I need a new hairstyle?

so i have long hair.. all the way down to my butt.. I have bangs..





my hair is dry... when i wet it and dries all nappy and frizzy.. i've tried many things.. Moose and hairspray makes it worse...





so i usually braid it.. like a "pipi longstocking styly" and have curls at the end and straighten my hair..





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oh. and when i striaghten it. it comes out more dry and dead. i put on silk therapy. and sometimes that works.. but other times.. my hair just finds itself in knotts..





and please don't suggest to cut it. i love long hair. and when i say 'dead' i don't mean like split ends.. i just have that type of dry hair. that isn't so smooth.

I need a new hairstyle?
personally, i think your hair is really adorable! i absolutly love it! maybe you should just get some highlights...perhaps a nice blonde?? or a natural red?? and then go get a trim...you might even want some choppy layers. i have choppy layers...they are super cute!
Reply:as long as I been doing hair, so many people come to me with the same problem , I love your hair , just love it. I know you dont want to cut it and thats good but the dead ends to need to come off , if you dont get them off soon it will slip soooooo far up that it will start braking off and you will end up with short hair and i know you dont want that. so it should be trimed every 6 to 8 week , the silk therapy work fwounders keep using it i use in on myself i have the same problem . noooo color it will make it 10x worse. put a deep conditioner in it every week , meanig leav it in for 30min. under heat if you can. to much heat on your hair is whats damaging it you are curling it to much your hair is trying to tell you that you it cant take all of that, that why it fizzing up , listen to your hair , it knows best when its geting damaged on the ends your doing to much of somethin that you need to quit. outher then that there not much you can do. hope things work out for you.


use a perfesstion line of conditoner on your hair , save, pantien, tresama, is all very damaging hair shampoos go to a salon.
Reply:french braiding or a fish tail braid would also be really really cute with long hair.


Alsoo. my hair used to get really dry from blow drying all the time. i use bert's bees Avocado Butter Pre-Shampoo Hair Treatment and then garnier fructis shampoo and conditioner but instead of washing my hair out with hot water i use cold water because that makes hair extra shiny. i then apply some shine serum and let it dry a little and then blow dry and its no longer dry. i add a little more shine serum after i finish blow drying it to give it an extra healthy look too. hope this helps.