Hair question

Ithink

Ithink

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So I would like to try a hairdo I've been seeing a lot at competitions lately (first standard but lately also in latin). The effect it achieves, if I can explain it, is that it gathers some hair from the forehead, sweeps it back and secures it with a tiny runner band and then feeds it into a bigger bun on the nape of the neck. One thing that it does is that something makes that section of hair kinda stand up off the head, almost like something is underneath it that makes it arch over the head slightly. Does anyone know how that "bump" is achieved? Is it gel or is something actually making the hair bunch up from underneath?

If it's gel or sculpting mousse, does anyone have a recommendation of products that would sculpt the hair in the above-described way? And if it's simply something making it stand up underneath, what is it that people use?

Thanks!
 
Not sure what you're talking about in terms of "bump" (do you mean something that looks like bangs, or that the hair on the top of the head isn't plastered down flat). Anyway, usually whenever something has extra lift or volume, there's a bit of back-combing (also known as "teasing") that takes place first, accompanied by use of hairspray.
 
I know exactly what you are talking about. What I do is take the front section of hair and pull it tightly back and secure it. I then pull all of the other hair back into a pony tail including the section i seperated. I then add hairspray, but not too much. After that, find the elastic and just push it forward however much you want. Add more spray, and then proceed to put the ponytail in a bun.
 
Laura: I mean that the hair isn't glued down like it usually is but has some lift. Teasing it though sounds like it would just get frizzy - my hair is pretty curly and prone to that sort of thing...

I think I will give the second suggestion a try - it sounds more like what I had in mind - thanks!! Although I was hoping to escape using hair spray - I hate that stuff!
 
I only use hairspray to tame flyaways. Im sure if you run moose through it, or any gel for that matter it would solve that problem and keep it in place.
 
Ithink said:
Teasing it though sounds like it would just get frizzy - my hair is pretty curly and prone to that sort of thing...
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You'll have to straighten your hair first. At least the front part. My hair is curly and there's is just no way it will stay smooth without straightening it before I pull it back. Use lots of product before, during and after the straightening. When you tease, don't get too crazy. Build up to it. It's easier to tease a little more than to try to fix an overteased nest!

Citri shine straightening balm, TiGi control freak, L'Oreal makes one that I'm trying right now, can't remember the name.... Aussie products work o.k. but the smell drives me crazy It's too sweet. I also use molding mud on my hair when I finish blow drying. Sometimes I have to iron my hair, too. Before, and/or after the molding mud. The molding mud makes a mess of the straightening iron and then I have to use alcohol to get it off.

I like that look that you're after, too. It sort of looks like the "Elaine from Seinfeld" hairdo in the front. Where she would sorta push the front up and secure it with pins. Of course the back is pulled together into a bun whereas Elaine wore hers down.

I'll look for a picture........
 
I blow it straight and then use a Chi hot iron... you've seen pics of it curly... if you want to see it straight, pm me :)
 
Ah. 8) Just curious. I use a blow dryer as well. Depending on how straight I want it, I can either use a curling iron to add some waves, or use a flatiron or hot comb. Or there's always chemical straightening, which invariably damages my hair beyond repair. :?

Has anybody ever tried the long-lasting straigtening treatment. What's it called? You know, the super expensive tratement that's supposed to last months, through washing and everything?
 
I use a round brush, a hair dryer and, if it's humid, a straightening iron. I have so many hairbrushes that I don't use anymore because they just don't work! The best one I found cost only $7 at a beauty supply store. I've paid as much as $30 for a hair brush only to discover that it just doesn't work for me!!! The paddle brush is o.k. to use once I've straightend my hair but not during the process.

The best kind of brush (for me) has a metal barrel (acts like a curling iron), hollow core to allow air to circulate and plastic bristles that cross each other like an X. They grab the hair and pull it straight.

I also find that if I don't use too much conditioner my hair gets straighter. Of course, it kinda feels like hay but who cares? It looks good!

For products, I'm still in search of the perfect product. The Keristase Oleo Relax (silicone oily thing) and Paul Mitchell Skinny (same chemical base) just leave my hair really flat after a couple of hours. Sometimes I'll mix a little of it with some gel and that's usually o.k.

It's so funny, the cheaper the product, the better results I have. I have bottles of Keristase, Paul Mitchell, TiGi and other products but the ones that work the best are the Jeri Reading products that cost less than $3 each. Go figure.

What do other people use? Please share your secrets!
 
I might eventually because I get tired of straightening my hair with a straightener every day. Right now my hair is a little too damaged though. Just an interesting fact but I actually know a lot of girls (teengage) that use clothing irons to straighten their hair.........talk about damage! :o
 
ratherbdancing said:
I might eventually because I get tired of straightening my hair with a straightener every day. Right now my hair is a little too damaged though. Just an interesting fact but I actually know a lot of girls (teengage) that use clothing irons to straighten their hair.........talk about damage! :o
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You're kidding!!! Why do that, when you can buy a flatiron at the beauty supply store for ten bucks? No. Not the good ones, but at least an iron that was designed for hair. Sheesh! :?
 
ratherbdancing said:
Just an interesting fact but I actually know a lot of girls (teengage) that use clothing irons to straighten their hair.........talk about damage! :o
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My mother used to do this to her hair. She was kind of a beatnick, poetry hipchick. You need to put a towel between your hair and the iron. And NEVER stop moving the iron. If you let it rest on one spot you're screwed.
 
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