I have always had the thickest hair out of my family and friends, as it isn't strange to hear my hairdresser say "Wow! Your hair is so thick!" So here are some struggles I have had this summer or any summer with my thick hair:
1. Why were tiny hair ties even invented?
All of my friends have hair from the gods, it's so straight and thin. So when I go out with them it isn't uncommon for me to need a hair tie, except their hair ties are meant for a baby's hair. I've started bringing my own. RIP tiny hair ties.
2. "Oh, hey frizzy hair, how's it going?"
Living in Virginia it's totally normal for the weather to go from flash floods to 90 degrees in 10 minutes. It’s basically an everyday occurrence, so I’m never surprised when my hair is nothing less than a lion’s mane. Mother Nature is just jealous of the beautiful locks.
3. Shedding season.
Just like your lovable family dog, my hair falls out and covers my bed, my boyfriend’s car, my shower, all my clothes, my dogs, and just anywhere I have ever been.
4. Hair cycle.
If your hair is up, it's too heavy; if your hair is down, it's too hot.
5. The dreaded broken brush.
Whether it be the entire brush coming apart or the handle breaking off, we've all experienced this tragedy especially when one swipe takes out half your head. The countless hours of trying to fix it are not even worth the pain of.
6. Knots, knots, and KNOTS!
I don't even understand how my hair knots so quickly. I take a shower, knots. I put my hair up, knots. I lay down for five seconds, knots. I BRUSH MY HAIR, knots.
7. Hair is hot.
I can spend hours on my hair so it will look perfectly straight and fierce, for what? My hair just won’t have it. Next thing I know my neck is covered in sweat and my hair is curly. I just can't win. Not to mention if you have thick, dark hair. Get ready for the heat.
8. Sunglasses and thick hair do not mix.
I'm always getting my sunglasses stuck in my hair and tangled up. How my hair does this? It's a mystery.
9. Kissing?
Forget about it, unless you want your partner to have a mouth full of hair. This happens to me 90 percent of the time, and even when my hair is up. It's not cute but they will learn to love your luscious hair.
10. The urge to shave your head.
This is so real. Every summer the thought goes through my head. Just think, no more blow dryers, no more brushing out the knots, no more tired arms from "cute" hairstyles, no more anything! To shave my head or to not, that is the real question.
11. Car windows down + thick hair = ?
You have to wear your hair up when in a moving vehicle. If you don't, it will be in your mouth, eyes, nose simultaneously. And if not in your face, slapping someone else in the face.
12. Bobby pins.
I have no clue how many bobby pins I've had to use throughout my lifetime but I'm sure it a very high number. Whether it be for prom, a night out, or just putting my hair in a ponytail, I use upwards for 10 bobby pins per hairstyle.
