# Is anyone else bored with their hair? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 27, 2007, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-bored-with-their-hair/413440 "2007-07-27T22:56:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2007, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-bored-with-their-hair/413440/1 "2007-07-27T22:56:39Z")
I haven’t touched my hair in over a year, except to trim off the dead ends, and I’m starting to get bored with it. I’ve thought about dying it, but I don’t know what color. I can’t do anything too crazy because I have a vague feeling it would be inappropriate (I teach community college). I suppose I could get it reddened a bit, since I have natural red highlights where the sun hits it. I’ve also thought about getting it permed. I finally get my first paycheck next week (long story) and I thought I’d celebrate by doing something for myself - get a new hairdo. So, Dopers, any advice? All my friends around here are guys and therefore supremely unhelpful when it comes to such suggestions. I am counting on your collective wisdom. [As you can see here](http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x163/faeriehazel/me/drunk.jpg), my hair is kinda boring at the moment. I’ve toyed with the idea of getting it cut somewhat drastically, but I’m a bit scared it’d turn out weird - plus I have somewhat coarse and kinky hair that has never looked good when chopped off. I suppose I could get it both permed and cut. Or just get thick and loose curls and not get it cut at all. Or I could shave it all off. It would save me a lot of time in the mornings. Anyone else contemplated a hair change? ---
**Author:** ![miss\_elizabeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@miss\_elizabeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miss_elizabeth)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2007, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-bored-with-their-hair/413440/2 "2007-07-27T23:19:13Z")
Wow! You’re gorgeous!! I had the same problem, and I ended up getting bangs. The kind that are long (almost in your eyes) and thick are very popular right now and I think they’d look very flattering on you. It’s not a big change, and it isn’t expensive, but it can really change your “look”. Whaddya think? ---
**Author:** ![KlondikeGeoff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3e96dc/32.png) [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2007, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-bored-with-their-hair/413440/3 "2007-07-27T23:32:23Z")
My wife was bored with her hair, and bought a couple of wigs that look great on her. ---
**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2007, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-bored-with-their-hair/413440/4 "2007-07-27T23:39:35Z")
I’m bored with mine, and too broke to get a decent haircut. I will be touching up the roots tomorrow though, so anything could happen… ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2007, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-bored-with-their-hair/413440/5 "2007-07-27T23:59:33Z")
_SO_ bored with my hair. I haven’t cut it in months, and it’s just gotten so long that I tie it into a pony tail pretty much all the time, and that isn’t a good look for me. It makes me look really severe. I almost stopped off and got it cut today, but I had too many small errands to do first and ran out of time. I’m supposed to drive up to Ottawa tomorrow, but I really am thinking of going for a hair cut first. I definitely need some sort of bangs. I had a fantastic hair cut last summer, but I don’t think I have any pics, and even if I did, I couldn’t go back to the same place because it’s 8 hours away. It all depends on when I wake up tomorrow, I guess 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2007, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-bored-with-their-hair/413440/6 "2007-07-28T00:16:51Z")
I’ve been threatening to get a hair cut for a long long time, and I may actually do it. It’s bra-strap-length (up from waist-length), all one length, and adamantly refuses to do anything but part down the center. I had long layers put in last year but they’ve all grown out. I might have my sister experiment on me when I go visit. I feel ripe for change. ---
**Author:** ![Aioua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@Aioua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aioua)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2007, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-bored-with-their-hair/413440/7 "2007-07-28T00:38:27Z")
hmm, you missed me by a few months, when I decided I should get dreads. Of course, my friends didn’t do so great a job at putting them in, and it was some seriously hot weather, so those bad boys got shaved right off about two weeks ago. I’ve got a buzzcut now ^^\* ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2007, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-bored-with-their-hair/413440/8 "2007-07-28T01:08:24Z")
I’m a guy. I don’t see what’s wrong with it now. I like the highlights idea, though. With that being said, I was contemplating going to a salon and telling them to do whatever they felt like doing with mine. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2007, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-bored-with-their-hair/413440/9 "2007-07-28T02:27:13Z")
My hair and I have had a falling out. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2007, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-bored-with-their-hair/413440/10 "2007-07-28T02:30:11Z")
[QUOTE=Least Original User Name Ever] With that being said, I was contemplating going to a salon and telling them to do whatever they felt like doing with mine. [/QUOTE] Always a risky venture, particularly if you’re not already familiar with said salon. Thanks for the compliment, **miss elizabeth**. 🙂 I’ve been toying with the idea of bangs, but I’m just afraid I’ll find them always getting into my eyes and stuff. **Aioua** , I wish I had the balls to shave my hair off. Especially in the summer. If there were a way to shave it all off for a few weeks and then instantly grow it back shoulder-length again I’d do it. I don’t think I could do wigs. I can’t even wear hats for very long - anything on my head makes me fidgety. **mnemosyne** , **Queen Bruin** , **kittenblue** , I think I’d feel better if I had fellow partners in crime. 😃 I’ve been surfing the Web for some ideas. I’m leaning towards getting it a bit layered and then permed a bit. I really like the “flapper” style curls, but I’m afraid my face is too round to pull it off. Eh. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2007, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-bored-with-their-hair/413440/11 "2007-07-28T02:35:33Z")
[QUOTE=HazelNutCoffee] [As you can see here](http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x163/faeriehazel/me/drunk.jpg), my hair is kinda boring at the moment. I’ve toyed with the idea of getting it cut somewhat drastically, but I’m a bit scared it’d turn out weird - plus I have somewhat coarse and kinky hair that has never looked good when chopped off. I suppose I could get it both permed and cut. Or just get thick and loose curls and not get it cut at all. Or I could shave it all off. It would save me a lot of time in the mornings. Anyone else contemplated a hair change? [/QUOTE] Ditto on the gorgeous comments. Yowza. You’d look fantastic with thick loose curls, imo, although you’d probably also looked great with the shaved look. That’s what I do, but of course I’m a guy and that’s slightly more acceptable. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2007, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-bored-with-their-hair/413440/12 "2007-07-28T02:35:48Z")
I know. I’m living on the edge, baby. ---
**Author:** ![Ms.Pumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a87d85/32.png) [@Ms.Pumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms.Pumpkin)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2007, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-bored-with-their-hair/413440/13 "2007-07-28T05:17:50Z")
I was bored and frustrated with mine, so I went and told them to cut it however they felt like, as long as it was at least a couple inches shorter and wouldn’t require a lot of prep time in the morning. I ended up with chin-length hair with long, angled bangs, and a ton of layers in the back. It’s light and bouncy and I love it! My apologies to all those who replied in the thread I started awhile ago about how to put up my long hair… I just got frustrated and said the hell with it. ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2007, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-bored-with-their-hair/413440/14 "2007-07-28T05:26:02Z")
[QUOTE=Ms. Pumpkin] I was bored and frustrated with mine, so I went and told them to cut it however they felt like, as long as it was at least a couple inches shorter and wouldn’t require a lot of prep time in the morning. [/QUOTE] Yeah, this is important for me too. I can’t be bothered to fuss with my hair too much in the morning. Which is why I’m considering a perm - last time I had one, I just combed some hair wax through it, scrunched it up a few times, and was good to go. Plus on my really lazy days I could just tie it back. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2007, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-bored-with-their-hair/413440/15 "2007-07-28T05:28:49Z")
I got bored with my hair recently so I dyed the underside bright purple with one of those “washes out in 10 washes” over the counter dyes. That was fun. I do have fun with my hair. I braid it, wear pigtails, ponytail, curly, straight. Hair is fun! ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2007, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-bored-with-their-hair/413440/16 "2007-07-28T05:30:28Z")
[QUOTE=Rhiannon8404] I got bored with my hair recently so I dyed the underside bright purple with one of those “washes out in 10 washes” over the counter dyes. That was fun. I do have fun with my hair. I braid it, wear pigtails, ponytail, curly, straight. Hair is fun! [/QUOTE] How are those? Do they stain towels and clothes? That sounds like something I could do between semesters. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2007, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-bored-with-their-hair/413440/17 "2007-07-28T05:59:06Z")
[QUOTE=HazelNutCoffee] How are those? Do they stain towels and clothes? That sounds like something I could do between semesters. [/QUOTE] I used an older dark colored towel and it was no problem. I just wore and old stained t-shirt when I was dying it. I love the purple. My son (9 yo/shoulder lenght hair) loves the red. Here is what we use: [Loreal Color Pulse](http://www.lorealparisusa.com/haircolor/ColorPulse/index.asp). I use Chilled Plum and Kiddo uses Red Pulse. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2007, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-bored-with-their-hair/413440/18 "2007-07-28T08:29:21Z")
[QUOTE=HazelNutCoffee] **mnemosyne** , **Queen Bruin** , **kittenblue** , I think I’d feel better if I had fellow partners in crime. 😃 I’ve been surfing the Web for some ideas. I’m leaning towards getting it a bit layered and then permed a bit. I really like the “flapper” style curls, but I’m afraid my face is too round to pull it off. Eh. [/QUOTE] I think you could pull that off very well - that’s a style I’ve always coveted. You should totally do it! ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2007, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-bored-with-their-hair/413440/19 "2007-07-28T13:00:02Z")
My hair does nothing, except clump in the brush and hang limp over my shoulders. I need a new look! ---
**Author:** ![tarragon918](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@tarragon918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarragon918)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2007, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-bored-with-their-hair/413440/20 "2007-07-28T13:59:35Z")
**Haze** , your hair is -gorgeous- and you are so pretty! I understand being bored, though; my recommendation is to go shoulder-length and maybe curly. I don’t really know what flapper-style is - the picture I have of my grandmother from the late 20s I think she might have that hair style where it was kinda short and wavy, almost like a helmet. Remember, up until then, women just didn’t cut their hair! And they’d just gotten the right to vote, so some flappers went a bit crazy and cut it short and curly. _laughs_ In the early to mid 50s, the rage was all short bangs, which is how my Mom kept my hair - short w/the short bangs. Gah, I hate bangs!!! Good luck deciding what to do. Maybe consider donating to [Locks of Love](http://www.locksoflove.org/) , which collects hair for children with cancer and other illnesses who’ve lost their own hair due to chemo or other treatments or alopecia (they make wigs with the hair). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-bored-with-their-hair/413440.md?page=2)