yours!!!</p> <p>I am pretty much&nbsp;resigned to blow drying, flat ironing, and having frequent cuts -- to cut off the damaged ends. I tried all the curly strategies but they don't work for me at all. The secret to my hair looking good if air dried, seems to be going to the beach -- humidity and sea water helps -- or getting caught without an umbrella in a very gentle misty rain --&nbsp;but&nbsp;even then, it's hit or miss.&nbsp;</p> <p>Just the other day some woman stopped me to say she loved my hair, it was funny because I had been surreptitiously envying *her* hair, which was in this super adorable very short but curly/wavy cut. I wish I took a picture, it was so cute, and very different, and worked beautifully with her texture.&nbsp;Been wondering now if I might not be able to pull something off like that someday.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/revisiting-the-haircut-question#post-1247865 Sat, 10 May 2014 16:41:45 +0000 E 1247865@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Astrid, if you have a stubborn middle part, instead of going to a straight side part, you could try drawing a diagonal line starting at the side at your hairline/forehead and ending at your crown in the middle. So there's less hair you're fighting with! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/revisiting-the-haircut-question#post-1247624 Sat, 10 May 2014 10:31:35 +0000 Astrid 1247624@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you so much for all the input, Vix! I definitely can relate to getting a bit overambitious... Thanks for the link and the reminder of naturallycurly.com, I hadn't been on that website for some time. I agree with Aida that my hair is probably somewhere between a 2a and 2b, depending on hair care. I have no clue about local beauty schools or anything like that, but I'll try to do some research. I would be prepared to pay more than I do at the moment if that would mean ending up with a cut that really works. I love the pictures of Berenice Bejo btw, that was more what I was looking for when I searched for pictures.</p> <p>Thanks Suz! You're right, it's not something I can see for myself right at the moment. And I liked my pixie when I had it, but it never felt like 'me'. Additionally I think going really short would need to be accompanied by a style shift to still feel fab. I don't think I would feel as fab in my current clothes with a pixie cut. And in my case a pixie is only easy to care for as long as it is really short! I remember that as soon as I got a bit more length I got strands of hair stubbornly sticking out and I hated that.</p> <p>Thanks so much for dissecting this for me, Aida! Sorry I wasn't more clear about the first picture, I just thought it would be good to see how my hair really looks longer, for those that maybe wouldn't remember or know. I do like the last of Runcarla's pics and will definitely save it for future use. I agree that the pics Vix posted might be a good way to work up to that in the future. I think I'm going to do a hair pinterest board again to keep track of them. And I LOVE the last picture you posted - this is something that I might be able to do soon. I think first of all I'm going to try if it is possible to get rid of that damn middle part. </p> <p>Thanks Dustt! Love your inspiration picture, I bet you will look fantastic. I think my problem is that I don't have an experienced stylist that really gets my kind of hair yet. I had people thinning out my hair before, but in the past it was mostly done in desperation and didn't make the cut any better IMO. </p> <p>Thanks Peri! You're right of course, I don't expect to look my hair like that without work. I still don't think I want to use a curling iron though, my hair is very dry already and I don't want to add heat into the mix. The texture of my hair has gotten a lot better when I stopped blow drying regularly (even only using low heat) and using a curling iron regularly would be a step backwards. </p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/revisiting-the-haircut-question#post-1247024 Fri, 09 May 2014 19:04:27 +0000 Peri 1247024@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Chiming in as another curly head, I think we all need to face reality. Those great looking celebrity look at my beautiful curls shots? Product, blow dryer, curling iron <i>every single one of them.&nbsp;</i>No one's hair just looks like that...either just out of bed, or tousle and go air-dried.&nbsp;</p> <p>Astrid, you would look gorgeous in any of those cuts, but if you want that look, accept the curling iron. It is easy and fast and really not that much trouble. Even celebrities who claim to have that hair naturally will admit in the fine print that they "help it" with a curling iron on the front and a few random pieces.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/revisiting-the-haircut-question#post-1246990 Fri, 09 May 2014 18:26:27 +0000 Aida 1246990@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Dustt that's lovely! Similar to the cut I liked for Astrid above, with a high face framing layer then layers that gently slope to full length. This is more dramatic than the first photo Vix posted but less dramatic than the one Runcarla posted. Also a good option for you Astrid </p> <p>EDIT: I didn't realize that your hair is <i>much </i>shorter than what you showed in the initial post! I thought perhaps it was getting closer to that length. All the cuts I was liking are definitely longer cuts, something to work towards. With this length, you can do that same type of layering as Dustt's inspiration photo but on a more condensed scale. Something like this photo below. It'll keep you the length while you grow it longer, but you may need to have a lot of interior layering done to keep the thickness under control.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/revisiting-the-haircut-question#post-1246987 Fri, 09 May 2014 18:22:47 +0000 dustt 1246987@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm working towards this</p> <p>albeit a curlier version.....</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/revisiting-the-haircut-question#post-1246982 Fri, 09 May 2014 18:18:48 +0000 dustt 1246982@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Astrid our hair is VERY similar - My key to keeping it shorter is BRUTAL thinning done by a very experienced stylist!! Ask yours how comfortable he/she is with thinning - it makes a shorter to mid length cut way for manageable for the extra thick wavy hair!! </p> <p>I have experienced triangle head many times over the years, it's ultra important to find a stylist who is experienced with extra thick hair most are not!!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/revisiting-the-haircut-question#post-1246978 Fri, 09 May 2014 18:15:16 +0000 Aida 1246978@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ok I've had some time to think on it, and I took a quick peek at the Type 2 curls over at Naturally Curly as well. Without product, your hair behaves somewhere in between 2a and 2b, but I think if you did put a little curl crème or mousse in you'd have the look of true 2b which might open up some different cut options for you. (FWIW, I'm a 3a but left alone my curls are waaay more relaxed.)&nbsp;If you're going to wear your hair lightly wavy as it is on its own without product,&nbsp;since your hair is thick it makes traditional wavy cuts trickier. As Eve mentioned, you really do need inside layering to thin out the bulk which will give you proper "ends" and no triangle head.</p> <p>The last photo that Runcarla posted that I liked, you may want to save for a stylist that you know can handle your hair; with your thickness, if they don't understand how to layer your hair correctly you could end up with a semi-circle As for describing it, good question! The layering there is rather dramatic in the front but probably <i>only</i> that dramatic in the front. From head-on, you can see that the hair immediately framing the face is cheekbone length, with the next section of hair back at chin length, then it slopes gently&nbsp;downwards to collarbone length. In the back, the layering is likely also following the downward slope, with the highest layers only around chin length. It's pretty similar to the layering I have in my hair right now, actually, and since&nbsp;I AM going for a semi-circle shape my shorter back layers go much higher (from eye height at the shortest!). For me the appeal of this cut is that it really would highlight your hair's inherent qualities, but again I'd wait to find a stylist that understands your hair first.</p> <p>Now the first photo that Vix posted, that's probably a much more manageable starting point&nbsp;and you can always cut the layers up higher if you want to! I like something like that over Liv's cut for you because the layers are a bit more dramatic which gives you more room to remove some of the bulk at the ends, whereas the other is straighter and you get more triangle head. The cut is similar, just less dramatic really. The face framing section is smaller and starts lower (just above the chin) and the second framing section is skipped so it goes right into the gentle layered slope.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/revisiting-the-haircut-question#post-1246817 Fri, 09 May 2014 15:26:15 +0000 Suz 1246817@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Astrid, I have "type 2A" hair like Vix links to. A bit of layer can bring out more wave, but it never truly curls. (I think it is less curly than yours -- but it is similar in thickness and texture.)</p> <p>So...my "solution" if you can call it that, is a pixie. I know you do not want to go short right now and respect that. But in terms of ease and what works best <b>WITH</b> my hair's texture and allows me to live virtually "wash and go" -- that is the only cut that does it for me. The thickness becomes a distinct virtue, allowing my stylist to do different things with it, depending on how I want to tweak the cut. It <b>DOES</b> need constant thinning -- and I mean every haircut. So the stylist needs to understand this, and also she needs to pay attention to the direction of the natural wave and cut so as to prevent cowlicks, etc.&nbsp;</p> <p>That is for what it is worth -- perhaps something to consider again in the future.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/revisiting-the-haircut-question#post-1246807 Fri, 09 May 2014 15:12:37 +0000 Vix 1246807@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Astrid --</p> <p>I hear you on wavy hair being a bit tricky! I also know you hate product and fussing with it (I've reluctantly embraced being a 1-product +/- a few drops of oil type but am still a "conditioner-wash"-and-go type most of the time.)</p> <p>I've also embraced lots of tips for enhancing and pushing my waves and found stylists who cut for curl,&nbsp;but have accepted that my hair will never be *curly* (unless it *maybe* has a crapton of products in it...no one's ever styled it so it curled more than the blue dress shot below and that was just an average wash/go summer day). Mine is&nbsp;a true "S" wave--with parts that have more curl--but generally it "settles into itself" as you say about yours.&nbsp;</p> <p>So I hear you on the inspiration photos needing to dial back the curl a bit...I tend to get overambitious (cough envious cough)&nbsp;about what my hair will do when I see our curlier YLFers!</p> <p>Re photos to show your stylist -- Naturallycurly.com has done a much-needed overhaul to their gallery so it's a bit easier to find celebs or real people.</p> <p>Here's the type 2 hair starting point:</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.naturallycurly.com/pages/hairtypes/type2#type-2b">http://www.naturallycurly.com/.....e2#type-2b</a></p> <p>Also re stylist -- local beauty schools? Expensive salons that have "junior" &nbsp;or "trainee" stylists with reduced rates? [I find younger stylists are getting a lot more training re working with&nbsp;texture these days.]</p> <p>I'm terrible at remembering the technical parts about cuts so am not much help. What I *will* say is that my cuts are&nbsp;shorter in the front to frame the face then &nbsp;longer in the back. Then the back's top pieces are shorter than the layers underneath...but not drastically shorter. I need frequent (2-3 months) cuts to keep the bushiness down and all the "wavy/curly" stylists I've had remove a lot of "bulk."</p> <p>Where your front pieces end really relates to how your wave behaves and your pretty heart-shaped face.</p> <p>/probably useless!&nbsp;</p> <p>Some photo if they help -- 1-2 are Berenice Bejo since that's more or less what I'm talking about/aim for re the front...others are me at different lengths to try to show the general "roundness or ovalness" the cuts have in the back. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/revisiting-the-haircut-question#post-1246508 Fri, 09 May 2014 06:05:14 +0000 Astrid 1246508@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the link to the article, Eva! I honestly have no idea whether I had interior or only exterior layers cut. I'm going to ask the next time. And yes, I can imagine it being just as difficult with thin hair!</p> <p>&nbsp;Thanks Aida! That last pic looks great. But I wouldn't be able to guess the cut based on this styled picture... How would you describe it? Long layers with the longest at collarbone length, and shorter strands around the face? The last time I took a pic like this to the hair stylist I ended up with that horrible cut I had - though it wasn't where I'm going now. </p> <p>Runcarla, no I don't brush my hair (besides before washing like you mentioned). Brushing was the biggest mistake I made when my hair texture changed in my teens, when I didn't know better. Trust me, you don't want to see what my hair looked like then. But I haven't done that for years. Now I use a wide toothed comb if I need to and otherwise just my fingers. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/revisiting-the-haircut-question#post-1246365 Fri, 09 May 2014 02:38:01 +0000 Carla 1246365@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Astrid, do you BRUSH your hair? Finger combing or using an Afro pick to distribute product prior to air drying, or to 'break up' the curls will encourage the curly look. Brushing smoothes things out, but with fine thick hair, you will get volume and waves (and frizz!). </p> <p>I usually give my hair a good brush through before I wash it. It is a disaster to brush at any other time! If I'm not working out too much, I can go 3 days without brushing or combing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/revisiting-the-haircut-question#post-1245952 Thu, 08 May 2014 20:29:10 +0000 Aida 1245952@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have to run but wanted to chime in quickly to say that the layering in the last photo that Runcarla posted would work very well with your hair for this length. It will thin out some of the volume at the ends and give you lighter body. A light curl mousse or crme could also be beneficial to getting your curls to be more pronounced and behaved.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/revisiting-the-haircut-question#post-1245837 Thu, 08 May 2014 18:57:46 +0000 E 1245837@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Are there any products you can could add just out of the shower that would let it air dry but be a bit better behaved/easier to manage? If you prefer natural products, what about a bit of coconut or argan oil?</p> <p>Have you tried washing it at night, then braiding/twisting it or putting it up in a few little buns/twists, sleeping on it, and seeing what it looks like in the morning? It really only takes a couple of minutes and might make you happier. (When I do this, it lasts longer with a bit of gel added to the wet hair.)</p> <p>A quick google search pulled up this <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.youbeauty.com/hair/haircuts-wavy-hair">article</a>, which says that layers should be in the 'interior' of the hair. Has your stylist ever cut layers like that or just on the outer layer? Maybe you'd have better luck with interior layers?</p> <p>(And I completely understand your frustration at trying to find inspiration pics! My hair is quite thin, and with all of the extensions and clip-ins and other things celebrities use these days, I can't use many of them for reference any more.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/revisiting-the-haircut-question#post-1245755 Thu, 08 May 2014 17:44:53 +0000 Astrid 1245755@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Scarlet. :)</p> <p>Thanks AJ! It is fine, but I have a lot of it. I did the plopping when I had longer hair, but I never left conditioner in. I might try that. Now that the hair is shorter plopping doesn't seem to do much for the hair, but I got used to wrapping the hair up for a few minutes to get most of the water out so I'm still doing that. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/revisiting-the-haircut-question#post-1245744 Thu, 08 May 2014 17:33:24 +0000 AJ 1245744@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Astrid, is your hair fine or thick?</p> <p>I started to appreciate my frizz prone hair more when I started to use conditioner as a styling aid. After I wash my hair, while I'm still in the shower, I put a light layer of conditioner (sulfate free) on my hair, then wrap it in a clean cotton t-shirt (less frizz promoting). Don't rub your hair dry. Let the tee soak most of the moisture.</p> <p>Then when I get out of the shower, I use the same tee and my bed to "plop" my hair:<br /> <a href="http://m.wikihow.com/Plop-Your-Hair" rel="nofollow">http://m.wikihow.com/Plop-Your-Hair</a></p> <p>I leave my hair in plop mode while I finish getting dressed, then take the tee off and arrange my hair for air drying. Don't leave your hair in the tee for too long, 10 minutes should do or else it will start to get frizzy. It should still be wet when you take the tee off.</p> <p>Hope that helps! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/revisiting-the-haircut-question#post-1245736 Thu, 08 May 2014 17:26:54 +0000 Scarlet 1245736@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am so glad you are considering this and I think your idea is right on. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/revisiting-the-haircut-question#post-1245729 Thu, 08 May 2014 17:07:32 +0000 Astrid 1245729@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks everyone for your input! :)</p> <p>First off, I know that Liv Tyler has totally different hair, but you can't find inspiration pictures with my kind of hair anywhere, probably because most people with hair like mine straighten it. If you search for curly or wavy dos you get all the looks that are definitely done with an iron and I don't want to do that, neither for straightening nor for adding curls. I'm more or less looking for wash, airdry and go. And I love Aida's hair and her new do is fantastic, but I could never make something similar work because I have much less curl. Strictly speaking my hair isn't curly at all, just wavy.</p> <p>And layering is problematic too, I haven't yet had a cut with layers I really loved. I definitely get the triangle head without layers (especially obvious with the bob), but adding some layers doesn't seem to work that well either. At the last appointment the stylist did give me some more layers than I had before, but when I have them at this length they just 'settle' on top of each other, know what I mean? They do nothing to define my curls or give me shape, they just make my triangle hair look more bushy. The pic below is old, but it's a good example. When I try do define single strands and make them fall more into each other it only lasts for half an hour before I look like this again. </p> <p>I think the hair stylists I've been going to are alright, but of course there might be room for improvement. The problem is I don't know anyone I could ask for a recommendation, my friends all have straight uncomplicated hair&nbsp; - they just regularly get the ends cut at the barber around the corner for 5€, not something I want to try! </p> <p>I always wear my hair down, I've never done an updo even when I had long hair. So I need something that looks good left on its own. Oh and the middle part is more or less a given, because I hate how a side part tugs at my scalp. I've had a middle part all my life...</p> </p> <p>ETA</p> <p>Runcarla, I love your example pictures, but my hair would never look like this unless I use a curling iron. </p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/revisiting-the-haircut-question#post-1245707 Thu, 08 May 2014 16:49:02 +0000 Carla 1245707@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>There are folks who recommend strategic layers for curly hair, and others who suggest length to stretch out the curl. </p> <p>From personal experience (and I believe my hair texture is similar to yours) the more layers I got, the curlier and fuller (bushier) my hair got. Sometimes it was better, because I could wash and air dry with a little leave in conditioner. Sometimes it was bad, especially if the top layers were too short. This would end up like 'poodle head' with a small defined crown, then volume out over the ears. I found that I could not style/straighten a heavily layered look into anything resembling a straight 'do.</p> <p>All one length definitely leads to the Alice Triangle head that Janet references. </p> <p>Long layers, cut into the bottom half to 1/3 of hair seem to give the most styling freedom. You can let hair air dry for romantic waves and curls, or blo.w dry straight (but expect volume!). A flat iron can take the volume out, but can dry hair and make it more frizzy. Save it for special occasions, and conditional and protect in between.</p> <p>How long your overall length, and where the layers start will change the shape and how it frames your face. In your pic above, the layers start below your jaw, so that is where the volume or weight line is. </p> <p>Maybe some face framing layers (but NOT bangs)? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/revisiting-the-haircut-question#post-1245683 Thu, 08 May 2014 16:21:34 +0000 E 1245683@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If it's not manageable, definitely time for a change! Do you prefer to wear your hair down all of the time? Perhaps you could master a couple fast &amp; easy updos/half updos for days when it just won't cooperate. Especially if you're growing it out a bit longer anyway.</p> <p>I can't offer much advice for the actual cut, because my hair is the opposite of yours. But I'd be looking for photos of celebrities with a similar hair texture, although I suspect that's easier said than done. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/revisiting-the-haircut-question#post-1245681 Thu, 08 May 2014 16:20:18 +0000 Carla 1245681@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Why not try a small change-up, like a side part? </p>