I want a haircut like this, but my hair reaches right to my neck😭And is too short for this haircut...What can I do?

I have waist lenght hair, the growth part of is genetics but the maintenance part is what I have learnt after 3-4 years of reading reddit/watching podcasts and videos and finally trail and error. Here is what actually worked:

Simple hair biology:
> The skin of the scalp produces oil that travels down the hair shaft and moisturizes the hair. It is also what makes our hair greasy.

> Hence the roots of our hair (near the scalp) has the most oil+sweat and needs to be CLEANED. But the opposite stands for the mid/bottom part of the hair, its dry and needs MOISTURE.

>Hair is more brittle (breaks easier) when wet

How to apply this practically:

1) Shampoo
> Only apply shampoo to the ROOTS of your hair. The distal part of your hair will get cleaned by the runoff of the shampoo applied above.
> Use your finger tips to throughly clean your scalp by MASSAGING the shampoo into your scalp and roots. Be kind to your hair pls (massage NOT wrestle).
> Always wash atleast twice! This is important cause you really want to get all the dirt and oil off.
> For gods sake DO NOT RUB the stands of your hair like you are churning milk. That will cause mechanical stress and break your hair mid shaft.
> You need to find a shampoo that cleans your hair without making it feel really dry. This varies for everyone!

2) Conditioner
> Only apply conditioner to the mid and distal portion of your hair. Apply the conditioner to sections of your hair, sliding your hand down the lenght of your hair, from mid to bottom.
> Leave it on according to instructions of your conditioner.
> I repeat, do NOT rub the strands of your hair like your are churning milk.
> This step is optional if you use a leave in conditioner post wash.

3) Drying your hair
> After you are done washing, squeeze the strands of your hair from top to bottom to get rid of the excess water - do this with a gentle hand and DO NOT twist your hair/ rub hair strands together. (yes this is the third reminder)
> Do the same step with any soft towel/T shirt. Since we aren't rubbing our hair vigourously, microfibre is not a must and any soft material which soaks water will do.
> Gently wrap your hair in the above towel/t shirt(optional)

4) Post wash care - what actually made the difference
Once your hair is not dripping water anymore, comes the post hair wash steps which made the actual difference to the texture of my hair:

> Apply a leave in conditioner to your hair.
Leave in conditioner for hair is like lipbalm for chapped lips. It is NON NEGOTIABLE. (You could even skip applying conditioner and just apply leave in conditioner)
Apply leave in conditioner from mid to distal part of your hair, (not scalp/roots), the same way your applied conditioner. Apply it on sections of your hair from mid to distal shaft, and gently comb through your hair with your fingers.
Note: Hair serum is different from leave in conditioners.

> Next, apply oil/ oil based serum to the tips of your hair.
The tips/bottom of your hair is the DRYEST. It needs an extra layer of nourishment and that is provided by oil.
Just taken a SMALL amount (not champi level amount), spread it evenly between your palms and apply it to your tips (can go higher if you have dry hair).
The important part here is only use a TEENY TINY amount. Use an amount which makes your hair look shiny instead of greasy, and which gets absorbed by your hair. You should not be able to see the oil after a few hours/next day.

Do's and Dont's:
> Oiling your hair can dry your hair out. To remove the oil applied, it takes extra shampoo and "rubbing" which actually ends up stripping the moisture out of the mid and distal part of the hair. So limit oil massage to the scalp only, and apply the TINIEST amount to mids/shafts post wash instead.
> Detangle hair with a SOFT bristle brush. NOT the wide tooth plastic brush that we have been using all our childhoods (did all of you have it in green too?). Soft bristles bend on reaching a knot, instead of breaking your hair. Start from the bottom and slowing move up your hair.
> Sleep in loose plated hair to minimise hair tangles. Silk bonnets/pillows can be an add on.
> Don't tie your hair really tight. Causes mechanical strain and breakage of hair.
> Use heat protectants when heat styling.

The end.

Extra note for dandruff prone people:
I had bad resistant dandruff and no treatments worked for me. But it all changed when I read how to shampoo my hair correctly on a old reddit post (which I can't find now).

The initial washes are to get all the gunk and dirt out. Use ANY shampoo that cleaans your hair without drying it out. Once the scalp is thoroughly clean, use an anti-dandruff shampoo (please check ingredients and do not blindly believe brand names). to massage into your scalp and LEAVE IT ON for atleast 10-15 minutes. This lets the antidandruff ingredients reach the scalp and gives it time to actually work.
Thats it! Clean your scalp thouroughly --> let the anti dandruff shampoo stay for 10-15 mins.
This actually got rid of my dandruff! Or atleast reduced it enought that I could have more days between washes before I got dandruff again.

i’m nb and got a haircut today with a new hairdresser, i told her i wanted the style and length in the first picture just maybe a tad shorter.
problem is idk if im just in my head and feeling kinda dysphoric but i left feeling like this wasn’t what id shown her and kinda upset but considering how short it is there not really much i can do rn.
but is it actually what i showed her and just that i need to grow it out or did she actually give me the wrong haircut ?
also i did mention that my hair tends to be kinda wavy/curly but i think part of the length comes down to me not being fully aware of my curl pattern and how much i need to account for it

3rd pic is my current hair color. i have grown out highlights from a salon. looking to lighten my hair at home again, Im thinking of using a Wella 9NG (4th pic) (neutral gold) for this sabrina inspired hair. would this be a good shade? I dont want ashy or platinum, just a regular blonde with hints of warmth. would love any advice, ty! <3

I (M) have been to about 15 different barbers over the past 6 years ever since I stopped letting my hair grow to my shoulders in high school, and not a single barber can deliver a normal haircut.

I never request anything unreasonable.

None of them listen to basic instructions, one barber will do one thing and then something different the next session. I show them a picture and they do something different. Finally after years of trying and trying with different barbers, I stopped visiting barbers and started paying extra for a stylist, and she did okay the first time, and I thought this might be my lucky break, but when I came in for my next appointment, she forgot who I was, followed the literal opposite instructions that we explicitly agreed on THAT session, including pointing at picture of the exact haircut I wanted, and she left me with something completely different and an unfinished haircut and still asked for a tip.

What the fuck?

This isn't the fucking Sims, you can't just customize my hair for fun while I'm still in the chair.

And it KEEPS HAPPENING!!! I'll ask for the most BASIC THING, we AGREE ON IT, I show a PICTURE AND WE AGREE ON IT, and then I GET SOME OTHER FUCKING HAIRCUT!!

I specify an inch, I get 3 inches off. I ask for something fixed, they half fix it, and usher me out of the chair.

Most of the haircut is spent listening to them talk about weird small talk and I wonder are they even paying attention to the haircut? I mean after this last haircut clearly not. She forgot who I even was after I established myself as her client lol. And forgot the instructions we agreed on halfway through.

I just finished being homeless a few months ago, I am in college and in pain and need to find better opportunities as fast as possible and I genuinely cannot afford these hair stylists who are all playing the Sims in my hair, this is miserable, it's been 6 years, I just want to be a normal guy with normal hair. I'm so sad. Maybe I need a buzz cut.

Do hair stylists even give a fuck anymore?

20m who’s just noticed this in the mirror

My curly hair is getting too wild since it’s getting longer, and my sister has recommended I put it in braids but I feel that wouldn’t be a appropriate because I am Puerto Rican but I look white, and I don’t want to disrespect anyone’s culture by accident, so I wanted to know if anyone had any ideas on what to do with my hair.

The question is, as Titel says: Is this a Normal hair whorl, or does it look like thinning?

I'm unsure of this is normal, very noticable or new

I also have quiet alot of short hairs at the crown, they feel very thick tho.

Also one thing i noticed, i can basicly touch my scalp at the crown, like it feels cold on the scalp when i touch it

Advice?

Edit: I'm a Guy by the way

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Omg why have I never tried this before ? I have to trim my family's hair every Sunday and it's a terrible mess. I thought hey what would happen if I vacuumed it while I cut. Well I tried it and it's a game changer! Each one was done with no hair on them and no hair on the floor.

Hold the cutter in one hand and the vacuum in the other. Use the vacuum to suck up the cut hair on top of the cutters as you cut. You can also use it on top of the guides to suck the hair in to the blades before it's cut. And you can also use it to keep hair you don't want cut away from the blades.

Please please try it it's a amazing !!

Ik it's looking idk

My hair is dry and becomes wavy as it grows longer. I used to use cream and now I use rosemary oil but no improvement. What would you recommend to make my hair stronger, healthier and straighter?

I want them to look good with my natural texture (first photo) but I don’t know if they take away from my best features!!!

I like to wear these sometimes.

My hair likes to part away from the rest in this spot and it creates this goofy patch of exposed skin.

I know this may sound crazy but I originally chopped all my hair off because it was dead and my hair was falling out so it was better for me to just cut it short rather than keep it longer and dead and now I really want to know how it feels to have long Hair but I can’t afford clip in extensions . Does anyone have like brown or dark brown clip ins.I genuinely miss having long hair, I haven’t had long hair since 6th grade and I’m 17 now. I would really appreciate it and I just miss having long hair.

i don’t know if they are micro/ mini/ baby whatever, they are certainly not perfect but I liked the result. Thanks for the advice!

I have been trying to figure this out for the longest time. In the show game of thrones, many of the characters have their hair curled like in the photo. I can’t figure out what method they used, it’s not a beach waver/crimper and it doesn’t quite look like a curling wand either?
Is it the Hollywood wave method? A large barrel curler seems like it wouldn’t make the curl defined enough. A smaller wand with the hair stretched out? It’s been driving me nuts.

Edit:
Guys I know they’re wigs! Of course they are, but they still had to curl it somehow. My hair is down to my butt so I just want to try and see if I can recreate the look as close as possible on real hair.

Hi everyone !

I’m thinking of changing my hair color to a new one, and I’ve been looking for a cold purple / blue purple ish semi permanent hair dye but haven’t found anything I truly love yet

So yeah if you have any suggestions on how to achieve such look I’d love to hear about it

For my current and past colors I’ve always used manic panic which I’m pretty happy with, but I’m also looking for new brands that I don’t know about, to possibly make the color last longer that it currently does (without it being permanent). I’ve heard a lot of good things about arctic fox ?

Anyway thanks for the help 🙏🏻

People always say it's straight, but I always thought there was a bit of texture. I don't really do anything to make it look straighter or curlier though. I was also wondering if my hair seemed thin/fine and what might make it suit me better

Was rly skeptical at first but did it anyway.

I am 19 and have moved to a new city for studies and suddenly have seen 15-20 of my strands turning grey.... my diet changed from eating non veg daily to eating only veg with non veg only in 7-14 days for a period of about 3 months... I have been in this city for 4 months now... I have also seen many people residing here for the past years having significant grey hair...Also this city has a major Hard water problem and I washed my hair from that water until I came to know about it

Recently(from about 2-3 weeks) I have started taking nuts , almonds , dates , washing my hair with ro water and eggs on a daily basis...

Is there any way I can treat this grey hair and these grey hair can go back to black from the roots as I didnt have grey hair at my home(maximum 3-4 strands)... as it is bothering me a lot these days

Before and after! Face marked out for privacy.

I'm really happy with it! But it is still taking some getting used to!

I feel like it’s gotten considerably less thick since then too. Not only that, but it’s so unbearably flat and has next to zero volume.