Summertime Hair?

[Vera Godfrey]

Okay, Ladies, I need some help/ideas...

I'm going to be going to the pool and beach quite a bit this summer, but I'd still like my hair to have a vintage style/flair/feel to it. It has to be able to get wet, too! (four kids who want Mama to play with them!)

My hair is cut in an inverted U shape (front is longer than the back) with the front being chin length and the back only slightly shorter.

Ideas? Please?

[fortworthgal]

Is it naturally straight, wavy, or curly?

My hair is thick and has a lot of natural curl. I like to wear it in an angled bob that's longer in the front, and during the fall and winter I wear it straight. For me that requires blowdrying it straight and then flat ironing. For the summer, I like a lower maintenance approach with less heat styling. I tend to go for a shorter, layered "Marilyn Monroe" style cut that I can wear naturally wavy. Super easy to let it air dry or dry with a diffuser and just a bit of pomade or gel. For me with my natural wave, this is a great "wash & go" style.

[Vera Godfrey]

Oops! Forgot to mention that! Straight as a board, medium weight, and a lot of it!

[C-dot]

Oops! Forgot to mention that! Straight as a board, medium weight, and a lot of it!

Sounds just like my hair (though mine is a little more than medium weight).

I avoid getting my hair wet just because it will completely undo the style. Unfortunately for us straight-haired gals, there is really no way around this, unless you want to pull an Esther Williams and spend hours practically gluing it to your head. When I go to the pool or beach, I like to put it into an updo which is essentially a series of Victory Rolls and give it a good spray. If I'm really getting soaked though (which, come to think of it, I haven't done in a while ) I wear a little swimming cap. I recall both Lana Turner in The Postman Always Rings Twice and Joan Crawford in Mildred Pierce doing the same thing.

[MissNathalieVintage]

Here are a few super easy pretty hairstyles I have been sporting this summer, my hair is shoulders length and my bangs are a little pass my nose. Thick with a slight wave.
#1 edwardian inspired braided sidebun http://m.youtube.com/watch?gl=US&hl=...&v=EXceUhXRyTc
#2 romantic, braided updo http://m.youtube.com/watch?gl=US&hl=...&v=0HKWx47RD20
#3 High Humidity Retro Hairstyles~ Option One~ Structured Ponytail http://m.youtube.com/watch?desktop_u...iUjtpqMw&gl=US
#4 5 Minute Funky Vintage Hair http://m.youtube.com/watch?gl=US&hl=...&v=Dn3pFjAlehM
Comments I often get with any of these hairstyles is did you cut your hair. Or I really like your hair your you should wear it up more often. You look so cute with your ponytail. I hope you have a great summer.

[Vera Godfrey]

Thank you so much! I will check them out!

[therizyflapper]

C-dot do you know where i would find a cute swimming cap? my boyfriend keeps begging me to get my head in the water and i hate messing up my hair hahahahahaha!

[fortworthgal]

I'm sure you've already thought of this, but what about a Louise Brooks bob? That would work well with straight hair, easy to style, and it would grow out quite easily into the longer bob you're accustomed to wearing.

[Vera Godfrey]

My face is a bit to round for a bob Plus, it grows super slow

[C-dot]

C-dot do you know where i would find a cute swimming cap? my boyfriend keeps begging me to get my head in the water and i hate messing up my hair hahahahahaha!

You can pick up a plain white one at any sports store - That's what I have. The only trouble is, the more hair you have, the harder it is to pack it all in.

(I sympathize about the boyfriend - Mine got so frustrated with me and my attempts to preserve my updo at a pool party this weekend that he finally just tossed me in the water There was no saving my 'do after that!)