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To cut all my hair off and get a curly short cut with a fringe 🙈

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Tofringeornot · 02/07/2026 19:11

Tomorrow I am going to my hairdresser. To get my hair cut after a very long time!

It’s well below my bra strap curly, well wavy at this length. Central part no fringe.

Not sure how much it will curl anymore since two pregnancies.

Tell me your fringe successes and failures. I have spent a long time thinking about this and I 98% certain I am going to do it 😬

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RobertaFirmino · 02/07/2026 20:59

Tofringeornot · 02/07/2026 20:52

And I have far too many forehead wrinkles now. Its either fringe or Botox lol

Go directly to botox.

Do not pass the hairdressers.

It's liberating. No more shelling out for creams that do nothing. No more time wasted in front of the mirror trying desperately to arrange my hair over the lines.

You do not need to shell out a fortune to have it done by a doctor at Spire or wherever. Follow some of your nearest practitioners on social media and have a look at their work. Good ones will explain the science. Bad ones will be pic after pic of lips that resemble a baboon's backside.

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Tofringeornot · 02/07/2026 20:52

And I have far too many forehead wrinkles now. Its either fringe or Botox lol

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Tofringeornot · 02/07/2026 20:52

I feel like even if it fucks up its a right of passage

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FloodlightsOnTheSquare · 02/07/2026 19:46

My best friend has curly hair and just got a fringe and I will never tell her what I really think. She is very happy with it, but curly hair and a straight fringe always looks so heavy to me, and gives a disjointed look.

A fringe is usually a mad idea tbf. I will hopefully never succumb to the temptation again 🤣

Seagulldancing · 02/07/2026 19:33

I have curly hair and if I have a fringe it either need blow drying straight (which looks a bit odd) or Im in the hands of the hair gods on if it curls in any half decent way.
I grow them out as fast as I can every time I go mad and have one put in.

Honeyhonayboo · 02/07/2026 19:30

Do not get a fringe with wavy hair if you want anything close to low maintenance!

Shesafancyflapjack · 02/07/2026 19:29

I’ve got natural wavy hair and have a messy bob (Italian bob) it’s completely low maintenance, damp it down, scrunch with salt spray and you’re good to go. I would say adding a fringe when it’s curly can be hit and miss as it will need daily styling, and regular trims, have a chat with your hairdresser and take some ideas along, it will look great

Middlemarch123 · 02/07/2026 19:22

I’ve got naturally curly hair and a fringe. Quite a long chunky fringe. My hair is cut in a chin length bob, it’s so easy to style. Either I leave it to dry naturally, with a curl boosting leave in conditioner, but dry the fringe straight with my hot brush, takes two minutes max. Or I leave it all to dry naturally until just damp and straighten it dry with hot brush, Six or seven minutes max. Wash it every third day.

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Tofringeornot · 02/07/2026 19:14

I have no idea what that entails so blissfully ignorant 🫣

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Baskingintheheat · 02/07/2026 19:12

Only if you want to style it daily!

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