how do you wear your hair?

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I have that problem.. Either my hair always looks too messy to be like a "hot NT's", or I do it in ways that an NT is too boring to think of..

Try not to worry, they're just boring.

Thanks for the encouragement

*needs a better webcam*

*and a shave*

No you do not.

Well......It depends on whether........or rather the weather. My hair is long, black , thick, soft and really nappy. I try to fry,..er um,... press it with a hot pressing comb to get it straightned but it only gets partially straightened no matter how much heat is applied. I just give up and pull it in a pony tail or if I'm not going anywhere, I let it go natural. I wish I could just wear it in one of those Jackson Five afros but in this town, it's almost a crime for black women to go outdoors with hair not "done"and with me job hunting, a 'fro isn't an option.

However, for some reason, my hair will not keep what little style I manage to force out of it. A chemical relaxner only got me half-processed hair and chemical burns on my sensitive scalp. If it's raining, hot/humid, foggy, etc, my hair becomes the consistancy of a big, black cotton ball. It could be cloudy with me indoors and my hair would look like Chaka Khan. I swear, my head is like the Weather Channel except more accurate.

CleverCait, your hair is awesome

My hair is like copper wire... colour and all.
I only really like it when it's wet, easier to manage then.
I have been thinking of getting it braided. But I've never seen anyone with my colour hair that is braided, so have no idea what it would look like.
Also it's expensive to get done.
When I was about 18, I hated my red hair so much, that I dyed it black. Mum almost strangled me for that one!

I was just wondering what people mean when they say their hair is "nappy"?
Because the only meaning I know for the word nappy is the cloth version of a diaper- and I really hope this is not what you are talking about.

never met a black person? Hair that is tight and kinky, almost like wool or a buffalo. Thats about like what mine is. I'm comfortable in my job now, so I can wear it naturally without any problems. For us to wear our hair "undone" is usually a death knell when trying to get employment. Its getting better though. Dreads, afros and braids are a lot more common today. I waited until I was three years on the job to grow mine out. However, if i go job hunting again, I'll have to probably shave. Most places are still resistant to black people with long, natural hair.

Heh yes I've met black people, mostly all from the UK though- Is it a US expression perhaps? I can't say I've ever heard it before.

I think I know the sort of hair you are talking about though, thanks for explaining.

My hair is golden-blonde,straight,mid-back length.I tend to wear it down,but lately I've been doing this thnig where you take your part,pull the front of your part to the right,and pull the back to the left,and the rest of your hair up in a clip.I liked that alot.

Oh, photo please, if you could??

Nice.

This is me from this last Spring.


Me right after my latest haircut. It's been awhile since that so my hair now looks more like the first pic again.
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PLEASE NOTE MY ELF EAR IN THIS LAST PIC

If stalkers go after anyone I warned you. And my ears are more elfish looking.

Sophist, sorry, but that doesn't look like an elf ear to me, so please don't feel too self-conscious.
My ears actually have points on top.

When I look at a mirror I make sure my ears arent really pointy.