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So I decided to grow my hair out AGAIN, though this time it's cause I have the bright idea that I'm gonna grow dreads when it's long enough (any tips on how a white girl with ridiculously straight hair ought to go about such things would be appreciated). Meanwhile, I'm going through the horrible crisis of hair in that awkward inbetween stage and I can't really fix it with loads of product 'cause I can't bear the thought of putting a helmet on with my hair full of crap. Am I just stuck with the choice of looking like a reject from That 70s Show or covering it up with a bandana for the next 4 months? Or does one of you have a more brilliant idea?
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Re: Ahh! Helmet hair...
Sat, January 3, 2004 - 12:08 AMI've had friends perm their straight hair, and get decent dreads (especially if you braid the incompletely dreaded bits as you progress). You can also do the dread-extension thing. Those can look pretty good - to my eye, anyhow.
www.dreadheadhq.com seems to have some decent advice. (Didn't read the whole site, though.)
Growing hair out sucks. I'm a barette and hairband girl when I go from short to long, but it still sucks. The really goopy Fudge products can make some kinds of awkward short hair look cool - you can style it a lot without it getting too stiff.
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Re: Ahh! Helmet hair...
Wed, January 7, 2004 - 1:31 PMHow long is your hair RIGHT now? I'm growing mine out from having shaved my head after I decided to get rid of my dreads. I now have extensions, but I had to wait till my hair was about 2 in. long to get them. When I first decided to get dreads, I tried dread extensions first to see if I even liked how they looked. I did, so I got a dread perm--they make dreads, then put on the perm solution. It speads up the process a lot. You leave the salon with dreads! They aren't hard and "locked" yet...that takes a while. I think having them waxed and spritzing them with salt water helps harden them.
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Re: Ahh! Helmet hair...
Wed, January 7, 2004 - 2:01 PMIt was shaved pretty short in the back and longer on top last time I got it cut. The longest of it is probably 3 or 4" right now, and the shortest an inch or so. It's at that annoying phase where I can't quite tuck it behind my ears, but it's all flopping in my face and making me crazy. Putting a motorcycle helmet on only makes it worse.
The idea of a dread perm doesn't sit quite right with me, even though I've seen it done. I don't know why.
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Re: Ahh! Helmet hair...
Wed, January 7, 2004 - 1:34 PMHow long is your hair RIGHT now? I'm growing mine out from having shaved my head after I decided to get rid of my dreads. I now have extensions, but I had to wait till my hair was about 2 in. long to get them. When I first decided to get dreads, I tried dread extensions first to see if I even liked how they looked. I did, so I got a dread perm--they make dreads, then put on the perm solution. It speads up the process a lot. You leave the salon with dreads! They aren't hard and "locked" yet...that takes a while. I think having them waxed and spritzing them with salt water helps harden them.
good luck!
