What do you do with your hair day to day?

[Llamasally]

I’m in a real rut. My hair should be nice on paper; regularly cut and coloured, glossy (when clean ), thick. But I just don’t ever know what to do with it on a day to day basis and end up scraping it into a very shit, scruffy looking bun with tufts falling out down the back. Like this, the roots easily look greasy, the ends go a bit dry and mad and stick up everywhere and having a big forehead I look terrible.

When it looks good it looks really good, but even when I try it’s heavy and can just fall flat very quickly. Seems to go greasy fast roots only.

It’s shoulder length at the moment, balayage. I had a boho fringe put in and end up scraping it onto the side of my head in a clip 90% of the time because it gets on my nerves and I wear a helmet for my hobby. Again, when it’s ‘done’ in this style it looks pretty good (see above re big forehead) but that’s probably once a month!

I’m off to the hairdresser next week and also have a new job starting soon and want to sort my hair out as I feel it’s really letting down tue effort I put in elsewhere

*the effort

I always pin mine into a bun at the nape of my neck, sometimes I plait, or fishtail plait it first and then stick it in a bun. I have long hair and I like it out of the way, and I haven't found any other style which I think suits me as well, so its the same every day

Probably not what you're asking for as it seems I am also in a rut

@CompassPoint 🤣

I work from home and got into a rut of just shoving it up in a ponytail. Recently had it cut into a long bob to get out of my rut and now it takes me a few seconds each morning to just run a brush through it and looks so much nicer. My longer hair was more flattering when I took the time to style it nicely and wear it down, but I hardly ever did that so this new cut looks a million times better than just tying it up the way I was

@EssexLioness

I work from home and got into a rut of just shoving it up in a ponytail. Recently had it cut into a long bob to get out of my rut and now it takes me a few seconds each morning to just run a brush through it and looks so much nicer. My longer hair was more flattering when I took the time to style it nicely and wear it down, but I hardly ever did that so this new cut looks a million times better than just tying it up the way I was

Oh good. You sound like me.

I’m booked for a cut next week and was thinking bob to get out of my bun rut.

That sounds promising. Maybe the universal answer to a hair fit is to go for the chop OP?

Mine is bra strap length with a fringe. I wash it every other day and straighten so have it straight and shiny. I curl it every so often and it looks lovely.
I deliberately don’t put it up as I used to do that years ago and decided it was a waste of having nice long hair.
I wash just my fringe on the inbetween day.

I straighten mine and then pony tail for work or leave out at home. My hair naturally dries in a mad poof so if I don't have time to straighten then I have a mad poof ponytail with a million wiry flyaways

It's not a look to recreate

I also have the big forehead issue.

Maybe sideparting plus long side swept front to create a diagonal would work better for you if you feel like a fringe is needed?

I know about once every eight years I have a fringe cut and it’s always a disaster.

@Thoosa, hope it does the job for you. It has been a godsend for me. My hair is in much better condition too now it’s shorter. It looks decent every day rather than my previous ‘dragged through a hedge backwards’ look 😆

When I’ve had it shorter before it’s annoyed me because it won’t tie up nicely! Which doesn’t work well for my hobby/sports. Baahhhhh

I want to be able to tie it up, but nice tied up like those enviable people who can do a really effortless, chic- looking top knot

And also not ALWAYS tie it up!

Ponytail, really need to do something kinder to it though. Can't be doing with it down though

Half up half down every single day. Also in a rut. I hate the way my hair just hangs when it’s all down plus it annoys me when it falls in my face. Hate wearing it up

Well this is making me feel better, if not look better

I had mine cut to just above shoulder length a few weeks ago and haven't worn it up since! It's long enough to but my 'rut' was just to stick it in a ponytail so I'm trying not to.

Wash and blow dry with the revlon one step (takes 6 minutes) then the next day I use a clip on the front left side which always looks shit on day two.

Im the same, ponytail everyday. School run then WFH so dont see the point in styling it. I only wear it down if im going out out, cant be doing with hair in my face when working, it just annoys me.

[quote EssexLioness]@Thoosa, hope it does the job for you. It has been a godsend for me. My hair is in much better condition too now it’s shorter. It looks decent every day rather than my previous ‘dragged through a hedge backwards’ look 😆[/quote]
That’s what I’m aiming for!

I only wear my hair up in the bath and like it down otherwise so probably not very helpful but I can sympathise with the greasy roots/dry ends problem.

I find getting the right shampoo helps and massaging the shampoo into scalp with a scalp brush/massager (few pounds on amazon). I don't use conditioner but just use a keratin treatment once a week on the ends instead and leave it in ages, seems to do the job.

Day to day I am dull as anything and do the same thing, but I am happy with it. Rough blow dry and then I use GHD's to put a curl under in the bottom third and just brush out, so easy and looks like a blow dry. I have long hair with long layers and some graduation at the front, I just cut my hair myself, never been to a hairdresser.

Wear it down at work, ponytail at home. It's poker straight and styling makes bugger all difference so I only blown dry it if it's cold, otherwise I just sort the parting with a comb and let it dry on the tube 🤷‍♀️

I brush it at home, comb it if I'm out.
During lockdown I cut it into a short layered bob, and it basically looks after itself.
I'm in a rut too, but quite happy in it

Mine is around waist length now, as I decided to let it grow, and I've just realised I don't do much with mine either. Low ponytail or plait mostly. I do have it down but always ready to tie it back if it's windy or the weather changes; raining, extreme heat (frizz you see). I have low ponytail or loose bun for classes/hobby.

I sometimes straighten it for an evening out or similar. Usually plait overnight. Hair oil on ends daily.