For the Ladies-Ponytail or Short hair? (Page 2)

I use Jason Organics' swimmers' shampoo after I swim, and I always follow up with a substantial conditioner--either the swimmers' conditioner or the tall grass high-protein one. About once a week I treat my hair to H20+'s sea marine revitalizing shampoo and marine collagen conditioner. It's expensive, hence the only-once-a-week use, but my hair always comes out looking and feeling happier.

(okay I clearly love my hair)

I also stopped highlighting my hair when I chopped it off, and WOW is that super nice.  No more brittle mess and it holds up to swimming great. 

The length of hair I am advocating does require frequent haircuts.  And I was never the wash and go type, I felt my hair looked wierd and limp.  If you can wash and go, any length is great.  If not, then the shorter the better.  But it really does come down to hair texture.

What the heck is a "hairobar"?

I used to have shoulder length hair but then I went through a crisis and got it cut mega short. It was wonderful to work with while swimming. Easy to manage, style and dried in no time. But I got bored with it and now I'm growing it again. It's at that horrid inbetween stage but at least it all fits in a cap. I've swam more this summer than I ever have it's already turned blond, dried out and will probably need to be cut again after summer is over.  I don't mind short or long hair to be honest...longer hair slims out my man arms and short hair makes me look butch.  I did however recently come across Jasons swimmers shampoo and it seems to be helping with the drying out.

Have you considered maybe an ear length bob. I had one of those and it dried in so straight. But I do have pencil straight hair. That's what I'm trying to aim for just now.  

I cut my hair 10 years ago and love it. It takes me 5 minutes to blow-dry and style and as someone else said, it always looks done.  Not like I threw it in a pony tail or a clip. The one down side is that you wake up with bed head every day and can't really leave without at least wetting and drying...but that takes minimal time.

 No problem with the swim cap, easy as cake. I always wear a visor or hat for the run.

 I, personally, think there are too many women with overly long hair, in crappy condition, who think it should be long because "that's what women do and that's what's sexy", regardless of what shaped face they have. Nothing is sexier than a shorter, well-cut, head of hair that is worn with confidence.

Chin length, layered bob here, a little shorter in the back.  I've never had long hair, the longest ever was for my wedding last year and it was still only just brushing my shoulders.  I think chin length is perfect although I do miss the ease of a pony tail.  I too do the pig tails for running and an elastic headband for biking. (I pull the top layer back for tris)  My options in the morning are a) shower or b) baseball cap.  Both work just fine and the hair part takes less than 10 minutes. 

go short!

But that's b/c you're male...   what's with guys and long hair?

I've always figured the women who look decent after a race either have really short hair or long... so I did away with the in-between and went long which I love, but I also miss my short, chic do.

I've been on both sides. Long long hair and short short hair. Right now it is short and frankly can't imagine if I would have wanted to deal with a.m. swims and getting out of gym with dry hair if it were long long. Pretty much I just wash and go... sometimes 2 mins of finger hair drying, gel, and voila! 

I have VERY thick hair. Very thick. It takes FOREVER to dry when long. So long hair took me ages to get purrtied up for work etc... which 95% of the time would ultimately be pulled up because I didn't have the time to deal with curling it. Seems so sad to have gorgeous long hair but always pull it up. Anyhow..I"m toying with growing it again. Don't think I'll ever go long long again due to time constraints and fashion as a 40 something now.

Everyone has texture, facial features, color, and ability to manage styling etc.. to deal with in making a good choice for hair cuts.

Halle Berry has gorgeous features that I feel are buried in her long hair. Short hair made her face the center of attention.