stephanier.1765 Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Yesterday, my DS3's girlfriend took me to her hair stylist, since mine seems to have vanished off the face of this Earth, and she gave me the best color and cut I've ever had. Truly, it was amazing...until today. I washed it this morning and, of course, all the great style from her blowing my hair dry yesterday is gone. I am so inept when it comes to styling my hair that it's almost a waste of money to get a good cut because I'm just going to make it look like crap. It's so frustrating! There should be a hair styling for dummies book for people like me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 I got mine cut last week and specifically asked for something that would look fine even if I let it air-dry! It kind of worked. Still does not look as good as when she styled it, but I'm okay with that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 I wonder if your Ds3's girlfriend might have some tips for you, since she knew the great stylist. YouTube would probably be helpful, as well. FWIW, one time I was able to book an appointment when my stylist had a last-minute cancellation, but it was for a longer time slot than I usually need. Since she was going to charge me for the time slot, regardless, I asked her to pretend I was 12 and teach me how to do everything needed to care for my hair. She did, and we videoed it using my phone, so I can watch again when I've forgotten. Very, very helpful. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emba Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Could you book another appointment and have her teach you how to style it yourself? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelydon Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 YouTube! There are tons of tutorials about how to blow out all sorts of hairstyles. I think the biggest issue people have is they want to wash and go, and typically blow drying out. A good hairstyle takes an hour or more 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 This is the reason I have had either a short pixie or long hair for most of my life. My years with a bob just didn't fit with the amount of time I spend outdoors and my lack of interest in hair care. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amethyst Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Like most new skills, it takes practice. It is so so easy to give up. I want to encourage you to keep trying. Every day. Even if you're not going anywhere that day. Some days it will turn out better than others. But with practice it will start to be better on most days. You saw how great you looked with the new hairstyle, so don't give up! Don't just say "I'm going to let it grow long and wear a ponytail every day". You can do this. It's not rocket science, but believe me, it takes practice. I don't know if you work outside of the home or at home all day, but either way, build the time into your day to take care of yourself and PRACTICE. You can do this! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 I wait until the bitter end to wash my hair after a great haircut. I know it will never be quite the same. I'm not great with blowing my hair out but have found dragging the old electric curlers out and not leaving them in too long works. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanier.1765 Posted December 28, 2022 Author Share Posted December 28, 2022 Thanks everyone for the great advice. My biggest regret now was not taking a picture the day I got the cut so I'd have something to refer to when trying to get it right myself. She showed me a several things as she went along but I feel so clutzy when I try them. One thing I do need to do is get a better brush. Mine is too small and getting one bigger might help me get this right.....or at least closer to right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toocrazy!! Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 I feel the same when I leave my hairdresser. I’m not great at styling either, but I have found the hairdryer brush combo like the Revlon hot air brush really help me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 2 hours ago, Laura Corin said: This is the reason I have had either a short pixie or long hair for most of my life. My years with a bob just didn't fit with the amount of time I spend outdoors and my lack of interest in hair care. Lol. I've not made it to a pixie it it keeps getting shorter. My hair is super thick and wavy so being long it would just always end up crazy and in a ponytail. My only hack is to keep it regularly cut so I can fix it. Then I just wash it once a week. If I fix it good once I just have to touch it up after that. Dd curled my hair on Christmas. It took maybe 10 minutes. I spent 5 on it yesterday. Today it was good enough brushed it. I got tips from the hairdresser and daughter goe to do the haircut I liked. But I'm not the super done up type. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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