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Hi there,
I had a caricature drawn yesterday at the British Beard and Moustache Championships in Brighton and was to raise money for charity.
Cheers,
John.B
Freshly washed and blown dry. I"m at the point where I'm starting to feel like I have long-ish hair!
Something weird is going on with me that's causing my hair to become thinner and more fragile. I'm also growing more hair on my chest and belly and my face is breaking out in worse acne than it has had in several years. I'm 21, so I should be through with puberty. Does anyone have any idea what is wrong and what I should do?
Hei everybody!
I've been reading these boards for a few months silently now, and thought now might be just as good a time as ever to introduce myself and start getting some support on my very own long hair journey :)
Name's Raul, I am 29 and have been a semi-long haired dude most of my life. Back when I was a kid, I always tried growing my hair long, only for my father to cut it all off after a year or so, since he didn't want his son to look like a girl... lovely, I know, hehe.
The one time I really went through with it, was right after having finished my service in the IDF back in 2005. That was also the time I left Israel for Norway, a place I love with all my heart... but the point here, was that I didn't get a haircut for well over 2-2.5 years I think... and my hair was under shoulder length for the very first time in my life! Together with the beard I was sporing, I was naturally nicknamed JESUS... hehehe.
Then came the semi haircut to shoulder length (self made, one motion of the scisscors), and of course, a few weeks later, the short hair was back. Lots of complimets from the girls, a few years working as a model, and all around poisitive reaction to my short hair.. but for me, something was missing.
Since then I believe I went half-heartedly through it at least a dozen times, always giving up to pressure from a girlfriend and cutting it in a trendy short cut after 6-10 months of growth.
Well, back on November 27th, exactly a month from today, I decided that this time around, I DO want to experience having long hair again, and I WILL make it no matter what!
My hair was cut in an uneven cut, with jaw long hair on the right side of my head, and shaved hair on the other side. Trendy, but no as easy to grown out form. So I went ahead and cut it all off. Around 1 inch on the top of my head, a bit less on the sides and back. Damn, I felt like i was back in junior hight again :P
It's been a month now, and my hair is indeed growing, something that's rather easy to see in these early stages of growth. around 2 inches on the top of my head, and around 1 on the sides and back... I know this will take a long ass time in order to get back to a pony tain again, but hey, I've discovered a couple Beckham inspired beanies I really like, and I live in the cold frozen north after all, using beanies through the awkward stage shouldn't be so tough :)
My hair type is thick, "airly" (or better said fluffy), and rather oily, from what I can remember. I also sometimes have troucle with dry-calf, and therefore use the apporpriate products to prevent it.
From what I can remember, my hair seems rather straight at first, but is EXTREMELY curly after a while, and when in long state, is perfectly straight on top, and extremely curly at the bottom (thanks to the weight), so the idea right now is considering some sort of an anti-perm or something when the time comes, since I really don't want to deal with the huge curls at the bottom.
I am hereby adding 3 pics for you guys to see.. one from my days with long hair (and keep in mind in that picture, the only one I still have, it has been recently straight-ironed!), the other from a couple months back, with my a-symmetric style, then another from x-mas eve 2012, just 3 days ago :)
Hope to learn much from all you wonderful people here at this great board, and hope to god this time I make it back to long hair again! ;)
Raul.
Need help trying to grow out my hair but its thick and frizzy , I'm used to a number 2 buzz cut.
Have a big nose so I look like a chicken ha ha
I want it to grow out but it seems to just poof up, at the moment I gel it and comb it back
Hello My Fellow MLHHers,
May you all have a safe and joyous holiday with your families and friends! Please be safe and kind to one another! Stay away from the candles and scissors!
Sincerely, Ted
i've been reading a lot on this board lately about what a difficult some of you have been having with detangling after washing. granted, my hair isn't as long as some of yours, mine is currently just past my shoulders by a few inches, but i always put it in a pony tail before i wash/shower. then i take it out of the tail and let it dry naturally. i never have any tangles. maybe when my hair gets to at least mid-back instead of shoulder length, i may have your problems, but, as of now, it works for me.
Holiday Greetings to all at MLHH. I hope your holiday is all you want it to be. About this time every other year or so I get a short haircut..and then grow it out for another two years or so...I guess I enjoy the journey rather than the destination.
Happy Holidays...
180 players have long hair in the NFL:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5967114
Fellow longhairs.
I've been monitoring your board for quite awhile now and have learned quite a deal on managing long hair. I'm 54 and a bit too young to be a hippie but I have had long hair most of my life. I went to a private high school where there was strict rules over long hair on men. When I graduated it started growing and I haven't let up since. It's as long as it will ever get at my age. I have a question to ask. My hair gets extremely tangled when I get up in the morning. As I've added on the years it's gotten more kinky than it was when I was younger. Any of yall use a particular spray or 'additive' to lessen this? I wear it in a braid but it's a bitch to braid my own hair! Any other alternatives yall have tried?
Much obliged.
Just wondering if some guys actually like their hair pulled during some wrestling action or nite time activity. Hope this was an ok question to bring up.
Tom(Hairboy)
Everyone here has been very understanding and it surely helped. Men supporting men. MLHH is my new favorite read and IÂ’m thankful some nice people created it and keep it going.
I'd posted recently about employment problems, and that one of the new jobs I was looking at would require me to have a short haircut. Well, got the news this afternoon that the government has extended my contract through February, so I've got a little more breathing room to find a new position that's hair-friendly. Thanks for all the good wishes!!
Frodo
A friend of mine who had been working at a job for 5 years with no issues with long hair on guys. The manager left for another job and the new manager told my friend he would have to cut his hair. My friend sued him and won. The judge told the manager if he was intent on short hair only in the work place he would have to implement a policy that would include men and women so he would have to tell all the women they would have to cut there's.. Needless to say he did not. Was very happy with the outcome.
Holidays are stressful and visiting family can be too. Last Christmas, 2011, my family had not seen me since starting to grow my hair. This pic was taken a year ago while visiting family during Christmas and New Years. I quickly became the center of attention which an INFP personality type would rather not have happen. For the most part it was fun and they all supported me and had fun with my hair. All the usual comments were said like you look like a girl, get a haircut hippy, it makes you look old and so on. I think they just needed to get acquainted with the real expression of myself. So I relaxed and just went with it. We all had a good time and a year later my longhair is not even an issue but a part of the family as its apart of me. Oh and beer helped a lot too. Happy Holidays!
I haven't posted on this board in quite a while, but I'm still here, and my hair is still long. In fact, I noticed recently, that in spite of a few boo-boos that cost me a little hair (like letting it fall on a hot soldering iron), my hair is longer than it has ever been. It now comes about midway down my thighs. Not for an old geezer that's thin on top.
Hallo! Have just took a photo on a cellphone (so the quality is poor) for my hair-growth trip story. Decided to share it with you. The hair's growing, and it even made some progress since the last update.
Currently my hair is just a bit below shoulders. As I didn't have any trims to even everything, front hair is a bit shorter - just below my jaw. My hair is straight, but with time I noticed that the bottom part of my hair started getting a bit wavy. At this stage side-hair started falling nicely upon and below my shoulders, and I love it greatly!
Enjoying my journey to long hair.
Thanks for your attention! :)
Serge.
Here's a quick photo I took over the weekend that shows the front and back view of my hair progress. My hair is very fine and straight, so while I have a fair amount of length I don't have a lot of volume.
--Dale
Unfortunately i have no way of uploading a picture. I have been growing my hair for a year now and it is about 6.5in long, the problem is, is that it is perfectly straight until it reaches the bottom and then it flips outwards and just ends up looking really bad. My question is will it straighten out more as it gets longer? if anyone else has this problem how do you deal with it? thanks :)
I've been lurking here for years. I thought my longhair hopes were dead since I'm a grown up now (44 years old). BUT, I decided in the spring to take the plunge and grow my hair out. I'm making good progress and loving it! I've had no urges to cut it. I think my last haircut was late spring and I told my stylist what I was doing, so she just trimmed!
Thanks for the support and wish me luck.
Here is the front at around 4 months.
I hope everyone is enjoying this time of year however they wish.
The job market has reared up and bit me on the butt. My company lost the contract I've been working under, so I'm having to hunt for new employment, either within my company or elsewhere. I have a couple of solid job possibilities, but to take them most likely means cutting my hair to a "normal" men's haircut.
Don't have to make a decision quite yet, and I'm still looking for other possibilities, so hope isn't lost. I'd appreciate y'all keeping your fingers, toes, eyeballs, whatever crossed, that I find a position that won't care about my hair.
Frodo
hry if you like longhaired football players google 'toledo football hair' and you will see a youtube video of this team showing off their hair..lets hope they keep it growing.....by the way...the whole teamm seems to have long hair
Hi Everybody,
Just thought I would post another update picture. Here is the back.
Hey everyone, it's been a while since I've been able to post. All of my use if the internet is via phone so I don't post as much as I would like.
First off. I'd like to say congrats to everyone who has been reaching milestones and adding months to their journey. And I still read up here atleast a few times a week, but I keep up with most of you on Facebook because that is easier to access on a phone. Anyone who wants to add me can list their Facebook here. I'd post mine but it is Damn near impossible to do through my phone (anyone who has me as a friend of morethan welcome to post my link).
Secondly, diatomaceous earth took care of the lice problem better than any chemically treated shampoo on the market. I strongly recommend it and would love if anyone with a hair site would add a section about it and post it on the links page and the FAQ page. Email me for details and other links.
I should be getting regular internet and a new place to live by May so hopefully thenI will be able to be an active member again. I'll also probably be updating my abstract and such seeing as the last 4 years since I started posting here have been a rollercoaster and I have changed a lot.
I'll post a detailed post and a picture in February for my 6 years with no cuts to say what all is going on with me.
I'd also like to thank all of the senior and regular members on this board for helping me with both hair and personal life related issues for the past 4 years, give or take. I'd list names, but won't because I'd probably leave quite a few out. Hopefully without sounding too cliché, you guys have no idea how much this board and the people on it have helped me through what everyone says is a very important and emotional period of time in life. I don't know where I would be if I didn't make the friends I have made through this board. Thank you all. I can't describe how it feels to be able to say that I have friends all over the world with whom I share a deep instinctual feeling. I may have met literally none of you, but I can say that I love you all for how much you have helped me and that I am a better person thanI could be today because of this community.
peace and love,
Billy
hello!
I have been growing my hair for some 3-4 years now and am thinking about dreadlocks. I have been researching them but they don't exactly fit my hair texture. My hair is normal volume and straight. The women at the salon told me it would take several days to complete my dreads and about a year to mature, I might go through with it but I am wondering is there any other hairstyles that would work well with my hair?
Have people been following this case of Rhonda Lee who is a meteorologist on tv? Apparently she has very short hair and
some viewers have complained about it. She explained that being
black her hair doesn't grow down it grows up. Now that station
complains that she didn't handle the complaints properly.
This was reported on the Young Turks on Current TV.
A pic of me standing next to an awesome steampunk motorbike - taken a day or two before my dreaded trim on 10 November 2012. Happy days before the great apocalypse!
My g/friend and I just happened to come across that bike parked a few streets from where I live. No idea who owns it but it was totally amazing! Note the dragon head mounted at the front and the bat adorning the back (no, not me - the one on the roll-bar).
Damon
Here is what the back of my hair looks like now.
apparently it has some "color" in it and also, this young gentleman hero of the Oregon Mall Shooting happened to be gay. Despite all, I am sickened by the types of comments I have been reading this AM on the internet. Just unbelievable to myself that someone who cared enough to risk his life to save other people in a shopping mall is actally receiving nasty comments about A.either his hair (because it had some kind of color in it), or B.that he was Gay.
An extremely tragic and disturbing commentary to myself about a portion of the American population with their ugly and most hateful thinking process. I note that the 1st comment to this news video is a nasty.
Justin~
Hi all,
I never posted here before, but I found myself coming back every now and then for support and tips over the last two years. Time to say thanks to you all!
There's lots of information on the internet about long hair and hair care, but I feel a lot (all?) of this is targeted to women and focuses on hair-care-products and hair styles and such. I was actually looking for simple practical tips on how to handle long hair in daily life, and it seems that for the practical stuff you still need men talk. Prejudice confirmed :)
It makes me sad to read time and time again how men/boys with long hair get treated in (certain parts of) the USA, getting forced to choose between job/education and hair. Shame to all those people who feel they have the right to judge over this.
(As a side-qeustion, is this aversion of long hair related to christianity? And if so, what is the reason for that?)
Fortunately for me, here in the Netherlands men having long hair is almost never an issue. Especially in my line of work (electronical engineering) I sometimes feel it even works in my advantage, looking like a pro with my manes and beard :)
Attached a photo of my result of the last years. I never planned on growing out, this more or less happened by accident. I have always hated getting haircuts, and after some time I figured that my ungroomed hairdo might as well be taken as 'long hair'. The same happened a few years ago with my beard, so I'm now fully uncut, and it feels just fine!
I wish you all lots of hair, keep up the spirit!
Hey there guys, it's been a while since I last updated. Here is a quick pic I took. I'll do a proper full/back update in a few days when I have some time.
Hello,
I've been reading the posts here for some time and you all have inspired me to grow my hair.
currently it's in what you probably consider the awkward stage, however I have a job interview coming up in a week and it has been suggested to me to do something about my hair and one is to cut it short(which I don't want to do) or tame it. the problem seems to be with the cowlicks and frizz.
if it were up to me I would not worry about it, but I need some suggestions to make it more "presentable".
any product recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
thanks and keep it long!
cheers ;-)
I ended up in emergency surgery on Monday to get a hernia repaired and my long hair became a small issue. I don't know why it mattered, but they wanted my hair tied back and under a hair net, but the hair tie I used couldn't have any metal. To be fair, women have the same issue at this hospital, so they weren't being bigoted, but it was interesting that they didn't have anything on hand in case I didn't already use snagless hair ties. Anyone else run into similar problems during medical procedures?
Hello everyone,
I normally wear my hair down , but have to tie it for work. For years, I've been using the Goody elastic bands. They're nice, but I really don't care for them. I can never find the right size: either too big,too small, too loose, too tight etc..
I realize that there are very few options for Men with long hair. I was wondering if there was anything else available that can keep our hair neat & tied. Any creative ideas? What about Barrettes? I've never tried them and was curious how well they held the hair together. I've noticed some of the guys on this site braid their hair. Maybe I'm looking for something that doesn't exist. I am very fussy. I don't like having to tie in the first place, but I am required to.
Hey guys hope you are all well as I just went through quite a bad time with this storm last night. First of all I am fine but there is no power for who knows how long.All I could see last night were the explosions from all the transformers.I looked all around and just kept seeing flashes of light.Took a brief car ride at day break and there is no power anywhere.All traffic signals are out, trees downed, etc. Currently charging my phone in the car charger but will work on sitting up a portable generator.Anyway all for now and sorry about the off topic post.
Mârk
Spanish scientist says short hair leads to baldness
It has been awhile since I took a progress picture. My hair is definitely getting Long,and I am as happy with it as I have ever been. It still gives me a lot of joy having it. Hope you think it looks as good as I feel having it.
OK Guys and gals,
Been growing the beard for one full year now. The Hair for 10 years and I am 60 years old today!
peace,
jonalbear
For those who were interested in the two long haired guys on Amazing Race, they were elimianted two weeks ago.
The lost alot of time when their bags were left in a cab or stolen by a cab driver.
Greetings to you, my long-haired brothers :)
It's my first winter coming with me full of long hair. I know just so little about the hair. The question is, how should you take care of your hair during this period? Does it require any additional protection? Winters in Ukraine (the country I'm from, somewhere in Eastern Europe, south-western neighbour of Russia) are sometimes cold enough - average tempereture stays about 0 or down to -5 degrees by Celsius. But there are also some really cold periods when temperature holds near -20 degrees. The climate's rather humid so it feels almost like -30 (or even lower) in Syberia.
What should I normally do to keep my hair in good condition?
Would be really thankful for any of your answers!
Serge.
just a quick hello and enjoying all the updates that many have posted lately
I don't post much, but I do check in from time to time. Since I thought my hair look rather good tonight after washing and air drying I took an update photo. (I guess I reached a new milestone because a few days ago when getting in my car I shut the door on my mane.)
Karsten
clean 'n air dried...
here is the back today
I wanted to know after washing hair and rinse is it better to air dry, towel dry or blow dry wet hair? Also I seen sites where it says you should use satin pillow cases and not cotton to protect hair from damaging. I wanted to know if this is true and is cotton good still since I use cotton ones. Third question is i have thin flat pillow and hair gets really flat and thin and heard firm bigger pillows work better and is this true? Last thing is putting a body towel on pillow ok and laying dry head on it only? Because my hair gets greasy fast and pillowcase gets greasy like within 2 days and thought putting towel might help. But not sure if towel would get rid of the natural oils. Sorry if questions may sound strange or make no sense but growing hair long for first time and want to avoid damage since i seen this info on other sites and want to correct info.
Just curious what everyone's thoughts were on dreadlocks. There are some people out there with a beautiful head of dreads and to be honest I'm jealous. Though the thought of all the necessary knotting makes me cringe. I don't think I would ever have the patience to maintain them. I have enough to deal with as a long hair as it is! Also it doesn't seem like a style that's as flexible as it is for us long hairs? Not sure if this is off topic or not. Thoughts?
Hello everyone,
I wanted to say thank you, especially to Jonalbear,Hairball,Roxor,Ted & Rktect for the warm reception and comments. I hope I didn't put a damper on the forum by mentioning "negative" stereotypes. I didn't mean to place emphasis on negative, but just stereotypes in general. I have to remember that not all stereotypes that pertain to men with long hair are necessarily bad. It's really nice to know that there are others like myself that dig long hair!
I wanted to know on the days you skip washing hair is it safe to wear shower cap when just washing body to avoid hair from getting wet and the steam or can it damage it? Because sometimes hair gets wet and looks greasy. Second question can oversleeping or laying on pillow for long time damage hair? Because during cold weather season I lay head on pillow on the sides of my head and back and relax for long time watching tv. I am asking this since sometimes i notice few strands hair on pillow and not sure if its just the normal hair cycle or if i am damaging it. Third question is there any good conditioner and shampoo or combo thats good that doesn't get rid of the natural oils? Last question if hair gets damaged do you shave it off/cut it/trim it or is there product that can repair it without cutting it? Because i seen on forums some women shave damaged hair and start over and this seems extreme.
... this is my fav. 'quick' style = a half bun - its 'up' in seconds & off I go ...
I've been having to deal with some personal issues with my girlfriend, but anyway I have one question regarding a book which I've been considering purchasing for some time, however I have not seen too many positive reviews on the book so I came back here hoping that some of you might have bought it and can give me your honest opinion on what you thought of it.
the book title is called "our long hairitage" and it is for sale on amazon.com and as I stated I have considered purchasing it, but have not made a decision based on lack of reviews.
I appreciate any opinions.
thanx
Nigel
Hello everyone,
I finally had enough courage to post on this awesome site. I've always worn my hair long at various lengths. This photo was taken recently after my last hair cut. I'm not sure if you can distinguish the length by the pic, but I had at least 4 inches removed.I am starting to feel a little uncomfortable with having long hair due to the negative stereotypes that associated with it.I was thinking about cutting to shoulder length, making it possibly more acceptable? Anyway, I realize that I shouldn't worry about the way others may feel as long as I'm comfortable. It's really too bad about the issues involving men having long hair. Everyone on this site looks really cool!
If Silkylonghairguy is checking in on MLHH once in a while, please, I think we'd all like to hear from you and know you're well and continuing to grow your glorious silky mane.
For a laugh:
http://www.theonion.com/articles/grandson-has-long-hair,30498/
(To those unfamiliar with The Onion, it is satire. I think it is fairly obvious, but I'm mentioning this just in case)
Hi all! Like you, I think long hair on men is awesome. Geez, some guys' hair is even nicer than mine :P Anyways, hope you enjoy this video compilation I made!
I always had short hair all my life but after this past summer I wanted to try and grow shoulder length hair again. Because I never did it and I did try growing it long twice but backed out due to grooming mostly and the waiting it for it to grow process. But I still keep wanting to try and grow it long back and forth and it's frustrating since can't keep a decision and stick to it. I just wanted to know if it's worth trying and is the grooming worth it and is it really that hard to maintain like it seems?
Just wishing everyone here a Happy Thanksgiving! Be safe, have fun and be sure too eat way too much :) I'm sure planning on it :)
I am a woman who has always preferred long hair on a man, which I have come to find is not typical of most women. However I was wondering do you guys prefer long or short hair on a woman or do you have no preference either way?
Hello everyone. I haven't posted in a couple of years. I figured it was time that I check in and let ya know how I'm doing and see how you all are doing. Here is a picture taken a couple of months ago while bowling with friends.
Daniel
I was wondering if there is foods or vitamins that help grow hair faster? I also started taking multivitamins mens vitacraves by one a day 2 weeks ago and it has 600 mcg 200% daily value per serving of biotin since seen that helps hair on other sites but not sure if its too much or does multivitamins not work? Also what other vitamins help and is there any other good brands? Another thing I was wondering has anyone used Mane n Tail since people say it grows hair fast but not sure if that's false?
Some of you may already have seen pictures of this very long haired Greek model - a Greek hair god, if you will. You can see a great shot of him at the site below, or just Google his name and see more photos. He really is quite amazing. It's interesting to note that so many modeling agencies seem to prefer male models with long hair. Perhaps they know something that most people haven't caught onto yet.
Posting after a while, and this may sound a bit silly. I was recently recommended by a friend to use Head & Shoulders anti-dandruff shampoo. However, when I went to check it out in the supermarket I found there were two - for Him and for Her.
My question - with my near waist length mop which should I use?
Rudy
Growing down to my shoulderblade level.
My campaign against tangles uses (1) Maxiwash, (2) Chi Silk Serum, and (3)Garnier Fructose Leave In Conditioner.
The bench press and pectoral curl machines provide a good upper body platform to lie the hair on.
For health too.
Don
My girlfriend has been nagging me for months to trim my hair so I look more presentable for a job interview. I procrastinated as I really loved my hair but I have my first interview tomorrow so I panicked. Big mistake!
I agreed it was getting a bit wild and finally agreed for her to "tidy it up a bit" on Saturday. She loved my long hair (one of the reasons we hooked up in the first place) and we both decided to cut only a tiny bit off. My g/friend is NOT a hairdresser but we felt she could manage a tiny trim.
But ... things went horribly wrong! After cutting a bit too much off on one side, the other side had to be cut to match. Then my g/f loved the effect of "layering" and got carried away. I told her to stop but it was too late.
End result ... my hair ended up only just covering my ears at the sides and only just below my collar at the back.
I was in shock and my g/f was in tears. I feel almost literally traumatised. That may sound melodramatic but my hair was part of me, part of who I am, and I now feel mentally naked. All my self-confidence has vanished with my hair.
Instead of the joy of feeling the weight of my hair against my ears and neck, all I can feel now against my ears are thin little wisps.
My g/f, trying to make the best of a bad job, says she quite likes the "new look". What she doesn't appreciate is that it is NOT a new look for me; I've already been through this stage over two and a half years ago (before I met her). It's called the "awkward stage"! Nothing "new" about it. I hated it then and I hate it even more now. At least it was an exciting novelty the first time round; now it's just a sickening reminder of how stupid I was.
So two and a half years down the toilet. Two and a half years to grow, only ten minutes to chop it off.
I don't blame my g/f, I blame myself. I was stupid. I look on the bright side: at least it's still "longish" (covering my ears) and not totally short, and it's already growing back even as I type (half an inch a month). But I wish it would grow a lot faster!
Damon - still in shock! :(
I've noticed some guys on this list who live in Israel and will end up in the army in the coming years. I've heard from
some of my jewish friends that their relatives have received
emergency inducton orders in the aftermath of the gaza violence. (I should mention that I'm jewish.)
Anyone on this site effected? If so I wish you luck. It's a scary time tensions are very high.
Hi everyone,
I apologize for this duplicate post from the one below. I just wanted to make sure it didn't get missed. This is what I shouldn't have cut.
Take care, Ted
Hi guys,
Just wanted to post a picture.
I had the back trimmed again two months prior, so it's actually above the front now. Three more months and I get to join the legit ponytail club ^_^
On the other hand, I still keep kicking myself about the asymmetry here -- my left side is noticeably thicker than the right side -- or at least at the very tip. Oh well, this is not the time to fix such things.
Sorry about my room -- I obviously need to go clean it up. I think I'll do that after my college apps are done.
Hi Everyone,
Thought I would post a mini update. I am slowly but surely getting toward my goal of at least mid-back length. It will take forever with my wavy hair type. I think it will look okay though. Take care and keep growing.
Ted
Hi everyone,
Just to let you know I'm still lurking and admiring all that long hair! I've just had my 5th cycle of chemotherapy with one more to go, and have been bald for the past four months. I must say, I'm getting a bit used to it. In and out of the shower in no time and saving a fortune on shampoo and conditioner! My hair will grow again next year, but at the moment, I'm thinking of keeping it fairly short. I'm amazed at the number of people who have commented on how much younger I look without my long hair - not a bad booster for an old geezer on chemo! I still love the look of long hair - but much better on you younger guys! but we'll see. My best regards to you all.
Ian
Thank you for the responses. I recently had a bad experience with a hair coloring that I have used for years and a lot of my hair broke off/fell out, which horrified me. My hair was very healthy despite years of coloring it. This experience forced me into a very short cut which I have not had in years and I have been reluctant to leave the house. I appreciate all the answers you have given.
Concurring with CEM.'s recent threads re. the longer his hair gets, the more he feels the importance of sometimes having to restrain it, here is a pic I posted 10 months ago (in early Jan. of this year), taken at San Francisco's Ocean Beach.
It was a moderately windy day that day; so for most of my beach walk, I had it twisted around into a basic bun (held together by just an average hair-tie) -- something I've learned to be able to do pretty quickly & easily by now.
I'll post a follow-up pic of my hair loose, taken on the same day at the same beach...
- Ken
PS - Belated compliments to Jason for his amazing pic of himself at that beautiful Atlantic beach with his son, just a wonderful photo!!! Also a great pic of Hairreligion's recent trim showing his awesome braid -- and also to anyone else who has recently posted pics, I apologize for being away from the board here recently. In any case: my compliments for always seeing such great-looking hair here!
Thank you to all of you who complemented my hair on my 3 year post, it means alot.
This is a list of the hair products that I use, I have my beard brush and wide tooth comb, Crew pomade for my mustache, my NOW Virgin Coconut oil cold pressed and unrefined, for the conditioner I wash my hair with is Suave Naturals tropical coconut, and the thick conditioner is L'oreal Eversleek Repartive smoothing conditioner, both I buy at Walmart. And my gel is Deva Curl light hold defining gel bought at ULTA. All Silicone free and Sulfate free.
Some of you were asking what the Curly Girl Method "CG" was, I explained it in my 3 year post.
http://dormroomcurly.blogspot.com/ is the link I learned from, but I will tell you how I did it.
First off you need to toss all your old products that have silicones, ingredients ending with -cone, -conol, or -xane. And no more Sulfates.
Next buy a shampoo that has no silicones but has sulfates to start the CG Method, wash your hair and get those cones out, this part sucks because it really dries out your hair, you no longer need this shampoo ever. Now your ready.
Now you need a light conditioner, I use Suave Naturals tropical coconut, wash your hair with it as normal but really massaging the scalp to lift the natural oils, rinse.
Now you can put the thick condidioner in, I use L'oreal Eversleek Repartive smoothing conditioner, this is also the only time I ever comb my hair other than when I step out of the shower, use a wide tooth comb, let sit for 5 min or so, you can rinse all out or leave some, depends on how dry your hair
is, I used to leave some in but my hair and scalp has now ajusted, takes a bit of time. Rinse with cold water now, this will help eliminate frizz. Now squeeze out the remaing water and either air dry or get a microfiber towel, normal toweles dry
hair out. I just get it dry enough that hair is no longer dripping, gel goes in better really wet. This is where I comb it one last time, then seperate the hair down the middle and lay it over each shoulder, The gel I use is Deva Curl light hold defining gel, I put a dime size amount of gel in my hands rub them together and wipe on the top of my head, then tip my head to one side and do the same but finger comb it through, same on the other side, then I put a pea size amount in my palms, rub together, tip my head to the side and grab the bottom of my hair and squeeze it up toward my head like a slinky with the gel in my hands, and do the same with the other side. Let it air dry now, the more you mess with the hair while it dries the more frizz you can get, dont break the gel mold.
curly girl method 3 months in, just air dried after wash, look at these curls!
It has now been 3 years, I am at 18" and now I think I can say I have long hair. I quit using silicones and sulfates 3 months ago doing the "Curly Girl Method", I am really happy with the results, in the pictures this is second day hair, i'ts alot more curly the first day. I tried stopping sulfates before but they always left my hair greasy because silicones won't come out unless you use sulfates, I did not know that, so if you have curly or wavy hair you should give it a try, curly hair is more dry than straight hair so it needs more moisture, you wash with a light conditioner, rinse, then a thick creamy conditioner, you just have to shampoo one last time before you start the program, oh and you cant use normal towels anymore, they dry out hair too, air dry or microfiber. Silicone ingredients end with -cone, -conol, or -xane.
http://dormroomcurly.blogspot.com/
This is the internet page I learned from.
I also use coconut oil once a month as a all night treatment, I love how the hair is turning out, glad to join the long hair men of the world, lots of sheds but you all know about that having your own sheds, I only wash every 3 days. Sorry to make you read so much, just updating you fellas, see you again in 6 months.
Peace, Daniel
Went to the Witch's Ball in Detroit this weekend (a very hair-friendly place) and ran into another longhair at the table next to us. Told him about the board and got a picture with him.
He's got a business: http://thebikerbaker.com/
My wife and I were in church service yesterday morning. We've been in this congregation less than a year now and are really feeling at home there. It's a small group (around 100) and it's really easy to make new friends, which I really appreciate. Yesterday before services started, I was in a conversation with a friend who's become a good buddy of mine and he came out and told me that he'd been jealous of my hair since the first time Pam and I came there almost a year ago. He's about six years older than me and has very little hair to speak of. My hair has come up in conversation a lot there recently, and almost always in a good way. Really glad everybody is so open to just let people be who they are.
Hi guys,
I bought a pack of hair ties to break a $20, and tried putting one on. I ended up snapping the first one, and also the second one too. The third one just slipped off. Maybe it was too loose, but I couldn't pull it any tighter because I already broke the first two and I knew it wouldn't hold out.
I have a relatively thick ponytail (just over 4 inches circumference... on the thicker side i believe), so I'm wondering if anyone has any good recommendations for larger ties that don't snap and could be pulled back quite tightly. The only condition is that they have to be unadorned black with no metal on them.
Can you guys take a picture of the package so I know what to buy the next time I go to the store?
Thanks
I look really sleepy here... but oh well it least it turned out better :)
as my hair gets longer - its need for restraint grows...
I got my hair trimmed on Thursday. My stylist suggested that I take off 5 inches. She said that that amount of my length was dry and damaged. I have decided to grow my hair to lower back length. (May go for waist) Here is my pic. I I hope everyone is having a good weekend.
Darrin
I think I'll be 'The Lion King' - come as you are ! :))
Hey guys, still lurking about.
Just got a maintenance trim today and had a professional braid it with a cool 4 strand braid. Thought it was a good reason for a pic.
Keep 'em growing!
Last night I went back to NYC for the first time since the hurricane here's what i've observed so far. It's what I wrote on my facebook page.
Ok first day back in New York. I have not yet been south of 32nd st yet. But from what I can see in midtown most of the buildings have suffered only minor superficial damage. There is a lot of major rust on some of the buildings. Many shops that are usually open are vacant. While your usual mcdonalds, starbucks and even my company is still open. The lines for the buses are very long. 2 or 3 hours each way to the outer boroughs. Some of the trains are back up and running but with no power downtown, there are reports of wild west type behavior especially in areas with already higher than average crime already for the Manhattan area. I got off at penn station today instead of my usual 28 allen st stop in chinatown. I wasn't going to risk becoming a victim when downtown is dark and feels like a ghost town at 5:30 am in the morning. There are a lot of cyclists running around the area right now. Because right now, the bicycle is the fastest mode of transportation.
The Chinese bus company didn't even fill half of the bus in DC and Balitmore headed to New York at 1:30 am Friday Morning. The funny this is and I'll leave you with this. The World Trade Center is probably the only building with lights and power downtown, and it's not even finished. They must have one powerful generator.
The only logical costume for me this year was an 80's Hairband Rockstar! I had to do three things I told myself I would never do though.
-Blowdry my hair
-Curl my hair with a curling iron
-Put hairspray in my hair
Never again.
Hey Gordy
Hope you are enjoying a nice Fall Season and you look to have fantastic Long Hair indeed. Bravo! I just popped over here for a little bit tonight and saw your B+W photo. A very wonderful "Art Photo" indeed and I am very much interested in knowing the brand name and model number of your cam as I would like to get one just like you have myself. Does "Best Buy" have them? "Target?" Really neat! :-) I could find all kinds of uses for one of these with my photo projects and it is just so unique.
Thanks ever so much in advance Gordy and best of luck to you with continued long hair success! :-)
Take care-
Justin~
Well, it's been 6 months since my last update.
So, here is an update, it' looks like it might have grown a few inches since the last update.
Tell me what ya think
and I'm very self conscious about the ends.
Do they look too then to you all? Or do they seem to still be relatively thick still.
My hair is approx 30 inches here (in it's natural wavy form).
It's been almost five months since I cut the 7 inches off. I had planned on getting a trim but life has just been very busy and I haven't. I feel my ends are still okay but they definitely have some wear and I don't want to go past the 6 month point without having them freshened.
We enjoyed a beautiful day with temperatures in the 70s so I thought I'd take the opportunity to post a bit of an update. My son is now 8.5 months old and he's so much fun at this stage.
Haven't posted to much nor a pic.. really just a lurker.
I recently cut my mane... two years worth but i really felt it was what i wanted. I did the two week thing.. mine even lasted for a month :D.. I have no regets and the stylist I went to knew my goals.. I am happier then every!! So don't read this the wrong way...
My questions.. My hair feels amazing!!! It feels so fresh, I had crazy curls.. crazy. When I say crazy they where crazy.. took me 15 mins some days to detangle and over 3 hours to dry ><.. one of the reason I cut the mane. I have also noticed my hair is now very wavy and not so much curly.. mybe its due to the fact I know not to wash eveyr day now.. and I actually never wash my hair anymore.. maybe its the cut. So any of you long dudes cut the mane and this happens?
Anyhow good lucks fella's with the grows.. Mybe I will decide to join the crew again some day..
Lots of long hair in this air safety video.
Found this guy on Long Hair World who has one of the most magnificent braids I have ever seen on a man or a woman. It is certainly something to marvel at, and to envy.
Hey guys,since things are in such a mess around here in NJ I haven't worked the past three days and likely will miss the whole week.Today it took me a hour of waiting in a foot line to pick up gas for my generator which was a short wait compared to the cars in a separate line waiting around two hours.I'm not even driving much just to avoid using the gas I have so I can avoid the car lines.Hopefully in a couple more days more stations will reopen.Thankfully I was blessed with a pleasant surprise when my power was restored shortly after 6 pm this evening.There is still much darkness around me so I feel very fortunate.Took a walk around my town this afternoon and took pics of some of the damage,mostly from downed trees.
Mârk
I was just noticing that we now have two new guys on tv with long hair.
One of them is Jayar Jackson who has long dreads on the Young Turks
(Current TV and on the Young Turks on the internet.)
The other is Russell Brand who has long hair and now has a talk show on the FX network.
Have you seen any others i'm missing here? There might be others
that i'm missing here.
One of the characters on Criminal Minds (JJ) brings her son into
visit the BAU. He has long hair. The episode aired tonight.
I hove no clue how old he is supposed to be.
I love the u cut
Hi guys,
For those unfamiliar I'm on youtube, when I get a chance I add some videos, here is the link for the latest one.
Cheers,
MattT
Growing my hair from june 2011
There are two guys on this program this year that have amazing manes.Their names are James and Abba.both with thick waist length hair and they are very likable charactersrooting for them to win.
Hi everyone :-)
I shaved my head about 3 months ago so I could start fresh (I've been dying my hair for 13 years and wanted it all natural) and let it grow without any trims. However I seem to be getting a bit of a mullet look at the moment...would it be best to trim the back and sides so there is more on the front before I leave it alone? Or does it sort itself out in a few months?
Do you guys still dress up for Halloween? If so, what costumes have you done in the past?
Here's an article I wrote about costume ideas for guys with long hair:
Segmented ponytail:
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my *failed* attempt of a braid:
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seems it passed the 60 cm mark =D
Update: 19 months - Front view without pony tail. Pic taken at the Aztec Ruins National Monument.
Hallo! It's been a while. The time passed and I noticed that I can almost tie a tail! Few more cm of my front hair growth - and I'll be able to wear my hair in a tail!
I'm really-really happy with it. As you can notice from the foto, my hair is straight. But a month or so ago it started waving a lot at the ends, and it's pretty easy to notice from this pic. Don't know what to do with it yet.
Ah, I'll also make an update of my hair being loose pretty soon!
My g/friend went thru a practice run for my Halloween transformation yesterday - and here's the result. My "costume" is a black biker jacket, black skeleton T-shirt and shiny black PVC skinny jeans with an enormous studded belt and black boots. No change from the usual really for me! :)
No scissors were harmed in this transformation. No hairs were cut!
It was purely a matter of straightening my naturally wavy hair (not something I'd normally do but a once-off for this), back-combing and spraying.
A sort of Heath Ledger goes Frank-N-Furter goes Goth!
Damon
Ok, recently I've posted a photo with hair almost tucked into a tail. This time I post some pics with my hair when being loose.
Enjoying it more and more as it grows longer :) Hope I'll be happy on all my way of being long-haired :)
Oh, sorry for a pic quality, please.
Hi, my name is John. I am 42 and growing my hair for the first time. I guess it might be a bit of a midlife crisis, but hey what are you going to do. I have actually thought about it before and finally decided to go for it a little over a year ago. My initial goal was a ponytail, for whatever reason that appeals to me more than a crazy mane. I talked to my wife about it and she has been great. Nice to have someone who supports me in it. I dont think I would have made it this far without her help. I finally have made it to the ponytail! Though it is really more of a stub than a tail at this point. My wife says she actually kind of likes the stub, and fortunately I have good genes for hair and haven't lost any of mine. My kids hate it but I dont really care about that. Cant wait for it to get longer. this is a great site and I have stopped by from time to time and just thought I would introduce myself. I actually kind of feel like one of you guys, though I have a long way to go.
Here's a shot from today. While you can't see the full length, after two solid years of only minor trims it's beginning to look pretty decent.
hi all!....scott from nottingham, uk here again!.....after yet another shaved head mis-hap I am back for the third time......and hopefully the last...in an attempt to grow my hair to a length considered "long".
What i have lacked in judgement re: haircuts in the last year i will now overcome with stubbornness and willpower!
i'll post a photo when I have more to display...I have approx 3 months growth on top and 2 months on the sides and back!
Cheers all
a dreary day here in upstate NY todaytrird to reset properties on cam but its all the same so tried a different setting on the hue that i liked..figured id share them
Hey there guys. I washed my hair for the first time in a week and it looked really good, so i took 4 quick pictures on my webcam. Sorry for the bad quality, but they show the hair off well enough. onward and downward!
Isaac
Hey guys! Hope everyone is having a pleasant Fall! Just wanted to let everyone know I have passed the 5 year mark in my hair growth. I've included two photos. I know they're not the greatest, but it's the best I could do. Hoping to see it get waist length someday. Oh, the other day had a lady to give me a compliment about my hair. Not everyone hates longhaired guys. Keep the hair growing!
So my questions for Romney and Obama.
What would you do about the out of control presidential war powers beginning with John F Kennedy in Vietnam? This is a clear circumvention of Article 1 Section 8 of the US Constitution. Which states that the President must ask Congress for a declaration of War.
What will you do about the out of control national debt? It's at 16 trillion and rising every year.
What will you do about the number of industries that have left this country, in search of cheaper wages in places like China, India and Mexico? Not only does this make our country economically disadvantaged. It also makes us disadvantaged in cases of National Defense. What would happen if we had a major conflict? Like what happened in Vietnam, Korea, and WWII.
Mr. President and Mr. Romney. How will you insure that everyone has access to healthcare, regardless of income?
What will you do about the dangerous encroachment of religion and politics going on since at least the Reagen era. This is a clear violation of the 1st amendment. I could care less whether the president is Christian, Atheist, Muslim or any other religion. I care more about the ability for him or her to lead the country.
What will you about the rampant violations of the 4th amendment? Which protects US citizens and foreign Nationals against unreasonable search and seizures. A famous example is Stop and Frisk in NYC. Basically a cop stops someone he thinks may have something, but it's just his or her personal bias that led him to stop someone he did not observe committing a crime, and had no other reason to believe that the said subject had done something illegal.
What will you do about the number of released pedophiles and rapists who crowd our streets waiting to strike again? People get more time shooting up heroin(A serious Addiction that requires help) than they do on a sex charge. The vast majority of people in jail and prison are people that are there for nonviolent drug charges.
Well I have been growing my hair for over 5 years now and it's to my lower back. I am finally happy where it's at and don't plan on growing it any longer. Hope everything going good for all of you.
this made me laugh, and its an awesome set of locks!!
A quick scroll down this page (and a daily visit to the MLHH, of course!) should provide all the inspiration needed for staying on the longhaired path...
http://longhairedcult.tumblr.com/
--Val
When people take the time to say encouraging things and nice compliments whenever replying to someone's hair updates, it is considered common courtesy to at least acknowledge that you've read their reply, and better yet, to eventually say the words "thank you" somewhere. This is especially true for frequent posters that have been a part of this community for awhile.
I'm not singling out any one person in particular right now, just making a general statement, because I've noticed a definite decline in thank you's as of recently.
It's a simple thing, and yet the side benefits are amazing:
1) it often starts a more interesting dialogue, sometimes even a deeper conversation;
2) it helps build a feeling of community, rather than just all of us showing off our hair individually, as if some kind of a contest.
3) it shows greater mutual support, rather than just an empty one-sided sort of feeling afterwards.
If you have the time to post a pic of yourself, then by all means you certainly must have the time & curiosity to read any replies to that pic.... Doesn't it also make sense to at least eventually follow up with a simple, "Thanks for all the nice replies!" to the group as a whole -- or something similar to that? Extra points go to those guys who reply to each comment individually; but I realize most of us don't always have that much spare free-time to do that...
Just for fun, I'm not going to reply to anyone who posts to my thread here. I'm feeling too lazy and too disinterested to comment back to anybody at the moment; plus, I have to go to work now (LOL)....
A little food for thought!
- Ken in San Francisco
Do any of you get trims to maintain your hair? I am talking after you have obtained your desired length. I wouldn't trim my hair at all, if I was going it out from short to long.
Darrin
Today someone suggested I should cut off my hair and donate it to charity - and tried to make me feel guilty when I declined. I nodded to some women with long hair nearby and asked him why he didn't suggest it to them. He just raised his eyebrows - as if to say women have a right to have long hair but men do not.
Male hair and female hair is identical. I'm all for giving to charities but why are men with long hair pestered (expected!) to donate it when women with long hair are seldom asked to do the same thing?
It seems to be saying that long hair on women is natural and taken for granted but long hair on men is unnatural and freaky.
I have long hair for pretty much the same reasons a woman does. I love it and I think it improves my appearance. Yeah, it would grow back but it literally takes years.
Why should I want to get rid of it any more than a woman would want to get rid of hers? I guess my reasons are petty and selfish, and I'm feeling a bit guilty. I now find myself having to justify my selfishness. Should I have to?
Damon
just watched this awesome film again!...I love the way Al Pacino's hair develops from average length to proper longhair with full beard towards the end....real inspiration for us novice "hair farmers"!
Scott
ps....should have a picture up within the next coupla weeks.
Hi everybody...it's me again. Still growing the hair!
For a variety of reasons, I'm trying some pony tail styles, and I'm unable to get all of the hair into one tie right now. I tried two elastics one on top of the other, but I was warned that that's especially "feminine." So I took away the bottom one and fluffed out the hair that was left.
Does this make any sense, do people do it, does it look good, and if not, what should I do instead?
Hey there, long time no see! Everybody is looking well here. I thought I'd just pop in for a quick update. Living in Finnskogen, speaking Norwegian, learning how to live as a person with MS and not a full-time juggler.
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Summer '11 This dreadlock set was a neglect method that formed along my natural curl divisions
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Wading in Mjøsa (largest inland lake in Norway)
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Heck yeah, camping in the desert '11 (March '11)
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Current. My wife combed out the majority of my dreads last winter, leaving a couple of forced congos on the nape of the neck.
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It never gets long, just curlier. Stretched out it's close to mid-backc length :-/
Fermenting veggies and making a permeculture forest-garden out in the Finn Forest. Boy howdy
Pic 2!
In an electronics store today and received various stares and gauking looks as my hair was down and not braided.
Two adults I noticed would try to position themselves at angles on other side of tv row so they could take a picture, or just look at my hair.
Two little kids say very loud to their parents what they see of the hair. One little girl asked if I was locked in a tower for a couple years. Another said my hair looked like a comic character's.
I appriciate the two little ones for the honesty.
I wonder sometimes if having hair this long can really confuse kids, what kind of message they take from it?
Well here is another one, got great comments on my facebook page.
Update: 19 months - Side view without ponytail. Pic taken at the Aztec Ruins National Monument.
Hey all, I posted about a month ago about my finding out about this supposed bug-killer and supplement; and here are my erratic, dateless results:
Bugs:
First day I got the stuff in the mail, I put a good bit on my hair (just the scalp, no need to coat all your hair seeing as the bugs aren't there and it looks and feels like putting flour in your hair... It's messy). The first thing I noticed is that when it is in your hair, your hair is all but unmanageable. It instantly will make your hair very dry and very prone to tangles and being pulled out while brushing. However, once the DE is washed out, your hair hours back to normal, so I'd recommend brush, then put in DE, leave in hair for a day or so, then wash thoroughly, wait till dry, and then try to brush your hair. And you may have to wash it twice. However, with all of that trouble that needs gone through, it works! While I haven't completely phased out the lice problem yet, they're no where near the numbers there used to be. I've been doing this every 4-7 days since I got the stuff. I haven't found an adult louse since day 3 (I was finding them almost every day). This truly is a 100% natural lice cure! And an effective one at that! It also works on spiders, beetles, fleas, and any other pest with an exoskelleton. And it is perfectly safe for people (any bread you eat actually most likely contains DE because they use it in silos to stop bugs from eating the grain).
Onto the health benefits side:
I'll preface this with saying that I am extremely skeptical of alternative medical stuff. I went into this expecting nothing, and even now I recognize that my "evidence" hereafter is purely anecdotal. I have no empirical, scientific reasoning at my disposal to explain the effects, just my own experience.
The first week, I took one tablespoon a day. I noticed no difference and so the second and third week I upped this to two tablespoons. About halfway through week 2 I noticed small increases in my energy level, boosted mood (on a regular basis, I'm bipolar and have seasonal mood disorder which usually starts to kick in mid-september making this a particularly interesting time to start a regiment that is supposed to help mood), and a slight decrease in craving for cigarettes. this lasted through the better half of week 4 (during week 4 and 5 I stopped taking DE completely). After this and up until right now, everything that seemed to be an effect of the DE has gone away. Today is the start of week 6 and I'm going to start taking 3 tablespoons each day.
I take my DE in a drink. I tried sodas, water, and juices and have found that the easiest for me is strawberry or chocolate milk. DE does not disolve, it is like pouring sand in your cup along with your drink. Milk seems to me to be the best way to counteract the gritty texture.
Also, if anyone else is going to try this, you NEED to make sure you are buying FOOD GRADE DE. There is insect grade, pool grade, and FOOD GRADE. The insect and pool grade types have added chemicals. The FOOD GRADE is pure DE and is safe for consumtion, as well as effective on those critters. The way it kills them is physical, not chemical, so 1) there is no need for chemical additives and 2) they can't adapt to be imune to it. It truely is a great product.
I know life's not fair, but... I just get really jealous seeing like the metal-head looking guys who can shower with only shampoo (no conditioner) and just let it dry and it looks perfectly straight and healthy. I had a friend with hair like this.
Mine is probably among the worst I've seen. I need to spend a while styling it to get it to look even somewhat decent. It's not straight, not exactly wavy or curly... "frizzy" is the only word describing it when I don't do anything to it, and I always use conditioner. I don't use chemicals on it anymore, and I haven't straightened it in a long time or used any heat. The slightest humidity causes it to go insane. It's not long enough to tie back fully yet, so I have to use gel or something similar for that, or have an awkward two ponytail look. Plus, there's awkward shorter pieces in some places. It tends to curl in random places, wave in some, be rather straight in others, really frizzy in some. It's different each time it dries too. The front parts curl upward and inward so awkwardly. I'll post a pic if need be. (And for those wondering: I'm white)
A brief history of my hair: kept it short until like 13 I dyed it. Then decided to grow it long... yeah, the ends, damaged from the bleach, always looked awful. Kept dying it until I eventually stopped. Longest it's ever been was where the back was halfway down my back almost, and the front... still could barely be tied back. It came loose frequently when I did. I don't know why the front pieces grow so slow, it's really annoying. Anyway, I cut that off (cut off everything that was dyed) and started fresh again. Then I dyed it again (I never learn). Grew that out for a year, cut it off in July 2011. That's the last haircut I've had. I'm assuming all the dyed part was again cut off. I have not used anything harsh on it since. I straightened it a few times, though.
Despite being more careful with it and trying not to damage it, it seems to almost look worse than it did in the past. It's always funny when girls said my hair was nice, they didn't realize I probably spent more time on mine than they did on theirs. I don't exactly know why my hair is like this... it could just be bad genetics. My parents' hair both looked bad, but I think mine is worse. I have a bunch of other bad things due to bad genetics... nothing too horrible, but honestly this is why I believed in selective breeding.
I really don't want a short haircut again. I always regret it when I do that. And I don't personally like how they look on me mostly. Then again, most people hate long hair on me, even people who normally like long hair on guys... I guess I'm just that ugly. Oh well.
Anyone else have this problem? Any tips? I really don't want to have to keep spending time on it or loading it with gel only for it to look sub-par.
Update: 19 months - Rear view without ponytail. Pic taken inside the Great Kiva at the Aztec Ruins National Monument.
Update: 19 months - Rear view with pony tail. Pic taken at the Aztec ruins National Monument.
A new video montage of great-looking long haired guys was just posted today. Thought ya'll might enjoy it.
And the final pic, from the side. Would probably look longer but I have a nice "curlunder" effect going plus the waviness... which is fine since it gives it more body and presence. Pics don't do the hair justice, I think it looks much better in person.
Plus I'm unphotogenic as all get-out... lol.
Thanks guys!
Hi all!
Been a while since I posted an update... everything is going well, recently was able to add 4% Monistat to my regimen without the itching I've had in the past, using it on the hairline and crown to try to further improve my results.
My hair is finally long enough to wear in a tail most of the time, however the sides keep slipping out after an hour or so. I don't make the tail tight, want to avoid shedding more hair than necessary, but in a few weeks or so it should stay put even in a nice low and loose tail. Awkward stage almost complete!
Anyway sorry for the crap quality of the pics, will get new batteries for my actual camera, but for now here are 3 pics taken yesterday!
Yesterday I took a few pics and this is what my hair looks like now.
I thought you knew!
http://omg.yahoo.com/blogs/relationships/kristen-stewart-goes-date-her-dad-174920098.html
I made the decision to let my hair grow a month or so after the last haircut. At 60 I wasn't sure I'd let it grow again -- the last time was 10 years ago. In my 20s and 30s it was frequently long.
So it's in the awkward stage, which there is no getting around. I'm reading all I can on how to take care of it properly, which I didn't really do in the past.
Great to find that there is a community here. My partner is supportive and most people don't say anything, and several say they think it's great. But I'm doing it cause I want to. I've always liked it long. Yes, I was one of those whose parents were very anti-long hair and resulted in endless fights in my teens.
Does anyone put any product on their hair to keep it more in place while in the awkward phase?
Thanks, Damon
Well actually I see longhairs all over NY but this gentleman gave me the best opportunity to grab a shot of his ponytailed hair with a cool ponytailer:)Obviously this guy is up in age but still has great hair and I loved the color.This was taken in a section of NY known as Hells Kitchen where they were holding their weekly Flea Market.Some intertesting items were being sold as I enjoyed looking at the antiques.Cheers
Mârk
Hi everyone,
I'm going through a rough patch at the moment. My hair is the longest it's ever been and I'm not enjoying it as much as I used to. Lately I've been feeling that I don't suit long hair. What's happened? Where did this come from. is it just a temporary phase? Does everyone feel like this sometimes?
Of course I can't talk to my friends about because they're keen for me to get it cut anyway.
I guess I'm just looking for some reassurance maybe. I don't know :/
So, my hair is normally very soft and hardly ever gets tangled. For about a week now, my hair has been very dry and it's constantly getting tangled...and I have no idea why...
I very rarely use shampoo, but I did use it 2 days before my hair began to feel like this. It felt great the day after, but now....I just don't know. Do you think the shampoo is to blame? Maybe I used too much?
This is driving me insane...
Hey there guys. I have a breakage issue which is really bothering me as of late. For some reason a few weeks ago i noticed breakage in hair around the crown area and on the sides. It's not really noticeable to others but it bothers the hell out of me. I never brush my hair when it's wet and it treat it very carefully. What's the problem and how can i fix it?
Hey guys, just wrote an article about hair falling out in the shower. Does anyone else here get massive amounts of hair in their shower and bathroom floor? When I first started growing my hair out, I was pretty worried. I actually thought I was losing hair, haha. The shedding process is much more noticeable when it ends up on noticeable places.
Wow, it's been far too long guys! Haven't had any time whatsoever to post an update since around February time, apologies are at hand. Hopefully this latest update from September will suffice! :)
I'll be quick with this message as I don't have as much time these days, I've still been checking in every day reading your guys contributions and journeys, all great progress! :)
And last but not least, my site will be getting a major update in the next few weeks.
As always, kind regards, James
I've just got some new glasses and I suddenly realised I have a soulmate! :)
Hey, retro large glasses are in now. I've already got the hair and now I've got the glasses too. All I need to do is dye my hair blond and I'm all set!
(And yeah, Wayne's World is one of my favourite old movies ;)
Damon
Hello everyone :)
I don't know if anyone remembers me, but I have been visiting this board for years. The first time I started to grow my hair back in 2005 at age sixteen. It was at it's longest in November of 2007, and I was loving it...until I had it cut to chin length. I regretted it instantly.
I bounced around from chin to shoulder length ever since. I wouldn't want it any shorter than that. I cant remember when my last "haircut" was exactly, but now I want to grow it as long as I can :)
Below is a link to pictures of my hair as of half an hour ago.
Hey Guys,
I'm in Marana, Tucson, Arizona. I hope to be here until Fri. morning at 6:00 A.M. Are there any longhaired bros in the area who would like to connect?
Raymond
Hi everyone,
Just got back from Colorado Monday night after a little over a week's trip... what a great time! Headed there just as the heat broke in both states (back to 100° here, though ~_~ ...) and the weather stayed nice as we stayed in the mountain paradise of Estes Park. It was a blast with my family, parents and in-laws... couldn't have asked for better ^_^ . Enjoyed one night of the rodeo while we were out there, too... always interesting :p ~
Photo - now I know this isn't San Francisco (don't get to travel much) but I'm cooling it off just the same :D . Here I'm enjoying with my little daughter the lower-side of cool Copeland Falls, a third of a mile in from the Wild Basin Trailhead inside Rocky Mountain National Park, south of Estes.
The hike ended in a disaster - we forgot my daughter's milk in the car and by the time we got it to her, my water bottle burst in my pocket as I sat down on a rock to give it to her - this all after a Chinese fire drill on what to do (long story ~_~ ). All said and done, though, it all made for a good laugh in the end :) .....
So here's to the great American vacation - and back to reality ~_~ . Hope everyone's enjoying the dog days of summer, enjoy the heat ;) !
Sincerely,
Eric
I was told today that i looked gay.....
I beg to differ :)
Though id share my image and quiz you!!
Does this make me gay? haha
sorry there's no flash :)
As most of you know I've been battleing 3 addictions. However a recent experience with LSA (precursor to lsd) has changed all that. I had a textbook bad trip, and I remembered what a horrible person I was before I grew long hair. Almost all my negative childhood memories were remembered and confronted. Most of the people I associate with, distanced themselves from me, even though I became a better person after the experience.
I would never wish LSA on my worst enemy. It's not something that I would wish to re-experience. I had to confront what led me to my addictions. A funny thing happened after that, I found I did not need cigarettes, alcohol or marijuana anymore. Withdrawal symptoms are still there, but I can confront them, whenever they pop up.
I will not tell anyone how to do it, that would be irresponsible and I found out that if I had not had strong willpower I could have easily gone insane.
Ibogaine works in a very similiar way.
I do not wish to glorify drug usage, but I have to speak out.
So I tried to do a braid in the recent days, hasn't been working out that well (I can only do it from the side and not from the back atm)
but I hope the result went well :)
This is for all of you guys with shoulder length or longer. I am trying to see where I stand regarding hair thickness.
Take a long narrow strip of paper and keep trimming little bits off that paper strip until it just fits around your ponytail somewhat loosely. Do this just below the hair tie. Now measure the length of the strip of paper and post the results. I will go first. Mine measures between 2.6 and 2.7 inches around. (66 - 68.6 mm)
I hope to see a lot of people participating in this. With good participation, I can do a spreadsheet to show where everyone is on the hair thickness scale.
Thanks guys.
Scott
still growing the mane. going for another year.
Here is the second image.
Scott
Well today I had the honor of getting some exercise hiking with our own Scott/Absalom at Tilden Park near his home in Richmond.Scott being an avid cycling and hiking guy took me to task on the trails of that cool park.Thankfully I was able to keep up with him during that hike where we finally stopped for pictures on our way out as the fog was on its way in!LOL.So here am I trying to figure out the dynamics of this particular tree.
Mârk
...yeah, I saw the dermatologist today and what I suspected was true. The problems he says the problems I've been experiencing over the past few months is:
1: Folliculitis
and
2: Hair Loss (the very top-front-above part of my forehead, just beginning to thin)
Man, that's a bummer ~_~ !!! But don't worry, he said, there are options :o ! We caught it at a very early stage so we could either do minoxidil for the hair loss or could do something that works even better - a pill that works on 95% of the men who take it and on some the hair even grows back. Really???
Propecia (I think I've heard those annoying commercials before >:( , I'm sure it was one of them about butterflies or something~) but the bad part is is that insurance doesn't cover it and the side effects are quite a bit concerning. For a 30 day supply, it costs something like $120 to $132. Yikes >< ! Sure, in Europe they have in generic, but here in the states... whatever :p .
...but that's for the 1mg daily tablet. They do have a 5mg for a once every five days generic pill, so I'm going to see if I can get that because there is no way I can afford $100+! Who are the drug companies trying to overdo here???
Ahh well, hopefully it'll work, don't want'a loose my hair ~_~ . I guess there's give and take for everything... at least I'm not my dad's generation where you couldn't do anything about it :p . Here's hoping for the best >.< ~
Sincerely,
Eric
Hey guys!
I've been lurking this site for over a year, gave me some really great advice about hair treatment etc.
As for me, I'm 17 and I'm from Israel, and my hair is black, wavy, and somewhere between Midback/Lowerback.
Just wanted to say Hi!
~yomaku
Here is the first image with Mark in front of the huge bay tree.
Scott
Hi Hairy People,
Just when you thought it was safe to enter a reputable place like San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, beware the monstrous longhair-eating Agave that lurks there...
Many thanks to Trolleypup for suggesting GG Park's Dahlia garden and surrounding succulent and cacti area for a fun longhaired photo shoot -- and of course also for taking this wacky pic of me (at least I think it was you, Robert -- my apologies to Mark if it was you who was the photographer instead)!
- Ken
PS - more pics to follow...
The wispy ends are past knee...still growing slowly
Good stuff, for those so inclined.
Hail!
--Val
Here is the third image.
Scott
Still growing the mane. still going for another year.
Here is the length I achieved after about 2 years with no cuts. Should have never cut it. Hopefully it will hurry up and grow back soon. Ha ha!
Ted
Hello everyone. I have been lurking about this board for some time now. I really enjoy the advice and inspirational photos everyone posts here. I am trying to grow my hair out again after cutting in August of 2011. I had been growing for about 2 years. I miss that growth and don't know why I cut it.
Now I am getting frustrated with these crazy "wings" I have going on. Hopefully they will correct themselves with more length. When I compared Vincent's avatar pic with his current pic, I have to believe they will. What do you guy's think?
Thanks again for this board and keep posting those great pics for inspiration!
P.S. Here is current length.
Ted
Hi, i have been lurking on this website on and off for several years and decided to embark myself on the long hair voyage. I never really had long hair and most of my life I had short hair so I want a change.
... for his ode to Gordy's camera, quite a ways down the page.
Thanks for the chuckle :)
--Val
Hey there guys. Took a quick cell phone pic to share.
Onwards and downwards :)
The last one
Another one
Here is another pic
P.S. I last buzzed my hair on July 15th, so around 2.5 months ago
Well here I am out west again visiting the great city of San Francisco.It's been a great time so far attending a party of longhairs this past weekend,enjoying a unique street fair,and just soaking up life in the city.Pictured here is a birds eye view above Delores Park showing some of the city scape as the "fog monster" starts rolling in late afternoon.Thankfully it stayed sunny on my side of the city until it was time to return to home base down the coast through the pea soup fog!More pics to follow as meetups are on tap:)Now back to my regularly scheduled vacation!Cheers....
Mârk
the last pic wasn't so good in quality so I took another one in better quality ^^
There are many long haired male models in the fashion business, and a new one, Phillip Bread, has just emerged on the scene. He's a young Native American guy with beautiful waist length hair. There's not much about him yet, but if you Google his name you'll find some pictures and information.
Yesterday was my 27th birthday :)
My last year was a great one, I've been shorthaired for a while because I was traveling and after I came back I found a job I really like. This year I will be traveling again, now on my bicycle through Europe. I'm not sure where I will be going yet, but will start in Holland and go to Germany (Berlin). If people are interested in meeting up, let me know.
I've been growing my hair for 8,5 months now and I love it. It's easy to take care of but still longish. I've been using an elastic band to keep my hair out of my eyes.
"Long Haired Weirdos" "Resistance to their long hair"
"The only time you saw long haired kids on Television was when
they were being arrested."
These are quotes from a tv show on the Smithsonian Channel about
the Monkees. Of course their hair is short compraed to my hair
today and others on this board.
Wow does this bring back memories.
(A post scr ipt to this. I know a woman who worked for Davy Jones
when he lived in Pennsylvania. Davy Jones died recently.)
I'm still peeved that the Monkees never got inducted into the Rack and Roll hall of fame.
Finally feel like i'm making progress with my hair.. this is the longest I've ever had it.. after a couple of failed attempts.. the bottom still curls up slightly but a tiny bit more length and it should start to fall.. and i'll be able to give myself a well deserved pat in the back and start my new life as a longhair :))
Update: 18 months - Front view without ponytail.
So I've kept it under wraps (no one I know in person has even found out) but I've been dealing with a lice problem for about a year now. Now I wasn't bothered by them for about 7-8 months, seeing as I don't really find them gross and there was virtually no itching. I casually looked for ways to get rid of them but wasn't searching as much as I could have.
But anyway, skip forward to about 2 months ago and the itching got worse, there were more of them, and I started to notice the itching making my hair thin out. Time to find a way to get rid of them. Looked ask over the internet. Tried ACV then condition then try to pull well the nits out (the vinegar breaks the bond between them and your hair, but you still have to pull every one from where it is down to the end of the strand and off your hair. Needless to say that didn't really work. Tried some other things but still no results.
Now skip to about 2 weeks ago. Apparently my drummers house has fleas. I rarely wear socks outside of work but I did over there one day and next thing I know there are flea bites on my legs. So now I've hour live and possible fleas to deal with. I went online searching for natural flea remedies ( I won't bug bomb or use flea shampoo or any of that because I really don't wanna be around those chemicals).
So I stumble around in the internet until I find a page about diatomaceous earth. Apparently this stuff kills fleas. I did a lot more research and apparently it kills them by getting in their joints and cutting them apart from the inside out. And as a bonus, IT KILLS LICE THE SAME WAY!!! Not only that, but taking a tablespoon of it a day is supposed to help with multiple health problems.
So ofcourse, I ordered some. And I just got the gallon jug of it (11 bucks) today. I put some in my hair and took a tablespoon mixed in milk. I'm going to have to use it in my hair like twice a week for the next 2-3 weeks because it kills lice, not eggs, and I'll be drinking a tablespoon a day every day. I'll keep th board updated with the effects on both the lice and my health.
Oh, and I haven't gotten a flea bite since that nigtt so I'm assuming that my apartment is safe.
Peace,
Jarvis
Hi all,
Well, some may know since late last year I've been taking a pretty good dose of biotin. Saw some pretty good results I think. Kept on taking it, too, until early this month when I found out it was having a bit of an adverse effect on my health.
Water weight gain >< !!! After I went off of it (cold turkey - sounds funny for a supplement, huh :p ?), I lost nearly 10 lbs. the next day or so. I was like, whoa @_@ !
Back mid-summer, I was having some trouble with my kidneys, too... wonder if that had something to do with it :o . The doctor thought it may have been a pill I was taking, but I have my suspicions :p ~
So for now, no more biotin for me >< ! Noticed that my skin has broken out more since then... but just wanted to give everyone a heads up - maybe there's a little water weight gain going on everywhere (or maybe it was just me :p )~
Sincerely,
Eric
Now thst foot ball season has started i'm noticing this season that there seem to more players with long dreadlocks. I've also
noticed this trend off the football field too.
Update: 18 months - Side view without ponytail.
for those of you interested in an update...getting a little 'whiter' on the face!
np
My apologies to the gang, haven't been very active lately. Life has been extremely hectic, and I've had almost zero time to do more than the occasional skim of the board.
There have been some great updates lately, but as I'm a bit late in posting and some of those threads have already slid down the board I'll just say "Good on ya!!" to everybody that's still working to keep their manes going.
In the spirit of those updates, here's a minor update of my own. Did a composite of a couple of pics I shot with a mirror and a fairly crappy cellphone camera. Sorry for the lousy quality, but it does illustrate the shift in length over the last year-and-a-half.
Happy Mane Farming,
Frodo
QUESTION:
What the heck is this old geezer weirdo doing to his beard??
(The answer will soon follow...)
Update: 18 months - Rear view without ponytail.
Update: 18 months Rear view with ponytail.
Update: 18 months - Side view with ponytail.
Update - 18 months -
front shot with ponytail
Thought y'all might be interested in this article. Still lurking, sorry for not posting much, life keeps getting in the way.
n/a
I keep hearing people grumbling about the awkward stage.
IMHO there something worse than the awkward stage......the Buzz cut or any short hair style.
Hi guys,
well, I haven't cut my hair off since my last post and I decided on keeping it at that length - I also switched back to silicone shampoos which made everything far easier to handle.
Here is my update.
Kinds
Tom
Hi all,
Hope summer was good for everyone (unofficial end). This last month for me was a month of ups and downs for my hair...
The ups - saw some more progress, which is always encouraging :D . Makes a person feel pretty good ^_^ !
The downs... don't know if anyone remembers, but I was having some dandruff problems in May maybe? A very nice fellow here on the board suggested a few drops of tea tree oil in my shampoo to control it, which worked pretty well, but got a little worse as summer went on.
When I got back from Colorado in late July, it just exploded out of control >< !!! Had no clue what was going on, tried everything I could think of. Getting into a dermatologist takes forever ~_~ . In the meantime, he prescribed some fluocinonide which didn't really help out and on top of everything else, I had sores on my scalp :/ . Yikes ~_~ !
What really got me to my normal Doctor was when it seemed like the very front of my hair began thinning out right where there is a red zit-type thing (it isn't a zit) that never goes away @_@ (everyone else in my family says my hair looks fine up there :p ~ I didn't think so). The dandruff likes to build up there, too :( !.....
So I went to the Doc hoping I wouldn't loose my hair - he said that it was caused by a fungal infection and prescribed to me nizoral. The nizoral has helped out a lot, except for getting that red zit thing to go away. Still think my hair is a little thin up front-middle in a quarter-sized area.
...but the kicker is that when I was checking out, I was handed a sheet of paper that said I was diagnosed with "Seborrheic keratosis". Huh :o ? No one had told me that... no clue to what it is, either. When I google it, I come up with a thousand different answers, from warts to inflammation of the scalp to a yeast infection ~_~ . If anyone can help explain this one to me, it'd be a great help ^_~ .
Anyways, another adventure.
In addition, this last month discovered that EEG's are bad for hair pull-out :p hah! Wouldn't recommend it unless necessary since they have to heat-glue the sensors to your head ^_~ ~
Also this last month, finally got a job ~o~ . Never have been busier, but it's good to finally get a new paycheck again :D . Now I just need to do things right @_@ !
Well, anyways, everyone have a great beginning to the fall season and onto another month if all goes well :) ! Take care and keep growin' ^^ !!!
Sincerely,
Eric
About the photo - Photo on the left is the current photo for this month and the photo on the right was taken one year ago September (the second photo ever posted by me on the board back then)... a bit of a progress comparison, hopefully :p ~
Taken recently. I had just "De-tailed" my hair and had just did a hand comb to release it from bondage when 'Hello", "Flash", and The snap was taken. However, It has been 31 months since my decision to grow it out to where it needs to be, naturally.
This opic was snapped of me last night just as I "de-tailed my hair. had just done the hand comb to free it from its bondage when "Hello" "Flash" SO here I am. Itaken worse snaps. So be it.
Does anyone know who this model is? I found his picture on Shutterstock.com, but it doesn't list his name. See his picture at the address below.
So I have been so busy this past year, and I use the term "year" loosely, because we still have 3 1/2 more months to go. I have just finished my schooling in July, and started my internship soon after. Now that I am finished with my internship, I was elated to find out my supervisor, from the internship liked my work so much he recommended me to a pharmacy 2 minutes from my house. So I put in my two weeks at Chipotle, and I will be out of the food service very soon.
I guess I just wanted to say that it had crossed my mind briefly to cut my hair in hopes of bettering my chances of finding a job. But thankfully I didn't, I decided the best thing to do was kick-ass at my internship and it paid off.
So for anyone out their considering cutting their hair best advice is don't it doesn't guarantee you the job, and why would you want a job where you can't be yourself. Instead be yourself, and be the best self you can be and get that job regardless of long hair, and tattoos in my case.
I'll have to get a picture up soon, it has grown out nicely, and I trimmed it just once because it was snagged quite a bit.
Ziggy
Not really sure what to make of this, but it's a fascinating and rare look at what must have been quite an effort on someone's part. The reverse is quite common: women with very masculine hairstyles. About time we were exposed to the reverse side of the coin.
http://poutperfection.com/2012/06/05/men-with-lady-hair/
First fish braid
Hello long haired men...
Some of you may remember me. I achieved a personal high a few years ago when my hair was long enough to tie back without any stragglers. Life was good for a while, then I met a woman and I cut my hair for her and regretted it shortly after. Attempted a couple times since then without luck. Now I am back again. Last cut was July 1st (pathetic, I know, but you have to start somewhere).
So here I am! I am also in my last year (and clinical year) of veterinary medical school. So I have to look my best, which we all know can be a little difficult during those awkward phases. So I am taking the "**** it" approach and in the words of Ziggy Marley, "got to be true to myself." This is who I am, along with other things I hold dearly, wearing my hair long is part of me. I had a fro in high school, dread locks the first part of college, the pony tail the first part of vet school. I feel complete with my hair long. I've learned to play Crosby's "Almost cut my hair" on the guitar to keep me going, as well. Wish my luck all you long haired men, may I join your ranks in May, or so...
In light of Jason's excellent post (and the great responses) on the significance of personal growth as it relates to long hair, I thought this article was interesting...
(from http://theosophytrust.org/tlodocs/articlesSymbol.php?d=Hair-0483.htm&p=19 )
--Val
Got my new avatar posted. Now when you press the pic to make it enlarge, a large picture of my OLD AVATAR comes up. What gives?
Steve
The picture included is after not washing/combing my hair for only about a day and a half, but this happens almost every day now, :(. But with that said..
Ahoy there ladies and gentlemen. Let's start by saying that I'm 21 years old, I've been growing my hair for over 5 years, but with pretty massive trims due to damage. My hair is in the wort condition it's ever been in right now, and I seriously have no idea why. I do nothing that should damage my hair; no heat, curling, straightening, not washing too often.. I don't see why it's in the shape it is.
This all leads up to my biggest issue right now. My hair is falling out rapidly, and again, I have no idea why! My hair was thick and wavy for most of my growing experience, and now it's quite thin and I'm overall pretty unhappy with my hair. It really upsets me, because my overall goal since growing my hair has been to grow it to AT LEAST my waist, and now I want even further, and this whole situation hinders it all.
I feel when it comes to the damage of my hair, I'll have to cut off 6 inches or so, which would be horrible for me, but something's got to be done. I'm just wondering if you guys have had any experiences like this, or know how I can handle this massive hair loss.
Was watching a show about alcohol and its effects on the National Geographic Channel on cable, and this professor was one of the commentators on the program sharing his expertise on the subject.
Came across a YouTube video of a guy with a little longer than waist length hair illustrating how he puts his hair in a bun. The guy has got some beautiful hair. Check it out.
Hey guys,
I plan to travel to Silver Spring, MD on Mon., Sept. 10th and be there until Fri., Sept. 14th. Are there any long hairs in this area who would like to connect with me?
Longhaired bro,
Raymond
Most people know or recongize me as a male, even strangers, though I do have slightly girly looks to some since I shave off all my facial hair daily and have a smooth face, and a few people thought of me as a "girl".
In June 2010, when I went to one of the churches, and I went into the men's room, one of the ladies (thinking I was a girl) knocked on the door to the restroom and told me that I was in the "wrong" restroom and should be in the "ladies" one instead.
Three months ago, when I was at the soccer state games for Special Olympics at Fort Lewis (it was an overnight event), when I went to the mess hall (as they call the dining halls in the military), and I am looking for an open seat at the table, one guy told me "Miss, miss, over here" as he was pointing me to an open seat. He said "Miss", not "Mr."
Just this morning, when I was standing outside with the other Special Olympics friends at the bowling ally waiting for it to open, one of the gals called or referred to me as a girl, till I told her otherwise.
Did you ever got referred to as "her", "girl", "miss", or other terms used for females while you wore your hair long?
As an avid cyclist and fan of cycling, I've been following the Lance Armstrong cheating saga with great interest. I've also followed the career of his one time teammate Tyler Hamilton. Tyler was caught cheating, denied it for years, and then finally came clean and told the truth when he was put under oath by federal authorities.
Tyler had always had very short hair. Here he is after winning the olympic gold medal in 2004:
He had to give the medal back.
What's interesting is that after he told the truth two years ago, his hair has been much longer than it used to be. Granted, it's still short by our standards but the change is quite striking on him.
I've been reading his book that just came out that I've linked to below and it described how much he has changed since he told the truth and what a relief it's been for him. He's basically reclaimed his life. I'd like to believe the longer hair is an outward sign of his changed persona.
I know for many of us becoming longhairs was a key part of our journeys in finding ourselves and becoming our true selves. Perhaps he feels the same.
The co-author of the book said that he immediately noticed the longer hair as part of Tyler's changed image. The book is a very good read even for non-cycling fans.
Who knows, maybe he'll keep growing it all the way out!
Hi again - just the crimp in my hair after wearing the plait for 5 days straight ... CEM. (◡‿◡✿)
Hi y'all = just a plait = but not as good as 'Ken in SF's' - cheers everyone !
As it is with grass, so it is with hair. Keep off, don't cut, do not disturb... and it WILL grow.
--Val
My wife and I went to Home Depot the other day to buy a new microwave. The one that we needed had to be ordered, and the delivery people brought it out this morning. The dude who was carrying it up to the front door saw me and said, "Hey! You're my favorite new customer! I used to have hair growin' down to my booty!"
Was this important enough to post here? Probably not. But, I enjoyed the compliment, anyway.
Steve
I trimmed roughly 1" a week ago. It hardly matters as I've surely reached terminal length. I've been trying for years to grow past this length without any results. It would have been interesting to see what it's like to be able to sit on my own hair but that's not in the cards for me genetically it seems (as with most people).
I went for a meal with friends in Manchester recently at a bar called The Alchemist. It came as quite a suprise to find that about half of their waiting and bar staff were long-haired men. One may even have had longer hair than me! (He wore it in a bun, so it was hard to tell.)
It definitely made for a more relaxing atmosphere as quite a few of the other customers were also longhairs. Oh, and the food was pretty good too.
My bangs can almost reach my hairtye when it's dry again. Feels so refreshing to almost be through the akward stage again.
Since my natural hair color is dark brown, the henna blended in really nice and made it reddish/dark brown! I really like the look! :)
Some of you may remember how I fondly cherished the fact that my long hair was not a problem in my job. Well, so much for that bubble. It just burst.
I got fired three weeks ago - and my appeal got turned down on Monday. Officially, I was fired for being late - but that was only two occasions this year - once when ALL trains were cancelled and once over a misunderstanding over the time I was due to start my shift. I get the strong feeling that they were just fishing for an excuse - and I think my hair annoyed some in senior management.
Gutted. Now I have to seek a new job - not easy in the current recession and especially after being fired from this job.
My g/f loves my hair but she and my mates are strongly suggesting I cut my hair to enhance my chances. Not buzzcut (my g/f HATES them too) but at least much shorter than it is now.
My hair comes a few centimetres below my collarbone now and I LOVE it - but I guess I have to face reality. I totally HATE ponytails and they look like crap on me. I think I'm going to have to face the dreaded scissors.
Yeah, I know it'll grow back but .... :(
Damon
I tried Jojoba Oil for the first time this weekend. Within 10 minutes I began developing hives and started slipping into anaphylactic shock! I was taken to the hospital for injections of Epinephrine and Diphenhydramine to stop the allergic reaction the Jojoba Oil caused.
It's too bad. I actually like the results I got. I guess I'll have to look for something else.
I tripped over this on the internet.
Good time to everyone! I'm currently at the 13-th month of my hair growth. I haven't paid much attention to hair care till now, but at the moment lots of questions appear. I've been searching a lot in the internet, but all the advices are all too general. I'm asking a question here because I require some practical experience.
I posted photos of my hair earlier. It is straight, and quiet oily (or maybe normal, but close to oily).
Till now I've been using the same shampoo I used when my hair was still short. It was a men's series of some ordinary non-organic shampoo for oily hair (2 in 1, conditioner included). Well, not the worst shampoo, but not an expensive one. After using shampoo the hair keeps soft. I have to wash my hair everyday or the other day because the hair starts looking oily.
But I read that it's not good for hair, is it right? Don't want to spoil my hair because of wrong care.
How do you take care of your hair? What kinds of shampoos do you use? Do you use conditioners? Anything else?
Thank you!
Here's an article that states that long hair - for men - is in fashion for 2012. I wonder if Brad Pitt's longer hair may have something to do with it? Or are people just sick and tired of the buzzed look? Fashion is fickle, but maybe the trend will continue.
First, I wanted to say that I'm glad to see this board is still up! I was here about 8 years ago when I was growing my hair out, and I truly cherished the support. I then became an attorney and worked for someone, so I had to cut my hair. A few years ago, I started my own law firm, and I'm feeling that "calling" again to grow it long. But, I keep thinking...how can I survive as an attorney with long hair?!?! On the plus side, with my law practice, I do not meet people often. I know that some people may not care about long hair on an attorney, but I feel very confident that most people and clients in my area, including judges, will not take fondly to it. I do feel that long hair on me will definitely negatively effect my law practice. I know this may be debatable, but I honestly don't want to go down that road in this post.
Instead, as crazy as it sounds, I would like to explore the option of wearing a SHORT haired wig over LONG hair. I am actually VERY excited about this idea because I feel much more confident in moving forward with something that, I feel, could otherwise destroy my livelihood, but something that would also give me great joy...again.
I am not sure where to even start with something like this, and, since I'm thinking that this idea has never come up here, I understand if I don't get many replies. Nonetheless, can anyone offer any thoughts and/or suggestions? Thanks very much, and I'm happy to be back!
Interesting article about the Danish military's attitude to long hair
www.stripes.com/news/danish-army-sports-shaggy-look-at-grafenwohr-training-1.63912
Hey guys,
How strong is maximum strength hair gel? (I'm being tracked, so I can't give out any more details about what it's for or anything like that.
I forgot all about this pic taken just this past May, while on a garden tour with my long-time friend Lily. The name of the tour is called, "Back to the Natives" (referring to California native plants).
I met Lily in a San Francisco Swing dance class in the spring of 1988, back when we were both still in our 30s -- OMG, I was skinny and had a mullet hairstyle back then; but Lily was just plain drop-dead gorgeous (and in my opinion, STILL is drop-dead gorgeous, even 24 years later... how do some people age so well, why I look like hell nowadays? - LOL)....
Sorry guys, she's taken -- married to a Ballroom dancer. But her hubby is kind enough to let me go out with her to dance events and garden tours such as this, my favorite comment from him being that I'm the only guy he allows to be alone with her, because he knows he can trust me because of me being gay.... BUT, if I was a strait guy.... well, let's just say that I've always had a bit of a crush on her; just that my G-rated imagination with women has always kept me out of trouble with a lot of my favorite dance partners and female friendships!
- Ken
Hi all! Actually, it's 37 months today, last trim was November 2010. So sorry for my infrequent/lack of updates!
The pictures (taken today):
Seems to take forever but it is much longer that around a year ago. I sort of thought it would be at mid back by now, oh well.
It is longer when wet.
The back:
Here's how I keep it out of the way when I'm working around the house:
And here's how I'd love to wear it all the time if I could. It was really, really windy here today in the Blue Mountains (Australia) but I like the look!
For comparison, next pic was about 1 year ago:
Finally, below is a picture from Nov 2010, my last trim which made it all one length. So I guess it grows fairly fast after all. Just not fast enough!
I won't clog up your internet connections anymore, there is a link to my photobucket site in this message. if you wish to see more.
I plan on getting my hair a minor trim early next year, nothing as drastic as the Nov 2010 pic above, there are some split ends and the oldest, longest hair is brittle, that would be my "bangs" which have never had a trim since July 2009, so that they would catch up with the rest of my hair when I started growing it then-I wanted for the all one length look.
Also my hair tangles very easily, and I wasn't very nice to it early on with using gel, and also colouring my hair(which is still visible-semi permenent my butt!), so the oldest ends are not the best now as above. I only wash, and condition once a week and wear a ponytail to work.
Take care all and will try and get involved more often.
MattT
Hey guys,
I plan to travel to Aztec, New Mexico today and be there until Mon., Sept. 3rd. On Thur., Sept. 6th I plan to travel to Albuquerque, New Mexico. Are there any longhaired bros in these areas who would like to connect with me?
Raymond
I would like to know if there are any Aspies (or those with other forms of autism) using this board that have long hair (other than myself). If you have it as well, please reply. Thanks.
Hey there guys, so it's been 13 and a half months! time sure flies!
Anyway i'm starting to feel like a "true" longhair, even though i'm
about a year away from my goal. My hair gets lots of compliments :)
n/t
Hey guys,
I plan to be in La Jolla, California tonight. On Wed. I plan to travel up the coast in the direction of Los Angeles. On Fri. I plan to start back east and arrive back in Aztec, New Mexico by 4:00 P.M. on Sat. Will I be in the area of any brother longhairs who would like to connect?
Raymond
Update: 17 months - frontshot with ponytail.
Hi all - I read the board from time to time but usually don't post much. Just made my first 6 months (see pic), which I'm pretty happy about, went faster than I thought.
Dave
Hi,
A number of months back, a Russian hair website was posted and linked here. As I remember, it had some questionable images on it, but the guys on there had some really great hair (don't get the wrong idea here :p ~)!
Does anyone have or remember the link to that site from Russia???
Thanks a million!
Sincerely,
Eric
Hi all,
I know I missed the inspiration thread the last time around - the tread that keeps on periodically popping up every now and then... recently came across someone who inspires me to grow all the way I can :D (oh, I hope I can ~o~ .....), so here he is :) :
Herman Li, guitarist of the band Dragon Force (pictured here). Can't say much for the music or the occasional middle finger I see him give the pictures I Google him in (in his YouTube tutorials he seems like a pretty decent guy :o ~), but his hair is pretty epic. This picture isn't really the best (not too sure what he's doing in it anyways :p heh) but gives you an idea of how long his hair is. If you google him, during his rock concerts, it just goes flying! Don't know how he doesn't get it tangled up into his guitar strings @_@ ~
Well, there's some inspiration for 'ya ^_~ ! If anyone else has any new or existing inspiration since the last thread, why not give us a look :) ???
Sincerely,
Eric
My doctor prescribed prilosec otc for my constant GERD. I read one of the side effects it may cause is Friggin HAIR LOSS! I read some chat roo s where some users claim to have had hair loss from prilosec. I am paramid of taking this product as my hair needs to be full and past my ass. Do you fellow long hairs know of any first hand info on someone getting bald from prilosec?
So how many of us here play video games? I was thinking after seeing another forum post on another site: Have video games affected your opinion on hair? I mean,it did not for me, but I do think that there are some positive male role models in games with long hair, such as Zero from the Megaman series.
When I grew my hair in 2008 it was really thick and wavy with curly ends. Now in 2012 it's pin straight and very fine, how does hair texture change that much in just 36mo?
Hello, long-haired men of the world.
My name is Dom, and I spent just over the first fifteen years of my life with a buzz-cut. (This is exclusively the fault of my family.)
Two years ago I started experimenting with "long" hair...after growing it a bit, I started doing this slicked-back gel thing. But one day I let myself part it down the middle...I kind of liked it.
A few moths passed, and I liked it so much and wanted to see so much more from my hair, that I dedicated myself to growing it very, very long. And now it's long. (Yes, I'm a rock singer.)
My family obviously despises all of this, though I do a good job of not listening to them about anything anymore.
I've had discussions with women who "don't believe that these are my natural curls" as if to say that they're jealous, but I'm not sure whether they're laughing at me behind my back immediately after.
Now, deep down, I want to keep growing it. It's become an obsession. However, with my thick, curly hair, I'm no stranger to bad hair days...and I'm beginning to have second thoughts.
So I'm going to give you a picture of me on a good hair day, and another of tonight (a miserable hair day) and I'd like to hear whether you think that it looks good, and if it doesn't, whether something should be done for me to continue having long hair that DOES look good, or whether I just need to get rid of it all again.
Thank you!
-Dom
PS (The first picture is a good hair day in early June...so I guess it's a little shorter, but not by that much. )
I have always been an Olympic fan, and the London games have a lot of degree of importance to me, since I am halfblooded British. In fact, I almost felt at home watching some of the scenes in the ceremonies. The openings and closings have a bunch of scenes that strongly relate to my interests and hobbies.
-- The countryside scene with sheep and white housing reminded me of Scotland, and reading Harry Potter books. I am part Scottish. The clothing the actors in the scene wore reminded of my interest of the Titanic, and the children's choir (on the beach) reminding me of Declan Galbrath (I have several of his songs in my collection).
-- The industrial scene and James Bond scene following did not get much of my interest, though they looked spectacular.
-- Following was the storybook scene with kids in beds, reading and then dreaming of nightmarish characters like Voldemort from Harry Potter, Cruella de Ville from 101 Dalmatians, Hook from Peter Pan, Queen of Hearts, and more. Then Mary Poppins actresses drove the evil characters away. A lot of childhood books and movies I enjoyed were made or took place in Britain (like Harry Potter, the Christmas Carol, etc.)
-- The digital phase of the ceremony was a lot of fun to listen to with rock music from Who, Beetles, Rolling Stones, Queen, and more as well as some of my favorite 80's bands like Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Soul II Soul, Blue Monday. Everyone was dancing and they danced into the house with a man on the computer inside. A lot of music was rock music that I (and my parents) listened to a lot on radio. After the usual routine at the openings, Paul McCartney from the Beetles did his performance.
-- In addition, we get to look inside QueenÂ’s palace on TV with her two dogs, and the Queen opened the games. Given her age, this will clearly be the last time Olympics take place in London while she is the Queen. I have seen similar scenes to the QueenÂ’s palace in Harry Potter movies.
-- The closing ceremony was a massive multi-band concert with a lot of my favorite British artists like Pet Shop Boys, The Who, Madness, Annie Lennox, Queen and John Lennon (dead). However, there were no Rolling Stones (though they came from London as well). How they extinguished the torch looked a little creepy to me (resembling a dying flower).
-- Since I live in the USA, I rooted most of the US teams to victory, and we won the highest number of gold and total medals for any country (with Phelps raking in the most golds), so congratulate the Americans.
-- These games are completely different to me than the 2008 games in China. The London ceremonies were more of a "comfort, feel at home" feeling for me, and did not give me the same amount of "wow" that the Chinese ceremonies did four years ago.
-- In real life, I did go to see the 1996 Atlanta games, since my dad's sister, at that time, lived in Atlanta. I saw men's gymnastics, baseball (discontinued), and track & field while I was down there (I was 10 at that time).
Hi, some of you might remember me as I posted here a few times occasionally, starting from somewhere around 2008. So much has changed since then, and I'm now living on almost the opposite side of the planet from where I used to be. It even turned out that MattM is now working for the same company in a nearby building - so I got a chance to meet one of the most-known members of the board in person :)
Thank you for finding some time in the middle of a busy day Matthew!
- Vladimir.
Our civil war group had it's National Encampment in
Los Angelee this past weekend. It went very well.
There were two of us guys with long hair, I wore my hair
down, the other guy had his in a braid. I got absolutely
no complaints about my hair. (It should be noted both
of us guys with long hair had hair that was longer than
any of the women in the Allied Orders. I thought of wearing
it in a pony tail or braided but it opted to wear it down
and ***not***** hide my long hair.
We did get to see some of the civil war sigths in California
like Drum Barracks and the GAR highway (Route 6). It's sad to
note how much of the history from the Civil War is gone forever.
I did find the weather in California to be too warm, and was
surprised at how few restaurants had air conditioning, how crowded and bad the traffic is, and did I mention how hot it was?
I would mention all this about the history of the Civil War
being gone should serve as a warning for the future, the day
may come where our history for the Revolutionary war,
World War 1, World War 2, Viet Nam, 9/11 may also be gone if
we don't take steps now to preserve that history. And that
preservation should start with the Civil War, and the Revolutionary War.
Here are a few pics of my progress at 18 months. I recently had a beard trim. I trimmed 3 inches off of it and now wish I wouldn't have, but oh well. The hair has gone without a trim or cut for the full 18 months. I'm not planning on cutting anytime soon. My goal right now is to reach 2 years and then see from there. As always, thanks for the constant support and inspiration!!
I shutter to think of all those poor kids getting their hair hacked just to save a buck.Why not just leave it alone and all will be well and the sky won't fall:)Comments?
Mârk
Hey guys upon doing research I decided to posted an article about oil treatment for your hair, and which oils correspond to certain hair types.
Have any of you used any kinds of oils, if so, what has your experience been like and what kind of hair do you have?
Feel free to post here or under the article in the comments section.
Hi Guys.
My name is Vincent, 23 and a half yrs old. I have been lurking on the mlhh board for a long time. Always a pleasure to see those long beautiful manes, and a positive stimulating for being a long hair man.
A little story of my long hair Journey:
I'd had long hair from my 17th birthday to the age of, well i think it was a few month before i went 21. Due a little pressure in that period i decided to put the scissor in my hair. I went from way over shoulder length to a minimal over the ear haircut. I regretted my choice a few weeks later.
I wanted to go strong again, and i setted up a regimen for my self. A daily intake and regimen of brewers yeast, multi vitamin, zinc, a natural shampoo, and once or twice a week a nettle tea hair rinse. The mlhh has been a very positive teacher for me to push through the negative barricade that is called "pressure or stress". The psychological effect just by seeing great long hair manes and stories of other long hair growers. Just in one word, beautiful!
I'm happy, i'm going strong, i'm a longhair again, and i want to thank everyone of the Mlhh.
A smile from me to look on a new time, and for a great thing that is called the Men's Long Hair Hyperboard!!!
Peace.
Well, tomorrow is the registration day of my senior year at school. One more year, and then I'm out of this barbershop.
Mom just bought me a jacket, and I'm going to sew in stiffeners into the collar. It'll work well enough to keep my hair hidden.
And here is a picture of me at MIT... I went there for college visits, I really want to go back to study CS there. Do I look sharply dressed for my ivy interviews?
Also, in between the time that I uploaded the pic below (or above, whatever it is) and when I wrote this message, there was already 1 "cut your hair" comment on that pic. On the other hand, I did get one like. It's my prof pic for sure, but still... honestly?
Update: 17 months - Rear shot without ponytail.
Update: 17 months - Side shot without ponytail.
Update: 17 months - Front shot without ponytail.
Update: 17 months - Rear shot with ponytail.
Update: 17 months - Side shot with ponytail.
Hey guys! I am not sure if anyone will remember, but I posted on .here a year 1/2 back about living in Korea while trying to grow it out. I am happy to say that I stuck to my guns and now have a grand mane. I feel like this site was a huge help for support and advice. Here are some pics of my hair as of Oct. -2010. No trims, now dye, no burning, no bleach. Only the natural greying black. Rats nest nature intended. :) Cheers brothers!
Hi all,
August is here - believe it's been one full year and maybe a week of actively participating on the board and feeling pretty snazzy considering :D . Saw progress this month, wow :o ! Feel great :D !!!
A first happened the other day... went to roll up my car window while sitting straight up with the AC blowing straight on and ouch!!! Got my hair caught in the window >< (didn't tear any out, though ~o~ ). Reminds me of the first time I rolled my hair up in my truck window while leaning over at the ATM months and months ago :p ... all of this is great ^^ !
Also, a product warning - I did a big no-no and used a hair product :( . Do not use this - major hair damage was done! Mane 'n Tail Moisture Enriched Hair Strengthener... saw it at Sally's one day, thought hey, strengthen the hair, protect the hair - try it out! Yeah, if you want to rip it out :p (the hair, that is ~_~ )! Not sure if it was over-use, abuse or just what it was (or even the hard water of the Rockies), but I feel real dumb since it took me a week and a half to catch on :/ . The damage is not real noticeable in this picture, but after combing or in a ponytail - yikes @_@ ! Oh well, a learning experience, I guess :p ~
Otherwise, things have been crazy around here lately - tomorrow morning at 3am I start heading towards ORD to see my in-laws off to Beijing (heh :p ~), so if anyone's poking around the Beijing departure gate sometime tomorrow afternoon at Chicago-O'Hare (Thursday - can't image who would :p ~), stop by and say hi :) !
...and if not, please try to cool off and enjoy a hot August ^_^ (hopefully not too hot >_> ..)! Later ^^ ~
Sincerely,
Eric
Hi Everyone
Vivien and his friend Yann stopped by yesterday on their cycle Tour de Britain. We had a good meal with my family then off down the pub for some fine english ales, they stayed overnight and left today. It was great to meet them.
Thanks for making the effort to visit guys :)
Dave
Hi all,
I was curios to know if pulling hair back into a pony tail daily and for long periods of time will damage my hair. I usually keep my hair pulled back during most of the day and take it out at night. Any input is greatly appreciated. Thanks all. I'm hoping to get some updated pics up soon. I've reached the 18 month mark without a haircut.
Take care.
What's up hairy people!
When one reaches terminal length does that ultimately mean all your hair throughout your scalp is one length or no?
Simplified in my own words...... say the hair on top of your scalp, you hit waist length at that's it, but your bangs would they too reach the same length or stop at say mid back? About the best way I can word this question.
I lurking around here for a now & see you guys are a pretty awesome bunch and like to help a fellow longhair comrade out
So by looking at my hairline do you think its maturing? Or could I possibly be losing my hair :/ if y'all need more pics I'll gladly upload them.
I hope I remember correct and you are the one who was wondering
about long hair at your Civil War reinactments. I went to the
one that I usually go to annually a week ago and there was some
good hair there. There was the same young confederate with
waist length hair. The majority of the ones with long hair seem
to be confederates. Don't know if its the same where you are.
Maybe because long hair is equated with rebellion?
I have tried almost Every product for cleansing and conditioning as I would guess a lot of the rest of us has. I have very thick, wavy, somewhat coarse hair to past my shoulders, midback. It can get dry and a little wild. I now use WEN and OJON products which are cheapest on QVC.(also available on their website). I use the WEN Fig cleansing conditioner, which leaves your hair silky and soft. I also add OJON Plus treatment to the WEN every other time I wash. It is a purfied palm nut oil which is great for damaged hair, which if you have long hair, the ends always get to. I also use the WEN Six Thirteen cleanser, conditioner as well as the Six Thirteen mist for when you don't want to wash but want your hair to look rejuvenated. Don't be afraid to use any of the Wen products as a "leave in" in small amounts, they make your hair really smooth, easy to brush or comb and leave it shiny too. I hope they work as well for you guys as they do for me.
Today is the start of my new life. As you long term members probably already know, I have 3 addictions. Marijuana, Alcohol and Nicotine. When I went there I was a little shy, as I thought you had to be a down and out Junkie to go to NA. But was told that was not true. Just a desire to stop using Alcohol and Drugs. Already hanging out with a higher echolon of people is helping vs my using friends who only hang out with eachother because we use too.
I'm coming up on 13 months and celebrated 12 months July 23rd.
My hair is almost 18 months of growth the longest is couple of inches down back and the front is almost to shoulder. My question is the side's and back are kinda dryish looking but the front is really frizzy.. I'll try to get you a pic as soon as I can but any idea's Thanks Mike
Gaius Baltar was my favorite Battlestar Galactica character until he cut his hair for season 4 of the show. Here is a short interview w/ him before the dreadful cut. Notice how his long hair compliments him so well. He stands out from the entire panel.
The last few months I was styling my hair with gel.
Recently I stopped styling my hair and just let it do it's own thing and I love it.
Only during my shower I comb it, after that just let it air dry and do nothing until the next shower. I discovered this after a year of growing my hair, during the first year of growing out I always combed and it didn't look very good. If I don't comb my hair it forms very nice spirals and all sorts of flips and curls.
The first time growing out, I was only focused on the end goal of super long hair and I didn't enjoy the growing out proces. This time around I don't even know how long I will grow it and if I will keep it long. Just letting it grow and enjoy the proces and see what length I really like.
I realize now that super long hair (longer that shoulder blades) is not my thing, I like the looks of it but I don't like the haircare that comes with it. I will probably grow my hair out to shoulder length and maybe a bit longer and switch between the two. This is a nice compromise between too short and too long. That way you still got long hair but not all the hassle.
Hi everyone,
I've been watching the Olympics pretty closely over the past few days... and while so far longhaired Olympian heros have been far and few-between to come by, I did see one today...
Poland's Mariusz Prudel (the person facing away from us in the uploaded photo) in Men's Beach Volleyball had a super-looking ponytail, real thick and healthy looking... man, how does he keep such a great ponytail while doing such a crazy sport :o ??? His ponytail one of the best one's I've seen :p (I would have captured a better picture of it off of NBC, but I would have had written consent first from the IOC first ~_~ .....)!
Oh well, a little refreshing considering all of the buzz cuts seen this far ;) . Just out of curiosity, has anyone else seen any other longhairs at the Olympics, on TV or otherwse that seem to pass under the radar unnoticed :o ??? Share and let them shine :D !
Sincerely,
Eric
Hello !
Last weekend, I was in Genoa, Italy for a Windband Festival. And here I am. I'm not used to see myself at this angle. So now, I kinda understand why people judge me tall, square, strong and so-longhair !
Have a nice day ;)
Vivien
Hello
Do any of you remember me? It had been two and a half years since I did an update here, but I still have my long hair (it is not growing out much anymore). Although I am fine with mid-back. I almost always wear my hair in a bun or ponytail.
I currently work a contract for the 360 Kinect for Windows. This is my second job regarding the Kinect (my first job for the Kinect was with Project Natal). Both are at Microsoft (though I like this one far better than my first one).
Here's is what my hair currently look like.
Matthew
Wow, i cant belive its been two whole years since ive had a haircut(not counting the trim i had in february)!
People where unsupporting at first but changed their mind when they realised i would not cut it.
I posted a pic, but sadly i only have a crappy cellphone camera at the moment. I will try to post something sharper as soon as i get my real camera.
/David from Sweden
I've been lurking for a while and finally decided to post. Seems like a fairly friendly cyber community.
Anyway, backstory: I've been growing my hair for awhile in high school and it's been pretty lame. Not sure why people like to randomly shout 'fag', or 'get a haircut'. One teacher told me to cut my hair, and countless students. Whenever i'm asked when i'm going to cut my hair- guaranteed at least once per week, I usually tell them that i'll only cut it once I can tie it around my feet and use it as shoes. Their reactions amuse me.
Hello again! 11 months passed since I had my last haircut.
I've been enjoying this period a lot. And I love my hair, everything about it. As I told earlier, with hair I feel myself natural. It's the way I see myself.
During this period I learned how to stand against "get a haircut"-attacks. The best way is a joke. It's really easy to stay against friends and unknown people. But girls with their advices about "what exactly's wrong with my hairstyle" are really awful, I usually get a bad mood after such unpleasant conversations when they tell me about how bad I look with my long hair.
Still never had a single thought about getting a cut.
Usually I really love people with long hair. But recently I saw one guy with a hair similar to my both in color and a type. Not exactly the same, but from some distance it looked pretty much like the type I have (thin). His hair was much longer than my - probably chest-length. And... Well, he didn't look really good. He also had hair stucked behind the ears the way I usually wear my hair. His hair didn't look brilliant and his face looked somehow unnatural (face's not long, and I'd say it's absolutely round). It was the first time I wished to wonder how a long-haired would look with a shorter hair.
After that I got some doubts. I can't get a correct opinion from the side. So I decided to ask for your opinion. It's really important for me to know what do you think about my hair and get your advices on whether I should grow it further.
I love feeling my hair, so it would be really difficult for me to know that I shouldn't grow it, but still it's important for me to know.
I'll also post another photo with my hair from the back in a reply to this thread, so that you could get a better picture.
Thank you!
I stumbled across this site, and I wanted to say hello and introduce myself.
Name is Jeff. Been a longhair for decades now, and in fact it's been 10 years since my last cut. It's nice to find this community, especialy since it seems like there are less and less of us all the time.
If there is a way to become a member, please let me know as I would be interested in joining.
I look forward to meeting and talking with you all.
At 10:31 pm PDT (1:31 am EDT, 05:31 GMT) the "Curiosity" rover will land in the Gale Crater on Mars. You can watch the live feed from the control center at JPL on http://www.ustream.tv/nasajpl Hopefully the complicated landing procedure - where the SUV-sized rover will be lowered on the surface of the planet by a rocket-powered sky crane, after being slowed down from 13,000 mph to about 100 mph by aero-braking and a parachute - will be successful.
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A Linux Longhair
Hello everybody,
well, it's now about 8 years since I started growing my hair. I'm now 23 years old and when I was 15 I went into metal music very much. My hair is now about 125cm long, which means it reaches half of my thighs and I'm not happy with it anymore. It's not in that good condition it looks like - I spend most of time in bath combing it and it's very exhausting.
Last year I started something I missed in my life for the last 13 years - Karate and in general sports. Needless to say that having such long hair is such a pest when doing sports.
I feel very disturbed by my long hair and I don't do anything than washing it once a week or sometimes once in two weeks, trying to comb it every morning which isn't possible anymore because of it's attitude and bun it until going to sleep.
I don't want to put so much time in it anymore. Sure, years ago I definitely wanted to have such long hair but as times change life changes. I have reached some goals, I'm beyond classical length and yeah - my hair is only growing longer, looking more bad from day to day and I'm also more unhappy. In my mind I got farewell to my hair already - I have other premises in life now. I'm not that much into metal music anymore, I'm not in the hair growing scene anymore, I've got an job and I want to enjoy life without limiting myself - for example: I haven't slept on my back for years now. I'm not able to do crunches on my gym mat properly because I'm afraid of damaging my hair when laying onto my bun. Sure I'm gonna miss something but I'll definitely not going to miss the 8 hours of drying every sunday, hair all over my apartment and my clothes and physical limitation due to my hair.
So my decision is to cut my hair back to tailbone length or hip length in winter because there's no other possibility wearing it in anything else than a bun and cut it short in next spring.
It was a nice time having long hair and I know I would have went crazy one year ago if I had to think about cutting my hair short but as life changes, things change. I'm way more positive now and I want to remove negativity from my life as much as possible, I want to go for some workout and don't want to look ugly anymore with that frizzy hair.
I now know that I'm able to grow my hair to such incredible length but I don't think there's anymore reason to have it that long.
What do you think about it?
Regards and sorry for not being passionate about my hair anymore. I'm 23, I cannot live like that for some more years...
Hi everyone. My name is Jordi, I'm from Barcelona and I'm new to this board.
Since long time ago I love men with long hair, so it was a real surprise to find this interesting community.
I want to make friends around the world and meet interesting people that have something in common with me.
Nice to meet you all
Jordi
Hey guys! Wow it feels like a long time since I posted on this board. A big shout out to Mark (Hairball), Jason, Duncan, Ken in SF, Scott, Eric, Trolleypup, Gordy, and anyone else I may have forgotten.
I just wanted to pass by and let y'all know i'm still here and still growing my hair down to my long journey down to classic length. hahahaha
This is the first time I wore my hair down, just for you all! Trust me my hair is very poofy and thick (I could send it to anyone I know here via email, but trust me, my hair usually looks like Hagrid if not kept into a bun). As some of you know, I usually wear my hair in a bun and will only wear my hair down for length shots, or the rare occasional segmented pony tail in honor of Scott. Although, I forgot to wear it in a French braid style without the braid I did eons ago, I think this oneturned out ok. It also helps that I was in Nevada for almost all of July, which is why my hair looks straighter. I find it amazing how much more smooth my hair feels in areas with no humidity. Oh well, now I'm back in the humid East Coast! I have so much to say, but I just wanted to say hello to you all.
cheers,
rowie
Long-haired teenager's electric guitar solo at a high school talent show...
Update: 16 months - Rear shot with Ponytail
Guys, about two (2) weeks ago I greeted a guy whom I have known for about twenty (20) years. He asked me what's this as he touched my ponytail. He said that I needed a haircut. I said that I am a longhair. I hope that he doesn't come up to me with a pair of scissors and cut off my ponytail. The longer my hair grows the more I like it. I am even more motivated to let it grow it to terminal length.
I've been particularly impressed with the effect that long hair and full length coats bring. My dad said that he would buy me one.
Does anyone have any advice (color, material, etc)? Budget is upwards of $250, and if you can convince me, up to around $400.
Also, are there any other clothes that go well with long hair?
Update: 16 months - Rear shot without Ponytail
Hi all,
July's here and I'm a little... um, raising an eyebrow? I know it took João David seven years to grow out his hair to classic length and I know as Ian had once said that one needs to compare your current hair's progress to the previous months. I did get a trim last month, but looking at this month's photo, I should see a little progress, shouldn't I :p ? Looks like I'm stuck in neutral over the past three/four months or so ~_~ .....
My hair does look a little more filled out than last month, but could it be possible that I've reached my own terminal length @_@ ??? I've been doing quite a bit of shedding lately, but still - what do the guys here on the board who have been growing out their hair longer think... am I just aiming too high or am I just overreacting :p ???
Oh well, a little disappointing, though... I was just hoping to see a little more go down the back ~_~ .....
Anyways, everyone stay cool in this heat :) - it's a hot one out there ^o^ !!!
Sincerely,
Eric
so what better thing to do but tune up the mane with another henna treatment:)Have to admit I have this routine down to a science and don't even mind wearing the henna for hours on end:)I'm even enjoying the smell of the henna washed from my hair after wards.Just for the record this month marks the one year anniversary of my very first henna treatment that left me a changed man;)Hope you all are having a nice weekend.Cheers
Mârk
I have the privelege of havin a partner who is a star at ahir care. having owned and operated a salon in Scottsdale, Az. He is now retired form same. But he will cut and trim if asked. My hair is now at mifd back length. on of my major goals. hoever. there asome "scraggly" ends. I had him neaten all that up and give me his take on everall condition. He says a bit more frequent conditioning. due to the amount i may be in the sun on any given day is in order. (now at twice a week) but overall, no split ends. The loss of the "scragglies" had an immediate effect of leaving the back of may hair and my 'tail" more full. It was worth the loss of up to an inch on a few strands to achieve this. Still at mid back, in length, over all. I am letting it continue to grow, however, not certain if I will go all the way to waist length. Mid back was/is my personal "Classic" length going back to the early 70s.
school district name and i.d. number blocked out.
Update: 16 months - Front shot with Ponytail
Hello friends !
I haven't posted for a really long time... several months (years ?) i guess.
Sorry for my non-presence, sometime i come here and watch all your progress but feel too shy to comment.
I'm now in my about 7th year without a haircut and my hair seems to have reached their terminal lenght years ago...
It's nearly belt lengh when wet, and nearly mid back dry but the ends are in a realy terrible condition.
Today my sister made me a light undercut on the back of my head, it's really light as nobody can really see it but it will help me to loose some "bad volume" as these hair were curly and tangly as hell and it will help with my skin condition as this part of my scalp was also very itchy.
I'm also planing to make a maintenance cut, i guess i will have to chop a bunch of hair to get rid of the "poofiness" of my hair :(
I'm ready to loose a year of lenght if it can make my hair looks better, anyway it doesn't seems to be growing anymore.
I will post an update with some picts later.
Have a nice day :)
François.
i call this a milestone, do you? when stretched, my hair reaches to my armpits. when not stretched, my hair is 3 inches before my armpits. next milestone, nipple length, currently 5 inches before my nipples. my bangs go just below my eyes when not stretched. this is exciting.
Update: 16 months - Side shot with Ponytail
This is my hair at its current length, and the longest it will be for a while because the ends have become very dry, so I'll have to get about 2cm trimmed off the next time I go to the salon.
Update: 16 months - Front shot without ponytail
I ran across this and thought it might interest some here.
imho, longhairs today could be the modern day equivalent of old school punks since there seem to be fewer per capita(most guys have short hair at present time), but this guy does make a point in his article.
I know Val has already pointed out some interesting facts that not old school punks had mohawks or short hair.
how many of you feel that longhairs are more punk today than the ones who seem to have a uniform look?
Update: 16 months - Side shot without ponytail
Closing in on August marks 8 months since my hair last saw a scissors. We have truly arrived at the "akward phase" now 90% of the time this stuff on my scalp is an uncontrollable hellian rather than hair. I'll pop up again in fall, October or so for a 10mo progress report.
Hey, it's been a month or two since I last updated, I'm now at at about 14 months.
I think it's a good sign I'm losing track of the months, means I'm comfortable with my hair, and makes further growing easy.
Anyway, here are some pics of a bandanna I have on, due to the sun and heat.
Should have a proper update for you tomorrow once I washed my hair :)
Enjoy the weather, if you have it.
- Chris
Seeing that many of you are into different styles of Metal music and always put emphasis on guys with long hair who are in these bands how about Some type of Hair Metal band(no, not those 1980s Glam Metal bands), but a band whose song lyrics embrace the concept of long hair, growing long hair, and sing songs about historical male figures with long hair and put out a positive message about Long Haired Men.
in other words, like a Hair Religion(oops there I go again! lol)
I think it would be a great concept to have some sort of Metal band with various influences singing about this topic and no, not like in the 1960s musical "Hair" , but something long haired Men and their supporters could relate to.
what do you think? maybe some of you here who play an instrument, compose songs, or are currently in a band might consider this or do you think it's a completely asinine idea?
"Crazy redhead with moustache and ponytail tries to do himself serious hurt with a golf cart in Scottsdale"... Film at 11..... Sigh!...'tis true. I ducked when boarding the thing. but not enough. Cleared the roof, but nailed the edge of the cart wide rear view mirror.......Stupid!...Stupid!...Stupid!! Truly a long hair... my first thoughts, whilst dobbing the blood, were, 'I hope I didn't damage any hair" Is that crazy? However ,I am now up to date with my tetanus shot, and 800 mg of Ibuprofen is much better than aspirin for a headache.
Still growing strong, here is my 6 months update (1 day early).
From now on I will get in the awkward stage and will finally feel like a longhair again :)
Can't wait for another 6 months of growth and more .....!
May 26 marked the 7 year anniversary of growing my hair. Yesterday, I sat on my hair for the first time.
I've been growing my hair out for the past 1 1/2 years or so, and lately the hair from the sides/back of my head is starting to make the whole thing look very puffy and messy. Does anyone have any experience with properly cutting the sides/back of your hair while waiting for the top to grow out?
I'd prefer not having to go to a salon since a)they'll take my money, and b)I want to know how to do it myself in general.
The picture with dave grohl is the length i am aiming for. and the photo with spartacus i just really like that hairstyle. how long would it take to acheive these lengths?
Every time I try to do a segmented tail, my hair just gets stuff instead of free flowing like in hairfreaky's video below. I was wondering if any of you (particularly Scott since I know you have yours in a segmented tail often) knew any tips to make the tail more free and moveable as opposed to stiff and stick-like.
Thanks in advance,
Billy
I was wondering at what length would it be time to part my hair down the middle.
I just stumbled across a couple of full Amon Amarth concerts available to view on YouTube. Good stuff, brother.
--Val
Thanks to all my friends who offered their encouragement and prayers on my last post. It has now been confirmed that my cancer has relapsed after being in remission for the past five years. Thankfully it can be treated, and I will soon be undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Almost certainly I will be loosing a lot of hair, so I will probably have it cut short before that happens. I will still be lurking on the board and offering encouragement to everyone who want to grow and maintain long hair. It's been a blast. Thank you
Belated thanks for your replies to my "Braid, Beard & outer-space shirt" thread, as I much appreciated the comments!
I work weekends (including one or 2 days before/after, depending on my schedule) -- and I don't own a smartphone or laptop computer yet; in other words, am without my computer when I stay overnight at work.
Bill, I just e-mailed you privately, thanking you for your great comments & suggestions -- so, thanks again!!
Oren, do you do C&W dancing? I've been an avid fan ever since I first took lessons in the fall of '87 (although didn't get any good at it until '88 or '89 - LOL).... I especially love the partner dances: 2-Step, Waltz, Swing, etc. -- my favorite being our official state dance of California, West Coast Swing (which would probably look similar to your "Texas Push" I think it's called, or to an old-fashioned Jitterbug, only danced to more moderate-tempo Swing music).
Yoshiki, thanks for your comments also!
And to Jarvis:
Thanks for answering MattM's question!
"Onward & Downward!"
- Ken
I have passed my goal of mid-back hair,
I find myself constantly thinking about terminal length BOTH for my hair and beard.....
since i am (or was) job hunting, i was concerned about having to cut my hair. my employment history has been in the office field. i am now going to be a substitute support staff aide for a local school district. i have volunteer experience and would prefer the schools to an office. i had my photo taken for the i.d. badge. i had my hair down and over the ears, the way i prefer to wear it. not a word was said. so not only can i wear my hair long in the schools, i obviously plan to grow it longer, my aim all along. at least to my nipples to start, i am 5 inches away.
Hello fellow longhairs!
Hope everyone is staying cool this summer. Here in west Kentucky, we have been hit hard with the heat wave and are under a drought. Doesn't look good for the farmers. Waiting for Fall!!
Oh, wanted to post a photo. Still growing the hair! Almost five years into it. Love the way I look. Please pardon the messy room. It is my catch all room, lol!
Take care and keep the hair growing!
Im 20 started going bald 2 years ago.
i dont mind going bald but i love long hair.
my hair is 3 years long blonde with lots of recceding!.
do you love long hair but accept balding or love long hair and try your best to keep it?.
just wondering :)
Hello fellow hairy people,
Well, this old geezer may not be much to look at nowadays; but at least I'm trying to grow the beard out a bit longer, as well as the hair hasn't *quite* reached terminal length yet....
But the real star of this pic is not about hair, but the home-sewn outer-space dancing shirt that my friend Lily made for me a couple of weeks ago.... Somebody put on a good Swing music CD, will ya please, I'm in the mood to get down & boogie!!!
"An outer-space shirt for an outer-space kind of guy!", was my response when a friend asked about it when I wore it to my local C&W dance bar last week.
"Space-case" is the terminology I remember using and hearing back in the '70s, re. coming across people like me (LOL)!
- Ken
Dear Members of this Board,
Do you think it is right (proper) for a man of my age (54) to have long hair??? When I shower it (my hair) "tickles" the top of my butt, It is silvery grey in color and i have a BIG full beard which is all white, as well. I look forward to your comments... BTW I have always wanted long hair
Thanks Guys!
Barbarian in New Brunswick, Canada
Hello all,
I'm still around hope summer is going well for everyone ! Still have my hair long however I'm keeping it a bit pass my shoulders, have gotten a couple of trims to keep it this length. I kind of like it better than my longer length...I think it works for me and it looks much Fuller and healthier .
Enjoy the summer everyone! !
Dee.
The focus of this photo isn't intended to be my own hair, which looks rather ravaged from the rough treatment it received at the salon earlier that day. Instead I wanted to showcase the beautiful thick hair of my friend Ismael. Shortly after we met, he declared that his goal was to have hair as long as mine. My hair was waist-length at that time, but since I cut it his goal has become much more feasible now.
This shot shows that my hair has reached elbow length. I'm real happy with it. Don't know how long I will let it go.
Steve
I'm glad I found this board! Great idea.
I'm new here. Going to be moving from Salt Lake City, Utah (where longhairs my age are few and far between these days) to Portland, OR next year.
Had hair to my ass throughout all of my 20s. Decided that I missed it, and have been growing my hair for about a year now, and it is currently to the middle of my back. I'm turning 39 in about 2 weeks.
Wondering if anyone out there is in the Portland area or has lived / been there. First question: is it as longhair-friendly as I imagine? Second question: how will the damp weather affect my naturally straight normal-oily locks?
I'll post a pic soon.
Hey there, it's been a while since I've posted any sort of update. It's been over a year since my last haircut, and I also have a couple of quick questions, so I thought I'd kill two birds with one stone.
It's been a year and almost a month now, and everything is going really well. I used to part my hair on the left, but because it's gotten a lot longer and it kept getting in my face, I've started parting it in the middle. It's not quite long enough to get it all tied up in a pony tail yet, so it does cause a little annoyance from time to time if I want it out of my face. But it doesn't get in my eyes any more, which is better than nothing.
As for my question, I'm wondering if it's worth getting a small trim to even it up? A few people have noticed from time to time that it's a bit uneven in a few places, and that the shape of my last haircut is a bit noticeable. I've also noticed that it can be fairly uneven in a few spots (which is thankfully disguised because my hair is pretty thick and full). Does anyone think it might be worth getting a small trim to even it up, or just wait it out a little longer and see what happens?
Terry
This is a motel/ bar & grill in a nearby town, with a couple of cool signs that I thought you'd appreciate.
I am just curious. What happened to Kevin C, who used to be the president of this board? Not only he is no longer on the moderator list, I checked the archives and I did not find any "good-bye" or related messages from him, just a few "Happy New Year" ones. I assume he still have long hair.
Matthew
Hi everyone,
I have been growing my hair out for almost two years now. Recently I have noticed I have been getting some tension-type headaches if I braid my hair and less so when I have it in a pony. If my hair is loose, I feel fine.
I suspect this has to do with my head and muscles needing to adjust to the longer hair, the greater weight and the extra strain.
My question is if any of you can confirm this or if you have experienced a similar type of issue? I usually wear my hair in a pony, but rarely I do experiment with braiding.
Mark
havin' a blast ...
My one year mark. I can finally put it in a small ponytail. I did say after a year I was going to cut it, but I have made up my mind to grow it another year. Guess its a part of who I am :)
How come hair stylists/cutters can get away with not
following the directions of the customer?
I'm trying to think of another profession where
something like that happens. It would be
like if you went into your local diner and ordered
Steak medium rare and the chef decided you should
have fried chicken. Or it would be like you to
a house painter and hired him to paint your house
a light green but then came home the next day to
find the house painted a dark red. The customer
wouldn't not stand for that in either case so why
do they stand for it with hair stylists?
I posted a message bout a month ago.. Asking yall for advice for some help with very kinky hair. Took your advice and hair is MUCH more manageable!
Thanks, yall!!
I am a 67-year-old male former longhair whose hair is so thin now that I do not like the looks of it long. Besides, letting it grow leaves it in a perpetual awkward phase. So I have chosen, reluctantly, to cut it.
Nonetheless, I am a devoted supporter of long hair on guys. I have followed this board, lurking or making anonymous observations, for probably 10 years now. I have cheered at the courage of some guys to face criticism for their independence, and cried with those who by narrow-minded parents or bosses, have been forced to cut back their luscious long hair.
I see nothing in the rules preventing supportive short-hairs (or women) from participating in this forum. And I probably won't offer much advice -- just to cheer those who are succeeding at what I can't do.
If I am not welcome as a member of this longhaired forum, I understand. I will continue to lurk and admire on my own. (And, of course, if you think my name is already in use, I would change it. I couldn't find it searching the archives).
May peace and happiness and success be with you all.
Rick.
Hey there guys, I posted one pic from my cell phone on the 10th to show my one year progression and said I'd upload more later in the week when I had time. Here is a proper update pic.
Cheers, Isaac
I've been noticing this the last couple months with him. Whenever I'm walking by or he's around, regardless of what I'm doing, he just sits there and stares for a minute, then goes and does something else.
Keep in mind I just started a new career and I don't want to mess this up.
He doesn't do it to anyone else, just me. How do I kindly ask him knock it off!?
Hi everyone, I may need to have my hair cut due to a medical problem, I'll know more next week. So, for the record, a couple of shots today just in case!
Best regards to you all.
Hey, I see our good friend, and wild longhair nuttidave has rejoined our community:)Great to see him back again after a brief absence as he was sorely missed.Looking forward to his contributions on the board as many of us veterans surely remember what a great guy he is!Great seeing ya back Davie:)Cheers
Mârk
ps:sorry for making a big splash with your return but you deserve it my friend.
A while back sonmeone was looking for an example of successful
business executive who has long hair.
Well here is one:
http://cbswods2.wordpress.com/2011/04/10/33504/
Ernie Boch Jr. who took over his fathers giant auto business
after his death.
Hey guys,
I am new here, but I have lurked a little in the past for motivation. I am eleven months in and still persevering. Almost out of the awkward stage.
Even though there have been some tough moments, particularly since I work in a conservative occupation with a lot of short hair cuts, I gotta say I'm feeling like a bit of a rock star lately. I used to get crap at work for the hair, but deep down I think these guys are jealous. Some even said they "wish" the could do what I was doing (wife won't "let them," too scared, etc.) The older I get, and the more I see how men seem to have limited independence, the more I want to keep growing my hair. Part of this mental transition I think comes from being newly-single.
I grew up with rock and roll and I still love it. I'd love my hair to look like Dave Grohl's. I guess I'm still 22 at heart and refuse to "settle down" (whatever that really means). LOL.
I'm a bit too late to reply to the thread, "Aftermath of a forced haircut"; but would still like to share some thoughts about going through that type of experience -- because even though I haven't been through that "exact" kind of situation, when I was 17 - 18, I went through a similarly stressful ordeal.
All throughout my childhood years and into my teens, when I still lived in my father's house, he did NOT AT ALL allow even remotely "long-ish" hair on me or my 4 brothers. In fact, every summer right after school was let out, we had no choice in the matter: we were "forced" to have summer buzz-cuts (which I totally totally HATED with a passion!)...
Then when the year 1971 came along (the year I turned 18), 2 significant things happened in my life:
1) I went away to my one and only year at college;
2) my dad & step-mom, who had not been getting along at all in several years, were in the beginning stages of going through divorce.
When I came back home from college in June of '72, my dad surprised me by still insisting on me cutting my hair short. I already had a summer job waiting for me, which was a week away from when my dad gave me this haircut ultimatum; so I had a rather tough decision to make...
Should I just leave home and disobey him? (But realizing that it would cost me not being able to continue with my college education)
Should I just resentfully cooperate with his unfair request (which I had already done my entire life so-far, all the while secretly having a deep yearning & burning desire to become a longhair someday)?
Should I just, "play the game?" -- in other words, PRETEND to cooperate with my dad in order to get my college education -- and then after graduating from college and landing a decent job, give my dad "the middle finger" by growing my hair out then?
There were no easy answers. No matter which decision I was going to make, there were serious pros & cons to both...
Here's what I ended up doing the year I was still 18:
I decided to leave home, since there were additional reasons for wanting my freedom from my dad's controlling and emotionally abusive behavior.
At 58 years old now, and still not having a college degree, do I ever regret that decision that I made back in 1972?
HONEST ANSWER:
Well, "sometimes" I do regret it -- but only because of not having an easily paid-for college education! But, most of the time I *DON'T* regret what I did back then, because I felt like I was making the nearest right decision under those particular stressful set of circumstances.
We can only do our best; so, we should neither fear being judged by another person for the tough decisions we have to make in life, nor should we judge another person ourselves -- and as Bill said in his reply to that thread, "Aftermath of a forced haircut", we only have so many "cards" to play in life...
Happy card-playing!
- Ken in San Francisco
Im really curious how one goes about washing,combing out when wet & drying hair this long alone???? I know a few members are close to this length, I mean when is enough enough?
I just saw a commercial for Fructose shampoo that
claims it can save 1500 strands per month.
Can this possibly true? I'm extremely skeptical about this.
Should I be?
Today here in Ohio it hit 100* I'm still very well growing my hair at 18 months now! I normally wear a hat but chose a durag instead. Much more comfortable and even got a few compliments at work!
For those of you who have much longer hair than I, how do you deal with it?
Hi everyone,
Some may remember me, some newer members may not, anyway just a quick hello and a picture to show I am still a longhair and always will be. The hair has hardly changed, maybe a bit thinner, but no grey yet and still chaotic!
Hope everyone is having a great weekend.
Cheers Dave
I would have not have been able to find the motivation to grow out my hair for the first time to the extreme length I did if it wasn't for this board.
I know I just might be feeding the trolls with this post, but my tolerance is growing thin.Lately however, I've been seeing a lot genre bashing in music. What is even more insulting is the borderline racism and stereotyping, I see with these posts. As an atheist, this concerns me.
One poster said that anyone that listened to Hip-Hop music must have the smarts of a 3rd grader. I have long hair and most of my friends who are hip-hop musicians and fans have short hair, though one artist has long head of kinky curls like Micheal Jackson had in the early 80s, not once have they called me out for my hairstyles besides the usual male bantering.
Another Poster seems to like to bash alternative music.
Then I read another poster that is bashing death metal. While I don't care for death metal, it's my preference and I don't judge anyone for liking it.
These posts and comments started around A few months ago. Longhairrevolution, pirate male, rock and roll fan. Seem to be from the same person.
Hey there guys, today marks 12 months since I've started to regrow my hair. I only included one pic because I don't have time to take more, but i'll try to add more during the weekend. Cheers!
It seems the only way we can legally fight discrimination is if we all together form the church of longhair or something. I would love to be a minister in this church. A lawyer has told me that would be a bonifide way to wear your hair long and be able to fight harrassment based on religous ressons
Belated thanks for your comments and feedback, guys, to my thread which is way down the page now....
For those who don't know that I'm often away from home (and my computer) for 4-5 days at a time (and no, I don't yet own a lap-top or smart phone), this is why I suddenly "disappear" for long periods of time.
I much appreciate all the kind replies, though; so I hope you'll accept my apology for not thanking each of you individually!
Long Lox 4ever,
Ken
Hello my ampley maned brothers! I'm jack, and I started growing my hair almost 2 years ago. I wanted to do this since 1969 when I was 8 but my Father, than my wife always said no, so I ended up going to the barber, and never truly being happy with myself.
Right around the time I was to turned 50, I was newly divorced, and just awarded my social security disablity. I relized theres no time like the present, and started to let it grow. i got past the akward stage about 4 months ago, and now have a great ponytail!
Can't tell you how good I feel when i look in the mirror. I finally am truly haappy with who i am, and feel enpowered. Ai even get more looks and smiles from the ladies, when I go around town!
You all keep that hair growing. Maybe we'll even bring the 60's back again soon!
... in natural sunlight ...
Its been a few years to get my hair past my ass. Today my wife pointed out I did not get any colds or flu this past winter. I realized that I dont remember beimg very sick the year before either, but the previous years before, I was getting some colds and flu. Some how my long hair is improving my physical health. Has anyone else noticed a stronger immune system?
Has anyone else seen the ION television series with the long-haired fighting/enforcer played by Christian Kane. GREAT LOOKING and the show's not bad either. A group of thieves and thugs band together playing an ensemble ROBIN HOOD
The hair is getting longer and more massive. Lower back and past the bottom of the chest now in length. I really don't see a time when I want it to stop. Crazy, I know. But, the longer it gets, the better I like it.
Steve
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amazing how different light changes ur hair colour ... artificial lite in my bathroom ...
Hey all,
Going on a vacation out to Colorado here in a few days with the WHOLE family @_@ (cue Chinese fire drill x 275% >< ~)... what's the best way to wear your hair while swimming :o ???
Thanks in advance ^^ !
Sincerely,
Eric
Hi all,
I've lurked here for a long time but not posted before.
I'm in my late 20s and really liked the long hair look for a long time and started growing mine a few times before cutting it mainly for work reasons in my earlier 20s. I've regretted not growing it out and keeping it long from college times.
My problem is that you're expected to look smart in the shirt/tie environment I work in. A couple of other guys have quite long hair and get off with it fine by wearing it in a ponytail to work. Was just wondering if it was possible to grow your hair out through certain styles that would be acceptable in a formal workplace until it was long enough to tie back?
Thanks for any advice
I know you guys don't exactly like listening to guys gripe vent, but I think that this one has to be mentioned. It's difficult to read, and even more difficult to write.
I'm writing this story now because I have time and I think I've calmed down enough as to be able to sound a bit more coherent than before.
Late April, my principal forced me to get a haircut (I already cornered him down, and apparently he's just abusing his power. Can't exactly argue with that because nobody dared or bothered to challenge a private school dress code staple.) -- no updo was acceptable.
At the time that I was in the office, my study hall teacher noticed that I was in the office, obviously in trouble for something. She was able to realize that being the good student I am it was just an arbitrary dress code violation. After the incident where I cornered the principal, I had to go back to class. It was a statistics final, and I could not concentrate on the test at all -- at several points I was on the verge of breaking down silently. Study hall was slightly better, but I really wasn't able to get anything done.
I hitched a ride home from school that day, and I figured that the front door to my house was locked. I called my mom, and told her about what happened at school that day. She then praised God for that act. I'm still Christian, and I was absolutely disgusted by this act. In the Bible, nowhere does it glorify closely cropped hair. (1 Cor 11 doesn't count by any argument) I then told her that I wanted to retain as much of the hair as possible, to minimize the already large loss that I was going to get -- I wanted to get my hair down to the center of the polo collar instead of the top of the polo collar. Apparently that fell to deaf ears. She then tried to coerce me into getting a Kpop/bieber cut. At that time, I was so mad that I had to restrain myself from smashing the computer into the phone. She called me sick, and then called Zach and Kenneth that too just by looking at the pictures. That still didn't work. I told her to cut exactly at the collar then, but that still didn't work. She then went to try to style my hair to the kpop look, but I kept hissing to do exactly as I said. I did not let her touch the front or the sides, but only the back. She took out the scissors, and then made the first cut higher than the nape of the neck. At that point, I went into a verbal diatribe and put my hands behind my back -- only revealing what was below the nape of the neck. My mom flipped out and cut it exactly at the nape. Two months later, it's barely collar length. But I did manage to save 80 percent of my hair. On the other hand, there's an annoying chunk missing behind my right ear. It's not exactly visible, but it's still there.
I went back to school, and everyone noticed the cut. They all said that it was too short. And I hated it too. The back really looked horrible -- frayed, unhealthy, and poofy, and absolutely unmanageable. It no longer had the graceful look that the mid-late awkward stage had. I decided against styling or "cleaning up the damage" -- rather instead having worn the style until now.
The harrasment still continues. Even people who originally I thought were very close friends are becoming mean.
I skipped two formal dances -- winter ball and prom -- to try to ensure that nobody important would see my hair. And I'm not going to those two dances next year either. In retrospect, it's not a hard decision, but still -- it would have made me feel better if I stayed home for another reason. Same with several other school events -- I had to refuse to attend several robotics tournaments.
I stand a good chance of being valedictorian for my school. But with current conditions, it feels wrong to be accepting any accolade from such a school.
And the moral of this? Make long hair against the rules, and the only long haired men you have left are those that break the rules.
On the brighter side, the cut asymmetry from last October is now trivial. And it's a one year milestone for me -- I had a shed measuring 6 inches, and I'm sure that the true length is around 6 1/4 inches.
We have another good guy on tv with long dread locks half way
down his back:
The mechanic on "Worlds Apart" the first episode of the second season for Falling Skies on TNT. I have no idea who the actor
is.
For the last 3 days my power has been out due to a freak storm that only lasted minutes due to the excessive heat heare in Annapolis, Maryland.
Since I'm a little late at replying to Michael's thread, "How do you deal with the heat?", I thought it a good idea to create a new thread about living in San Francisco, "Mother Nature's air-conditioned city!"...
This pic of the back of my head with the famous Golden Gate bridge in the background was taken by Mark ("Hairball") last year, during one of our few "heat waves" -- which usually happens in September, coastal California's "Indian Summer" weather. Mark just happened to be visiting out here in late Sept. of 2011, and yes, it got "hot" here (didn't it reach above 90 degrees that day? Mark, or Bill, or Scott, maybe you might remember -- it was at least in the 80s, I think!)...
Mark drove us that day in his rental car out to a place called Baker's Beach, where we took hair pics of ourselves. Mark even bravely took his shirt off; but as myself, feeling a bit of cool coastal fog coming soon (especially since it was close to sunset time), I kept on not only my T-shirt, but also this rust-colored long-sleeved shirt.
Having a cold ocean current coming down North America's West Coast, which originates Alaska, if you ever decide to visit our fair city in July or August, make sure to bring a warm coat. Seriously! Those of us that live here laugh at all the ill-prepared tourists, shivering in the icy-cold fog while waiting for the cable cars, dressed only in their Hawaiian shirts and Bermuda shorts -- assuming that just because it's "summer" in the majority of the Northern Hemisphere, that San Francisco should of course be experiencing the same...
Hahahahaha, nothing could be farther from the truth!
Writer Mark Twain said it best: "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco!"
Today the sun actually came out -- at least here where I live in the inland side of this city, which is the sunny, "warmer" side of SF. But I still had to put on a jacket when I stepped outdoors just to mail a letter... and today is only July 2nd! OMG, I'm not looking forward to the next 2 months of this, I'm so SOOOO jealous of all you folks who get to sweat whenever you go outdoors during the summer months, it's just not fair I'm so deprived of hot weather because of living here (LOL)....
- Ken
Hi All, here is an update a week short of 15 months. Yesterday I was complimented on my hair by a stranger at the supermarket which took me by surprise. As I have quite a few streaks of grey in my hair I was even more surprised when I was told that the colour of my hair was really nice. Always nice to receive a compliment. Best to all. Lance
I just officially joined the us army corp of engineers. I was hired site unseen. I scored the highest of all the applicants. I showed up at main headquarters as directed and was sworn in. I had my hair untied . It is past my ass! No one said anything negative to me. I have the same military id anyone else in the army has. I can go on any military base and shop and drink etc. This is so exciting to me, as regular army guys will see me and wonder how the hell I work for the army and getting away with this! I will update you here if I encounter any problems. I first found this board because I wanted to know how to hide my hair for this new job. I feel like I am out of the closet being a lomghaired male. I am going to let the chips fall where they may. They certainly cant fire me now just for having long hair. Later
Hi all,
Here's an informal hair survey for anyone who who wishes and are able to :) . I saw a photo the other day, one my father in-law took of my back-sise, and saw my hair in the usual ponytail with my wife next to me in hers @_@ . She's Chinese with thicker hair and I've got my finer, curly hair, so it got me to lookin' and wonderin' what the circumferences were at the bottom of our hair ties. Interesting :p ! So I put the question to all of you (just for fun ^_^ ):
1: Take a piece of string or cord.
2: Loop it around at the bottom of where you usually tie off your ponytail, holding onto the cord with your fingers where the two sides cross.
3: Measure!
Be interesting to see how measurements vary, if any ^^ . Here's my measurements:
Mine: 3" circumference
My wife's: 3.5" circumference
Please feel free to participate and let's see what we come up with - have a little fun :D ! Might even me scientific :o ~
Please have a great day and until later ;) .....
SIncerely,
Eric
I found this video in you tube of an argentine blues artist back in the 90's , big hair with very long sideburns.
Anyone ever tried that style?
The story speaks for itself.
Why is so call friends suddenly become nasty when you have long hair! Not true friends! well there not worth my time!
I decided to try this at SAT prep because I was bored and the teacher was going really slow.
It's a little braid that I made in the front of my hair.
I'm acquainted with the guys on this board enough to know that when I ask them for advice and ideas about how to handle a situation, I'll get it. So, here goes.
I guess this is directed toward the ones in my age group, mainly. I will be 61 in August.
Early in 2009, I lost my job of 13 years. I got another position pretty quick in my wife's office at the State Dept of Education. It was a temporary job, however and when the year was up, it was up.
My question is this: At nearly 61 years old, how does a man find another job, especially if he has hair down to lower part of his back? What should I look for? I can't stand seeing my wife and son both go off to work and/or school every day while I just piddle around home any longer.
I don't even think the hair is the main issue. The market sucks so badly, combined with my age and being off work for over 2 years--well, you get the idea. And, too, we only have one car and my wife has it at her own job everyday.
I'm not even considering cutting the hair that took over three years to grow out.
Maybe the only answer is either to work from home or for myself.
Steve
Hey guys,
Another guy at my job with shoulder length hair today cut his locks off. This is now the 4th longhair at my job that has cut their hair in the last 3 months. Why do most longhairs lop off their hair when the weather starts getting warm? Can't deal with the heat?Don't know how to shampoo properly? I'm not sure, but it's sad to lose a few longhairs. Now it's only me and 2 other longhairs left at work.
From Realm Pictures, via Facebook...
Realm Pictures are looking for volunteers for their upcoming film 'The Underwater Realm - 1588'. It is an exciting opportunity to come and be one of our spanish sailors, in charge of shooting the canons in the midst of battle, on a life size full recreation of a Spanish Galleon gun deck. We are shooting it using the Red Epic camera system (the same that is being used on the Hobbit) and we are looking for local people willing to get stuck in and throw themselves around our ship set.
To be eligible you must:
- be based nearby in Devon or have accommodation in the area.
- be available from 2nd to the 6th of July (with a costume fitting on Sunday the 1st of July)
- be a male with a beard and/or long hair (short hair is acceptable if you have a full beard)
- be aged between 25 and 60
If you are interested in being a part of independent filmmaking history then please email alan@realm-pictures.com with your availability and a recent photo of yourself ASAP.
If you would like to find out more then check out the website http://​www.theunderwaterrealm.com/.
During a trip to Atlanta, Georgia I saw a billboard advertising some type of energy drink, which featured a male electric guitarist with waist-length hair. I think this is encouraging because it could be evidence that the popular media perception of long-haired men is improving.
4-1/2 years old, with just a couple of slight trims along the way. He recently joined his big sister's Native dance troupe, and is learning to be a grass dancer. Hair was damp when the picture was taken, and the rainbow-colored hair ties match the Ojibwe regalia he wears.
--Val
Hey long hairs. I am about 7 months in, and I'm in the awkward stage. Can't wait to get the hair going. How are you all with the ladies?
I noticed that, now-a-days, most girls want a clean cut, military look. I can't do that. Of course, I am not doing this for the approval of women. I just noticed women are not as responsive to me, in this 7 month awkward stage. Or maybe it's me. ANyways, thanks for reading.
Hi all. I haven't posted in awhile. I've reached the 17 month mark since my last hair cut. These pics aren't the best, but I thought I'd share anyway. It seems to me that my hair has slowed down the past month. Probably just me being impatient.
Here are the pics:
Take care.
So is the Rock of Ages movie as bad as i'm hearing it is?
I'm hearing how great the hair in the movie is but i'm also
hearing from a number of people how bad the movie is......so
bad they've walked out of the movie and demanded their money back.
So is it really that bad?
Should I avoid the movie?
Should I avoid this movie even when it is free on cable
in several months?
Below is the take for the movie at the box office.
(Studios like to make 85% of the gross at the box office,
movies drop off fast after the first week. And judging from
the feed back i'm getting from movie goers it won't do well,
Word of mouth is not good for this movie from what i'm hearing.)
By now everyone's heard about the elderly woman by the name of Karen Kline who was bullied on the bus by some middle school kids, but not everyone may be yet aware of the name of the young Man by the name of Max Sidorov, who was bullied himself as a school child and has set up an account for donations on Karen's behalf.
early this morning the total amount of donations had exceeded $500,000.
now , I am hearing a rumour that someone has set up a site to help for donations for Max himself.
anyway, I could not locate a decent pic of Max, but I think this is a perfect role model for guys with long hair, and for that matter anyone else.
imho, I think we need more people like Max and fewer bullies in this world!
I've received compliments on my hair from guys a time or two over the years I've been growing, but always from guys I was at least somewhat acquinted with.
The other day a passerby said my ponytail was great. Was nice to hear, and somewhat amusing considering it was braided at the time. Oh well, nice thought even if he was a little confused about the terminology [grin].
Frodo
Paul McCartney confirmed what fans have suspected for many years now, that drugs played a role in Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club
Band.
[This is part of a series of interviews that are now in the
Librsry of Congress. I remember this rumour circulating in the late 1960s.]
First off, I assume I am one of these "alleged" trolls that Jarvis is referring to.
second, I was being factious. apparently some of you do not have a sense of humour on this site.
I was using a play on words with "hair must extend at least 1-2" over the collar" which was a parody of many corporate dress codes regulating Men's hair length which usually states something such as:
"hair must not exceed collar length ..."
would I fire someone for having too short of hair as an employer?
of course not!
apparently Val and some of the others realized I was joking, but some of you are taking this way too seriously.
how a person wears his/her hair length should only be their business and no one else including a corporation, but unfortunatly most courts continue to rule in favor of these draconian "dress codes" mandating short haircuts for Men in most workplaces. it is by and large Sex discrimination and that is what the original post was all about.
also, human-beings will often jump in when others attack someone as a group since they want to be part of that particular group they have to get their own "two cents" in.
instead of being judgmental, why not look for the warning signs of the first stages of an oppressive society emerging because it can happen and I do believe it is possible that it is already under way in the U.S., but I am not hear to start any conspiracy theories so I will allow you to think about what I've said and take it any way you want.
anyway, for those who continue to remain under the assumption that I am a "Troll", especially since I have not posted for a couple of days think what you will, but the truth is if it is really anyone's business is I was out of town visiting a friend who does not have internet service.
so, if you feel I post too much perhaps you should take a vote on how much you think I should post.
anyway, I wish everyone here a safe and happy weekend.
peace and love,
Jerry
I'm 27 and half. By the time I get my hair long I'll be about 28. I'm broke, unemployed, and I live with mom. I have no friends. I've had some close people die recently, including my mom. My life has been shit.
Now on to better things. I have big dreams and big goals. I might go back to college. I might be a mechanic. I'm having trouble getting a job, and I know growing my hair out will just make it worse. Here's the thing.
One of my dreams, is to start a band. I've been making music my entire life. I compose songs all the time, in my room. I want to b a songwriter, and I am also an artist. The whole long hair thing, is not an attempt to satisfy a superficial image. In fact, I think bringing back long hair to the stage is what the doctor ordered.
As someone mentioned earlier, a lot of rock and roll, pop singers are clean cut. I guess I'd liken myself to something along the lines of pink floyd, the rolling stones, hendrix, ect. (THat's my styel)
My point being. This is a serious dream and this is real. Even though, I know most likely I wont be famous, I know that I can produce some pretty damn quality music, and put on some excellent shows. This is a long term goal of mine, and I have been planning it for years. I have started bands in the past, but they weren't my long term goal.
I am very serious about this. You think I'm delusional or too old? Thanks for reading.
Keep in mind: I have to find something, "Long-hair" friendly that will pay the bills. ANyone have an ideas? Construction, Starbucks, Guitar center. Any places, that will hire a long hair guy? I appreciate all the input.
i've been wondering something for a while now, woman in the militarhy can wear their hair long but men can't. Why is that
and why do men in the military tolerate that?
at least for me it is. ;-)
this is the frontman, vocalist for a Gothic Rock duo from Poland by the name of Deathcamp Project, who I learned about via Mick Mercer, who is an expert when it comes to goth and darkwave rock music
the photo is from a 2009 event in Poland called Castle Party, which I learned only recently about.
I will be posting additional pics as I locate them.
the video is from the actual event.
Hi all,
Well, another month has come and gone already :p . Got a trim this month... first one in almost a year and a half. Needed it, too, because I was pulling out my scraggly, frizzy hair like crazy @o@ ...
Also ran into a bit of a dandruff problem this month, but looks like it's beginning to clear up (thank goodness ~o~ ). I was reading all of these horror stories on the net about people loosing their hair while being prescribed the same stuff I was by my dermatologist, so for a time I was afraid that the same thing was going to happen to me... luckily not :D ! Thanks to the many people who had helped out ^^ !
Otherwise, the only other hair-related thing this month is that my wife says that this may be my last update :/ . Seems there's a bit of a standoff growing between her and my hair ~_~ . I ultimately know who's going to win in the end but I'll hold my end as much as I can all the way ;p .....
(not too sure if my picture is worth posting this month, but I know what Ian's said before so, hmmm... here it is :) !~)
Anyways, I hope everyone has a great start to the summer. Please stay safe 'n healthy and until later ^_^ ~
Sincerely,
Eric
Nebraska
On a side note: I apologize to everyone for over the past few months that I was wearing my emotions on my sleeve. I realize that this isn't facebook (now I don't do facebook - really ^_~ !)... that this is a hair forum and I just babbled on a little bit too much. Sorry to anyone I had turned off, promise it won't happen again ;) .....
hi guys , i am a newbie on hair oops lol i meant HERE , and wanted to say hi ....HI my hair @ the moment is fringe just passed my nose, nape to the base of neck and side bits in line with the bottom of my ears @ the present iam committed totally to growing my hair the longest it can be , but i am frustrated that my hair is never even the nape hair always grows quicker than the rest, have any of you guy experienced this ??
also i am 28 years old in oldie England, and the reason for growing my hair , is i want to grow old disgracefully, to be a hippie , ia m aiming to have dread but that's for latter iam also growing a beard again the longest it can,
Hey guys, haven't posted here in a while but,
I've been doing some work experience lately in a marketing department and I have long hair. I was told that I'd need to cut my hair short to be successful in business, then I was given the challenge. "Find me ONE long haired successful male, You can use google, you won't be able to find one because there are none".
I've looked and found plenty of pictures of long haired males in suits, but none with specific information about who they are.
So my challenge for you guys is to help find some long haired business men, their names, the organisations they work for and their job title? (don't need all of them.)
Also, feel free to discuss long hair in a professional environment!
Thank you guys a lot.
check this cute joke out!
Just kind of wondering what I should do now. If I should leave the end the way it is or should I even it out a bit or do something to prevent split ends, etc. Any thoughts are welcome.
Tripped over this on the internet
Update: 15 months Front view hair parted in the middle.
Update: 15 months - Side view without ponytail
Update: 15 months Rear view without ponytail.
Update: 15 months Front view without ponytail.
Update: 15 months Side view hair parted on the left.
Update: 15 months Rear view hair parted on the left.
Update: 15 months Front view hair parted on the left.
Update: 15 months Rear view hair parted in the middle.
Update: 15 months Side view hair parted in the middle.
Update: 15 months - Rear view with ponytail.
Update: 15 months.
Hey everybody. I am the Cliche long hair guy. I play guitar. I like rock and roll music. And I like motorcycles. (I am currently fixing an old harley to ride)
I've always been clean cut my entire life. I've always been good with the ladies. But deep down in my heart, I consider myself a long hair. When I was in high school, I had long hair. Then I cut it. It's been 9 years, and I've been clean cut this whole time.
I'm 27 now, and unemployed. I also live in one of the worst economic regions in the united states. Inland empire, california. On top of not being able to get a job, and the only jobs available are military and sales, (A clean cut business) - I am 7 months into growing my hair.
Sure, my game with the ladies has been killed. Most girls my age don't like guys with long hair, or at least it seems they don't like the half-way stage. I know this will make it harder for me to get a job, but if that means I need to fill out ten times as much applications, and go through that many more interviews until an employer doesn't mind, so be it.
This is who I am and what I want to be. I am a longhair at heart. Even years ago, off and on, every time I would get to the 6-7 month point, I would get tired of the awkward stage and cut it. Not this time. I am perservering. Rock on longhairs, rock on.
(No pun intended, I know you don't like to be stereotyped or put into a mold)
The truth is, I have always enjoyed long hair, and never had the patience, or the self perserverence to grow it out. I Was always addicted to the female attention, and respect from my surroundings because people tend to be more "OPen" to clean cut people. Not anymore. I will be who I be! The long hair, rocker, philospher, weirdo.
Alright. Thanks for reading. Much love and repect.
Hi All, and and update on Mid Summer's Day. Greetings from the UK to all fellow longhairs on the board.
Have been hanging around here for some time.
Noticed that it's natural to show and tell about the progress of hair growing.
Decided to join this tradition too :)
Here are some photos of myself at the 9th month without any trimmings. Before this I had a really short haircut - 6 mm on the sides and a bit more on the top. If you wish, I can also show photos of that period for comparation.
The hair is straight, but recently it started being wavy at some level.
And the pics (don't place them exactly here, as they are large, sorry). Tried to show hair from different sides. Unfortunatelly, at some photos the light's bad, but the others (where the light's good) show the real color and state of hair:
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So in May, I had a pretty nasty run in with the principal, where he forced me to cut my hair even though I am valedictorian of the school. Apart from having minimal exposure to teachers (I'm taking the minimum of 5 classes, but if I take PE, I'm screwed), is there any way of hiding long hair above the collar or at least having a low probability of getting under collar length hair exposed?
Sorry for the large pics.
I cannot believe a year has passed by since my very, very short buzzcut (Number 2 grade at least). I find as time goes on, my hair becomes easier to manage, and it's starting to look like long hair now, rather than just awkward.
Onwards and downwards!
- Chris
Should i layers my hair or leave alone?
A long hair God. John Tardy from Obituary.
This is the length and thickness i'm looking to achive.
I know i'm a little late with this post, but i just got back from the "Rock of Ages" showing and I must say it was a breath of fresh air! not to mention Alec Baldwin looked stunning with long hair. Was it a wig or was it real?
A pic taken of me in 1970. 42 years ago... Lord, I'm old. But I have had long hair (Length did vary, but was always long in comparison to the norm)since 1964.
He has the longest hair in the NFL, hasn't cut it in seven years
and has no plans to cut it.
Hi everyone ... still lovin' the journey ...
Wazzup yall? I'm 53 years old and have been posting to and monitoring this site on & off for decades. I've got Native American in me. My grandmother. She had a full head of hair when she died at 90! This is my natural hair color. My boss thinks I dye it. I've grown it out several times but this time it's the longest. Man is it a bitch to take care of!!
HI all,
Just recently, the National Congress of Native Americans had their big conference here in my hometown... and on the first "official" night of the conference, they held a big pow-wow down at the Indian Center. Don't get to see it too often, so on father's day loaded up half of the family and went down to see it :) .
Wow, never felt so at home with my long(ish) hair :D ! Nearly everyone had long hair there and it was so cool ^_^ ! Also, the men mostly wore theirs in braids :o . Interesting - I had thought of a braid before, but never had tried...
So yesterday, my wife braided my hair for me :o ! Not sure if it was done right (looks a bit short 'n off~)... I had to do it on her first, rather poorly, to show her how to do it :p . My hair is still a little too short to fully hold a braid, but it was still pretty cool none-the-less :) ...
Anyways, just wanted to share it with you all ;p . Hope all is well and hope you enjoy the first days of summer - until later ^^ ...
Sincerely,
Eric
Still growing. approaching my goal of mid back. Still uncertain if i will go for waist length. However, I am enjoying the process, regardless. My hair was still slightly damp from my morning shower. May need to do more frequent conditionung (Now twice a week) due to my being in the sun on job sites so much.
Hey there guys, I was originally going to wait for 12 months and post an update then, but last night I went to a friend's wedding, and slightly straightened my hair on the ends. It looked so good, that I just had to post a pic. Here's me at 11 months.
Hi all. It's been 42 months of hair growth. I just had my hair wash today. thought of posting a pic. I am losing lot of hair these days. I wanted to see how it looks like from the back. Just noticed that, some hair strands are longer than the others. Thinking seriously about having a trim, not much only the ends. Feel free to post your comments.
Hi all,
Something that has developed along my journey here in the last few weeks that has me a little worried...
Within the last few weeks, I've developed a pretty bad case of dandruff (along with some scabs here-and there) that dandruff shampoo can't take care of. Now I've read things online where it could be anything from a permanent condition to a fungal infection (yikes!) to something that can cause hair loss due to damage, but just curious:
Has anyone ever experienced anything like this before... and if so, what ended happening???
I'm going to go to the dermatologist to see what's going on - today's Memorial Day, so they're closed >< ... but need a little peace of mind :p - seems like I'm having a little more hair fall-out than usual ~_~ ...
So you thank in advance for anyone's help and please have a great day ^_^ !!!
Sincerely,
Eric a.k.a. yoshiki
Or should I say re-invention.
Tonight when I was shaving my month's growth beard off, I was getting annoyed at the potential of destroying some of my hair that is still growing. So I combed all it back and got it in a really funny looking ponytail.
Most men who never had long hair would not be able to take 11 months of hair growth and tie it back, but I'm not most men.
I came across this chart from 1884 (as I said before, the idea that short hair only became popular during WWI is a myth). I guess those were the basic choices (long hair was around but was rare and slightly eccentric). How depressing! How could any guy have his hair mutilated like that and think it looked good?!
Damon
When there is a high proliferation of opportunities hair length will not seem to matter as much.
when there is a higher proliferation of unemployed people Long Hair can be an "issue" with many employers.
as I pointed out to "Long Hair in Albany", who stated that he had been with the same employer since 1986 that it was because he got hired on at a time when the economy was booming.
the workers have less leverage today than they did 25 years ago and the guy with the long hair is going to be competing with guys with short haircuts so many HR managers may look upon the long haired guy as not suitable for their corporation because he has long hair when most Men don't and to them short haired Men are more willing to comply with any rule or regulation in the workplace.
does this mean that the Man with short hair will necessarily get the job? no, but it does make him look more suitable because he fits in and looks like another drone in the workplace who is less likely to challenge corporate rules regarding dress codes and corporations prefer to have employees that look alike then have a few that stick out like a sore thumb.
on the other hand , someone with lots of experience and knowledge over others has a better chance of getting hired with longer hair than some guy with long hair who does not have more knowledge or lacks the experience.
if you're the only experienced programmer that has a masters degree in computer science who applies for a position and has hair to your waist and the short haired guys half a fraction of your experience you'll probably get hired, but these are exceptions, not the norm.
customer service oriented jobs and hospitality jobs usually do not require much experience and these are jobs where the worker can be easily trained on the job within a short period of time so they can set rigid dress codes stipulating short hair for Men.
my suggestion for the younger longhairs is to gain as much knowledge as possible. the more knowledge you have over the other guy the better off you are and the less likelihood that your hair will be an "issue" during a job interview.
knowledge is power.
Jerry
Given that it had been almost four years since I had had a comparable cut to the one I had a week and a half ago, I had a little trepidation about how I would feel as the days passed. Would I still be happy with my decision? Would I miss the length? How would I now feel about wearing it loose?
The truth was that I had reached a critical point with my hair. I would never cut it short, of course, but I was just not getting the enjoyment out of it as I had in the past. I guess you could say it felt stale. When I was first in the growing out process, I naively thought it would not only keep getting longer but keep looking good right to the ends. It was a bit of a harsh reality when I had to confront the fact that I wasnÂ’t particularly pleased with how my hair was looking.
Now, almost two weeks later, I can unequivocally say I made the right decision. Braids donÂ’t stay as well without a tie, I do miss the feeling of it going to my lower back but these are more than compensated by the renewed interest I have in my hair. Will it be as UK prognosticated on my last post, that hair just canÂ’t stay healthy as it lengthens on some (most?) people? Or with increased care of non-damaged hair would it be possible to get that length back but have it be much healthier? I just donÂ’t know the answers but thatÂ’s part of the fun - to venture into unknown territory again. I just donÂ’t think hair already damaged can be repaired that much but I do believe itÂ’s possible to keep already healthy hair that way longer by oilings and gentler care in general. Either way, IÂ’m now looking forward to the months ahead to see what takes place.
Sorry, for the long-winded post but it has been a considerable time that IÂ’ve felt so enthused about my hair journey. I totally respect those that choose to never cut or trim. I would never advise anyone to do so on a whim. But for any who might feel stuck and that theyÂ’re just not gaining length and not happy with their ends either, I say go for it! See if a cut will rekindle that initial enthusiasm that you felt during the journey to reach your present length.
ItÂ’s been ages since IÂ’ve been enthused about hair pictures like I used to be. I promise I wonÂ’t bore everyone with repeated updates but I thought IÂ’d share a few of my hair now that itÂ’s settled in from the cut. I took my braid out and wore it loose in the afternoon at work today. ThatÂ’s a first for me!
Hi all, it' been ages, here's a quick update, sorry the quality is not so good , from my camera phone.
Will do a big update next month or early July to mark 36 months! Think I'll update my profile pic after that too....
Take care all!
MattT
Their have been two new posters that seem to do nothing but bitch and complain and try to get us all riled up at "the man" whilst being equally as judgmental themselves and equally as ignorant of hypocrisy and toleration. I'd like to give them the benefit of the doubt that they are not trolls, but it seems as though the song remains the same and someone comes in with a bad attitude, tries to start trouble, has an easily thought of hair nickname, and no pictures to back themselves up (as far a I can recall, anyway).
Now, they may just be upset over the bullshit that we all have to deal with. But we're all tired of it. However, being annoying on an internet board and grandiose hypothetical and not very well thought out schemes to for all intensive purposes rid the world of short haired peoples is just rediculous, and the wrong route to go. It just makes you equally as ignorant and pathetic as those who try to oppress you.
Who cares if someone in a band has short hair. Maybe they prefer it that way. You're an asshole for ignoring the band music and focusing on the image. And who would fire someone for getting a hair cut? THAT is hypocritical from someone who wants equality for themselves. It's no different from thinking you're better because you're white, or because your eyes are brown, or because you're taller.
Obviously I'm all for long hair equality seeing as I have waist length hair, but I couldn't care less how long the hair is on the person who stands beside me, wether in music, work, protest, friendship, or any other walk of life. As long as they stand with me. So get down off your god damn pedestal and realize that someones hair length doesn't make them a better person. I can't believe I'm the kid (relatively) here and I have to tell you two this.
(/|\), <3, and :)
Jarvis
Hallo. A sad story occured recently - put my had in a bucket with really hot water - probably 60 degrees by Celsium. Won't be telling how it happened.
There's no damage to my head. But worrying concerning my hair. Is it doomed, and the growth and strength of it will be affected badly?
Or I still can have hope to keep my hair?
Hallo! The story of mine is simple enough - dreamed of long hair for long, but in our conservative post-soviet society it's difficult to avoid unhealthy attention. For long I depended on society's opinion. But being a student within great atmosphere of youth, freedom and science changed something inside me :)
So I haven't had a haircut for a year. Previous haircut was simple and traditional enough - very short sides (temple-area, back), trimmed with a machine. And a bit longer top.
Hate visiting our local haircutters, so decided to give my hear chance to grow in a natural way. Had some awkward moments, but now the hair looks really the way I like it! And I really feel much more comfortable right now.
But the thing is, I see that soon enough (probably 3-4 months) hair in the back will reach a bit more length that I want it to. So I decided to trim ends just a bit. The question is, what should I do with a hair in front and sides? The length of hair in front and sides is 4 or 5 cm shorter. But it's also long enough right now. I wonder, if I should make the length in the back and sides-front equal? Is it a normal? Or a hair in front should be a bit shorter than in the back?
I like wearing my hair in a free way (just fill in hair in front behind the ears). Sometimes I also tie everything in a tail.
Don't want to make any specific stylish haircuts, so just wondering if everything is all right in equalizing the length of hair? Or the difference should always be kept? How do you usually cut your hair, so that I could also see variants?
Hi all, firstly thanks for this amazing site. I posted about 14 months ago, 'never again' where I cut my hair very short after growing it for a few years. Although I always wanted long hair I did not make a conscious initial decision to grow it (now I have). I cut it for a few reasons, it was in bad condition, I had a lypoma on the back of my head/neck (now removed), and constant nagging from the boss. I felt really bad after cutting and decided to do my best to grow it to waist length. It would be a total amazing dream if I could achieve this. I realize this could take 7 years, taking to about 55 years old. Consequently I have been only washing it in cold water and deep conditioning and after 14 months I can see the results. In these past months of growing this site has been a great inspiration. Work has been difficult and although I have gained the excellent work experience which I wanted, it has become apparent that it was time to leave. The beginning of comments on my hair and questions on when I was going to cut it it just one of the reasons. My standard answer was, I am going to cut it next week. Of course next week never comes, because it's always next week. Often, after a very conflictual and difficult day at work I would come home and this site would always seem like a bit of normality and sanity. Finally after the basic lack of respect and unpleasantness started affecting my health I knew it was time to move on. So far things have turned out ok, I am a free agent and still doing work for the boss, but from home, not in the office and pretty much on my terms.
I also would like to comment that coming from South Africa, I had the very unfortunate experience of being conscripted into the army. 2 and half years of hair gone in a few minutes. We were conscripted for 2 years. The option was a 6 year jail term, which a very few brave souls did. I could write a lot about the army, but the main relevant point is that you were supposed to return every year for a 1, or 3 month army camp. This effectively stopped you from growing very long hair. I am convinced it was all part of the mind control tactics. When I left after 2 years I said to myself, I am never going back. Every year I had an excuse, I studied long at university. Eventually they sent me the option to choose any month of the year to go to the army. I replied that none suited me. After about 10 years of this I was finally called up with no more excuses left, the end of the line. But I could see the politics were changing and I just didn't go. I lived in apprehension, but no military police came, only a letter to try and make me feel guilty. I laughed and knew it was finally over. Shortly after that Nelson Mandela was released. Sorry for such a very long post. I have been lurking for a long time and had a few things I wanted to contribute. I will post a pic soon. Best to all.
I just saw Rock of Ages last night, and it was great seeing mostly long haired males in a new movie. Alec Baldwin sported shoulder length hair as the owner of a rock club, as did Tom Cruise, portraying a rock n roll singer. I dont want to give any plots away, but there is a long haired rocker who cuts his hair SHORT to be in a "boy band" and becomes a big flop and a dork! i really enjoyed that part, because that is the reality of the matter, not the other way around!
My name is Will and I am 19. I have browsed around for a couple months and have found everything real helpful.
I am proud to say that today was the first day I have been able to get all of my hair in a ponytail! I am super pumped right now. That has been my goal for a while and I can't believe it is finally here! I finally feel like I can call myself a longhair now, sweet. I guess it is even more exciting for me because I grew my hair out because I wanted to have a ponytail. I know that isnt the case for most of you, but I love it and thats what counts.
peace out
will
MY hair is turning out quite nice. No shears shall touch this mane!!
Do you recall when most rock musicians used to have hair at least shoulder length? sometimes even mid-back or longer.
when I see four guys on stage with short haircuts that are "corporate business friendly" it really ruins it for me even if the music sounds decent.
I am so sick of seeing short haired musicians and am tempted to boycott any band that is made up of mostly short haired members!
growing up I always associated long hair with rnr, but something happened that changed all of that because you now don't see many bands in the U.S. with long hair as much as you used to.
European bands seem to have a higher proliferation of longer haired bands than here. perhaps I should just boycott American music and listen to European music.
how do you guys feel about it or does it not matter much to you?
Just sharing a few new pics ive taken on the webcam
Just sharing a few new pics ive taken on the webcam
To avoid hijacking the employment thread below, here's the story so far.
HairCorp employs only people with long hair. The managing director has just bought next weekend's winning lottery ticket...
It has two purposes. One is to make synthetic wigs for the 10 billion employees it will soon have across the globe.
Already there is discussion as to whether short haired female employees who support long haired men but have short hair themselves should be suspended or given a bonus.
What do we do next?
Hi guys. It's been awhile since I've posted, but I've been thinking about long hair and employment. I suppose the timing is because of the dismal job market right now, with no signs of improving.
Job discrimination of males with long hair is sex discrimination, bottom line. This isn't a matter of opinion- this is fact. If I'm a male and cannot have long hair while women can, there's no way that ISN'T sex discrimination. Employers would have to require short hair for both males and females to not be discrimination.
Even though sex discrimination (along with racial, etc) is considered "illegal", this is not really the case.
I really don't know how this has been allowed to stand. I know that this board has discussed this endlessly, but I'm wanting to learn more about the details of how this has been able to continue. I have hair down to mid-back, so this affects me.
What is the specific rationale?
If I had Donald Trumps money I would propose to purchase at least
five radio stations in five major markets such as:
New York City metropolitan area
San Francisco
Minneapolis-Saint Paul
Boston
Seattle
since Clearchannel seems to have a monopoly and doesn't concern
themselves with music fans then I would go to congress and get
some major support from various organizations to pass a law
requiring Clearchannel to sell off at least one station that they
currently own in the major markets just for starters.
I would explain before congress that my proposal is to purchase at
least five radio stations in five large metropolitan areas and it
would have a strong listener base for support so rather than ignore
listeners they would play a key role in what got played and what
didn't.
once I got a bill passed and was able to purchase the five radio
stations I would start hiring procedures for a staff
the stations would focus on playing all sorts of Rock styles, but
would not be limited to: Alt-Rock, Metal, Punk, Grunge, Goth,
Industrial,Blues-Rock,Garage Rock, but other Rock related styles
too. the stations would not be formulaic. in other words,
something that might not fall into those categories above could
still get played, however
any sort of Rap or hip hop music would NOT be played on any of my
stations. any songs with overtly misogynistic lyrics would NOT be
played.
the stations agenda would be to give Disc Jockey's the freedom to
select new tracks from different artists which fall under this
criteria and the focus would be to promote new artists or recording
acts not well known in the U.S. rather than to promote well known
established acts that are usually OVERplayed.
my stations would not suffer from the "Stairway to Heaven"
syndrome so there would be no Nirvana, Green
Day,RHCP`s,Offspring,Weezer,or Pearl jam played Ad nauseam.
these artist's could still get played pending on new releases, but
tracks that are 15-20 years old would not get played except during
the 'classic cafeteria' lunch hour show which would allow listeners
to call up or email requests. the listeners could also request
tracks that are currently new tracks that are being played on the
station on this show.
In general, all tracks would have a six month limit on
airplay with the first two months usually giving the track heavy
rotation depending on listener feedback.
if one song was voted in by listeners to get airplay on one D.J's
show listeners could request the song during another Dj's show and
the DJ would have to oblige them even if they personally did not
like the song.
the station manager would be over all D.J's and be responsible for
making sure that listeners were not neglected.
I would request all applicants for Disc Jockeys to propose how they
would promote unknown or new artists on their own show and provide a
sample of different artists with their resume.
any applicants who suggested a "classic cuts/oldies" playlist would
have their applications rejected and I would send them an email
suggesting that they go apply at a oldies/classic rock station since
the purpose of the station would be to promote newer and lesser
known artists.
also, bands would be invited to perform live on the station on a
regular basis with a minimum of one band performing live per day
with the option of doing a *unplugged* performance or both.
there would be at least one "King Biscuit Flower Hour" type
program every Friday night and it would be repeated on Saturday
night.
part of the requirement for D.J's would be to select at least 5 new
tracks minimum on their show every day and listeners could call
in and vote on whether the song stays or sucks.
majority rule would determine if the song stayed or not.
applicants for Disc Jockey's would be selected based on knowledge
of various musical styles and any previous radio experience would be
strongly considered for the hiring process.
Clearchannel stations and other stations would either have to focus
on their listeners or go out of business because we would have
strong listener support!
Jerry
Just sharing a few new pics ive taken on the webcam
Well it seems like seven to eight weeks goes by and I feel there is enough new growth where its noticeable on top of my head.So I set aside the half day required to apply it,let it do its magic, then rinse it out.Being we are in the warmer weather months I'll just go about my business afterwards with my hair still wet!LOL.Yes, the ultimate air dry:)So here are some pics starting with just after I rinsed it all out.enjoy.
Mârk
Well, 3 out of 4 ain't bad, but
Check out the guitar player. I don't know if it's me, but doesn't he bare a slight resemblance to Gene Simmons?
anyway, this band is from Milan, Italy(the same city as Lacuna Coil) and I don't know how this band is classified whether it's
Goth Rock, Goth Metal.
anyway, check them out if you've never heard them you might like them.
This wasn't a deliberate hairstyle; I just ruffled up my hair with my hands and this was the result. I think it makes me look sort of like Michael Monroe of Hanoi Rocks.
In the beginning of this year, a lady took a foot off my hair length...
Yeah, I'm self-trimming now.
Anyways, it was just above my elbows and this picture was taken in May 12th.
I'm taking a picture once a month to look back on the progress.
Here is my question:
The front pieces of my hair are so much thinner than the rest (the back) I'm wondering if this is natural due to shedding and the fact that there isn't as much hair in the front than the back.
My front pieces are about 1 inch or so shorter than the rest.
and you can clearly see the thinness of the sides.
I'm not sure if I should cut them shorter or what.
You can see in the picture below on the right side the shorter piece.
idk, what is your take on it?
Surely Damon and Ian might know of some Men with long hair that attended that event?
hopefully England is not bassackwards like the U.S. and have a high proliferation of guys with super short hair and buzzcuts?
Wasn't it England where the Long Hair trend of the past century originated back in the 1960s?
Went from bald to a solid thick set of wavy/curly hair.
What do you guys think?
I'll probably be re-posting update pics at either the 9 month or 12 month mark.
It's my first time growing it out, this being the longest it's ever been in my life. I'm curious to see how it turns out.
I figure it's time for another nacissistic ego-boost. Hey, it's ALWAYS time for that right? :)
Here's me at Portsmouth Dockyard (in front of HMS Victory) on Jubilee Weekend on a typical English summer day - windy, cloudy and just about to throw it down. They had several bands playing, including Dodgy (I'm always a sucker for 90s nostalgia) and it was all FREE! So I braved the weather.
If I've got the HTML right, you'll also be treated to a view of me from the back. Sadly, I was mortified to discover that my magnificent mane was totally hidden in this view (thanks to the huge collar of my retro satin shirt). One of life's wicked tragedies but hey, God clearly intended me to be viewed from the front.
Oh, sorry about the cig. I'm trying to give it up. :(
Damon
Was wondering if you guys could edit my previous posts to be a bit anti-spammish like this post. This place is crawling with email harvesters, and the software here provides exactly *zero* defense. I'm getting flooded with spam!
I love you guys, but the spammers are making me regret ever posting! How do I stop the flood or find the actual idiots behind the spambots to make them regret their careers?
Hey Guys,
I'd like to tap into your collective wisdom.
As I write this tread I'm marking fifteen (15) months since my last haircut. Fifteen months ago I got a guage four (4) buzz cut. Now my hair is about seven and one half (7 1/2) inches in length and is beginning to touch my shoulders. I really enjoy tilting my bead back and shaking my hair and feeling it against the top of my back.
Here's the deal; during the last few days I've noticed a little bit more shedding than before. My hair feel almost brittle and has a texture like paste. I waterwash my hair almost every day. I shampoo my hair on Wed. and Sun. with Tarocco moisturizing shampoo. I condition my hair every even numbered calendar day with Biotene H-24 Natural conditioner with Biotin Phase II conditioner. I put my hair back into a ponytail and spray the loose ends with a product called Enjoy Styling Spray. This holds my loose ends from the front of my head in place so that I look presentable and professional. At night I finger comb my hair, then I comb it, then I brush it. I also take a Biotin 600 tablet each day.
Do any of you guys have any thoughts to share with me?
Don't grow up, grow down.
Your longhair bro,
Raymond
I was watching the Queen`s Diamond Jubilee on TV and hoping I would see some handsome young men with long hair, but looking at the crowd all I saw was short hair on all the English Men! :-(
Hey there guys! Last night I went to support my friend's band. They had an 80's themed party which was great! so many long haired guys all over, I felt right at home, although my hair was so short compared to some others.
Here's a pic of me and my bassist friend who's had his long hair for over 2 years.
Today I was finally able to get all of my hair up in a "ponytail" (it looks like a bun but it's really not). Since my hair is so curly, it's taken a very long time to actually reach this. Needless to say, I'm pretty happy.
these are my latest hair length pictures. current measurements are 7 inches past shoulders and 5 inches before nipples.
Hey guys it has been a while since I have last posted, just been so busy with school and work. I barely have time for myself, but it seems at least I make time for my hair lol. When wet it hits right between my shoulder blades. I have rather thick wavy hair, a bit course, which I hate, but it is my hair and I have to live with what God gave me. I have started doing a lot more for it since the last time I have visited these boards. I was dating a person for a bit who also had long hair and he suggested I use and aloe vera water based hair gel, which has no alcohol, and I like it very much. Also, I use a Shae butter after my showers to keep my hair from drying out. After, which I usually tie it up into a bun to help shield it from the elements, absorb better, and due to work. During my shower I only shampoo the crown of my head, I add olive oil to the mid shaft downward, and then I condition as usual. Lastly, I started taking Biotin, not necessarily because I think it improves growth rate, but to be getting the vitamins that are good for ones hair and nails. I play classical guitar so I need strong nails anyways so I figured it was a good idea to take those supplements.
I am about to turn 28 and it has been a 2 year journey almost to the point where I am at and I will continue to grow my hair even into my new job, which I hope comes soon. Well I wish guys the best of luck in your hair growth journey. I will try to keep in touch more, but with everything being so chaotic right now I can only manage the odd creeping of the boards now and again.
Ziggy
I just took a shower and decided to inspect my hair for the first time after I got it cut.
There was a lot of natural light in the room, and my hair reflected to be a light brown color. However, in my photos everywhere else, it's a solid black. I didn't get it bleached, I didn't do anything to it.
So what is my hair color anyways?
I bought some Biotin today and got the 600 mcg, but I noticed that there are stronger dosages available.
what would you guys suggest, stick with the 600 mcg or go to a stronger dosage.
I basically have sort of a "brush cut" now, which is basically a bit longer than a crew-cut, but I want my hair to grow much faster than it has been and would like to have hair cover my ears and forehead at least by August.
at the moment it is barely touching my ears so I am guessing it may take longer than two months for it to cover the ears or is that a realistic time frame?
A number of guys on here have stated they like wearing skinny
jeans with their long hair. So i've decided to try a pair.
Which kind do you prefer? Skinny? Super Skinnhy? Slim Fit?
Super Slim Fit? Jeggings? Why so many and what is the diffrence between them? Any brand you prefer? Any brand you suggest staying away from?
I would really like to start doing this everyday. Even more so since I have to wash everyday. My hair is naturally dry. It works 10x better than any conditioner I've tried!! Right now I'm using jojoba oil in the growing out phase. OR would this be too much?
ROFLMAO!
reminds me of the early Beatle`s era concept of "long hair" on Men and Boys.
Jerry
Guys,
Boycott the barbershop. if some clown with a clipper fetish thinks you need to get a haircut ignore him. these guys will be the ones who suffer permanent damage to their scalps from clipper burns, not you!
this tool is one of the worst things ever invented by humankind!
keep your hair long and natural and keep it growing
like God intended!
~Peace and Love~
Jerry
I ran across this and he has a response to chavs who tell him to get a haircut
btw, who is this Goth girl he is talking about who the chavs murdered?
if they murdered a nice innocent Goth girl then they must be the lowest of scum.
First, thanks for all the advice and support from my last thread. I definitely did not make this decision on a whim. It's really been more than two months. The idea of a big cut occurred to me a year ago when I first expressed dismay at my hair's condition.
Thanks to my wife for what I feel was a very precise cut followed to what I wanted exactly. I asked her to ascertain where the damage completely ended and the silkiness began. *gulp* 7.5 inches but you know, I'm happy with it. It is a thrill to run my fingers and a brush or comb through it without snaps and to feel no roughness at all.
I do miss the length, no question, but I haven't given up on trying to get that length again but this time with healthy hair. I'm going to be more conscientious about oiling it and doing maintenance trims. I might even try going back to more regular documentation of the process to see if I can achieve better results. I'm way under terminal length now so I look forward to the excitement of month by month lengthening and hopefully to see healthy new growth. So, the results:
Notice the difference with the halftail braid! The rest of my hair now looks good with it IMO compared to how it was before.
Who knows? Maybe by this time next year, I'll have close to those 7.5 inches back and they may just be healthy!
A old friend has come to visit here at the six month point. I simply call it the cowlick from hell and it'll be hanging around until the 12mo point at least. NO amount of hair cement or mousse will tame this thing so under the backward hat it stays until it gets weighed down. I'll post again at the 8mo point, which it's getting hard as it's pushing 110 degrees which makes a bald head almost seem refreshing lol.
As I mentioned earlier i'm a member of the Sons of Union Veteran of
the Civil War. We've had a number of ceremonies now and for
each of those ceremonies i've proudly had my hair (grey hair and all) very visible in a pony tail.
Since my long hair is my trademark in the organization it is very visible and will ocntinue to be. I've gotten no complaints so
the ceremonies continue to go smoothly. We just had one on
Memorial Day.
In future ceremonies i'll braid it but I absolutely won't cut it
and I absolutely won't hide it in any fashion.
The hair is long it will remain long and it absolutely won't be
hidden.
Ever since I started growing out my hair I have just stopped going to the gym. I originally just stopped going because I was lazy, but for the past couple years, I haven't gone SPECIFICALLY because of my hair.
My problem is that I only wash my hair every other day. I have naturally straight hair and I find that when I wash it too often (every day), it gets too dry. I also DO NOT blow-dry my hair, EVER.
I want to start going back to the gym, but I find myself not wanting to because I don't want to wash my hair in the middle of the day (meaning that I would have to blow-dry it). Walking around with wet hair after a shower, or sweaty hair by not washing it after a workout isn't an option.
The solution I figured was to just go towards the end of the day, but the gyms are way too crowded then, since everyone goes after work or during the night time. Plus, I can't consistently rely on a night time workout because it's all based on how the rest of the day goes.
So I'm wondering if anyone else has these issues with the gym and your hair, or if you have any advice about it.
Based upon your own experience what subcultures do you think
are the most tolerant or long haired friendly?
what subculture, if any seem less tolerant or not as friendly toward longhairs?
this is based upon your own personal experience and opinions, not from what you've heard from others.
My hair has a tendency to get frizzy with a bunch of loose strands sticking out everywhere unless I use some kind of gel or other product. I got tired of it and decided to do something. My hair is halfway between straight and curly, so I could have gone either way. I usually pull my hair back into a tail for work, so I decided to go for the straight look. After half an hour of searching, I finally found a hair straightening kit in the pharmacy section of my local grocery. With my wife's help I followed the process exactly (except for using the included gloves - my hands are huge) and ended up straightening it just enough to make it more manageable than it was without losing the natural look. If you didn't know I had done anything, you wouldn't be able to tell by looking.
My question is... will I have to perform more maintenance now that it's been chemically treated? Will my hair be more brittle? Will using a conditioner be good enough or will I have to start using some kind of oil?
Any advice is welcome.
hey everyone, well my story is that I used to have long hair 3 years ago.. it was great i loved it.. but I was an idiot and i cut it because It was sort of uncomfortable with my wavy/curly hair, and now I´m thinking of letting it grow again but I'd probably have it straightened out. Any advice on awkward stage? I remember I used to just wear a cap every day for like a year, and after that year it was easier to handle. You guys think I should do this again or you have another idea? I really REALLY hate awkward stage heh
It's almost like I woke up one day and realized that I was almost on top of my goal. My hair is now long enough to graze the small of my back and that's where I've wanted it. I think I'll grow it about another inch or two and then trip the ends to make it blunt all along the bottom, and then maintain it there. Granted, at five foot, four inches, I don't have to grow my hair as long as a lot of you guys do to get the same results. But, for me, I'm here.
I'm sure you've seen it, and this site is Hilarious!
it's a site titled "The Art of Manliness" which includes
a segment titled:
"How to talk to a barber" lol
these guys seem to definitely be living in the 1950s/early 1960s Mad Men era because there is some strong infatuation with the
haircuts worn by the male characters on the Mad Men TV series.
and they call US throwbacks?
"If you really want to recapture that slicked back, clean look of the 40′s, 50′s, and 60′s, get your hands on some Brylcreem. The stuff is a little greasy, but boy it really makes a man’s hair look nice. It smells pretty damn manly, too. I’ve used Brylcreem to style my hair for awhile now. My wife loves the way it makes my hair look, and I get compliments on it all the time."
"The Don Draper"
"Tell your barberÂ…
Ask him to cut your hair tight and tapered on the sides and leave it long and full on the top. Tell the barber that you also want your part on the left side of your head. Yeah, I said part. The part demands respect. The part is powerful. Your barber can cut your hair in order to help your hair part more easily."
"The Pete Campbell"
"Tell your barberÂ…
Like with the Draper-do, youÂ’ll want it nice and tight on the sides. The only difference is to have your barber cut it a bit shorter on the top than you would with the Don Draper hairstyle. And if you want to part it on the right, ala Pete, tell him that too."
"The Roger Sterling"
"Tell your barberÂ…
SterlingÂ’s look is much shorter and barbered than the other men on the show. ItÂ’s almost like a military cut. Get it cut short on the top, but leave it long enough so that you can comb a part on the right side of your head. Sides are tight. Make sure he tapers the sides so they blend in nicely with the top. You wonÂ’t want any lines like you have a bowl cut."
looking at all three of these I cannot really tell them apart , but maybe the author and his followers sees something that I don't.
http://artofmanliness.com/2009/10/27/the-mad-men-guide-to-a-manly-haircut/
and here is the propaganda:
"But that classic and masculine look would be ruined if Don Draper sported a dopey looking haircut. Do you think advertising clients and women would take Don Draper seriously if he combed his hair forward and spiked it up front like many young men do these days? I donÂ’t think so.
Don Draper and the other men at Sterling Cooper have haircuts that demand that you take them seriously. Your grandpa probably did his hair the same way: tight on the sides with a sharp part on the left side of the head. And of course, the hair needs that healthy looking shine."
on the page "Why Every Man Should Go To A Barber Shop"
there is also a misogynistic tone as well:
"A barber is trained to cut with clippers, the main tool in cutting a manÂ’s hair. Cosmetologists, on the other hand, are trained to use scissors. Their training is also geared towards catering to womenÂ’s hair. They become experts in styling, coloring, and perming- things a man has no need for. ThatÂ’s why when you ask the cute stylist at SuperCuts to use the number 2 on the clippers, you walk away with a bad haircut. SheÂ’s probably not well versed in how to use them. But a barber can employ the clippers with finesse."
talk about an Archie Bunker mindset!
and this B.S.
"YouÂ’ll feel manlier. Every time I go to the barber shop I just feel manlier. I donÂ’t know what it is. "
http://artofmanliness.com/2008/05/20/rediscovering-the-barbershop/
so, I hope you guys had a good laugh because I sure hell did!!
"Why don't you get a haircut?"
or
"Why don't you wear your hair short like the 'other'guys do?"
a excellent response should be
"Because I do NOT want to look like a DORK!"
and if the person asking you has short hair and looks like a dork
include "like you" after 'Dork' in your response! ;-)
I am taking a civilian position with the US army Corp of Engineers. I have not yet read anything from their HR department that says I must have short hair. HOWEVER, I know too well the prejudices that will probably start once they see me show up with my hair below my ass. Question, What would be a good way to hide my hair? Any help appreciated.
I'm just not interested in wasting the time and energy to get involved in a dialog with the negative types. A dismissive comment and a slightly rolled eye and keep walking usually suffices. If it is offensive enough, I'll give them a quick "canned" response and keep moving. No interest in arguing or trying to change someone's mind or attitude.
Similarly, I don't care to engage myself in the choices other people make about the way they choose to style or cut/not cut or care for their hair. I give them the same consideration for making their own choices as I would *hope* to get from them.
My hair...my business. Your hair...your business. Deal?
It appears that they are trying to emulate the Sex Pistols behavior, but come across looking like a bogus version of Motley Crue.
anyone have any others to share? (gotta be runway pics. ;-) )
How many of you are old enough to recall when it was not considered "proper" for a young lady to wear her hair long and natural.
I have a story that I would like to share which might encourage you to think that things do change for the better over time.
when I was in 6th grade back in the early 1960s there was this pretty girl who had the most gorgeous long hair which she parted on the side.
then one day she came into school and I was in shock to discover that her once gorgeous mane had been reduced to what appeared to be a hideous Shirley Temple like do.
many of the girls in high school at that time had yet to discover how long natural hair was a better alternative to short and stiff hairdos, but that would change within a few years.
today, what was once considered "improper" is now the norm for a woman. long loose natural looking hair even parted in the middle is quite acceptable and worn even by numerous models and celebrities alike as well as women in all professions.
I tell you this because I do think there will be a day when long hair is the accepted norm again(it was centuries ago) for Men regardless of profession.
eventually it will not be necessary to 'hide' your hair for a job and that day is not that far off imho.
you guys are like a breath of fresh air. the postings and the photos of your progress which you upload and pics of athletes,actors, and male models confirm change is in the air.
it's like what Bob Dylan sang back in the early 1960s
"The Times they are a changin'"
within a couple of years things had radically changed!
I see change on the horizon again!
~Peace and Love~
Jerry
I just saw Penn Jillette on Tv, I didn't realize how long his
hair is.
I recall back in the late 1980s there was this young guy in his early 20's who had a crew-cut, wore plaid shirts like the 'Beaver' did and wore Khaki pants.
I was still in my 30's at the time and this one lady, who was around 35 asked me one day "Why is that young man dressed like an old man and why does he wear his hair like an old Man?"
I said "hell if I know" and laughed about it.
this was when glam metal was still the rage and most guys his age had at least shoulder length hair, but this guy stuck out like a soar thumb and looked like he came out of the 1950s.
I got to talking to him one day and found out he was into Rap music and did not like Rock at all so ever since that day I have placed some of the blame on the return to 1950s haircuts on Rap performers and especially the Beastie Boys who helped usher in that look with the buzzcut and backwards baseball cap.
there were also some nerdy acts during the same period who might have contributed to the nostalgic return to the 1950s such as the
group "They May Be Giants", who I always perceived as more of a novelty act so I think there influence was probably rather limited. I think 'Barenaked Ladies', one of the dorkiest of the mainstream acts to come along in the past 20 years probably were influenced by them though. lol
anyway, there is always that saying "What comes around comes back around again" and if they brought the 1950s back then it's highly probable that the 1960s and 1970s are on the rebound so period hairstyles, I.E, LONG hair is definitely on coming back in because it's time to give the repeat of the 1950s a rest!
stay tuned.........
~Peace and Love~
Jerry aka Old Hippie
N/c
I have built a new web site for long haired guys of all ages, feel free to jin if you like it!!
http://www.longhairedmalealliance.com/
Hey folks, how are you all doing? Great manes everywhere around here, as always, nice work! I'm still short-haired, growing a curly mop this time, but anyway... I've been trying to talk my 14 year brother into a major trim, something around 4~6 inches. He has waist length straight hair, and bad hair care habits, which rendered him a fair amount of damage, and despite looking awesome, isn't so healthy. He is stubborn as hell, and always
nags at me for my hair routine... kids =)
Any tips on how to make it easier? It would look a lot better and healthier, and destroy the argument of breakage that he often gets as a reason to cut it.
He is a true inspiration to me, as he suffered discrimination for four years from a lot of people, especially because he has a delicate face. It even came to other idiotic kids pulling it. However, he never cared, and kept his "son" (as he calls it lol) growing. Even the ladies swoon over his hair, for it's shine and silkness. He makes me very proud =)
I appreciate any help, if he permits I may post a picture. Thanks guys, and a big hug!
I learned how to make a less female looking bun called the "Folded Tail" and no offense, but I really do not like the traditional bun look on me so I looked for alternatives and found a great one for my taste! The picture on the left is how I look with a normal tail and the picture on the right is a folded tail which makes my hair look way shorter! It works great! Watch this youtube video on how I learned how to do it. :D
After about 5 years of growing it out, I got some awesome length, but realized that if I grow my hair longer than mid back my ends start to get weak no matter how many trims I get or if I oil my ends a lot (my terminal is probably around the waist length area so if grew it to that point I would just have crappy ends). My hair length is a little past mid back and can't grow it anymore without it looking weak. I have decided to keep it this length for good and it has been a fun journey and want to thank all the members who helped me along the way! I will still post updates of me and my hair, but not more growing pictures. :)
My name is Jerry and I am a lifelong Longhaired hippie freak and damn proud of it!
many barbers were either going out of business or concerned about it by the end of the 1960s. salons became friendlier towards guys who didn't want those barbershop haircuts, but then...
...this sudden nostalgia of guys longing for the days of the barbershop came along and for the past two decades it has really got me stumped and I just have been asking "Why?", but then I came across this board and realized that there is HOPE among the younger generation after all!
I think what you do is a great thing encouraging these guys to grow their hair long in the face of opposition from various people with fascistic tendencies(some probably do not realize that they borderline on being fascists)and the problem with fascist employers who have forced Men to return to that "golden era" before four guys with mop tops changed everything for the better!
yeah, it may seem like it's been all downhill, but I do think you guys are the hope of the future and stay with it, spread the word that long hair is definitely cool again and before you know it every guy with a buzzcut or shaved head will be sporting real hair again or long hair for the first time!!!
~Peace and Love~
Jerry
Hey there guys, I turned 22 last week and went to Six Flags to celebrate. I only took 1 photo, but it came out pretty nice. I also saw MANY long haired men there, which was nice :D
Some may remember I posted about a year ago about my hair not being as full as it was a few years ago. I decided to try small trims and oilings in an attempt to improve it. A year later, little has changed. It's been six months since my last trim. Any length I gain is very damaged hair.
After reading Sorted's latest post, I'm tempted to try a much more drastic "trim" - more like a cut - of 6 inches. I'm so sick of having damaged ends. I miss that smooth feeling of running my fingers through healthy ends. I have been thinking of this for a couple of months now so it wasn't just his post. I kind of figure I've explored the other route so thoroughly of not trimming much and hoping for more length. I might as well experiment with trying quality ends.
I took these photos yesterday:
I miss this:
Someone asked me to post a picture of my hair from the back, here goes:
Are any of you guys familiar with Radio Birdman?
check out the mane on the lead singer from this clip
Hi Guys,
Its been a few months so I thought I'd come back and share a new photo.
This is right after my latest trim.
I was having this interesting conversation with some older dude about 60+ who still has long hair and he showed me some old photos from his school year books and said "this is the way the guys and girls wore their hair"
so I got to asking him this question about guys styles had seemed to return to the early 1960s "mad men" era or earlier while the younger women of today didn't want to "look like the Grandmothers" as he said, preferring not to emulate those styles such as June Cleaver or Ann Landers that make the women's hair on "Mad Men" tv series look like ultra-cool punk styles by comparison and I asked him "Why did many guys want to return to these 1950s type haircuts" instead of going to salons like they did in the 1980s?
He shrugged and said "well, I sure didn't want to go back to looking like Beaver, Wally Cleaver or Eddie Haskel or in my case Ward Cleaver and I guess some may consider me a 'throwback' , but in my opinion those guys are more throwbacks with their flattops, crewcuts and 'regular' haircuts then I am"
he also said "by the late 1960s we all starting viewing these as appropriate for our Fathers, but not our generation and the haircuts became associated with old foggies by the 1980s which I wish they were still associated with!"
I asked him why women did not return to those "June Cleaver" type hairstyles and his response was
"Because I guess women are smarter than Men!" he laughed
I told him that I agreed with what he said and it was my goal to grow out my hair which I had been doing for nearly three months from my last buzz which I don't ever intend on getting again even if pressured into it.
anyway, how would you guys summarize why many guys chose to go back to the traditional "Leave it to Beaver" era styles and do you think the day will come that guys will begin to see these haircuts as "old Men's hair" again or will that day come when we are all old and in our twilight years and will it come that soon?
note: this was not intended as an insult to any seniors here with long hair, but more of the state of mind this older guy was referring to which was more reflective of the WW II generation and older.
For some reason, I see a lot of people replying to threads, and posting a completely unrelated picture of themselves. To me it just seems a little narcissistic, but I don't know if I'm alone in that. Is that considered an accepted thing around here? I don't mean to offend anyone, I'm just truly curious.
I want to grow longer hair and I am in my 20's and afraid what others will say. Should I worry about it or should I just do it? Because i hear stories where the could commit hate crimes and i am a little nervous.
Maybe it is just me, but it seem more pro baseball players are displaying longer hair this year. One player on my beloved Cincinnati Reds has really nice hair pitcher Mike Leake, but so does pitcher Bronson Aroyo. Well just throwing that out.
Tom(Hairboy)
I'm married, with grown children, grand kids and great grand kids. About 9 months ago I decided to let my hair grow. I would like to grow it to about shoulder length.
Last week I found that my wavy hair is finally long enough to put into a very short tail. I went over to visit my mom after work and she looked up at me and said "Oh,did you get your hair cut?" I turned to show her my profile, and she said, "Oh,I see, you have a pig tail". MOM! It's a pony tail!!
I love my Mom.
came across this old pic last night and just figured is put the 2 side by side and share for anyone that needs a little inspiration to skip that next Trim/cut
Hey guys,
haven't been in for a long time. Maybe someone will remember me. ;)
Well, life has extremely changed for me - in a positive manner. Got a new job, a new apartment, my driver's license and started doing sports one year ago. I went vegan three years ago and - how time flows - my hair grows for around seven years now. I was 16 when I started my journey and I'm going to be 23 next month. :)
My hair is now about 120cm from the top of my scalp which means it's longer than classic length and reaches my thighs when putting it on the front. The ends are getting noticably thinner and because of that I currently trim about 0.5cm - 1cm a month.
Here's a picture, think it was taken in March after washing it.
I never wear my hair down. For sports it is braided, at night I wear it in a separated loose braid with a few hair ties and all day long it is put in a bun.
Kinds!
Just updating on my hair growth so far. aiming for a little past the shoulders
I'm getting it chopped all off Friday and I have really appreciated your support.
as for you who are asking "should I get my haircut for a job?" or similar questions my response is HELL NO! let it grow!
as for female friends if they want you to cut it tell them you're not going to and if they have long hair themselves tell them when they shave theirs off that you will 'consider' it(meaning you aren't necessarily going to go through with it IYKWIM)
Many of you have gorgeous manes and your hair looks much better than many women that I know who have over-processed and often bleached hair that is damaged and in general does not look good on them.
as a matter of fact I would rather see more Men with Longer hair and less women with long hair!
I think it's a cultural prejudice that Men should have short hair and women should have long hair and there are way too many ignorant people out there who seem to think that that Men and Women must conform to these gender stereotypes.
anyway, at least after Friday there will be one less female with longer hair! ;-)
Would you cut your long hair if you had to for job or cut it due to negative critical comments from people? My feeling is before I would have so i can be accepted. But than I thought that it wouldn't make me happy doing something that others want me to look like. Because you only have 1 life and should enjoy doing what you want. What would you do?
I even posted a question about songs related to "Hair" topics and only received one response.
I thought at least 20 of you would have responded already!
there appears to be a strong fascination with hair on this site. all this talk with "hairsticks" and other related topics has got me stumped!
maybe I got the wrong impression.
I originally thought this was a Hippie community and Hippies generally do have long hair and will discuss hair, but to my knowledge were also always into music too.
anyway, it appears I have wasted my time and probably yours so I won't be posting here anymore since no one seems remotely interested in rock and roll music on this site.
so whatever you're into good luck with that and I'll try to locate a legitimate hippie community to my liking elsewhere.
Yes, this is entirely off-topic (although I wouldn't be surprised to learn that it's bad for hair, too). I just don't want any of my friends from the MLHH to get poisoned by this crap.
One Love,
Val
...some of the posts here can be fairly prejudiced and nasty towards those who have different views than held by some of our posters.
Tolerance is a two-way street, and if you want others to be tolerant of your views, you have to allow them to have and express theirs.
Please keep in mind that not everyone on this board has the same outlook. I'm aware that a lot of the members, or at least many of the more active members, are fairly liberal, politically speaking. But this doesn't necessarily apply to everyone. I, for example, am fairly conservative in my viewpoints. Doesn't mean I'm a card-carrying Republican, but I'm certainly no fan of the Democratic party either.
What happens if someone curious shows up, a prospective longhair looking for support, and the first thing they see is some angry rant? They're quite likely to go elsewhere, and then we have failed.
Our common goal here is to support fellow longhairs. How about we keep to that, and maybe leave the political rants to more appropriate venues, like forums designed for that purpose, maybe?
Frodo
Since I've been very supportive of you guys growing yours long and I feel that it is wrong to discriminate against guys with longer hair in any job situation or anything else for that matter.
I've been seriously contemplating going for a serious Ultra chop like Emma Watson`s pixie cut.
I have an oval type face , btw.
now, I've never had my hair that short before and want to try it out. the shortest I've had it was in a chin length Bob.
Now I know some of you will try to talk me out of it, but I am prepared to do it just this one time.
lots of guys don't like women with short hair and most of them have short hair themselves. I am just wondering how the guys in the long hair community feel about it. are they more open-minded than their short hair counterparts?(I hope so!)
hey guys-believe it or not many of you look much better with long hair than many women that I know do. ;-)
anyway, how do most of you feel about girls with short crops. does it make you uncomfortable when you are around them?
have you ever dated a girl with hair that short?
Saw the Avengers movie last night, and here are the three best things about it:
- Robert Downey Jr.'s wisecracks
- The epic battle
- Thor's hair :)
So I'm on one of quitting smoking attempts, and it feels great. It took longer for me to kick the addiction to cigarettes, than it took for me to grow my hair. I know where I went wrong in the last few attempts, not staying away from Alcohol for the first couple of months.
Apparently, a bit of a political controversy arose the other day at a high school somewhere in the U.S. A student got into a verbal dispute with a teacher over whether he was being respectful to the president. Anyway, the kid is featured on a television video interview that is posted on a website called HotAir.com. He has beautiful thick curly hair, which he is wearing loose in the interview. I mention this because below the video is a section where people post comments. A handful of stupid troglodytes made negative comments about his hair. They were vastly outnumbered by other commentors who said, variously (1) he had a right to wear his hair any way he wanted; (2) his hair style had nothing to do with his intelligence, courage, or other moral qualities; (3) if anyone had an issue with his hair, that was that person's psychological or maturity problem, not his; (4) his hair was beautiful and should be admired; and (5) he should be admired for growing it out and wearing it long. So -- the bottom line for those newbies who are anxious about how they will be perceived by others once they grow their hair --from the look of things there are plenty of people who tolerate, respect, or love the look. And some of them are self-proclaimed short haired "conservatives." I find this very heartening and encourage you to read the comments below that video interview.
Jann
Well being it's almost the seven week mark since I last reapplied the henna it was time for a redo.Just washed out the henna two hours ago and being my hair air dried quickly I brushed it out and took a couple pics.Here are the results and I will add the pictures were taken in natural sunlight.Cheers
Mârk
Here are the dry pictures I promised you.
It's coming along nicely.
This was the best time I have ever had at this event, and I will remember it for a lifetime.
Scott
Hi guys, I attended the Himalayan fair on Saturday and Sunday. Lots of longhair guys and an Eastern theme. I met this cool guy there. His name is Ramin. I hope I spelled it right. This is the first photo.
Scott
Here is what we all did with those little mirrors. They worked best at 4 to 5 meters. Closer or further blurring would occur.
Scott
I think its wrong how a lot people discriminate guys with long hair. Because I believe if guys were not meant to have long hair than it wouldn't grow long and would stay short and its natural. I also feel its stupid that people say gay and girlie for guys with long hair and hair doesn't make a man and its their manhood that does. I also feel women could be jealous since guys might have better hair than woman and they feel insecure. Guys I believe they could be insecure also. Because they don't have courage to do it and feel they are less of a man and people would think they are gay. I also found a video on youtube where someone made a long hair tip video and someone commented with long hair and said a woman tried to light his hair on fire. Another person said they threw a glass bottle at his hair also which is really pathetic. Here is video so you can see it.
I had a very novel idea to hand out these little acrylic mirrors at the fair. I fabricate acrylic plastic for a hobby. I handed out about 20 of them. A clue, notice how dim the sunlight is in the image of the crowd. It was a cloud free day. 30 to 40 people got involved in this.
Scott
If any of you remember, about three weeks ago I was called up to the dean's office because of a *hair code violation*.
Well, here's my hair one month after the damage. It's annoyingly short in the back, especially since I was used to it draping down to my shoulders.
http://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/474959_3950270164534_1513504945_3284798_193725804_o.jpg
I'm the one in the white shirt, getting the trophy =)
Probably should have gotten a better picture, but it's good enough for my purposes.
Here is a sun crescent third eye.
Scott
We had fun with these.
Scott
Here are 2 older guys with good manes that I spotted.
Scott
These guys had great hair.
Scott
Hey, hope you all are enjoying a nice weekend like I am.Certainly great weather today.So today I'm posting another couple pics of my hair in a simple bun but with a new set of hair sticks I recently received.These are more like wooden chopsticks as compared to that plastic one I used in the last update.Nothing too fancy here as I haven't made any complicated braids like rowie has been showing recently.Anyway enough of me and onto the pics:)Cheers
Mârk
"Your hair looks fantastic" says this woman to a ball player on the
field. Except the guy has very little hair to look fantastic. It would look more fantastic if it had more length to it.
Can anyone think of any other songs about hair besides
"Hair" from the original musical which was also a hit
for the Cowsills in 1969
and this tune made famous by CS&N in 1970?
...or is my avatar no longer showing up on my posts?
I see others, but my own doesn't show up.
Frodo
Don't be that loudmouth in the corner. You never know when some longhaired redneck might have enough of your lip and knock you off your chair.
--Val
Finally, I feel like I can take my braiding skills to the next level. I was happy to enjoy this style the whole day when I went shopping with my friends today. I spent two FREAKING hours just to do the double French braid. My arms are still kinda sore from this morning and all other fun activities with my friends, but it was worth it since I got lots of friendly smiles both from men and lots of women (a big plus)! Well I thought I'd share this for the braiders (or lover of braids) out there. Next style I'll be working on perfecting is the double dutch braid. Until next time! Please enjoy!
cheers,
rowie
Starting from the top front all the way to the back:
Yuppie and Republican type women will not accept you for you you are and will try to change you. don't even give them the time a day.
you're best searching for some rebel and/or nonconformist female types that detest the Yuppie and Republican female types themselves!
also, for the younger guys out there yuppie and republican types also includes the young "preppie" females.
Number One rule: Don't cut your hair! not for anyone at any time. you wanted to grow it long so keep it. it should be your decision to cut it if you ever want to and not because you succumbed to peer pressure or a girlfriend.
Number Two rule: Do not dress to impress the Yuppie or Republican female types. Dress the way you feel comfortable.
if you like all black clothes. Doc Martins, and wearing silver jewelry do it if this what makes YOU feel comfortable and if some woman suggests you brighten up a bit tell her where to get off!
wearing uptight Yuppie type clothes will be your undoing! It's probably NOT who you are anyway so you would be pretending to be something that you are not.
once you disregard either of the following rules it is a matter of time before she expects you to give in and cut your hair off and go the "G.Q" route, but then she'll eventually get tired of you and leave you anyway and you'll feel like you've lost your self-confidence.
if you like long hair and some women don`t Fuck them! you don't want some narrow-minded materialistic bitch in your life anyway!
go with women who won't ever try to change you!
The Kinks were the first successful band to use Power Chords in popular Rock and Roll music and paved the way for both Heavy Metal and Punk Rock.
hope you guys love this!
The guy is the scum of the earth and while I've been trying to encourage my short-haired democratic friends to grow their hair long they seem hesitant and to think that some see long-haired guys in a negative light and often when I ask them why, they reference this scumbag!
Catscratch Fever, my ass! this guy sucks as a musician and as a person!
I had to cut, about 4 or 5 cms, the terminals lengths of my hair, 3 months ago, for it was damaged.
I hope it will grow again beyond the length before i cut ; i should like to have it down my butt: in 6 or 9 months perhaps ? i must stay optimistic.
Friendly
Patrick
Any of you have or had a favorite hair brush that works great for "Your" hair? I favorite brush just recently bit the dust, I thought I had found a replacement but the first time I used it after shampoo & conditioner IT BECAME A NIGHTMARE! It would not de-tangle my wet hair. I have since found one that works on my hair.......I THINK?
I ran across this and wanted to share:
"The Beatles' second appearance on February 16th, 1964, was broadcast from The Deauville Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida.
hard to believe that anyone would consider Beatle hair in 1964 long.
for you guys old enough to have watched it, how long would an all male band have to wear their hair today to get the same types of reactions from people that the Beatles did upon their arrival to America in February 1964?
A)Shoulder length
B)Mid back length
C)Waist length
D)Butt length
I was only trying to help.
I know how much your hair means to you and sometimes the issue can be a concern for some of you who are job seekers.
His own Pop culture has been nearly eradicated and replaced by the lowest common denominator by megacorporations who have no interest in producing quality entertainment, but market so-called "artists" with little investment(think of the time it took to compose and record Sgt Pepper)that can be easily replicated with anyone willing to sign on the dotted line.
It's manufactured as pseudo-rebellion by megacorporations who have destroyed popular music in the name of the quick cheap buck
pop music is no longer about talent and they churn out the dumbed-down trash as fast as they can and only the most credulous and naive and often dumbest of all will purchase the shit which is played via Clearchannel channels nationwide!
but the longhair will not partake in it and his numbers will continue to grow and his culture will return one day and real music by real artists will triumph!
he is the HOPE for the future!
it may even require a massive boycott, but change will come...eventually!
If a woman wants you to cut your hair for(insert any reason)then she probably does not love you for WHO you are.
avoid such women, who are often shallow and materialistic.
true love is not dependent on how you wear your hair or dress or how much you have in your bank account or social prestige.
beware of the Gold Diggers!
This is a PBS documentary from 2001 which I highly recommend you all watch.
The Merchants of Cool 1/6
"They spend their days sifting through reams of market research data. They conduct endless surveys and focus groups. They comb the streets, the schools, and the malls, hot on the trail of the "next big thing" that will snare the attention of their prey--a market segment worth an estimated $150 billion a year. They are the merchants of cool: creators and sellers of popular culture who have made teenagers the hottest consumer demographic in America. But are they simply reflecting teen desires or have they begun to manufacture those desires in a bid to secure this lucrative market? And have they gone too far in their attempts to reach the hearts--and wallets--of America's youth?"
The Merchants of Cool 2/6
The Merchants of Cool 3/6
The Merchants of Cool 4/6
The Merchants of Cool 5/6
The Merchants of Cool 6/6
Dear MLHH,
This my 11 month update, almost a year! I recently switched from using a brush to a comb like I used to years ago and have noticed some changes in my hair. It seems to be growing at the front at a nice rate and it seems thicker and more life like.
I will post dry pics later or tomorrow. Hope you enjoy.
BTW, I hit my first goal of putting my bangs/fringe behind my ears! Makes things so much easier day to day and at work.
- Chris
Beatles Press Conference JFK Airport New York American Arrival February 7th 1964
reporter: do you plan on getting a haircut at all?
George: I had one yesterday
(laughter)
Local law enforcement may be given additional powers including the right to give haircuts!
there were cases of many young long haired Men being shorn by Police back in the 1960s.
regardless what you think of the current POTUS, he is a better alternative to Mitt Romney!
unless you want to risk getting a haircut by some power hungry cop get out and VOTE!
Hey guys, it's been quite a while since I last posted here, and it's the same story that happens far too often... Had long hair, cut it, immediately regretted it , and once again growing it back out. I'm at near 14 months now... And will post some pictures here in a couple minutes.
It feels weird to admit this, but I've actually kept the old ponytail I had, in a dated bag as a way to keep myself motivated throughout the awkward stage. I just couldn't bring myself to part with it until it is replaced.
The Yardbirds
Keith Relf was the lead singer of the band and Jeff Beck had replaced Eric Clapton in 1965. Jimmy Page joined the group in 1966.
anyway, this is a live version from the show shindig from 1965.
more Rock and Roll to come! ;-)
Hey guys,
It has been forever since I posted here. It is great to see lots of the same ones from when I posted here all the time a few years ago. I have been so frikkin busy with work that I just never think to get online here. I still have long hair, just whiter as it goes. I just trimmed it a little because I like the way it looks best around shoulder length. For me, it seems when it gets longer that it looks a little stringy. It is basically the same length as in the little avatar photo that pops up on posts here. Also, I wanted to share something else. We often read stories here about guys' woes in the working world associated with long hair.
Well, together, my hair and I have been employed in academia as an English teacher at the college level, which has been enjoyable and lots of work. This year, my hair and I were awarded "Advisor of the Year" at my school, and I was picked as one of the community's "40 under 40" with a picture in the paper and everything. Guys, never think for a minute your beautiful long hair is going to hold you back. You just have to find your niche and work hard. See the link below. I'm on the second row. I'm not rooting my own horn but rather just trying to strengthen the longhair cause.
Beijos!
Pic taken earlier this evening, before leaving with freinds for my 61st birthday cleebratory dinner. (The birthday was Thursday, but I never turn down a free meal) With my '69 Cadillac DeVille Convertible, named of course, Cruella. that is factory color, both hair and car. the color on the car is 'Chateau Mauve" My hair color is simply 'Salt and Pepper, heavier on the salt as we go along....*Sigh*
I ran across this article and wanted to share it and before some of you job seekers ever think of cutting off your gorgeous manes you might want to read this!
Hey guys,
hope I didn't step on anyones toes, but I wanted to say
thanks for allowing me to post here.
first off, you have the right to wear your hair long or short(if you desire). no one can force you to cut it.
are they holding you down? no, if so that is a criminal offense.
if a school threatens expulsion let them expel you then take them to court and if nothing happens, get a grass roots movement going.
the same applies to employment.
the reason they ask you to cut it is because most guys will comply anyway without knowing their rights, but if you refuse what is the worst that will happen?
you'll be terminated. big friggin` deal! after they fire you file a Sex Discrimination lawsuit against them.
as for pop music culture, check out the
"Merchants of Cool" which I saw was uploaded by someone on youtube
this will explain how the music industry is runned today compared to many years ago and why another Beatles will never happen as long as this system is in place.
IÂ’m a frequent dance club goer and the two clubs I visit most often feature "go-go dancers", but I can tell the vast majority of them were hired for their looks rather than their dancing skills. I know my opinion counts for little because IÂ’m not attracted to men, but I find it frustrating that the clubs continuously hire these guys who can barely dance and all look the same: muscular bodies and super-short hair (the record length among them has been about 7 centimetres). I think it would be a refreshing change to see an energetic, enthusiastic dancer with longer hair, so IÂ’ve decided that I should fill this void. I know I havenÂ’t got a snowballÂ’s chance in the Sahara of being actually hired as a dancer, given that I am the antithesis of masculine beauty, but I've discovered a club that hosts amateur dancer nights on Tuesdays. They advertise that they allow anyone to dance on stage who has the courage, so IÂ’m going to give it a go as soon as IÂ’m old enough to go there. Unless they mandate that the dancers be shirtless, in which case I will need to lose a lot of weight first.
First off, I commend you for having the courage to grow your hair so long in an era that does not seem to as tolerant as it used to be towards Men with longer hair.
on the ladies, it's ok, but hopefully things will change and "society" will come back to the realization that its only hair and some like it short and some like it long so let's just all get along.
anyway, I got a couple of questions for you:
How many of you are old enough to have been influenced by this group of guys called The Beatles
second, If another HUGE band like this came along today how long do you think their hair would have to be to have the same impact as it did back in 1964?
One is an office position with a very lucrative salary with three weeks paid vacation after one year of service , medical and a yearly bonus
starting salery is 100k+
the other is a blue-collar type position which pays a decent
wage, but not nearly as much as the white collar position and only one week vacation after a year of service and some benefits such as medical. starting salery is 35k+
let's presume your hair is at least shoulder length on average. perhaps much longer even mid-back and it took you a few years to get it to this point and the ladies just love your long hair because it's very shiny and well groomed so you're always receiving compliments.
if you accept the office job you have to get your hair cut short and keep it above the collar of your shirt and off the ears neatly tapered on the nape and around the ears at all times. yes, that short!
you try to negotiate on hair length, but the interviewing manager informs you that "it's company policy".
on the other hand, the blue collar job has no requirement regarding hair length, but they only require you to tie it back for safety reasons as they also require the same regarding female employees with longer hair. so in other words you are allowed to keep your hair long.
also, lets include the fact that you just bought a fairly expensive home and you have one kid and your wife has another on the way.
so which job will you take?
does money matter more or does your hair?
One example of a show to live up to the stereotypes of Hollywood in regards to gender is the show Alcatraz which imho was probably the best new series this year!
the two leading roles are Detective Rebecca Madsen , portrayed by Sarah Jones and Dr. Diego Soto, portrayed by Jorge Garcia.
what is so unique about this show for starters is that Jones has a short Bob style, while Garcia has long hair generally worn in a ponytail. also, he is a bit on the overweight side.
both of these two actors defy the typical Hollywood gender stereotypes which are quite prevalent these days.
look at any number of CW series including Vampire Diaries and all of the females are generally long haired while all the males generally have short sleek hairstyles.
anytime, a short haired female or long haired male appears on these shows they usually have bit parts and their duration on the show is for a short time.
anyway, Fox decided to cancel it.
I guess they figured that you can't sell a short haired leading lady and her long haired portly side-kick to the masses.
it's all about image. a decent show like Alcatraz doesn't stand a chance in this day in age because the masses have been sold an "Image" with Ken And Barbie steretypes portraying the roles of various characters who often lack any real talent and anything that does not conform to that stereotype will not be popular.
My girlfriend trimmed my hair on Sunday and here is me on a gothy night shortly after (note the hint of eye shadow and nail varnish). Yeah, it may not look any shorter but it is!
I watched her like a hawk and got slightly alarmed and agitated when I saw huge clumps of hair on the floor. They looked so beautiful! Some were at least 2 inches long - but I need not have panicked. My hair looks much nicer and fuller now - with no straggly bits.
If we stay together, I'll definitely keep her on as my hair stylist! :)
Damon
Awhile ago there was a small discussion about the use of hairsticks which pops of on this board from time to time.So after rowie posted his hairstick attempt a couple weeks ago I decided that after I returned home from my trip to California I'd order some and give it a stab.Not knowing what type to get I ordered one set of wooden sticks and another one plastic.Well the plastic one showed up in the mail today and I'm still waiting for the wooden ones.So I figured why not,let's try the plastic one that I just received.First I had to scroll down to find that youtube link rowie provided for doing a simple bun that was actually Trolleypup.I mean he did it and pulled it out in under 30 seconds.So I watched it and followed the simple hand movements and presto I did one!Yea!!!!Then I pulled and redone it several more times and it really was that easy.So after the last one I took a couple pics of the result and here they are:)Have to say it is a better alternative than the ole ball cap:)Cheers
Mârk
Note the comment by Mike Douglas when he states that the stones got
"The Beatles in the hair department" and asks how long long hair had been fashionable in England and Mick responds with "four years".
also , the question Mike asks "what are the barbers doing over there?" may sound a bit narrow-minded by today's standards and I can't imagine a host asking such a question today, but this was 1964 and Americans were not used to seeing guys with hair over the ears yet and to my knowledge Mike Douglas was a very liberal guy for that time so I do not think he intended on offending them.
apparently England was way ahead of the curve when it came to style then the U.S. which seemed to be stuck in the 1950s by comparison. that would of course change within a few short years as more young Men grew their hair out, first over the ears and eventually to shoulder length or longer.
imho, I think an all male band would have to have around waist length hair today to even get the same types of questions raised.
shoulder length to mid-back range is not a big deal especially if you're in a band and people have come to expect it over the past 40+ years so when guys first appeared in bands with shaved heads that was a bit unexpected, but hopefully we'll start seeing some really long manes again in pop music among the male performers.
anyway, check out the clip and enjoy and keep on rockin` and keep the long hair healthy and do not go short!
I've read conflicting information about which type of brush does the least damage to hair. Most articles recommend boar bristle brushes, but others claim paddle brushes with plastic bristles are best. I currently use a paddle brush, and although I haven't noticed any breakage, my hair does feel rough and looks a bit dry after I brush it. Should I change the brush I use?
n/t
New guy here, hope you like ginger longhairs. I've had my hair long for the last twelve-ish years, but never posted here til now. I have a boatload of pics on the brosonline yahoo group too. Yes, I have a thing for tight shirts.
Hey Guys,
I'm trying to grow a beard for the first time. The pic I'm showing you is the time where I feel like shaving. I wanted to get some opinions before I shave or do anything. The problem why I haven't been able to grow out a beard is I could never grow a full goatee. For some reason my beard cannot connect to my mustache. I tried countless times shaving that area, and well, I've gotten some stubs. Is this an age thing? Meaning the older I get maybe i'll start to get a fuller connecting line to my mustache? I don't know, maybe I'll just grow out my chin hairs a little more or maybe I'll shape the jaw line connecting to my chin into a line. I know there are different styles I can try out. I just don't know what style might look good with me.
P.S I do have long hair, I promise, it's just in a bun right now because I wanted us to only focus on my beard or somewhat of a beard I have.
thanks in advance,
rowie
Hello all-
I've been checking in here every so often and decided to post a picture of me and my growing mane. Figured my hair will fall out one day and wanted to enjoy it while I was young (30's). All of you are an inspiration to me and others. Thank you.
Am just realizing that one of my main goals for hair growth has been reached. It's grown to where it's almost to the bottom of my chest, and a little past lower/mid-back length.
And, though I'm liking it as much as I thought I would, now that it's here, I want more. The beard is coming along the way I want it and now I want my hair to be at least a couple of inches longer than it is now. We'll see what it looks like at the end of the year.
Steve
A few days ago, my friend/guitarist came to practice and his girlfriend kept calling him, while he kept ignoring her. We didn't really want pry and ask what was up, so I had no clue. But today I found out that his girlfriend told him she, "Wasn't attracted to him anymore with long hair/ facial hair". Now they've been dating for three years, and he's had long hair since the fifth grade. This made me so angry, and I feel so bad for him in his place. Had my girlfriend said something like that, I don't know if I'd ever want to talk to her. Just thought I'd share.
Hello!
Long story short (or moderatly short), I`m a young guy from Europe and I`v been growing out my hair out from a very short haircut for about 8 and a half months now. I haven`t gotten any trims and the hair at the front is now down to my lip, which is the longest it`s ever been. I have read some threads on here since the start of my journey and I can really relate to you! So, my hair is extremely thick wavy brown hair. As much as I have been enjoying it, even though I`m in the awkward phase, I have been having some slight problems. I was wondering if I should be washing it more often than 2 times a week, as even right after I wash it (and put a lot of conditioner on it) and dry it it seems to already be a little oily. It`s very frizzy and doesn`t get very oily later on except for the scalp. I also have some pimples on my scalp(well, I am at that age) and sometimes a lot of dandruff(ever almost right after I wash it), and also the skin above my ears and around the temples is kind of dry and flaky and I notice my hair falls out with the flakes really often in those places and that kinda freaks me out. So, I`m not sure if my scalp and hair is too oily or too dry... Maybe you could help me with these problems. Nonetheless, I`m really enjoying the progress and have been having fun with my hair. I`m sorry if I`m overreacting or if I wrote something strangely(english is not my native language).
This a great place for people like me(and you all, probably)!
Thanks!
So I've been growing my hair out for about 11 months now and my goal is about chest length. However, the haircut I had before I started growing my hair was fairly uneven and now my bangs are just about to my jaw, and the sides are about 2 inches past my ears, but the back is just to the top of my shoulder blades. Because of the length difference my hair looks like some kind of weird mullet.
I've been considering taking an inch off of the back in order to have an even growth, and so that it doesn't look like a faux-mullet, but at the same time I don't want to lose any growth. Should I get the back cut, or will the length difference become unnoticeable eventually?
Just out of curiosity what type of music do you listen to?
Hello I am starting to grow my hair longer to shoulder length as my goal right now. Now it's during its awkward stage where it doesn't move like and gets puffed out everywhere since its not weighing down and it gets messy and everything. I have seen message boards to tie in ponytail but unfortunetly I cannot do that at this time. My question that i was wondering is how to keep hair neat looking during this stage without getting it trimmed from the salon until it gets to my goal length? Lastly if anyone can help me with this is I have anxiety and how to deal with it with longer hair? I am serious about growing it longer but i get thoughts if I have it i will get negative comments and other reactions that is negative. I know I shouldn't worry what others think and I should do it for myself but its hard not to avoid it. Has anyone felt this when growing out hair for first time and what are positive ways to deal with these thoughts?
I am a fan of 80's early 90's metal/hard rock music and noticed some of them have short hair now and they used to have nice long hair. For example the singer Geoff Tate from Queensryche had nice thick long hair and if you google him you will see his hair was so nice long. I seen him recent and he has shaved head and its ashame that some long haired rockers/metal musicians cut their nice hair. Also I watch a show That Metal Show On VH1 and noticed alot of old 80's metal bands kept long hair like Alice Cooper, The Cult, Dokken, Winger, Motley Crue Ratt and others and they look great still with long hair but i get sad when some cut hair short since they looked good with it. Basically I wanted to know if you agree and if know of musicians who had long hair and now has short and you felt the same as I do where they looked better with long than short?
so..this is me today after having my head shaved in december and having a further cut (grade 2 sides and back) in mid-January
it seems to be taking an age to grow!.....but I guess ijust need a little patience and a lot of faith!!
Your comments gratefully welcome!
No more salons!...ever!!
Scott from nottingham
Monster Magnet
from allmusic.com
"Retro-rock visionaries Monster Magnet spent much of the 1990s struggling against the prejudices imposed upon image and sound by alternative rock fashion nazis."
as I stated previously, much of modern music is nothing but mass marketed crap with a certain "image" that sells.
these guys were legit and still are imho!
if you have not heard them please check them out and keep your hair long!
There will be more to join you within the coming months/years and it won't be because long hair on Men will become "trendy".
it will be a reflection of a strong dissatisfaction with the current system and a strong disdain for those at the top who have been benefiting the most while the rest of you are left out in the cold!
many unemployed college grads who believed in the system who have been looking for employment for years will finally give up in frustration because they will have realized that they bought into a "lie" that if you go to college you will find a lucrative paying job!
during the 1960s Men grew their hair long, not because it was "stylish", but because they were fed up with the way the system was.
you see the seeds starting to sprout with the current occupy movement, but the seeds will spread and grow and other movements will spring up.
there is general discontent in the air , but unlike the 1960s this is more based on economics than a senseless war in Southeast Asia and it will not just include the young, but older people as well as this movement will become multi-generational.
by cutting your hair short now you are stating you are in compliance with the current top-down system and think you will
benefit from it.
by growing your hair long you are stating that you are in opposition to what is going on and you are not alone!
the closely cropped Men you see now will not remain that way just like many of those who joined the 1960s counterculture had crewcut`s in the early 1960s, but had long hair and beards a few years later.
there will be a back-to-basics mindset and a boycott of anything representing corporate "interests". no one will care about people like Kim Kardashian or any other reality TV "celebrity".
no one will watch "Survivor" because the real survivors will be YOU!
many people will finally come to the realization that it is all mindless entertainment which it is.
there will be much stronger support for struggling musicians/bands and the independent spirit will prevail over the bogus trash the corporate music media has been shoving down our throats for years!
by independent, I am not referring to the pseudo-"indie" music distributed by the corporate machine, but real independent music put out by the bands themselves or a label started up by musicians who actually LOVE music and are not interested in the
"profit motive" and don't care about what advertisers the music attracts , but care about the actual fans!!
the styles may differ, but in general the music produced by independent recording artists will reflect the attitudes toward the top-down system and how corrupt it is.
many will consider farming and traditional trades over jobs which require four year degrees since they have become meaningless now.
the low-paying clerk or janitor will get more respect than a high-paid CEO of a corporation from the majority because they will have come to the realization that the person at the bottom is more honest than the scum at the top!
the new reality will be what is going to happen and whether the media wants to continue on with this facade or support the movements as they occur time will tell.
the corporate machine is starting to crumble and the people are tired of it!
it is time for a change!
I wish you all luck with your hair and hope all is well with you!
~peace~
I am guy and growing long hair for first time and my hair now is middle of ears like. During the awkward stage before it grows longer and gets more flatter is there any hairstyles or ways to keep it neat for in public places? Like since i can't tie it in ponytail yet can you use gel to make it look neater or something else? I also have thick hair and gets puffy on top especially now due to warmer humid weather. Another question is should you use warm or cold water to wash hair? I never blow dry my hair either and is it safe to blow dry it or just air dry it and blow dry it only for when you really need to? My last question in this post is your opinion on this. I am in late 20's and i get critical comments from family members about growing longer hair. I feel comfortable talking to my mom and i emailed her how I feel about longer hair and that it's my hair and I am an adult. She said she don't care if its long as long its clean and neat. I wanted to know if you think she is being sincere or is it like a fake response like a trick like. Because i am new at this growing long hair and hear that family and friends trick you into doing stuff to your hair so it will be shorter like trims and thinning out. Also that's why i asked the other questions in this so i can make it neater so I can avoid these comments and also by the way I live at home with parents. I also wash my hair every other day so its clean but basically when going out in public is when she harasses me about my hair more.
Believe it or not, there is a long haired candidate running for President Of The United States (lol). All of us long hairs need to get out and give this guy the support he needs to get over the top (lol). I don't know what his platform is (or if he even has one), but when it comes to his hair, he beats them all.
My hair was not even close to being as long as Bowie's here when I caved in and got a buzzcut which is something I am still regretting after more than two months.
many of you probably don't consider this long at all and compared to the manes many of you have it is quite short.
Thanks for the responses everyone gave below.
now, I have two more questions for you gentlemen:
first, since you all like your hair long and I'm totally diggin` it what I would like to know is what is your preference for us women, long, medium, or short hair?
second, among the opposite sex, who has been the most supportive of you growing your hair long, women with long, medium or short hair?
Hey guys!
Wanted to share a comment that was left in reponse to my YouTube video, "HAIR IT IS"! The best I can tell, they were not a fan of men with long hair. That's okay, each person has the right to their opinion.
"Mid life crisis. This is a new one. Some guys buy a fast expensive sports car, some leave their wives for a 20 year old woman, some travel and some just get really depressed but I have never heard of this. I could of thought of something better to do than start looking like a woman. Buy a pair of breasts and put on some lipstick. I guess its better than sitting around being depressed but hey we get old and there is nothing to do to stop it or pretend its not happening. Embrace it and cherish it".
How many of you are going through a mid life crisis? LOL!
AgentXXL (James)
Hey. This is just my hair when I don't brush it. I think I prefer this look tbh :)
Hi Mark (and also hi to Bill & David N. and others I should have replied to),
A very belated and very big THANK YOU for the great time I had with you during your California visit last week -- as well as thanks to those of you who made comments about the pic that Mark took of me while we were on tour at the Anchor Steam brewery!
For those of you that have never met Mark in-person, he is a true gentleman (a very gentle man) -- easy to be around, polite & very considerate of others, and best of all: FUN to be around!! He also was very kind to include me by getting an extra ticket to tour San Francisco's Anchor Steam Brewery with him on the day that we bee-bopped around town playing SF tourists.
It was funny, considering the fact that I'm basically a non-drinker, how much I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED going on that brewery tour -- including tasting all of their beers & ales afterwards (and OMG, I'm embarrassed to admit how much I've fallen in love with one of their dark beers, it's DELICIOUS)!!!!!!!!
Should someone call 911 or an AA hotline to do a preventative intervention for me? No, I'll be OK, I promise -- I haven't gotten all shit-faced yet, so no worries (LOL)!! But I do admit that I'l probably buy myself a 6-pack of Breckle's Brown someday, as that is truly the best beer I've ever tasted!
My apologies for being away from the hyperboard so much recently, as I've realized I've missed some great updates. I haven't even had the time to lurk recently; but I did scroll down as far down the page as to Duncan's great update late last night -- your mane is lookin' hands-down TERRIFIC, mate!
Anyway, back to my main thank you to Mark:
Thank you thank you thank you THANK YOU!!!! And thank you also for your kind treating myself & Even to dinner at that wonderful Italian restaurant later that night -- it was a great day, for sure (and my apologies for being so late in saying so)!!!
Long Lox 4ever,
Ken in San Francisco
I am growing long hair for first time and tried to grow it long last year but I think I made a mistake and went and got it thinned out and trimmed since my hair is thick and after it looked uneven and part of my hair sticked out on sides and wouldn't flatten. Also the length was below ear close to side of mouth last year. I decided to cut it really short during summer and start over and just avoid getting anything done and its been 9 months since i went to hair dressers. The length now is middle of ears and parted in middle. I wanted to know if I should avoid trimming and thinning it out and just let it grow out? Another question is i was curious about is how do you know when the awkward stage starts and is over? Like what length should it be when the awkward stage begins and what is length when the awkward stage is over?
I am a guy and in late 20's and growing long hair for first time and since i been trying to grow it longer I get critical comments from family. I wanted to know how to deal with that any advice what to do and say? Mostly comments I got before was I need to get it cut or trimmed and my hair looks horrible. I get upset since its not their hair and I am older and make my own decisions. I did shave my hair back in 2003 and kept it for a few years and didn't really like it and grew my hair back but family made critical comments when i did that and even to this day they bring that up and I find it annoying since thats in the past already. Because i was an adult at the time also and i have every right to what i want and now I want to grow it longer they will do it again. I really would like some advice how to handle this and if anyone had same problem with friends or family critical comments.
This one is really obscure, but some of you probably have heard it!
how do you think this compares to much of today`s music?
enjoy!
I am beyond stressed out over my son's hair. Not hardly a day goes by that he isn't accidentally called a girl when in public & I am always being told how I need to get his hair cut by strangers, friends, & even family. He just started t-ball this spring & the first practice a boy called him a girl. My son said, I'm a boy. The other kid said well you look like a girl and you need a hair cut. My son said, I don't want a hair cut. The other kid says, well every time I see you I am calling you a girl. So my son pushes him and then it escalates from there with kicking & hitting. I had to walk out onto the field and stop it and tell the other kid my son is a boy and has the same equipment down below he had and that they are team mates so they had better get along and learn to play ball so maybe we could win a game. I was furious the coaches had done nothing and furious the kids parents just sat back. That was a long night for me as I struggled with being angry enough to take him out of t-ball or just go have his hair cut off. I cried that night. I think it's crazy how this bothers me so heavily and my son don't seem to care so much. When someone calls him a girl he always corrects them but not once has he came to me and said, mom, I want my hair cut. I have taken him into get it trimmed up some especially from his eyes and he usually pouts about it. Even after his t-ball practice deal he still didn't want his hair cut. I want him to succeed in life, have friends, and be accepted but I also want him to be "him". I worry about his mental state from being teased or called a girl. I guess what I'm looking for on here is suggestions, support, & advise on how to deal with what strangers say or even family & friends. And how to help my son still be a confident boy without feeling like a freak for his choice of longhair? The only thing I have ever told anyone who says he needs a hair cut or you need to get his hair cut is, he doesn't want a hair cut. Of course I've had some say, who is the parent? Or he don't know what he wants he is only 5. I guess I've just had it with people calling him the wrong gender and telling me what to do with my kids hair and I'm not a rude person but today I feel like I could be or need to start speaking my mind.
Today being a sunny and mild autumn day in Canberra, Australia, I thought would be a good time to catch up with some hair progress updates. Now 65cm long or 26 inches.
I have a bottle of this in my fridge. Been in there for a few months. Solid when cold, liquid when warmed up. How long is it good for before it goes bad?
Well sadly I'm back east in lovely NJ after an awesome week in California:)As usual when I landed at the airport in NJ the weather was its usual crummy self.At least today turned out nice so inspired by Bill's partner Larry I took in checking out the spring flowers here.Cheers
Mârk
Howdy folks question for you hard hat wearers out there. I have wavy/curly hair almost to shoulders and I wear a hard hat 12 hours a day, 6 times a weeks. I always cover my hair with a bandana with the back tucked in. I have noticed a lot of breakage on top of head. To not wear a bandana results in sticky sweaty hair that gets tangled crazy like. I shampoo 3 x week and hair feels granny. Also my hair is fine. Any pointers on best way to protect hair/ take care of it? Thanks in advance!
Hi everyone,
I am a little disappointed right now. I know that stylists and salons are to be avoided at all costs, but since I still live at home, I don't necessarily have the option of avoiding them completely. Anyway, I went for a trim to get off split ends, which I know are not really that prevalent anyway, and lost at least three inches. It did not help that the stylist decided to do vigilante styling on my hair because she did not like how the back was longer than the front??? Those extra three inches were weighing my hair down real nice, and I am now back to a big bush of hair :(
I am sure you all know to avoid salons, but I really just wanted a place to get this all out. Thanks for listening.
Pearson
Hi guys! I just graduated college tonight and thought I'd share my family photo with the forum. It is sure going to be great to look back on this picture (and others) and see my long hair. I never would have thought I would make it this far! I'll keep you posted about my job interviews when I find out about them. Still loving the long hair and I plan to keep it growing! Thanks and take care! Zach
So I decided to grow my hair out last year in july! My hair keeps growing its so awsome to see the changes. I can bite my hair now. any tips on growing it
They look like complete tools. Especially if they are overweight. I'm not talking about New Yorkers fugedaboutit. Mainly surburban white kids who's parents never taught them how to maintain their appreance. At least the athletic guy looks like he has buzzed hair for the army or other military or plays some type of sport. I really feel sorry for women having to sift through so many men who have no clue how to dress themselves or pick a hairstyle long or short. This is a problem I feel in American Society and Culture. I do not notice with the people from across the pond that come to New York as tourists. Not only are the men as well dressed as the females, but a lot of them have an attractive hairstyle as well.
I have just started growing my hair at 59. I have no length in mind where i want it. I am just curious, how man of u are aim for waistlength hair. Thank you.
Guys with long hair are always associated with metal but that ain't always the case. Here are 17-year-old Jonathan Antoine and 16-year-old Charlotte Jaconelli during the London auditions for ITV's Britain's Got Talent 2012:
Hi all, just checking in again after another day in San Francisco.Today I met up with our mlhh friend Ken and his partner Eve.We spent the late afternoon down in the Castro where we had dinner.It was a bit misty from the fog and a little cool which is typical weather there.Earlier in the day Ken and myself toured the famous Anchor Brewing Company in SF and sampled some of their product which was quite yummy.So here I am after the tour and beer tasting concluded:)Cheers
Mârk
First off, I am a fan of the Big Bang Theory, but I always wondered what Sheldon Cooper would look like with longer hair.
I think he'd probably get more female attraction than he usually does if he did.
so, whoever has a photo editing program such as photoshop and the skills how about putting some hair on Sheldon's head that you think would make him appear cool to your eyes!
make Sheldon look like a cool geek!
HI all,
First of all, sorry for not replying to everyone last month... this last month has been a bruiser @_@ !!!
Like some had suspected, I'm getting laid off (rifted) at the end of this school year :/ (budget cuts are now down to the flesh with the school system - self-inflicted by the state's lawmakers after passing pathetic property tax cuts and not raising taxes - but I don't like to discuss politics so I'll just leave it at that ^_~ ). *Cough* Anyways, I might have a job opportunity coming up here soon so things are looking a bit brighter now :) . Just hope that I don't have to cut off my hair for it, if things come to be >< *sigh*!!!
Second, my grandmother passed away earlier last month, so that wasn't too fun :/ . I feel sorry for my 91 year-old grandfather now - had been married for 70 years. Tough seeing that :( .....
And third, the family circus is in full swing with my Chinese in-laws creating havoc around the house and everywhere else :p . At least my yard and garden has never looked this good in years :D !
So enough 'bout that. My hair... getting longer and getting fuller :o (is that a word >_> ???)! I can now pretty much tie my hair in to a true low ponytail which is really nice :D (flies around like crazy outside, though :p hah!). Sitting on my hair is becoming a nice issue and laying in bed is becoming interesting, too :) . Can't wait for it to get a bit longer in the near future :D - as long as I can save it from getting chopped off >o< ! We'll see, time will tell and maybe thing'll work out good, or not at all :o ~
Lesson of the month: Warn a really good optometrist before he/she takes your glasses off to adjust them. Hair goes snap :p !
Anyways, have a great month, everyone ^_^ ! I'll still be around, just not replying or as much like last month - so much going on right now ~_~ . Until later :) .....
Sincerely,
yoshiki
If you are inclined to think that you look like a complete dork with short hair.
long haired guys are generally not associated with anything dork-related or similar,but are usually perceived as being cool if anything.
remember, first impressions are always important so why not give a positive impression that you are one hip dude rather than some dweeb.
so, if you're a Sheldon Cooper type, grow some hair and things will change for you!
I have been visiting this site for a while now and really enjoy it. I have a question that i hope I can receive some help on.
If one was to dye their hair a different color, would one also need to dye their facial hair? For example, my hair is brown and i was thinking of coloring it black but I dont know how retarded im gonna look with a different color hair.
Thanks in advance.
Last update was my 2 year mark, thought I would give an update. I still do not post as much as I should but i'm still on every day reading away. Lots of great posts.
It's been a long journey to get this far, with my curly wavey hair it's always somthing new on trying to get the knots out, I just spent atleast a half hour on todays knots, just working one hair out at a time so I do not damage it and brush as many out with a bour brush and finger comb before I bring out the standard brush, it's alot of work but well worth it.
I still consider myself in the awkward stage though, still seems too short, I think I will be out of the stage of awkward at the three year mark. Im at 15". Also I hit double yeard but it quit growing at 9.5" back in October :( Will post again at the big 3 years.
Cheers, MegaCheezle
Hope everyone is doing well as I'm just taking a break between road trips.Yesterday I met up with another friend up in Oakland where we did a small tour up Market street in SF.Got a chance to experience mass transit in SF which was quite interesting.I think it might take awhile to figure out how all the buses and such work but it was fun.Anyway here is my friend Ash and myself who joined me in the city:)Cheers
Mârk
A few weeks ago I attempted to curb damaged tip influence by trimming somewhere from one to two inches off my head, but I'm still a bit past nipple length at my lowest, and I do not have a bevel. I once had a fringe but this has been growing out, so at the front of my scalp I have a few locks that fall at about my mouth. What sort of hairstyle would you use to accompany an Edwardian tailcoat at a black-tie event?
Hey there everyone. It's been 10 days since my last shampoo wash and so far i'm liking what I see. As of now i'm still in the transition stage where the scalp produces much more sebum, but luckily my hair has already started getting less oily with each passing day. My current routine consists of washing my hair 3x a week. I use baking soda/apple cider vinegar twice a week, while water washing the other day. I also apply an organic oil which is a mixture of various oils including jojoba and almond. I also have less dandruff now and less scalp irritation, which is always nice :)
Anyway I'm planning on updating again at day 30, which will also be my 10 month+ update.
Cheers, Isaac
Thanks for all the great feedback, I will be looking into a wide wooden comb, and I sleep with just a loose ponytail, I will try the segmented tail to see how that all works for the knots.
Here is a picture of when I last cut my hair, I also trimmed my beard for the first time in 2 years with a flat bottom which it sucked to lose length but it was all uneven cause one side is more powerfull than the other, now it looks clean.
Cheers, MegaCheezle
Well, the months continue to fly by and I'm sat here once again posting yet another update :) This April marks 26 months since my last haircut, and I'm estimating the total growing time is roughly somewhere around 30! :D
As always, two pictures, one loose and one with it all tied back, I didn't brush my hair for these pictures, so it looks a little messy :)
I will be updating my progress site as well over the next few weeks, still need to add last month's update pictures, woops! :P
Always appreciate the responses from everyone over here, let me know what you think! :)
Kind Regards, James
Hi everyone, a May 1st Update - the year is racing along, but it's good to see many new members on the board, along with the "old faithfulls" Greetings and good growing to you all :D
Just got back from a great day driving down the CA coast to meet up with mlhh member Bill Choisser and his partner Larry.Had lunch in Pescadero at the famous Duarte's restaurant and then did some local sightseeing on foot and by car.Oh those curvy roads!LOL.Later on driving our way back up the coast we stopped in Half Moon Bay for dinner.It's great getting to do a face to face with guys we normally only see online.I'm fortunate to have met a good number of members here over the years making this board more than just an online social network for me.I have to say I've enjoyed everyone I've met to date.Earlier in the day I stopped at the Pigeon Point Light Station for this self portrait.Not the greatest shot of me acceptable I guess.Cheers
Mârk
Hi Longhairs,
Check this story about tracking & sensing abilities and long hair.
Dunno how true it is but is an interesting read to ponder.
Came across a website that I thought everyone might enjoy. I certainly did. It profiles many long haired male models. Once you enter the site from the URL below, keep a list of the names of the models you'd like to see more photos of and google them individually.
Hey there! so as most of us know, Chris Hemsworth wore a wig for the movie "Thor"
However, I just came across a site that showcased pictures from the "Avengers" NYC Premiere, and Chris does in fact have long hair tied in a little bun. I think that he may have used extensions in Avengers, but its still great seeing him as a longhair (and a handsome one at that). Check out the link:
Hi, since my last update (9 months) my hair has grown quite a lot. It has gotten a lot heavier and fuller. I started wearing a ponytail at 13 months of growth but now it fits in a tail more comfortably. I can't wait until it stays in the band with out falling out!
Hi all. It's now been 15 months since my last haircut. I've been meaning to post an update, but life has been busy. Here are a few pics my daughter just took. I'm thinking of cutting the beard back about 3-4 inches, but have not made a final decision yet. Will take my time making this decision. Anyway, thanks to all for the continued inspiration and motivation as I continue along the journey of long hair. As you know, it's not always an easy one.
Take care and be well!!
Brian
Here's one with a half ponytail:
Front shot with the half ponytail:
So, I've been growing for about 15 months now and I've been parting it on one side ever since I've needed to. I'm starting to consider that a part down the middle would work better and not be so asymetrical. Are there any tips for adjusting into this? I feel like waking up one day and changing the look I've had so long would be very awkward. Maybe I should try it over the summer when I'm out of school? Same thing with ponytails. Maybe I'm too shy for long hair? I think I'm too shy to actually post a picture for fear someone may recognize me and the fact that I think a little too much about my hair. Any advice from personal experiences would be appreciated!
This was just taken tonight 4/29/2012. Ive been growing it now for about ten years getting the ends trimmed every couple of months. What are your opinions on doing the ends that often?
What is the general consensus about goatees, beards, etc. that go grey or white quite a bit ahead of the hair on your head? My hair is naturally red, but has turned blonde because of all the grey mixed in. I've just started growing my goatee into a full beard and I really like it. But it's totally white. Does it look bad?
Steve
First off, this is not the 1980s when cutting your hair and becoming a yuppie conformist might seem worth your time for a lucrative paycheck so it's probably not worth your while to do it
with the current economy since there are lots of short haired guys out of work anyway.
think about the time it took you to grow it this long.
are you really willing to shed several inches just for that imaginary lucrative job of your dreams?
we live in a system where the top 1% is favored over the majority.
don't you think it would be more beneficial to demand change from the Government from the current top-down system which was imposed upon all of us from previous administrations which is obviously not working for the benefit of the majority to a bottom up system rather than even consider getting a short haircut for a job that may or may not be there and in all probability you'll still be unemployed anyway?
I'm a member of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
and being that this is the 150th anniversary of the civil war
I have a number of ceremonies coming up where I need to be
in civil war uniform. I'm trying to figure out what to do
with my long hair.
And no cutting it is not an option. Never has been and
never will be.
This is not he first ceremony for me. I've had a number of them
already, and got no complaints about my hair. in fact there are
a number of other men in the organization that have long hair. There are nine of us that i've come accross so far in the various states. So i'm not the only one with long hair, although before the recent trim my hair was the longest. And one of those guys with long hair is a national officer.
So yes the hair will stay long, it will stay grey, and it will absolutely not get cut.
In the past years when i've been in uniform i've either worn
my hair in a pony tail or loose.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
My last haircut left one side about one half inch shorter than the other. So essentially only 1/3 of my hair is at its full length right now.
Should I get another haircut to fix it up while im at it (and to get rid of the god awful bob shape?)
Or should I fix that in a year's time when my hair is past my shoulder?
Have colored my hair in the past but have gone 'au natural' for the last 2 years as i felt coloring my hair didnt match the natural aging of my skin...even though i take pretty good care of my skin. b
Believe me, i dont condemn anyone for coloring either as now at the age of 51, i understand that mental edge that looking younger helps one to feel younger as well...so i think my decision works for me...my biggest concern isnt my hair but my goatee...its so white that i feel i should shave it off but i like the look of facial hair...i always think its a good thing i dont have to look at myself all day..
Hey there guys, so i'm at 9.5 months of growth and decided to give no poo a try. I noticed that lately my scalp has been dryer than usual even though I shampoo every other day. I think my scalp is sensitive to the chemicals in any shampoo and the results is usually a mild case of dandruff for a week or so. Anyway I've been shampoo free for the past 7 days, only water washing my hair. It feels pretty good. I wouldn't describe it as greasy, rather slightly "waxy". My hair got lots more body now, but it doesn't look as good as when it is washed properly. Anyway I want to ask how long does the transition phase last in the no poo method? How long until it starts looking nice and healthy (and less oily/waxy)? Does anybody here have a blog or site that tracks one's progress?
Hello all!
I just wanted to share a moment with you guys. I used to dread my thick coarse wavy hair, but not anymore, thanks to the character "Khal Drogo" of the Dothraki, from the HBO series "Game of Thrones." I at least have an idea of what my hair could look like at classic length (butt length). It is evident in the picture that he has coarse hairs with wavy texture, which is very close to mine in texture and in color. I'm so excited and even more motivated to grow my hair similar to his length.
I guess sometimes it helps to see another man, model a similar hair texture to mine just to realize that my hair has the possibility to look "bad ass" in the future. Enjoy! And let's all embrace our own individuality of hair textures.
cheers,
rowie
Hi guys and gals,
The last two days in a row I have been out and have received compliments about my hair. A couple of days ago I was checking out at a supermarket in Traverse City and the cashier(about 30-35 year old gal) said."I must tell you, I love your hair!" I said "Thank you!" She went on to talk about her boyriend who had to cut his hair for a job. She said his was longer than hers and hers was just over the shoulder.---Yesterday at a local eatery I walked in the door and stood in line to order food. A gal standing next to me(again about 30 to 35yrs old)said "Wow, you have great hair!" I said "Thank you!" Don't think her husband/boyfriend was all that impressed. He had a "butch" cut. Niceto recieve the compliments and I'm looking forward to getting out today!
peace, jonalbear
A funny video from a video game convention featuring MANY ponytails. Enjoy!
Claims you get 3" in 7 weeks. Seems kind of suspect since all i ever heard is NOTHING will speed up biology but wanted to get your opinions.
In other news, I got busted today for long hair.
I have to get my hair cut to collar length at the back -- probably could stretch it to be 1/4 inch or so under collar length, but definitely not collarbone length anymore.
I don't particularly mind because I don't like the mullet look and it is practically a blunt cut for me anyways (which I probably would eventually get). However, the implications of it are different. I just hope that they aren't going to be taking a vigilant stance on my hair then.
I'm trying to write an appeal to them, so here's the link to the group effort to write an appeal (google doc)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cHoz6PzYZgX0ij-vya0ThAO3QWC9x1UWqsdhKHTkMQE/edit
Thanks,
Matt
Just checking in with a 15 Month Update... I haven't touched my hair since January 2011. How's it going?! :D I just gave it a wash today.. I use the Aussie Shamp. & Cond... It's still sticks out at the back with my curls but they are gradually starting to get weighed down.... my goal lenght would be just below my chest... i'm hoping it will be smooth sailing from here on in :) Anyway love the board!!!
~ The Lizard King
I have been growing my hair out for about 5 years. My hair is very dry and wavy. I get split ends pretty much every day so i grab scissors and cut them off. Since this is every week it feels as if my hair is not growing. I'm thinking of just leaving the split ends in and growing it out like that.
By the way I read that split ends are caused by dry hair. I tried so many things to treat dry hair but it seems nothing works for me. I don't think there is anything I can put on that will fix it. It seems to be one of those internal issues. I'm probably lacking vitamins. Once I went on a master cleanse diet and drank a whole bunch of water and noticed my hair looked oily not dry. I will try and just drink a whole lot of water to see if that helps.
Anyone else here have the same problem?
Have any of you older blonde guys experienced a color change as you've gotten older & I dont mean grey? As Ive gotten older my blonde hair has gotten darker & my beard lighter. The picture was taken around ten years ago.
Hi all. I'm officially hooked on the long hair forum lol. I love seeing everyone's pictures and the support that is here for growing your hair out long. I'll admit that there are times when I want to cut my hair but then I come on here and get remotivated to keep on growin' :) Anyhow, after posting a picture of my half ponytail I thought I'd give everyone an update of my current hair length un-tailed. My main goal is a full ponytail and as of now I guess I'm maybe 4-6 months away?
Until then this is how I usually style it when going to college or work. Today was a particularly good day for my sometimes troublesome curly/wavy hair.
Thanks for letting me be a part of the community and I love seeing everyone's progress. Zach
Alright, so I posted last week regarding my fear due to my thin hair roots, and yesterday I finally found a good picture to show the forum so people would know what i'm talking about. This picture is of my hair WET. It does get more body as it dries (much more body) but the roots in the front seem so fragile, I can't help but worry. Anyway here is the picture.
Here's one I just snapped today. Changed conditioner to Herbal Essences Hello Hydration and started only partially rinsing after letting it sit for a few minutes. Hair looks even better and no frizz!
I like this pic... for such a non-photogenic guy this one doesn't look too shabby!
Hello all! This is my first attempt at french braiding. I was actually watching a movie while I did this. I guess for some beginners keeping the mind occupied while attempting the french braid is a good way to start. I know,it's all about practice! practice! practice! More like practice,patience, perseverance, and you shall succeed! Have a nice day everyone!
cheers,
rowie
My g/f took this pic on Sunday. Yeah okay, my hair was a mess (we'd just got dressed - it was a lazy Sunday) but I'm loving the variation in the colour of my hair. All sorts of hues in there - and it's all natural!
Who says brown is boring. :)
Damon
well, obviously not all on one strand. but do the math. You have between 50,000-70,000 hairs on your head, so to simplify, lets use 64,000 hairs. At 1/2" growth a month that would be about 1/64" a day which is 1,000" a day total. This amounts to about 80ft a day. I hope this encourages you that your hair is making progress even if it dosent look like it. Wayne
Great to be back! After about 3 years of short/medium hair, I've decided to give it a try AGAIN. There are a few problems I've run into since my journey to longhair.
First, I try the best I can to go with the flow as far as my spouse is concerned. She just has problems with my hair thing. I've got a long face to start with; she says that long hair makes my face look even longer than it is. Second, long hair makes me look old. I am blessed with great hair and she says so. Guess I'm just not wearing it right. It used to be real interesting to go to church in the days when my hair was on my shoulders or a little past. The older ladies really liked it but my younger lady friends didn't think much of it.
Anyway, I guess I'm looking for some styling/length tips. I'm in a Scottish group and have attached a pic to this message. I'm the tall guy, far left end(fifth step) with a tuba. Any help would be appreciated.
A deputy manager was inspecting our ID badges at work today. The pic on mine is five years old and of course shows me with the short hair I had then. The deputy manager is quite young but she is very conservative and old-fashioned - a real corporate type - so her comment blew me away when she inspected my ID badge.
She looked at me and simply said "I much prefer your hair now. You look so much nicer with long hair. It really suits you."
I was so surprised all I could mutter was "Thanks!"
Encouragement from an unexpected quarter. She was the very last person I would expect a comment like that from but I guess you should never ever judge people just by appearances. You never know what they're really thinking.
It made my day! :)
Damon
Today I was standing at the bus stop by a busy street near my university when a guy who was driving past shouted at me "What the %$!* are you supposed to be!?" in a voice so shocked it cracked several times. I found this funny because today was one of the rare days that I was dressed in mainstream clothing, so the only reason he could have freaked out so much is because of my hair. Who knows what he would have done if he'd seen me in the flashy 80s rock style I usually wear.
After this happened, I was trying to think what I'd say if I actually wanted to answer the guy's question. "Who I want to be", or "your worst nightmare" are some possibilities that came to mind. Anyone have any better ideas?
Off-topic question: is there a rule regarding how often members can post photos? I have a cool one I'd like to share, but I just posted a photo a few days ago and I don't want to overstep my limit.
I recently got some hair bands to tie my hair into a ponytail. :)
/David from Sweden.
I was watching Secret Circle last night and I noticed that the only guy with long hair that ever appears on the show(which is not in every episode)is the villain.
also, the other night on the show Ringer(starring Sarah Michelle Gellar) the only long haired Man to appear on the show tried to kill Siobhan, but he thought it was Bridget, Siobhans twin, but she managed to escape and then Bridget shows up who everyone thinks is Siobhan and she shoots him.
o.k. if you watch the show you know already, but that is not what this post is really about.
the point I am trying to make is why is it that every time it seems a long haired male actor appears in a series he is always the criminal?
most long haired guys I meet are cool and some are quite cute! ;-)
I am just wondering why the shows do not have more good guys with long hair, not that bad guys don't have short hair, but it would be cool to see a long haired guy as the good guy for a change!
"Cowboy" James Storm from TNA Wrestling.
This length is my new goal.
Don't really have anyone else to talk too about this. I'm not really organized either so this will be as it comes to mind.
Last night at a family dinner, the subject of my hair was brought up. Dad started immediately with anger towards my hair. I'll spare everyone the argument between us, nothing moral or rational was exchanged between us. Dad and I started getting physical, then my brother in law stepped in. I wasn't there for even an hour yet when this occured.
At this point, my family(immediate) isn't really interested in talking to me nor my father. Some are in agreement for me to keep my hair, some would give anything for me to cut it. My mother included. Dad hopped on his Harley and took off, been gone since. I just went straight home without saying goodbye to anyone. I've been up all night thinking about this, how to clean this up so to speak.
The thing is up to this point, never in my family has there been a fight. Some in my family aren't afraid to voice their opinions' that's fine but one can only take so much.
Another point, my Dad is a former long hair back in the 60's and 70's. Shoulder length blonde locks until 78 when he married Mom.
Back on track. I honestly feel at this point, the best thing is let time do the work. Hopefully things will cool down enough to the point where I can atleast talk over the phone or text. I'm in disbelief, anger, pretty much anything that defines not being happy or have my head on straight.
Sorry guys for the long text, just throwing my mind out there.
I think the sunlight created a very beautiful effect on my hair in this photo. The effect it had on my facial expression is obviously a different story.
hey guys i just recently wrote an article about hair shedding and some ways to decrease it. i know that this can be a big issue to some people including myself.
how do you guys deal with shedding? and are there any other methods that i didn't list?
I'm just wondering what you guys feel about hair sticks. I know one MLHH member who uses them. I heard from another site that using hair sticks and putting your hair in a bun is one of the best protective style you can do for your hair (if you are trying to grow your hair to reach extreme lengths). It is supposedly less damaging than tying your hair in a ponytail.
From my own experience, I don't know about the damage factor. I tried it out for the very first time at home using a single chopstick. I felt like it was damaging pushing the stick and maneuvering it in my bun because I could hear little snapping noises (or maybe i'm just not maneuvering the stick correctly?). I would post my picture on here, but I felt like it made my hair look feminine. I know that in Asian cultures, such as during Ancient China (don't remember which dynasty), men used to adorn their top knots or a bun with a stick, sometimes made of jade. I'm not sure about Western cultures...
I guess I can see how it does protect hair because it is contained in one area, meaning you are not exposing the ends of your hair to rub on your clothes which can cause friction to the ends of the hair, and also avoiding damage of a pony ties (google why ponytails are bad). I know my sister swears by it, and steals my pens whenever she visits me.
Now that my hair is getting longer (beyond shoulder), I'd appreciate any advice on protective styles I can wear outside of the house. So far the only protective styles I can think of is the bunning of hair with or without sticks. Maybe some of you can direct me to sites that sell hair sticks that look masculine? Do you wear a protective hairstyle on a daily basis? Any ideas?
thanks for your time,
rowie
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Hi everyone! I really enjoyed your input on whether or not I should cut my hair for a job. For now I'm going to keep and it see how the first few interviews go and hopefully it will be a non-issue :) Anyways, I've been meaning to ask this question for awhile. My main inspiration for growing long hair has been getting to ponytail length. I've always thought guys with ponytails had a really cool, jazzy look to them. One of my favorite long hairs is Michelle Nischan from Victory Gardens. He has such a cool ponytail look!
Although I'm not at full ponytail length yet I have been having fun putting what I do have into a small ponytail into a style what my mom jokingly call's the George Washington. She is totally supportive of my long hair though so its a good joking ;)
Did any of you use this style when you in the in between stages? The reason I'm asking is that although I think it looks cool I feel too goofy to go out in public with it and wanted to see if you all had any experience with the half ponytail :) Love the forum! Zach
I'm almost at 9 months, in 5 more months I'll be able to tie it back again.
I'm posting a picture of me at 9 months in 2004
Excuse the poor quality of the picture, it was a generation 1 Digital Camera and My hair is blonde not red.
I used to be unhappy with the shortness of my hair, but it's finally become long enough that I'm satisfied with it. However, I intend to continue letting it grow as long as it can get.
Starting to get in to the "I have no clue how to style it so I'll cover it with a bandana or hat" phase. Last cut was in Dec. 2011 so it's at about 4mo here.
Had a nice conversation with our new receptionist at work. She is in her early 20s. She stated how she loves my tail and thinks my hair is beautiful. That she loves long hair on guys. Hopes more men grow their hair. She asked if it were ever more common. I told her, that in the late 60s and through the 70s. It was more common than today. (What must seem like the neolythic to her) That even businessmen had "longer" cuts. She said she and many of her friends are wanting their boyfriends to grow their hair out. So maybe, just maybe, there is hope.
Well here is a cool photo almost two years since my last Barbers visit . Im very hap0py with my length and as Long as I keep my hair tied in a tail I'm not getting grief from employers .
Only thing that that im worried about not is the frizz that my hair is getting anyone have any input on products that i can use , will Olive Oil help?
Thanks Folks!
I copied this pose from Jason, LOL. Rock on man! I am at 61 months growth now and love the length of my hair for once!
Ashton Kutchner`s character(Walden) was dating this woman named Zoe who wanted him to cut his hair and shave his beard off for her stupid office party and when I thought he was going to stand his ground when he told her "this is who I am and you either accept me as I am or not at all" and I was thinking "right on dude!" he appears at the end of the show with short hair and clean-shaven!!
I was ticked off and got up and walked out of the room at that point!
I don't watch this show on a regular basis, but the female character was pushy about the haircut issue and I am just wondering what purpose is it to put something like this in a TV show scr ipt. what message does this convey to "society"?
it's not like every show has long haired male actors in leading roles and to do this I feel is just sending the wrong message imho.
I personally have decided to boycott this show at this point and maybe I am overreacting but that is just the way I feel about it.
Last night I lost what I thought was a close friend due to his narrow mindedness and ignorant comments toward men with long hair. He stated unless a man grew up in the 60s he has no right to long hair and if he keeps long hair hes just trying to look cool. Men in the 60s were making a statement. He then went on to state men with long hair have no values or goals in life and that they are nothing but worthless dirty hippies so therefore I should no longer date men with long hair. (seems to me hes jealous but thats not the point) Hearing this I told him where he could take his prejudice opinions and hung up on him. This kind of trash talk really gets my blood boiling. ALL people both men and women have a right to look how they want and should not be judged for it. Yes I have a preference for men with long hair so I take it a bit more personally than some. My father has had long hair since before I was born. Regardless of my personal preferences this kind of talk is the reason I don't socialize. People are far too judgmental about others and what makes them happy. Not just about hair length but body size, hair color and pretty much everything out there that defines a persons personality they pick apart if it doesn't fit what they deem acceptable. I often wish there was another planet we could ship people like that off to. People seriously need to be a little more mature and accept that not everyone is the same or likes the same things. We are all people who have feelings and we are all different for a reason.
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There is this guy on you tube who goes by the name of "Hair Freaky". He may have posted on here in the past. Anyway, he has really long hair that looks really healthy. Does any one here plan on trying to achieve his hair length?
Darrin
The hair has grown to where it is lower chest/mid-back length. It's closer to where I wanted it and I'm happy with it so far.
Steve
Hi Guys
here's my issue.....my hair looks dry and straw-like after my weekly shampoo/condition, and only starts to look good the next day...before "peaking" over the next 3 or so days, it's almost as though it looks better as it gets greasier!
I am only 4 months into growing my hair out so not sure if this is normal....
What are your thoughts/experiences on this topic?
thanks
scott from Nottingham
Hey there guys quick question. When I look at my hair from far or in regular light, it looks full and healthy but when I look in the bathroom mirror, I can see the roots of my hair and they look so thin and frail. Should I be worried?
I have lots of hair coverage, but the thin roots scare me. The lighting in the bathroom is very bright so this could be the cause of it, but it still scares me. I can literally look right through it and see my scalp. How can such thin roots hold all the thick hair that I have?
This is a constant worry and bothers me often. I don't think I have any form of MPB but the roots clump and reveal scalp, which worries me a whole lot.
Am I paranoid or is there something to it? Do you guys have the same thing happen when you're looking at your bathroom mirror?
... try, try again = practice makes perfect ... hehe Cheers CEM. :O)
Question for you guys. My hair is now down to my shoulders, but the thing that really bothers me is the short hairs at the top of my neck (the bottom of my hairline in the back). They are only a couple of inches long and pretty curly. With all this growth, I'm starting to think that those hairs are never going to reach a respectable length to tie into a ponytail.
Because of this, when it is tied into a pony tail there is that obvious little "bush".
How do you guys deal with that? I saw a video of a long hair guy that just basically shaves that area (small area, not an undercut or anything). What's the downside to that? I'm seriously considering this.
Your thoughts are much appreciated.
Gentlemen,
It *IS* your God Given right to have long hair and if nature intended you not to have long hair then you would all be bald or
your hair would not grow longer beyond a certain length.
the problem many of you are facing among your peers ,relatives, so-called "friends", and in the workplace are due to mass indoctrination which have forced humanity to become UNhumanlike.
Men have been forced(along with women) to work in what are commonly called Corporations and while there is nothing wrong with the basic definition of a corporation somehow the concept between right and wrong and natural has been perverted over the centuries.
Men have allowed themselves to become dictated to by women and pansies or pseudo-Men in the workplace who have been brainwashed with anti-human propaganda and Men have allowed themselves to become Demasculated by these people. they are told to be shorn and free of facial hair in many employment situations and if they do not Conform to this perverted ideal of what constitutes as "normal" they are viewed as nonconformists, throwbacks to the `60s, `70s , "druggies", "hippies" among other insults.
Rather then question the reasoning behind this Men readily accept it and comply going to the barber and having the shears taken to their long beautiful locks often receiving clipper burns in the process!!
Men should not conform to Corporate rules which are against Nature!
Men, who wear their hair long as Nature intended are CONFORMING to nature!
As Men you should NOT continue to allow yourselves to be dictated to by people who are nothing more than corporate automatons. in the backs of your minds you all know that there is something inherently wrong with society today and things seem to be out of kilter. There are many others who think the same way.
As Men you can change that, but you need to take a public stand!
for example, think back to centuries ago during the renaissance era. Did Men shave their heads like they do today?
of course not!
how would a young woman have looked upon a young Man with a shaved head?
she would not have been attracted to such an abomination of humanity!!
the women here(what few there are)who support Men with long hair and believe that this is what nature intended for Men I applaud you.
for the women, who have been indoctrinated into believing that Men should be shorn and have openly accepted the buzzed/shaved "styles" as "normal" I think you need a serious wake up call because this is not what nature intended!!
Men, it is time to take a stand and show the world how a REAL MAN wears his hair. to win your argument use famous people from the past who wore their hair long that were scholars, professors, world leaders, and scientists.
let the ladies know how a Real Man can attract a woman with a long flowing mane and that all the misconceptions and lies they were told as young girls are not true!!
in regards to relationships:
if a woman thinks you need a haircut then you need to remind her what nature intended and if she still insists then you DO NOT want her in your life!!
Good luck and do not give up!! keep your hair long and natural
like nature intended!!!
I have often thought about not trimming my hair at all. My hair is at lower back length. I am concerned that my ends will become damage in time and need trimming. Do you ever trim your ends? I am of course talking about, after you have achieved your goal length. I also have a stylist that I can trust. I hope everyone is having a good weekend!
Darrin
my latest hair length and photos - 8 inches past shoulders, 5 inches before nipples, pony tail is 9.5 inches long. unless my measurements are off, which they may be, 1 month ago, my length was 6 inches past shoulders, pony tail was 8 inches long. unless he knows what i want to hear, my brother remarked that my hair is getting longer, without me asking him about it.
my latest hair length and photos - 8 inches past shoulders, 5 inches before nipples, pony tail is 9.5 inches long. unless my measurements are off, which they may be, 1 month ago, my length was 6 inches past shoulders, pony tail was 8 inches long. unless he knows what i want to hear, my brother remarked that my hair is getting longer, without me asking him about it.
If you're about to got out on job interviews and are contemplating cutting your hair, don't do it.
Bear in mind a number of jobs are gotten through networking.
That is how I got the job I have now, and i've been working at this same company since 1986.
Hi everyone! My name is Zach and I posted on here once before (just a quick introduction and picture of my one year growth). I am about to graduate college and am a little nervous about my long hair affecting my job prospects. I am majoring in History and hope to get a job in a library or museum, do you guys think it will hurt my image in interviews? Has long hair narrowed your work choices down? I'm kind of torn about whether or not to cut my hair for now because being fresh out of college getting a job is very important to me...and although I know it shouldn't matter how you style your hair I am afraid it might hurt my chances of landing a job in this tight economy. What do you think? I'd love to hear about your experiences with work and long hair :) Thanks! Zach
Hi guys,
Been a little while since I've posted so I thought I'd give y'all an update.
Though I've been growing since the big buzz new year's 2011, this is about 11 months worth of growth since I trimmed a couple inches summer of last year (for stupid reasons I won't go into lol).
The restoration efforts continue and now I'm throwing every piece of junk I can get my hands on at my hair. I have a lot of new terminal hairs growing on my temples and parts of the hairline, places they've never been before even as a kid/teen. The crown is holding up but I'd still like to see some improvement there, but no real way to check for small new hairs since I can't look at the back of my own head!
But in addition to the rest of my regimen I'm now using 1% Niz every day and have recently starting using minoxidil foam on the crown and frontal hairline area 2 additional times per day, which makes it a total of 4 applications per day for those spots (2 for the rest of my head). People have reported a huge difference in new growth when doing 4 times per day so we'll see what happens!
At any rate here are a couple pics:
Looking forward to your feedback and I'll keep you guys posted on what happens with the additions to my regimen!
Hi Everyone,
I have hair that is between mid-back and waist length. I would like to learn how to do a simple braid. Any suggestions on how to learn this skill?
Thanks,
Darrin
You'll have to excuse the quality, or lack thereof. Kinda also a late update but school and laziness are addictive. Looking forward to the next month and onward!
P.S. I decided to grow out a beard untill I've reached where I was previously, just to keep myself from going insane
Hey guys!
Some time ago I posted asking if anyone knew where I could find the book "The World of Hair", since it had disapeared from the address that I knew of. I don't remember who it was but someone posted 1 or 2 links that were working. Unfortunatly the one I kept went unavailable a few weeks ago. My sister is really needing the info that book contained. Anyone knows of another site where I can find this book?
Thank you so much ^^
and then when work is over i have to let my hair breathe...i am sure we all do this!
Enjoy
Hey all...was hanging out before i headed to work the other day and snapped a few shots of myself with my hair tied back. This is how i look at work with my segmented tail tucked down my shirt..i actuall have to admit my hair looks shorter than most men when i do it this way.Have a great weekend
Hello everybody,
After finishing one of my classes on the downtown campus yesterday, I decided to pass by a well known hair salon.
Since I'm going through the awkward phase, I asked the hair stylist that was there if there were any hair gels that weren't too damaging to the hair.
He told me about this brand called "Keratase", which has a whole line of hair products for men that fight thinning and promote thick healthy hair, as well as the gels. (Link posted)
So my question to you guys is : should I use this gel frequently to help me get through the awkward phase or is it simply not worth it?
Thanks,
Bry
P.S To my surprise, the hair stylist that I asked had a shoulder length ponytail. We got into a conversation about hair, he told me he had previously had waist length hair and was planning to grow it out again. I didn't know certain male hair stylists enjoyed having such long hair lol.
Hi guys. - Has anyone ever wound up their car window & gone 'OUCH'!!! - when they got out !??! ...
... or 'chomp, chomp, chomp' into a burger & gone - 'ouch'
... or walked through bamboo curtains & got snagged...
... or walked through their garden & got snagged in a branch ...
... taken off their glasses = 'TWANG':(with reverb) = there goes another one ... moral to the story = long hair is hazardous !!! ... hehe :O) Cheers everyone !!!
I am at 18 months of growing my hair out and have noticed that especially when I have my hair in a pony tail, it looks "frizzy" above the side burn area. What should I do about this? You can kind of see it on the picture. Also, how high should I be cutting my side burns? Any thoughts?
And finally, do you guys have recommendations as far as favorite shampoos or conditioners?
Mark K.
Today, I learned that my phone had the negative effect.
I think that it really makes the hair stand out a lot more.
Update: 13 months - side view without ponytail.
Hello MLHH! I would like to post my 10 month update. I used my webcam to take these pics and really liked how my hair looked, so I decided to post these on here as my milestone pics.
This is what it looks like when washed.
Thank you,
- Chris
Welp, here I am before you without my precious locks. I know this will be a long and arduous journey, but this time I will have a community who I know will encourage me and keep lighting the match under me. I look forward to having you fine gentlemen watch as I progress and aybe even surpass my goal length! Happy growing, friends.
P.S. Excuse the dopey-ness, I was rather bummed out with the now non-existant locks. Later I'll be posting my one month progress if anyone is interested!
While everyone in general shed differently, and at different times, I just wanted to start a thread where we all can share tips for coping with daily hair shedding or even seasonal shedding.
Now that my hair is getting longer I find it interesting how much hair I loose each day. It's amazing how much I never realized how much hair shed I have until my hair got past shoulder length. Sometimes I get scared when it's a lot, other times I feel happy that I did not shed a lot, or the fact that I discovered that I shed more hair during the summer season.
The moment I had to put some drano in my bathtub gave me the affirmation that I am now a longhair! I invested in a hair strainer for my bathtub. My morning routine is to finger comb my hair and catch as much shedding before using my wide tooth wooden comb (I do this in my bathroom), and then I repeat this process before going to bed. I now have to vacuum my house every week, and I get surprised at seeing how much hair I loose. Especially, when I clean my bathroom, it's hilarious where I find my hairs, and sweeping the bathroom floor every week is also part of my routine. I find it annoying that I find my hairs all over my house, and then have your love ones pick on you about it. hehehe
How do you guys deal with your own personal hair shedding on a daily basis? Do you tie your hair all day to minimize getting hairs all over your house? I know I do, but I still find hairs no matter what, even if I try to contain myself in my bathroom daily to look for hair shedding before I start and end my day.
-best,
rowie
P.S. Here is an interesting article I found in regards to the average human hair shedding.
Hey guys, it's been a long time since I've posted here. I see a few familiar names, so some of you may remember me. I may be moving out west this summer and wondering how I'll fit in, but before I get into that, just a quick recap on my long hair journey:
I started growing my hair out in 2003, so it's been ALMOST 10 years - a decade - I can't believe it! Pretty much all of my 30's have been spent with long hair. It took about a year and half for it to actually look long enough for me to consider myself a longhair though, and tie it back in a ponytail. I've only had about 3 or 4 trims in all that time but my hair's terminal length seems to be mid-back and it's kind of thin and limp. Oh well.
I've had a goatee since I was 19, and for a while in my early 30s I had a neatly trimmed full beard. About 16 months ago, I decided to stop shaving, so now I have a fairly long beard. It's got a few gray hairs in it (I'm 39, so I guess it's time to expect that). The hair on my scalp does not have any gray though. With the long hair and beard, I look like a hippie, a lumberjack, or a homeless man (depending how messy my hair and beard are).
In preparation for moving out west to British Columbia, I'm once again working on losing weight, this time I'm keeping it off for good. When I get to my goal weight, or near to it, I thought it would be good to go for a really radical transformation. Not wanting to cut my hair short, or have a shaved head, and also not wanting to totally shave my beard, I thought a good compromise would be to trim my beard to a shorter (6-8 week length) and maybe shape the edges neatly. And then maybe trim my hair to shoulder length, so I can still tie it back in a ponytail.
Just wondering how that look would go over in either Vancouver BC or Victoria BC? Should I leave my hair and beard as they are now, or trim the beard and go for a new look and go for shoulder length hair?
I lived in Vancouver, BC back in the early to mid 1990s, but I wasn't into long hair at that time, so I did't notice how many guys had long hair. Plus, that was 20 years ago (OMG I feel old)! and things could have changed. I'm thinking Vancouver is a bit more conservative than Victoria out on the island (but not Toronto or NYC or even LA conservative with short hair and clean shaven faces). But I don't think it's as hippie oriented as Nelson BC. Or as long-hair friendly as the United States Pacific North-West, or even Colorado. Overall, I think the west coast (except So. Cal) is pretty long-hair and beard friendly.
But, anyone got any recent experience in either Vancouver BC or Victoria BC? I'm kind of leaning towards moving to Victoria and am REALLY hoping I can work from home so I don't have to conform to an office dress code and hair length. In any case, I'm sure either city will be more long hair and beard friendly than where I live now in the Toronto area (and previously in the Montreal area which was a bit more long hair friendly). This place just doesn't have the right vibe and I feel like I'm meant to be out west, so that's where I'm going. Thanks! :)
Yesterday I had my hair in a segmented tail and pulled forward over my shoulder. I went to toss it back over my shoulder and it smacked the light switch behind me, leaving me in darkness. Figure the odds on that one!
Frodo
I look like I'm about to teach the Potions class at Hogwarts!
Someone pointed out I always have a "goofy smile" in my photos. Now you know why. I look suicidal otherwise! :)
I took this the other day. I was feeling fine but I still look as if I'm about to burst into tears. Bad hair day! One of these days I'll actually bother to brush it BEFORE I take the pic.
Damon
as of last week it has been 2 years since my last haircut.
my cameras got problems, so no picture. But with all the other 2-year updates that have been posted lately..
My hair journey this year:
-tried a few differnt shampoo & conditioner combinations before going back to Long & Strong by Garneir Fructis for both. Its the best option out of what I can both find AND afford.
-successully put most of my hair in braided ponytail several times. It bulges out right after the hair elastic, but I'm guessing that will go away as my hair gets longer
-tried braiding without puting hair in ponytail first, a few times. Liked the result, but alot of it is still too short for that, for now.
As of right now:
-Still have a small section of hair near the front thats too short to stay in ponytail(best guess was the victm of an accidental trim by my beard trimmer sometime durring my 1st year) but should be long enough in another inch or 2
-have decided to grow hair out another year, before I decide if I'm going to maintane a length or aim strait for teminl length.
-have decided to never cut my hair short again. Since I've got atleast 20 or 30 years before I even have to worry about going bald, that leaves me with A LOT of time to be a longhair.
hey guys, i just recently wrote an article about the different face shapes on long haired guys.
i gotta ask, what's your face shape and what which one do you think is best for long hair?
Update: 13 months - rear view without ponytail.
In addition to reading that this product makes hair look more healthy and shiny I read that it could accelerate hair growth.
is this true?
any info on what you've experienced using it would be very helpful.
if you actually know of any better products on the market feel free to list them as well.
thanks,
Nigel
Update: 13 months front view without ponytail.
I recently returned from a trip that lasted basically a fortnight. Most of that time was in very hot temperatures and absolutely blazing sun. I wore an Akubra (which, to be frank, is vastly superior to the Stetsons I've worn in every way except the factor of machismo) but my hair is still recovering from the knots and the dust and the poor-quality product I packed. Therefore this post is not about me; at least not in purpose.
Returning from this trip our group was unable to fly directly to the states. So we had to travel to Germany, and then JFK airport. And since the flights were on layaway we were able to spend about twelve hours exploring Frankfurt.
In the short time I was there I discerned that there seem to be three standards of public etiquette there. First is the typical yuppie, wearing designer threads when strolling and synthetic, brightly dyed garbage when exercising. Next are the old-schoolers, as I saw many a paperboy cap and waistcoat, and many respectable beards. Finally there were longhairs, and boy, were there! I wanted to get pictures but I was out of batteries for the camera; even so, Germany is most definitely a very tolerant place for longhairs to visit. I should hope it's not in backlash from the Skinhead movement.
Everyone knows places like Sweden and Norway tolerate and even appreciate long hair. But where have you gone, be it across the border of a country or just a state, that really made you feel at home at least in terms of your appearance?
First off, I am not a long haired man yet, but desire to be one.
How long would it take me to grow my hair from a short crop to shoulder length? mid-back? waist length?
also, how to you keep your hair looking neat during that awkward 'shaggy' phase(think Shaggy from Scooby-Do) where you go from a cropped style to just letting it grow out over the ears?
every time in the past I tried to get beyond this point there were some(family members, friends) who insinuated in a benign way suggesting that I might need a haircut. I usually caved in and got it cut to above the ears after repeat 'suggestions'.
when I would respond with 'but look that guy has long hair and looks awesome!' and some would say they agreed, but that I did not look good with longer hair and could never have hair like the guy I was referring to did.
well, they never saw me with anything much longer than the 'shaggy' hair I had so how would they know, but when some of you went from cropped styles through this awkward phase before you reached the point you are at now how did you deal with it?
how did you keep your hair looking presentable and not having it go in different directions(think cowlicks)?
any advice including use of styling products and supplements would be greatly appreciated.
Happy Easter Holiday everyone!
Hello MLHH! I would like to post my 10 month update. I used my webcam to take these pics and really liked how my hair looked, so I decided to post these on here as my milestone pics.
This is what it looks like when washed.
Thank you,
- Chris
Update: 13 months - rear view with ponytail.
Update : 13 months - sideview with ponytail.
Here are pics of my hair at thirteen months of growth. I would like some advise as to how to control some of my hair which does not reach to the back of my head in order to get caught in the tie which forms my ponytail.
There was a message posted here a while ago which recommended buying a shower head attachment that filters the water to remove the chlorine. I know there was a lot of scepticism about how much good this would actually do for the hair, so I decided to test the one made by Sprite, which is what the post recommended. Here are my results:
I've showered in the filtered water only once so far, and I can already tell a huge difference in my hair. It's much softer, looks thicker and shinier, and the ends are less frizzy. My hair has not looked so healthy since I was a young child. This is also the first time my skin hasn't itched after I finished my shower. The filter costs only $20, and considering all the good it does, is definitely worth the money.
Guys I trimmed my hair the other day, my bangs were getting a bit ratty looking, I figured do it now b4 the summer. Let me kw what u think?
We should never allow anyone including a woman dictate to us how we should wear our hair.
guys, if a woman refuses to continue having a relationship with you unless you cut your hair short then tell her goodbye and let her know that you plan on finding a more suitable mate who will appreciate you for who you are and not try to change you!
if you cut your hair off for her, she may dump you later on at some point anyway and all that time it took to grow your hair will make you even feel far worse in the long run! it will lower your self-esteem for sure!
I've heard derogatory comments from others about guys with longer hair and when some older man of 60+ years happens to have long hair often you hear the same old ignorant comments such as "old hippie needs a haircut" or "he looks like a homeless man!"
I have nothing but the ultimate respect for older Men who choose to wear their hair longer in the face of harsh criticism from "society".
centuries ago such Men would have been considered Wise Men!!
the whole idea that short hair on Men looks more "professional" is ludicrous! Most women have longer hair in the workplace and nothing is ever said to them about being unprofessional.
I think one can look professional regardless of hair length and gender.
in the prevailing "clipper happy" society Men who refuse to accept what is the current "norm" and grow their hair are often
coerced by peer pressure, family members to conform to this idiotic notion that a clipper cut is more "professional" and this is a "Man's hairstyle" which is total b.s. and it's only through mass propaganda, ignorance, and stupidity that most continue to think this way.
As Men we need to become more assertive and stand our ground refusing to let others dictate how we should wear our hair. it is not their right to tell us how long we are allowed to wear it!
when your girlfriend/wife suggests that you need to get a more "professional" aka short hairstyle put her in her place!! do not cower to her suggestions or let her make demands that you change your appearance regardless of reasons!!
when more Men are willing to stand up for their God given rights to have longer hair than a society of REAL MEN will have prevailed once again instead of the current lame concept of what a Man is!!!
would it not be great to have a society of Samson`s instead of Pee Wee Herman`s?
I have been growing it for a little over 5 years now and feel like it is long enough finally. It's past the middle of my back and I like where it is. And I noticed that if I grow my hair any longer my ends get weak, so my terminal would probably be around my waist.
... again - decide for yourself ... CEM. ! :O)
a you-tube link = make up ur own mind ...
My next birthday I will be fifty, just wondering how many old guys have long hair & how many cut it as they get holder?
I just used my 1st coconut oil treatment. The results were amazing = soft, shiny & tangle-free hair ... I now know what the fuss is about ... CEM.
Today I found my first had I bought myself back in 2008 when I was growing my hair out. Since then I have gotten a collection of various hats, but I really like how this one looks on me.
Do you guys ever wear hats?
Hi guys.... I've been growing my hair for about 1 year and 2/3 months. I'm just putting together a blog at the minute and I think that the following post might interest some of you guys.. 'The Truth About Hair and Why Native/Indians Would Keep Their Hair Long' - article can be found here: www.secretsofthematrix.com :)) your thoughts would be much appreciated... as I found it really interesting myself. happy growing. Will post an update pic soon!!
~Fools Illusion
I brought new Garnier Fructis Damage Recovery shampoo and conditioner as I noticed it has been a bit dry some days and greasy others, and it's made the world of difference.
I shall be posting official 10 month pics later on this month.
- Chris
This is my first post on here and I'm trying to grow my hair long for the first time. I buzzed it in Early December and now its about 3 inches long in some spots. I know a lot of you guys have really nice long hair but was wondering if mine will turn out like yours in the end. The look I'm hoping for is something like Mickey Rourke/Johnny Depp/or basically a straight shoulder length look. Would anybody who has long hair like that now mind sharing any pictures of their hair when it was short and kinda at that awkward length.
I really appreciate it,
Jordan
Next year I'm going to be applying to colleges.
Most high school seniors get a haircut before they get their picture taken and before their college interview. I always check on my hair before going out for an event, but even so many people can't really take me seriously since I have reached shoulder length about a month and a half ago -- they say that it looks unprofessional. Ironic part is that I have a better high school transcript than the people that complain about my hair length.
Will that form a prejudice on the person that is going to be interviewing me? The main colleges that I am eyeing are the Ivies, and I need pretty much all the help that I can get to get in.
Since I am an Asian male, I have a harder time getting into the school that I want. But do colleges try to preserve the ratio of 2-3 percent long haired men at campuses (affirmative action)? I am pretty sure that the percentage of longhairs applying to those schools is significantly less than the 2-3 percent national average.
And apart from seminaries and BYU, are there any colleges to avoid?
If you won would you hire a hair keeper?what would you do?i know i would take care of my mom and brothers and really try to keep a normal life with a lot of really nice amenities.
I actually went through with it. The only thing I've used since I made the post was cannabis. I quit drinking 9 days ago, cigarettes 2 days ago. The hardest struggle of mine has been the tobacco, I feel now that the Alcohol is out of the way, I'll succeed this time.
Hi there,
Hope everyone is ok?
It's been a long time, but I haven't forgotten about the board.
I've been traveling through Australia and New Zealand the last 4 months and I had an awesome time. Everything went so fast and it's almost time to go back home. I will have a short break and go on my second trip cycling through scandinavia.
Was very easy to have short hair during the trip, since I've done some scuba diving on the great barrier reef, been in the ocean a lot and so on. I don't want to know how my hair would have looked going through all that abuse.
I ended up buzzing my head a second time on the first of january, but have been growing my hair back since then and it's come a long way in three months! Almost time for the awkward stage but love my hair, been playing a lot with it now it's possible again.
I've included a picture, where I was walking in Noosa National park a few days ago.
Vincent
Hi all,
What a crazy month this has been :p ! The in-laws from China arrived about a month ago for a stay until Aug. 2nd (have hardly had any time to be online with the fire drill going on around here >< ... great Chinese food to eat every night, though :D !), bad news on the job-front (...but right now I'm keeping an optimist so it'll all work out in the end >o>) and a wild month of weather - from winter straight to allergy summer @_@ ...
With my hair, it's been an interesting month, too. Now that it's getting longer, the longer it takes to take care of (no-duh, huh :p ?). A little drier, too. A little harder to manage when not tied up, but no big deal ^_~ ...
Found out why I was pulling out so much hair a month and two ago when taking out my hair tie... my hair would curl back and get caught in my hair tie during the day, so when I'd take it out, the hair tie would pull out the hair that had wound it's way back into it. The solution - straightening out the ponytail before and after taking out the first loop of the hair tie. Fixed :D !
Otherwise, from last month to this, progress it ok... I guess I was just hoping for a little more ~_~ ~.....
Well, I hope that everyone has another great month during this unusual springtime and keep your hair a'growin' & growing in the right direction ^_^ (no cutting, please >o< )!!!
Sincerely,
yoshiki
As an aspiring long hair, I attach specific references to the image of a long haired guy. I wonder what other guys here think on that point.
I see a man who isn't afraid to be himself, and someone who isn't concerned about being questioned about who he is. I see someone true to himself, who isn't afraid to walk alone. I see someone who's made a promise to himself, and I find that really beautiful.
In New York, long hair is becoming more and more popular on guys. The long haired guys are generally a cool, hip minority, but I see more all the time. The contrast to the majority, the so called "hipsters" with their short hair, skin tight black clothes, nerd glasses, and preppy /square look, is interesting. It's like the 60's all over again. The mods vs the rockers...
I was born into the early 1960's, and towards the late 60's, I ran as a child, right into hippie culture of my older sister and her wild, fun friends, and loved that time in my life, spending time with them, and the acceptance I found there. It was a time of revolutionary thought and experimental lifestyles, and free love, and in many ways I've continued through the years living with that spirit very alive in myself. To me in some ways, my hair is like a tribute or badge of honor to those times, and the beautiful ideas and dreams that we all had then, and still have now.
I don't live in the past, but I like showing where I've been, so many places, and back home again in my way.
Joey
saw this posting on a video show "Right This Minute" knew I needed to share it with you guys.
What do you guys think about removing old short hair photos from your Facebook ? Ive already removed my awkward stage photos , but to sake of showing who I am now I'm thinking about clearing all old photos,,,,,
Bruce....
Well i took the plunge tonight and trimmed off about 6" - 8" to
even out the ends. i hated having to do it but he ends
were getting very uneven and looked like crap. I don't know if the ends are getting damaged, or if I just reached terminal length. So now the hair is at armpit length, i'm hoping that I can
grow it back to waist length and that i'm not at terminal length.
If feels really strange, this is the shortest it's ever been
and I absolutely hate it.
So how do I know if the ends from damage or from terminal length?
In honor of Titanic 4/15/1912-4/15/2012 here is a 1;600 scale wreck site I built back in 2006.
Hey there guys, hope you're all having a great day! I have a question regarding sleeping. I'm almost at 9 months growth now and my hair is in the later phase of the awkward stage. It's not long enough to tie up when sleeping, but it's also long enough to bother me sometimes. What is a good strategy to sleep peacefully while the hair is growing out and going all crazy?
Hey guys, haven't posted on here for a few years or so but man did I get pissed off this afternoon when I was channel surfing and saw them cutting long hair off on the Rachael Ray show for more of those dubious donations. Pantene is doing a big donation/change your hair style push, making April 27 "National donate your hair day". (pffft)
They had 3 women with almost waist length hair. The first had curls that most women would become serial killers to have. The second had the "I'm an ex-hippie who never does anything with my straight hair look". The third had nice looking but way over processed/dyed black hair and who's husband wanted it gone.
All of them thought they were doing some kind of great donation to a needy cancer patient but obviously had never read the donation requirements posted on Pantene's own website. So, after watching them take all their hair back to shoulder length by some celebrity hair dresser and then dressing them up like fashion models (2 of them at least) complete with pro makeup, etc., the transformation was complete...complete bull. If they had done a fashion makeover before chopping their hair the transformation would have been just as dramatic. The curly hair girl lost all her looks in my opinion.
So, here is what I posted (which doesn't seem to have been allowed by their post screener):
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"Wow, what a waste. All of those women looked perfectly fine and if they would have dressed them up the same without cutting their hair it would have been obvious. You would think that the producers would do a little homework when putting together a show like this but if they did they would have noticed some kind of important details. On Pantene's own donation website it says
this:
"To be made into a wig, your hair must be: Free of permanent color, bleach or other chemical treatments... but “virgin” hair is preferred. No more than 5% gray."
Does anyone believe that any of those women who let them chop off their hair had hair that wasn't dyed or otherwise "virgin"? How about the dark haired woman who's hair "stands straight up" due to being so worked over? (not to mention that after cutting off her wrecked ends there would be considerably less than the 8" required) All of those women were of an age to have grey hair coming in if not very prominent.
So, are we seeing a shameless promotion or just an effort to get women to do away with long hair styles for no actual good reason (hair in the trash is no good reason if you really think it's getting donated to needy people).
For another example, since Locks of Love is often the go-to example for hair donations, here is some stuff you need to know about them before altering your body:
Locks of Love only uses about 3% of the hair donated for wigs. The rest is either sold for profit or "disposed of". Grey hair or hair less than 10" is sold by them. Girls under 6 receive synthetic hairpieces. Locks of Love cannot link donors to recipients. Long hair is considered by them to be only for girls because as they put it, "it is socially acceptable for young men to have short, shaved, or even no hair". They only make a small number of wigs a year and often charge the families they are "donating" them to. As a charity bringing in over $250k they are required to make a public accounting for their activity on request but don't.
Much of this info is from their own website.
Do your homework people. There's nothing at all wrong with keeping and enjoying your own long hair, don't let people push you into something you don't want to do (I say this because there are a lot of self-appointed people who go around doing this...and often because of shows like this)."
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So in response to this continuing effort to disparage long hair styles, I'm declaring that April 27th is also now "WORLD PLEDGE TO KEEP YOUR HAIR LONG DAY". I will be posting this to my website this weekend.
For those who just like the idea of helping others (which is a good thing), don't get upset at me, I'm only showing that wasted effort isn't really a useful effort and my role is the counter-effort to the big business of cutting hair.
Goody Ouchless were my old standby, but my hair is long and thick enough now that I'm going through one or two a week, and occasionally snap one when I really need it, for a professional event. I need large, plain black, elastic hair ties. Any idea where someone sells them?
Howdy!
I want to micro braid my hair, but my hair is very fine, very straight and very blonde and just past my shoulders in length.
I want to wear them long, not cornrow style. I want it to look kind of like dreads only cleaner and neater and more intricate. I don't want any gaps on my scalp in between the braids.
Anyone know anything helpful about this stuff?
Much appreciated.
Eli
When I bleached my hair blond my stylist told me I must never swim in a swimming pool again because it will turn my hair green and the chlorine will damage my hair so much that it might break off when I wash or brush it. I don't live near a lake or ocean, so this is basically an order to never go swimming again. It's been difficult for me to endure, and now that the weather is getting warmer this requirement is even more difficult to bear. Swimming used to be my favourite form of exercise, and now that I can't do it anymore, I find it much harder to stay in shape. Sometimes I want to swim so badly that I think it would be worth the risk of damaging my hair, but then I think back to how miserable I was after getting my long hair cut off and I couldn't stand to go through that again.
So is there any solution to this? Is there a way I can protect my hair from the damaging effects of the chlorine and be able to swim again? Perhaps a product I apply to my hair before getting in the pool that will prevent the chlorine from penetrating? Please don't suggest a swim cap; they give me headaches and I don't have the confidence to wear something that looks so ridiculous to a public pool.
Trying to decide what the ideal hair length is for myself. I had waist length once, but found it to be to long for me. What pros and cons do you see regarding mid-back or lower-back. My hair is currently one length and about 8 inches from waist length.
Darrin
hey guys, i'm looking for things/topics to write about in my blog that will; a) be interesting to read, b) be informative and helpful
i already have lots of great ideas in mind, but i just wanted to see what you guys would suggest.
Does anybody have recommendations for getting tangles out of shoulder length hair? Its seams to be real bad after conditioning!
So as I look at the my the condition of my skin on my face, and my general mental health is not what it used to be, I've decided to go sober for a couple years. I'm 28 years old.
1. No alcohol.
2. No Cannabis
3. Quitting smoking soon.
4 Cutting down on Caffeine.
What benefits will I get from 1 and 2. I know 1 and 2 already will make 3 easier.
Anyone else that has gone through this.
I've drank since I was 20
2. I've smoked cannabis for 3 straight years.
3. Tobacco the same as number 2.
Plz don't say I make long hairs look bad, because I was always discreet about my usage. I never was intoxicated on any substance at work.
Hey there guys, I know I post pics quite often, but the early stages of the growth are the most exciting so bear with me :P Anyway I feel like I got a nice growth spurt these past few days and today I got two compliments on my hair at work so I decided to take some pics and post them.
Cheers, Isaac.
well, 51 years old, been growing for a little over 10 years...i think...i kinda lost track of when i last cut my hair but it was in july either 10 or 11 years ago.i am sure the picyure quality wont satisfy all who observe but its what i got on this gateway laptop..i made adjustments to the properties but there isnt anything 'sinister' going on here..i truly dont have the technological talent to do that!hope all have a great weekend and happy April fools day.
Don't post much anymore but do check in from time to time. Mane look rather good after washing tonight so thought I'd post an update.
My employers want me hairy
As hairy as I can be.
If I don't shave or cut my hair
They pay me handsomely.
How much hair will I amass
I really do not know
But if they're going to pay me
I 'll just let it grow and grow.
Its been quite a trip creeping in on two years since My last Visit to the Barber . I haven't posted my photo on facebook in while since the last time I did so I got like 30 Messages telling me to cut my hair (some of them being quite rude) .
Well yesterday I posted a new photo and got nothing but good comments . So I'm finally feeling like I passed that Awkward stage.
One thing that bothers me is that back of my hair is starting to really need a clean up and looks messy when tied in a ponytail (The only way my job allows me to keep my hair. I'm actually afraid that the Barber might do more than a clean up (They don't like people with long hair , bad for their business i guess ) Anyone here have any suggestions ?
Hi everyone, just checking in as I do to post my monthly update, I've been having increasing trouble as of late with my hair becoming dry, due to the unexpected heat wave here in the UK. The pictures make my hair appear shorter than previous months as well, due to my new hooded jacket that came in the post this morning! I think it's awesome so far, really thick, fleese-lined, and has a poacher's pocket too :D One of the incentives that got me to purchase the jacket in the first place was that it's Fair-trade, and hand knitted in Nepal.
Well, as usual, two pictures, one in a ponytail and one with it all loose, I'll be adding this update to my progress pictures over on my Hair website as well, check it out people! :)
Wishing everyone the best, James
Hello
I managed to make some better photos and i was thinking to post them.Iven i didn't post to much i fallow the board permanently and i am happy to see a lot of activity here.
I am at 17th month of growth wihout any trimm and i have some question regarding hair condition.
I have small hairs wich don't fallow the general pattern of the hair.
As i saw some longhairs have them some don't and i want to know the reason.these are new growth hairs wich are not long enough to go with others or are broken strands?
My ends looks like might need a slighlty trimm but i would like to reach a certain lenght before i trim.Is a problem if i stay with slightly damaged ends.damaged means not splited ends..just at touch it feel rougher.
Apologize for strange english, is not my native language.
Does anyone else have haircut nightmares? I started growing my hair at 13 and I'm 19 now, so literally my entire adolescence has been spent on all this hair, which is easily my dominant feature.
Every now and again I'll have nightmares that it all just gets cut off and all the years of hair growing are pretty much undone in a few seconds. I'm probably weird for thinking this lol. Just wondering if anyone else has, too.
My question seems pretty simple, but since I don't have the answer, I'm asking it, anyway. I wash my hair everyday. That's probably too much. Comments?
My question is this: My hair is mid-back length. To use enough shampoo to get it all covered, a guy ends up using quite a bit. How does a person know when it's all rinsed out?
I just ended up getting in the shower and scrubbing my scalp with quality conditioner just so the itching would stop. I have pretty dry skin (all over) anyway, so it's no surprise that it's even worse when I accidentally fail to wash all the shampoo out of my hair.
Mid-back length is a lot of hair. Is there a trick to rinsing it thoroughly?
Steve
one pic, six months ago.
I should like to have my hair down my butt; but it will be difficult, for the ends are damaged.
Patrick
It's been 21 months since i last got a real haircut. I got a trim a few weeks ago, the girl cutting my hair was really nice and took less than 1/2 inch off.
It seems to be growing faster now that the sun has come out from hiding and and melted all the snow away. Maybe im just imagining things :)
I included a pic i took just a few days after my trim. My hair is not combed or brushed in the pic so it looks a bit unkempt(also im showing off my new jacket).
Cheers!
David from Sweden
I'll be in here for a little while lol.
By "binary' I mean toggling between long and short. Me and another guy I know love long hair but we seem to go in cycles with it I/E long for a time then short then grow it back and so on...Guess based on our current mood. In your opinion is there no middle ground per-se, like if you cut your hair period you can't qualify as having the spirit of a long haired man?
I noticed that Long Hair In Albany mentioned he started growing his hair long in 1964 and elektros started growing his in 1973 (http://www.mlhh.org/messages/290856.html). I only started in 2009 - so I'm waaaay behind! I wondered how long other members have had long hair.
Although my hair sometimes covered the top of my ears and reached just over my collar as a kid, my hair was usually much shorter than that and has been basically short all my life.
I never really considered growing my hair long. My hair is very fine, boring dark brown and dead straight - so I thought it wouldn't look good long anyway and didn't bother. But then I finally thought I'd give it a go and find out.
My last haircut was in December 2009 - just over two years ago. And since I started from short, my hair still wasn't really noticeably long until several months after that, say Autumn 2010.
My assumptions were wrong! Although my hair is fine, it has plenty of body if I look after it. It is NOT just boring dark brown; now it's long I can see tiny blond and red streaks in it. And I've now found out it is NOT dead straight at all - it is actually quite wavy - but I never knew that before. I now realise that you have no idea what your hair is really like if you keep chopping it off all the time! :)
Since I didn't decide to start letting my hair grow seriously long (shoulder-length or more) until fairly recently, the whole thing is really still an exciting novelty for me. I know some people here have had long hair MUCH longer than I have and I guess the novelty wears off after a while. But feeling my hair tickling my back is still amazing for me!
Damon
I haven't really posted much on here before to be frank, but before I go into the topic itself I would like to point out that I created a post back in November when my hair was about shoulder length. The picture I posted now is about..February/March if I'm correct and tomorrow will be the "new" me.
But anyways, to make this brief and not so much long-winded, I grew my hair out after a cut in my first semester of college. No longer did I ventured out into the disgraceful businesses we call "salons" or "hairstyling" places. The journey was long and arduous, but after a painstaking period of the awkward phase, I came to love all this beautiful hair brushing up against me, blowing in the wind and going all over whilst banging my head to some good music. That's actually a funny story for a later time though. Well, at a certain moment in my journey I came across my now 1 year beloved. She was open-minded to me in every possible way except she had coaxed me into getting my lovely mane cut. To which I became hesitant to her peer pressure but as time passed on I figured I would give her a little surprise.
I know some of you may think "this guy's out of his marbles!" well fellow longhairs, love does crazy thing to a person as I'm sure many of you have noticed this in your years of expertise. On March 10, 2012, I did the dirty deed, and became "normal". Not really proud of it, but I figured it would make her happy and I distinctly told her after I would never get it cut again. Ever. It was a voluntary thing and personally I don't regret it, but boy I really do miss those long locks surpassing my shoulders and being able to do a full ponytail without fussing about my front ends not being long enough.
To be honest, this to me would give me an opportunity to appropriately treat it and to maintain it. When I first grew it out I neglected it and left it on its own. Long story short, I want to make it look healthier than before.
Also, this would give me and you guys an opportunity to see me start from the beginning instead of missing out on all the development! Well, that's enough rambling for now, but I hope you enjoy this picture I took before getting the dreaded "h" word. Hopefully another 2 1/2 years go by quick just to redeem my former status as a longhair!
P.S. You'll have to excuse me since my air's still trying to dry.
played around with the properties on the webcam of my laptop...the level of sharpness was way off so it seemed to 'soften' the picture taken...i always thought it looked odd..as if i had plastic surgery..so i just took that property out..hope it looks more natural...anyway i tried to finger comb this time (i usually use a wide tooth comb after i wash it) and it seems to have more volume..especially at the ends.
Duncan sent me copies of the essay that he had handwritten out. I have scanned the images and made them into an entry on my blog. I also added a link here on MLHH to it. The scanned pages are very readable especially if you right-click on them and view them that way.
Thanks Duncan for your efforts. It's good that this material is now permanently preserved.
Here is a link to the entry:
... I'm in there - somewhere !!! ...
any fans of goth/darkwave here?
you might appreciate this style.
check out the hair on the guys!
cheers! ;-)
Nigel
Hey everybody, long time no see... Still lurking, but as I started college this year, it's getting tougher to find some time. As some know, I'm no more a longhair, as I cut it in January. I plan to grow it back as a big blond mop (yes, my curls grow on the way up lol), but I think I'm seeing a little bit of breakage. I use a kids' dilluted shampoo and a cheap brazilian conditioner, which has no silicones in it, so it does not clog the strands. Thing is, my hair has about 1 inch on the sides and the back, and about 2 inches on top. No tangles, snags, so how the breakage ended there? Lol, i'm probably going to even it out this week, maybe it's just old growth, and as to coconut oil, is it safe to use on short hair? Does it smell bad after 2~3 days, and, will it melt on rain, or stuff like that, and make a big mess?
I thank you guys in advance, and glad to see the manes still growing out here. A dear hug to all of you who has the courage of being yourselves. We know that sometimes it's very tough.
Andybeta
I have had shoulder length hair for 5 years. I wear my hair down all the time. Being curly/ J-shaped, it stays in place. For work, I brush it back, and wear neat clothes. I would like to grow it down to the shoulder blades.
I shampoo and condition once a week, using a moisturizing shampoo, KMS Moisturizer Repair, Redken all soft, and DHS Zinc after outside work. With dry, frizzy hair, I use KMS Conditioner or LUSH American cream conditioner every third day. I also use CHI silk serum and Garnier Fructis Leave-In Conditioner Sleek/Shine for the ends of the hair.
I occasionally trim my hair, taking no more than one half inch off in few areas. Then see for a week how it looks. Every six months, my wifeÂ’s hair stylist lightly trims my hair to rebalance it. She always does a much better maintenance trim than I can alone.
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Well, sort of off topic. And I have no intention of sparking a political debate. The g/f and I had another argument about the long hair. I told her that I was a longhair when she met me, I'll be the same if she dumps me. And I got testy and asked her what is the big deal?
Bear in mind, I live in New England, and it is a more liberal region of the U.S. When I pressed her, she said, "You don't understand, I'm conservative! New Englanders are conservative people and are not as accepting of long hair as you think." To which I replied, "But you voted for Obama?" The argument went downhill from there, but she asserted that New Englanders vote Democrat, but hang onto their Eddie Bauer clothes and eschew the long hair completely. I think that is her definition of conservatism.
I do see alot of Eddie Bauer and LL Bean stuff out here, but I also see men like myself who prefer leather and jeans. I have to say when I see a fellow longhair, I get the "thumbs up", which I return. I live 25 miles out from Boston, and the culture is more homogenous out here than in that great city.
An interesting piece showing the futility of selling long hair.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17043055
But I figured I hadn't posted pics since I got my hair layered (and got a fringe cut in) and dyed the whole mess black. I think it looks pretty good.
... just a quick pic. of length from behind - I had 7 weeks off so traveled, so my motel room wall shows a hair drier = but i never, ever use them = promise ... hehe :O) cheers everyone !!! CEM.
I thought it would be fun to start a poll in this site. Since this is a long hair site I'm wondering what is your ultimate goal length? By ultimate hair goal length, I mean at what length would you want to maintain at.
I'll start this first. I Choose option J) As long as it gets! I want to see how long my hair can grow, so I do not have a particular hair goal I'd like to maintain at. I could say that I want to find out where my "terminal" length is, but I just don't like that word "terminal."
a) Shoulder
b) armpit length (APL)
c) Mid back length (MBL) or Bra Strap Length (BSL), I think in this site most of you refer to it as nipple length (NL)?
d) Waist
e) Hip- in this site the equivalent I think is Belt length (BL)
f) Tailbone
g) Classic (past the butt)
h) Knee
i) Floor
j) As long as it gets!
hey guys, sorry for the inconvenience (website was down yesterday due to servers/hosting issues).
everything is up and running, so it should be in working order.
remember if you like the site, feel free to join or subscribe!
www.guyslonghair.com
hey dudes, i just lauched a website for long haired guys. i have lots of pics, tips, and have cool articles in my blog.
hey, so what do you guys think? honest feedback is welcome
if you like it please feel free to join!
www.guyslonghair.com
Sorry, but had to post this story. Cutting it is one thing, being teased into doing it is another.
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/46812342/ns/today-good_news/
Curious if you guys think I am being assailed by the baldness genes. This picture was taken in the brightest sunlight I could get under. Maybe it's a bad part, or the last haircut was a little happy with the thinning shears?
8 months since last buzzcut... It's highly uneven because of a half cut 5 months ago.
It's a lot cleaner to look and with maturity chose better photos for the topics and removed some comments.
Dunno why I was just thinking about these. During the time I had my hair (was at my beltline at 16yr) Ive had "can I help you miss?" or "what can i get you ma'am?". Also been called a hippie, white trash, sinner, satanist (i listen to metal), gay, and accused of being transvestite. Just made me wonde what some of you have had to put up with for being different.
Update: 12 months - frontal without pony tail.
If the pic works you can see a bit about how thick my hair is. I've been told by 2 different barbers it's the thickest they've ever seen. So because of that I thought growing it long would be good. Well, turns out that was a bad idea. I have grown it for about a year now and its fairly long as you can see. But it is so thick and wavy and getting curly that it looks awful. I can't control it with brushing, it grows in every direction and it's just everywhere and looks bad.
I'm going to straighten it soon in a last effort to make it look good then if that doesn't work i'm cutting it and giving up on long hair.
But if any others have suggestions for things to do with thick hair to make it look good please tell me. Should I maybe get it cut a specific way? Or maybe it's just too thick and I have to accept it will never look good long.
heres a pic of how my hair looks out of ponytail after a few weeks of water only washing. i am fortunate in that my hair does not get very oily...there is the natural oils that occur. i find my hair looks best after i take it out of a segmented ponytail after a day and then just finger comb it into place
Hello guys!
Inspired by Unrealxxx's video, I decided to get the sides of my hair evened out a little bit. The hair hanging over the ears appeared too long in comparison to the back and fringe/bangs and made it look messy and unkempt. I believe it looks better now, and I'm more comfortable to wear it down, rather than under a hat or pushed back.
I only got less than an inch taken off the sides, the rest remained untouched. So it's nothing drastic like when I hit the scissors years ago.
I also found a product at my workplace which I found to be very helpful in taming my hair. It's not exactly hairspray, they say it's a stylinhg gel spray, but it doesn't act like gel at all. It doesn't make my hair hard, but keeps it in style.
- Chris
Here's one more.
How do you know when you've reached terminal length?
I used to think the ends were getting damaged but
now i'm wondering if it's more that i've reached terminal
length. In earlier years i've had hair that was waist length,
now it is a few inches shorter than waist length and
I can't seem to get back to waist length. Could I be
at terminal length? Can terminal length get shorter over
the years? I'm 57 years old and have a good bit of grey hair
now.
Hey there everyone. I know I posted my 8 month update recently, but today I bought a new hat and felt like I had to take a pic or two.
Last month I posted some pics of me using various hairbands. The one I liked best was using my sunglasses, but they looked a bit silly to wear all the time so I decided to buy a thin alice band. I absolutely love how it keeps my hair out of my face when at work each night.
What do you guys like to use to keep your hair in check during the awkward phase?
- Chris
So, I'm really skinny, can't grow facial hair, and have a soft face. My hair is easily the first thing people notice about me. I'd imagine this is true for a lot of guys with long hair.
Is anyone's dominant physical feature NOT their hair?
I was just wondering what reception those of us who are in school generally get from our classmates. When I was in high school a few people, mostly the rednecks, made disparaging comments about my hair being so long, but at university it seems like everyone just loves it and I get compliments on it all the time.
Usually when I go to a party it's the first thing people ask me about.
Out of curiosity, how did you guys end up deciding your goal as far as hair length went? Now that I'm about an inch away from where I've always wanted it, I'm not satisfied. I'll probably just keep it growing. Is that what a lot of you did?
Steve
Well after first doing my hair in henna last August and doing followup treatments afterwards I have to say it looks like six to seven weeks is when I feel a redo is needed.This time I did the full treatment of all my hair instead of just at the scalp.Basically it still looks fine after that time frame but my center part looks like a gray line on the top of my head.lol.Also my beard just about has lost all its henna color due to trims to keep if from getting too bushy.So I'm posting this pic of my hair this morning as I did the treatment yesterday.I know its a lot of work to keep it looking prime but I love the look.At least I'm not wasting money on haircuts so instead I invest it into the Henna.Anyway for any of you considering going this route, if you don't mind the time and effort to do and maintain it, I feel its worth it.Maybe you young guys who still have nice color might not want to deal with it but for me my hair was not in its prime anymore color wise I felt.Anyway thanks for reading and hope you all are having a good weekend.Cheers
Mârk
If he truly wants it cut, I have no problem with it but I do wonder if it's at least partially due to the bullying he's experienced at school. He looks to be very happy with his long hair in the pictures.
Hi everyone,
IÂ’ve been growing my hair for the last year. I last had my hair cut on March 9, 2011, and I immediately regretted it. I had grown my hair since July 2008, although I did have some length cut off in July 2010. This time there will be no cutting at all. As you can see, IÂ’m currently in the awkward stage, and IÂ’ve become very used to it over the last three years. From my last experience, I think it could be another year before IÂ’m really out of it. My goal at the moment is at least mid-back.
IÂ’ve visited MLHH for several years now, and I've found it to be a great source of help and inspiration, although I very rarely posted here until very recently.
Kind regards,
Lee
OK guys and gals,
Been watching Charlie, my Mom's Yorkie while she is recovering from surgery. I seem to be quite amazed a major battle isn't breaking out. Charlie quite surprised too. Snugglebert quite aloof and indifferent because he knows he has the upper "claw" in the whole situation.
peace(for now), jonalbear
I have to go renew my license and of course that means a new picture..do most of you guys leave your hair loose or wear it tied back for better identification purposes?i think i am going to opt for the ponytail with it a little loose so its not like my hair looks slicked. This is the look i am going to go with..i do a few trips a year that reuire flying so want to have my ID easily discern who i am. My old id still has me with short hair and a full beard...which was 16 years ago as NY state lets you keep the same picture each 8 year period.
Hello gents,
I created a video of how my long curly locks dry after a shower. I had a quiet morning so I decided to record how my hair went from soaked to dry. It took about 3 hours to dry and the volume it gains from soak to dry is crazy. It also loses about 1/3 of its length as it coils back.
I didn't remove my ugly face this time as with the other video. Lots of readers on my blog were wondering what my face looked like so there LOL Let me know what you think of the video and the thickening effect:
How long does it take for your hair to dry, fellow long hairs? Do you also experience a lot of shortening and extra volume?
Kind Regards.
Rogelio (from www.manlycurls.com)
Uh... hi? I'm an Asian teenage guy who's trying to grow out my hair.
I'm not going to say too many details about myself since I DO go to a private school -- I have seen people getting busted for having hair a quarter inch too long. (OOPS!!!) On the other hand, I still haven't been caught yet, and I probably won't for the rest of high school.
The length shown in the picture was about 3 months ago; it was just falling on the shoulders then. (I had my last buzzcut in July, and I got another cut in October. That probably didn't take too much off the tail, but you could easily see the asymmetry in the image. The left bangs are about half an inch longer than the right ones and it formed an awkward look.) -- that equates to around 3/4 inch a month if my math is accurate. Currently, I have around 2 inches that falls nicely onto my sweatshirt, but uh... yeah.
I've also gotten some interesting comments. But my favorite so far has come from a girl who probably likes me: "I am going to hunt you down with a knife... (to cut your hair of course)." I like her and know that she probably won't do anything to me, but it still makes me uneasy.
Yes my friends, the old geezer is still growing :-)
My hair is mid-back and longer in length. For the most part, I just like wearing it full and hanging loose. That's just my preference. Oklahoma City, where my wife and I live with our son, is almost the hub of conservative thinking as far as geographic areas go. I notice when I get set to leave the house, whether it's to go out to eat, head to the grocery store, etc., I almost always tie the old mane into a tail. Why, I don't know. I would rather always have it loose, but is it nuts to tie it back occasionally because a guy knows it'll be more accepted?
Man, already the months are flying by, getting closer to double figures.
I have recently began taking multivits and biotin to promote healthy growing, and not going overboard with conditioning. I have decided to condition once or twice a week, as I found my hair was getting greasy too quickly before. I still shampoo with every wash, and thus far its been much more manageable.
Thanks for viewing.
- Chris
Never really thought of braiding my hair before, so I had my sister show me how. Discovered that my super straight hair takes on a wonderful wavy look if I leave a braid in overnight. After a few times of her showing me I gave it a shot and came out with this.
Another view
I've recently been helping my 11-year-old son work out at home (primarily bodyweight-resistance exercise). His hair reaches down to the bottoms of his shoulder blades. Generally, he doesn't even tie it back into a ponytail, but instead prefers to just let it all hang loose. For a boy his age (and actually, for most people of any age, these days), he manages a fairly vigorous workout. Over the years, I've heard numerous short-haired guys cite complications while exercising as a reason for keeping their hair short, as well as a handful of long-haired guys who state difficulty managing long hair as a reason for not working out. Of course, these are both equally ridiculous sentiments.
Bottom line is that exercising is no excuse for not growing long hair, and having long hair is no excuse for not exercising. I realize that for most reasonable people this is a non-issue, but just for the sake of conversation, I'm curious to know the various methods of hair management that are employed by those of you who exercise regularly.
Thanks,
--Val
(The image above is of Carles Puyol, a Spanish footballer who obviously manages to exercise regularly with long hair.)
Thought I would share a couple of pics of my hair now.
DO ANY OF YOU GUYS EVER BRAID YOUR HAIR? I HAVE SEEN FRIENDS HAIR IN A BRAID ONE DAY AND THE NEXT DAY LOOSE. AFTER UNDOING THE BRAID IT LOOKS SO WAVY AFTER HAVING IT IN A BRAID FOR A DAY. JUST A QUESTION.
A quick progress report on growing my sideburns - which have reached the length you see in the pic; the white line indicates the length.
Update: 12 months - Rear view with pony tail.
Longer hair is far healthier for the scalp and prevents hair loss. However, super short hair is not the only thing that causes hair loss. Chlorine added to the public water supply is a great cause of hair loss as well. A simple thing you must do is get a chlorine filter for your showerhead. Chlorine destroys protein in our bodies and causes adverse effects on skin and hair. Chlorine softens the hair’s protective outer shell, its scaly cuticle. In fact, “under an electron microscope, the cuticle can be seen to have melted or worn away.” In fact it only takes 10 hours of chlorine exposure to damage the hair. If chlorine can “melt” hair, think about the damage it can cause to the hair follicle itself. Chlorine is also absorbed into the body during hot showers. The toxic gases can also lead to cancer of your inner organs. The showerhead filter I use is the "Sprite" brand, which in the U.S. can be purchased at Lowes and probably Home Depot as well. The picture shows the replacement cartridge (replace every six months) and the label on the cartridge shows the showerhead. You'll feel the difference from day one!
latest length - 6 inches past shoulders, 4 inches before nipple length, pony tail 8 inches long
Since I don't post here very often I thought I'd post an update. Not the best picture, but it gives you an idea of where my hair is at. Cheers.
Remind me to stay away from mainstream clubs. I went to one with some mates the other night and was dressed in my usual biker jacket, band T-shirt, skinny jeans and studded belt. After a couple of drinks, I was standing by myself in a darkish corner and a guy came up to me. He looked me up and down, and offered to buy me a drink with the comment: "I guess you're not really into this music. You look like a rock chick."
I killed his ardour with the reply: "Err, I'm a dude. Just 'cause I got long hair doesn't mean I developed breasts and a v****a at the same time."
He gulped and wandered away after that. Maybe I should've accepted the drink first! :)
Damon
I would like to replace my current avitar with this pic.
In light of the new post regarding whether conditioners makes hair greasy, I thought I would start a thread where people can share their experiences with conditioners. To me, it is a good thing, because shampoos strips all the natural oils out of the head and hair, which you need conditioners to bring back what it has stripped.
There are many ways to add conditioners to your hair if you opt to use a conventional brand conditioners right after shampooing. You can conditioning agents classified as "leave in conditioner" (for when you are not in the shower). I usually like to use extra virgin coconut oil for my ends or any dry parts I may have. A friend of mine likes to use extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)as a leave in conditioner. There are the "essential oils," and that list is too big for me to list here. Some essential oils are jojoba, grape seed, almond oil, etc...
If you are the type that still thinks that conditioners make your hair greasy, then I would suggest using apple cider vinegar (ACV) rinse after you shampoo. You can rinse off the ACV or you can leave it in your hair to dry. I personally don't like to rinse it because I don't want he water to wash away the benefits it has on hair. The vinegar scent will go away when your hair dries, but it will give your hair a more natural conditioner since ACV is almost he same PH level of your hair. Plus, ACV will seal in the cuticles of your hair, making it more smoother and shiny. You can google "ACV rinse" and you will find many recipes , and benefits with this method. I would advise doing this once or twice a month depending on the recipe you use. The standard recipe calls for 1 tablespoon of ACV to 1 cup of water, but you'll have to research your ratios depending on your length of hair.
I know that the issues within conditioners is big. Like what other fellow longhairs have told me before, "experiment with hair care routines until you find one that works for you." So I wanted to end this post with one of the videos Justine has made on his hair care routine. This was one of the first film I've seen on long hair care for men when I decided to grow my hair out. It is absolutely hilarious. Thanks Justine for this video!
cheers,
rowie
Hey guys i looked for the answer to my question everywhere. well what do i do with the hair right above the ears. You can see in the pictures that its longer then the rest of my hair. should i trim it or keep it. Or cut that all off together?
the pictures dont do it justice. the side burn like hair is almost down to my jaw bone. i woke up and took those pictures so my hairs really greasy.
thanks everyone in advance. this is my first time posting on this site.
Update: 12 months - rear view without pony tail.
I now use a spray in detangler - as I get horrific knots = cheers everyone :O)
Update: 12 months Frontal view with pony tail.
Hey there guys, I've read a bunch of articles lately about how conditioning the hair can lead to it getting greasy and oily faster. I usually wash my hair w/ Mane N Tail shampoo and conditioner every other day. Is that too much conditioning? My hair is naturally pretty oily which is why I wash it 3-4 times a week as opposed to 1-2 times.
Sorry, I know this isn't strictly hair related, but I was excited. If anyone's here I'll be on for a little bit lol.
Hi everyone, just swinging by to share my monthly hair update, as some of you may know by now, my posting habits have been restricted due to reasons I've already expressed here at the hyperboard.
Well, good news, I was discharged from the hospital on Wednesday and can now spend time with family and friends as was the affair last year! :D
Of course, I'm still not well, but I'm gradually getting better day by day :)
There's a slight difference this month, I have recently been posting two pictures, one with my hair tied up in a standard ponytail and one with it loose. However, I tried something new this month, a half-tail ;)
As always, best wishes to everyone, hope all is well :)
Tell me what you think :D
Kind Regards, James
Still growing...Dampened it for video.
This video was taken today. Will show last two videos to show progress.
David
But instead of pictures on here, go to youtube to see the video I made. It is lower back length now and I am happy where it is at now and don't think I will grow it much longer but maybe another 2-3 inches. And my hair is dyed to a burgundy color now too, but with henna dyes which is safe!
Hello all,
I just started posting here a few days ago, and suddenly got caught up in some very political, off topic stuff here on the MLHH board.
Recently another person here on MLHH posted some remarks regarding both politics and gay people that I found very offensive, not only because I'm gay, but because I'm an American. I came to this site as a peaceful, aspiring long haired guy, to discuss long hair related subjects, and enjoy the community here, not to get involved with any debates.
The offensive poster seems to suggest that MLHH should not allow gay members, or that gay people shouldn't be permitted to identify themselves here. (he minces his words, referring to MLHH supposedly promoting homosexual behavior (?!), but that is the essence of what he is saying).
I responded to the offensive poster, and found only one other person here on MLHH, so far, who wrote some supportive words about my response.
I know these subjects are off topic, but I didn't bring it up in the first place.
I have a question - Are gay people welcome here?
Most members here post casual comments in their posts here about their lives, their families, and friends, or events they attend. Is it not acceptable for gay or bisexual members and visitors on MLHH to do the same?
I don't feel any need to talk about my private life here, that's not what I'm here for, but being gay is an important part of who I am, why shouldn't I identify myself or refer to it if it comes up naturally in a conversation here directly related to hair?
I'm feeling discouraged about continuing to be part of MLHH, after this part of my experience here, and so little support.
I guess that was the goal of the offensive poster that I referred to.
Peace,
Joey
J.M.M. - You should be ashamed of yourself for your hateful comments about gay marriage. You're obviously one of those people who uses religion as a weapon of hate.
Separation of church and state is one of the most important American concepts, which brought millions of immigrants to it's shores.
God is love, not judgement. Learn it or lose.
Joey
MLLH readers :
I posted this again, as it landed in the middle of another reply, and looked out of context.
reading through the comments of which there are 1000, so many people have to say stuff like "it looks so much better, now he doesn't look like a druggie" or "he should have cut it years ago" or "now he looks like a normal person"
so much positivity for the move, which is good about supporting kids with cancer, I get that, but just reading it I get the feeling that the fact a long haired man cut his hair really adds to the positivity for so many of the posters, kind of got me riled up reading many of the comments. I wonder if he had only donated half of his hair and kept it half long to grow out again if everyone would have been still praising?
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/j-hawk-cuts-famous-locks-kids-cancer-185215200.html
Here it is.
So, I've been growing my hair for more than five years now and back in December I had to get a trim to take care of the dead ends. They were worse than I thought and I wound up having two inches taken off, which I really hated to do. Haircuts are probably my least favorite thing in the world lol. I feel like it looks a lot shorter and I just can't wait for it to grow longer.
Anyway, I'm posting pictures from just before the trim and then from now.
I wanted to get it to my lower back by my next birthday. While it doesn't look like that's going to happen (my birthday is on March 28 lol) I'm still shooting to grow it to my waist by the time I turn 21.
This is a comparison video from November 21, 2011
David
and other thoughts on ''longhairs''.
I've been lurking here for quite a while, but haven't posted in about 2 or 3 years. I'd say my goal is chest length and as of today it reaches to the middle of my shoulder blades.
Last weekend I went out to a popular hangout for young people in the area with my guy friend and was surprised by how many women approached me about my hair. It was at least 5. I found it odd though because we were in a more upscale, typically conservative city. In the group we were with a couple of them joked that they wanted to get me drunk enough to let them touch my hair. I laughed, but I was the DD so none of that was going to happen.
Another random blonde walked up to me and almost concerned told me never to cut my hair, insisting it was like a trademark. She mentioned that she had a guy friend with hair like mine who cut it and didn't even look like the same person anymore. I thought that was interesting being that I think I've cut my hair twice completely off and always grew it back. I always felt so uncomfortable, like I wasn't myself anymore. This time however, I won't cut my hair.
Here's a picture from the other day:
This is a comparison video from March 3,2010 to show progress :)
David
Hey there guys! I know that it's still 3 days early, but I went to a wedding last night and my hair looked REALLY good so I took some photos and even made my first hair growth video which I provided a link to below. At the wedding I saw people that I didn't see for over 3-4 years and it was pretty exciting. I got many many compliments about my weight loss (100+ pounds) my longer hair, and my beard. Add lots of booze and dancing and we have one hell of a night :) Anyway I won't write much as I pretty much say all I need to say in my video.
Cheers,
Isaac
Hello guys. I would have love to share with you the word contents of a vintage pro-long hair pamphlet called AN ESSAY ON THE LONG-HAIRED MAN by Phil O. Trichos (an obvious pseudonym using the greek word of Trichos which I think means hair tresses.
This was published in 1964 by Berkeley Pamphlets at 86 East Tenth Street, New York City and is one of the earliest attempt to address the topic of long hair on men. This was published during the beatnik era and in the same year as I believe the BEATLES first visited America. It is very supportive of men's rights to have long hair and vigorously advocates this.
I purchased it a few years ago from a bookseller who owned it for more then 40 years and who was also a fellow long hair.
Anyone know who the author's real identity was?
Collecting old books on many different themes is one of my hobbies and I have successfully managed to locate some interesting books and other paraphernalia on the topic of long hair.
Here's the first section:
ON THE LONG-HAIRED MAN
If a man today wears his hair to the shoulders, he is immediately branded by most people as being either beatnik or crazy. And so branded, he is a modern-day outcast.
He cannot get a job, for beatniks and the insane cannot get jobs. He will not be invited to social gatherings, with his friends, unless his friends also have long hair.
The police, being naturally suspicious of a deviation from "normal" behaviour, stophim from their squad cars, motion him close, and ask him what his name, address, means of income, religious and political beliefs are. They hope, if he answers are unusual, to arrest him for vagrancy or, if he is a socialist, or an atheist, for "observation." It is interesting to note, however, that if he has a job, the police cannot find anything wrong with him, and so content themselves with asking him why he has grown his hair long. After all, isn't it reasonable that the police must know the answer to this question?
Other people do not restrain themselves to an academic curiosity. They feel that the long-haired man is some sort of threat to them.
If the long-haired man is physically weak, he may be attacked. They may wait, like Delilah did, until he is sleeping, and then sneak up to him and cut off his hair.
If that does not work, they may resort to beating him with sticks, until he is unconscious, and then they will cut his hair.
If that does not work, or if the long-haired man is stronger then they, then they must content themselves with calling him names or shouting insults at him. They may call him "beatnik", several times in order to get some rise out of him. Or, failing that, they may referring to the Blessed Lord, ask him where Mary is. Or even failing that, they might flick nickels at his ears, or throw rocks.
Most people are afraid of the long-haired man. Cars slow down, people twist their necks in order to catch a glimpse of him, and perhaps hurl an insult or two, speeding on in their car. On the street people stop dead in their tracks, open their mouths in amazement or horror, buy their eyes out, and look, in the main, as though they've seen the ghost of Azazel.
A few people, more brave than most, will stop to talk to the long-haired man, ask him why he has grown his hair, perhaps smile or wonder at his answer and move onward. These people are rare, however.
We may say without very much fear of being in error that people in general are prejudiced against men wearing long hair, and generally afraid of the man who wears his air long. I can account for unreasonable attacks and vociferous insults directed to the long-haired man in no other way.
Most people will tell you that long hair on a man is ugly. There is something about long hair on men that turns the stomach. Could this be a feeling about long hair in general? No, it could not.
Americans look at one dollar bills with a picture of a long-haired man engraved upon its surface and do not get sick. But, of course, Washington is not only the Father of our country, but there is nothing repulsive about the fact.
Many people have pictures of a long-haired Christ hanging in their bedrooms and gaze fondly at Him each night, just before they go to bed. Do they get sick? Hardly, for they believe that Christ is the Perfect Man. Yet, strangely, enough, they would be damned if they'd have a picture of a long-haired, ordinary man hanging in their bedroom.
If it may be considered that the long-haired man is obeying a longhaired Christ who said, "Fellow me," why then do many today attempt to stone him? And why,if long hair was ever considered to add dignity to manhood, as it did for the ancient Greeks and Semites do people point their fingers today and snicker under their breaths, saying that it makes a man of today look feminine?
And why is it, if long-hair is tolerated on great religious figures, illustrious philosophers, phenomenal strongmen, and historical figures, the fathers of our country, plus hordes of respected artists and others who have tried to make life of this miserable planet a little more interesting and beautiful do people look askance at the long-haired man as though he has committed some nefarious crime? (end of first section- to be continued)
Was digging through some stuff on my hard drive and found this gem from around 2007-2008. Think I was around the 14mo mark. This is right before I had to cut it all off for awhile :(
Hey guys and gals,
Hair isn't getting longer. Way past the awkward stage. Past touching on the shoulders. Past just over the shoulders. Past the nipples. Past the belly button and waistline. Just beyond the belt in the back. No more milestones. Will just have to enjoy it as it is! Think I'll do that!
peace, jonalbear
Hey guys..just catching up on things on the board and snapped a couple pics on webcam..heres one from a minute ago just out of the shower.i'll tell ya..i'm not much of a t
'techie' guy as some of you know but having a webcam built into a laptop is a miracle..can snap pic, have it saved and send in a second! Have a great day everyone!
So a close female friend who knew I had waist length long hair complimented me about my hair at Courier Party.
In case you didn't know my profession is that of a courier. My hair isn't that long yet but I'm already taking some amazing photos.
Peace guys and keep it growing.
Hey y'all,
As I've been growing my hair out, I've sometimes felt the sudden urge to cut it because it was bothering me or in an awkward in-between stage. To fight those whims, I looked to men with long(ish) hair in the media for inspiration. So here are some of the men that have "kept me going" (the top pictures), as well as some even longer-haired men that embody my goal for continued growth this year.
Is there anyone you guys look(ed) up to when growing, especially in that awkward pre-shoulder stage?
Mick
Hi everyone, I'm just posting this message to let everyone here know that I have created my own personal website, showing progress photos and more to do with my long hair journey.
I have spent the last full day working on it, it includes information about myself and why I chose to become a longhair and a progress page showing every monthly photo I have ever took of my hair since June 2010!
I have spent a considerable amount of time working on the additional features. It is very much inspired by Joao David's long hair site, but with some extra features that I hope you will all enjoy :)
You can sign up to my website, becoming a member which allows you to post in the Forum section, (another little feature I've added), where you can discuss anything hair related between members or guest's alike. This forum feature is very similar to what we have here at MLHH, but using a newer service.
Well, hope everyone has the time to take a look at my long hair site, wishing you all the best in the coming months.
Kind Regards, James
Here is how the backside looks
My hair is naturally pretty straight with just a little bit of a natural wave, kind of like Jason's hair, from what I can tell. For a while now I've been experimenting with techniques for making it curlier or more wavy. Just for the fun of it and for some variety when I'm wearing it loose. I find that braiding it works well as far as generating waves and if I want really impressive waves I do about ten braids when my hair is damp, leave them in overnight, and voila! Anyway, one of the women I work with suggested washing my hair at night and twisting it into a bun at the top of my head when it is still damp, sleeping with it like that and then taking the bun out in the morning. She said she did that and the result was a lot like she had used rollers to curl her hair. So I tried it. After taking the bun out in the morning I bent over at the waist and "combed" my hair with my fingers. Here's the result. My hair seemed fuller as well as curlier, instead of just wavy. I wore it like this all day and the fluffiness lasted. This might not be for everyone, but I did get a lot of compliments the next day, with women in particular asking how I achieved the look.
Other photos:
http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z474/VackraLjusaFarger/Sunburst2.jpg
http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z474/VackraLjusaFarger/Sunburst3.jpg
Hi,
I am a 29 year old male. I have black hair and growing hair for more than a year(around 13 months). Now I have hair around 7-8 inches in length. A serious issue now i experience is a heavy hairfall which I am seeing it for past few months, say, 3-4 months. Thought I would seek help from this forum.
To give a background, my hair type is very frizzy and unmanageable. So I treated my hair with a Brazilian keratin treatment twice (first one before 8 months and the next one before 4 months). That really smoothened my hair and made it more easy to manage.I don't want to put the whole blame on keratin treatment because I didn't see that heavy hairfall after the first treatment.
I didn't have very very thick denser hair most of my life but it wasnt thin at all. Still a very good density. And never experienced this level of hairfall as I see currently. Earlier I used to wash my hair everyday due to dandruff issue. After the alarming hairfall, stopped washing everyday, nowadays ( for past 4 months) washing it once in 2 days. But the issue being during the non-wash day i see my scalp filling with dandruff and getting the itching sensation. That is really frustrating and not sure how to manage dandruff. Don't know if this also one cause of hairfall. (I use Head and Shoulders dandruff shampoo. Was using Nizoral also for a while, but stopped later).
My hair stylist recommended to use a non-sulfate shampoo and conditioner to avoid harmful effects of sulfate shampoo. For past 4 months using a non-sulfate shampoo (using my dandruff shampoo occasionally once a week along with non-sulfate shampoo).
Also i used to rub hair rigorously with towel after shower. Nowadays (for past 3 months) I am pat drying with towel and just let the hair air dry. (one other thing to note, I never in my life blow dried or used heat on hair. So blow drying can be ruled out. But i do take shower in hot water, not sure if this is one issue to look at). And I don't tie my hair back for a pony tail to avoid stress on hair strands.
And before and after shower, I do use a wide tooth comb to detangle hair and make it knot-free for a smooth wash. But still I see coarse of hair coming off during the time of wash and while I comb the hair.
And finally I am a vegetarian (eat egg though, so ideally eggetarian). I do take vitamin/mineral supplements to balance my diet. Not to fall short of protein, i do keep my protein intake very good. I don't have smoking or drinking habits.
Despite all these measures, hairfall doesnt seem to be reduced. You should be knowing how frustrating this is. I am going to consult a dermatologist, but want to run by you guys before that. My family doesn't have early baldness, so hoping genes doesn't play that big (even if it finally going to be a gene problem, I don't want to stop trying any measure before giving up). Do anyone experience similar issue? (Some of my friends say that growing long hair brings hairfall. Is that true??) Any suggestions or help is really really appreciated. Sorry for the long mail, but didn't want to miss any info that you may want to give a better solution. Thanks for your reading.
Have any of you ever heard of this band called Chesterfield Kings?
they were some sort of Garage Rock band back in the early 1980s reminiscent of early Rolling Stones and other period bands.
their hair may not be the ultimate length for some of you, but at least they didn't have short haircuts or shaved heads.
there is even an introduction by Martha Quinn on this old clip
tell me what you think!
Cheers! ,
DavidK
So I stumbled across kind of a neat blog post about technological advances in hair care, there's actually something that can to some extent fix split ends out there (I know, I thought the day would never come either) but uh, yeah: http://thebeautybrains.com/2012/02/01/hair-repair-new-technology-really-works/
They do a pretty nice critical analysis of the stuff, which works well for my ever skeptical self
For fans of long hair and viking metal...
hi all
After reading the FAQ's i decided to try Biotin to promote healthy hair growth...i know this subject has been covered before but i am looking for specific experiences regarding dosage and results.
I have started on 1000 micrograms 3 times a day.....making 3000 micrograms daily.
Am i totally off the mark here?
Ps..loving being back on the MLHH..i miss all of the debate!
Scott from nottingham
So my friend (a fellow male long hair) is trying to get a job. His hair isn't merely long (about shoulder blade length), the cut is anything but conservative and with bright blonde streaks (so yeah, not exactly workable for most office environments, he's a graphic designer). He's an asian dude, and he's thinking he wants to get a more conservative looking wig for job interviews. Do any of you have any recommendations for sources for reasonably priced wigs/styles that'd hide this dudes rather unique style, and um any experience with how well this works?
I just found this today and i must say this is AWESOME. More men should be like you guys and be themselves. Its nice to see support for differences, also for each others needs.
Much love and Keep it growin ;D
Hi,
I'm a twenty something muslim born in Britain who is currently growing his hair (7 months roughly). I've been reading through this board and am suprised to read about the amount negativity you guys have experienced whilst growing your hair.
For me, growing out my hair long is considered a good deed and a manly thing to do. This is because I'm imitating the Prophets of God.. Muhammad, Jesus, Moses, Abraham (peace be upon them all).. all of whom are known for their long hair. In their time, long hair was a sign of a healthy, well kept man.
I'd like to share with you some 'Hadith' or narrations/traditions about Muhammad (pbuh) on the subject matter:
[Qatadal asked Anas bin Malik about the hair of Gods's Apostle. He said, "The hair of God's Apostle was neither much straight, nor much curly, it used to hang down between his shoulders and earlobes."]
[Qatada al-Ansari said to the Messenger of God(pbuh), "I have a lot of hair which comes down to my shoulders, shall I comb it? The Messenger of God (pbuh) said, "Yes, and honour it."]
[Ibn Abbas(RA) Narrated the Prophet(pbuh))said: "On the night of my Ascent to the Heaven, I saw Moses who was a tall brown curly-haired man as if he was one of the men of Shan'awa tribe, and I saw Jesus, a man of medium height and moderate complexion inclined to the red and white colors and of lank [Long and lean] hair..."]
[“The Messenger of God (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived at Mecca on one of his visits having four braids in his hair]
I hope you found that an intresting read. I understand that long hair on men is seen in a similar respect in native-american and japanese culture, its just a shame that the polarity in the western world is often accompanied by ridicule or abuse considering some of worlds most influential men had long hair. Can you think any others?
I recently went to a restaurant with my g/f and this waitress gave us poor service. Basically, she avoided us and we had to complain to management. He actually said, "We're very sorry about that. Unfortunately people look at your long hair and they assume you will not tip them because you don't have a good job." I thought he had some cojones for even saying that.
I thought about that for a second and asked him if he would serve us. And he did! We had a conversation about my new job in IT and he even comped us a huge dessert. In short, my good personality shone through a potentially awkward situation. And I have a new restaurant!
I posted here pretty regularly a few years ago, maybe 2005/2006 in that area about growing my hair out. At that time I had an employer that was open minded to long hair, beards, and the like however things change and from then until now I've had to keep it either #1 buzzed or otherwise extreemly short. Anyway in Feb 2011 I became partially disabled and couldn't hold that line of employment anymore and started doing things out of the home while continuing to get my hair cut on a regular basis because I'd gotten so used to it, but I'm thinking it's time to grow it back to it's bottom of my back glory. My last haircut was in Dec 2011 so this is with about 4mo of growth under my belt, if I comb it straight down the bangs just touch my eyebrows. Figuring this is the best time to start talking about it since that's when your gonna hit the awkward phase and the temptation to buzz it gets really bad lol.
This month marks 24 months since I eschewed getting my hair cut. Not the most flattering of shots, however, it does show length (longer in back ,will post one form the back later) and also shows some of my natural color survives.
Guys haven't posted in awhile-hair is still growing and getting wavier...
Pic two...
Wow, It is getting hot in here. The last posts have been really intense. I'm pretty new here, but I just wanted to send some positive energy, and warmth to all my "bros" in here.
We may all have our differences, but the one thing we all have in common is the beating of our hearts....
Peace and love,
rowie
hi guys..just hanging around this morning and snapped a few pics on laptop webcam..figured i'd share one
Just got back from a Children of Bodom / Eluveitie concert (which took over and hour to get to) and it was great! I always headbang at concerts but since I've been sporting shorter hair for the past year or two, I could never really do it properly. Today I went all out and it felt great being able to headbang properly w/ my hair going all crazy. There were also lots of longhairs :)
ps* BODOM FOR LIFE!
When we see disaster pictures on the news, we tend to think they affect people we don't know. This morning at 5 a.m. my cousin's house was leveled by a tornado. She was beat up pretty bad but it seems she will come through okay. Six people in her town were killed. Her dad (my uncle) was a doctor heavily involved in building the town's hospital, and it was two doors down from her house. The tornado also took out one wall of the hospital.
Bill
Hey guys, This is how I wear a bandanna. I trim two of the side points off of it to make a long strip of fabric, leaving two of the points of the bandanna as is. (that's the part you tie in the back)'Then I fold the two long raw edges of the bandanna into the center, more or less, and fold it again, to have one long skinny tube of fabric, about 2" wide. I like to style my hair with a very neat side part,and pushed behind my ears, and then tie it on snug, folding the ends at the back underneath the band. It usually does ride up on my forehead, so I pull it back down often on the day I wear it. I always wear one on rainy days!
I came up with this because I found rolling up a regular bandanna was too bulky, and would get all soaked with sweat when I was working, or out on the streets in the summer. My headband version is a lot lighter, and dries fast while you wear it.
I pretty much only wear vintage bandannas from the 1960's / 70's , 100% cotton, that I find in thrift shops for a couple of bucks. You can probably find them on Ebay or Etsy also. They're super soft, cotton gauze and have many interesting patterns, way better than the cheap polyester imported bandannas they sell these days.
Hi all,
Well, two full years now since my last full haircut.... still continue to learn lots about having long hair since then :p . The new thing I've experienced lately is "sitting back" on hair. An interesting but nice feeling :D ~
Also feel pretty good overall about things over these two years - hard to believe it's been that long already. Some things still baffle me, though, like I still pull out about eight strands of hair each night I pull out my hair tie from a ponytail - drives me nuts >< ! My wife's watched me to try to figure out what's going on, but doesn't see anything wrong :/ . Says that I have weak hair compared to her Chinese hair :p - we'll put that to a contest later ^_~ .....
But it's a relief every month when I get a photo taken of the bak of my hair and to see that it's still there :p hahah! Not all that much to sweat about I guess ;) ~
So onto year three :) ! Everyone please have a great March and happy growin' ^_^ !!!
Sincerely,
yoshiki
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It is a wonderful thing when females support long hair on women and men alike for the betterment of health and beauty for both sexes!
well....as i mentioned last week, i've decided not to cut my hair again after shaving head 3 months ago and having a "normal" haircut 3 weeks ago.
So this is me....the top is longer than the sides but not going to make any attempt to even it out...in a year no one will notice anyway!
The one lesson i have learned is that my urge to have long hair will NEVER go away so why fight it?
Scott
Hey there, I'm just 2 weeks short of my 8 month update, but I wanted to share a side shot of me wearing a bandanna during the more awkward phase. I think I pull it off pretty well :)
Hi all,
Hair's getting longer, I think it's about 31 moths?
Anyway,
Take care,
MattT
Shaun White really does longhairs proud, winning Olympic gold and many X-games medals. The commentators said this was the best run ever and the judges agreed. His hair appears to be longer than ever!
I was a natural blonde when I was younger, like many people. I probably started to darken around sixth grade.
However, now I'm stuck with...this color, whatever it's called. I've heard it referred to as "dishwasher blonde" before. It means I'm mostly a dark-blonde-slash-light-brown, but there are traces of grey and red in there as well. You might be able to tell in the picture.
I like my hair, but I've been considering dying it a much brighter blonde recently. (Think Robert Plant or Skwisgaar Skwigelf.) I'm of Dutch and Swedish descent so I should, hypothetically, be able to fit the look. Or maybe one of you can talk me out of a big mistake; either way.
Anyway, I'm wondering about natural hair dye because my hair is already dry and damaged at the tips. You can probably see it in the picture. I do not want something that could potentially give rise to the need to chop off a few inches, so I'm researching herbs.
Does henna give a bright blonde hue when mixed with another herb? How does honey highlighting work? I need some advice here. Thanks. :)
Hi guys! What are you guys up to? I'm just sort of procrastinating from writing my thesis. ughhhh! So I'm doing my laundry and thought it would be fun to come up with a hairstyle for when I'm doing chores at home. For demonstration I used my sister's colored pony ties to indicate where I placed the bands.I could see the black bands looking good on lighter hair. This will work for shoulder+ and beyond lengths. I guess if you have longer hair you can continue to add more pony ties and sectioning (but I like to try to keep it simple to just three ties above the neck).
I think this look is kind of cool because it gives an instant French braid like look because of the sectioning of hair, and adding a pony tie to each section, instead of braiding it. I'm not like my sister who can French braid her own hair. I like this style because it's not the plain usual pony tail. Sorry if the pic is kind of blurry. I find it challenging to take a back shot of my head using only my iphone. I don't know what this style is called, but I'll call it "Tie, tie, tie, that pony!" hehehe I hope you guys are enjoying your day!
cheers,
rowie
I was wondering if some of you guys ever did a blunt cut. If so, at what length? I'm at Shoulder+ length and I'm guessing by the time I reach nipple length my overall shape will turn into a v-shape. I might wait until I reach belt length though and see if I ever want to do this. I just wanted to get a feel of all of your experiences.
Here's the back!
Joey
Here's how I cut the bandanna. It could have been done neater, but the edges get folded under anyway. This ones a bit out of shape from being worn many times. (I better wash it!!)
Joey
Does anyone here do skincare?
I've had a acne ridden red face since I was 17 and I finally decided to do something about it last sunday.
I'm using the acnefree 3 step program with a cleanser toner and lotion, my skin is clearing up and I'm actually getting approached all the time by women for the first time in my life. My hair is still mediumish short by my standards at 7 months from a buzzcut.
In a few months I will be having several meetings in which I need to persuade people in positions of power to see my side of an argument, and I'm worried about my hair inhibiting their ability to take me seriously. I consider myself very mature and well-spoken, so I won't have any trouble arguing my case properly, but there are some people who can't appreciate a well-delivered argument from a mature speaker if they are distracted by the speaker's appearance. I know because when my hair was waist-length I could never ally people of power to my side or get them to take me seriously. One such person even told me something along the lines of, "your argument sounds convincing, but I simply can't take you seriously due to your unusual appearance, particularly your hair." The main reason I cut my hair short was to increase my negotiating power and communication skills, which worked wonderfully, but I was so miserable as a shorthair that I let my hair grow out again. So what should I do now that my hair might interefere again with my ability to be a convincing negotiator? Is there some way to hide my hair under a hat or short wig that doesn't look fake or like I'm trying hard to hide something?
I washed my hair today, and in order to keep it out of my face (yeah, at that stage) I decided to push it back with some sunglasses. I also have a headband I can use to do the same too.
I really like this look, and it reminds me of the late, great Ryan Dunn.
Also, yes, it's the shame shades I had back in 2007! Still serving me well. Money well spent.
Hope you are all having a good day.
- Chris
Hey Guys,
I've really enjoyed checking in here often. I would like to say thanks to everyone, especially the long time posters here who offer so much encouragement, great advice, and fun postings for everyone to enjoy!
I've only posted here once before,last summer,in July or August, and as you can see, I'm still toughing it out through the awkward stage, my hair grows slowly. I've been growing my hair for 16 months, from a very short haircut, with one "trim" (mistake!), about a year into it. I went to a salon and the stylist took off almost 2 inches from the back and sides. even though I was very careful to tell her what I wanted. Needless to say, I won't ever trust a stylist again! My hair hasn't been this long since I was 17 years old. My goal length right now is mid back. It's still dark in color, with very little gray, even though I'm 49 years old! I have very fine baby like hair, which is tricky to care for. The wind really picks it up and blows it into a crazy mess all the time, so I wear it tied in a bun most of the time, and I like wearing it that way. I do a lot of painting and carpentry, so it's easier for work too.
My take on the man bun is to leave the hairs at the back of the neck natural, and maintain heavy sideburns, I only trim the neck hairs a bit now and then, never shaving them. I think it looks natural and masculine that way, not manicured or fussy. I leave some hair loose behind the ears too, as it doesn't all fit in my hair tie yet, but I like having some of it loose anyway. I always mess up my hair a little just before I walk out the door (I really don't like it to look too perfect!), and I hit it with a little non aerosol spray, only Where I need it to hold still. I hope when it gets longer I can skip the spray, but I need something to control it a bit right now, especially if I'm meeting someone about work, so I look a bit more pulled together. ha ha ha.
The last photo is me with my short hair 16 months ago. I liked that haircut too, but I'm so much happier with long hair. I feel it represents more about who I am in some way. I can't believe it took me all this time to finally grow my hair, at near 50 years old! You guys on this board have definitely been a big inspiration, and an important part of my hair journey!!
Thank you!
Update photo 3 - tied in bun
Hey Guys,
I just wanted to say, I just found this site, and it's so great to have a website for dudes with long hair! Yeah!
I never really gave long hair much thought. I always loved having long hair, but I always felt like it was sort of a guilty pleasure. Never really gave long hair very much thought to be honest. Went to a catholic high school which made me cut my hair every time it got too long, so I developed a real "get a haircut" complex.
Great to see the support! Long hair pride! yeah!
-Fiddle
Hello guys. I'm new here but I've been growing my hair since june of 2010. I'd cut it a bit in march of 2011 because my hair was getting damaged and I didn't really treat my hair properly. Now it's february 2012 and I have a major problem with my hair dropping out.
I've read the "on being a longhair article" and I followed the procedures. I wash my hair one a week, I put my hair in a loose ponytail when I go to work, I don't comb my hair often just finger comb it, and I wash my hair in cool water.
Today my mom decided to treat my hair with olive oil, she put the olive oil in the roots of my hair to treat it.
I went into the shower and washed my hair twice with some axe 2-in-1 shampoo and conditioner, as I was washing it my hair started to drop (my hair drops every time I wash it). After I washed my hair (and I'm still in the shower at this point) I started to run my fingers though my wet hair to make the (still) damaged hair fall out. So many hair fell out that it clogged the drain and there was still more hair in the bathtub.
My mom and dad both had long hair when they were young and they both said to me that there hair NEVER dropped like mines when they were my age.
My questions to you guys is that, what can cause my hair to drop so much? Could it be the shampoo? The water? Is my body lacking some kind of vitamin/mineral? Is my hair roots too weak?
Even if I run my fingers though my dry hair, still some hairs fall out, I don't know what to do, please help!
update photo 2
I had short, short hair : (
Update photo 4 - side view tied in bun
Photo 2
Since the holiday pics I posted in my introductory post actually date back to october, I thought a little update might be in order: this is a pic from last week.
I was out for a few drinks the other day with some friends (all in their early 20's and female) and they decided to take a photo of me with short hair around and survey people about my hair length.
Now, I should add - I gave them permission on the condition that they do the survey in Spanish (we live in Spain). So don't be hating - I'm open, I was interested in the outcome and I wanted them to try and improve their Spanish.
They took my drivers license and did the survey. The photo is me at 17, with a buzz cut, which I've almost never had, I've always hated them on me.
The results came back at 10:5 (preferred short:preferred long), which I actually think is really good! Mainly because there's several things to take into account:
- A significant amount of people (especially females, IMHO) will tell you to change something just because you ask them. e.g. If I ask a girl if I should pierce my ear, the likelihood she'll say yes is more than 50% just because she wants to change me.
- Initially the girls were mainly surveying other females, but I think it may have been 50/50 at the end.
- Some people generally dislike long hair on men, and a small minority are the other way around.
- However, the previous point is countered by men losing their hair, or other men with long hair. Most men showing MPB were very supportive of me!
- I started to say that I'm a musician/artist (which is true), which changed a few votes. This also illustrates the abstraction of the survey.
- My friends were drunk and also kinda biased, but I think they were pretty accurate with the vote counting.
After all of those factors are taken into account, THEN we are left with my looks, which is what people were ACTUALLY supposed to be judging, haha!
Other notes. I'm 25 now, with hair past my shoulders, my face has lost a bit of weight since 17, so I do look different.
We may re-conduct the survey, but I might use a different picture. I have had hundreds of different looks when I had shorter hair, and we picked one of the worst ones with my drivers license (though, for this forum it was probably a good photo to use, to hopefully sway some votes!).
Hi Guys
after a torrid 3 months or so I have finally decided that the short haired route is not for me!....I almost had a Samson-like period after shaving my head where my confidence and strength seemed to leave me!....and was fed up with envy for me long-haired fellow man! :)
so....although I only have 2 months growth on top i am going to ban scissors for good now!.....i have my Biotin and my will-power and this hyperboard to start my journey once again...wish me luck guys!
Ps....i'll post a photo when i have something to show!...way too soon at the moment i guess.
Regards
scott from Nottingham
Any suggestions for templates and webhosting services, I already signed up for one but not sure what to do.
my previous hair growing site was
http://fragem.freewebtools.com
Enough said.
Hey guys !
Not a big poster these days...
Anyway, I felt like posting a crappy picture of me and my hair. So here is it. After reaching belt length, I decided to cut it blunt between elbow and waist, which was a good decision for the shape, the health of the ends and the maintenance time. I still mostly wear it braided or bunned.
On the side of my life: I started a PhD thesis in october 2011. Field : Vibrations/Acoustics. Subject: Damping of vibrations by Acoustic Black Hole effect. Sounds sexy, right ? I now live in a rather small city of France (Le Mans) and I'm rather well paid. I'm fully devoted to bicycle riding (no car intended...) and slowly trying to become vegetarian. On the dark side : my father is very sick, and it's a big concern in my family, and I'm still (or again, depends, eh!) longing to meet a nice girl to share something with; problem is, I'm a still not very open to people and not very talkative. We'll see...
Ouch, it's already time to sleep ! Have a nice day ;)
bye,
Vivien.
Hello everyone, i have been lurking this amazing website and ive always wanted to take a part, FINALLY after several trials and errors (dying, perming, heat damaging, etc, all of them made my hair fall out and feel awful) i finally have 100% virgin healthy hair on my head and im planning once and for all to grow it out, my goal is to have mid-back lenght (about 2 year growth), keep it all natural, all healthy, heres a picture of me barely starting up, ill be posting every 3rd month or so to show progress, im excited :D
my current hair length 6 inches past shoulders, 4 inches before it reached my nipples.
I want to thank you all for your support as I went into military school. While I look like a baldie I'll always be a longhair at heart. Some of the other guys in my room had longhair so they know what I'm going through. We sit arounnd in our army tighty whitys before light out and share our long hair stories. My girlfriend is now seeing my best friend. I knew it might happen but life goes on.
n/a
I can't believe it. I don't even feel like me anymore. I arrived at military school this morning and it's been hell ever since. A couple of senior cadets took me to what they call a utility room. They made some nasty comments about my long hair. I had to strip and I couldn't even keep my own underwear. They gave me military issue tighty whitys-i haven't worn in years. Before getting my uniform they put me in the barber chair and the one cadet took a pair of clippers and all of my long blonde hair came falling off and when I got out of the chair and looked in the mirror- bald and in briefs, I looked 9 instead of 16.They cut off my mustache I was in tears and wondering what my girlfriend would think if she saw me like this. I'm in this ridiculous uniform and have to call everybody 'sir'. My best friend, who has long hair, is supposed to visit soon. I'll just try to take one day at a time. Thanks for being there.
Guy has hair closing to ankle..wow
As you can see, I have lost some weight from my old days here, but that's neither here or there.
My hair is natural colour this time around, and I think it's looking really good colour wise.
Hope you enjoy, and hope you're having a good day.
- Chris
In my book, Our LONG HAIRitage, Bringing Peace and Health to Your Head, it shows how and why long hair is far healthier than those who crop their heads (1). I am not the first to understand this concept. Natural health advocate, Bernarr Macfadden said the same thing over a hundred years ago. Here are some remarks from his books:
“The principle reason why a woman’s hair is stronger, and grows longer than the opposite sex, is that it is allowed to grow long from very early youth.” But “when kept closely cropped as in boys, conditions” become “decidedly different.” The scalp is weak because it is trained to become thinner and less “blood is attracted to it.” This is why males are more liable to lose their hair than females whose hair is more “strongly rooted and nourished (2).”
He also encourages daily massages of the scalp, which include pinching large swaths of the scalp and pulling and brushing the hair. Pulling and tugging temporarily adds weight to “exercise” and strengthen the scalp. It is of utmost importance, to keep the subcutaneous fat layer (that rests on the scalp) loose and pliable (3). Of course, just the extra weight of long hair does this all day long. Nevertheless, extra tugging will even strengthen your scalp more!
Although MacfaddenÂ’s books are somewhat dated, he came to the exact same conclusions I have. And like him there really is no excuse for premature baldness. So get educated, tell your friends. Is it not time to educate all these crop-headed conformists out there? By understanding the truth will allow you to not only defend long hair, but to actually promote it with sound science. After all they are the ones promoting baldness out of shear ignorance.
(1) Roger Sigler, Our LONG HAIRitage, Bringing Peace and Health to Your Head (Bloomington, Indiana: WestBow Press, 2011).
(2) Bernarr Macfadden, MacfaddenÂ’s New Hair Culture: Rational Natural Methods for Cultivating Strength and Luxuriance of Hair, 3rd Greatly Enlarged Edition (New York: Physical Culture Publishing, 1901).
(3) Bernarr Macfadden, Hair Culture: Rational Methods for Growing Hair and for Developing Its Strength and Beauty (New York: Macfadden Publications, Inc., 1924).
Attached is a photo of him. I think he would have worn his hair longer if he could get away with it.
Tomorrow, my parents are sending me to military school. I'm freaking out cause I have shoulder length hair I really love and I wonder if my girlfriend will dump me when I get my head shaved.Can I still check out this site when I'm bald?
Hi guys,
So glad to have found this haven!
Been reading for a few weeks now and decided to say hi and also to ask for a little advice.
New growth. It's the bane of my every day life! My hair is just past my shoulders and wavy, conditioned daily and washed lightly every other day. I've tried using Jojoba oil to smooth it down a bit but it just gets worse as the day goes on until I have a wirey halo of hair. I can't use much oil because my hair isn't thick enough for me to get away with it without it looking greasy.
Any advice?
Ok, yeah it's a commercial for a trimer, and I'm still not buying it regardless of the mens' hair; but the first two guys have long hair nonetheless.
I'm not quite sure who they are, seeing as I don't really pay attention to celebrities and whatnot.
Just thought I'd share the hair being used in advertising (and called style at that)
I used to have hair that was shoulder-length or a bit less all over, with the result being that the front constantly fell into my face and obscured my vision. I was getting so sick of having to brush my hair out of my eyes every 10 seconds that I decided to get fringe cut in, with the rationale that it looked good on me when my hair was short. But it turns out that with longer hair in the back, the fringe becomes extremely feminising. I like androgyny and I'm used to being mistaken for a girl, so it wasn't a huge drawback for me, but I would advise all guys who are not comfortable looking androgynous to steer clear of fringe.
Here are some photos for the curious.
Before:
http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z474/VackraLjusaFarger/DSC01964.jpg
After:
http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z474/VackraLjusaFarger/NewHair3.jpg
http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z474/VackraLjusaFarger/NewHair1.jpg
I just read this article and found it so same-old, same-old in attitude. Man buns, of course, must either be joked about regarding getting in touch with your feminine side or some kind of practicality or, yes, sumo wrestler analogies.
Can't we be allowed to just experiment and enjoy our hair?
The repression of longhaired men continues....
Hi everyone,
I love Joao David's website - so much information and many good pictures :D. His website inspired me to make one of my own. It's a bit similar, a bit different... couldn't really come up with a better name, but it's all kind of the same subject matter :p . Mine could never match his, especially since I've just begun my long hair journey, but it's unique milestone in my life that I'd like to share all-the same ;) .
Right now the site is very bare bones - not much to it... maybe will grow over time. Would you guys mind if you have a look at it to see if there are any blaring mistakes I made & need to fix - especially since this is a new world to me :p ? The address is below...
Thank you in advance for any comments - good or bad ^_^ ! Have a great night ^^ !
Sincerely,
yoshiki
I recently stumbled upon what I believe is a Russian site that praises men with long hair. There are hundreds of photos (a few you've probably seen on English-speaking sites). Check it out when you get a chance, and click on the links as you go along - most are working and they provide additional photos.
The link is below, and if I've done this right, there should be an example (above or below) of one of the Russian longhairs you'll find on the site.
Is there a certain time limit that a guy has to be on the board before his avatar automatically comes up on a post that he makes? Never have seen mine on any post I've left here. Am I doing something wrong?
Steve
I recently took a position as docent giving tours at an historic site. We are required to wear 1930's period costume and during the interview it was mentioned that my long hair was an asset !!
My character is a 1930's government surveyor...
Here's the distinguished grey streak underneath and you can see just how curly some of my hair is!
Hiii y'all 'LongHornz' ... whoopz = I mean 'LongHairz' ... K = pic.#3. = November: 2011.
Hi, guys.
Attached is a picture of me on a cruise the family took back in early November. You see it's a bit ratty-looking in the picture, but that's more from the wind than any merits of mine—or the lack thereof. This little exposition brings me to my topic: dry and damaged tips.
As a growing young man, my scalp is oily. I can remedy this with a boar's-hair brush for up to four days before it starts to look uncontrollably lanky, and the brush distributes the oil nicely, but I can never seem to get it to my tips.
I've tried olive oil before as a natural moisturizer. Though it makes unraveling knots extremely easy, it would seem that I am incapable of getting the oil out of my hair in just one wash. The first time I tried it, I ended up going to the mall with some friends a few hours later looking like I'd gone a month without bathing! The second shower is what cleansed it adequately.
I'm looking for an all-natural way to moisturize the dry tips of my hair. I already moisturize with TRESemmé brand Vitamin E shampoo and conditioner (the conditioner going onto my tips and the shampoo going onto my scalp), but this ritual seems to aid only the shafts and roots, which are strong enough already...sort of. My split ends can sometimes twist off a few inches up the shaft rather than at the ends themselves.
Any ideas?
We celebrated our first Halloween (All Hallows Eve, Samhain, etc...) in our new town tonight, and a great time was had by all. Here's a picture of my family, minus the eldest daughter who, at 16, is apparently "too cool" to dress up anymore :P
You've heard people say that with long hair you look like a girl.
Well i've noticed in the past few weeks that my hair is
longer than many of the women out there.
Anyone else notice this?
Sure there are some women with long hair, but it seems that
many of them have hair that is above the shoulder or even shorter.
Note: When I talk about “Sweden”, I am speaking from my experiences in Stockholm and the surrounding area. These observations are likely to hold true in most of urban Sweden, but the views in the rural parts of the country are presumably different.
I wanted to share some good news for those of you who feel all modern societies have it in for men with long hair: that’s not the case in Sweden. I travelled to Sweden over the summer and was amazed by how open the society is to hair of all lengths for both genders. In Stockholm it’s nearly as common to see men with shoulder-length hair as it is to see them with very short haircuts. This is especially true among teenage and early 20s age boys, due to the popularity among this age group of the “soss” style, which is characterised by long bleach-blond hair and brightly-coloured sporty clothes. Long hair on men is portrayed frequently in popular culture, and not usually in a negative light; many models in advertisements and even male mannequins have shoulder-length or slightly longer hair. I asked a native Swede at what point hair becomes so long that it is considered a feminine trait, and she told me it has to be past the shoulder blades for that to happen. But that doesn’t mean it’s unheard of for men to have hair that long; I saw several young men in Stockholm with waist-length hair. I believe the liberal Swedish attitude about hair is due to two factors: first, Swedish laws legally guarantee gender equality, so men are not subject to the extreme societal pressure to appear respectable that they must endure in societies which consider them the more privileged and/or powerful gender. Second, the Swedish people seem to judge the gender of others primarily by a person’s name and clothing, so a man would not be considered feminine no matter how long his hair was, as long as he had a masculine name and wore clothes intended for men.
The link at the bottom of the post leads to a photo of my hair (itÂ’s very soss-like). While I was in Sweden, I was nearly always seen as a normal teenage boy. This was an astounding, though very refreshing, change. Where I live I'm almost never considered normal, and my long hair and hairless face cause the vast majority of people to view me as indisputably female, even if I remove my shirt to prove otherwise.
Hello Everyone,
I'm home. The desire to stick with the hair has been so great recently that I researched several topics and found this site.
I would first like to say that I read through several posts and really enjoyed the support from the response messages. It's a fun and friendly place to discuss long hair.
I started growing my hair long at 20. I had quit drinking and I wanted a daily measurement of my commitment to that goal. I wanted to see a new person. I wanted so many things.........
In so many ways, my hair has become me. I catch grief for it sure, but it is harmless and from friends, not enemies. I feel stronger with long hair. I always start conversation with men who have long hair and I always get a welcomed response. It's like we needed validation that we "are on the right track".
I'm really glad to have found this site, and I hope to speak with all of you!
Teddy
Greetings all,
After a long dry spell due to multiple computer issues, I'm once again able to access the board. So, I thought I'd post a note to let y'all know I hadn't completely dropped out of the world. My hair is still at "classic" length, and I'm experimenting with growing out my beard a bit. I'll see about getting some updated pics posted.
Hope everything is going well for all of you.
Jim aka Frodo
I can't believe it's been a full five years (as of yesterday) since and scissors last touched my hair. I'm almost to waist length and should reach out in far less than a year. So much has changed in these 5 years.
A little life update since my last personal post: I've stopped communicating with my biological mother, who was one of the biggest naysayers of my hair and piercings and tattoos and whatnot, as well as just a mentally abusive pathetic excuse for a human.
I've started doing tattoos and piercings! I've pierced my own ears and lip, as well as plenty of steel going through others. I've done even more tattoos than I have piercings, the great on my hip is just one example of my work. I've decided that body modification - from piercings to tattoos to microdermals, subdermals, tongue splitting, elf ears, and everything else- is what I am going to do with my life. Until then, I'm working night shift in a warehouse, having long hair, and piercings and tatoos I want, and wearing whatever I want to work, and getting paid almost 14 an hour full time at the age of 18.
just thought I'd share a little about what's new in my life long with the hair update. I'll have a pic of the back too.
Happy growing,
Jarvis
photo taken about 12 months ago in Feb. 2011
Hi guys. This month of February is now a full 4 years of my hair growing journey since my last haircut. My hair ends are in layers and are now just over 60cm long or 24 inches and still growing the regular half inch a month. 12 months ago it was 45cm or 18 inches. I stopped straightening my hair 27 months ago and now letting it grow in curly. Natural hair is better! I am very happy with progress so far and hope to reach 3 feet of hair one day! cheers, duncan
Just took some pics out of being bored to see if I had made any progress in the last 6 to 7 months....figured I'd share.
Not sure if this works on this forum or not
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Have any of you ever attended this festival? Looks like a good time, and almost certainly a very longhair-friendly event. I would love to hear a first-hand account of it.
It was last February when I joined MLHH and decided to try and grow my hair again. Well, here we are one year and no trims later! Thanks everyone for your inspiration and support.
hey there fellas..hope all is well in all your worlds
pictures taken today 2/11/12
Am on my second bottle of a shampoo that has really proven to be a keeper in my house. Redken Densify texturizing shampoo for men makes it look and feel like you have about twice as much hair as normal. Really am happy with it and wanted to give it a plug here, in case you guys didn't know about it.
Steve
Well I can't avoid it as we are a month and a half into 2012 and in a few short months I reach a milestone in my life.Well really it doesn't bother me but in fact in May of this year I will turn the big Five Ohhhhh!LOL.Even though I know its only a number I have to realize that more than half my life is over.That is unless I reach the even bigger One Oh Oh!Anyway I don't care but here is what 50 years of living could bring to you.I hope the younger guys don't get too scared;)Hope you all had a fabulous weekend.Cheers
Mârk
Here is one from the back taken on the same day 15th Feb.
Hi all,
Can anyone recommend a good brand of hair ties for a ponytail or what-not? The brand I've been buying is "scunci", which sounds European - but is made in China :p and is bought over at the local Walgreens... but that has nothing to do with it ^o^ ! Anyways, the brand seems good, but the diameter of the hair ties are inconsistent. Sometimes too tight, sometimes too loose.
Is there really anything out there that someone would shoot off to the moon for? I doubt Consumer Reports has section on hair ties :p heh~
Thanks in advance for any help ^^ !
Sincerely,
yoshiki
... I just stumbled across:
"Some of the worst mistakes in my life were haircuts." (Jim Morrison)
Interviewer: "So Frank, you have long hair. Does that make you a woman?"
Frank Zappa: "You have a wooden leg. Does that make you a table?”
--Val :)
Just sharing some thoughts here...
Whenever deciding to walk up to a total stranger and speak to them, letting them know that you like this or that about their physical appearance (especially in our case, walking up to another long-haired guy and complimenting them about their hair), I find it best to make sure I follow these general common sense rules:
1) make sure the person you wish to approach looks generally-speaking friendly, not in a hurry, relaxed, and "approachable" (hint: a mean-looking scowl on their face means best NOT to speak to that person - LOL)....
2) when opening my mouth to speak, I try to keep whatever I say as totally non-threatening (including non-sexual) as possible -- and MAINTAIN that tone and choice of wording throughout whatever conversation ends up following afterwards;
3) The old saying, "Keep it simple", is always good advise in this kind of situation!
Whether someone is gay or strait, male or female, young or old... whenever someone speaks from the heart, to all those who tend to hear with their hearts, a genuine compliment is usually much appreciated in all but the most unusual types of situations.
Example: I recently was riding our local MUNI street car when an attractive Black woman stepped onboard. She was wearing a really flattering outfit, and looked hands-down gorgeous; but feeling a bit shy (and also being a gay guy and not wanting her to think I was coming onto her), I kept my thoughts to myself. When she got off the streetcar, she turned and smiled at me, -- and I did the same in return -- but still decided not to say anything to her.... which now in hindsight, I regret not doing!
Every situation is a bit different from the next one or the previous one -- and sometimes we choose to speak to total strangers, and sometimes we don't...
Whatever the case, I've found in life that in most cases, as long as there is not an ulterior hidden motive, human beings are often hungry for a compliment or 2 -- it can make their day!!
It should go without saying that any Hollywood-handsome buff young stud or glamorous Marilyn Monroe type ravishing beauty is bound to get PLENTY of natural attention from the world (certainly much moreso than a chunky old Santa Claus looking geezer such as myself - LOL); but my point is that for the "average" person, a kindly-worded genuine compliment can go a long long way -- and thank goodness for places like MLHH, where we know it's totally OK here to speak up and say a few words of encouragement to guys who are either in the process of growing, or already have long hair and need a word or 2 of encouragement to keep from cutting...
Just some random thoughts going through my head right now as I take off to go away to where I work over the weekend!
Long Lox 4ever,
Ken in San Francisco
current hair length - approx. 7 inches past shoulders. pony tail is approx. 9 inches long, as of 2/11/12
I know there are other Amon Amarth fans (and metalheads, in general) here at the MLHH, and that this is nothing new, but I just stumbled across this picture and thought it would be worth sharing here. Few bands do a better job of showcasing the undeniable manliness of long hair than these guys.
--Val
pictures taken 2/11/12 from the back
Hi all you longhairs,
After some lurking and minor replying, here's my first actual post, to say hi.
Although I had some medium-length to almost chin-length stints when I was younger, I've mostly always had short hair. Two years ago, I quit my 9-to-5 desk job and started my own business as a freelance translator. It was at that point that I figured "Ha! I'm my own boss and I can do whatever I want and I can sit around in my pajamas all day and let my hair grow!" So that's what I did.
Adding to this sentiment of rebellion was another element: I was 28 at the time and I wanted to have long hair before I was 30 and all grown up, so to speak. As far as quarter-life crises go, it was a lot cheaper than buying a red sports car in any case. However, now that I'm actually approaching the big 30 (this summer!), I think that won't be the end of my journey and I just might keep my long hair, because I like it so much.
I'll readily admit that I'm not a "born longhair". Rather, my aims gradually shifted as the seasons changed. My first aim was just to get past the phase where you have to style it with products to make it look decent. Once my hair actually started falling down without being subdued, my next aim was to be able to push it behind my ears - a great milestone! But the annoying part was that it was still so mobile and could only be restrained with baseball caps, headbands and the like. So I thought, wouldn't it be nice to be able to restrain it all at the back? So onward and downward it was, until I reached that second milestone of getting pretty much all my hair in a ponytail.
I am now finally in the comfortable phase of being able to easily restrain my hair in a casual bun or a ponytail when I'm working, while it also looks good when hanging loose, so I'm pleased with my results! I've also found that it looks a lot better now that it reaches well below my chin and brushes my shoulders, which works better with my face proportions than chin-length did.
That's about it. The "after" pictures up there are from my most recent holiday in Malta, and as it turns out, the few times I don't look like a doofus in pictures is when I'm ingesting fluids ;-)
So yea, hi.
- Mick
RIP Cliff Burton. He would have been 50 today. I wonder how Metallica would have evolved had he been around past Master of Puppets.
Cliff never would have sold out and cut his hair and what fantastic hair he had!
I just read this article in the NYTs and it has the same old, worn out lame excuses for why men should actually be allowed to do something with long hair.
I have to admit I have never seen the film but I just came across this clip. Apologies to those who have already seen it countless times!
Damon
Over the last few months I've noticed that the hair on top of my head is very flat and thinner than the hair on the rest on the rest of my body such as the back and sides. I'm extremely paranoid and don't know what to do. When you look at it from far, it looks fine, but up close and in lighting you can see it. Many people assured me that it is okay, but i don't believe them. What do you guys think? I need honest opinions. Should I use Rogaine?
Hey guys, some of you may remember me, for others it will be a first meet. I am Brian. I cant really tell you how long I have been growing my hair since this(my second try) I decided to not keep track. Just letting it grow. LoL I am having an issue and looking for advice. I wash and condition my hair every 2-3 days depending on how sweaty I get on the job. I am noticing that on wash nights and the day after my hair seems frizzy I guess u could say at the ends and especially in the back. I have been to a salon 2 ask bout split ends and they say I have very healthy hair for a man and zero split ends. What can I do to solve this? I bought some jojoba oil, but dont know if this will help, or even how much to use as I dont want it to look greasy right after a wash. Sorry for the bad quality of pic, but its off a phone. If you look close around my neck you can see the frizz. Any advice would be great!!!! Thanks, Brian
Hi guys. So it's been a little over three years since I shaved my head until it was nearly bald. I've only had 5 trims if I remember correctly, the longest trim being about an inch. I feel like it should be longer by now, and it doesn't seem to be growing at a normal rate. I only get trims when I get split ends, and the last couple times I just did myself, since it's long enough now for me to trim without completely f*****g it up. I'm worried I might be nearing terminal length already. Am I just being paranoid? Should I just stop trimming it? Thanks in advance. Regards.
Looks like Billy Connelly, an outstanding and long-haired actor, has been added to the cast of the upcoming "Hobbit" films, in the role of Dain Ironfoot.
I have very much enjoyed finding this site and have decided to join in and post. I have just below shoulder length hair, am I "long hair" enough to be considered a longhair here? Hope to contribute often when I feel I can be relevant. I was referred to this site by a relative who said he posted here a few years ago while growing out his hair and that he felt it was a real help to him. He has really beautiful longer hair than mine and much curlier, but has been an inspiration, as has this site since he recommended it. Thanks guys for this supportive site for men like us.sj
It has been an enlightening 29 months since my friend convinced me to grow out my hair, and now that it has been over 14 months since my last update (the thread of which has since disappeared from the board), I thought I would share with you guys how much progress I have made so far. Besides relatively tangly ends, I am happy with my hair length, color, and slight waviness. I don't have a goal length in mind, just keeping it growing =)
I would also like to thank everybody here that has posted pictures of their great manes for being such an amazing source of inspiration and motivation to me - because of you, I had much more confidence throughout the last two years than I would have otherwise. And now for the pictures.
Now:
14 months ago:
Howdy all;
So I’m still trying to figure out what’s the right way for me to take care of my hair, productwise. My hair tends to clump up and be all gross, and it’s starting to do it on the days when it normally looks pretty (when I shampoo). Thus, I want to take a survey of my fellow longhairs and see what works for you guys! If y‘all would be so kind as to help, please include a photo of your hair (down, and showing the back of the head), and also answer the following questions:
1) What brand of shampoo do you use (be detailed in describing the product)?
2) And what brand of conditioner (be detailed here as well)?
3) Describe how often you wash your hair, and what exactly you do.
4) Do you experience a day or days where your hair is greasy and clumps together before you wash it again? If so, how frequently?
5) Please describe how you take care of your hair (what kind of comb/brush, how often do you brush it, how often it is up or down, and anything else that may be relevant).
Thank you in advance! (:
Venya
Hi everyone! My name is Zach Hudgins and I have been viewing this forum off on and since I decided to grow my hair out. So far I have really loved it and am really shocked on how much it has changed me as a person :)I have always had short hair..and even though I love having a clean cut I thought it would be worth it to grow it out at least once in my life :) I started back in March with a standard short haircut and am now roughly about 5 inches. My ideal length is to get long enough for a ponytail and around shoulder length. Well thats about all..I'll be posting updates and any questions I might have! Nice to meet everyone!
Cant believe its been 15 months! feels like its only been half a year. Well heres my first update for 2012, havent had much time to be on the computer, or to take pics with my camera. Heres a some pics of a bun i took yesterday before going to work. dont know the length but bangs reach my chin
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I got to thinking about Mark's survey and recall having conversations with other guys with short hair regarding long hair on Men and asked them if they ever had long hair or would consider growing it. the lists of reasons ranged from the usual potential problems with employers or family to the most outrageous idiotic lamest excuses possible!
some reasons other guys have given me for not growing their hair include:
"I'm not a Metalhead"
"I don't use drugs"
"I don't want people to think I use drugs"
"I don't want to look like I use drugs"
"I'm not a burnout"
"I'm not a hippie"
with the first one, you would think that these idiots would realize that Metal as a genre is only a little over 40 years old, but Men wore their hair long for many centuries way before the advent of electronic instruments!
with the others, it's based on a stereotype probably due to Cheech and Chong's "up in smoke" and "Woodstock" among others and much misinformation.
although I would try to convince these guys that if "long hair on Men was a strong indicator of illegal drug use" there would be a lot less drug use in society today, but on the contrary illegal drug use is more widespread and used mostly among the clean-cut or shaven head types, not guys with long hair.
When I point these guys the usual replies would be "Well, they may do drugs(the clean-cut and shaven types) but they don't look like the type" and "If you have long hair you look like the type that do!"
so in their own little minds, if you are a Man and have long hair that automatically makes people suspect that you are a drug user?
Men have worn long hair since the beginning of recorded history.
many were philosophers, teachers, inventors, Doctors, yet many guys can't get past the usual stereotypes that have been presented to them from the time they were a child.
when they are presented this information some will try to make some excuse why these educated Men had long hair such as
"they did not have barbershops back then" as if there was no way to trim the hair 200 years ago. lol!
I think barbershops have been around a few centuries longer.
also, they find it inconceivable that any long haired Men during the 20th century invented anything and when I reference people such as the late Steve Jobbs or Steve Wozniak, two guys who invented the personal computer and started Apple back in the 1970s it seems to go right over their heads!
it's as if it's been ingrained in them since birth that long hair on Men will turn you into some sort of monster or undesirable and they continue to hold these erroneous notions while walking around with blinders on not even questioning them at all.
what examples have you been given by other guys when you had a similar discussion?
Hi everyone,
February's here... unseasonably warm weather with a snow storm on the horizon - what strange weather this century, huh :p ?
...and another month. Time just flies now, more learning to do with my hair. As it gets longer, I've discovered that it becomes easier to pull out - not like it was earlier :/ . Oh well, don't do stupid things to it like I did the other day when 30+ strands came out of one single spot and everything should be fine :D .
Hair washing routine has changed a bit. Now that the hair is easier to come out, I keep it all back when soaping up, washing out, etc. Interesting things to learn :p ...
Last month I think I mentioned some odd, way-off figure for how long I've been growing out my hair... it's now officially 23 months - next month will be the two year mark :D !
Anyways, hope everyone enjoys global warming :p and please have a great month ^^ !
Sincerely,
yoshiki ^_^
Well, where to start, I suppose I should start by saying hello to everyone here at the Hyperboard, it's been a while, and although I try to check in as often as possible, as some may know my current situation has limited my posting activity to a large degree.
I'm currently enjoying 6 days leave from the hospital, spending time with family and getting re-connected with the 'real' world. I found some time to snap two shots of my hair, which we'll consider a 'late' January, early February update.
I've been prescribed medication, which is proving helpful to subdue my condition, but I'm a little weary as to the long term effects on my hair haha. I'm slowly getting better as the days go by, I think my mental illness will never be fully eradicated, but kept more on an even keel by the therapy I am currently receiving.
I am delighted however at the length, to my surprise, my hair has reached so far, and I have no intentions on stopping my journey ever. My last haircut was on February 19th 2010, almost 2 years! :D
Well, hope everyone is having a great time, it's a pleasure posting here.
Kind Regards, James
My hair is slowly but surely getting to be where I want it. It hangs about mid-chest level when it hangs loose. I know I'll let it go at least another couple of inches or more, but I'm really beginning to like it now, too, though.
Steve
For those of you who appreciate good music and/or the Lord of the Rings (and maybe even were inspired by these films to grow your hair long), check out this incredible medley:
hey, hope everyone is well :).
basicly ive grown my beard a few times, but never anymore than an inch.
I decided id like to grow a 6" plus Goatee/soul Patch.
Does anybody have a ruff esitmate of how long it might take? :)
thanks -Dave
P.S. i shaved today, ive been shaving for 7 years. Im 20 yesterday.
I just responded to a post by Antinous below where he mentioned that he was told that men can't have long hair because they don't know how to care for it.It implies that its instinctive in women how to properly care for longhair from birth so its OK for them to have it if they choose.On the flip side men never got that gene at birth so their hair, should it be long,will always look like a rats nest!lol.So after thinking about that I thought it would be fun to ask the following question in a quick survey.
What bogus reasons were given to you as to why men shouldn't have long hair?
Thought it would be interesting to see all the reasons condensed in one thread.Anyway have at it and lets see where it goes.Cheers
Mârk
Here is a beat musician who had shoulder length hair four years before the Beatles started growing theirs long!
Measured my 'tail' today and was surpised it had reached 12" long from the tie. Bit of a milestone for me - or should that be a footstone!
I'm back to using coconut oil consistently this month after missing a few months. I've noticed a difference in my hair's health and hope to be more consistent from this point.
I decided to try an experiment to see if I could produce greater braid waves than I usually get. I did a heavy coconut oiling Friday night, left it overnight and then shampooed and conditioned yesterday afternoon. While my hair was still quite wet, I braided it fairly tightly and left it like that overnight. I usually never leave my hair braided at night. I was curious to see what kind of braid waves I would wake up to this morning. I almost never braid my hair while it's still wet either.
This was my hair after I released it from the braid. I didn't manipulate it at all.
I don't recall ever having such pronounced waves! I loved the extra body it produced.
I then ran my fingers through it and they loosened somewhat:
Finally, I braided it lightly again:
and then brushed it through. The waves were still fairly prominent...
For comparison, this was my hair three days ago without the wet braiding/sleeping all night in a braid:
I think I might use this technique occasionally just to try a different look. It might be cool to go out with waves that I don't usually have.
Greetings all,
This is my first post on this forum, I looked it up due to my concerns. I have long hair that spans about 4ft - I tie it in a ponytail most of the time. But I've noticed that my hairline at the corners of my forehead (might be) receding. I use elastics (I know it's bad for hair) to tie it back tightly, probably too tight from what I've read on Traction Alopecia, which is probably the problem.
Anyone know any methods to stop this or any experience in facing such a problem?
P.s. Yes, I actually do have four feet of hair, raven black and straight.
-Drakol
Hii again = pic.#2. = August: 2010: ... peeple iz always sayin' trim it, wave it, colour it = I refuse = I prefer wot God gave me = I just want it to be healthy - iz all !!!
Hi,
after three years of growth. I tried braiding my hair in pigtails. when i went out, the woman stopped and said that she love my hair. It was great yet funny. just thought of posting some pictures.
If you're on Facebook you might find this Group well worth belonging to: Real Men Have Long Hair (clickable link below this post).
I imagine you would need to be logged into Facebook to see it - though it is an Open Group so perhaps not?
It is an old Group that has suddenly become very active again. Currently, there is a great discussion on "Is Your Hair Gay or You Simply Have Balls?" - a badly phrased title (in my opinion!) which has nevertheless spawned some excellent replies.
Incidentally, I am on Facebook myself (obviously I guess!:) and would welcome 'Friends' from the MLHH.
Damon
Well guys (and gals),
I finally reached my goal of growing for one year. I have to admit, I was skeptical as to whether I would make it or not, but I did it. I have no intentions of cutting any time soon. I'd like to make it 2 years and more. I appreciate all the support during this process as well as the inspiration. Here are a few pics.
Take care and again thank you!!
Hii ALL 'LongHairs' I've grown my hair long 4 times in my life & @ 43 decided to grow my hair AGAIN - mainly cause I wasn't balding or goin' grey: ( I thought grow it now whilst I still can ) = so on da 1st June 2009 = my journey began !!! ... so far = so good !!! = my goal is to go down to my butt: ( or reach terminal length &/ or never see a barber/scissors again ... hehe
pic.#1. = Dec: 2009
pic.#2. = I will post da next pic. str8 afta
Jason,
Heartfelt congratulations to you and your wife on the new addition to your beautiful family! You're going to be an awesome Dad.
Warm regards,
Val
Hey guys,
I posted a few months back deciding that I was going to grow out my hair out for the 2nd time in my life.
Here is a pic of me at 2 months growth from a 0.5 buzz (almost shaved to the scalp). I think my growth rate is fairly quick.
Thanks to this board I've gained insightful knowledge on care and maintenance of hair. I'll be trying to use that info the best I can haha.
I don't know how long I'll grow out my hair until, we'll see where this journey takes me.
If any of you guys have extra advice on growing out EXTREMELY thick wavy hair, please let me know it would be much appreciated.
B.
So, yes, I cut my hair. It's the result of 2 months of long and hard thinking, and a lot of changes in my life. I'm really happy with my choice, and cutting it was actually the best for the own hair's sake. I stopped using industrialized shampoo, and my hair was all knotty, tangled and damaged. I'm now going to work all morning and afternoon, and going to college at night. I just couldn't afford the time my untangling sessions were taking lately (something about 3 hours before each wash). I'm not thinking of it as a haircut, bus as a major trim, as I'm not going back to the length it has (it reached my chest), but definitely not keeping it short. Being a longhair changed my way of thinking, and the experienced i had in that period were amazing. I can't be a longhair for life, neither a short haired guy, I found out that refreshing my look every now and then it's quite pleasant to me, despite what others may think. So no more updates from me for a while, but maybe... soon enough?
Thanks to the board for the amazing support and advice. I'm going to keep lurking and posting when I find time, as at heart, I'm still a longhair!
I'll spare you all of the pictures, instead stay with a Ewan McGregor one, with a hairstyle that is my goal now, and a smile that I keep on my face as I happily enjoy life.
A dear hug to you all, and keep true to yourselves!
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120128/METRO/201280350/School-suspends-cancer-survivor-over-lon
I guess stories like this shouldn't surpise me anymore, but they never fail to make me shake my head and question humanity and its priorities. Sad world we live in.
From "Courage," by Charles Wagner (1894):
Steadfastness is the indispensable quality of every man who one day does not wish to be obliged to say: “I have wasted my life.”
A man should not incessantly change with every impression of the moment, but should remain steadfast when he has once determined upon what is right. Of what use are the flowers if they do not produce fruits, and of good ideas if they are not transmuted into deeds? We must encourage stability, habituate ourselves to remain constant, and when we are sure that we are right, must fortify ourselves against invasion. Do not let criticisms or attacks disturb you.
Nothing is so difficult as to remain faithful. At each step of the way outside influences are brought to bear upon us to make us deviate or retrograde. And if there were only difficulties from without, it would not matter so much; but there are those from within. Our dispositions vacillate. We promise one thing with the best intentions in the world; but when the time comes to keep it, everything is changed–the circumstances, men, ourselves; and what duty demands of us seems so different from what we had foreseen, that we hesitate. Those who will fulfill on a rainy day a promise which they have made on a sunny one, are few and far between.
And so we go on casting our hearts to the four winds, giving it and taking it back again, breaking with our past, separating ourselves from ourselves, so to speak. And when we look behind, we no longer recognize ourselves. We see ourselves in the days that are past as a stranger, or rather as several strangers.
There is nothing like a steadfast man, one in whom you can have confidence, one who is found at his post, who arrives punctually, and who can be trusted when you rely on him. He is worth his weight in gold. You can take your bearings from him, because he is sure to be where he ought to be, and nowhere else. The majority of individuals, on the contrary, are sure to be anywhere but where they ought to be. You have only to take them into your calculations to be deceived. Some of them are changeable from weakness of character; they cannot resist attacks, insinuations, and, above all, cannot remain faithful to a lost cause. A defeat in their eyes is a demonstration of the fact that their adversary was right and that they were wrong. When they see their side fail, instead of closing up the ranks, they go over to the enemy. These are the men who are always found on the winning side, and not in their hearts would be found the courageous device: Victrix causa diis placuit, sed victa Catoni ["The victorious cause pleased the gods but the defeated cause pleased Cato"].
A profound duplicity, a discrepancy between words and deeds, between appearance and reality, a sort of moral dilettantism which makes us according to the hour sincere or hypocritical, brave or cowardly, honest or unscrupulous–this is the disease which consumes us. What moral force can germinate and grow under these conditions? We must again become men who have only one principle, one word, one work, one love; in a word, men with a sense of duty. This is the source of power. And without this there is only the phantom of a man, the unstable sand, and hollow reed which bends beneath every breath. Be faithful; this is the changeless northern star which will guide you through the vicissitudes of life, through doubts and discouragements, and even mistakes.
Peace all,
I read tha ACV is quite good for dandruff and hair growth. The problem is that in Mauritius, ACV isn't available pure.
It's only available with honey (Wescobee) brand. Do you think that ACV with honey will have the same effect as pure ACV?
Thx
Hey there everybody! as some of you may know, i'm growing my hair for about 6.5 months. Over the last 2 months I've noticed that my sides were growing at a faster rate than the back of my head. This happened because when I started growing my hair, it was buzzed on the back and longer on the top/sides. This resulted in an annoying look. I had to put my hair behind my ears all the time or else it looked horrible. Yesterday I visited a hair salon for the first time in my life and got the sides trimmed by a woman. I told her specifically that I want to grow my hair out and didn't want to lose length, just to even it out. After 5 minutes she was done, and I personally couldn't be happier! she did a great job and although messy, it looks much better now. She told also told me something funny and I quote: "Anybody can be a barber, just put a buzzing machine in his hand, it takes an artist to be a hair stylist". Anyway sorry for the long post, but I feel that I had to share. I won't post new pics till March (8 month update)
Greetings to all. It's been ages since I last posted a word in this forum, but it hasn't abandoned my heart. I Posted here when I first thought about leaving my hair long. I posted here when I failed at it. I kept posting as I finally decided to go on this way of life which after nearly four years it's the only way. And here I am. No longer counting inches, but years. Now close to four. I kept the hair at my upper back, and regularly trimmed it although lack of care and a daily dose of motorcycle managed to keep me from growing any longer. But overall i'm satisfied with it. After four years I went on to work with a long lost friend, the one who originally inspired me to become a longhair and nowadays we work mere feet away. jokes running on both of us at the same time. Life has been kind. I'm getting married.in february to a wonderful girl who has absolutely forbidden me to cut my hair short. Lol. Went back to aviation maintenance which is the career of my choice and I had abandoned due to the lack of opportunities in the field. And started flying again, as a hobby of course, but back at it. Overall life has been good. And I have become a happier person. I hope all of you have wonderful stories.to tell me about yourselves. I will surely read them with enthusiasm. Until then. I wish you all a very good life, friends.
My hair really doesn't get any longer anymore, so these aren't really "progress" pics. I just throw together a few pics each year, and I put up mine for 2011 today, at the link.
Bill
I'm 15 and have been growing my hair for 4 years. My parents say it is getting to long, but I want it longer. Another problem, I tend to dress a little androgynously. Tight clothing, vibrant colors, I guess the combination is not to fun for my parents. How do I convince them to let me be?
P.S Im straight, so thats not the problem
hey guys, i havent been here in awhile due lack of internet. good to see people still here after all this time :), i had hair at belly button length 2 years ago aged 18, my hair was shaved off by my father (partly) during my sleep resulting in having to shave it all off :(,im now 20 its been growing back for two years but its not near where it was last time (same length of time) im noticing more of my hair lying out the place and i am begining to bald at the front. is it just balding or termanal length or maybe my diet (i dont eat very healthly) could that be affecting my hair, or all combined?. it pulls out very easily and gets oily fast. if you'd like to see a time lapse video lc my hair growth every day for one year, just search davegtar on you :). this fourm is very good and you are wonderfull people with awesome looking hair XD
greeting from Scotland
second time growing hair out had this frizz last time too, heres a photograph after condictioning and air drying for 2 hours. but i like the frizz, and ive only ever found 5 split ends over a 5 years period XD, just thought id update, peace out.
So, earlier I posted a thread about hair boys and said I'm pretty sure I'm the hair boy at my school. I've been growing my hair for just over five years now.
In reference to João's post below, which suggests that anaerobic exercise might increase hair-shedding, I respectfully posit that evidence to that end is anecdotal, at best, and that his conclusion seems unlikely to me. While it is true that very high blood levels of testosterone (as might be achieved through the use of anabolic steroids) have demonstrated a positive correlation with male pattern baldness, I have seen no evidence that the increases in testosterone, progesterone, and/or human growth hormone that result from anaerobic exercise lead to hair shedding. It is more likely, in my opinion, that the decreased shedding João has enjoyed since increasing his aerobic exercise is the result of better overall peripheral blood circulation and oxygenation, which would certainly benefit scalp and follicle health.
Attached is a photo of one of our former community members, "Red Sage," who is but one of many outstanding examples of men with long hair and unquestionably masculine physiques, achieved through good nutrition and tons of hard work, including a great deal of anaerobic exercise.
At any rate, João, kudos on your continued outstanding hair growth, and thank you for remaining true to yourself and inspirational to others. You rock, my friend!
--Val
Hello all!
I'm 29 year old guy from Croatia and I'd like to hear some opinions about growing hair for the first time. My hair bangs are now just touching my eyebrows and I'd like to know how all of you managed with comments from your work colleagues when they noticed you are not cutting your hair and that it gets longer and longer. I guess that I'll soon be asked "are you growing your hair?" and if I say "yes, I am" some of them will start mocking me cause I think it's (maybe) unusual for a 29 year old guy to start growing hair for the first time. And I don't really want to listen to that kind of s*it.
How did you deal with that? BTW, I work in an insurance company and none of the guys has got a hair longer then few centimetres.
A couple of days ago I read some messages by Ken from San Francisco and some other posters about Unisex salons in the early 1970s and was in a hurry to get out the door so I did not have a chance to respond.
I was born during the 1970s so my recollection of that decade is almost next to nothing, but I have heard many things from my parents generation claiming that the 1970s were a great era to be in your 20's and 30's.
I was really surprised that "shoulder length" would have been acceptable for businessmen when it seems we have reverted back to the 1950s ideal of a "businessman's haircut" which is the atypical short above the ears and closely cropped style.
also, it seems that even the atypical salons have gravitated towards doing barbershop haircuts and forgotten how to do some of those styles that Ken and the others mentioned which were quite popular 40 years ago.
it would be nice if the average salon would learn to do those styles again especially for guys who prefer longer styles and not closely cropped haircuts that they could pay a lot less for at the run of the mill barbershop.
it would be nice to know if there are such salons in existence today that cater to the needs of Men who want longer manes.
A winter road trip to...umm, drop off crosscut saws with my sharpener in Calpine. Yeah, right! True, I did drop off a pile of saws with Dolly, but it was the excuse for a winter excursion. The Tioga Road was open for the first time ever after January 1st, and when else would I get a chance to explore the High Country in midwinter without cross country skis or snow cover? And, as it happened, bring a friend to the glories of Yosemite and the East Side!
So: Tuolumne Grove of Giant Sequoias, Olmsted Point, (frozen) Tenaya Lake, (frozen) Dana Fork Tuolumne River, (frozen) Ellery Lake, (frozen) Lee Vining Falls, Mono Lake South Tufa, Panum Crater, Travertine Hot Springs, and the grandeur of high desert backroads on the California/Nevada border!
My hair is wavy and reaches my shoulders. I don't know how long it's been since I had a haircut. I want to have it long enough for a ponytail but I'm not there yet. I am wondering why the end of my curls look weird. My hair is wavy so I used to get some curls. But right now my hair is still wavy but my hairs don't "lock" together like before. I guess they are looser. I'm new at this so that's why I want to know if this is bad. Is this what would be split ends?
Hello MLHH, long time no see.
I used to frequent here back in 2007-2009 but have had some time off, and have decided to return. I went by PhoeniXCE and PHX606.
In that time I have re-grown my hair but back in June I shaved my hair off for the final time.
I am now 22, I know I don't look it, but I am :D
But yes, I would like to update you with my new hair growing journey, this time I haven't been hitting the hair dyes constantly :) Just one or two maintenance cuts, but other than that I am finding it a lot easier than I used to.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v399/PhoeniXCE/mini-IMG07482-20120123-2259.jpg
Hope you guys enjoy :)
- Chris
Thank you to everyone who left nice comments on the two photos I posted last week. My hair doesn't always look as nice as it did in those pics. In particular, it gets really wild and "frizzy-looking" whenever I blow dry it. I usually comb it when I get out of the shower and then just let it dry on its own, but sometimes I'm in a hurry and need to blow dry it, in which case it looks like this (photo taken 18 months ago). Blowdrying also tends to make it pick up static electricity and feels dry and kind of bushy. The static electricity really bothers me. Does anyone have any suggestions for avoiding this problem?
Hi Hairy People,
As a follow-up to Kenneth's thread, ("Long hair philosophy?"), I was just remembering the first time I ever stepped foot inside a "Unisex" hair salon...
It was in either 1973 or '74, the year I was briefly living & working in Princeton, NJ (just after turning 20 y/o during the summer of '73, my first year away from living in my home state of Illinois)...
I "needed" a haircut (HA! Now that's pretty funny even typing that word - LOL), and a co-worker of mine recommended the upscale hair salon in downtown Princeton near the University. The place was called, "Unisex Haircuts" (or something similar to that name).
That was the best haircut I have ever had (seriously!) -- the woman who cut my hair had styled it to work with my hair's natural waviness, the goal of that hair salon being to create cuts that were easy to comb in the morning (regardless of the hair's length), without having to do much fussy fixing. That haircut was so excellent, that it lasted for a good 2-3 months (something unheard of by me at that time in my life).
Prior to that Princeton, New Jersey haircut experience, I had only gone to Barber shops (that nasty male-dominated word for "short haircuts only" - LOL)....
Interestingly, when I moved back to the Chicago area about a year later, I experienced my very WORST haircut disaster in a "Unisex" salon that had a very similar name to the Princeton, NJ one.... Hmmm, you would think I should have learned by then that maybe NOT cutting my hair short ever again would be the best solution of all!!!!
Oh, well. That was a long time ago, and I'm often a rather, "late-bloomer!" (LOL)
... Just trippin' down "Memory Lane" a bit!
- Ken
Hello guys =) I just posted about this on my blog on the Long Hair Community and I really wanted to share it here as well. It might be a tag controversial but here goes =) It's just my personal experience and I'm not sure of the relations there but it's interesting nonetheless!
From TLHC:
As some of you can rememer, I very usually comlplained, throughout my long hair journey, of how much I used to shed, especially on washing days.
Some of you may also know that very recently I decided to embrace my androginy and femininity as a boy, and I stoped lifting weights (which I had been doing for practically as long as I had been growing my hair) and started to do aerobics instead, persuing a more lean and gracefull body to match my actual personality and new clothes
Actually let me update you on that: my arms are so much slimmer right now, and my back is straighter, and my waist is much thinner I have been enjoying food more than ever though, although I'm eating less. I have been loving aerobics, which I do twice a week. I'm very happy I decided to make those changes!
Anyways, back to the shedding thing. While in the process of working out with weights, and debating myself with the hair shedding, I started searching for a relation between the two. I found some sites that related one to another, because of testosterone increase. I am not sure but I guess I actually found a site once that stated that anaerobic exercise (weight lifting) could increase hair shedding and aerobic exercise could decrease it. I didn't really pay atention to that though and kept working out the same way untill I realised I wanted to look more feminine overall.
Actually, while working out for all those years, sometimes I took like 2 weeks or a month off of it and I did notice a decrease in shedding, which kinda made me think.
Now that I haven't lifted weight for about a half year, and done aerobics instead, I have to say that there may very well be a relation between shedding and the type of exercises you do. I have been shedding SO much less, but SO, So, SO much less. Maybe 1/5 or 1/6 of what I used to, I'm not sure. I don't remember if I used to shed more during the Winter or the Summer, but now, even on washing days, instead of shedding about 200 to 300 strands (which was my usual count) I might shed about 60 perhaps. I'm very thrilled with this I didn't want to divulge this before letting a little while go by, because I thought it was a temporary thing - and it still may be - but there can definitly be a relation here, and I think it's great info for hair people
There is also another thing that can imply that I'm shedding less. I read in a hair site once that there is a period in life (spamming from 20 to 23 years old, or somewhere in between) when people tend to shed more. Still, I have shed quite a lot since I was 17 or 18 years old. I'm 23 now. The shedding decrease may also be related to this.
So yeah Either ways, I'm very happy!
Let me know what you guys think =)
Could anyone give me an idea of when the so-called "awkward stage" begins and ends in terms of hair length?
Also, could someone post a picture or two of a person in the "awkward stage"?
Thanks.
Since most American men are so afraid of looking like a girl or a woman, a man who grows long hair gets broken down and built back up in US society.
As an ex longhair as of right now, the confidence in my own masculinity is far stronger than the Average US male. You see insecurity in masculinity every day in US society.
Haircare or skincare products are sold at higher prices for men and is just a rebranded item that was originally marketed to women.
Just a thing I notice in a city with 8.5 million people.
Would especially like the older longhair's point of view on this as my view is limited by that I'm only 28.
Here's how my ponytail looks after I blowdry my hair. I don't like it at all and wish I could find a product that would tame it, or a blowdrying technique that would avoid this wild, bushy, staticky (I say that's a word) look and feel. I try to avoid blowdrying it but sometimes I can't go out with my hair still wet and I don't have time for the normal "air dry."
I am SO tired of people bashing guys with long hair! Especially when it's from a man who used to have long hair himself. I constantly have losers hitting on me who only have one thing in mind and I politely try and turn them down. It's been my personal experience that men with long hair tend to treat women better than men with shot hair so I only choose to date men with long hair. I pointed this out to one guy who would not take no for an answer and he immediately started making remarks about long haired men calling them sissies and a bunch of other not so nice things. I really just don't understand people. They need to accept a mans choice to have long hair as much as they need to respect a womans choice on who she dates. Sorry guys I just had to vent a little. No one understands my strong feelings about long hair but I figured you guys would.
For a little while I've been curious to see exactly how long my hair would be without the curls, and the other night I finally got around to straightening it and seeing how it was progressing. This was the result! I also included a picture of how my hair normally is for comparison.
As my hair gets longer, I might straighten it every now and then, depending on whether or not I want to look a bit more dressed up and professional than normal. Can anyone recommend any conditioners or shampoos that would help protect my hair a little when I'm straightening it? Right now I just use shampoo when washing my hair, so I could probably stand to start using conditioner soon as well. What should I look for in a conditioner that would be good for regular use, but provide a little protection of the off chance I want to straighten my hair sometime?
Terry
Hi guys: I wish I knew how to include more than one pic in a message. I just posted a message about wavy ponytails and would have included this progress pic for comparison but couldn't upload more than one photo. Anyway, this is my hair in its natural state after washing. It has grown quite a bit since I last posted an update pic. Almost there!
Jann
Hi everyone. I haven't posted in a long time, but I thought this picture might be worth sharing. My hair gets really wavy after I braid it. A while ago I made two "Willie Nelson" type braids while it was damp and left them in all day. Here's a photo of it in a ponytail after I took the braids out and fluffed the waves with my fingers.
Jann
Hi, it has been forever since I checked in here. Life is funny like that. We get busy and distracted, year or two passes, and we look back and wonder what happened. Well, anyhow I still have long hair although I have contemplated not having it lately. But, then, I'll have a good hair day and wonder what I was thinking. I have been keeping it a little past the shoulders. Any longer and it starts to look sparse and stringy. If my avatar picture shows up, it's still rather accurate except there is more gray beard now. It is so good to see so many familiar faces. I just haven't taken the time to even check in much less post. I am still teaching English, and also trying to keep life's random craziness at bay. I got a new Droid, but I cannot figure out the camera; when I touch the icon, nothing happens. Otherwise, I would post a picture. Technology and I have a love-hate relationship. Good to see everyone, and happy hair growing!!!
I've tried every over the counter product possible from head and shoulders to T-Gel and while the product may work at first, it seems the dandruff becomes immune to it, therefore the product becomes useless.
someone suggested awhile back to me that buzzing my hair off might alleviate it since longer hair tends to invite the problem(that is their opinion , not mine). I have no intentions on getting a buzzcut since I recall having the symptoms when I had a buzzcut before anyway.
does anyone know what causes this and how to stop it permanently?
1. I hair is around 2 or 3 inches long as of right now, do I have to get my hair layered now to grow it out layered or can I wait till it is at shoulder length.
2. Is caring for layered hair different than caring for non layer hair.
Hey folks! I recently discovered a method of hair straightening, with natural oils. A woman here in Brazil sells an e-book on how to do it, I have not bought it, but researching a little bit on comments, I found out that it consists of combinations of coconut oil (homemade) plus other stuff like rosemary oil, and saturaing the hair (and maybe scalp) with the mix ,with those brushes found in colorings and these kind of product. There are recipes for male hair, afro hair and normal female hair, but anyway, I got curious and wondering if:
1- It would work. Some people say that coconut oil, on the long run, leaves the strands straighter.
2- If it's safe. She announces that the mix of oils is actually nourishing for the hair, and makes hair grow a lot. But saturating the hair with oils couldn't clog the pores on the scalp and cause further trouble, such as MPB?
3- How effective it is. Would it take many applications to make it look really straight, and does it look natural, or like hair that is heat straightened a lot, with those static ends?
4- It really is miraculous as it sounds. Come on, dead straight hair, fully nourished, shiny and that grows very fast? No downsides? I don't know, sounds way too good.
5- It is reversible. I love my curls, but sometimes I think about how it would look straight. Changing looks is fine, but getting stuck with one that can't be reversed is tough.
I found it quite interesting and wanted to share it with you people, it is said that is a method commonly used by latin women, and of course, it looks logical that is so good, being natural and powerful, you can't go wrong with it lol.
Give us your two cents guys, maybe it is really effective indeed, and a nice thing for us who ocasionally would like to change our looks and nourish the manes. And about the coconut oil, if anyone uses it for a long time, does it really straights hair after some while?
Dear hug to everyone.
Hi Hairy People,
It's not uncommon for me to be asked if I color my hair at all -- especially this question most often comes from people who have never actually met me "in the flesh"; but only know me from places like here... It's a perfectly good question to ask, so I have no problem answering it: no, I never have colored my hair in any way -- although I have used hair dye on my beard occasionally.
BUT.... I do have a "big secret" that I don't mind revealing:
I love using photography tricks!
Here's a really good example of a photo that Mark (Hairball) took of me with my camera last September, when he was out visiting my fair city. Two things are working in my favor to make my hair look extra-lucious in color: 1) the time of day, which was very late in the afternoon, cast very complimentary lighting on my hair, making it look a much richer-looking reddish-blonde than it really is; 2) the brown shirt on my back minimized the noticeability of all the white in my hair.
Also...
If there's any opportunity for me to "stretch the truth" a bit by tilting my head at a certain angle to make my hair look even longer, I do that, too (LOL)!!
Anyway, I'll follow this post up with including a funny photography mistake, after posting this...
Enjoy!!
- Ken in San Francisco
Hey Tom,just wanted to thank you publicly for your e mail and compliments
on my hair:)Yea, I'm really enjoying the red color and in fact I plan to do a
touch up this weekend as the new growth is starting to get noticeable.lol.
That's the one downside to coloring your hair as you do need to keep up with
maintaining it but I think it's well worth it.
I was surprised that you mentioned not having long hair yourself especially based
on your user name.Well hopefully someday you'll take the plunge.At least you mentioned your work wouldn't have a problem with it:) Anyway thanks again for the thumbs up on my hair:)Cheers
Mark
Hey. You guys probably don't remember me. I posted a few pictures here a few years ago. I've been checking back every now and then, but have remained pretty unactive. Just thought I'd share my progress and say hi.
Sorry about the wordyness, felt I had to give some backstory first
To date, only 5 other people in my chruch have had long hair:
2 men, and 3 women
-The men have never had their hair longer then armpit length
-Unfortunately that seems to be what passes for long on a man in my area, I think I can still count one one hand the amount of men I've ever seen (in person) with anywhere-near waist length hair & Im pretty sure that they were all tourists
-All three women have had their hair reach their waist at some point since I met them
-2 of the women went strait from wasit length to above-shoulder lengths, although one has since grown thiers back out to armpit length
But there is still hope:
-the other woman still has waist length (or longer) hair
-the other man has a young son or grandson that is also growing their hair out
Now to get to the point:
All of this has gotten me thinking, and I've come to a decision.
I'm coming up on 2 years without a haircut, and although I'm really happy with the overall condition of my hair, its got to many noticeably different lengths, and even the longest sections still look & feel way too short to me.
So I'm going wait until my 3 years, then I'm either going to trim it back just enough to even out the length & keep it that length for a while, or go strait to growing it out to its terminl length & let it stay that lenth for as long as there are hairs on my head.
I honestly have no idea which way I'm going to go just yet. But one thing I do know, is that I'm never cutting my hair short again! My hair is manageable for the first time in my life.
For my fellow hunters/outdoorsmen/survival enthusiasts, the Art of Manliness just posted a decent little article on how to field dress a squirrel. The method described would also work well for a rabbit. For the sake of staying somewhat on topic, the author is a long-haired man, and the article does include photos.
--Val
Sorry I haven't been very active as of late. I've been incredibly busy with student teaching and coaching track. All the athletes I coach call me coach Thor, which I thought you guys would find funny. Just wanted to let you guys know I'm still around and still have long hair. I think I've reached the longest length I can achieve without getting fairy tale ends. Here's a picture of my girlfriend and I over Christmas. She just took about 6 inches off her hair and I think mine might be longer than hers now. I'll try to be more active on the board when I've got the time. It's good to see some newer members here.
as some posters have probably already pointed out, the current negative stereotypes of Men with long hair is perpetuated in the media.
you seldom see any male characters with long hair playing roles of successful businessmen/attorney/F.B.I/C.I.A agent or the "good guys" in general.
let's examine two contemporary television series.
one, is the show Ringer starring Sarah Michelle Gellar.
while every female on the show has long hair, not one male
appears on the show with anything other than a close cropped
haircut or shaved head.
on the contrary, the show "Sons of Anarchy" has a few actors with long hair and beards, but these guys are not portraying anything positive imho and convey the message to the sheeple that Men with long hair are either criminals, druggies or just cannot be trusted.
Personally, I would prefer to see some long haired guys portrayed in a positive view as heroes in modern times, but unfortunately the producers of these shows care more about $$$$$$$$$ and catering to their sponsors and appealing to the masses than changing things.
so guys, if you are considering taking up acting as a career and want to keep your long hair you may have to play some undesirables such as the occasional dirt-bag drug dealer unless you choose to have your locks shorn to play those "good guy" parts because until the people wake up this will continue!
the only alternative are historical type films which go back to an era when Long hair on Men was the cultural norm in society.
Hope the new year has been good to everyone! Haven't posted in awhile here is an update, I just trimed my hair using Feye's technique, I cut about an inch off.
Take care guys
From time to time, I've seen a few people, both here and on other places on the internet, ask for advice about different styles for men with long hair. Often these guys are looking for something more than just letting their hair loose or tying it back in a pony tail, and don't feel comfortable trying anything else like braids and whatnot, because they see that as 'feminine' and want to avoid those sorts of things. With those options dismissed from the start, it's really hard to give any kind of advice to these guys. But last night, I realised there was an amazing resource for man wanting a long hair style and still maintaining being masculine.
The Lord Of The Rings trilogy.
Just about every single male character in those films has hair that is at least covering his ears, and many more have shoulder length or more.
Heaps of the styles that we see in the films not only keep the men looking quite masculine, but they are incredibly practical too, keeping hair out of their faces for battle.
If you're looking for a different way to style your hair, then you should definitely watch Lord Of The Rings, pick a character whose style you like, and then try to emulate it.
Sorry if this is already a well known gold mine of masculine long hair styles, but I've been rewatching the films recently, and when I had the idea I just had to share it.
Hi guys... I have been growing my hair for a year this month :) although I'm not quite sure what date to be exact... I'm really starting to see some results now (eg. I don't need to use gel and stuff like that anymore, which helped during the awkward phase) I think I'm just past the awkward phase now... plus this is the first time I grew it without getting any hassle from family, friends etc. I know it's not a great pic but it's all I could get at the minute... will try to post up some more soon.. the beard has been growing for a little over a year but I do trim it every now and again. I'm thinking about just letting it do what it wants this year. My inspiration for having long hair would be Jim Morrison & George Harrison my too favourite musicians :) anyway I've also just purchased Aussie shampoo and conditioner and I find it to work great on frizz, it smells great too... also I use jojoba oil on my beard, helps to keep it soft.. anyway any comments would be appreciated :) peace <3
Thanks for the great board guys, but there won't be any more updates from me. I cut my hair a couple of weeks ago and so far have not regretted it, I waited a long long while thinking about it before actually committing the act which kept me from making a mistake on a whim. I think long hair is awesome on a lot of guys but was getting tired of it on myself and wasn't liking the way I looked with it tied back (which I was finding myself doing more and more often), and it was getting in my way a lot (always getting caught up or tangled while rough housing with family and such, even when tied back I'd always have to brush it again and retie it often).
It seemed to be getting into a permanent irritating dry frizz toward the last several months as well which may have been due to using too strong of a shampoo too often, not sure, oil was becoming less helpful as time went on. Either way I was getting tired of it and am now happy with the shorter length. I did not go with a complete buzz but I did use clippers so that I could do it myself at home, I used the longest setting so it was just over an inch when I first cut it but will probably let it grow long enough to comb (thinking Riker length for those of you that are familiar with Star Trek).
I will spare you guys the after pics but just wanted to say that I greatly enjoyed growing my hair out while it was still fun for me, but am happier now than I was during the last several months. It wasn't a peer pressure thing. I do NOT recommend anyone cut their own hair without serious thought for at least a month however. I may regrow it (probably will someday, as I enjoy the occasional change in appearance), but it probably won't be for quite some time. Best wishes all and thanks for the support along the way. :)
I might lurk around a teeny bit still but probably won't be doing much posting anymore.
Hello all! I'm here because I've been a loyal MLHH fan for nearly 8 years. Recently, she has been trying to get me to cut it short. Although in the beginning of the relationship, she loved it, she now denies ever even liking it. However, she grabs it now and then and says 'it's so sexy'.
Here is my thought. Every once in a while, when we go out to restaurants, the maitre d or the waitstaff would address us as "Ladies". An honest mistake, but this makes her furious. She always responded with "I am NOT a lesbian and I'm sick of being mistaken for one!". Anyone on this board who knows me, knows I have a sense of humor about clumsy comments, but unfortunately, my girlfriend cannot come to terms with the ignorance of others.
I do ponytail it, but even that isn't enough at times. Sometimes I let beard stubble grow, but it is too sparse and noone sees it.
Any suggestions? I have thick skin, as many longhairs do, but it is hard to convince the g/f to ignore such silly comments.
After several months of assuming that my hair had basically reached its terminal length (for me, located at around belt-length), today I looked at the back of my head in the mirror and notice an inch or 2 of recent additional growth...
It's not long enough to be yet referred to as, "Butt-length" (because I can neither sit on it, nor does it swat me yet when I walk - LOL); but the longest hairs do reach a good 2-3 inches BELOW my belt in the back.
The long-haired women of TLHC often have different hair-length terminology than we usually use here ("bra-stap" length, for example, LOL -- or that ever-baffling, "Classic Length"... which tells me NOTHING about describing the length!); but, I am curious... Would it be at least somewhat correct to say that a few inches below the belt is one's tailbone? Sorry to be so graphic, but here goes anyway: since I can actually feel the longest hairs on my head gently scraping against the top of my butt and butt-crack (especially whenever I tilt my head back in the shower nowadays), should I now describe my hair as, "tailbone-length?"
Eventually I'll try to get someone else to take a pic of the back of my hair; but for now, I haven't yet figured out how to be in 2 places at once (LOL)....
"Onward & Downward!"
- Ken in San Francisco
WRT to Rudy's query further down, I read somewhere that there are henna types which are mixed with indigo dyes. Not sure how well it works.
I also heard tell of a stick called antigrey, which was used to touch up hair. Never come across it in the stores, though.
A lady told me that she touches up her hair with eyebrow pencil. But I am not sure how safe it is.
Sam
Spent the day on the Barrett-Jackson auto auction grounds today, opening day. B-J is one of 6 auto auctions being held in the valley over the next week-10days. I happened to notice that there were many longhairs on site. both guesta and various employees of the auction and vendor/sponsor companies. Not a majority but a still a noticeable percentage. I and my friend, Craig, both, were far from alone, and noticed this. It is good to see, the car culture absolutely has no issue with hair.
Hi Everyone
A new photo for a new year.
This follows the latest trim, which included quite heavy layering, most of the length of my hair is hidden behind my back so I'll post another photo to show the length.
Cheers
Sorted
Pic three
Pic two
Hey everyone, I used to be a member here when I had long and VERY damaged hair. Even though I didn't post here anymore I kept visiting this great board. I've seen such awesome hair lately, congrats to all the new growers!
2 years ago I shaved all my hair off to a 5mm buzzcut and started to grow it out again. After 1 year my hair came out as an Emo-like hairstyle wich I sported until June 2011. Then I decided to go for a new, particoular cut...since then I've been keeping my sides shaved, a fringe and some spikes in the middle and kept growing the back of my hair. January 8th 2012 marked my 2nd year without trims in the back, except for a couple of thinnings I had last year (wich I kinda regretted since it took me several months to gain thickness back)
That's how my hair looks alike now! (In the back)
No plans to trim or anything for at least one year. My hair's in good condition except for some split ends caused by the hair straightener.
Hey everyone,
Just to share a "lightbulb" moment I had tonight.
My old shower cap was getting ratty, starting to come apart so I needed a new one. I refuse to be seen in a store buying any kind of "beauty" products for long hair mostly because of my ego.
Want to know what I used instead!?.........a grocery bag!!! yes you read right, a plastic grocery bag. I have a ton of these things.
Basically I grabbed one without holes in it, started from the back of my head to cover the length and wrap around my forehead then tucking it behind my ears. Amazingly, it stayed in place the whole time. When done, take the bag off, and my hair stayed bone dry.
Weird yes but hey it works great!!
Well it has been almost 6 months since I hacked all my hair off. And now I'm thinking about growing my hair again, this is an addiction that doesn't stop. :)
Hair is long enough right now to try different partings in my head and is long enough to reach my turtleneck collar. I estimate from last hairgrowing, it will take at least a full year to tie it back into a ponytail.
Not as impatient as I was last time I grew my hair, so I will grow it passively instead of like last time when it was all I thought about.
I've already started using conditioner, but I find with hair this short it gets greasier fast.
I live with (and work for) a family at the moment. The two young sons don't appreciate my long hair, but the older members of the family tend to admire it.
I had a goatie-type beard until today, when I shaved it off clean. It looks a bit scrappy and I have a job interview coming up, so it was best to shave it. (I can't accomplish much in the beard department, I'd rather it be respectable).
The oldest boy, as well as a friend of mine, actually, noticed that I shaved it and commented that I looked better with the goatie! These are both people that have mentioned I should cut my long hair.
So it just goes to show - just because they suggest you shave off some hair (be it beard or head hair), doesn't mean they'd actually like how it looks! Everybody should stick up for what they believe!
[I'm not saying that the opinion of such judgemental people is welcome, but I thought I'd share my story].
Have a nice day!
Logdog
Hi guys, just wanted to post my January 2012 update. If you recall I had long hair before buzzing it off in November of 2010, but decided to do so because it was thinning badly and looked terrible. Starting on new year's 2011 I decided to dive into a full-blown hair improvement regimen starting with a ton of vitamins, supplement, and minoxidil. Got some good results for a few months, my hair made an amazing turnaround and thickened up wonderfully but then I started shedding a LOT for some reason. In August I decided to pull out my hail-mary pass and started on Finasteride by way of proscar cut into quarters. Went through an even WORSE shed (I tried using Nizoral every day as well but that brought the shed back) but a few weeks ago it slowed and now it seems to have stopped altogether.
Despite the "dread shed" that I went through my hair still looks way better than it did before I buzzed it. So I believe that I am now at what I call the "floor", and my hair will start improving again since the shed is over and my routine is back in full swing. No sides at all from the Fina or anything else I'm taking so good to go.
Here are a few pics. My hair doesn't seem to grow as fast as others but I'm hoping to actually have a mane by the end of this year!!
Hi Hairy People,
Depending on which way you spell it, I could be talking about the behavior of HAIR itself (by keeping the 2 words "long" and "hair" separate); or, I could be talking about a person or a group of people who just so happen to have long hair (by spelling it as one word, "longhair") -- and what the behavior of those people or that person happens to be...
Aren't semantics FUN?? (LOL)
Anyway, in this situation (as you can probably judge for yourself by the attached photo), I am discussing the independent behavior of LONG HAIR (as opposed to the way very short hair behaves, the behavior of the hair itself -- regardless of the tacky personal behavior in question of the old geezer who's wearing it, LOL)!
For those who are new to growing your hair out, be prepared: long hair is NOT a very "cooperative" kind of friend... It is stubborn. It has a mind of its own. How you THINK it will look when you walk out that door in the morning, will NOT be how it will stay... In fact, it just plain DOESN'T "stay" -- it moves around a lot!
Even without the wind blowing it in two different directions at once (as seen here in this recent pic of me taken just last week), long hair always seems to be on the move somewhere: constantly shifting, falling, catching, bouncing, blowing, and even buffooning...
My advise on how to control long hair? Other than using: hair-ties, hats, bandanas, braids, buns, etc., just get used to it -- and smile, reminding yourself of the fact that this is the price you've had to pay for that hard-earned wild-looking mane!
- Ken
And how I learned them from women.
http://davidparkes.hubpages.com/hub/The-secrets-to-great-looking-long-hair-for-guys
Hey guys,
I haven't posted any progress pics of my hair in about five (5) months because I'm away from home and from my friend who has the digital camera and the expertise to upload pics to this site.
Yesterday was the ten (10) month mark since my last haircut. It was a guage 4 buzz cut. My hair has now realized about five (5) inches in length. Yesterday I started to put my hair into a ponytail. What a rush! Not all of my hair reaches to the tie in the back but the ponytail makes my appearance look more neat and less obtrusive.
Some people have challanged me about my hair. I explain to them that I am a born longhair which means that I have hade the desire to have long hair all of my life. Since approximately two point five (2.5)% of the adult male population have hair that is shoulder length or longer we are clearly a minority. The majority should not dictate how all males should wear their hair. Generally, they respect me and my desire for long hair. One (1) guy called me his "Fashion Friend" because of the ponytail. I was told that when I return I maybe told to cut my hair.
Does anyone have any advise for me at this point?
Longhaired bro,
Raymond
Here's a candid photo a friend took a week ago that shows how my hair looks on a day to day basis. For once it's not a posed photo. :-)
Could somebody explain to me the benefits of leave-in conditioners? How do you use them? What are the ones most people recommend? I've never used these and wouldn't even know what to look for if I did go to the store for some. Comments?
Steve
Hi guys (and gals),
I just wanted to post my first 'natural' pic and ask a question.
I have hair like in my photo (can be a bit curlier/wavier at times), and I've been having a few problems with tangles. I use conditioner and I've succeeded in getting several comments about having 'lovely soft hair' (even several days after a wash!), but conditioner only helps with my tangle problem a little bit.
Has anyone else encountered this 'shoulder-length awkward phase'?
I would like to grow my hair to mid-back length and then pick a length/style that I liked after that, but at this rate I could see the tangles potentially being a problem before that length.
I tie my hair back on windy days, no probs and I can swap conditioner if I receive any good recommendations here, but to be honest the shower facilities where I currently live don't really warrant spending a lot on hygiene products, so I'd rather wait until I move (which may be soon).
Thanks for existing, and thanks for the help, MLHH!
-Logdog
Hi,
I am impressed by some of the hair you guys have and
I have always wanted to grow my hair long ,but unfortunately I always end up usually giving in and getting it buzzed off.
it tends to be quite curly and I really don't like the way it looks which is the reason I get it buzzed off, but if I could use some products or styling tools that could make it less curly I would be willing to try growing it for a year or two to see how it might look on me.
what suggestions would you have that might be helpful so I can grow some nice looking hair?
I see lots of insecure people on this board constantly asking questions about how their hair looks and when it comes to job interview time that is when the insecurity really shows!
"should I cut it or tie it back?" are common questions asked by fellow members.
why don't you guys get some balls and admit that I am right and that there is a fight that needs to be fought instead of being in self denial.
I think Roger and maybe a couple of others would be inclined to agree with me, but most of you have attacked me for pointing out the obvious and that is WE are discriminated against and made to look like a joke!
when you guys realize the truth you will do something about it, but until that day comes you will still have to deal with the prejudice which is prevalent in our culture.
Good day and good luck!
Guys,
At this point, I firmly believe "Neo Viking" is nothing more than a troll trying to get attention. Pretty much every single one of his posts is some kind of anti-long hair link or video and then he says something along the lines "HEY!! DOESN'T THIS PISS YOU OFF?! HUH? HUH? HUH?! WELL...DOES IT?! DOES IT?! IT SHOULD!!" And the fact that everyone on the board replies to his BS only adds fuel to the fire. If everyone just ignored his posts and stopped replying to anything he says, I'm sure he will go away and leave the board in peace. So from here on, I saw everyone should just stop posting replies and ignore him.
Hello guys =)
Long time no post ^^ I have to say that although I might seem absent, I still do check in everyday to follow people's progress and I'm quite happy to see so many friendly faces enjoying life and their hair =)
I'm posting because I've been looking for a site, I think it was called "World of Hair", and it was basically a book that got into very deep detail about hair, it's growth, how it can be processes, such as colour, heat and so on... It was very usefull and I am needing it because a friend is doing an assignment on hair science and I really wanted to find this for her.
Does anyone know of this site or where can I find that information? Or even the information that was in there?
Thanks so much in advance guys =)
I'll have you know also that my hair got to classic lenght (which I think I posted about at the time). It got there last September =) I have trimmed it back to a little above in order to thicken my ends though, and I've been loving that process!
Thanks for still being around to newcomers, this is such a great starting place for hair related confidence =) Thanks guys ^^
Its been almost 14months or so. The back is shoulder length and the sides is a little below my chin the problem is the sides and back are mostly straight and act normal but the front is kinda course or kinky compared to most of it. Is there a deep conditioning or something else I can use to relax it so it is not so course.
Happy New Year to everyone.
And a Picture of me at the end of 2011.
I do not like the way this site puts this site down.
there is a lot of useful information on this site imho regarding hair care.
why is it that they do not attack a long hair forum for women like this?
and the whole 'guitar center' as if we are incapable of doing anything else?
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Every once in a while you'll stumble upon a forum or an online community that is so specific, so insane, so completely ridiculous that you are forced to conclude that you have reached the end of the Internet. Sure, you may continue on your merry clicking way, but you do so with the deep-seated feeling that there is nowhere else to look; you have seen everything the Internet could possibly hope to provide. Here are the eight online communities that killed our adventurous spirit, made us sure that we'd seen everything the online world has to offer, and even more certain that we didn't want to try to find anything more depressingly fascinating.
#8.
Ice Chewers (icechewing.com)
What it is
A place for people who really, really like to chew ice.
Excerpt that Sums Up the Community In A Nutshell
Subject: Newbie - A Chewer for Almost 10 Years
Hey all,
I randomly found this forum and I think it's comforting, in a way, to see so many people who eat ice as much as I do. I started when I was 14, just crunching on huge cubes straight from the tray. People commented on my strong teeth & jaws. Razz From there I downsized to more manageable-sized cubes, and softer ones, too (like crushed ice). I found ice would/can be a good replacement for crunchy food like chips and pretzels, and I tend to resort to a tall glass of ice after a big meal. My teeth have taken a battering from it (I don't tell my dentist I chomp cubes) but I plan on getting crowns on a few fillings that have chipped away...and then abstaining from ice. It's my only bad habit (don't smoke, don't do drugs, etc) but...it's hard to quit!
Why It Makes Us Uncomfortable
We like ice as much as anyone else, but c'mon. It's ice. Going by Bob Saget's standard for addiction in Half Baked-which states that you must have sucked dick for your coveted good-ice is probably the least addictive thing out there. If you've ever sucked dick for ice, we're pretty sure that means you just really wanted to suck that dick. Just go order a soda. We can almost guarantee you there'll be some ice in there.
It doesn't even really taste like anything, anyway-but don't tell them that.
#7.
Men's Long Hair Hyperboard (mlhh.org)
What it is
A "hyperboard" (how old is this site, anyway?) for men to discuss growing, washing, brushing, and wearing long, luxurious locks. Many of the posts take on a defiant tone and mention things like "fighting the good fight," which, we assume, means not getting a haircut.
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Subject: Dry hair - I need your help!
Hello all,
i have a big problem. My hair look shiny and pretty healthy but... when I touch it , it feel darmaticaly DRY ! especialy on the end.
i have tried many things but didn't worked...
here is my routine:
gently brushing my hair before washing it -> baby shampoo (that must'nt be hard wuth hair right ?) -> a lot of conditioner -> cold rinse -> towel dry a bit -> hair dry.
once dry i put a small amount of olive oil in my hair and i gently finger comb and brush my hair gently.
You who have soft hair please help me :(
Why It Makes Us Uncomfortable
There is something just a little off about these guys and their fixation on growing their hair out. To make things worse, they seem to see themselves as waging some sort of imaginary war against a sea of "squares" (read: people who don't rock long hair) who, in all honesty, couldn't care less about these dudes or their immaculately-maintained manes. Plus, does anyone really associate long hair on guys with rebellion anymore? Usually it just means they work at Guitar Center.
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for the record, I see nothing strange about this community and I think those who are in charge of this site should have a word with the person who wrote that!
Can someone please advise me on black hair dyes which do not use PPD?
Hey guys, how's it going?? Most of you probably don't remember me, but I see some familiar faces. I was an active member on the board back from around '04-'07. MPB started kicking in with a vengeance and I cut all my hair off, and now I'm rocking a shaved head. If I had thicker hair, I'd love to grow it out again, but I think this suits me well and it's a LOT easier to take care of :)
Anyway, I hope everyone is doing well! If you have thick hair and a good hairline, I envy you- enjoy the hair!
(pictured is one of my best friends and me running a half marathon here in Orlando about a month or so ago)
Hey guys!!
Haven't posted here in a few months. Made a simple video back in November with my smart phone. Now it's not the best quality.
Hope everyone enjoyed the holidays. Here in Kentucky, we are enjoying some spring like temps. That's okay, I can use a break on the heat bill.
Take care!
Hi all-
Hope you have been well and enjoyed a great holiday season and will have the best Happy New year ever in the year ahead!
Thought for sure I should share this very special video with all of you. If this isn't inspiration, then I give up. The young gentleman who just made this has apparently followed my long hair tips in the somewhat crazy video series I have made. So, you will see 2 years of very well documented growth presented ever so well. (The before, after and then the mistake.) Oh well, he IS growing it out again right now.
I will be puting this on my channel Playlist in a day or so.........but here is a sneak preview for all of you ahead of time for any that might be interested.
I find it amazing all of a sudden after 3 years the men of all
ages that write me showing how well their long hair has turned out, and all because of those videos. Little did I know how well I was furthering the cause.
Take care guys and my best to you always! :-)
Justin~
I don't care what other people say. the pink elephants this year are all barking too much paisley at me. And please don't forget to water the pruning shears, otherwise the dwarf redwood trees will never grow tall enough. At least the turnip patch is OK, the wild lambs have all turned into carnivores, endangering Tahiti's snow-wolf population.
I'm rather enjoying my one-sided conversation with myself, are you? I think Roger would agree with me!
- Ken
i have not posted any pictures of the back of my head until now. will rogaine help? i ask because i have a coupon for $10 off. i obviously don't want to lose any front length, should i treat the spot in the back or concentrate on letting the front grow longer?
Hello friends, today marks 6 months or as the title says, half a year since I touched my hair. Overall i'm pretty pleased with how it's progressing except for the fact that the back and sides are wavy while the top is fine and flat, I hope that will change with time. I also wish that the back would have an inch or so more than it does now as to balance out the longer sides I have, but long hair is better than no hair so I can't complain too much :)
Over the past month I got to the point where I can put my hair behind the ears. This is a first milestone of many for me, as it helps keep my hair neater and maintained. I still don't use any gels, mousses, or waxes to keep it tame, just comb/brush and a bit of jojoba oil for de-friz.
These 6 months flew by, here's to many more.
Cheers,
Isaac.
I went for a nice walk on the dunes above San Francisco's Ocean Beach yesterday. As usual, it was a bit breezy there; so a good example of why I find wearing my hair in a bun a practical thing for hair of this length... and what a nice day it was -- T-shirt weather in winter, thanks to the California sunshine!
- Ken
Mark,
I responded to your post below and I would like to say that I am really offended by both your accusations and the use of the word "Longhair".
first of to me , the word "longhair" is very derogatory and It would be similar to referring to a black person with the "N" word or a gay person as a "F" word.
you can tell me to calm down all you want but I was very offended by your statement below and want the others to realize how much it upset me!
I think you owe me an apology.
Hi Hairy People,
For Northern California, normally it's rainy and quite cold this time of year; but not so this year (so-far). I had a great day off along the coast yesterday, a nice way to end the afternoon before heading back to work this morning. I'm glad I decided to play with my camera a bit, including removing my hair-tie and getting this lucky self-snapped hair shot!
Just for the record...
For those of you who remember the fact that I was experimenting for awhile with coloring my beard (with the product, "Just for Men"), I decided in November to go back to my natural "Santa Claus white" (LOL) -- which is pretty much the same exact color that my hair is also turning. Thank goodness for late afternoon sunlight, which is my " big secret" that gives this pic the illusion that my hair still has a bit of the original blonde coloring left to it (LOL)!!
This photo might even be good enough to turn it into my new avatar portrait! (After all, my current avatar photo is only about 8 years old now - oops!)
- Ken in San Francisco
How long is the longest a man should go with hair
Where does this "need" for approval come from?
why should I as a Man need someone's approval to wear my hair long if I chose to?
why is it an "issue" for certain segments of "society" I.E, Employers, relatives, spouse/girlfriend or anyone else if we chose to wear our hair longer than the cultural norm of the day?
why do we need approval to dress the way we want rather than become some short haired clean-shaven automaton wearing a monkey suit who cannot think independently and constantly believes they must please the others rather than themselves and in the process feel defeated , have low-self esteem among other psychological issues?
imagine our ancestors before battle asking someone else if they thought they needed a haircut or to shave his beard or mustache off?
sounds ridiculous and it sure would have been laughed at centuries ago so where does this particular mindset come from?
Hi everyone,
So after an eventful and not-so-great December @_@ , finally into January 2012 and a New Year :D . Been a little under six months since I began posting here - everyone has been so supportive here at the MLHH - I thank you all and will continue to thank you hopefully for many more months... or maybe years :o (?) to come ^_^ !
Anyways, after doing some Googling, I upped my biotin from one 5,000mcg to two 5,000mcg pills/day (along with an omega 3-6-9 daily) and boy, the difference was like day and night! I've been doing it for about a month now and I think I'll continue unless I experience some adverse side effects (so far there hasn't been any ^_~ )...
With my little experiment from maybe four (?) months ago - in the last seven months, my hair has grown 5"... not too sure if I'm all that convinced about the biotin/omega-3-6-9 dream concoction as-of-yet >_> .....
Oh well, onto next month - keep it growing, guys :) ! Enjoy this odd winder weather we're having :p heh~
Sincerely,
yoshiki
Here is my hair today. Like so many of you, I have such an identification with and joy from having long hair it is hard to describe. Really enjoy this site. Thanks guys.
Hey guys,
I've been posting over on beardboard.com over the past two years as I've experimented with my beard. Along the way, I simply forgot to get a haircut! When my hair got to be ponytail length I just tied it back and forgot about it. When it got longer, I folded it up in a sort of bun and kept forgetting about it until one day I REALLY looked in the mirror and was totally shocked by what I saw.
So I guess I'm a longhair now! I think I may keep it through the winter but will probably go back to short hair when springtime hits New York City again. It gets HOT and the long hair really locks the heat in.
But in the meantime, I thought it might be fun to be a part of this community, even if it's just for a couple of months!
I was having a conversation today with someone who informed me that there are some of these really strange haircut fetish sites which sell DVD`s of women with long hair getting their head`s shaved bald.
one I believe they mentioned is called haircut.net or something like that.
what I would like to know is what compels someone to want to part with their money for this sort of stuff and why they would even entertain the thought of watching it in the first place.
to me it is sickening to even consider the thought of watching a few seconds of this stuff!
I am just having a hard time grasping this sort of fascination of seeing women stripped of their beauty and made to look ugly and people actually paying to watch it!
here's the back
... J.R.R. Tolkien (belated by a few minutes). Though not a long-haired man himself, his works (and the film adaptations thereof) have certainly inspired a great number of men to grow their hair long.
--Val
Well, I'm just a few weeks away from achieving my goal of growing for a year without a haircut. I have no plans to cut it, and will be pressing on towards two years. Here are a few updated pics, all be it they are a bit late. I'll be back with a year update!! Thanks for the continued support and inspiration.
Be well all and happy new year!!!
Well, here is a hair update for me. I typically have been shaving my neck hair as I do not like it.
I have been growing my hair for almost 16 months now without a hair cut.
Some interesting questions, do you think it is long enough to braid it in any way? What else could one do at this stage?
Also in regards to Rogaine, perhaps you may notice that my hair is somewhat thin. I am 28. I have been using Rogaine foam in the typical bald spot area. Does anyone have experience with Rogaine especially using it on other parts of the head?
Mark K.
Me at a goth club in London on NYE. One girl at another club was gobsmacked when we met. She hadn't seen me for two years and I had short hair then. Glad to say she was pleased with the new look!
My hair looks black in the pic but it's actually just dark brown. I don't dye it - goth or no goth!
Damon
I wish you a happy new year 2012 and that more and more men let their hair grow longer and longer.
Friendly
Patrick
After over three years growing, here's what I look like going into 2012.
Cheers,
Steve
Sorry, guy`s, I know it`s a woman, but you have to admire her beauty!
Hi Pug,
I just noticed your post, now quite a way down the page, asking if the characters of Fili and Kili are hobbits or dwarves.
They are dwarves.
Attached is a picture of Thorin's company, to keep this post on-topic :)
--Val
It's been a while since I've posted much here, so I thought I might jump back in with an update. I'm a few days, maybe a week past the six month mark since I've had my hair cut, and it's going well.
For the past month or so, any time after I showered, I would always do a really thorough job of brushing my hair and making sure it sat in just the right place. It worked well for a while, but I started noticing a problem about a week ago. Even after washing my hair, it stayed really greasy long after it dried, which it normally doesn't do. And since it's summer here in Australia, that probably didn't help either!
But I've managed to get the greasiness under control. After a day of what was probably excessive washing, once I dried my hair off a bit lighter than normal and brushed it, I shook my hair out, making it much looser and able to flow and move easier. Since then I haven't had any problems, and went back to my normal washing routine.
Aside from all of that, lately I've really been missing having long hair. I wish I could just grow it out again overnight and have it all back. Waiting is just so difficult. And now that my hair has a little bit of length again, progress is going to feel even slower, because as you can see, it's going to do a lot of curling and being wavy.
Phew! Whining over, just had to get that off my chest :P Hope you all had a great New Years!
Terry
Hi everyone again, I wasn't sure whether I'd have the chance to post an update for December with the current situation as it stands. First of all, thank you to the people who responded to my previous thread, I'm getting by day by day :)
Second, I have been allowed leave for 5 days, to my surprise, from the hospital, and so I was able to take the monthly pictures of my hair as it and myself continue to grow.
My 18th is on Tuesday, and I am grateful I will be spending it with family, I go back to the institution the next day. Anyway, this update marks the 22nd month since the last hair cut I endured back in February 2010, and for anyone who is interested in progression shots, I have attached a picture from the 29th December 2010 for comparison.
The picture on the right is where it's currently at, it looks messy because I ignored brushing it for the picture, anyway, thank you everyone for the encouragement and the continued support, here's to another healthy year of growing!
Kind Regards, James
Hello everyone and a happy new year to all of you. Yesterday I went to Manhattan to witness the ball drop at midnight and party a bit. I couldn't help but notice many types of long haired males in the crowd and it cheered me up quite a bit. I live in Brooklyn so the only longhairs I see here are "gangstas" with dreadlocks or the occasional random longhair. In Manhattan I saw many people of all kinds. Most of all I was surprised to see many businessmen types with long hair. It made me feel good knowing that I live in a city that is so accepting. I will take it upon myself to spend more time in Manhattan this year. Anyway I wish you all the best and success in all this years endeavors.
Isaac.
I thought I would post it early because who knows what time I will be up tomorrow or what condition I will be in when the clock strikes midnight. lol
so if you have not thought up of another New Years Resolution the only one I could suggest is to grow your hair long(if it's short) or keep it long(if it already is)
a different look. instead of my hair down, this is my hair at the end of my shoulders.
I have been viewing this series for the past few weeks and have noticed that many of these guys such as Bruce Dickinson(Iron Maiden) are wearing these short crops now.
even the Phil Cohen(Def Leppard) has much shorter hair than Johnny Rotten did in 1976!
even some hosts of Metal shows have short cropped styles now!
I recall back in the `80s when all Metal and Rock guys had long hair!
what do you think transpired to make it acceptable for Metal and Rock guys, both musicians and fans to get short cropped styles.
the kids today are being entertained by many short haired bands and weren't around when the average musician had long hair.
I truly miss the old days and hope there is definite resurrection of LONG HAIR music into the mainstream again!!
The way long hair has for women?
the reason I ask this is because I ran across this clip on youtube
by accident and could not believe that women and girls actually wore their hair in these styles back then.
it looks like helmet hair on a bad day, sprayed stiff and a person whom I spoke with said back then long hair was not that common on women like it is now.
what do you think guys? do you think in 20 years long hair for Men will be the norm?
While out on a trip surveying trails for damage post windstorm, I had to stop and take hair pictures up at Wind Caves.
Can I call this almost knee?
As I recall it was the punk subculture which sprung up in the U.K. as a reaction to the mainstream culture of the day.
there were many young unemployed kids such as John Lydon aka Johnny Rotten who despised the fact that there were a few bands that were filthy rich making money off of 'yobs' like him.
as a reaction, the young people formed their own bands and changed their hair fashion as a reaction against the dominate mainstream music culture which was at that time as every historian knows-Long hair! these punk bands could not play their instruments and were self-taught from the beginning learning along the way.
some punks cropped their hair and spiked it short like Rotten did, others shaved theirs into Mohawks and spiked them or completely shaved their heads bald. this applied to female punks as well.
in the U.S. many in the hardcore "straight edge" movement such as Minor threat and others associated long hair with drugs and the 1970s in general.
Ian MacKaye shaved his head and discussed his reasons in some early 1980s film on the growing punk movement in the U.S.
in addition to the punks, the 'gangsta' subculture also introduced buzzed styles such as the 'fade' which caught on as a mainstream "style".
awhile back I almost burst out laughing at some interview some guy did with two girls with long hair who looked completely normal calling themselves 'punks'. they cited Avril Lavigne as one of their favorites.
back in the 1980s that was unheard of because most of the punks hated people with long hair regardless of gender and you would be taking your life in your hands if you attended a punk show with long hair.
that was then and punk as it was known then no longer exists and today`s "pop-punk" bands have admitted to listening to groups that the old-school punk bands spat upon themselves including the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and Pink Floyd.
The fact is that both the punks and gangsta rappers did resurrect clipper-cuts which influenced the direction of Men`s hairstyles.
also, it has been suggested by some, that the Gay community may have contributed to the rising popularity of closely clipped haircuts.
Fortunately, while a few women tried the Sinéad O'Connor look it never caught on and became mainstream while buzzed heads did for Men.
most women wear their hair long today while most Men continue to get clipper cuts.
what do you think must happen in order to counteract the negative influences of the punk`s and gangsta`s on Men`s hairstyles to usher in another "Hair" friendly decade which first emerged with The Beatles and Hippies back in the 1960s after several decades of Men wearing closely cropped haircuts?
just wanna share with all of loomers my longest hair so far. after this, maybe i'm gonna cut it because i'm gonna sit for my semester exam and long hair's not allowed for male students at my college if anyone's about to sit for exam. :(
I've been trying to get the longhair look for a while but I never knew how. My hair is wavy so sometimes its a hassle. So far my hair reaches my shoulders and somedays I think it looks good and others it just looks weird. What I'm trying to do is get it long enough that I can tie it in a ponytail. I think this would be awesome because since my hair is wavy I might get some pirate look :p What does everyone think? Should I cut it or keep it growing because all this time I haven't been taking care of my hair.
Cheers and happy new year's!
Indulge me a minute, friends. We all know that men's hair styles changed over the millenia and for many of the centuries, men did have long hair. Until the 20th Century, short hair was a fad, not a compulsory rule for men. Some exceptions include 15th Century French Knights (bowl haircuts),Roman Legionaires (shaved or crew). Interestingly enough, long haired English knights brought long hair to France in the Hundred Years' War.
Now to my point. It would seem the "Tyranny of the Mail Coif" is cracking. In the U.S., haircuts weren't big until the 1890's, when the "butt-cut" was high fashion for men. Add to that hairstyle the pince-nez glasses and you had your fashionable American Gentleman. But even then it wasn't compulsory for men to cut their hair. World War I brought that about for the first time when recruits were shorn, ostensibly because of a lice problem. Following the war, men just cut their hair. The Roaring 20's followed, and nearly every man conformed to the hair standard. And businesses made short hair a requirement for employment. Which was ardently enforced for decades.
Today, although there are few longhairs, at least tolerance has grown since 1970. I'm thinking many of you out there who are my age (I'm 46) do see some raise in consciousness. But it is up to us to press on with our individualism and continue to raise the consciousness of our neighbors. Maybe the 21st Century can be the Long Hair Century!
