Long hair and cycling

Beastt

Too many letters in A-r-m-s-t-r-o-n-g which means less space per letter so the letters are smaller and harder to see. The original was about 640 x 480 and a bit big for an avatar. I intended to switch back to my old avatar a few weeks after the Tour but I hear he's thrown his hat into the ring for the 2005 Tour de France so maybe I'll just wait and change the number.

diane143

In one of my jobs, they had this guy come in for a seminar. He said that all women over 30 needed to have hair shorter than shoulder length.

Good thing I didn't have to go, I would have failed all of his rules.

My hair is maybe 6" past my shoulders? I used to have a lot of split end problems (perms when I was in school). I wash my hair at least once a day but use a conditioner esp in the winter. If I don't wash it, it feels flat and greasy.

But we're all different! My mom does every other day at best and thought we all should too, didn't work for me.

Diane

closesupport

my partner has naturally curly hair, she used to have lots of perms on it and the perms just caused more and more damage, she was the same she had to wash it every day or everyday, but last year i paid for her to have it ionically retexturized, now it stays soft smooth and shinny for a week or so before it loooks like it needs washing again, plus it is alot more fetching, since its soft like silk, with no mouse, relaxant, frizeeze and stuff on it, best £200 i have ever spent. plus i have saved a fortune on the hair products she used to purchase, more money for me and my bikes

but short hair on women! nahhh its not natural, plus i wouldn't want to give up the feeling of hair gently brushing ........... lets stop there hey, guess you know the rest.

HellonWheels

I solved the problem I had, with sweat congealing at the base of my scalp, causing rashes, etc whenever I rode my bike with helmet on. I'd had the ponytail in a xcrunchie at the very base of my neck so the helmet would fit right, but I sweat so much while riding that the sweat gathered and made a mess.

I bought a GIRO Venus 2004 helmet recently...has a thing to hold the ponytail up off the base of the neck. Rode with it for the first time yesterday morning and NO problems!!

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closesupport

i'm glad it works for you, i'd much prefare to take my chances since i feel very silly wearing an helmet. where you from hellonwheels.

HellonWheels

I'm from the USA, East Coast (New Jersey/NewYork/Pennsylvania area).

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Mouse Potato

What? Did he say why? (Sounds dumb to me... as if every woman over 30 has the same general lifestyle, approximate appearance, etc. Hah! Or maybe the hairdresser's guild/union/whatever was paying him a comission?)

HellonWheels

With me it was the reverse. When I was young (teens, twenties) I had short hair. I finally got tired of having to shell out bucks every month for a haircut (I just had it cut in a basic, short fashion, nothing that needed maintenance...I was a runner then and didnt want anything that took upkeep).

Since my late 20s I've had long hair, and now that I'm 44 its longer than ever! I don't go to a beauty parlor, have not been to one since my 20s....when the hair gets scraggly on the ends, my husband trims it for me and that's that! I also don't wear makeup or get plastic surgery...I refuse to buy into our society's so-called beauty standards. The only beauty treatments I need is healthy food, lots of water, and daily exercise.

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Beastt

Good for you! Beauty from a bottle is little more than a cheap paint job. Who wants a sophisticated model type who takes off her nails, wig, breasts complexion and eye-color before going to bed at night? Natural beauty is the only true beauty, though a little makeup, applied to compliment not cover nature, can be an option.

Long hair rocks!

closesupport

my partner wears no makeup, although she does take care of her hair, she also ensures that i aam fed watered and cared for, i don't think that any appearance could make up for what she does for me.

real Beauty is a quality that is found within, the caring, compassionate and fun to be with!

Also its surprising what a couple of hours in photoshop can do, instant weight loss from size 18-10 in 10 minutes, plus perfect complexion and those eyes that you have always dreamed of want a make over....

Cost you! i can make you that size 10 or 8 that you have always wanted to be, shed pounds in seconds, kilos in minutes... all for a reasonable price. give your partner a picture he would love to carry around in his wallet

HellonWheels

Can you make someone bigger? (yes I'm serious). I'm a size 10 and was happiest at size 14. I dunno why, I just was. Oh well. (shrug)


BTW just remembererd you're a Brit. When I say size 14 I mean a US size 14 (which I think is a British size 18). American size 10 would be a British size 14 I THINK!

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diane143

It was just how to be a "professional" in the workplace. Painted nails (to match your shirt), skirts the proper length, "correct" shoes, jewelry (though you got points taken off for too much).

I dunno. I work part time in my LBS. I kind of dig the shorts, sneaks and hair in a ponytail thing I've got going.

Beastt

Personally, few things appear more pathetic to me than a group of women all trying to fit the same styling mold in order to match their co-workers for the aforementioned, "professional" look. To me it looks like they're too insecure to not be a part of the flock being lead around aimlessly by some silly fashion statement. I guess if that's what they want then it's up to them but I tend to agree with Einstein's statement, "He who happily marches in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He was granted a large brain by mistake since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice."

I believe he intended that statement primarily toward military personnel but I think the shoe fits for women wanting to blend with their co-workers in the workplace as well. Mammals with large brains shouldn't aspire to take on the roles of colonizing insects. (Just my opinion)

closesupport

I can yip! that is possible, british 18 a couple sizes bigger than the wife then




jest!.. if she ever stumbles upon this..