#hair and humidity

[merrybrides]

10 Tips For Wedding Hair in Humid Weather

Worried about humidity ruining your hair for the wedding? 😳

We get it.

Humidity makes hair poof & encourages frizz… we get it.

Hair loses its volume and refuses to stay in place without extra help… we get it.

Don’t worry…

You can’t control the weather, but here 10 tips for wedding hair in humid weather.

Ready to get started?

Prepare Before Your Big Day

1. Shampoo & Conditioner

Preparation is key for keeping your hair in place when it’s humid outside.

Take care of your locks as a part of your normal hair care routine, not just in the weeks leading up to your wedding.

This means finding the right shampoo & conditioner for your hair.

Pay attention to:

Your hair texture

Level of dryness

The health of your hair

With this info, you will find a shampoo & conditioner that suits your hair type.

This is great for your hair’s overall health because it helps your hairstyle battle humidity on the big day.

2. Wash the Night Before

I’m sure you’ve heard the age-old argument of styling your hair dirty VS clean.

People believe that dirty hair is best for a better hold.

Or is that just me?

Either way, it’s better that you wash your hair the night before instead of the morning of.

Hairdressers likely prefer to work with clean hair when styling your hair.

Dirt & buildup can weigh your hair down.

You’ll enjoy having clean hair and feel more comfortable in the heat & humidity.

If you’re not sure about it, discuss this with your hairdresser.

They’ll tell you how to prepare your hair for the best hold & look.

3. Moisturize, Moisturize, Moisturize

Moisturizing is not just for your face!

Aside from conditioning, make sure to keep an eye on your hair’s moisture.

A moisturizer, like a hair mask, is different from a conditioner & a deeper form of conditioning.

Both work to maintain your hair’s moisture and water retention.

The healthier your hair is, the more it will retain its moisture on a healthy level.

It will look better too!

4. Say NO to Hairdryers

This is especially important when you wash your hair the night or day before.

It’s better to let your hair air dry.

Using a hairdryer with heat damages your hair and its texture.

Your hairdresser will know how to deal with your hair texture in its natural state.

So, don’t worry about using a hairdryer to tame your mane.

Heat styling isn’t the best option for hair.

It’s better to avoid it when leading up to your wedding.

On your wedding day, give yourself enough time for your hair to dry.

Be sure it’s completely dry before heading into the humidity.

We want your hair in tip-top shape – not something you are constantly worrying about!

5. Embrace Texture

When you choose your wedding hairstyle, consider your natural texture.

Pick a style similar to your hair’s texture to avoid changing it with heat styling.

The less you fight against your hair, the more it reduces frizz & the risk of it falling flat.

Wear naturally curly and/or wavy hair in its natural state or with more defined curls.

For straight hair, wear your hair naturally with accessories.

Embrace your natural texture to give your hair a fighting chance against humidity.

If you want other options, then the next tips are for you!

6. Low Ponytail

Another option for a style that holds up well in humid weather is a low ponytail.

Your hair is completely out of the way, and it’s securely in place.

So don’t worry about your hair moving everywhere and the friction causing frizz.

A low ponytail is also an alternative way to wear your hair in its natural state & avoid heat styling…

Which is always a plus!

Add braids, accessories, flowers to jazz up the classic ponytail look.

7. Up-Do

An up-do is a great way to go.

Your hair is securely in place and styled in a way that keeps its shape, rather than hoping for the best.

Because of how you style an up-do with pins & extra accessories, your hair is less likely to fall flat.

Your hair doesn’t have to be slicked up.

You can wear it loosely, like a swept-up look.

Choose from a sleek bun or tousled curl up-do.

8. Half Up Half Down

Next, we have the half up half down style.

Wearing only half of your hair up is the best of both worlds.

You can still wear your hair down in any texture you want, but also achieve a decent hold by styling half the hair up.

When half of your hair held up, there is less free hair to get unruly with wind & humidity.

It’s also a great way to show off accessories, if you ask me!

The Wedding Day

9. Oils, Balms, and Serums

It’s likely that your hairdresser will use oils, balms, or serums to style your hair.

This helps to manage any flyaways, frizz, and can also be a heat protector.

Balms help add texture to the hair & are useful to keep your hair in shape.

To minimize damage to your hair, you need a heat protector for any kind of heat styling.

Serums are thicker than oil and are usually used after oils & heat styling.

The serums seal your hair and are often anti-frizz products.

10. Light Hairspray

Finally, your hairstylist is done!

After prepping, protecting, and styling, the final touch should be light hairspray.

Avoid touching your hair as much as possible after the last touch.

Don’t use hairspray so strong that it leaves your hair crunchy.

Make sure it’s just strong enough that your hair is held in place.

A light spray helps block out dreaded humidity.

Final Tips

There is no 1 size fits all solution, but you can take steps beforehand to have style-ready healthy hair.

How you take care of your hair in daily life, what products you use, and how you style your hair contributes to fighting the humidity.

Consult with your hairdresser for recommendations.

[mellosdrawings]

So... heat waves are fun (not)

(Bonus : Mama Jamil)

[rotzaprachim]

yeah no not to make it all about Me but i'm still fucking furious that i a jewish woman have been subject to a nonstop torrent of misogynistic antisemitism for the last year in which i have been repeatedly told to kill myself or have my teeth punched in or that my sexual assault or murder wouldn't matter and that i'm an evil human being if i don't believe that 45% of my ethnic group should straight up die and then i find out all these motherfuckers telling me this statistically come from fucking trumpist families while we, jewish women, turned out not to be the root of all conservatism but the second most Harris-voting demographic in the entire country. i think we are owed a fucking apology

[archivistofnerddom]

You know what we should have seen in The Bad Batch?

Hunter dealing with what humidity does to his hair while living on Pabu.

[hometoursandotherstuff]

Seriously, mine is out of control.

[you-wanna-know]

This dress was everything

[nipuni]

They reopened the last floor of the National Archeological Museum after over two years! 🥰 All the reforms look incredible, we were so stunned. If you are in or visit Madrid you should definitely check it out!!

[stephloverrrr]

Soft girl summer 💜✨

[vanderbilt-draws]

one of the dimmadomes with curly hair?

beautiful cats with homophobia 💕💞/ref

also minor rant abt the dimmadomes having super curly hair: hi, hello, white dude with very curly hair here, idk abt yall but ive TRIED to get my hair to slick back like dale and devs for formal events before and it DOES NOT DO THAT WITHOUT A BOATLOAD OF GEL. to get my hair to look even partially as neat as theirs i had to essentially glue my hair down AND THEYRE GETTING OFF HELICOPTERS AND WEARING HATS/HEADPHONES AND RUNNING AROUND WITHOUT A SINGLE CURL POPPING OUT LIKE OUGH ik its just bc they prob didnt wanna have to sculpt or animate that but im begging the writers that if they get s2 and ever make an episode abt/involving the dimmadomes having naturally curly hair (bc yk dale literally canonically has curly hair even if dev doesnt) they MAKE SOME SORT OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ABOUT THE SHEER AMOUNT OF PRODUCT IT TAKES TO GET CURLY HAIR TO SLICK BACK LIKE THAT. LIKE HTAT SHIT HAS TO BE CRUNCHY AF. YOU TRY TO RUN A COMB THROUGH THEIR HAIR AND IT WILL JUST BOUNCE RIGHT OFF

[so-i-did-this-thing]

How ridiculous was this forelock of yours

Very.

[texashippiecowboy]

nicknamed: The Bolter

[yikesharringrove]

Billy gets his curls from his mom.

Of course he does. Everything he actually likes about himself is mostly just because of her.

(And everything Neil despises about him is mostly just because of her.)

She didn’t leave many things when she left.

But, she left a dove grey scarf. A soft soil one that she would use to tie up her hair before she went to bed.

She told Billy it made her curls smoother, more defined, less frizzy.

Billy had forgotten about it. It was actually Steve that had found it in a box of miscellaneous items Billy was refusing to unpack, even after being in Hawkins for nearly six months.

Steve had let the cool silk run between his fingers.

“What’s this?” He asked, and Billy always likes how Steve can keep his voice even. Nonjudgmental.

“Scarf.”

Billy’s heart had tightened at the view of that scarf. He had forgotten about it.

“Why do you have it?”

“My mom. It was her’s.”

Steve just gave him a doe-eyed look, holding the scarf in front of him like some kind of precious artifact of Billy’s fucked up life.

“She used to wear them to bed. Tie her hair up, you know? She said it made her curls better.”

It always did. Her hair was always so beautiful. Sometimes she and Billy would sit in the back yard, in the soft grass, and she would brush out her hair. And they’d laugh at how huge it would get, but it was always as soft as the silk that Steve was holding.

Steve smiled, sitting down in front of Billy on his bed.

It was a rare moment of having the house to themselves.

Steve had parked three blocks away and walked, ducking around the back of the neighbor’s house to sneak in Billy’s window.

He reached up, clumsily tying the scarf around Billy’s head, tucking his hair in.

“There.” He smiled brightly, leaning forward to press a kiss to Billy’s heated cheek.

Billy started sleeping with the scarf.

Not only because his curls got better, (smoother, more defined, less frizzy, just like she always said) and not only because Steve liked to play with the thick ringlets, but because he missed her. He missed his mom every goddamn day of his goddamn life.

And sometimes, when he tied his hair up, he could pretend she had just done the knot for him. That she had tucked in any stray hairs and pinned the scarf to each side.

He’d do anything to feel close to her.

[m-eltdown]

[annabelle--cane]

for season three they need to give lestat back his curling iron

[tj-crochets]

Hey y'all! I'm sort of growing my hair out (in that I did not cut it and am liking how it looks), and it's kind of growing in curly? I've never had hair this length before in my life, and I think it might be that when it's long the weight makes it almost straight, and when it's super short it just stands straight up. I have no idea how to take care of curly/wavy hair properly, though, if you have any advice? My mom and my sister both have super curly hair, like ringlets, but they both did not learn how to handle curls until after we were not living together and both have a different hair...texture? feel? idk the word than I do. I don't think my hair is the kind of curly that could do ringlets but it's definitely wavier than it's ever been in my life and I love it. So far what I have learned is that if I brush it when it's dry it's no longer wavy/curly, it's just a poofy mess, and a lot of hair products have coconut in them and I am allergic lol

[puppysdog]

DOOTD (dyke outfit of the day) can u tell its getting hot outside?