It’s been about 11 months since my last haircut (usually have the generic white guy undercut fade with longish hair on top).
I have thick, wavy hair that grows heavy and outward, instead of long and downward. I also get these random kinks and curls throughout, and it just doesn’t look good in my opinion. Some days I think it looks cute, but most days I’m starting to feel like Ted Kacynzski.
I wash it 2-3 times a week and condition 1-2 times a week, then just towel dry it and throw a beanie on.
Do you have any advice?
Hey that's a lot to work with, I might be able to look into what you suggested and find something that works.
I think the layering is an issue, because it's heavy and flat. Maybe if it was layered it wouldn't look so boring and ugly. I tried growing my hair out a couple years ago, and the first haircut I got to clean it up looked super frumpy, like someone's aunt lmao. So I decided to just cut it all off immediately afterward. I'm scared to try again because I don't want it to happen again >.<.
I'm not familiar with the curl pattern chart, I'll check that out.
I also don't use any products (because I don't know what I need, I'm used to using pomade and paste for styling short hair).
I'll give air drying a try tomorrow, though, and see how that looks!
Good luck!! Half of having wavy/curly/coily hair is just not knowing what to do with it so just have fun with it!!
Long layers can kind of weigh down the hair and give it a more tamed look. Too erratic of layers has the opposite effect of just creating a like wild halo look. If you are in a in-between stage a lot of it is just waiting for the hair to grow out honestly and looking a bit awkward. I've had aunt hair cuts too for sure. The products you should use depend both on your curl pattern and the density and porosity of your hair.
Air-drying is a great start!! It helped me a ton to cut down on frizz and let the natural pattern do it's thing. :)