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YeahWellWhyNot · 07/09/2024 22:25

I'm clearly dim and missing a trick despite having the same hair cut for nearly 40 years. Not far below shoulder length wavy hair. Thanks to young kids, my hair in the day is nearly always in a claw grip clip to get it away from my face. At night I let it down because I obviously can't sleep with a clip, but my god my hair pisses me off. In the summer, unbearable, sticks to me. Last night, tickles me. And I wake up looking like a mess. Don't do hairbands as they leave a kink, or if left loose, fall out. I always shower in the evening, let it dry naturally. I am up and down all night with the kids, and also toss and turn A LOT so anything that requires me to sleep (spooned) gracefully like a movie star is absolutely out of the question. But I'm kind of sick of waking up looking like I haven't washed or brushed it. Also showers in the morning would be impossible. Oh and I have the technical skill with anything hair and make up as a donkey with boxing gloves 😁

Thanks I'm advance!

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Putmeinsummer · 07/09/2024 22:29

I have to have it down and I just pull it behind/above my head towards the headboard so it's not around my shoulders/near my face.

AffIt · 07/09/2024 22:28

I have long curly hair and wear a silk sleep bonnet - mostly to protect my curls (curly hair is more brittle than straight hair and it helps mitigate breakage) but the principle is the same, I'm sure.

Mine is from Silke and while it wasn't cheap, it's still going strong after four years!

Narmelleth · 07/09/2024 22:28

I just braid mine sometimes. I part in the middle and have one braid on each side.

Octonaut4Life · 07/09/2024 22:28

I put in a loose braid overnight, way more comfy than a bun!

Thisisthedawningoftheageofaquarius · 07/09/2024 22:27

I put mine in a high loose bun; allows me to sleep without hair annoying me and has a nice wave in the morning ( on top of my head)

mynameiscalypso · 07/09/2024 22:27

You are me! I straighten my hair every morning. Or use my straighteners to try and make it look like effortless natural waves rather than what my DS once called a lion's mane. So I just tie it up really and sort the kinks out. I am very envious of people who wake up and their hair looks exactly like they did when they went to sleep.

Idontevenknowmyname · 07/09/2024 22:27

Soft scrunchy works for me. If you’re putting it up in a claw grip surely any kink in the hair won’t show anyway? Mines wavy anyway so makes no odds.

ihatemyhouse · 07/09/2024 22:27

Nothing exciting but I just have a silk scrunchie and put it in a bun with that and it doesn’t ruin it too much for the next day

Makelikeatreeandleaf · 07/09/2024 22:27

Twist it up, bun on top of head.

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