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.
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.
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.
Quote from: Rusty Shackleford on May 05, 2021, 11:15:31 AMAlso 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.
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.
Quote from: slybeard on May 05, 2021, 01:04:52 PMQuote from: Rusty Shackleford on May 05, 2021, 11:15:31 AMAlso 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.