Long hair down is great for the cooler seasons, keeps the neck warm. Gets sweaty and sticks to my neck like some evil beast weakly attempting to strangle me from behind in the summer
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I never wear it down, IRL. Would drive me nuts, otherwise.
i've been more leaving my hair down when i first get up in the morning but it is often too windy to be practical outdoors so i tie it in a pigtail. it's also a hassle in bed because your back pulls on it, so i have to lift my head and pull it back behind me. it's also a hassle when i'm really sweaty after a long walk outside in sunny weather and sticks to my back.
but i like having it long, always wanted to have long hair in a ponytail and when i'm feeling more proud i tie it up higher. occasionally i make it into pigtails when i'm feeling particularly weird. i probably will eventually get into plaiting it later, seems quite practical for heavy physical activity. certainly if i am working with machines like drills and saws i probably will do the man-bun to avoid getting it in teh machine and sawing my face off lol.
I'm usually braids or buns, but I've been doing more side-ponytails and high ponytails, lately.
I'm always trying to distribute the weight, somehow, as it already weighs a ton.
weight reminds the times when I had (mohawk) dreadlocks to my waist.
after 15 years I decided to go back to basics (well mohawk) and you probably can't imagine that sensation when you feel the wind in that much lighter hair.