Summer Hairstyles

Now that summer weather is here for most of us in the northern hemisphere (sorry Rini), how do you find yourself wearing your hair when the weather is warm or even hot?  This isn't quite a poll, but I was thinking of responses like

I vote for #2 - I'm mostly doing braids since I run, bike, hike, etc. The braids seem to protect my hair most of the time, but yesterday I mowed my lawn and this crazy tree branch tried to pull my hair out!! So I will start wearing a hat for this activity

I'm enjoying wearing braided pigtails (kind of like Dorothy form Wizard of Oz, but without the ribbons).  I can't wear them in the winter because the part on the nape of my neck gets soooo cold!  So this is one of summer's sillier perks for me.

For work I've had it up every day, so I've had to get creative in order to not get bored -- braids, updo's, etc.

I work in a freezing cold newsroom! But to keep it professional, I usually alternate between a cinnabun and a single braid, except loose for casual Fridays.

To work I vary my hairstyle every day.  Its air conditioned too cold in my work place so that doesn't matter much.  On the weekends when I'm out in the heat all day though, its bun only for me (braided bun with stick, chinese bun with stick, or a just twist it up and jab a stick through it messily).

Um..I'd say either an up-do or two braids. As long as it's off my face and neck! A new hairstyle I've been sporting is two braids with my fringe clipped back and pumped up like a little pompadour (kind of). It's sort of fashionable thing right now, a lot of celebrities are doing it. Not that I'm known for being trendy, but I like it because it's making it a lot easier to grow out my fringe.

PS. Anais, (if you're allowed to say, I'm not sure) do you write for a newspaper? If so which one? What a cool job.

I've been wearing a lot of sloppy buns recently... it's way too humid here to let my hair loose!  And I don't have the patience to try fancier updos and the like.  Maybe one day. 

A single braid or a chingon(sp?) most of the time. It's so warm, my fringe has grown to a level that Ican tuck it behind my ears probably to avoid being attacked.

Summer hairstyles... well so far I wear a lot of these:



It's very good for work! Since I work in a warehouse and it would be a shame to get my hair stuck in the box crusher.

And last weekend I was wearing criss cross parted twin braids. They're easy to do if you want to wear your hair down later on (like AFTER work).

And for about 2 weeks every summer, I braid my hair like so:


I like it for the lake, when a single braid gets too heavy and gives me headaches during water sports and whatnot.

I cannot for the life of me master any sort of sloppy or messy bun...it never works out. :( So slick styles it is.

I'm probably alone here but I like it loose at the moment. When it's really hot I have it bunned or plaited, depending on the activity but otherwise keeping it down or half up protects the back of my neck from burning. 

AnaisSatin2006-06-11 01:24:43

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Anais, thank you for sharing! Life is good when you genuinely love your occupation. I know this is a hair board...but I love hearing more about you guys once in a while!

Apology accepted Dave....although none was required ;)

I do 1 and 2, depends on what kind of a mood I'm in....it's so easy just to put it up in a bun and stick a clip in it, that's what I normally do for work. Sometimes, though, I'll just pull it back in a pony tail, but that's kind've hot, so...

I vote #1. I've been putting my hair up in a lot of messy buns since the weather started heating up, but I've been doing a lot of braids, too. And, of course, I try to leave my hair down as often as I can, but it goes all the way down my back and it gets sooo hot. 

[QUOTE=MissMareeJane] I know this is a hair board...but I love hearing more about you guys once in a while! [/QUOTE]

Motherland?? Motherland???!!!!!  :lol:

Heh... well, I assumed you were born and raised down under, but I thought that any citizen of the commonwealth descended from Brits could "return to the motherland" if they chose to do so.  Or maybe I'm mistaken?   Anyway, maybe you could spend the Aussie summers in England wintertime, which is fairly chilly and sometimes snowy...?  Just a thought.

Getting a bit off topic here....but you can use an "Ancestory Visa" to live and work in the UK if you are Australian and have British parents or grandparents (I had a grandfather from England).  But still.....snow...hmmm....I wouldn't know what to do with the stuff!

Right, easily solved there! Get gloves, go on street and chuck at any random person/kid/friend/partner! Then go sledging!

I love a simple ponytail.  If I need my hair to be more formal, I use a large barrette at the bottom of the neck.  If I'm cleaning house, then a ponytail higher on the head works well, it looks a little silly, but I'm at home, so who cares.

There ya go, Rini, you do have a way to get there.

I have to revise my earlier answer, and at the same time "bump" this discussion if that's okay Dave?