About Bad Hair Days

Significance

Even celebrities like Jennifer Lopez and Beyonce have been victims of bad hair days. Their hair mishaps have often been the object of ridicule. Although the average person won't have her bad hair day plastered on the cover of popular magazines, the memories of the day can still be long-lasting. For example, experiencing a bad hair day on picture day can leave you with embarrassment over a less than stellar yearbook photo. One bad hair day can make the hundreds of other perfect hair days seem like a distant memory.

There are many causes of bad hair days and each has its special way of making you feel less than appealing. Weather-related bad hair days can occur as a result of extreme humidity, excessive wind and unexpected rain showers. While conditions like humidity can make hairstyling more difficult, an unexpected rain shower can ruin even the most perfect hair day. Some bad hair days occur as a result of inefficient styling time. Common causes of this type of bad hair day include oversleeping and underestimating the amount of time a hairstyle takes to be completed. Experimenting with complex styles can also lead to a bad hair day. Still, some bad hair days have no known cause and can happen during pleasant weather even after you've followed your usual maintenance regimen.

Bad hair days are often highlighted by hats and scarves. These cover-ups are often used to hide hair mishaps. Ponytails are another way to identify a bad hair day. Although hats, scarves and ponytails are readily worn on a daily basis by many people who aren't experiencing a bad hair day, other factors such as irritability and frequent questioning about hair status are dead giveaways to the underlying problem.

While some people enjoy encouragement during a bad hair day, others may not be so willing to hear such comments. Many people are sensitive about their hair and overall appearance and will see positive comments as an attempt to minimize their feelings, or even to patronize them. Keeping negative comments to yourself, even when prompted, can help take the focus off the bad hair day.

A bad hair day doesn't have to be apparent to the rest of the world. The way a person feels about his hairstyle and appearance can contribute to his perception of a bad hair day. Both men and women can experience bad hair days even though much more focus is spent on highlighting women's hair troubles.