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why i dont like having long hair.
Jul. 23rd, 2014 03:54 pm1: it's hot during the summer.
2. when you put it in a ponytail or bun in the summer, it pulls on your scalp, and feels really weird/uncomfortable when you finally take it out. *shudder*
3. it takes like 2+ hours to airdry, which means you have to shower at night if you want dry hair in the morning when you go to work
4. because it takes so damn long to dry, you don't wash your hair as much (plus someone on the internet said not washing your hair is better for it... something about hair oils.)
5. because you don't wash your hair as much, you don't use dandruff shampoo as much, so your scalp starts to get itchy, flaky and oily in weird patches.
6. when you do wash it, you have to use a handful of shampoo and conditioner each
7. if you don't wash out your conditioner enough, it'll get all over your skin/shoulders/chest/back, make your torso oily, and make you have body acne.
8. the ends of your hair are old, and more fragile, and require more beauty products like hair oils and such.
9. on non-shampoo days, if you have dark hair and put dry shampoo in your hair, it looks grey. because white is the default color for dry shampoo. as if everyone is blonde.
10. snags, snarls, knots.
11. who the fuck has that much time in the morning to spend braiding their hair into fishtails or hair buns or whatever the hell you gotta do to manage it? i mean braids are fun but 99% of the time i just go the lazy route (crappy ponytail that looks like garbage) so what's the point
12. hair ties. must have hair ties at all times. endless supply of them (especially if cats keep batting them under things).
13. you get it caught in your armpits, or in the car door, or god knows what else.
14. my cat loves sitting on my pillow at night, which means stepping on my hair and pulling it when i'm trying to fall asleep.
15. how much time do i have to spend brushing my hair just to make myself not look helena bonham carter-crazy i mean really
16. guys like girls with long hair. as someone actively trying to dissuade any human male from hitting on me, this is a negative.
17. i look nicer. i mean like, a nicer person. see above, except 'actively trying to dissuade pretty much any of the human populace that i don't know from talking to me'.
18. i have all these dangly earrings that no one fucking sees when buried in long hair!
19. long hair + lots of jewelry + heavy eye makeup = whoa too much. short tomboyish hair + jewelry + heavy eye makeup = just enough girly
20. i feel more like myself when i have short hair. long hair, i feel like i'm attempting to fit into someone else's box. not even like 'derp normal girl' box, since i tried the turquoise hair thing to get it to be more unique again, but just like... someone else. even with long hair, when i would doodle myself i would still default to giving myself short hair until i realized what i was doing. that tells me it's an oddly integral part of my self-image. a tiny rebellion against social gender norms.
21. cats. because cats.
2. when you put it in a ponytail or bun in the summer, it pulls on your scalp, and feels really weird/uncomfortable when you finally take it out. *shudder*
3. it takes like 2+ hours to airdry, which means you have to shower at night if you want dry hair in the morning when you go to work
4. because it takes so damn long to dry, you don't wash your hair as much (plus someone on the internet said not washing your hair is better for it... something about hair oils.)
5. because you don't wash your hair as much, you don't use dandruff shampoo as much, so your scalp starts to get itchy, flaky and oily in weird patches.
6. when you do wash it, you have to use a handful of shampoo and conditioner each
7. if you don't wash out your conditioner enough, it'll get all over your skin/shoulders/chest/back, make your torso oily, and make you have body acne.
8. the ends of your hair are old, and more fragile, and require more beauty products like hair oils and such.
9. on non-shampoo days, if you have dark hair and put dry shampoo in your hair, it looks grey. because white is the default color for dry shampoo. as if everyone is blonde.
10. snags, snarls, knots.
11. who the fuck has that much time in the morning to spend braiding their hair into fishtails or hair buns or whatever the hell you gotta do to manage it? i mean braids are fun but 99% of the time i just go the lazy route (crappy ponytail that looks like garbage) so what's the point
12. hair ties. must have hair ties at all times. endless supply of them (especially if cats keep batting them under things).
13. you get it caught in your armpits, or in the car door, or god knows what else.
14. my cat loves sitting on my pillow at night, which means stepping on my hair and pulling it when i'm trying to fall asleep.
15. how much time do i have to spend brushing my hair just to make myself not look helena bonham carter-crazy i mean really
16. guys like girls with long hair. as someone actively trying to dissuade any human male from hitting on me, this is a negative.
17. i look nicer. i mean like, a nicer person. see above, except 'actively trying to dissuade pretty much any of the human populace that i don't know from talking to me'.
18. i have all these dangly earrings that no one fucking sees when buried in long hair!
19. long hair + lots of jewelry + heavy eye makeup = whoa too much. short tomboyish hair + jewelry + heavy eye makeup = just enough girly
20. i feel more like myself when i have short hair. long hair, i feel like i'm attempting to fit into someone else's box. not even like 'derp normal girl' box, since i tried the turquoise hair thing to get it to be more unique again, but just like... someone else. even with long hair, when i would doodle myself i would still default to giving myself short hair until i realized what i was doing. that tells me it's an oddly integral part of my self-image. a tiny rebellion against social gender norms.
21. cats. because cats.
