caedmyn Posted August 17, 2016 Posted August 17, 2016 (edited) I need to get a haircut before baby comes. I have never had a haircut I actually like. Mostly I just have longish hair and pull it back somehow because I can't find a style I like. I've tried shoulder-length or somewhat shorter bobs a few times. I like the look of bobs, but they don't seem to work for me. I don't like the feel of hair on my neck, and I hate having hair in my face so I end up using clips or bobby pins to keep it out of my face. My hair is fairly thick and has a lot of body and it always looks messy if it's down which bothers me, and no matter what I do or how it's cut one side flips up and one side flips under. Is there some way to make a bob work for me without getting a really short one, and without taking more than 5-10 minutes a day to style my hair? If it matters I have an oval face shape and medium brown hair. Oh, and I need bangs. I don't like the way I look without bangs. I've had straight across bangs that I curl under with a curling iron sort of 80's-style (but not so poofy) for ages. I wouldn't mind trying something else, but I don't know what else to try. Edited August 17, 2016 by caedmyn Quote
hornblower Posted August 17, 2016 Posted August 17, 2016 (edited) I love messy bobs so I'm not really a help there. Bedhead bobs are pretty much my default style but ...how about going shorter & maybe asymetrical? Cut one side way up, like into a pixie, cut the back up & then have one side swingy. http://pophaircuts.com/images/2014/04/Asymmetrical-Short-Hairstyles-for-Thick-Hair-Long-Bangs.jpgI also like a lot of the options here. #5 & 10 would be very neat I think & your hair sounds ideal for both. http://www.eshorthairstyles.com/10-pixie-haircuts-for-thick-hair.html Edited August 17, 2016 by hornblower Quote
VaKim Posted August 17, 2016 Posted August 17, 2016 (edited) No help here, but I just wanted to tell you that you just described my hair, right down to the bangs and one side flipping up and the other under! I've also never had a cut I like, mostly because I've never found anybody who can actually do a decent hair cut. Hope you get some ideas. Edited August 17, 2016 by VaKim Quote
Greta Posted August 17, 2016 Posted August 17, 2016 (edited) I need to get a haircut before baby comes. I have never had a haircut I actually like. Mostly I just have longish hair and pull it back somehow because I can't find a style I like. I've tried shoulder-length or somewhat shorter bobs a few times. I like the look of bobs, but they don't seem to work for me. I don't like the feel of hair on my neck, and I hate having hair in my face so I end up using clips or bobby pins to keep it out of my face. My hair is fairly thick and has a lot of body and it always looks messy if it's down which bothers me, and no matter what I do or how it's cut one side flips up and one side flips under. Is there some way to make a bob work for me without getting a really short one, and without taking more than 5-10 minutes a day to style my hair? If it matters I have an oval face shape and medium brown hair. Oh, and I need bangs. I don't like the way I look without bangs. I've had straight across bangs that I curl under with a curling iron sort of 80's-style (but not so poofy) for ages. I wouldn't mind trying something else, but I don't know what else to try. My hair is just like yours! What has worked well for me is to do a layered bob instead of a blunt bob. That way it looks intentionally "messy" and loose and natural rather than just looking like it's not cooperating with my attempts at styling. Something like this: http://hairstylesweekly.com/images/2012/10/Best-Layered-Bob-Hairstyles1.jpg Also, since my hair is super thick, my stylist thins it out a bit with thinning sheers. That seems to help too. ETA: my bangs are not as long as those in the picture, because that would drive me insane. But side-swept bangs are so pretty. That might be something new you could try. ETA again: I may have misunderstood what you were asking for. I always liked sleek styles and tried to get my hair to do that, but it never worked. I gave up and went with a more messy style, and since that's what my hair wants to do naturally, I actually ended up liking it more than I would have expected. So I would personally encourage you to take "messy" and run with it. But if that's not what you want, then I hope someone else is better able to help! Edited August 18, 2016 by Greta Quote
ktgrok Posted August 18, 2016 Posted August 18, 2016 Yes, that picture above is what I get with my hair, a layered bob, and they use thinning shears on it. But no bangs, because when I have bangs they curl up in the humidity and look ridiculous. Like...other people BEGGED ME To stop wearing bangs, it was that bad. (I have no fashion sense, so had to be convinced) Quote
SemiSweet Posted August 18, 2016 Posted August 18, 2016 My hair sounds just like yours, minus the bangs. I have learned to embrace the messy. I have a cut similar to the picture posted above, it's new, and I really like it. I just spray some salt spray in it and shake it and scrunch it and let it air dry. I think it looks pretty cute. Quote
bettyandbob Posted August 18, 2016 Posted August 18, 2016 I'm no help. I never have my hair shorter than a length that I can pull back in a ponytail. So it's always off my face and neck. On the rare occasion I go out special I wear it down (and am annoyed with it by the end of the night) Quote
Suzanne in ABQ Posted August 18, 2016 Posted August 18, 2016 Yup. I join the chorus that suggests a layered bob, allowed to look messy. I love the photo posted. I'm gonna save it to show my stylist next time. Quote
ktgrok Posted August 18, 2016 Posted August 18, 2016 I should add I do ask that my hair be kept long enough to put in a ponytail. So it's a longer, layered bob. Quote
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