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 lol) 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=en&client=mv-google&v=EXceUhXRyTc
#2 romantic, braided updo http://m.youtube.com/watch?gl=US&hl=en&client=mv-google&v=0HKWx47RD20
#3 High Humidity Retro Hairstyles~ Option One~ Structured Ponytail http://m.youtube.com/watch?desktop_uri=/watch?v=6ebiUjtpqMw&v=6ebiUjtpqMw&gl=US
#4 5 Minute Funky Vintage Hair http://m.youtube.com/watch?gl=US&hl=en&client=mv-google&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 lol There was no saving my 'do after that!)

 

[sheeplady]

As a warning, latex caps are horrific to get on if you have a lot of hair. (Or at least they pull on mine!) I like silicone swim caps, which I buy from The Finals swimwear (manufacturer). They cost a lot more but they save your head.

 

[Flicka]

As a warning, latex caps are horrific to get on if you have a lot of hair. (Or at least they pull on mine!) I like silicone swim caps, which I buy from The Finals swimwear (manufacturer). They cost a lot more but they save your head.

That brings back memories. *shudders* I must have lost whole heads of hair on them.

 

[sheeplady]

That brings back memories. *shudders* I must have lost whole heads of hair on them.

I am glad to know I'm not the only one. I swam in high school, and it did seem like most of the rest of the girls were just fine with the latex ones. I used to get in trouble for wearing the "official" cap over my silicone cap, but quite frankly, I didn't care.

 

[Vera Godfrey]

Having been a swimmer myself, I found cornstarch or baby powder to be highly effective. Not always, but generally!

 

[fortworthgal]

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

Really? I find a bob universally flattering. I have a very round face, and I get the most compliments when my hair is cut into a bob. The Brooks style bangs might not work, but you could probably modify the cut slightly to suit you.

 

[MissLaurieMarie]

Edmonton has been experiencing a crazy heat wave here - usually our summers are very dry but due to an extra foot or so of moisture it is very humid! I haven't even bother setting my hair lately, as it all falls out in two seconds. I just toss it up in a clip or victory rolls with either a snood or french twist for work. But all this humidity is making me pine for a pixie cut a la Audrey in Roman Holiday!

 

[MissNathalieVintage]

The Vermont Country store sells this very adorable 1950s-1960s swim cap http://www.vermontcountrystore.com/...k=gdfV21961_a_7c336_a_7c1052_a_7c29878_d_7559
Here is another one in rubber http://www.vermontcountrystore.com/...mwear_&_Cover_Ups/Rubber_Roses_Swim_Cap/61467 and it comes in six different colors.

 

[mooglesrcute]

i'd get some curl conscious creme from bumble and bumble and throw that in wet, scrunch it and let it air dry. Alternatively, you could also use it as a setting agent for more vintage stylings.

 

[C-dot]

Edmonton has been experiencing a crazy heat wave here - usually our summers are very dry but due to an extra foot or so of moisture it is very humid! I haven't even bother setting my hair lately, as it all falls out in two seconds. I just toss it up in a clip or victory rolls with either a snood or french twist for work. But all this humidity is making me pine for a pixie cut a la Audrey in Roman Holiday!

Ick, it sounds like you're getting our humid heat or vice versa!

I'm still setting my hair, but I had worn it up for the past 2 1/2 weeks, non-stop, and the curls were falling out and the excessive hairspray was building up, so that I'd have a bird's nest to make sense of the next day (fun). I finally chopped it off into a Marilyn Monroe style bob 2 days ago. lol

 

[MissLaurieMarie]

Ick, it sounds like you're getting our humid heat or vice versa!

I'm still setting my hair, but I had worn it up for the past 2 1/2 weeks, non-stop, and the curls were falling out and the excessive hairspray was building up, so that I'd have a bird's nest to make sense of the next day (fun). I finally chopped it off into a Marilyn Monroe style bob 2 days ago. lol

So where are the photos missy?! Hmmmmm?