Speaking of thick hair . . .

[Glib Gurl]

My hair is very thick and it is about shoulder length. Whenever I try to wear it in a bob, it is just a thick poofy mess. Take today for instance. I rolled my hair using rods last night. Then, I took the rods out this morning and then wrapped my hair before getting in the shower. I kept the wrap in until just before I left the house. The result? I look like a black Peggy Bundy!

To my thick-haired sistahs, are you ever able to wear a bob? Unless I am fresh from getting a relaxer, for me the answer is generally no.

 

[BeetleBug]

Me and you both. Unless I am fresh out of a relaxer, my hair just does not look right when I wear it in a bob. I just do a braidout and wrap it around in a bun. Not one of my more attractive styles but I will sacrifice style for health anyday.

 

[Mook's hair]

My hair is also thick/dense. No- no bobs. Only braidouts which haven't been going that great lately either.

Black Peg Bundy... That's hilarious!

 

[Me2]

My hair isn't as long as you ladies but I have the same problem. Always wanted the straight shiny bouncy bob...learning to live witth the fact that I never will.

 

[tetbelle]

My hair is thick and I have been able to wear a bob but my hair has to be flat ironed or rollerset with a blow out. Lot's of heat but it can be done

 

[ThickHair]

I say take it as a blessing. People would kill to have hair like that. I say just find a nice hair do that will compliment the thickness.

 

[scorpian]

My hair is very thick and it is about shoulder length. Whenever I try to wear it in a bob, it is just a thick poofy mess. Take today for instance. I rolled my hair using rods last night. Then, I took the rods out this morning and then wrapped my hair before getting in the shower. I kept the wrap in until just before I left the house. The result? I look like a black Peggy Bundy!

To my thick-haired sistahs, are you ever able to wear a bob? Unless I am fresh from getting a relaxer, for me the answer is generally no.

When I wore my hair relaxed the bob was my favorite style that's basically all I wore.
Rollers usually meant poofy hair for me and rods would make the curls tight and poodle like and it would take a week for them to loosen and fall into place.
When I switched stylists she told me to ditch the rollers and I would get my hair wrapped and dried under a hood drier then flat ironed.To keep the style she showed me how to pin curl my hair using large bobby pins (6-8 pin curls would cover the whole head any more than that makes it too tight.)then I would tie it down with a satin scarf.
When I took the pins out the hair would fall into place with the help of a little finger styling to position the unraveled curls and it was never poofy or big even though my hair is 4b and thick.
HTH

 

[chiprecious]

Bingo, you hit it right on the head. I would never do rollersets when i plan on wearing my hair done when its longer. I simply do a wet wrap with a single (maybe 2) roller at the top for some height. It has to be quite wet to acheive a smooth wrap. Also, I LOVE SE form for wrapping. It gets me the smoothest ever. Also, if you want it even smoother, I flat iron only the very top layers of my hair.

When I wore my hair relaxed the bob was my favorite style that's basically all I wore.
Rollers usually meant poofy hair for me and rods would make the curls tight and poodle like and it would take a week for them to loosen and fall into place.
When I switched stylists she told me to ditch the rollers and I would get my hair wrapped and dried under a hood drier then flat ironed.To keep the style she showed me how to pin curl my hair using large bobby pins (6-8 pin curls would cover the whole head any more than that makes it too tight.)then I would tie it down with a satin scarf.
When I took the pins out the hair would fall into place with the help of a little finger styling to position the unraveled curls and it was never poofy or big even though my hair is 4b and thick.
HTH

 

[sareca]

Every short style turns into a puffy afro on me.

 

[audacity.]

My hair is thick and I have been able to wear a bob but my hair has to be flat ironed or rollerset with a blow out. Lot's of heat but it can be done

what she said!

 

[sowhut]

My hair is thick and I have been able to wear a bob but my hair has to be flat ironed or rollerset with a blow out. Lot's of heat but it can be done

This is what i have to do also. But since im keepin heat to a minimal until i reach my hair goal i gave up on it.

 

[Galleta]

i can't wear a wrap or bob hairstyle without having a fresh relaxer too. so i just op for rollersets with lots of curls all over my head.