For those of you who are sick of hearing about hair, I promise this is the last you’ll have to hear for awhile. But I was reading through your comments on the last few hair posts last night (more accurately, Nick was reading them to me which was hilarious because he gave each of you a different “voice” as he read your comment) and realized that there were quite a few questions that I didn’t get answered in the posts. I really don’t feel like I have that good of tips, but I humbly offer the following “help” to your questions:

1. Janelle confessed the following: “… I have lived the last decade under the impression that Big Hair was something to be avoided at all cost, not a value to strive for. Oh, help, please. I live on the west coast, and I have always gone for Flat Hair, Smooth Hair and Sleek Hair. Now you’re all telling me that I’ve been going about this backwards. Amy Beth, is my hair the reason I’m still single?”

Oh, Janelle. Sweet, sweet Janelle. There was a time in my life, too, when I thought that big hair wasn’t a good thing. I don’t like to revisit memories from that season of my life, but rest assured that I know what it feels like when you finally wake up one day and realize that big hair is where it’s at. You’re on the right path, Janelle.

As far as it being the reason you’re still single, it’s hard for me to say. I mean, I hear that some boys actually like small hair as opposed to big hair. And, really, some girls look better with small hair (it pains me to say it, but it’s true). I think you should give big hair a try, but in your mind, know you’re doing it for yourself, not for some boy. I’m just going to be honest with you: I have had big hair around boys before and look at me — still single as a slice of cheese.

I like to think we just haven’t found someone to fully appreciate the hair, Janelle. Keep the faith (and go buy yourself some velcro rollers).

2. Tiffany (and more of you) asked “Do they {velcro rollers} work on long hair? And, I would like to know your favorite hair products.”

I’m not sure if they do because I’ve never had long hair. I’d say they would be a lot more difficult on long hair, but you should experiment and report back to us. But what about hot rollers for long hair? I think they might work better and, actually, my favorite hair day EVER was achieved via hot rollers:

As far as products, I’m a fan of Amplify shampoo and conditioner, but after that, I really don’t care. My favorite product is a ponytail holder, as evidenced by my hair yet again today.

3. Jabber Jaws asked: “How do you roll the back of your hair?”

I actually know my hair so well now that I could roll it with my eyes closed, something I have done a few times when I’ve been really sleepy. It’s all about how your hair “falls” — there should be two inch sections of hair that you can easily grab (whether or not you have layers). Follow those “sections” and just pull the hair high and roll it straight down. And, for the record, I believe in you and your ability to roll the back of your hair.

4. Kelli said “… but it appears that you have a lot of thick curly hair, too. Do you dry the hair that doesn’t make it while the rollers are in or later? Do the rollers get in the way? Is it possible that the rollers can not only achieve volume but help my hair in the straightening process?”

I do have very thick hair; in fact, I’d challenge any of you to a thick haired duel. It’s also naturally curly on the underneath layer, but here’s what’s crazy about my hair: if I dry it one way, I can have the curliest head of hair you’ve ever seen. If I dry it another way, I can get it stick straight. But my hair is weird, so I don’t know about yours. Does anyone else think we need to have a huge blog sleepover so we can fix each other’s hair?

I dry it all at the same time and the rollers don’t really get in the way for me anymore. The only time the rollers hurt is when you try to sleep in them (sometime I attempted the night I turned 25 because I just really wanted to achieve bigger hair than ever before). Take my word for it: you don’t want to try to sleep with gigantic velcro rollers pinned to your head.

I think they can help some when it comes to the whole straightening process, too. Back when I used to go on dates, I would blow dry my hair, flat iron the entire thing and then put it on hot rollers. Or, if I really wanted it to look good, I would blow dry it, flat iron it and then curl it all using a one-inch barreled curling iron.

But then I realized that the only boy worth that kind of hair effort was one I planned to have children with so I stopped caring that much.

In other words, pass me a ponytail holder.