I work out in the morning before work, so this means that I'm often time-pressed to get it done and then look presentable.
This also means that I often don't have time to wash my hair. I know... this is gross, even to me, but at least I shower. My long, thick hair requires lots of time to dry and such, so rather than show up to work with wet hair, I decided that I'd start washing it after work to prevent blow-drying (another time-kill as well as bad for hair) or over-washing since I always like to have clean hair when I sleep.
So I've been wearing headbands and pinning my hair to ensure that it stays off my sweaty forehead. Minimizing hair-to-sweat contact means I can do my gross thang (sic) without being completely crusty. Yes, I use the word "crusty" to describe things besides food....
I started off with a Goody-brand one (drugstore), but that would sometimes pop off during my workouts, even slower-paced ones. I also have a very basic generic one made out of cheap tech tee material that was a freebie at a race expo, which stays on decently for the most part but eventually pops off.
Always seeking improvement, I wanted to try one of those specialty ones that I'm always seeing buzzed about on blogs and Twitter. All the "it stays on my odd-shaped head" comments started getting to me. They must work well, right?
Well, not exactly. Here's me wearing a BICBand prior to a workout. I'd actually push it more forward toward my nose, but it doesn't stay in that position for long:
And afterward, it's half-way on my head and pops off at the slightest movement, like removing my shirt. I spared you all a photo of the "after," because by then I've had to adjust so many times that my hair looks like a fire-y cactus dampened with sweat.
After a few episodes of this, I've concluded that it's really no better than my rudimentary freebie one, and for 10x the price (plus shipping, which took longer than I had hoped since I live not too far from where they are produced). Not to mention, it's not really all that comfortable and a bit tight-feeling on my head, which I thought would be a good thing. I guess it's cute, though, and as many women will tell you, with beauty comes pain.
So my quest to keep my hair in line continues... I guess I win the odd-shaped head war. Not a great title to win.
This also means that I often don't have time to wash my hair. I know... this is gross, even to me, but at least I shower. My long, thick hair requires lots of time to dry and such, so rather than show up to work with wet hair, I decided that I'd start washing it after work to prevent blow-drying (another time-kill as well as bad for hair) or over-washing since I always like to have clean hair when I sleep.
So I've been wearing headbands and pinning my hair to ensure that it stays off my sweaty forehead. Minimizing hair-to-sweat contact means I can do my gross thang (sic) without being completely crusty. Yes, I use the word "crusty" to describe things besides food....
I started off with a Goody-brand one (drugstore), but that would sometimes pop off during my workouts, even slower-paced ones. I also have a very basic generic one made out of cheap tech tee material that was a freebie at a race expo, which stays on decently for the most part but eventually pops off.
Always seeking improvement, I wanted to try one of those specialty ones that I'm always seeing buzzed about on blogs and Twitter. All the "it stays on my odd-shaped head" comments started getting to me. They must work well, right?
Well, not exactly. Here's me wearing a BICBand prior to a workout. I'd actually push it more forward toward my nose, but it doesn't stay in that position for long:
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And afterward, it's half-way on my head and pops off at the slightest movement, like removing my shirt. I spared you all a photo of the "after," because by then I've had to adjust so many times that my hair looks like a fire-y cactus dampened with sweat.
After a few episodes of this, I've concluded that it's really no better than my rudimentary freebie one, and for 10x the price (plus shipping, which took longer than I had hoped since I live not too far from where they are produced). Not to mention, it's not really all that comfortable and a bit tight-feeling on my head, which I thought would be a good thing. I guess it's cute, though, and as many women will tell you, with beauty comes pain.
So my quest to keep my hair in line continues... I guess I win the odd-shaped head war. Not a great title to win.
I'm still using the Goody headbands... I lose one every couple of months, but they're so inexpensive that I don't mind buying a replacement pack twice a year. (I know that sounds terribly wasteful, but the elastic doesn't last forever anyway.)
ReplyDeleteI have a tiny head so none of them I've tried will stay. :/ I usually wear a bandanna cuz I'm a sweat-er, and it doesn't move at all. But it's bulky-ish.
ReplyDeleteI've been using skinny plastic headbands I bought at the swapmeet for a dollar. I do have sport/tec headbands from Nike, but they slide back and I have to re-adjust during most runs. In races or longer runs, I wear a hat and that keeps my hair out of my face.
ReplyDeleteI use barettes and bobby pins to keep stray hair back.
ReplyDeleteI also use dry shampoo afterwards. Maybe that will help.