My Hair

[Restorer]

Later today I'll finally be getting my hair cut. I'm tired of it being long and having to deal with it all the time. I just want a short-ish low-maintenance hairstyle.

I haven't had it cut in 6 years, and I haven't changed my hairstyle in at least 10. I don't really know what I want to change it to, I just know that I want something short or medium length. Something I can run a comb through in the morning and be done with it.

I have lightish blonde hair. Any suggestions for a hairstyle that's easy to do (I won't be going to a salon) and easy to maintain?

(P.S. Yes, I'm a guy)

[paris]

I love long hair on guys.  My son had his very long for years. When he had it cut, I missed his gorgeous hair.  His is now collar length, but he goes to a fancy, smancy salon and spends way too much money on his hair       During the 15 years prior to the cut, I trimmed his hair. So he went from zero spent on hair to $$$      Let us know what you decide.  Want to post pictures?   

[Wenchie58]

Style choice depends so much on your facial structure and texture of hair...show us your mug and we will give you more ideas than you know what to do with!! 

[Sunny]

The style here in California is very short, almost a crew cut. Easy to maintain and looks nice.

[Restorer]

Here I am, in all my long-haired-ness. I always keep it back in a ponytail to keep it out of the way.

[dwcrawford]

Get you a Bobby Flay or Tyler Florence cut......

[dwcrawford]

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[paris]

Great hair!  If you decide to cut 10 inches or more, go to a place like Great Clips and donate your hair to Locks of Love.  It is great to see you!   Thanks for posting the pictures   

[kitkatz]

I want hair like yours, sigh!

[Wenchie58]

If you're used to pulling it back its going to drive you BONKERS at first when you can't.  Its straight...so go with something choppy and young, but go short enough so it stays out of your face while you're creating your great food!

[Restorer]

The problem with most medium-length hairstyles is that they involve mousse or gel. I want something that literally takes a few seconds to run a comb through.

I've kept my hair tied back like this for a couple years now. I first started doing it about 3 years after I stopped cutting it, to keep it from hanging down while I cooked. One day, I just left it that way, and I've kept it like that since. I'm hoping for a haircut that will be much to short to consider tying back - short enough that it would be a couple years before I have to start hanging my hair behind my ears again.

Though I don't want a short buzzed cut. I always find that when someone goes from longer hair to something very short, like a crew cut, it makes the person either look less friendly, or very awkward. At least that's what I see.

I'd like to be able to touch it up just with scissors every month or so.

[rocker]

We have a local salon that will give you a free cut if you have 10" or more to donate to Locks of Love.  My daughter did that when she wanted to go short.  Check into it.

[monrein]

If you're used to pulling it back its going to drive you BONKERS at first when you can't.  Its straight...so go with something choppy and young, but go short enough so it stays out of your face while you're creating your great food!

I really agree with this as a style for you and think it will suit your face much better than wearing your hair pulled back. You can use a bit of gel, run your fingers through it and go.

Plus it's a great idea to donate your gorgeous hair.

[Restorer]

I don't know how gorgeous my hair really is. I've decided to cut it off primarily because it has a tendency to tangle, which has given me bad split-ends and some weird spots. You can't really see it in the picture, though. You should see me when I wake up. 

[texasstyle]

With your hair in a pony tail, you look a lot like Derek Trucks.

[breezysummerday]

inquiring minds want to know
what did you decide on?

 

[Restorer]

I still haven't gotten around to cutting my hair.  Hopefully I'll manage to do it before I start classes next week.

[harley08]

There are alot of salon's that you can go to that will do the right thing for you and your hair. They will also do it for nothing if you donate your hair (which is a plus). 

[YLGuy]

   

Almost Cut My Hair Lyrics
Artist(Band):Crosby, Stills, Nash (and Young)

Almost cut my hair
It happened just the other day
It's gettin' kind of long
I could've said it was in my way

But I didn't and I wonder why
I feel like letting my freak flag fly
And I feel like I owe it, to someone

Must be because I had the flu for Christmas
And I'm not feeling up to par
It increases my paranoia
Like looking in my mirror and seeing a police car

But I'm not giving in an inch to fear
çause I've promised myself this year
I feel like I owe it, to someone

When I finally get myself together
I'm gonna get down in that sunny southern weather

And I find a place inside to laugh,
Separate the wheat from the chaff
I feel ...
Like I owe it, to someone, yeah

[kitkatz]

 "The HairCut Song"   by Ray Stevens

When you get a haircut, be sure to go back home
When you get a haircut, get a barber you have known
Since you were a little bitty boy sittin' in a booster chair
Or you might look like Larry, Moe or Curly if a stranger cuts your hair

Well, Butte, Montana just a'passin' through, one thing I just had to do
Had to get a haircut and I was worried for my hair
I had a feeling of impending doom the minute I stepped into that room
And laid my eyes upon that barber chair

It was a macho barber shop. Hair dryers were mounted on a rifle rack.
Wasn’t no mirrors. The barber chair was a Peterbilt... Barber walked in;
he was huge, seven feet tall, three hundred pounds of spring steel and
rawhide. Wearin' a hard hat, chewin' a cigar, had a t-shirt on -- said,
I hate musicians. Threw me in the chair, sneered and said, What'll it
be pal? Now a lot of people would be intimidated in a situation like
this...I was not. I am what I am, play my piano, and sing my little
songs. I looked him right in the eye and I said, I'm a logger - just up
from Coos Bay, Oregon. Been toppin' trees - quite possibly the toughest
man in the entire world. He said, All right! he gave me a haircut and
I walked out of there friends, my hair was gone! Made Kojak look like
Bill Golden. Yeah, had a tremendous craving to operate heavy equipment.
Now, you may think that Butte, Montana haircut's the worst any man could
ever get...Wrong!

Well, a few months later I was in LA, truckin along on a smoggy day
I needed a haircut so bad I looked like Bozo the Clown
I was looking shaggy, not too good, I'd put it off as long as I could
And Lord, I hate to get a haircut out of town

Well, I walked in immediately and realized immediately that this guy was
into punk rock. The walls were done in black leather. Had chains and
whips and handcuffs hanging on me. Barber walked in, he had orange hair.
Black mascara. Stainless steel teeth. Black leather jacket with zinc
studs. He threw me in the chair, hit me a couple times - whap, whap -
chained me down, threw a Nazi flag over me. Said, I'm going to tell you
something that might make you a little nervous. I laughed. Ha ha
ha... I said, What could possibly make me nervous? He said, I'm
gay. Nooo problem. I'm not threatened in any way. I mean, I'm secure in
my manhood, everything is cool I am what I am, play my little piano,
sing my little songs. I looked him right in the eye. I said, I'm a
logger. Played football in high school. I was in the Marine Corps. He
said All right and he gave me a haircut. I walked out of there,
friends, my hair was purple. Well, at least that Mohawk section down the
middle was purple. Had a white streak down one side... other side looked
like Mr. T. Had a couple safety pins in my cheeks. Felt a teeeeny bit
conspicuous. Luckily, my next job was in San Fransisco. Shoot, I got
there and I didn't even stand out at all. Wasn't even close! Those
people thought I was an insurance salesman!

Well, a few months later, I was way down south, grits and gravy and hush
your mouth
Hair so long I'm startin' to look like a man in drag
It was then that the sheriff walked up and said, Boy, you got too much
hair on your head...
You better get yourself a haircut or a dog tag!
Well, when I stepped into the shop, I realized immediately that I was
dealing with a born-again barber. Don't see too many barber shops with a
steeple, had an organ in the corner, a choir. An usher led me to the
barber chair. Barber walked in, started saying grace, Oh Lord, for
these haircuts we are about to receive, may we be truly thankful.
Dominus possum pax probiscus, post mortem, et tu brute, puella
carborundum. He was sorta half-Baptist, half-Catholic... kind of a
Cathtist. He started cuttin' my hair and preachin' at the same time. I
mean he's a wild man, scissors and razors a'flyin' around my head, he's
talkin'about the liquor and wild women and music and sex and the evils
of dancing and the music business in general. Then he looked down at me
and he said, What do you do for a living? Now, I'm not ashamed of what
I do for a livin'. Workin' bars and casinos, around liquor and wild
women, I just play my piano, sing my little songs. I looked him right in
the eye and I said, I run this church for loggers...

When you get a haircut, be sure to go back home
When you get a haircut, get a barber you have known
Since you were a little bitty boy sittin' in a booster chair
Or you might look like Larry, Moe or Curly if a stranger cuts your hair