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Ceridwen Ruby Offline 2b/2c F/Niii Mohagany Brown Posts: 78 Ohio Gender:	Center parts are evil!? Mar 23^rd, 2005 at 3:09pm Trawling the web, I've come across this thingy about GM having a major thing against center parts. Mine parts there naturally, anything else I do always ends up in the center, or drives me batty nuts. What's so wrong with center parts? Is it bad for your hair, or does Mr. Michaels just not like the look of them?
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Re: Center parts are evil!?
Reply #1 - Mar 23^rd, 2005 at 10:39pm

I've read that Mr Michael's idea for side parts is to create more lift for the hair. Since most people either have no natural part, or a center part, combing the hair from the side would go "against the grain". This creates a natural lift for more body.

I like a side part when I wear my hair down for special occasions, but my natural center part eventually takes over.

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Galadriel Stardust Offline Posts: 1671	Re: Center parts are evil!? Reply #2 - Mar 24^th, 2005 at 5:38am So, it's more a look question. If I part my hair at all, I prefer to center part- it suits my face beautifully.
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Autumn Emerald Offline I love Long Hair! Posts: 380 Los Angeles, CA Gender:	Re: Center parts are evil!? Reply #3 - Mar 24^th, 2005 at 5:38am My hair parts in the center, no matter if I part it on the side or brush it back with no part...it ends up parting in the center.
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Anais Satin Stardust Offline Tailbone in March 2006, classic in March 2007 Posts: 1265 Bill Gates' backyard, WA Gender:	Re: Center parts are evil!? Reply #4 - Mar 24^th, 2005 at 2:57pm I think it's an aesthetics thing. Center isn't nearly as aesthetically pleasing as slightly off center. Especially if it's about 2/3 of the way across. Still pushing Golden Ratio! Anais
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Ceridwen Ruby Offline 2b/2c F/Niii Mohagany Brown Posts: 78 Ohio Gender:	Re: Center parts are evil!? Reply #5 - Mar 24^th, 2005 at 3:32pm Ah good... I'll keep my center, I think. It's less hassle, and I think it looks better on me personally.
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13bodies Diamond Offline Posts: 514 mostly here, sometimes not Gender:	Re: Center parts are evil!? Reply #6 - Mar 25^th, 2005 at 7:38pm I tried to train my hair for FOURTEEN years to accept a side part. I finally gave up. It wants to part in the center; who am I to judge?
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Re: Center parts are evil!?
Reply #7 - Mar 25^th, 2005 at 7:43pm

I don't think center parts look all that great on me, but my hair wants to part there naturally!! I usually part it on the left side for lift. The GM theory is that center parts-something about hair isn't its strongest that way?
I read it on TLHS a long time ago. That and his all one length theory-which I'm still testing out.

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Re: Center parts are evil!?
Reply #8 - Mar 25^th, 2005 at 10:33pm

well it makes perfectly sense: a center part distributes the hair the most evenly so no part are more exposed to the elements. the same is true with all one length hair: thickest ends, safest ends. but i don't believe hair will start growing asymmetrically to catch up to be all one length, first of all since all one length hair doesn't mean at all that all your individual hairs are equally long anyway. and i never saw my layers speeding up either. Roll Eyes

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PreciousLocks Diamond Offline Turning my gold to silver one hair at a time Posts: 812 Gender:	Re: Center parts are evil!? Reply #9 - Mar 25^th, 2005 at 11:30pm The one theory about parts I have heard consistently is not to part your hair in the same place all the time. The theory being that parting in one place thins it out there. Personally I try for the "no part" look. I think I look better with my hair pulled back away from my face.
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Re: Center parts are evil!?
Reply #10 - Mar 26^th, 2005 at 5:05pm

While I don' t think that center parts are a no-no, I do believe that a side part better accentuates the face, especially if a person has asymmetrical features. Of course, if your hair naturally parts itself down the center, and you like it and it feels the most comfortable for you, then that trumps all others' perceptions of aesthetics, and you should wear your hair that way.

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eKatherine Emerald Offline Posts: 426 Maine Gender:	Re: Center parts are evil!? Reply #11 - Mar 26^th, 2005 at 8:53pm For me, pulling hair straight back without a part puts a painful amount of stress on the front hairline, to the point where I'd worry about losing some hairs. A side part makes me look like I've got a bald spot. Some people really were meant to have center parts.
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strawberryfine Emerald Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 415 US Gender:	Re: Center parts are evil!? Reply #12 - Mar 29^th, 2005 at 5:04am I like center parts! Sometimes mine falls slightly off center, either left or right and that's okay, but I really like a center part! SF
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gabi Ex Member	Re: Center parts are evil!? Reply #13 - Mar 30^th, 2005 at 6:34am I get head hurt if I don't distribute carefully so the natural part which is fractions past center works well. I actually look really sucky with a proper side part - something to do with my face shape ...g
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novusfemina Emerald Offline La nuit a des douceurs de femme Posts: 476 Gender:	Re: Center parts are evil!? Reply #14 - Mar 30^th, 2005 at 8:51pm I can wear a center part or a side part... depends on my hair's moodiness...
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