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December 2002: Long Yet Strong, page 3
5) CURLS. We never saw this woman
perform in person at a Myrtle Beach, South Carolina stage show. But after
seeing this picture in a brochure, we certainly wish we could. She has
weighty curls flowing about halfway down her back - and in this case,
"weight" is the key word. As strange as it sounds, hair can be like pickup
trucks: the heavier the load, the tougher to push.
One thing this woman does not seem to do, but seems logical to try, is to massage the long curls a bit so they actually get mixed up, off-line and a bit tangly. It would doubtless be a nightmare to comb, but would provide an extra measure of hold for the style.
(Of course, we have to ask - does anyone know who this woman is? We'd like to give her credit, so please contact us if you can name her.)
Jonelle didn't have hair quite as long, but she certainly
used curls to her advantage in this awesomely beautiful, incredibly risky style. Balls of curl at the tips
added some weight, to support a look built around two big curls around the
face - we suspect combed that way with a round brush, then sprayed into
place. It's an amazingly picture-perfect look, which we actually saw her
display at a few outdoor parties. How we quietly rooted for a wind gust to
develop and test its strength - but it never happened.
(So what did Jonelle do on windy days? Usually she put on big pins, one to each side above the ears. It was nowhere near as impressive.)
6) COMBINATIONS OF THE ABOVE. The top style on this page has more than curls going for it. Note almost all the hair is behind the shoulders (point 1), and some of it seems teased back (point 2). On the preceding page, our young model had both a headband (point 3) and bangs (point 4). The point should be obvious: women can adopt several "lines of defense" to keep long hair from collapsing, much as a soccer team or an army would do.
We conclude with a personal tribute to
possibly the greatest head of long hair we've ever seen. Becky had extra-thick blonde hair reaching down to about her waist. Yet when she didn't pin
it or tie it in a ponytail, it held with remarkable control. This yearbook
photo shows how Becky kept the forehead clean through teasing. Yet this
was a rare moment when the hair was in front of the shoulders, and actually
more exposed than usual.
Now envision this extra-thick, extra-long mane behind Becky's shoulders, teased back to support the hair's position, then with an added headband (she had a collection of several). Becky did that -- and counting the weight of the thick hair, she had as many as four holding methods working together at the same time! If one failed, the others acted as back-up. The result was a quite unbeatable head of temptingly long locks.
SUMMARY: While many women eventually cut their long hair presuming it's easier to control, we've shown longer looks can be kept manageable -- and in the process be downright stunning and perfect. Our web site has many examples of expanded styles which can stand the test of time, yet remain unquestionably super.
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Style Profile archives:
May 2002: The Ears Have It
December 2001: In Defense of Helmet Hair
May 2001: Wonder of the Wedge
July 2000: Turn of the Pageboy
February 2000: Sweeping Side-part
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