Male Hair Help: Choosing the Right Cut for Long Hair

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The discussion revolves around a user seeking advice on transitioning from long hair to a shorter style. Suggestions include opting for a buzz cut for convenience, while others recommend starting with chin or ear-length cuts to ease the transition. Concerns about how short hair might look are prevalent, with many reassuring that hair grows back and that most people look better with shorter styles. The conversation touches on personal preferences regarding hair length, with some participants expressing a strong preference for short hair on men, associating long hair with a messy or unkempt appearance. There is a debate about the appeal of different styles, with some participants advocating for professional salon cuts over barbers, emphasizing the importance of finding a style that suits one's face shape. Overall, the consensus leans towards encouraging the user to take the plunge into shorter hair, emphasizing that it can be a refreshing change.
  • #51
Beckham's hair isn't thin, its just shiny. I doubt you could question his grooming either. :-p
 
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  • #52
Kurdt said:
Beckham's hair isn't thin, its just shiny. I doubt you could question his grooming either. :-p

It's both thin and shiny, and limp. Not exactly the image of masculinity. :wink: He looks like he needs a haircut. I don't know how you can call that a style. There's no style to it at all, it just hangs there like he either is overdue for a haircut, or trying to grow it out, but has achieved neither yet. And worse, his roots are showing, only adding to the "greasy" look by making the center part look really dark compared to the rest. If he's going to wear a beard that's his natural hair color, he really ought to leave his hair his natural color too. He'd probably look better than as a bleach blonde anyway.

Once in a blue moon, a guy can pull off long hair. One of my step-brothers has really curly, full hair and used to wear it long. It looked great on him. But then he got it cut really short because he was having trouble getting work and thought cutting his hair would make him seem more "respectable" (a HUGE step for him...he certainly tried to avoid being respectable for a very long time :biggrin:). I admit I didn't think he'd look as good with short hair, but when I saw him after the haircut, it was amazing how much better he looked. I don't think it made him look more respectable, though, but that's only because I know his personality far too well to fall for that. He did get more work after that, though.
 
  • #53
Funny, but most of the scientists and academic/intellectual types I've known wore their hair at least over the ears. The only ones with short hair were business majors. :-p
 
  • #54
From the different responses in this thread, it sounds like a guy can do anything he wants with his hair and there will be women out there who like it. But you'll never please everybody.

The shorter your haircut, the less you have to worry. On the other hand, winter is approaching.
 
  • #55
Moonbear said:
Once in a blue moon, a guy can pull off long hair. One of my step-brothers has really curly, full hair and used to wear it long.

I just changed my profile pic for a different one as well. My old pic was sporting my natural curls which evidently developed after my new pic along with my hair colour.
 
  • #56
Redbelly98 said:
From the different responses in this thread, it sounds like a guy can do anything he wants with his hair and there will be women out there who like it. But you'll never please everybody.
Extremes like a buzz cut or waist length long hair are going to limit your appeal though.

Your hair appears to be over the ears, that's about as short as I like it.
 
  • #57
Evo said:
Funny, but most of the scientists and academic/intellectual types I've known wore their hair at least over the ears. The only ones with short hair were business majors. :-p

You should spend more time around real scientists and academics then. Hair comes in two lengths. Short and "long enough to pull into a ponytail." The men opt for short. The women are more split. Anything in between is simply dangerous in a lab...and looks stupid. I'd cut my own hair shorter if I thought I'd look good that way, but I have facial features similar to my mom who wears her hair short, and I don't think it looks good. It's a lot easier to keep out of your way when it's short. Only the uber-nerds have hair in between, and everyone knows they're nerds. Most scientists and academics really are normal people and not nerds, contrary to what is portrayed on TV.
 
  • #58
Moonbear said:
You should spend more time around real scientists and academics then.
My last boyfriend was an AAAS Fellow and Lord High Muckety Muck. He was also the poster boy for the "American Scientist" exhibit at a world renowned institution. He was a 6'3" tall lucite display, he had chin length hair. :biggrin:
 
  • #59
Evo said:
My last boyfriend was an AAAS Fellow and Lord High Muckety Muck. He was also the poster boy for the "American Scientist" exhibit at a world renowned institution. He was a 6'3" tall lucite display, he had chin length hair. :biggrin:

Okay, so you've spent time with one lord high muckety muck nerd who is not representative of NORMAL scientists. I've worked in research labs at 4 different universities. Nerdy is not the norm.
 
  • #60
Moonbear said:
Okay, so you've spent time with one lord high muckety muck nerd who is not representative of NORMAL scientists. I've worked in research labs at 4 different universities. Nerdy is not the norm.
NERDS RULE! :approve: I also had more than my share when I lived next to NASA. These weren't lab rats, they were "profound thinkers". :-p I think their hair length was more to do with not taking time to go to the barber than a fashion statement. And then there were the guys at Bell Labs I knew when I worked in NJ that were chained in a basement and hadn't seen daylight in 10 years.
 
  • #61
Evo said:
NERDS RULE! :approve: I also had more than my share when I lived next to NASA. These weren't lab rats, they were "profound thinkers". :-p I think their hair length was more to do with not taking time to go to the barber than a fashion statement. And then there were the guys at Bell Labs I knew when I worked in NJ that were chained in a basement and hadn't seen daylight in 10 years.

EXACTLY! Those are the nerds. I've dated a few of them, and I can guarantee you that their lack of attention to grooming extends into lack of attention in other areas as well. They're just too single-focused on their research and out of touch with the rest of the world. At first they seem interesting because they're quite smart and seem like they can hold a good conversation, but in the end, they turn out to be horribly boring, because they can only hold a conversation on a very limited range of topics. And, they're SLOBS. I have no patience for men who can't clean up after themselves.
 
  • #62
Evo said:
Funny to hear people say that long hair = greasy and dirty. So women with long hair are greasy and dirty?

Yes - By the way is that you (your display picture)?
 
  • #63
instant_ramen said:
Yes - By the way is that you (your display picture)?
No, this is me.
 

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  • #64
Ah. Lovely. =]
 
  • #65
That's my "I have allergies" picture. The orange girl in my profile is my younger daughter.
 
  • #66
Oh...It seems to be the opposite to me - You look slightly younger than your daughter!
 
  • #67
instant_ramen said:
Oh...It seems to be the opposite to me - You look slightly younger than your daughter!
Good genes.
 
  • #68
Poor vid's thread has been hijacked.

Don't cut your hair off vid!
 
  • #69
SHAVE IT SHAVE IT SHAVE IT SHAVE IT SHAVE IT SHAVE IT SHAVE IT SHAVE IT

I had really messy hair throughout high school. One day I decided to take a #2 to it... one of the best decisions I've ever made.
 
  • #70
Evo said:
Your hair appears to be over the ears, that's about as short as I like it.

It's above the ears after I get it cut, then 2 months later it's covering part of the ears ... time for another haircut!
 

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