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Hairstyles have really changed!

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Rusty Shackleford:

--- Quote from: slybeard on May 05, 2021, 01:04:52 PM ---
--- Quote from: Rusty Shackleford on May 05, 2021, 11:15:31 AM ---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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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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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.

reddog:
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.


Razorhead:
@reddog: that’s an amazing looking flattop. Kudos  to you for the self cut. That is a tough cut to do.

DoberDaddy:

--- Quote from: reddog on May 06, 2021, 09:33:12 AM ---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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WOW! Kudos... great cut!

DoberDaddy:

--- Quote from: Rusty Shackleford on May 06, 2021, 07:57:30 AM ---
--- Quote from: slybeard on May 05, 2021, 01:04:52 PM ---
--- Quote from: Rusty Shackleford on May 05, 2021, 11:15:31 AM ---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.

--- End quote ---

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.

--- End quote ---

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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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.

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