I want Rihanna's hair!

[MiCHiE]

Short cuts are fun, but they do require more upkeep than longer hair, as aziajs said. How much depends on your hair's texture, thickness, etc...When my hair was cut short, I was constantly shaving/re-shaping the back because it was either that, spot relax it or have a bush. And, ofcourse, with a headturning hairstyle, you have to keep it in check.

 

[TISH1124]

This is probably true depending on the texture...Becuase I have never had issues or major up keep with mine ...other than it just grows too fast...But I don't relax my hair...It is very fine and easy to flat iron but when the back is short is very wavy so I just let it do it's thing ...I rarely touch the back when it's short

 

[User67]

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Originally Posted by TISH1127 Girl I cut my hair off in a pixie cut in December...It is already grown back...I just asked my sister and she said that some mornings if she sweat at night she has to bump it slightly with the flat iron...but most mornings it is just a little Biosilk and a bear claw comb and she is out the door

My biggest fear is the back part. If it starts getting bushy, it's not like there is enough hair to clamp into a flat iron. So what do you do?

 

[User67]

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Originally Posted by ♥MiCHiE♥ Short cuts are fun, but they do require more upkeep than longer hair, as aziajs said. How much depends on your hair's texture, thickness, etc...When my hair was cut short, I was constantly shaving/re-shaping the back because it was either that, spot relax it or have a bush. And, ofcourse, with a headturning hairstyle, you have to keep it in check.

All the things you mentioned are what worries me. My hair is very thick & grows very fast. I don't want to me perming my hair like every 2-3 weeks lol!

 

[TISH1124]

If you perm your hair...the back will require constant touch-up as you cut it and as it grows in.....My friend is forever perming just the back of her hair...Crazy...But she doesn't mind ... she has worn in short in the back for years

 

[couturesista]

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Originally Posted by Nyla2120 All the things you mentioned are what worries me. My hair is very thick & grows very fast. I don't want to me perming my hair like every 2-3 weeks lol!

Then don't cut it, having a raggedy nape is the worst when you have a short cut. If you can find an alternative to keep it flat and straight the way you like it, go for it!

 

[MiCHiE]

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Originally Posted by Nyla2120 All the things you mentioned are what worries me. My hair is very thick & grows very fast. I don't want to me perming my hair like every 2-3 weeks lol!

Are you planning to visit a salon on a regular basis? If so, your stylist can always touch it up for you.

 

[User67]

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Originally Posted by ♥MiCHiE♥ Are you planning to visit a salon on a regular basis? If so, your stylist can always touch it up for you.

Right now I get a perm every 4 weeks. That's as often as I go, normally never more than once a month.

 

[TISH1124]

If you get it every 4 weeks...I think you will be fine....ask your stylist her opinion ...she is the best judge of your hair and the maintenance required to keep that style up

 

[User67]

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Originally Posted by TISH1127 If you get it every 4 weeks...I think you will be fine....ask your stylist her opinion ...she is the best judge of your hair and the maintenance required to keep that style up

Good point. Maybe if she thinks it best not to go that short, we can at least come up with another style that I will be happier with than what I have now. And if you ladies have any suggestions for another style that I might like, please give them to me. I am sooo ready for a change!

 

[User67]

Here is a better pic of what my hair looks like now. I am so sick of it! Bleh!

This is right after a hair appointment as well, it usually doesn't even look this good.

 

[TISH1124]

How about a chopped Bob...those are cute

 

[User67]

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Originally Posted by TISH1127 How about a chopped Bob...those are cute

That's cute! What would I have to do just cut the back shorter & leave a few long pieces in the front?

 

[TISH1124]

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Originally Posted by Nyla2120 Here is a better pic of what my hair looks like now. I am so sick of it! Bleh! This is right after a hair appointment as well, it usually doesn't even look this good.

I love your hair...maybe just take it up a notch in the back to the nap of your neck ...but not shaved....would be so cute

 

[couturesista]

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Originally Posted by Nyla2120 Here is a better pic of what my hair looks like now. I am so sick of it! Bleh! This is right after a hair appointment as well, it usually doesn't even look this good.

OK seriously, how cute are you!!!

 

[User67]

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Originally Posted by couturesista OK seriously, how cute are you!!!

Oh, thank you so much!

 

[TISH1124]

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Originally Posted by Nyla2120 That's cute! What would I have to do just cut the back shorter & leave a few long pieces in the front?

Yes..you would not have to shave the back at all it would just be a angled BOB...with the back shorter and the sides more layered with longer pieces

 

[User67]

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Originally Posted by TISH1127 Yes..you would not have to shave the back at all it would just be a angled BOB...with the back shorter and the sides more layered with longer pieces

That's basically how it supposed to be now, even though it doesn't seem like it

 

[TISH1124]

It looks like that to me...Just not as choppy and edgy as Rihanna's your's looks more sophisticated....versus edgy

 

[chiquilla_loca]

sorry i can't add much to the discussion,
but you are so gorgeous! i really like Tish's suggestion of the choppy bob