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Farmgirl Fashion:  Long hair upkeep?  |
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AFinkberry
True Blue Farmgirl
310 Posts
Ally
Kalama
Washington
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 Posted - Sep 30 2014 : 11:40:34 AM
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Hello Ladies!
I know that a few of you have really long hair and I was wondering what you do at night? Do you sleep with your hair tied up, down, or braided? My hair is getting so long that it's wrapping around my neck at night and when I braid it, I wake up with a headache! What is your nightly hair routine?
Ally
Farmgirl Sister #5672
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kysheeplady
True Blue Farmgirl
1291 Posts
Teri
KY
USA
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Posted - Sep 30 2014 : 11:54:46 AM
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I used to keep mine in a braid at night, but the same as you, wrapped around my neck and a headache. So now I just leave it down,and no headaches in the morning. Mine in a braid, is almost to my butt. But I am seriously thinking about getting it cut off.
Teri
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Dapple Grey Lady
True Blue Farmgirl
725 Posts
Betty
Goodrich
Texas
USA
725 Posts |
Posted - Sep 30 2014 : 5:30:15 PM
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I sleep with mine loose at times, but it is getting to a point it tangles around my neck too. I have been braiding it very loose and so far that has worked. Mine is midway down my back pass my "wings", not waist length yet.
~ Betty ~
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Edited by - Dapple Grey Lady on Sep 30 2014 5:30:57 PM |
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3335 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
3335 Posts |
Posted - Sep 30 2014 : 7:19:23 PM
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Loose braid for me-otherwise, I toss and turn and get all tangled up!
Melody |
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auntjenny
True Blue Farmgirl
277 Posts
Jenny
San Luis Obispo
CA
USA
277 Posts |
Posted - Sep 30 2014 : 7:45:48 PM
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Loose unless its hot...then a braid 4 sure.
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notathreatinsight
True Blue Farmgirl
626 Posts
Erin
Monroeville
IN
USA
626 Posts |
Posted - Oct 01 2014 : 05:53:13 AM
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Mine is down to my butt (SERIOUSLY need to chop off probably a good 6 inches) and I just put it in a loose pony tail. If it's really cold out, I'll sleep in a hooded pullover sweatshirt and just gather all my hair into the hood. I think I must stay basically in one position when I sleep and hardly ever move though because I've never had this wrap-around-the-neck-headache thing ever! Sounds awful!
Erin
Farmgirl #3762
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churunga
True Blue Farmgirl
3977 Posts
Marie
Minneapolis
MN
USA
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Posted - Oct 01 2014 : 06:55:47 AM
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My only problem with my long hair at night is that DH may lay his arm across it and pull it when he is shifting. I let mine hang loose. I always wash my hair at night and on cold nights I might wear a night cap to keep warm.
Marie, Sister #5142
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AFinkberry
True Blue Farmgirl
310 Posts
Ally
Kalama
Washington
310 Posts |
Posted - Oct 01 2014 : 10:48:13 AM
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My hair is down to just above my elbows! I think I'll try a loose braid...
Marie, I know exactly what you mean! My DH tends to lay on a strand and then when I move it's a rude awakening!
Ally
Farmgirl Sister #5672
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cajungal
True Blue Farmgirl
2349 Posts
Catherine Farmgirl Sister #76
Houston Area
Texas
2349 Posts |
Posted - Oct 01 2014 : 6:13:15 PM
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My hair is low-back length. I can't stand to be hot at night (especially now with pre-menop.) I tie my mine up on the top of my head. I kinda look like Pebbles from the Flintstones. I make a ponytail right on top of my head and then fold it half and secure another band on it.
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Edited by - cajungal on Oct 01 2014 6:13:42 PM |
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FARMALLChick
True Blue Farmgirl
978 Posts
Lora
Alexandria
IN
USA
978 Posts |
Posted - Oct 07 2014 : 1:13:35 PM
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Loose - pretty scary looking in the am since I have curly hair. I usually try to brush it before I take the dogs out - one of the neighbors might get scared!
"Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway" -John Wayne
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sherone_13
True Blue Farmgirl
2460 Posts
Sherone
Evanston
WY
USA
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Posted - Oct 08 2014 : 11:03:22 AM
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Lora.....mine is curly too. My kids used to call it "Witch Hair" in the morning. I went to a Halloween party as Animal from the Muppets and it ratted up perfect! I usually wash mine at night and leave it loose. Hubbie complains that it gets in his face. *lol* Then I just wet it in the morning, add a little mousse and voila! I am beautiful!
Sherone
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9526 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Oct 08 2014 : 7:10:26 PM
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I don't have long hair yet. It is growing out though. I use to wear it long and didn't have too many problems with tangles but I wore it loose at night and the only problem I had was hubby putting his arm across it and then I couldn't move my head. LOL!
The reason I am growing it out is because my hairdresser was in an accident and wasn't available for 12 weeks. Then when going to the doctor for a check up they found a heart problem and had to do open heart surgery. I had one of the other girls do it and it was terrible so I refuse to get it cut till I can go to my own again.
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Farmgirl Sister #43
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Dapple Grey Lady
True Blue Farmgirl
725 Posts
Betty
Goodrich
Texas
USA
725 Posts |
Posted - Oct 08 2014 : 9:56:50 PM
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Tried the "bun" on top of my head and slept great with it like that!
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Farmgirl Sister # 5589 |
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AFinkberry
True Blue Farmgirl
310 Posts
Ally
Kalama
Washington
310 Posts |
Posted - Oct 09 2014 : 12:33:09 PM
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I tried two loose braids for the last two nights, and it worked well! And I had nice wavy hair in the morning, so I actually just left my hair down during the day! Which I usually don't do! The funny thing is that when my hair is this long, I really have to remind myself that I want it this long. It is so easy for me to fanatisize about cutting it short and then I remember that short hair isn't the most flattering cut for me! Long hair is nice when you have a routine for upkeep!
Ally
Farmgirl Sister #5672
"There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness." ~His Holiness the Dalai Lama |
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Dapple Grey Lady
True Blue Farmgirl
725 Posts
Betty
Goodrich
Texas
USA
725 Posts |
Posted - Oct 10 2014 : 11:03:35 AM
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Oh, I will have thoughts about cutting mine and then all the reasons why I don't like it short come popping back up! Never having it cut the same twice, always different or cut really off and it won't lay down..... So far the two braids and a topknot work best for me sleeping. My hair used to be down to my rear and I wore it in a french braid all the time.
~ Betty ~
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knittingmom
True Blue Farmgirl
665 Posts
AnneMarie
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
665 Posts |
Posted - Oct 23 2014 : 8:18:36 PM
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I keep mine tied back, either in a bun/ponytail type thing or french braid, I don't like it in my face.
I keep it long because I just can't manage getting into the hairdresser every 6 weeks to keep shorter styles nice. I'm lucky if I get to the hair dresser twice a year.
Farmgirl Sister #3759
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knittingmom
True Blue Farmgirl
665 Posts
AnneMarie
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
665 Posts |
Posted - Jan 06 2015 : 11:12:50 AM
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I seem to always have a little one so my hair has been either braided or up in a bun-tail for the past 12 years. It also annoys me to have hair in my face :) Keeping up a short style takes more time and effort than I'm willing to put in.
Farmgirl Sister #3759
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5 acre Farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1007 Posts
~~~*Terri*~~~
WA.
USA
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Posted - Jan 13 2015 : 07:07:50 AM
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Mine use to be down to the middle of my back,,,but,,,since hubby passing and whatever else... its not that long anymore even though I never cut it,,,it keeps getting shorter..anyone have any suggestions for anything to help it not break off and by the way it is totally gray ....Thanks !!!
Farmgirl Sister #368
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Tammyb
True Blue Farmgirl
511 Posts
Tammy
Bluffton
Ohio
USA
511 Posts |
Posted - Jan 13 2015 : 10:41:22 AM
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Love some of these posts ! I had 9 inches cut off a few months back - needless to say that will not happen again!
My hair is midway down my back now. I have a plastic clip that doesn't break hair that I use sometimes to keep it up at night.
Some nights I braid it but most nights I just leave it down. Especially in the winter !!
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traildancer
True Blue Farmgirl
485 Posts
Loyce
Glide
OR
USA
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Posted - Feb 26 2015 : 12:16:07 PM
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Thank you for these posts. My hair is below my shoulder blades. I have been noticing for a few years that about halfway there seem to be a lot of broken or shorter hairs. I've tried coconut oil, jojoba oil, that kind of thing thinking that my hair was just dried out. Yes, I color occasionally, like when the line is halfway down my head! Anyway, none of the topicals seem to have made any difference. Normally I put my hair up in a messy ponytail bun thing at night because I don't like it wrapped around my neck. But I am wondering if that isn't the cause of the breakage. I think I will try the two braids.
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JennieArtgirl
Farmgirl at Heart
4 Posts
Jennie
Bentonville
AR
USA
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Posted - Jan 14 2016 : 11:19:09 PM
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My hair is down to my lower back. I normally keep it up in a clip, loose messy bun, or in a loose side braid during the day, I don't like it hot on my neck.
And I normally wear it loosely gathered with a soft scrunchy, just below my neck area, again pulled to one side, so that it falls over my shoulder in front and I don't lay on it as much. I braid from my neck/shoulder area (that is gathered in a scrunchy) down to as close to the end of my hair as possib,le in a tight fishtail braid. That way it doesn't break as much when I toss and turn, but it isn't so tight around my neck area to cause pulling and a headache. |
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rksmith
True Blue Farmgirl
858 Posts
Rachel
Clayton
GA
USA
858 Posts |
Posted - Jan 15 2016 : 02:38:36 AM
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I keep my hair in braids or either a single braid most of the time. It is almost to my butt long these days and super thick; if I leave it loose it gets all kinds of tangles and knots in it regardless of what I am doing (or not doing)--even in a pony tail or when I have it clipped up it gets tangled. I tend to flip my braids of the top of my pillow so that I am not laying on my hair because the elastic knot tends to find its way to my shoulder and it ends up hurting during the night.
Rachel
Farmgirl Sister #2753
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Joanna
True Blue Farmgirl
94 Posts
Ontario
Canada
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petersmk_9
Farmgirl at Heart
8 Posts
Meg
Steamboat Springs
CO
USA
8 Posts |
Posted - Aug 05 2016 : 10:25:43 AM
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| I find a loose braid doesn't get tangled and gives me nice wavy hair the next day. I also wrap an old silk scarf around my hair to unfrizz it overnight (bonus is that it also makes the waves look neater too). |
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
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CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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Prairie Gypsy
True Blue Farmgirl
823 Posts
Tammy
Wolford
North Dakota
USA
823 Posts |
Posted - Nov 30 2016 : 7:09:41 PM
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I have nearly waist length hair and I braid loosely starting at the neck level. Occasionally I'll do double braids. My hair is super fine and knots horribly if I don't braid or put it up.
Farmgirl Sister # 2363
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