oh so shallow.. but what the heck to do you do with your hair?

[shootingstar]

Like yours, my haircut looks simple, but when I moved I learned the hard way that it takes a lot of skill to cut. I'm on my sixth stylist now, and I've stuck with him despite a lot of problems just because I wanted a break from haircuts that left me in tears (really, I'm not one who cares a lot about my appearance, especially now that I'm not working, but five stylists in a row left me looking truly hideous).

Hope you find someone in the end, that is super-good, not just good. It's costly to try different stylists and to live with their mistakes for awhile/try to grow out one's hair for the next stylist.

You're right -- a simple-looking style is actually layers all over the head to give it abit of shape and (small) amount of volume. Alot of women I know with dead straight hair just live with the reality of flattish looking hair ...unless they get a perm or spiky/pixie cut. Which is what my cut was this past May. My entire ears were shown, it was that short. Having 1 hair colour and straight hair means that a cutting error where there is millimetre difference on left vs. right hand side of cut, becomes noticeable, even annoying over time.

At beginning, I do specify to hair stylist that it must be a cut that I can manage in less than 5 min., and will grow out still looking decent over 3-4 months (not 6 wks.) with bike helmet use. I bike to the hair salon..and bike slowly back with the helmet on. She knows all this and more so when I show up at the salon in cycling wear. This makes her not deviate too far because of cycling helmet reality. It still works...

[spazzdog]

So, this is the thing I used when I had my motorcycle. It kept the "helmet head" look to a minimum AND kept the inside of the motorcycle helmet clean. It's coolmax so not hot to wear, breathable, wicks the sweat away, etc.

I joking referred to it as my Quaker hat because the one I had had ear flaps.

This one is more a skull cap and you can velcro it in your helmet.

http://www.cbxmanmotorcycles.com/Bro...met-Liner.aspx

[GLC1968]

holy cow, shootingstar - If I could get my hair to look that good walking out of a salon, I'd be amazed! Never mind after hours of activity!

[cylegoddess]

shooting star, wow you have great legs too! You could be a shorts model

I have long straight fine hair, and it pretty much looks crap no matter what I do so I just wash it at the gym, before I go to work and lucky, we have showers to( but cant use them on my early days, sadly.)
Also , maybe you could try ladies, that dry shampoo that famous people get used on by hairdressers . It is used without water and seems to fluff up hair.

I also love bandannas!!

[evangundy]

My stylist is/was a champion barber and has taught at schools. He has said that too many people over the years have only learned to cut "the latest look" even though it might take 1/2 hour of gels and blowing and curling, etc to get it to look that way. He always taught that a good haircut looks good no matter what you do to it - let it dry natural, blow dry, curl, gel, style, whatever. It shouldn't look good, "only one way". I keep mine really short, but only get it cut every 3 or 4 months, not 6 weeks. This was taken a couple weeks ago, and I'm overdue for a haircut. Hair washed Friday a.m., this pic taken Saturday morning and after 1/2 hour ride.
Edna
ps: it helps that my stylist is one of my best friends and a fellow cyclist, so he understands helmet hair.

[OakLeaf]

I can't say I envy slow-growing hair... but my hair cut is so similar to Edna's and shootingstar's, and four weeks is really pushing it for me. It's so thick and coarse that it turns into a complete mop. My stylist does much more thinning than shortening when I get it cut.

PS - Edna, you look great! Love the jersey, too.

[indigoiis]

I have fine, but a lot of, wavy hair with gray which is courser. I have found that if I part it far to one side, barrette off the bangs, sweep back from the crown the rest into a low ponytail/bun, then throw on the helmet, it looks good when I take the helmet off.

I also have a middle cowlick which throws off the far side part, but using the barrette helps. I can't part my hair in the middle because it makes my nose look huge.

[shootingstar]

He always taught that a good haircut looks good no matter what you do to it - let it dry natural, blow dry, curl, gel, style, whatever. It shouldn't look good, "only one way". I keep mine really short, but only get it cut every 3 or 4 months, not 6 weeks. This was taken a couple weeks ago, and I'm overdue for a haircut. Hair washed Friday a.m., this pic taken Saturday morning and after 1/2 hour ride.
Edna

+++1 for your champion stylist's friends opinion. You look absolutely great ...and alive/happy Edna in that cut. Well I suppose you need a cut but to me, it doesn't quite look it. However owner of haircut always knows best.

My stylist has shown me some cool stuff to do falling in 1-5 min., with 3-4 different looks. But am such a lazy bird. However some of this stuff works only within 1-2 months after the haircut.

Oakleaf & Crankin: 4 wks. only for your haircut? I'm such a cheapo.

Gettin' a cut today before flying out next wk. to see family not seen for past few years.

NB: cyclegoddess, re the shorts model: Thx for compliment, but I would fail the test. I'm only 5'1". No one is interested in legs that short.

[evangundy]

Oakleaf, my hair is thick and course too, he thins mine every other haircut. And the jersey is one of my favorites - I'm going to be bummed when I've lost enough weight that it's too big - might have to take it in.

Shootingstar, me too - I know different ways to style it, but end up just blow drying or letting dry natural. I don't like to spend much time on it.

And back on topic, I'm one of the lucky ones that can shower at work, even though no one really minds if you don't. September is the annual BTA Bike Commute Challenge, so I hope to get back in the habit again.http://bikecommutechallenge.com/

Edna