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She does explain in the video that she got the longest version of the middy. I'm sure if you brought the diagram in they could modify it into an even longer version.
ScarlettOhara said:Ack! I must've missed that...sorry. That's just shocking, though, that it is the longest one!
I mean I like having nicely rolled curls as much as the next gal, but it's just not feasible everyday. I have to have those days that I put the hair up in a clamp and run out the door. I normally wouldn't be so concerned, but I will be going to a new stylist. I don't know if she will be able to do it right. Maybe I'll go and have her cut in a few long layers to feel her out before taking the big plunge eh?
Mine was long to begin with and hasn't been cut since august and most days at work I where it down and it is just fine. Often I pull sides back I can post pic this week end ( I have to go out of town for funeral this week )ScarlettOhara said:Thanks...I had seen that, but I think she got hers cut in one of the shorter middy's....I was hoping someone that had long long hair had gotten it done with the longer layers in ya know? I'm not looking to go quite as short as she did in the video. I'm curious to know how it would look unstyled but yet long....like five or six inches below shoulders? I'm sorry if I'm not being very clear.
ScarlettOhara said:Thanks ladies for all the help! I look forward to your pictures too! Pictures have inspired me to do what I've done so far...not much I know, but trust me, it's huge for someone whose hair lives in a claw clamp lol
Thank you Tatum for the updated picture graph too!
Hello Ladies!
I want to discuss the "U".
It doesn't always have to be there!
I'm a hairstylist and have studied the middy in depth.
I have seen three different sketches for the basic Middy, each of them showing 4 inches behind the ears. But one says the bottom middle length must be 4 inches, another says 3 3/4, and another says 3 1/2. I'm talking just the Middy folks, not the plus, long, baby, etc.
It's bascially a 4 incher, but depending on the person's hairline on the bottom, how much it dips down in the center or "U's" itself, will determine how much the finished haircut will "U" on the bottom. Also, the shape of one's head. Some people have longer heads, and some heads from ear to ear are wider than others. This all makes a difference in the final look.
Basically, the middy is all cut the same length along the bottom, coming from the hairline. This gives a nice soft curved length line, but not necissarily a "U".
The "U" comes in when those who want a MIDDY, meaning MID LENGTH cut, don't want it quite so short. This is the only the time the "U" is so crucial, and thus only good for those measurements given. Those odd measurements given in the books for pomps and rolls WITH the middy, are just for MID length hair. (Such as 6 in. bangs with 5 in. crown and 6 in. in front of ear yet 5 behind ear).....
Thus keeping the back a mid length but leaving the front long enough to do rolls, etc.
Trust me, it will lay really goofy cut that way. I would suggest leaving more length all the way around.
SO~ if you are wanting a much longer version of the middy, you need to forget about the middy plus or femme fatal measurements. Those are not LONG haircuts.
I truly believe that styles such as Rita Hayworth is cut like the middy, just much longer. The bottom can be cut all at say 10 inches, or you can "U" it a bit by making the sides behind the ears 8, etc.
In other words, totally forget about the 3 inch middy sides, etc, if you are going long.
I'm so glad Tatam just posted a diagram with the added inches. I made a few here as well. These are for the middy plus, but remember, the bottom length doesn't have to be two inches shorter than the sides... You don't HAVE to have that "U". It will have a nice natural curve on it's own. Bangs should be no shorter than 6 inches.
Esp. if your hair is thinner towards the bottom, you don't want such a "U"... after layering and such the ends would be more stringy and look more "V"ed in the end.
Hope this helps and makes sense!
I wrote a post about getting a vintage haircut from a modern stylist.
http://dmoran227.wordpress.com/2010/10/08/how-to-get-a-good-middy-haircut-or-baby-or-any-you-wish/
ps I would welcome any suggestions on what I could add or what's missing, etc