Newbie......question

[LoVeMYLIfe]

Hello everyone,

I have been lurking here for awhile now and want to thank you ladies very, very much for all the great info here.

Just had a quick ? about protective styling. How long are you ladies doing this? I see some who continue wearing protective styles after they have achieved there desired length. Is it more to maintain than anything else at that point? The reason I ask is because I HATE protective styles(sorry ) and LOVE wearing my hair down ever once in a while(especially to work) My length is a little past my shoulder(not quite armpit) and I know that protective styles are recommended for this length beacuse of the rubbing, but is this something that I absolutely have to do all the time?

Thanks!

 

[LovelyZ]

Protective styling has helped me gain more length and faster. However, it does get quite boring and makes me wonder why I go through all of this if I am going to hide my hair all of the time. I did the bun challenge for most of the year and I am concerned about the parts of my hair that suffer stress due to the hair being pulled back so much. But to retain length, IMO, nothing works better.

 

[LoVeMYLIfe]

Thanks for your response. I will do a ponytail, but only at the end of the week when my natural oils starts weighing my hair down, and it is not time for my wash, I will then rock a pony, but other than that I hate wearing my hair up. I also cannot find a phoney pony that looks good on me. I see plenty of girls wearing them and they look soooo good, but for some reason, on me it looks exactly like what it is, PHONEY!

Can anyone suggest a good phoney pony that is not so overwhelming?
TIA!

 

[LaShanne]

I'm have the same problem finding a realistic "phony pony" too. I just started taking care of my hair properly and I'm already tired of the bun. Please help us newbies!!!

 

[Mestiza]

It's not a must to wear your hair up everyday to obtain nor retain long hair. I wear my hair up and down, depending on what look I want, at that moment. Most of the time, I do wear my hair in a bun, though b/c it's faster for me and I love them, too. There are some members, such as Sylver2 and others, who wear their hair down all of the time and they have long hair.

 

[LoVeMYLIfe]

Any pony suggestions ladies?

Anyone??

 

[Mestiza]

Any pony suggestions ladies?

Anyone??

I've never worn any, but I'm sure that some of the ladies who have can offer some advice.

 

[KiniKakes]

Hey girl, welcome to the board.

I am one of those who wears a bun pretty much 24/7. Very occasionally i will wear it down on the wknd..... but for the most part, until i reach my ultimate goal, i will keep it bunned.

Once i reach my goal, i imagine that i'll continue to wear it up mon-fri at work, because i work at a hospital and dont need my hair swinging around all willy-nilly. A nice, neat bun with pretty, light makeup is very conservative and attractive, to me. And on the weekends i can let it loose and not experience too much breakage or feel guilty.

So to answer your question...... once ive reached my goal, i will probably continue to bun, because i dont mind the style. But i'll definitely be more relaxed on the weekends, unlike now.