Asian Women's Hair | Asian American Poll

ASIAN WOMEN'S HAIR
(Updated Tuesday, Apr 1, 2008, 05:16:54 PM to reflect the 100 most recent valid responses.)

What is your most consistent attitude toward hair?
It's a nuisance to be tolerated | 22%
It's one of my favorite beauty assets | 78%

Which cut is most flattering on Asian women?
Short | 19%
Shoulder-length | 28%
Long | 53%

What is your favorite hair treatment?
Highlighting/streaking | 23%
Coloring | 22%
Therapy/conditioning | 37%
Other/No Response
| 18%

Which of the following is your biggest hair headache?
Finding a good stylist | 25%
Dos that fall apart when you leave the salon | 15%
Coping with tired hair | 24%
Trying to blow-dry layered hair | 10%
Split ends | 26%

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hi hi, here's a tip, not for everyone but people who are willing to just go for it: I bought a pair of hairstylists' shears and those flat hinged clips and cut my own hair! I used two large mirrors and cut it from long to above chin length. I highly recommend cutting your hair, even if you're really scared. I've always had really long hair that was a big part of my image-- my slightly wavy shiny dark auburn mane always got a lot of stylists', males' and females' attention alike... so I always was scared that if I cut it really short I'd morph into some unnoticed plain mousy girl. But actually, short hair makes short people look proportional (I'm 5'2" and 95 lbs... petite frame) and brings out your features, esp the eyes and good facial bone structure. If you have any texture to your hair and have a ovalish face with pretty, girlish features (wide spaced eyes, high cheekbones, great skin, nice nose), I guarantee you'll love having a shorter cut (but no bangs, esp if you have a nice forehead)!! Liberation from the "I have a dead animal hanging off my back and I look like every other asian girl with long layers and highlights!" syndrome! yay! Go for it, girl. Go slowly, in layers, but have fun and it will be the cutest thing ever. Kinda messy in that "my boyfriend cut it for me" way. As a styling product for short wavy hair, try John Frieda's Upbeat whipped styling creme or Frizz Ease Secret Weapon styling creme (for drier hair). Try flipping the ends outwards when it's drying and you are working the product through!
japorusso chick Sunday, October 14, 2001 at 19:31:03 (PDT)

i do NOT like my hair! my mom has wonderful hair, but i don't. i have a lot of it, but it's fine and doesn't have any body. SOO- i need some styling products that actually give volume and movement.
fed up w/ my hair Sunday, October 14, 2001 at 11:53:04 (PDT)

half and half,

I also am half asian, half white (irish). My hair is dark brown, and last year i had it professionally highlighted (similar to J-Lo's color). It came out beautiful! I originally wanted something red, but the stylist talked me into a "honey brown" color. The best part about the highlights is, there was almost no maintenence! It grew out pretty naturally, and by the time you could even notice, a little nice and easy did the trick.
Me too! Thursday, October 11, 2001 at 20:58:34 (PDT)

I'm a Filipina and this is my opinion on Asian hair: I Love It! I have nothing against any other race's hair type, but I love Asian hair. Last year I dyed my hair about three shades lighter and cut it to my shoulders. Ugh!!! Everyone was doing it...there was no individuality. So about 6 months later I dyed it back to black (cuz I didn't feel like waiting for it to grow out) and I'm growing my hair back down to my waist. It's a lot sexier and has a really "Asian" look to it.
---Angela--- Sunday, October 07, 2001 at 17:02:48 (PDT)

In New York I use to go to Stuyvesant St. near the Japanese Grocery Store in East Village. Now in France finding a hairstylist that understands my hair is hard to find. If anyone has recommendations please e-mail me @ my site http://www.dainne.com
dainne.com Sunday, October 07, 2001 at 15:07:03 (PDT)

I decided that I won't bother to redye my hair--it's too wrecked.

But, I have found a great (lower-priced) conditioning shampoo, and conditioner: try Fructis. It's improved the weakness and reduced the breakage by a lot.

chinese cdn girl Sunday, October 07, 2001 at 07:58:06 (PDT)

I have lots to work with, but I can't come up with a good hairstyle for that looks good with my diamond shaped face. Any ideas?? I am thinking I want something cute, but sexy and not too Funky.
Diamond shaped face. littlejamieg@yahoo.com Saturday, October 06, 2001 at 08:48:29 (PDT)

I'm half asian and half white. My hair is dark brown with light brown to reddish highlights naturally. I would like to have highlights like Jennifer Lopez. Has anybody achieved such a color? If so, how and what's the maintenance like?
Half and Half Tuesday, October 02, 2001 at 20:11:57 (PDT)

everyone is always saying asian hair is so pretty and stuff. don't get me wrong because i love my hair but sometimes it is just so hard to do my hair. it's very thin so when i put my hair up or curl my hair it'll go flat in a couple of minutes. which is why i spend so much time on it. if you know any easy hair DOs please email me and tell me thx.
viet chic yoyoteen@hotmail.com Sunday, September 30, 2001 at 14:30:55 (PDT)

How long should you wait before you try another dying your hair again?

I dyed my hair a lot a few years ago, and just recently (about mid August) used Nice N Easy again since I used it before, and liked the colour (dark ash brown).

how long should I wait before I try another colour? I want to try the Feria colour Black Cherry.

(My hair is pretty weak right now, and it's breaking so much that it is noticeably thinner at the top, and I feel like cutting my hair except that I look ugly in short hair)

thanks

chinese cdn girl Friday, September 28, 2001 at 06:36:15 (PDT)

Hello, I'm asian, I tried everything to make my hair straight, it never works. It's always wavy, frizzy, and dry. what am i surpose to do??
Lia Thursday, September 27, 2001 at 17:29:16 (PDT)

Well I think hair are considered as the sign of beauty. Hair plays a major role in making a woman beautiful.
But at the same time they require lot of time and attention.
My biggest problem with hair is to find a nice hair style that I can wear when I go to parties or go out with my husband.
By the way my husband fell in love cuz of my hair :)
diamond Thursday, September 27, 2001 at 11:46:04 (PDT)

I'm newly experimenting with coloring my hair, and finally found an Asian stylist that can relate to my worries.
Annie annie.rivera@phs.com Thursday, September 27, 2001 at 11:20:54 (PDT)

none
namsnibor1 namsnibor1 Wednesday, September 26, 2001 at 09:03:43 (PDT)

i want to know how japanese women fix there hair and how they put it up? could you please tell me!!
Jess Haruka138@aol.com Sunday, September 23, 2001 at 18:03:31 (PDT)

asian hair is SOOO beautiful, yet so hard to tame!!!!!!!!! everyone wants my hair. well dang, let's trade then.
jojo modelxjojo@aol.com Friday, September 21, 2001 at 19:57:06 (PDT)

I took a big leap of faith this weekend and colored my hair with Feria (in Bronze Shimmer). Although my hair didn't come out as light brown as the box (thank god or I would've passed out) but my hair got a beautiful copper tone mixed with brown & a hint of red. I thought I wanted to have the light brown look in my hair but now I'm glad it didn't come out that way because would make my skin appear even more sallow. If anyone wants to try Feria, I strongly recommend it. The only thing was that the smell from the dye was very strong causing me to have to walk out of the bathroom a few times. Maybe my eyes are more sensitive. By the way, it was my first time coloring my hair too! I'm so addicted now..already thinking of what shade I will try when touch-up time comes around!!
DW's Grl Tuesday, September 18, 2001 at 23:36:13 (PDT)

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