Etc. Bears and Bespoke, A Thread of Fashion

Calamity Jane

jon hamm?

the first thing i thought was "what do they uh, feel like? bags of sand"

crwth

i've watched the 40 year old virgin many times on the usa network and that is not how the quote goes

bowtiedseal

Blake T wrote: »

(This will result in, when I get home Vivienne demanding to know if she should curl her hair or something and I will have to explain to her it is only your cats I crush on)

vintage panda and rosa

(rosa was a bit older and panda was just teeny tiny when I got them)

Grey Ghost

THAT CAT IS SO SMALL

bowtiedseal

small no longer

medium sized and ridiculous

Blake T

Awww yeah.

That's the stuff.

Psykoma

bowtiedseal wrote: »

@gizzy I think you rock the hat way more than your bro! I love it

Delaney wrote: »

cabsy wrote: »

Delaney wrote: »

bowtiedseal wrote: »

I've been using the miss Jessie products I talked about ordering last thread for a few weeks and they are fabulous. I've got creme de la curl conditioner, leave in condish, and the jelly soft curls styling gel. I LOVE the gel - it's amazing for second day hair. Just wet hair a little and scrunch with gel and bam great hair. It gives great soft definition. The only issue is these products + my hair getting longer is giving me softer, more stretchy curls than I'm used to so it's a bit of an adjustment, but I really like it overall.

I am having the hardest time trying to find the right way to dry my hair (or let it dry) along with what finishing products to use and how much. There's no problem getting curls, but they don't seem to be falling into anything that looks like a natural hairstyle. Usually, the curls are too large and clumped together, but if I try to separate them more, I'm still getting frizz. Overall, my hair is in much better shape, though.

When my hair was longer I used a wide tooth comb when it was wet and then gently scrunched it a little bit while wet and then left it alone forever

That's what I've mainly tried and it results in the really big curls that look unnatural. I don't yet know how to soften/separate the curls up without making my hair frizz.

yaay I love talking curly hair

I am sure your big curls are awesome! some people would kill for "unnatural" looking natural curls. if you want to change it up, here are a few things I did when I had short hair and bigger curls - adjust/shake hair out at the root with fingers when it is SOPPING wet. if it is approaching dry, frizz will happen. you can also separate your curls manually and twist them out with your fingers for smaller curls - again the key is doing it when your hair is still very wet! as for drying, I almost always let mine air dry but since my hair will freeze on my head if i do that now I will diffuse dry the ends a bit (upside down). I'm sure I would have less frizz if I refrained from touching it at all while it dried but I have no self control and I like big hair so I scrunch it a lot as it dries.

product wise - it's just best to experiment. some products require a handful and for others less is more. I usually start out with a quarter sized dollop and then increase or decrease if I feel I haven't gotten it right.

and the forums on naturallycurly.com are a wealth of knowledge. there is bound to be someone there with your hair type! plus looking at before/after pics is fun.

my hair today, miss jessie products

I tried doing the root adjust while wet thing and then air dry tonight, this was the result

Guessing my hair had gotten too dry

bowtiedseal

I think that turned out really pretty!

Calamity Jane

crwth wrote: »

i've watched the 40 year old virgin many times on the usa network and that is not how the quote goes

whatever

what im saying is mr. scarf looks like steve carrell

not a bad thing

MadEddy

If I air dry my hair and scrunch it, it will wave:

But it can't be bothered to curl properly, so I will just sit here and envy y'all's hair.

miscellaneousinsanity

we postin curly/wavy hair pics itt?

(made possible by salt water + sea air)

Grey Ghost

MadEddy wrote: »

If I air dry my hair and scrunch it, it will wave:

But it can't be bothered to curl properly, so I will just sit here and envy y'all's hair.

'Sup, girl?

Usagi

Misc your hair is amazing

crwth

uh oh is it curly haired picture time

oh 18 year old me what were you thinking

Calamity Jane

i didnt know you were in color me bad

miscellaneousinsanity

crooooof that is glorious

crwth

Calamity Jane wrote: »

i didnt know you were in color me bad

it's true i do want to sex a lot of people up

crwth

miscellaneousinsanity wrote: »

crooooof that is glorious

it was my "rebellious" phase

my dad got really mad at me for not cutting my hair for eight months

quick note this was my dad in his 20s

not the best picture but the hair is the main point

Helpless Rock

miscellaneousinsanity wrote: »

we postin curly/wavy hair pics itt?

(made possible by salt water + sea air)

I have absolutely no idea how your hair works. In every picture it is being something that I didn't know hair could physically be.

It's fantastic.

Vixx

MadEddy wrote: »

If I air dry my hair and scrunch it, it will wave:

But it can't be bothered to curl properly, so I will just sit here and envy y'all's hair.

girl

that hair has some glam factor to it

you look great!

Huntera

crwth wrote: »

miscellaneousinsanity wrote: »

crooooof that is glorious

it was my "rebellious" phase

my dad got really mad at me for not cutting my hair for eight months

quick note this was my dad in his 20s

not the best picture but the hair is the main point

Are you sure that's not just an old Polaroid of you???

Calamity Jane

WRONG THREAD WHOOPS.

i recieved more gifted clothes from my sister in-law

Liiya

My hair doesn't curl

MadEddy

Mine was stick straight until I was like twenty-two or so. The older I get, the more wavy/curly it gets. Dunno why.

ahava

maybe i'll try to wash my hair tomorrow and then let it curl (it seems to work out really well if I air dry it while having it half up/half down. Probably because it's less heavy.

smof

Curly hair is nice on other people but I am grateful mine is straight. Seems less demanding.

Eddy

I am racially unable to have curly hair

clearly, for the strongest and most genetically (and fashionably) diverse child, I need to make bang with crwth

clearly

Bé Chuille

Curly hair!

When my hairdresser does it with his magic potions:


Vs right now after going to bed with wet hair and morning of humid pool at work:

Bé Chuille

Also ignore my dumb face, I'm sure that was originally for my sisters benefit.

Lost Salient

If I dry my hair and scrunch it, it looks like I slept poorly and maybe don't care about my appearance much

Thanks super-straight fine hair

Thanks for nothing

Be Chuille your dumb face is super pretty!

Bé Chuille

N'aww, thanks!

My hair is getting very fine the past few years. My mom is in he early 50s and its quite thin so im a little concerned.

cabsy

lonelyahava wrote: »

maybe i'll try to wash my hair tomorrow and then let it curl (it seems to work out really well if I air dry it while having it half up/half down. Probably because it's less heavy.

when I was in high school and I had below mid-back length hair I used to get up in the morning early, wash it, and then go back to bed carefully hanging my hair off the side of the bed so that it could curl all the way to the root without being weighed down at the ends as it air dried

that's pretty much as fancy as I got with styling until I was in my mid-20s

Lost Salient

Okay I have about nine hours to stress over what to wear on this date

I have no idea anymore about my clothes other than feeling tired of all of them

Kadith

Couldn't manage to figure out how to tie my new bow tie from thetiebar.com in time for work.

The saddest day.

tynic

Lost Salient wrote: »

Okay I have about nine hours to stress over what to wear on this date

I have no idea anymore about my clothes other than feeling tired of all of them

Wear all of them, in a new and exciting configuration!

I'm worried about when I'm giong to find time to shave my legs or wash my hair or well, anything, before tomorrow night's party. We're supposed to be hitting up the pub between work and dinner ... man I hope I don't dress up and nobody else does. Last year it was a reasonably elegant event ...

Quetzi

Kadith wrote: »

Couldn't manage to figure out how to tie my new bow tie from thetiebar.com in time for work.

The saddest day.

Practice on your thigh

That's how I learned

Clint Eastwood

bow ties: the worst

Lost Salient

tynic wrote: »

Lost Salient wrote: »

Okay I have about nine hours to stress over what to wear on this date

I have no idea anymore about my clothes other than feeling tired of all of them

Wear all of them, in a new and exciting configuration!

I'm worried about when I'm giong to find time to shave my legs or wash my hair or well, anything, before tomorrow night's party. We're supposed to be hitting up the pub between work and dinner ... man I hope I don't dress up and nobody else does. Last year it was a reasonably elegant event ...

I think I'm all out of new and exciting

Maybe... I'll wear... pants?? A pair of pants?? I don't even know.

Erin The Red

Lost Salient wrote: »

tynic wrote: »

Lost Salient wrote: »

Okay I have about nine hours to stress over what to wear on this date

I have no idea anymore about my clothes other than feeling tired of all of them

Wear all of them, in a new and exciting configuration!

I'm worried about when I'm giong to find time to shave my legs or wash my hair or well, anything, before tomorrow night's party. We're supposed to be hitting up the pub between work and dinner ... man I hope I don't dress up and nobody else does. Last year it was a reasonably elegant event ...

I think I'm all out of new and exciting

Maybe... I'll wear... pants?? A pair of pants?? I don't even know.

Stick with one pant. It's more fashionable.
Also, you don't want to be overdressed.

Hacksaw

So I've been sick for the past week and hoo boy has it taken a toll on me. Luckily this morning I was able to rally for a bit, get a haircut, and get some stuff needed doing very much done. Also since I'm home for the holidays I am hanging out with my dogs all day while I nurse myself and let me tell you: dog is best cure for sick. Evidence:

He looks pissy because I farted and it was better than his fart and he knows it.