OCDHG wrote: 
ooooh cool!

 rosedraws wrote: 
When I had long hair and was living out in New Mexico, I had two long black-and-white porcupine quills I used for this.

 BlueHeronDruid wrote: 
How many times a year can you actually get it dry out there?

 plaice3 wrote: 
ty! ...

I had really long hair in fifth grade when my mom decided it was time for a "pixie" cut.  I remember feeling like I was floating off the floor after having all that weight taken off.  I looked ridiculous, especially in the oh-so mod, shocking yellow outfit she put put me for Eastern that weekend ...  but I liked that lighter-than-air feeling of short hair.

I also really like CoffeeGirl's natural color.  I think (maybe wishfully) that that is my natural color, too!

 Coaxial wrote: 
You know me well!

 BlueHeronDruid wrote: 

Or maybe not.

Wash hair, 12:30 p.m.

Walk in the pouring rain with dogs, hair tide up under baseball cap, 2:30 p.m.

Trip to grocery store in pouring rain, hair pulled back, no hat, 4:30 p.m.

Still wet? Hugh betcha. Combed yet? Not a chance. Maybe tomorrow.

when i was a little girl, i had hair down to my waist, and my mom took me to the "beauty shop" and had them cut it all off.  i was DEVASTATED!
since that time, i have worn my hair in all variations of long and short, and have come to the conclusion that i do not really feel like myself if my hair is too short.

i don't care for the idea that any woman past 40 should wear her hair short because short hair is more flattering as we age.  poppycock!!

i feel that, for me personally, having long hair is one way in which i can express myself.  i have used it as a dance prop, i have braided it, twisted it, and worn it loose.  i even used to perm it back when that was the fashion.

my preference is to wear it loose. 

my mom had a white braid down to her waist when she died in her 70's.  i aspire to keep my hair long until the day i die, too.  unfortunately, i am not ready to let it go white yet, though, so i use temporary dye once a month.  if i didn't, it would be paprika and salt!  (auburn with white sprinkles)

my favorite products are very expensive, unfortunately, but they are what my hair responds to best.  so, as an alternative, i use dove shampoo and conditioner for damaged hair.  my hair isn't really damaged, but that formula works well, and will hopefully keep my hair from BECOMING damaged.

(i used to work in a health store, and all of those brands caused my hair to feel dry.  aveda is the brand i prefer, but at $25 for a bottle of shampoo....YOUCH!!!)

My hair normally is a lightish auburn red/blonde color, but after many years of being on meds it has gotten thin (aka...falling out).  It was suggested that if I darken it up a tad it would look thicker.  So one day, this past September, I grabbed a box off the shelf of a brand I have never used.  BIG mistake.  I went darker alright...think purple/blue black Goth Girl.  It was AWFUL!  I managed to strip some of the color out, but still 3 months later, I am this espresso brown...with GREY!  GREY!  I give up. 

My normal color


Enter ....."Goth Girl"


Three months later....

It was down nearly to my elbows when I was fifteen.

Several years ago I grew it out again, but it wasn't what it was when I was a kid.  Last spring on impulse I had it chopped off.

It's thin and fragile and I'm generally unhappy with it these days.

After having long hair for quite a number of years, I decided on a change. 14 inches went to Locks of Love. That was back at the end of August, it's already grown out quite a bit.  I think I'll let it get longer again, I sorta miss it.

 JrzyTmata wrote: 

i'm almost yer brudder

 meower wrote: 
you get me.

 JrzyTmata wrote: 

 

 plaice3 wrote: 
I like it on crackers.

 edieraye wrote: 
My mom always taught me that personal grooming pays off.

A girlfriend taught me that "no grass grows on the playground."

I pretty much live by those.....

For the record, I like a smooth pate on a man ...

 edieraye wrote: 
I don't get cold. I'm pretty well insulated.