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#15
by
chuck63
on 20 Apr, 2021 09:16
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I grew up in the 70’s and graduated high school in the early 80’s. Long hair was in style back then. I had long hair like most of the other guys did. Bald guys were a rare thing in those days. The only ones I remember on tv were Telly Savalas in Kojack and David Carradine in Kung Fu. For whatever reason, there were times in high school when I wondered what it would be like to have a shaved head. After wearing a buzz cut for ten or twelve years, I shaved mine for the first time about five years ago. After going back and forth for three or four years, I’ve been committed to staying bald for over a year now. It seems to me that I don’t see as many bald guys around as I used to.
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#16
by
reddog
on 21 Apr, 2021 08:23
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@chuck63 , just the opposite around here. There are more shaved heads than ever. When I o to Menards, I always see 5 or 6 fellow baldies!
I remember in the 70's, we had a guy in the neighborhood that sported an awesome short flattop. He stuck out like a sore thumb, as long hair was popular. I always admired him for sticking with the flattop, even if it was considered old fashioned.
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#17
by
Rusty Shackleford
on 26 Apr, 2021 09:07
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Thanks @slybeard !
The funny thing about hairstyles, and styles in general. They will always change, but in some way reflect on the past.
There will ALWAYS be people who hate them.
I think that's because there's really only so many ways that hair can be styled, but like Reddog said I hope the big mountain of hair that overhangs the ears never returns.
It's funny because I watch sitcoms from the 70s and early 80s where men had that haircut, and even though I know that I must be much older than they were back at the time they still look decades older than me. I don't know if that's because I first remember these episodes and characters from when I was a teen and therefore they will forever feel 30 years older than me or if those haircuts really go age a person.
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#18
by
reddog
on 26 Apr, 2021 09:52
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How the hell did I end up with a bald head!?
My haircut history is extensive. For us guys that grew up in the 60's and70's, most of us wore long hair. Secretly, I always liked short hair, but because of peer pressure, I had shoulder length hair. I ever got fired from a job for refusing to get a haircut. During the 80's, I dated, then married a hairstylist, so it was still a little long, but styled, sometimes even permed! I also started turning grey at 21, and mostly grey by 35. Then in my 40's, I tried several styles, and wore a silver flattop for a few years. Then I had a boring regular haircut for many years until 8 years ago, when I got out the Clippers and buzzed it all off. Immediately, I didn't like the buzzcut, so out came the razor, and I fell in love with my shaved bald haircut.I'm glad I'm at the age that I wear my hair the way I like it, and it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks!
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#19
by
slybeard
on 27 Apr, 2021 07:30
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I think the hairstyles for young men and teenagers in the 70's were more a statement of rebellion, so they had to be more extreme and different from the older generation. I do admit that one style liked but never had was the mullet. Likely one of the most hated hairstyles today.
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#20
by
DoberDaddy
on 29 Apr, 2021 03:54
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Funny that the mullet is making a comeback... and it's worse than ever.
I see guys with really amazing, thick long hair... buzzing half the front... leaving the back long... or flattop with mullet.
Not something I would do myself... but. Wow, pretty extreme.
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#21
by
clint902
on 29 Apr, 2021 05:22
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The one that really bugs me is when a guy has a straight line shaved in the front that goes from the left to the right side. I dunno why, it just bugs me.
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#22
by
Razorhead
on 29 Apr, 2021 10:50
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The one that really bugs me is when a guy has a straight line shaved in the front that goes from the left to the right side. I dunno why, it just bugs me.
I took a break from shaving my head a few years ago and grew it long enough to do a side part haircut with shaved in part. Every time I see pics from back then, I cringe and I say ‘this is why I can’t have hair’. Just about every haircut (other than a buzzcut) that I had, I hated.
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#23
by
Rusty Shackleford
on 05 May, 2021 11:15
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Also on thing I see on all male haircuts anymore is a clipper-edged hairline on the front parts of the head like on the forehead hairline or on the temples. It makes for a very harsh and artificial look, and most guys do not bother maintaining it so a few days after getting a fresh haircut this hair starts growing back and looks like a mess. I don't get it as it seems completely unnecessary.
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#24
by
slybeard
on 05 May, 2021 13:04
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Also on thing I see on all male haircuts anymore is a clipper-edged hairline on the front parts of the head like on the forehead hairline or on the temples. It makes for a very harsh and artificial look, and most guys do not bother maintaining it so a few days after getting a fresh haircut this hair starts growing back and looks like a mess. I don't get it as it seems completely unnecessary.
My guess is those cut in lines and forehead line-ups are put there to keep guys coming back. They look good for a few days and then they look bad as it grows out. So you have to keep up with weekly appointments at the barber to keep it fresh. I have asked a few young guys at my gym about their "defined" haircuts, and they all keep weekly appointments. Many do the same detailing with their beard. It is a lot of cost, and a lot of time. And I agree that it looks artificial and totally un-natural.
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#25
by
Rusty Shackleford
on 06 May, 2021 07:57
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Also on thing I see on all male haircuts anymore is a clipper-edged hairline on the front parts of the head like on the forehead hairline or on the temples. It makes for a very harsh and artificial look, and most guys do not bother maintaining it so a few days after getting a fresh haircut this hair starts growing back and looks like a mess. I don't get it as it seems completely unnecessary.
My guess is those cut in lines and forehead line-ups are put there to keep guys coming back. They look good for a few days and then they look bad as it grows out. So you have to keep up with weekly appointments at the barber to keep it fresh. I have asked a few young guys at my gym about their "defined" haircuts, and they all keep weekly appointments. Many do the same detailing with their beard. It is a lot of cost, and a lot of time. And I agree that it looks artificial and totally un-natural.
I think some guys even use a pencil to make the hairline even more extreme and artificial looking. Some guys end up looking like an NPC from an early low-resolution 3D video game.
I love the look of a fresh fade haircut, but one of the reasons I resumed shaving my head is because of how rapidly fades fade away. I guess the edging in the front of the hairline makes the need for a fresh haircut more apparent too. I really enjoyed my barbershop for those 2 years but the idea of going once a week seemed too extreme, but is necessary to maintain fades, flattops, and other short hairstyles and I just didn't have the interest in going anything more than once every 3 weeks.
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#26
by
reddog
on 06 May, 2021 09:33
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When I grew my hair back several times, I liked cutting my own flattop. But, like you say Rusty, it takes alot of maintenance. I would find something to touch up every few days. Then, at some point I wouldn't like how it was looking, so I went back to shaving.
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#27
by
Razorhead
on 06 May, 2021 20:37
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@reddog: that’s an amazing looking flattop. Kudos to you for the self cut. That is a tough cut to do.
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#28
by
DoberDaddy
on 07 May, 2021 02:12
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When I grew my hair back several times, I liked cutting my own flattop. But, like you say Rusty, it takes alot of maintenance. I would find something to touch up every few days. Then, at some point I wouldn't like how it was looking, so I went back to shaving.
WOW! Kudos... great cut!
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#29
by
DoberDaddy
on 07 May, 2021 02:13
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Also on thing I see on all male haircuts anymore is a clipper-edged hairline on the front parts of the head like on the forehead hairline or on the temples. It makes for a very harsh and artificial look, and most guys do not bother maintaining it so a few days after getting a fresh haircut this hair starts growing back and looks like a mess. I don't get it as it seems completely unnecessary.
My guess is those cut in lines and forehead line-ups are put there to keep guys coming back. They look good for a few days and then they look bad as it grows out. So you have to keep up with weekly appointments at the barber to keep it fresh. I have asked a few young guys at my gym about their "defined" haircuts, and they all keep weekly appointments. Many do the same detailing with their beard. It is a lot of cost, and a lot of time. And I agree that it looks artificial and totally un-natural.
I think some guys even use a pencil to make the hairline even more extreme and artificial looking. Some guys end up looking like an NPC from an early low-resolution 3D video game.
I love the look of a fresh fade haircut, but one of the reasons I resumed shaving my head is because of how rapidly fades fade away. I guess the edging in the front of the hairline makes the need for a fresh haircut more apparent too. I really enjoyed my barbershop for those 2 years but the idea of going once a week seemed too extreme, but is necessary to maintain fades, flattops, and other short hairstyles and I just didn't have the interest in going anything more than once every 3 weeks.
Either they brush on "Biggen" dye... or use an airbrush. Lasts about as long as hair fibers...
Yeah, I don't get a hairstyle or beard style that does not hold up more than 2 days.