I have to post an update since getting the middy. I still LOVE it. I can't belive how much of a difference it makes when I style my hair. I am hooked for sure!I am never letting my stylist go!
I have to post an update since getting the middy. I still LOVE it. I can't belive how much of a difference it makes when I style my hair. I am hooked for sure!
Another lurker here finally peeping out of her shell!
I'll be getting a proper middy cut (or maybe a modified one) at the end of September (just in time for my birthday). I love setting my hair in pin curls and just brushing it out until I have a lovely amount of curl at the bottom, but have also wanted to experiment with pageboy styling. It just looks so clean and smooth!
I was just wondering if it is a haircut that I could get away with not styling once in a while. My honey and I are quite cuddly at bed time and she's unamused by me feeling like a pin cushion every 3 days or so. Exam times are also always stressful for me...in which I'd rather study an hour longer than set my hair.
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Hope you found some good pictures in this thread to help you visualize what it will look unstyled! I know there are a few in here somewhere, just need to do a little reading.
I don't have any pictures of my femme fatale length middy. I just had a trim because my self-cut do was not "cutting it." (no pun intended!) I need lots of layers or my hair falls flat from the weight of the curls. I finally found a stylist that has been doing my mother-in-law's hair and up until she passed away, her mother's hair. I took in pictures of ladies with side and center parts to show how I wanted the curls to lay and also a the diagram of the middy I see floating around the web and she knew exactly what I needed. Unstyled, it falls below my shoulders, has that very noticeable "U" in the back and tapers up around my face. I'm sure I could go out and buy a large barrel curling iron and part it down a middle for a 90's Jennifer Aniston look.
Depends on your hair and what you like, I guess, but I think my middy is my best cut ever, just because it looks nice even when I don't do anything about it. I have fairly thick hair with some natural curl in it.Originally Posted by TheSacredFemme
Sounds good to me!
Also, I'm in the running for a new brush at the moment as mine seems to have commited suicide. I recently used my baby sister's tangle teezer. She has almost afro like curls and it basically makes her hair straight. I'm guessing that also means it would completely brush out pin curls. Any recommendations? (in the under 30 pounds area)
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TheSacredFemme: I was hunting for good brushes for a while, when I stumbled across a set of boar bristle brushes in T K Maxx for a great price. I see you're in England too, so it might be worth a look there.They've made styling a lot easier for me (previously I've only used plastic brushes) and I really recommend a barrel brush in particular.
Ooh, I'm so glad you've said that. I hopped off to Boots (our CVS) today and got a round bristle brush. I'm not sure on whether or not the bristles are real boar, but they are marketed as "by appointment of her royal highness" which is a nice touch!TheSacredFemme: I was hunting for good brushes for a while, when I stumbled across a set of boar bristle brushes in T K Maxx for a great price. I see you're in England too, so it might be worth a look there.
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For my hair hair, it depends on the length. My longer middy looks fine unstyled, but when my middy is shorter, it looks awful. My hair is super straight, so without a set, it just hangs flat. Have you tried Hot Sticks? The set isn't quite as nice as a wet set, but is fine for days when you can't or forget to set and usually doesn't last as long. Is it that your partner doesn't like you coming to bed in a set at all or just on "romantic" nights? I know that I'm not going to, uh, get lucky when my hair is set, so I either wait until after to pin up my hair or try to make my hair last another day. But then, I've been with my husband for nearly 20 years. I figure that since he likes what I look like after a set, he needs to put up with the work that goes in to it.
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It's not so much for the romantic nights as just for general cuddles. I like that down time after a long day where I'm just cuddles up and being held. Pin curl clips make that whole experience less than comfortable for either of us.
She enjoys the outcome as well and even likes the look when the hair is in pin curls, but one wrong move and I nearly take out an eye
I'm glad I probably won't look too odd with my thick, wavy hair unset.
I usually set my hair with hot rollers. Since getting the cut my hair is back to being pretty curly. My middy is longer so it still looks fine unstyled plus it's long enough that if I want to put it in a bun I still can. I had my stylist dye my hair blue black the other day and she straightened it out just for fun. I had a good laugh cause the kids at the school all looked so shocked that my hair wasn't in rolls and curled.
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