My hair is completely unmanageable and out of control. I will just end up cutting it most likely. It will def hurt whatever minor passability I have but I can't stand it.

Ahaha. Joanna, have you tried a beanie? In all seasons. Wear it for real when it's appropriate, and wear it from when you get up to when you leave in the morning when it's not. It was THE thing that allowed my hair to look decent when I started growing it out.

I love my long hair and want  to have it a bit longer yet  yes it do take time to do but think that all part of being fem the days of being a guy and quick bush have long gone now and can now say that cant come out or byssi tonight washing my hair lol

My hairs finally getting rather thick and is growing like crazy now, its only a matter of time until I can start getting any length to it.

Julie just go to a real salon (not some great clips or anything, and def not a male oriented barber shop) and tell them you're growing it out and would like it texturized. It will feel much better. If they give you a choice between a thinning razor and shears, do the razor its better imo. But they can probably do both if they're any good..


Ive been growing my hair since before HRT and after several bad cuts I figured out a few things. A: When getting it cut you need to have the right terminology set and tell them what you want. You dont have to tell them you're transgendered or anything but you do have to make it clear what you want. B: Taking care of long hair just takes work. You have to switch up what you use to wash it, not all products work for everyone and you may not be able to buy cheap stuff anymore. You also have to figure out your washing it routine.. I can't wash my hair every day, shampoo and all because it leaves it far too dry. I dont produce a lot of oils, so its no problem...


When your hair gets longer you'll have to learn to style it which can be a real bitch. Just think of it that we have to learn a lot of stuff in a short time that most women learn over their life time.

Kelly I do go to a salon actually, I just used to get buzz cuts from there. I said plainly that I'm growing it out and right now we're just working on evening it up right now.

Quote from: Dahlia on August 13, 2013, 06:02:02 AM
Big hair on a big ol' honking MTF head...creates a HUGE, ENORMOUS head, a dead give away 

I guess it could but not on me. It was usually the other way around when I was trying to be a guy. I think nowdays big hair on anyone will get them noticed in everyday life. I still wear it big but it's usually before during and after gigs, to get noticed of course, other than that it's just plain ol' boring curly and wavy. Still looks good though, sometimes.

Here's a jpeg of an antromorphic study of human heads and the average size of male and female skulls. The differences are minute.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HeadAnthropometry.JPG

Quote from: Joanna Dark on August 16, 2013, 04:22:06 PM
Here's a jpeg of an antromorphic study of human heads and the average size of male and female skulls. The differences are minute.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HeadAnthropometry.JPG

I agree. It think it's pretty much facial features that give the impression of male or female or make the head seem smaller or larger. As for sizes though, when I was in the military there were no male or female headgear other than for the dress uniforms. Males and females were pretty much the same when it comes to sizes, of course there are variations but I have seen females with some awfully big heads and males with some really small ones but pretty much everyone ran the same sizes with smaller variations.

In all honesty, I don't know what you're on about with the big head... I've never ever noticed men to have a big head. If anything, to me a big head gives a female impression, because it looks like there's more hair. Not to mention that in theory, a larger head on the same shoulders should make those shoulders look smaller. There are gender features that people actually know and think about... but this is one that, I'm sure, makes a difference for no one's passing.

Some of the measurements are significantly different, i.e half and inch difference between male and female averages. For instance, the length from forehead to chin is a half inch different in women. I think it boils down to women have a smaller, rounder face with bigger eyes. I think cis male heads tend to be bigger. But yeah I don't think it effects passing unless you  have some extreme measurements like a 25 inch head (is that big lol).

I love my long hair

O-ouch. That sunburn looks painful.

Quote from: A on August 18, 2013, 10:54:42 AM
O-ouch. That sunburn looks painful.

It's just the lighting in that room, I have been lucky enough not to get sunburned all summer....sunblock is my friend

2 months longer and loving it more and more as it grows.  To me, the long hair just adds to the feminine look.
Mine is finally long enough (barely) to pull into a decent ponytail in the back.  Now THAT is definitely a feminine look!  :-)

Thank God I have good hair... I couldn't imagine how hard my life would be without it.

Quote from: Alainaluvsu on October 05, 2013, 09:44:30 PM
Thank God I have good hair... I couldn't imagine how hard my life would be without it.

That is so the truth Alaina!  I love my long hair a lot, and I find it handy to "hide behind" as it falls around my face