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Not liking long hair

Started by Riley Skye, August 07, 2013, 08:32:03 AM

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Dahlia

Quote from: victoria n on August 10, 2013, 11:54:57 AM
if your post is legit. find a better barber. find a new hairstylist .wear a wig. have your girl friends give you advice.

Huh? No reason for TO to wear a wig?? She has a full head of thick hair??
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A

Quote from: Dahlia on August 10, 2013, 09:40:56 AM
Also, long hair CAN emphasise masculine features.

That´s the exact reason why ciswomen have their hair cut short(er) after approx 35..because ciswomen´s faces also masculinisise when growing older.

Not contradicting the possibility, but I know for a fact that all older women with shorter hair I know cut it because:

-They thought it's easier to groom that way
-It was starting to get badly damaged and couldn't stand the dyings much more
-They had always wanted it that way but only later got the confidence to cut it

Honestly, whether long or short hair compliments features or not isn't an universal fact. The length of hair itself means little. Haircuts are varied and within long or short haircuts there are bound to be both good and bad ones, and it depends on the person. Side-swept bangs with natural waves, etc. is basically the universally recommended cut for trans women, but I'm pretty sure there are plenty on whom it'll definitely not work.
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Joanna Dark

I have a short pixie cut and I am growing ti longer and my BF said I should just keep it short because long hair might look masculine by emphaszing certain features that short hair doesn't.
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vegie271

Quote from: Joanna Dark on August 11, 2013, 12:36:57 PM
I have a short pixie cut and I am growing ti longer and my BF said I should just keep it short because long hair might look masculine by emphaszing certain features that short hair doesn't.



before I believed that I would want to see a study, longer hair can be used in so many ways to soften the face , you can curl it in waves and bring it around , it can be shaped in all kinds of ways, just consult a professional it you have to.

If you actually do have masculine features cutting your hair short reveals them it would seem to me. plus if you have very little up the letting it grow allows you to use it to cover. I only cut mine when it was too thin to do anything with, now that my HRT is better and it has thickened I am releived to be able to have long hair again I luxuriate in it. (even though I am older)

I did have a pixie cut for a year

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JenAtLast

I love my longer hair and it's not even what I would call "long" yet.  Longer, for sure...went from a VERY conservative men's business cut and have not cut it for about seven & half months.  I *LOVE* my longer hair...it feels good and definitely helps with the gender recognition. 
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Joanna Dark

Quote from: vegie271 on August 11, 2013, 03:19:11 PM


before I believed that I would want to see a study, longer hair can be used in so many ways to soften the face , you can curl it in waves and bring it around , it can be shaped in all kinds of ways, just consult a professional it you have to.

If you actually do have masculine features cutting your hair short reveals them it would seem to me. plus if you have very little up the letting it grow allows you to use it to cover. I only cut mine when it was too thin to do anything with, now that my HRT is better and it has thickened I am releived to be able to have long hair again I luxuriate in it. (even though I am older)

I did have a pixie cut for a year



Well I am not sure if it is true or not. But I am pretty sure there are no studies about long hair emphasizing masculine features. It doesn't seem true. I have this mullet wig though and when I wear it I look awful My hair is horrible right now. And as you can see I wear this hat. I pass all the time easily with it but I think my face is becoming kinda pretty. But it is prolly my C cup boobs that eliminate any doubts that I might be a man. I never get sir'd unless my facial hair is strong. I love pixie cuts though and hate this hat so I might get it cut.

But Julie you could get a hat! I wear this hat and pass. Just make sure it is a woman's hat. Though my BF was wearing it as a joke and he looked totally masculine in it. He's so hot though. Gush!!!
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=celestica=

Yup the cool thing about having short hair as a girl is you can wear hats, like beanies! (Only works for young people) Though there are hats for mature women.
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Riley Skye

maybe I could invest in a hat for this head of mine, guess thats another trip to the mall lol. If it would work then I'm up for giving it a try
Love and peace are eternal
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vegie271

Quote from: JulieVB on August 12, 2013, 08:51:07 AM
maybe I could invest in a hat for this head of mine, guess thats another trip to the mall lol. If it would work then I'm up for giving it a try



or always thrift stores thay are always a blast and you can find great ones - and consignment shops  ;) a lot of my girlfriends are theater folk

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A

You... can't wear hats with long hair? Why not? I'm going to freeze this winter if I don't have my big beanie.
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=celestica=

Quote from: A on August 12, 2013, 12:31:38 PM
You... can't wear hats with long hair? Why not? I'm going to freeze this winter if I don't have my big beanie.

looks cool on short hair, lol.
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Keaira

Im going to stick with my current style I think.
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Dahlia

Quote from: Jess42 on August 10, 2013, 09:47:23 AM
I might be in the minority here but I love big hair.

Big hair on a big ol' honking MTF head...creates a HUGE, ENORMOUS head, a dead give away  ;)
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stacey fisher

my vote is for long hair I feel it makes me look and feel more fem than sort hair I think growing it long when trans m to f is the best move  and helps you pass  more
start hrt on july 11/7/2013 been living as fem for 15 months full time and changed name legal a year ago and med recs to fem started spironolactone 7/6/2014 just laying in bed after getting my surgery done on the 11/11/2015 feel so good
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Sanceria

As with anything... It is the best thing to ask a professional. A stylist ora fashionista can tell you which style will work good for you. It is like for one thing, certain styles work only for certain face shapes. Like let's say that you have a favorite celebrity's hairstyle that you want to replicate, and you think it would look like absolutely fab on you. Now you go to the stylist, show them a pic, tell them to style it that way, and they hesitate... They may have a reason for it. So ask them what they think will be the best. Except the problem with that is that whenever I tried to get the advice of someone, they would hesitate on giving it to me. I guess they don't want to give it because they are worried about the liability involved if you don't like the cut. I mean, seriously... Some people are so ridiculous that they even sue people for a bad haircut. I mean come on, hair grows back! But then again, I understand it... I was trying to grow out my hair one time, and it got a decent length, but my parents didn't like it because I "looked like a girl." (No duh! That like is kinda the point!) So unfortunately they threatened to kick me out if i didn't cut my hair. I begrudgingly let my mom take me to the stylist, since I got tired of months of harassment, and I gave the stylist specific instructions to preserve the length, just to clean it up. But does she? NO! She goes and butchers my beautiful hair and cut it short. Unevenly at that! So I get in the car and I was upset, and practically crying. My mom said she couldn't understand why I was upset, that it was just hair and that it will grow back, and that the important part was keeping peace with my father. Argh, she just didn't get it then. I'm a girl for goodness sake! Of course my hair is important to me! It is like the favorite part of me, considering that I have like this awesome hair that is unnaturally shiny and changes color, depending on the light or whether or not it is wet. Heh, my aunt even pulled on my hair once to check if it was real and not a wig, because she couldn't believe that natural hair could be that shiny. But yeah... I get home, I was depressed, and at the time I was cleaning up my eyebrows. For some reason, rather than deciding to fix my bangs with the scissors, I decided to pluck it out, and I couldn't stop myself. Gawd I felt like such an idiot. It hasn't even grown back completely yet, but it is. Eh, it is what it is. Word of advice... NEVER pluck your hair! I think I've rambled enough. :-P
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Sanceria

Yay! I've met the requirements! Now I can do anything, haha. (Within reason, of course.)
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A

Come to think of it, what is big hair? I don't understand.

Also, Sanceria: Lol, your family is... well I was going to say mentally deranged but that's a big strong. Let's say that's a big problem. I don't like your hair, so I'll kick you out? Just lol. My mother did harrass me and convince me to cut my hair many times, and I did have a hair stylist who didn't understand the meaning of letting it grow and not cutting too much, so I really understand how you feel. But sheesh, kick you out? That's like killing for stealing an orange. Really, I'm worried. x.x
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=celestica=

Quote from: A on August 13, 2013, 09:46:36 PM
Come to think of it, what is big hair? I don't understand.

Hair with volume and body.
Think drag queens or "scene girls".
The theory is that big hair will make a big face look smaller and more feminine, it will also disguise broad shoulders.
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A

Oh, thanks. I guess I do have big hair then. It's pretty thick, even when thinned.
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noleen111

I think a lot of mtf girls, grow their hair, because that and shaving your legs is the easiest way to look female and help us pass.

I started to grow my hair when I started hrt, I hated my hair when it was started growing out, but once it passed my shoulders I got use to it.. I grew my hair down to about 3/4 down my back. It was nice to style and helped me pass, but it got too heavy and a pain to wash and blow dry.

Now my hair is just below my shoulders, i maintain it at that length.. I can still style it nicely.. I love my long hair now
Enjoying ride the hormones are giving me... finally becoming the woman I always knew I was
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