[url=http://thebubble.msn.com/video/?id=528d522f-efcf-406d-94ba-3a45d862b520]... of Hair Styles
I really enjoyed watching this video. And it inspired me to create a new topic. Since there have been enough threads about hair on other parts of the body, let's dedicate this thread to hair on the top of our heads :) After all: these luscious locks of particularly women have inspired many poets and artists. In mythology even mystical powers are attributed to hair. And if someone possesses a hair you could be cursed. Or nowadays; brought to trial for crimes. In some cultures hair is hidden under veils to supposedly lessen temptation. Cutting off hair is at times used as punishment (fallen women, collaborators, etc). Models are often assisted by air-blowers in commercials making their hair swirl. Not to mention the amount of money we spend on hairproducts and hairdressers. So:
[INDENT]What is it about the mysteries of hair?
Do you consider hair sensual/erotic?
Why (not)?
Do you have a favorite style and/or color?
Also; is there something you consider sensual about your own hair?
Do you use your hair to tempt your (potential) lover(s)? Any tips?
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Personally; I adore his hair milimeter-short in the back of the neck; I can't help touching it. It just feels great on my fingertips. I like touching frizzy hair for the same reason. Throughout my life my own hair has been one of the few things I consider simply pretty about myself, even in the days of insecurity about my appearance. It has a glow of just about every color, varying with the seasons and darkening as I grow older (and perhaps I'll make a beautiful white dove one day ;)). I enjoy having my hair caressed and fuzzed around. The best sex is when my hair is a total mess afterwards :p
Not to mention you can certainly use your hair in a sensual way. Long hair you can softly slide across your lover's body. According to mine; the most beautiful soft caress. Or undress while your breasts are covered with your silky locks, slowly unveiling them. Better than any lingerie! The erotics of my hair short would be that the wind easily blows it from side to side, giving an extraordinary sensual feeling. While we made love after my haircut, he was much excited about how "naked" I was, as if I had taken off an extra piece of clothing. And while my neck is continuously bare -which is an incredible sensitive area to me- it gives easy access for a spontaneous electrifying kiss :o
i find it interesting that rules from the past are still used in our culture today. i was watching the history channel when they were talking about the society in pompeii. at one time the city decided to legalize prostitution but they set a uniform. part of that was that high class women had their hair up, whereas the prostitutes must where their hair down. so hair is probably sensual naturally and also by culture and rules of the past.
i personally love hair being apart cuddling and making out. i have to have a woman that is not high maintenance with her hair. those women never let you touch their her because you will mess it up.
Ancient Egyptians shaved their heads, both genders, and wore wigs - all because of the heat.
In Ancient Sparta, unmarried women had long hair while married women had short hair so the cutting of her hair was the outward symbol of a woman's marital status.
In Regency Britain, long hair worn down signalled 'schoolgirl'. The mark of 'now available for marriage' was a young woman's wearing her hair "up" or getting it cut in the latest style.
So long hair = youthful/available has become part of our culture. (remember the 60's?)
In modern America - the first thing most women do when they enter the workforce is to cut their hair - mainly because they haven't the time or don't want to be bothered by maintaining long hair. The same thing when she has young children and if you've ever had a child swing on your locks, you know why.
About the only startling fact discovered in modern times is that bald & balding men have HIGHER testosterone levels than men with thick manes - go figure!
You bring up something interesting.
My ex had dreadlocks. I notice that I loved massaging his head. I asked him about what it felt like to him and he said that it comforted him greatly.
There is something really exotic and erotic about hair. I remember the story of Samson and how his hair gave him strength, perhaps hair represents something primal in humans...after all, we do lack fur to cover the rest of our bodies.
There's something so comforting about having your hair caressed, massaged etc.
From what I understand, the head/hairline is an errogenous zone. Is this true?
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That's something you should find out for yourself!
SG, yes, your head/hairline is a potential erogenous zone. I tend to purr like a kitten when someone strokes it. I've done so from a very early age; it's my comfort thing. I even make the same moves with my head the way cats do :)
I personally like proverbs. They tell so much about us. When I read your posts, Big and EEK, I immediately thought of "letting your hair down". And also came to think of a Dutch expression "losing your wild hair"; meaning you're ready to settle down :) On the sensuality of it: you could off course see hair as a sign of youth, since hair discolors and grows thin with age. And youthful often relates to sensual. Perhaps not as much for men's hair though, but that must be the testosterone-thing EEK mentions!
There also seems to be something about ownership and hair, at least in Dutch expressions. "He wants to reclaim his hair" meaning he wants revenge. And "his hair is frisk" meaning he is angry. "He's lost his hair there" meaning he lost his money. I guess there's something about hair being "ours" and precious to us, yet it's not so much attached to us; easy to lose. It's also typical that it's a part of you, but it's actually mostly senseless and dead. The fact your hair even continues to grow for a while after you're dead, makes it even more so creepy and mystery stuff. Did give Bram Stoker -among others I'm sure- a good idea for a book though ;)
On a personal record: I never wore my hair down before my early twenties. Really; only "untied" it when taking a shower, braiding it immediately after, which is how I slept. I started wearing my hair down when alone in the comfort of my own home. My bf for a long time was the only one who knew what I looked like with my hair down. And boy, did he like the way I looked! But it took quite some convincing until I dared to go outside without some sort of hairband. And all the responses I got were great, also from my colleagues. They say it matches my face better. I guess there was some sort of message about this hairstyle that I've never really understood, but not felt all too comfortable with. Probably endorsed by my mom. First time she saw me with my hair down, she was visiting me. She asked me if I'd like a hairband to make a ponytail. As I declined, she replied: "Are you sure you want to look like that?" I kindly stood my grounds though; it was my house for heaven's sake!
That's fascinating Red Roses, I never saw hair as potentially provocative, yet your mother told you having your hair down was innapropriate.
Well, apparently there is from a certain point of view. In some churches all the girls braid their hair. As if your hair down would make you "wild". And as if your luscious locks would "tempt". Even; that you'd only wear it down for the purpose of tempting men.
I guess it's like this quote from the Magdalene sisters (which is a movie and thus written by screenplay-writers a.o. admittedly, but it seems to really state it). "That all men are sinners and therefore, all men are prone to temptation. In God fearing countries, if men want to be saved from themselves, temptation must be removed."
I find it absolutely absurd; protecting the "tempted" by taking away temptations, whereas they should simply learn how to deal with it and take responsibility for it. But I do think it has worked -and to some point still continues to work- this way on many subjects and levels throughout cultures. Women too often victim of it. How long ago was the last trial in western civilization in which the argument of the "looks" of the victim were made part of trial? I wouldn't be surprised if the answer would be; yesterday. And only for the sake of today being weekend ;)
I don't know what exactly bothered my mother, I never brought it back up. It could just be some underlying undefinable attitude that people have that only becomes clear once you scrutinize it.
OH please, as if in the whole history of gender relations men have ever taken responsibility. "I find youattractive, so you have to make yourself ugly so I do not have to grow TF up." But since she has to get married off she can't make herself TOO ugly -now we get the 'mixed messages'.
hair up, ankles covered, but bosoms half uncovered and that bustle to draw attention to your butt
yegods - just get over it guys
Exactly EEK! Women could all be wearing paper bags; it's not going to work. Just deal with it. And by that I don't mean taking away the feelings. Feelings of temptation are not wrong. They can actually lead to beautiful things :) It's just the way you act upon them and how you take responsibility for it.
I'm not a professional in the matter and there may be many reasons for being unable to resist temptation, but I sure can, rather easily, and I'm right in that testosterone-overload part of my life.
I like long shiny hair worn loose. It can be be straight, wavy or curly. Up on the head hairdos don't do it for me; well maybe if some of it is left down. I prefer medium to dark brown, black and all the shades identified as "red" or "ginger."
To me long hair on a woman symbolizes femininity at any age. When I was a teenager long hair on a man also menat masculinity to me. :)
I love the look, the scent, and the feel of long hair. I like to touch it, I like to have it touch me. I love to see it cascading down if she is on top of me, and I love the many formation it can make if she is lying down and I am looking dawn at it.
While I didn't mention blonde hair and I don't like short hair that doesn't mean I don't think there are attractive blondes or attractive women with short hair. I have had a thing for Meg Ryan since I first saw her in Top Gun.
Yeah I feel exactly the same dlb.
I would agree with EEK as for the original question yes hair is sensual and I find Katelynn's vibrantly pink hair very pretty for a rough look of what Katelynn's hair looks like just look at the Final Fantasy 13 character Lightning's hair that's Katelynn's hair style (not color)