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Hi,
I'm just creating a new thread to respond to you, as the original has slid quite a ways down the page. I don't think it would hurt for you to try the 5000 mcg capsules, if you ready have them. If you notice skin blemishes occurring, you could try taking one every other day instead of daily, and see if that helps. If it is still too much, I'd say just cut your losses and pick up a bottle of the 1000 mcg capsules... in my opinion, it's a minor but valuable investment. For what it's worth, in my experience, most physicians don't know as much about nutritional supplements as they think they do, but you might be lucky enough to have a good one. Good luck and please be sure to share your thoughts on and experience with biotin here!
Cheers,
Val
What is your reason for having your hair long? Why did you grow it in the first place?
I am a long ways away from having long hair, having just started, but I have several reasons:
1) All the guys I grew up with (in my family) have or had long hair. My dad (age 59) had long hair for most of his life, and during my childhood (the 90s) wore a mullet as a compromise due to his job. He only finally cut his hair for good in 2009 at 55 and it was chest length. My brother in law had long hair (more a mullet- on and off for years, every year he would grow it, only to cut it due to my sister making nasty comments. Both guys were huge role models on me and as such its sort of in homage to them.
2) I love rock music. Sounds silly, but I feel rock music, being a rocker, and having long hair all go hand in hand.
3) Its an expression of individuality, even now. Most of American/Western society has a cropped, conformist sort of aesthetic. Having long hair, while more accepted than in the 60s, is still a way to differentiate yourself and say you're not going to conform and be just like everyone else.
4) Its still a marker, at least in America, of being socially liberal. A good chunk of my family is very conservative and hold disdain for long hair, the way people did in the 60s, my aunts,, uncles etc, grandparents all are very against long hair and facial hair and don't understand it, and they associate long hair with hippyness and liberalness and its sort of my defiant way of saying I am me and I don't agree.
5) Its a lifestyle. At least in my opinion,, and its an awesome lifestyle. For some reason, both now and throughout history, having long hair was always a bit more than a simple aesthetic choice, it always had a deeper meaning:
In the English Civil War, you had the Royalist Cavaliers, noted for their long locks, at war with the Roundheads, who were called so for their close clipped hair. The late Roman Empire, short haired, fought and were conquered by the Germanic peoples, who wore their hair long as a badge of honor. A man with short hair was considered odd in many of the Germanic tribes. In the Middle Ages, free men and yeomen wore shoulder length hair; short hair was a social marker of a servant. In the 60s, growing your hair long signified a break with 'The Establishment.' Long hair was and is a strong social statement. It also looks youthful, and its just plain cool. For these and other reasons, I choose to grow my hair.
it happened last night: I had the dream (nightmare) that all my hair was buzzed off. Luckily it was only a dream, I was relieved to wake up and find my hair was still 3/4 of the way down my back.
Even though I wake up to find I still have long hair it is
disconcerting to have this dream. Especially after having
long hair for 49 years.
Any tips on haircare when just starting growing?
I have some questions:
1) I've heard that one shouldn't shampoo/condition their hair often while growing it out--is this true? One site I read said to limit shampooing/conditioning to maybe two times a week.
2) Is it true that brushing your hair while wet is bad when growing it?
3) Does using gel hamper growth at all?
4) Would straightening one's hair (mine is kinda bushy) hamper growth at all?
Also, what shampoos, conditioners etc do you recommend while growing, to help growth along and have good body to the hair?
My hair might be in a much better condition than it was months ago, but I feel that a part of it will never fully recover. Specifically, my hair in the very front. If I were to cut off as much as necessary, it would be about chin length and that would be extremly shitty, because I already made the mistake of cutting my hair in the front very short once when it was barely past chin length. However, I thought about cutting my hair all to one length. By that I mean that I would cut it it back to where it is just about shoulder length (My hair in the back is quite a bit past that point)and leave it at that until my hair is in the best possible condition. I think a good idea would be to wait a whole month (instead of two weeks) and if I haven't changed my mind, I will go for it. It's not necessarely a bad thing. Also, it would bring me closer to my very first long hair inspiration, the Prince of Persia, since it would be about his length, maybe even longer.
I just wanted to greet everyone here at MLHH and wish you a Merry Christmas as well as hoping you guys have a great time with your family and friends.
Here in Argentina we are literally thawing due to the high temperatures we've been going through for the last 10 days ( and I mean temperatures of 102 Fahrenheit degrees average). So I send some warm greetings to you in the cold winter .
Not sure how you guys celebrate in the USA or the UK, but here we have dinner at about 10 pm... then we have some sweet dishes and desserts, have the typical Christmas toast, then open up the gifts and people usually party all night long and go to sleep in the early morning (like 5 - 6am ).
So there's a hot long night ahead tonight!.
Again, Merry Xmas to you all :)
Hey guys, hope everyone is doing well. Just passing by to post my 8 month update after a shaved head. I washed my hair yesterday which is why it looks greasy, sorry bout that. The pic on the bottom right is my hair tucked behind my ears to show off my beard, which i've also been growing for about 6 weeks.
Just a question, many people say that my hair will not weigh itself down even as it gets longer due to it's thickness, what do you guys think? Im my opinion, my hair should've already gotten less poofy than when it was shorter. The picture isn't really helping since it doesn't normally look that neat. I'm worried that it won't weigh down..
Hi--
I'm sorry for one for asking so many questions, and two for not posting pictures of myself. I don't have my camera set up with my computer--I'm using my mother's netbook as an interim device because my own computer needs to be replaced. As such, I use a placeholder picture, to demonstrate my present length. The second photo is of my father in 1995.
I know some may not consider it "true" long hair, but I want to grow essentially the exact style that my father had in the photo--no length in the front. How long, approximately would it take me to get from where I am now, to the desired result?
has anyone ever seen girls (or other guys) with really long, shiny, almost perfect looking hair and wondered why you can;t get yours to be like that? well I'm the guy left wondering
my hair has gotten about 2" long at the moment, longer than it's ever been, normally I almost never pay attention to it,I pretty much neglected it because it would always be cut within a few weeks however it's very unruly at the moment. I'm a little clueless and I want it to look the best it can so what shampoos and conditioners, oils etc. and routine would you recommend? (I plan on straightening it and dying it black if that makes a difference) and is there anything I should avoid? I'm quite worried I'll spend 2 years and end up with a damaged mess on my head that will have to be cut off.
I also have a bad habit of scratching my head quite a bit, I'm wondering if this damages the hair?
as above...
... a very belated & Merry Xmas to all ...
Last posted on 12/4/13 looks like 2" growth in 3 weeks. Anyone heard of hair growing this fast??? Picture on left is today, on right is Dec 4
... we're having a hot Summer in Oz. ...
Hey,
For all members of the board: how is the relationship between your significant other, and your choice to grow long hair? For those who currently have long hair, was your s/o supportive of your growing it? Would you cut it for your significant other? Also, why are so many women against long hair on a man? I've had 6 girlfriends, all different types of girls, and all were adamantly opposed to the idea of me growing my hair, which until now stopped me from growing it.
Hi Guys,
So I was walking toward a set of glass doors and could see my reflection as I approached. My hair was moving somewhat as I walked and I thought, hey, my hair looks good!
Believe me, that is not a common thought I have going through the awkward stage. Anyway, here's a picture to share from today at the office.
Cheers,
Chris
Since so many other lurkers are popping out of the wood work, I figured I would, too. My name is Lucian, and I've been growing my hair for 7 years (but have trimmed it all that time, which is why it's not crazy long).
I haven't been brave enough to post before now, but here I am!
Hey mates, been a lurker for a while and decided it would be nice to step out. I've been growing my hair for two years now and will probably continue until it's midback length (if not more). Here's a picture of my progress so far, been thinking about trimming the ends a bit but I'm still not sure.
Cheers!
Hey guys been growing my hair out since i graduated form high school last spring, and Im kinda goin for the hipster ponytail look. got a way to go but heres what Ive got so far. We'll see what my fam thinks over christmas (not too optimistic). Hers a pic. peace
Hey guys!
I know I haven't been writing here as much lately, but despite having tons of things to do now in these busy pre-christmas times, I want to assure you that I am following everybody's proccess, and proud of each and every single inch we're progressing here, keep up the great work, everybody! =)
This is a link to my 3 month update video on YouTube, as well as me showing my Bausch & Lomb Softlenses Platinum colored contact lenses, as I have promised Jason and some other guys here back last month :)
Let me know what you think, and have a wonderful Tuesday on! =)
Ok, so its closer to 15 months given how late it is in the month! Looking back I feel pretty good about the progress I've made the past 4 months especially. Anyone know how to get that weird indent arpund my neck to go away? I comb it out but its still very apparent from the back.
I've been using a new shampoo that I think is doing a terrible job... my hair gets this greasy after 24 hours! Going to have to switch to a new one!
All alone in my elf hat on Christmas Day. My g/friend is in London with her Mum and sister. :(
... but I'm wearing my brand new pressie - a studded collar! :)
Hope everyone here had an awesome Christmas!
Don't worry about me - things are due to get totally wild and frantic in the next few days! Plus I'm going to the new Alt-Fest next year and the latest headliner has just been announced - Marilyn Manson!
Damon
Just a quick update on my quest to establish waist-length hair. My hair is wavy and the last time I posted it was hard to tell where my hair truly came to on my back because of that. Most people pull their hair straight when they measure so itÂ’s a more accurate representation of oneÂ’s true length. I think the place where my hair reaches by my fingers is waist, at least according to my estimation. I know the definition of waist is somewhat nebulous.
I did a bit of S & D last month and should find the time to do it again. So far IÂ’m holding off on an actual trim. ItÂ’s full speed ahead to determine my actual terminal length!
I just want to send out best holiday wishes to all of you wonderful members here! May your hair continue to grow at a fast pace and may you get all the gifts you want! Please be safe and have fun! Thanks for your inspirational posts and information! Onward and downward my friends!
Ted
One of my old time favorite Christmas carols is at the link.
Hey all! First of all I wanted to thank everyone for the warm welcome to this community, really appreciate it!
As for the topic at hand, lately I've been having a hard time with my ends (which in a way influenced the small doubt about trims) as it seems to curl at the tips and I'm not really fond of that specific look. I didn't use to curl before and it gets a tad bit annoying now. I wanted to know if there's a natural and/or none damaging method to get rid of it or if I'm stuck with them until the end. Combing my hair tends to get rid of them temporarily but it always ends up curling as time passes. My boyfriend's a hair stylist and he told me it will probably end up getting straighter once it grows out more due to the weight but I wanted to see what you guys had to say, specially if any of you has had the same experience.
Thanks again!
P.S. Picture is a couple months old, excuse my laziness.
I just got my hair trimmed (only an inch, but it felt like sooo much) and this is what my ponytail looks like now.
Better, but man am I glad I don't have to do that again for a while.
I've always had long hair, and I hope I always will. I may only be 17, but my first childhood pictures show long hair. It's just a part of who I am. I mean, yea, I've had short hair 2 or 3 times during my childhood, but I was never happy with the short hair. So, to get to my question. I plan on going to college to become a music teacher. My biggest worry is that my hair might hurt my chances of getting a job after graduating. I know it is discrimination if they reject me, but let's be honest...who is really going to stop them? I will attach a picture so you guys can see how long it is.
What is are your guys' opinions/advice?
I found this to be very interesting.
What would you favorite rock star look like today if they were alive? (Using aging software).
(Shouldn't Mama Cass be older than she is in this rendering?)
I know this is so off topic so please bare with me .
Today is December 8th - Virgin Mary's Day here in Argentina - and people started to set up their Christmas Tree . It's a tradition to set up the Christmas Tree every December 8th .
Here is a photo of the Xmas Tree I set up today in my house :
So, considering that we have people from all over the world in this board, I wanted to ask:
- Do you set up a Xmas Tree in your house? If so, when and why do you set it up that day? When do you take it down? Do you use natural pine trees ? Do you have any photos to share?
I guess it's a cool thing to talk about and share so that we can learn and see how others in different parts of the world get ready for Christmas.
I'm trying to upload a pic so you guys don't have to click on a link. Hope this works!
another pic of my hair during the winter, it always look much better in the winter than in the summer.
pic of my hair during winter in chicago, hair seems to grow faster in the winter honestly lol
So I finally hit my one year mark. It was really short when I began.
After new years I'm going to get it cut for the first time. Just about 1/2 or an inch to get rid of the dead ends and all that. But I'll continue to grow it until it's shoulder lenght.
Here's some pics, I was out in the snow so it's not at it's best...
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http://www.sott.net/article/234783-The-Truth-About-Hair-and-Why-Indians-Would-Keep-Their-Hair-Long
I see a lot of people around Oakland and San Francisco with their hair styled like this. Shaved on the sides and a braid in the back. I think this hairstyle is cool and good looking, I wanted to discover if it had a name or if anyone knows about it or does their hair like this?
Thanks!
Maybe I'm just irritable, but I'm finding myself bothered by tangles in my 6-inch length hair. These are minor tangles that establish themselves as I move around about the day. That is, not after sleeping, or high winds or something that would mess up the hair. I can feel the tangles if I run my fingers through my hair.
Now, my hair is not particularly dry or damaged, so I'm not worried about that. It could be the cold weather in my part of the country. I'm either in subfreezing temps outside or artificially heated environments inside.
I just don't recall my hair tangling, seemingly by itself, the last times I let it grow. However that could be my faulty memory!
Curious as to whether others have these minor tangles develop throughout the day. (I do want to stress that they are minor, and come out with the gentlest of pulls.)
Thanks,
Chris
...who ever gave me any advice, especially on my very first post on MLHH and also a special thanks to Ken for introducing me to the Search and Destroy method and Mark for reminding me of the method (since I forgot about it).
The condition of my hair improved rapidly over the last 5 months. Looking back, I considered it to be unsalvageable and eventually I would have started my hair journey once again, if it wasn't for you guys. There is no doubt that my hair would have been in an even better condition if I did it, but it would have been much shorter and in this case, length does matter to me.
I would also like to mention that my hair has become much wavier since and I can finally accept my natural hair type, which is why I'm even more grateful!
I took a DART bus to do some shopping, and my driver happened to be a middle-aged guy with long greying hair styled in a single braid. We struck up a small conversation; he started growing his hair about 10 years ago, as he wasn't able to do so earlier due to employment, and has been working for DART about that long. He said he needed help to do the braid, he's all fumble fingers. He keeps his hair to mid-back length.
I do see the occasional university student with long hair, but most have short hair. Once saw a guy ahead of me with dreadlocks pulled in a tail, extending to the back of his knees. That's the longest I ever saw. Otherwise, Newark, Delaware is a sea of crew cuts and buzz cuts. There is a young man who works at the neighborhood Walgreens with long hair in a ponytail that I see some times. Seems that chain drug-stores are a place for long-haired males to seek employment.
I'm going to physical therapy following my shoulder surgery, and saw a young man with shoulder-length hair come in for treatment. And on one of my forages into town, saw an elderly man with white hair and a slightly receding hairline and matching beard, with his hair in a low ponytail. If I'm lucky, I might see one guy with long hair when I go out. Back in the 70's, long-haired men were everywhere.
Another Pony - do you like it?
I decided to a couple of squats. When I lowered the bar (and 20 kg) down onto my shoulders, I decided to go crane my neck down to check my feet... but then I felt something tugging on the neck -- it's the bar.
So how do you get around that... or am I doing my squats wrong?
.....with swords, and bows and arrows...
gotta love it...
THe Spaf Man
Okay, please indulge an update; I had my colour done today and was in the mood to take 'selfies':
Front:
I picked up a beanie a few days ago... it's the first time I've ever had one! I washed my hair this morning and it's snowy/icy today so I wore my beanie so my hair wouldn't freeze this morning...I decided what the heck, and have worn it all day today haha.
I don't think it really matches my sweater/collar shirt look but oh well! What do you think, do I pull the beanie off (maybe better with appropriate dress :))
I'm pretty sure I owe another hair update too...I'll try to get one this week for 14 months!
-Tommy
I've been seriously thinking about cutting my waist-length hair back to where it hits just at the bottom of the shoulder blades for a few months now. My question is, how do I do it? Do I just go to a stylist and say I want it trimmed like that? I can't think of anybody that I trust well enough to let them do it.
Is there any way to do it at home? I just want a straight hem at the bottom of the shoulders.
Thanks.
Steve
Check out this long haired Theologian on YouTube.
http://phys.org/news/2013-12-universe-emerge-remarkably-simple-scientists.html The link is for an article about a "new" theory on how the universe was created which is way over my head. If you ever needed to point to long haired man as an example of someone to be a role model, look here for inspiration.
Okay, I guess maybe it's a wig (or something!) but no one can deny it ain't full!
Do Americans actually go to the supermarket looking like that? And yet criticise some men merely for having long hair? A man simply with long hair ain't nothing! :)
Damon
Not my first post here, but it's been awhile.
Anyways, I am graduating high school in June (on Friday the 13th nonetheless!) and as a longhair, I fear being forced to cut my hair once in the "real world" because I'm already harassed for it daily. Not only here, but most places I go. I don't care much about my appearance as I do having problems finding a job because of my hair. And I already have social anxiety as it is. I'm thinking of cutting it short once I graduate and then split it down the middle to give myself the 1972 David Gilmour look.
My hair is... very weird. Sometimes straight, sometimes wavy, and when I don't wash it - curly (see pic).
Hello beautiful long hair community !
This is me again posting a hair update including pictures from my current hair , not sure if this is the 18th month or the 19th (to be honest) . I don't personally like bathroom photos but I took advantage of the good natural lightning today.
Let's go to my hair routine: I have been using a straightening shampoo & conditioner that contain keratin (which is a natural protein that I am obsessed with) .
In frizzy days like today I also apply a hair oil from Lòreal and try not to wash my hair very often because it dries out like hell.
Hope you have a nice weekend.
I just wanted to post this. Usually females don't get harassed about their hair. So I was surprised to come across this. Can anyone tell me why people can be so stupid?
Ted
Getting grayer! (That's the kind of progress old longhairs get.)
Photo was taken today.
Hi everybody,
Here is my 15 month update. I am happy with it so far. Seems like I'm seeing more gray in it now. Thanks for your inspiration everybody! Onward and downward!
Ted
Hey guys,
I check out videos quite often on youtube and have already seen Justins and Rauls videos. I have a youtube channel although it has nothing to do with hair, i post videos of me covering songs. Anyway, you can also see the progression that i've made on my hair from watching the videos. If you guys have any interest, check then out! Happy holidays and a happy new year to all, don't think i'll be on this site as much as we get near the end of 2013
Apologies for the late replies; but for what it's worth, thank you VERY much for your comments and feedback!
And WOW, has there ever been a lot of new posts lately -- I'm never going to get all caught up with this board now; but regardless, there's been some great updates (and certainly some fun ones, too: I love Bill's update on his hair being grayer, for example - LOL)!
OK, maybe it's time I go back to just lurking for awhile [wink]...
Long Lox 4ever,
Ken
Hey guys, how've you all been?
I need some advice. As some of you know i've been growing hair from a #1 buzz and i'm currently at about 8.5 months. I haven't had a single trim so i obviously have a sort of mullet going on. So my friend was telling me the other day that i should trim my hair so that it'll grow out and shape itself nicely, and that if i didn't now i would have to later down the road. I really don't wanna even trim my hair, but if i don't will i have to cut it even more when it's longer? Should i have it trimmed now or wait a bit, say till my 1 year mark? Or is it possible that i won't have to trim it at all? I'm kinda stuck, so can you more experienced longhairs help me out?
Ps: my hair on the back is reaching the very top of my spine and my bangs have already reached my eyes.
No,not my birthdate guys and gals. I'm somewhat older than that! Actually the numbers refer to the fact that I have been growing my hair out for 11 years now with out trims;I have been letting my beard grow for 2 years now with out trims and tomorrow is my 61st Birthday. This picture was taken yesterday on Thanksgiving. Hope you all of you that celebrate thins holiday had a good one
peace, jonalbear
Some of you may have already seen some of Dave's videos, but for those who haven't, go to YouTube and type in "Boyinaband". This guy has beautiful, sleek, waist-length hair.
It's amazing the difference long hair makes. See my photo, "Then & Now."
I searched the archives to see if this has already been mentioned but I didn't find anything. So apologies if this has already been discussed!
If you are like me and desire a pin-straight style but have some or lots of body/wavy/curly hair (I am 1/2 Brazilian so I have body and a slight wave normally) there is a fairly expensive process at salons called the Japanese iStraight. Why does everything these days have to have a lower case i in front?
Anyways, I was going to get one as it is 100% permanent. Well until new growth comes in and then you need a touch up. Well I was just about to have the gal do it when her supervisor comes over and specifically asks her if she asked me if I had ever had a relax job that had lye in it done. She does this as sometimes they neglect to ask. Why is this so important? Well if you have, the procedure will melt your hair off! All that will be left is the hair that has grown out since the relax job.
Now lye is usually only used for african hair type relaxation products. I said I assumed what was used was not lye based as lye would have been overkill for my hair type. But I was not willing to take any chances and opted for a Brazilian Blowout. That's when they put a sticky goo that is mostly keratin through your hair and seal it with a flat iron. Your hair is soft, flows well and looks pin-straight. But it only lasts a few weeks at best before the keratin coating wears off.
So if you go for this, either avoid all chemical relaxment jobs, or only use lye-free product. But be aware that lye can be a by-product of even lye-free stuff. So I would suggest if they want to do so, get a test strip done first before they put the iStraight goo on you. A test strip is probably a good idea for anything at all really that involves strong chemicals and your hair :-)
Hey guys, how've you all been?
I need some advice. As some of you know i've been growing hair from a #1 buzz and i'm currently at about 8.5 months. I haven't had a single trim so i obviously have a sort of mullet going on. So my friend was telling me the other day that i should trim my hair so that it'll grow out and shape itself nicely, and that if i didn't now i would have to later down the road. I really don't wanna even trim my hair, but if i don't will i have to cut it even more when it's longer? Should i have it trimmed now or wait a bit, say till my 1 year mark? Or is it possible that i won't have to trim it at all? I'm kinda stuck, so can you more experienced longhairs help me out?
Ps: my hair on the back is at about halfway down my neck and my bangs have already reached my eyes.
Hello all.
I found this place via a Cracked.com article actually deriding the forum. Typical bashing from a shorthair! Well I am glad they mentioned you guys. I've been a longhair since I was 12. My sister was into guys with long hair and as I was her little brother she insisted I have long hair.
I kept it as long as possible until I entered the corporate world around age 24. Then I kept it short until circa 2004 when I decided to never cut it again.
The pic shows me in 2002 when I was still in the corporate shorthair mode, then in 2009 at Burning Man and most recently in Oct of 2013.
It may have reached the end of its anagen phase and be as long as it will get. Maybe not. I suspect it may be as when I was a kid it was never much longer than it is now, at the small of my back. But with any luck it'll keep going :-)
Happy to have found this board and I will be looking here often!
Could I really pull this off?
Not that I want to be anyone's imitator, but I really like the entire look Leto is sporting in 2013, and all you guys' comments got me thinking, could I actually use his as my long hair inspiration? Hmmm...
I have been going through a mild blue/grey contact lense craze lately, and have already 3 different pairs on their way to me as we speak, so I really hope I manage to recreate that natural, bright blue look with some of those.
As for the hairtype... yeah... his is definitely FINE hair, and much less wavy... but I am pretty sure I can reach something rather similar after about 2 years of growth. Not sure about how one reaches that color though? It seems almost bleaches by the sun on the bottom?
What do you all think?
Long way to go but every month will take a picture and share with ya'll
Just found your board and I love it. Here I am after 4 years growth
Can you say HUGE long hair inspiration?!
I have been a lurker to this site for years now, I have attempted to grow my hair long twice and have cut it, which has only led to regret. Well, I am at it again the third time, I feel that this time is different than the others, I am not setting a goal length this time because I feel that my impatience at reaching the length was a hampering the other two times. This time I am going to just leave my hair and embrace the moment. Will be posting updates every month, hoping that the encouragement from y'all will help. I am starting at very short length and am one month in. I will post a pic of my start point in this one then make a one month update thread..
Saw this edited video after viewing the actual footage of a 67 year old man being harassed on a city bus.Reminded me of a thread awhile ago about that poor guy in Oakland,CA whose clothes was set on fire while asleep on the bus.This man clearly wasn't asleep and wasn't tasking any crap!Liked the music put to the incident.
Mârk
My tail, pic taken a few hours ago before i went out Christmas shopping. My shopping mantra is get out early, get what I need and Get the H*ll out before the crowd hits. Anyway My Mid back length tail It is my historic '70s length Seems as if the growth has slowed. If so, So be it. I'm happy.
Hi everybody,
Lothar replied to my progress pic below and asked for a ponytail pic. Thanks so much for your very kind comments my friend! Slowly but surely getting there! Here is a pic of the pony tail. Kind of shabby but what the heck!
Ted
Sorry i don't post much but figured I would give an update. My hair is still growing well, though I probably won't go too much longer as it is between my shoulder blades at the longest and I can't have it too long for practical reasons.
On a separate note my son who is 13 has decided to go for long hair as well. He has had the mopey hair cut that many kids have, but recently had been putting off trimming and finally announced he's going to grow it too maybe two months ago. He's off to a nice start.
Here's a picture of his "ponytail" which only includes about half of his hair, but he's taken to wearing it that way.
take care.
Hey Brother Longhairs,
My hair is about sixteen (16) inches in length. Some of you have suggested using coconut oil or jojobar oil in your hair. I really like the length, texture, and feel of my hair. I like how the wind can pick it up and play with it and how my hair moves independently of the rest of my body. Would using a oil in my hair have any benefits in regard to the health of my hair; would it make my hair appear shinnier? Would it have the effect of straightening my hair and/or keep it from flowing and moving freely? If you recommend that I use oil in my hair, what kind of oil should I use and how and when should I apply it?
Your long haired bro,
Raymond
Small update. Mane reached length where I have to decide: BIG chop or go for elbow and butt length.
I was looking for the MLHH store that was posted about
a few threds down the page and noticed the donations page and noticed this:
"Chance of loss is really slight, so just wrap a bill in one sheet of paper so it won't be obvious,"
I have to ask who thought this was a good idea?.
I've been treasurer for a number of organizations over the years
and have found this is never a good idea. I've found that if
you send cash there is a 100% chance it will be stolen. No matter how they wrap it/package it/or send it it will be stolen. I've had people send in cash and it always ends up being stolen. I'd almost swear that someone somewhere along the line has something along the lines of an x-ray to find the cash no matter how well it is hidden/packaged/etc.
A final thought here: do they find the cash when they examine each piece of mail looking for Anthrax laced letters? And does every piece of mail go through Anthrax screening?
Twitter is my main social media outlet. I use it like a newsfeed and check it just about every day. Tweets are searchable, and tonight I typed in "long hair guy" in the search box and came across this tweet that I really liked:
https://twitter.com/swagsteralicia/status/385357812093566976
Chris
Hi Hairy People,
I have a question (for those who feel they might know the answer):
After looking at this recent pic of my hair, do you think the shorter hairs in front are just newer (younger) hairs that are simply growing in after shedding -- or might this be the result of too much breakage?
A third possibility is that this just might be what happens to old geezer hair...
I am kind of rough with my hair sometimes. Occasionally I'm too much in a hurry to finish up with my hair-brushing ritual (which generally happens approximately 4 or 5 times per week, when my hair is dry between either a shampoo day or a water-wash only day, or conditioner use only day), hearing an occasional "snap!" while brushing.
Seeing this sort of thing is nothing at all new to me -- I've had these shorter stray hairs that never fit inside my ponytail for as long as I've had ponytail-length or longer hair (which first happened to me about 20 years ago, since prior to my 40th birthday I had only achieved "long-ISH" hair).
Your thoughts?
- Ken in San Francisco
Thought I would add a new picture. Hair is kinda thin especially on top. Don't know how long it will take before it starts looking better.
Mid November late afternoon. The sunset filters through the golden brown tree leaves to create an orange background glow. I'm modelling another pair of cut-off jeans.
Don
Hi everyone,
Here's another school hair policy article which seems to have had a better outcome for a change. Comments are always welcome. Great day everybody!
Ted
Yes, Virginia, there are men with really long hair.
Here's a guy in a YouTube video with absolutely gorgeous ankle length hair.
Just wanted to share another photo of how my hair looked. Been using these photos as motivation for this time. Thanks again everyone.
Today a rather - to my mind at least - pushy woman came up to me while waiting for the train. She invited herself to comment on my hair saying it was a very long and well conditioned mane. That people on the street have said to me before and I have always thanked them for that. But this lady went on and said that I as a man didn't really need a long mane like that. That it would have suited a woman. And that she thought I should seriously consider donating my long hair to Locks of Love - a lot of poor sick kids could benefit from my haircut. I must admit I became absolutely speechless. In some aspects she was actually right. These poor kids needed my hair more than me. I told her I would think about it. But I feel that this is really my hair and I'm the one to decide whether to have it cut short or not. But I admit she brought me in doubt. Well - just wanted to share this experience with the board. All Best Goldenmane
To everyone who commented on the "Mighty Atom" post... Thanks for the feedback and lively discussion!
For my part, regarding nutrition, I remain a staunch advocate of eating habits that focus primarily on the consumption of fruits and vegetables; good-quality meats, fish, poultry, and dairy; eggs; nuts and seeds; relatively small amounts of grain, if any (primarily rice, millet, or quinoa); and plenty of fresh water. I believe good health and an enjoyable life are all about balance... never say never, but know when to say enough is enough!
Cheers,
Val
I got the message from all of you . This is my last post on this board. Apparantly there's no room for me here and I can sence when I'n not welcomed.
Okay everybody. Now that my hair is getting some decent length, I am finding it gets in the way when I shower. What I would like to know is how you put it up and out of the way to avoid soap from getting in your hair. I thought about waiting until I wash my body and then wash my hair. I'm kind of liking this problem though! It means I'm getting somewhere lengthwise finally! Thanks much for your replies!
Ted
hello everyone, grew out my hair a few years back. as my hair got longer I would get knots on the back of the head. hopefully this time around I can mitigate this as I have had some experience in growing it out. What kind of hair type to you all think I am? BTW great site I used this site as inspiration my first go around. here is a pic of me when I first was growing my hair out. I would say it was almost two years of growth at the time of the picture but not sure. currently at 3 months.
Hey everyone,
11 moth progress. Haven't done anything to it.
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Usually I wear my mane in a ponytail - both practic and makes less people adress me as a woman when they see me with my hair free flowing. Do you long hair guys wear your manes free flowing?
SO here's a long over due update. I don't post much here but do regularly follow most of the threads. Here's me at 4 years and 3 months.
Kenny
Here it is.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
Here's a pic I took 5 seconds ago after coming home from the gym.
In about an hour, that work will have been in vain!
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Here's to hoping you all have had and still are having a wonderful time with your families and loved ones! :)
Here's my latest vlog entry, inspired by some of the oldschool Justin "long hair for men" videos ;)
Have a good one!
A year ago, I didn't know any of you guys - Now, this thanksgiving - I count many of you among my blessings this thanksgiving day in America...
I am glad to meet and receive so much support and kind encouragement from you men from all around the world.
Many thanks are given!
Gary (fitzgarce)
I hope everyone in our MLHH Family has much to be grateful for today and throughout the year.
Best wishes from Walter (White Tail)
I hope everyone in our MLHH Family has much to be grateful for today and throughout the year.
Best wishes from Walter (White Tail)
Hi everyone,
I just wanted to wish a Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate! To those who don't, please have a wonderful day!
Ted
Posting here after a very long time. Recently I came across something called Dexe Black Hair Shampoo. It is apparently a product used to colour the hair black. You have to apply it to the hair, wait 5 minutes and rinse it out. Searching on the web I came across other similar products - all originating in India or China. My question - are these safe to use?
On the same subject - has anyone anything to say about Godrej Expert and Restoria Discreet?
Sam
At the 6 month mark here...
Also, going to bed with wet hair is not a smart idea
Okay, everybody's been posting update photos while I've been away at a conference. I'm home and getting caught up...so here you are! I'm not sure how much longer I'll go...perhaps a couple more inches or so. We'll see! Hope everybody will have a good week ahead!
I hate to do this, but I want to get a major trim for my hair and no I don't mean short hair, but like semi long back to my shoulders. Only reason why I want to cut it is because I want to get rid of old damage from mistreating it the first two years of growing it out. This way I can grow it healthy to my waist in the future. This has been on my mind for months, but at least it will still be to my shoulders so don't have to start way over.
For those interested... a bit over 2 months in, again ;)
We could use the chat room more. Remember when you look at the main page for the web board, that it will tell you near the top of the page if anyone is in the chat room right then.
I'm working on the computer this afternoon, and I've opened a small window in the corner of my screen that has the chat room running in it, with me logged in to it. If someone jumps in, we can chat. If we all did that some, more of us could experience the fun of communicating in real time.
See you there!
Bill
For those of you who really want to know the future of your hair, particularly if you're younger, consider taking the 23andMe DNA test. I did that months ago.
Although my hair is longish but "terminal" at my older age, I don't have Male Pattern Baldness, and sure enough my 23andMe genetic profile report corroborates that. Yay. The test specifically mentions that particular genetic predisposition. It also tells you many other things about your health and ancestry plus is a bargain for $99. Up until just a few years ago this cost thousands, and only celebrities and rich people would do it. Anyway, I know now that my hair may gradually get shorter, but I won't go bald. http://23andme.com
I was looking for men buns on the internet and found these images on a Tumblr page. I thought i would share it with you all since its really funny .
Hope you enjoy it :)
... I have finally compiled my notes taken from the now out-of-print book by Ed Spielman. I have embellished them with some photos and published them as a PDF file, which you can access via the link, below.
Joseph L. Greenstein (a.k.a., the Mighty Atom) was not only a long-haired man, but also one of the greatest old-world strongmen of all time, and an amazing student and example of limitless human potential.
Enjoy!
--Val
Willie Nelson rocks an awesome mane for a man of his age.
Here are 41 photos of Willie Nelson through the years:
Brian Wilson chooses Beard over the Yankees.
Two weeks ago my grandma turned 80 and we gave her a surprise party. We invited all of our family and her friends (all ladies, the youngest one was probably 75 years old)
That day I wore my hair loose and was expecting to get negative comments about it (either from relatives , etc ).
Surprisingly, my grandma came to my house today and she said she spoke to her friends about me. Her 75 year old friends were amazed with my hair. I was actually expecting to get negative feedback specially from them considering that people around that age tend to be more conservative. But no. My grandma said to me that they had said that my hair was amazing and I looked like a model with that long hair hahaha (ok, probably at that age they really need glasses ).
my hair after 4 years and a few trims along the way this was like the best lighting I could get if someone would like to make it brighter be my guest :DD
I'm new to the board. Been growing for about 15 months.
I can't believe this didn't hurt!
Snap taken last night. Happy with the length, wave and color. (A nice blend of reddish copper mahogany, and silver/white, all natural and well earned)
The tippy tips are at 62".
I was trying to get pictures of my hair in good condition against an interesting background (didn't quite get the background as my feet weren't happy enough with the new shoes to allow me to go the 5 trail miles to get the view I wanted). I also wanted to put the wifi remote feature on my new smaller camera to the test (wifi to an app on my cellphone).
Out of the 38 shots, got half a dozen where the breeze died down. It is a real convenience when taking back shots to be able to see what the camera is seeing!
Hardly ever post anymore, but I do drop on occasion and thought it might be time to post an update. (Pic was taken this morning.)
Well, I'm past my first whole year and moving towards the second now...I think I am getting close to my original goal!
Original goal ideas:
Current length, First pic is before a wash this morning and the rest are tonight after a wash/condition:
So, notwithstanding the cold snap that we had a week/two before, how do you manage to deal with wet hair? I have heard from upperclassmen girls that your hair will freeze up if you go outside when it's wet.
Also, if you have any advice for managing long hair during the winter (I'm a transplant to the Northeast US from the sun belt), I'd appreciate it =)
Thanks,
Matt
My hair is about an inch or so above the waist, as of this post. Have decided to let the beard expand quite a bit, too, with the cold weather coming on. I'm happy with it. Not finished growing. Don't know how far I'll go.
Steve
In my 50+ years, my hair has gone through many different phases, but I have always been a longhair at heart. I bravely kept my curly hair long at times when I wasn't supposed to, according to (almost) everybody else. (There is something about a curly mane that really, REALLY irks a lot of people, I don't know why.)
And I wore it well past my shoulders until recently, when I realized that my widow's peak had basically vanished and my hair had become too thin over the forehead. (The rest of the head is still fine to date.)
So I went to the barber and cut it off. Then I discovered that it had gone gunmetal gray. (I had been experimenting with highlights and hair dye for years, and it happened pretty fast, so I didn't really see it coming.)
To make a long story short, I have been wearing it very short, military style, for the past year, to everybody's happiness but my own. I tried growing it out a little bit, couldn't get past how ragged it looked... But my point is, being a longhair is not necessarily about looking good. A longhair's relationship with his hair is so much more. Hair is something that moves with you, that falls on your eyes, that your fingers seek instinctively when you are nervous or just content. It is a part of you.
So my question is: should I do the George Carlin thing, and live with it? Or should I simply accept the fact that my proud longhair years are behind me, like so many other things, and just move on?
My mane has been growing for almost three years now - 26 inches long. Get loads of comments - mostly negative from men and women alike but also some positive - mostly from men! I can't decide if I should finally submit my mane to the barbers clippers or let it grow to my ass which has been my goal all along. Your opinions will be most valued.
I finally got around to shooting some new photos for fall 2013. Except for minor trim every spring and fall, it's been going uncut since late summer 2010. I have a feeling that my terminal length is fairly short or else my very fine hair just doesn't stand up well to damage as lately I seem to be gaining length very slowly if at all. I'm not complaining, at least I have hair!
Hopefully the photo upload works. There's more from the same shoot on my Flickr page linked at the bottom of this message.
--Dale
So it's been roughly 2 months since I've shaved my head bald, and this is the scruff I've got going on these days!
I am pretty sure it's just as long as what I've originally started with in Nov '12, so in that sence, I will be back at my 10 month length from last september in Nov '13, at the 1 year mark :)
These days it's really short and easy to handle... some gel when I feel like spiking it, and when not.. well, it is just left in it's current state, not much to worry about!
I know that 2 months ain't really nothing, but it's funny to me how perspective changes things. I do feel as if these 2 months have gone by MUCH quciker than the first 2 months last year!
Have a good one, everybody!
An update on my 40th high school reunion.
At $90 I did not attend. The two friends I remember from
those years also did not attend.
Now I spent years with these people in high school and
the two friends who did not attend are the only ones I
remember.
I was looking at photos from the reunion, my God how old everyone
looks. (But then I should talk, i'm also old.)
A lot of he guys have no hair, those that do have hair have it cut
very short. My hair is longer than every guy who there, my hair
is longer than every woman who was there. Every woman.
But after 40 years I have to say I don't recognize anyone from
high school. It's kind of scary to realize I don't remember
anyone from high school except the two that weren't there.
If they have a 50th year reunion, would I go? I don't know,
depends on when it is, where it is, and how much it costs.
If it's $90 again the answer would be no.
If I do go to the 50th I absolutely would not cut my hair,
It would be great fun to go in there and have hair longer than
every guy there and every woman. And I could rub it in that I
have hair and many of them don't. That would be cruel to rub it
in like that but I'd sure enjoy it.
On a side note, it's a good thing I didn't go to the reunion
since one of he former commanders of our civil war group died
a few days prior to the reunion and was waked the day of the reunion.
Hi All,
Checking on news about my hometown team, I saw an article on a Cleveland Browns player, Garret Gilkey, who has a personal story regarding being bullied as a kid, and who talks to young people about preventing bullying.
He also has a great head of strawberry blond hair, which the picture here is not even the best example.
Browns Rookie Gilkey Knows Pain of Being Bullied
Who's Laughing Now? Garret Gilkey
Hope you enjoy,
Chris
I recently paraphrased from memory a passage from a book, about Joseph Greenstein (the Mighty Atom), in response to Fitzgarce's comment on the story of the teen who was set afire. For those who might be interested, here is the proper quote from the book, "The Mighty Atom: The Life and Times of Joseph L. Greenstein (Biography of a Superman)." This book is now out of print, and used copies are quite expensive and hard to come by. For some reason, when I read it years ago, I felt compelled to write down more than 30 pages worth of notes, and that little bundle of paper is now one of my most prized possessions. At some point, I will transcribe them into a typed document.
Here, then, is the passage in question. The Atom's biographer was in the old man's inner city apartment, and had been shown a drawer-full of ruined knives and pistols...
"In a changing urban environment, the old man was preyed upon by the muggers who stalk the helpless aged. There were mugging attempts made upon Joe Greenstein, each ending in near tragedy--for the muggers. Time and again, he disarmed them of their knives and pistols. He broke their bones. 'I wear a beard for two reasons,' he said, 'for religious purposes, and to tempt muggers. Most old people have to endure abuse, violence, and fear. I don't. Let them try to rob me. Let them try to pull my beard. I'll pull their arms out.'"
Regarding his long hair, here is a snippet from earlier in the book...
"Joe felt the need to set himself apart from other men in appearance as well as thought. He stopped going to the barber and let his hair grow long. It was a promise of a new reality that beckoned from a far horizon. The eccentricity became identity; he began to think of himself as Samson reborn."
A fascinating man, and one well worth studying for anyone interested in exploring the concept of human potential.
--Val
Thank you guys for all the positive and encouraging messages to me - so many good reflections I can tell myself from now on. So until further notice my mane stays on steadt course for butt length! best to all of you! Goldenmane
Hi Justin,
Can you pretty please post just one pic of your lovely hair when it was the longest? I need some inspiration over here! I would appreciate it greatly my friend! Great day to you!
Ted
Hi all,
Here is my update pic for November. I know there isn't much difference! But I am getting more satisfied with how my hair is laying now. This is the day after I washed with shampoo and conditioner. The left side looks like I didn't get it combed out right. Oh well, at least it seems to still be growing:). Onward and downward my friends!
Ted
Thanks to Bill for taking this pic of me last week, you can now see more clearly what I'm talking about re. a very small amount of volume reaching below my belt, getting very thin & sparse as the longest hairs that come together into a narrow point in the "V"-shape at the bottom.
Over the past 3 years, the only trimming I've done is to use the "Search & Destroy" method of snipping off individual split ends whenever I see them.
- Ken
PS - For those who are interested in plants: the red flowering vine above my head is a Bougainvilla -- a tropical / subtropical plant that only grows where winters are frost-free (or nearly so), popular in places like the Mediterranean, coastal California, Hawaii, Florida & the Caribbean, etc. The red-flowering plant to my left at ground-level is commonly called geranium, but more accurately a Pelargonium.
my current hair after like 4 years let there be fyaaaa!!! lol
My wife lost her dad this week and I ended up attending a funeral and several other events. I have not spent a lot of time with my wife's family, and barely know some of them, so I was curious how I would be received with my long hair. I wore it in a tight ponytail to keep it from attracting attention, not out of fear of what would be said, but because the funeral wasn't about me and I felt I had no business taking any attention away from where it belonged. It was a rough week and the only other men I saw with long hair were one of my sons and a couple older gentlemen in the American Legion Honor Guard, but I am happy to report that I got no comments at all about my hair, good or bad. That surprised me considering the socially conservative nature of the family.
Hi all!
just wanna show the result of my hair after it's being washed and ironed because i asked all of you on how can i get my hair curving inward a few days ago. when the salon lady said that to get the curving effect, the hair need to be ironed. i was hesitated as i've never put straightening iron on my hair before as i was afraid my hair will looked flat. but the result amazed me. i liked how it turned out even though it was more feminine-looking. what do you guys think?
comment please. thank you :)
You probably have seen this kind of report where people who are marginalized, are helped by an organization, to help them get back on their feet. In this report (In French), a philanthropist helps former drug users to get jobs. Traditionally, the long-haired guys lose their hair.
Not in this report, all the guys find jobs in the end, and the long-haired guy keeps his hair.
When I do my next wash I will post my flowing hair update, but I really like this picture I took the other day after getting my lightweight carhartt beanie from amazon, this is perfect because it doesn't ride up like other beanies, only 13.00 dollars too.
I took these here today, at work, after brushing out my hair and using a little bit of hair spray for depth. Using a product that gives a little extra body to my hair as it's very fine and straight, and can look too flat without. It seems to be a good product with no harmful chemicals (I hope). I won't mention it here because I'm not into product endorsements. If you email me privately I'll share the product name.
I've dissapeared for a few weeks due to exams and all, I thought I might post a little update, it's also the first time I have ever let my facial hair grow out for more than 3 days growth... ever. Everyone know's that all your wisdom for the exam is stored in it :p
Hello. I need some advice about an undercut. I have very thick, wavy, light-brown hair that goes about half way down my back. (See picture.) I don't wear it completely down because it is so thick and doesn't lay flat on my back. I have to keep it in a ponytail as it keeps it grouped together and it lays down more this way. I've been searching the internet for undercut pictures with the hair down but cannot find any. Does anyone have experience with this hair cut and know if it works for making thick hair lay down? Also, I'm not referring to the "edgy/rocker" sidecut, I just want to use an undercut as a means of thinning my hair so I can leave it down without looking ridiculous. I hope that's enough information. Thank you!
-Vanderveer
Since it's my birthday today, I thought I'd post an update pic or two! I'm aware it's been a while.
Hello everybody! Although the title says newcomer, that's not really true. I've been lurking here for way too long without a post.
This is me; I'm a guy from scandinavia. I have a huge music interest, that probably drives all my neighbours to madness with all the practising that comes with it. I love hair (I think we all do?!).
I really appreciate the board and probably spend too much time for my own good here...
/Mixolydian
Hey fellas', how you all doing?
Just wanted to drop by and let you know that even if I haven't been posting much lately, I have been reading once in a while, and I am definitely still on my way back to having long hair!
I've actually took up brazilian jiu jitsu again, and coupled with some other factors in my personal life lately, hair has not really been my top priority.. which is a good thing, since it makes it seems as if it's growing a whole of a lot faster than it reall does ;)
So... on the 17th I will put up my 2 month video blog update, but until then, here's a really old pic of me from around 2006 or so, about a year and a half of growth into the journey. Please ignore the horribly self bleached hair, eh? :D
Stay safe, and have a wonderful week out there!
Raul.
Wearing my headband with a flashlight attached, not even night time will stop me from picking yummy persimmons!
Thank you, Doris (my friend and kitchen co-worker), for taking this photo of the back of my hair!
- Ken
Sasha Fleischman, an 18 year old longhaired youth in Oakland, California, fell asleep on a city bus, and a 16 year old on the bus lit his clothing on fire. He is now in a hospital in San Francisco with 2nd and 3rd degree burns. The perpetrator was caught on video and has been arrested.
Sasha is androgynous, and he was wearing a skirt at the time. The act may be prosecuted as a hate crime.
His friends and other well-wishers are posting at the link:
I know the question of whether it's possible to hide long hair under a short wig has come up on this forum a few times in the past, and it was almost always discouraged. So I've decided to defy conventional wisdom and demonstrate that it is in fact perfectly possible to make your hair temporarily short by means of a wig (although any shorter than this wig would be difficult). I didn't even have to do anything fancy to my hair to keep it from being visible; I just put on a wig cap and then the wig. If your hair is really long (waist length or more), here's a good tutorial for how to hide it under a short wig: http://nerdykitsune.tumblr.com/post/27967133608/tutorial-how-to-hide-long-hair-under-a-wig-cap
The most important thing to keep in mind is the quality of the wig. It should be thick and not shiny, so it will look like real hair. Arda Wigs is a good brand that sells short wigs for $30 each (the wig in the photo is made by them).
Something to be aware of for those who have never worn wigs is that the wig cap can be very painful when worn for long periods of time. So wearing a wig every day to work should really be used as a last resort if it's truly the only way you can make yourself employable in your chosen field.
Hello fellow longhairs,
After reading and thinking about PaulKMF's wonderful post re. Jack Kirby and the influence comics have had on men growing their hair out, I thought I'd share my own perspective and memories on the history of men's long hair, as per the era I was born (1953) to the present day.
From my earliest memories as a child, I don't recall seeing any male during the 1950s or even during the early '60s having hair that even remotely came close to shoulder-length -- that was just considered totally "taboo" in Western Society (in North America, at least). My dad, who was an ex-navy man, even hated Elvis Presley for having "long" hair... Can you imagine that Elvis's pompadour (which maybe at the very most, his bangs might have reached as far down as the tip of his nose, if combed forward) was actually considered "long?"
The only long hair on a male I remember seeing when I was age 10 or younger was in National Geographic magazines (photos of Native American Indians, or other similar Native peoples living in remote parts of the world from me); old photos or paintings of famous historical Europeans or early American Revolutionaries; or drawings depicting what Vikings, Barbarians, and other "exotic" men from the history books looked like.
To my eyes (as a kid), even Tarzan in the old black & white early Hollywood films had "long" hair!!!
When the Beatles first arrived in 1964 in the USA, their hair was considered "shockingly long!" Seriously, I'm not kidding, and I'm not making this up -- and yet now when you look back at old photos of what the Beatles looked like in '64, their hair doesn't seem long at all by today's standards.
The late 1960s brought about even MORE shockingly long hair on men.... It was a gradual thing, of course (after all, it takes awhile for hair to grow out, doesn't it?). Again, if we look back at old photos of the Beatles (as well as other Rock & Roll groups from the later 1960s), you can see their hair growing longer and longer -- eventually to shoulder-length (which was considered HORRIBLY SHOCKING by the older generation back then, my own dad being a good example of someone who absolutely despised it and didn't ever understand it).
By the time I became a teenager (in the summer of 1967), long hair was definitely considered "in" -- at least with the younger generation. My dad refused to allow me or my 4 brothers to have anything other than a military-looking super short hairstyle in his household. And at the beginning of every summer vacation, once school was out for the year, he insisted on all of us boys having buzz-cuts. We had NO choice in the matter. He viewed it as "good" for us, and would help us all prepare for whenever we were going to enter into "boot camp" (join the US military).
Again, I'm not making this up... I often joke around here at MLHH, being silly, etc. But in this post I am narrating what I actually lived through -- these are not theoretic comments or even "opinions", they are honest FACTS of what life was like for me when I was young, and how I viewed and experienced long hair on men as a part of my coming-of-age.
At age 18 I left my dad's home (after one year of attending college, so I was one month away from turning 19), immediately following him divorcing my step-mom and kicking my 3 step-brothers out of his house. Oddly enough, his biggest anger issues over divorcing her was that he felt she was a "bad influence" on me by not objecting to us growing out our hair!
Once I left home and entered into the workforce, my earliest jobs -- although allowing "long-ISH" hair on men -- had certain strict "dress-codes" that included a maximum limit allowed for males re. their hair length. Most of these dress-codes stated something like "cannot touch the collar" -- or as time progressed and the rules loosened, "cannot go beyond the collar"... the collar, by the way, referred to formal dress shirts (like businessmen wear).
I could narrate even more details about this history; but because I don't want to bore everyone by making this post to long (LOL), I'll stop soon!
To make a long story short: re. my own self, even though I had WANTED long hair for many many years (from as far back as I can remember, I always hated haircuts, and even remember crying & screaming in the barber's chair!!), I didn't successfully grow to ponytail length until my 40th birthday (1993)...
So now you've heard from one person who lived through a very important and ground-breaking time in Longhair History!
Long hair on men has been around looooong before I was born, of course; but for whatever reason it was historically not very popular and/or never or rarely seen during the 1930s, '40s, and '50s, the 1960s was a big turning point, giving males in all corners of the globe (especially in Western Society) social "permission" to take a risk again in rebelling against the norm and growing their natural manes back out.
- Ken in San Francisco
Since it's my birthday today, I thought I'd post an update pic or two! I'm aware it's been a while.
Not quite my 4 year update but it's my first braid, cheated by making my mom braid it though, I'm just not that skilled.
Come on everybody! You can laugh at me (in fact, I laughed at myself when I saw this picture haha )
But this is the only way that I can tie my hair when I go to sleep in order to prevent it from getting tangles and looking like the Lion King next morning.
Some people call it "pineapple ponytail" (or something like that). I started ponytailing it this way this week and really worked for me. No tangles and straight hair next morning.
Nice rest of the week to everyone !!!
Today I've been playing with my hair in the mirror trying different pony tails ( I still hesitate to ponytail my hair because I dont like how it looks on me, but eventually I will have to do it since warmer days are coming in this part of the world).
Low pony tail looks really bad on me, for some reason I dont like it. But I found that high pony tail looks better (Dont know why, it just looks better).
Is it ok for a guy to weat high pony tails? Any of you does? I read that high pony tails in general are for women. I am not talking about a super high pony tail, just something in between -not super high nor super low-.
Some of you may know I collect comics. And being interested in the history of longhair I recently did some research about longhair in comic books. And by "long" I mean shoulder length or longer.
Of course Prince Valiant comes to mind first. It was created and drawn by Hal Foster in 1937. While Valiant has a page boy cut below his ears others, mainly Vikings and wizards, are drawn with very long hair and sometimes quite exotic hair styles.
Jack Kirby did the art for "Journey into Mystery 83" introducing The Mighty Thor in 1962. Of course you know Thor is the Norse God of Hair... uh, I meant Thunder.
Thor is depicted with very long hair. Keep in mind that this was about two years before the Beetles invasion and maybe six years before they grew their hair out long enough for it to really be considered "long". Correct me if I'm wrong about them.
When Kirby was asked about this he replied, "He's a Viking, I had to draw him with long hair." Good move Kirby.
But before that, Kirby did a comic called "The Boys Ranch". In it is a ten or twelve year old gunslinger called Angel, patterned after Billy the Kid. This little boy, with a serious attitude, is depicted with long blond hair. This was 1952.
I would say that Kirby had more to do with the re-introduction of longhair in the US than the Beetles.
I did some reading about him and found he had a brother who had long hair... in the 30's. Tripping yet? Apparently they were quite some hell raisers in Hell's Kitchen when they were young. I'm pretty sure Kirby chose to depict those characters with long hair as a nob toward his brother.
Just thought I'd share this with others who may appreciate the info.
I recently found a message board on another long hair forum about a guy who's being seriously harassed by co workers and family and to the point where they are pulling his hair and he has bald spots and just wanted to post this here incase others have same issues. Because I was really happy with the responses to this where everyone supported him and gave good advice since I thought a lot would say negative comments but the positive comments helped alot with me and might help with others. Also this is an older post from few years ago and was resolved but its still helpful since there is still descrimination of long haired guys today. Also there is 27 pages and might look tiring to read but its worth it but to save some time page 26 and 27 doesn't have much. Because alot of the good responses are throughout the whole thread and i don't want to spam this with links of the pages which has good advice.
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=26206
How many of you out there have been threatened with the "you need to cut your hair" statement? I have fought this because I watched my fortune go to the wayside like many Americans. This made me have to find other routs to success. I will not listen to the masses and I keep my own path. Any comments? I still hold on to the hair and this pic is from last week at a kick-butt party.
So, a week ago Friday, a new Boat was delivered to Muni. Thursday afternoon the shop got it put together and running on it's own power. Friday I went with the shop superintendant to get familiarized on the car so I could self-qualify as a trainer on it. That didn't leave time for training anyone else, so my duties this weekend were to bring it out for display for Heritage Weekend, move it as needed, and generally act as a docent as it hasn't been released for public service yet, and then drive it back in at the end of the day.
Friday afternoon, I was bringing it down for the reception, and as it does, my hairstick worked itself loose.
I was watching Rocky Horror Picture Show and it occured to me i'm
getting old. After all I first saw it in 1975. My hair had no grey back then, but it was still long. (Heck had to get it back on topic somehow.)
If you've never seen it you really should. RHPS ran for most of those 40 years in Midnight Shows. IFC is running it today, but it doesn't compare to seeing in a theater with a live audience. It's the audience participation that really makes the movie.
But then i'm 59 years old am old.
Hey guys,
It's been a while. Lot's of positive changes as of late...but forget that XXXX, it's about the hair.
I'll start by saying that udates have not gone as planned. However, I've crossed the 10 month threshold.
No haircut 2013 is going foward.
I'll look for a photo from the beginning, and one I just took a few minutes ago.
For a little over 2 months now, I have not been using shampoo or conditioner. Instead, about every 3 days, I use baking soda followed by Apple Cider Vinegar.
When I heard of this I was quite skeptical, however, I'm pleased with the results. My hair looks better and more alive (even though hair is actually dead) A lot of people who use this method actually got much longer between washes, but on account of my working out, and job which requires me to sweat in a hard-hat, 3 days is about all I can go before it starts to get greasy.
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Edit: I may have to come back if the photos don't work. I'm not computer savy.
The words you guys write are warming, thank you VERY much. Everybody. And happy birthday Growlur!
Hi MLHH!
It's been a while since I last post my hair progress. It's because I was a bit busy with study recently. one thing though, I think I wanna only post my hair progress update every time the semester starts and ends so that i can see a remarkable progress and every time i did anything to my hair (like a haircut/trim, etc.). looking at my hair, i don't really like how the ends behave. i want it to be curving inside. what do you guys think i should do? do you guys think i need to get a trim?
Thanks :D
Hi guys (long time no talk)
I had to cut my hair all off for high school about six months ago.
My five month mark pictures are shown here.
A couple of quick notes (I'm too tired to post up a proper long winded statement):
- Classes aren't THAT bad. Or I shouldn't underestimate classes before the semester is over.
- I took a pretty bad spill on my bike. Now my wrist is broken, but it's healing pretty well.
- Being a sun belt kid, I almost got frostbite on my toes when walking to the dining hall last week in crocs.
- No balding from stress (YAY!!!!!)
- Friends are pretty cool and they don't pressure me to get my hair cut overtly.
- Well there's actually one woman that doesn't like that I'm growing my hair out. She REALLY doesn't like me wearing a rattail... I wear a rattail fairly often.
- Fun story: when meeting up with friends at the dining hall, I tied back my (now) shoulder length mullet. I had a black sweatshirt on. They thought that I had a haircut. After I loosened my hair, they said that I look better with the tail on. I guess they're going to stop getting their hopes up that I get a haircut.
Also, the guy that lives next to me is the only guy on my floor/wing to have long hair. Talk about coincidences...
Any thoughts on this?
- Val
Hey Bros!
On Oct. 14th I posted two (2) pics of myself showing the progress in the growth of my hair in the course of the last thity-one (31) months. Serveral of you made comments about my hair and asked questions. Please excuse my tardiness in responding to your comments and encouraging remarks. My laptop computer needs a hard drive and it will turn itself off when it gets too hot. I have decided to buy a new computer. Any suggestions from you guys in regard to my purchase of a new computer are welcome. Naturally, I want a computer which will show my hair progress in great detail.
I ran hard copies of your comments and encouraging remarks to me today on the receptionist's computer in the chancery. I hope to post another thread in th next few days and respond to each of you who were good enough to offer comments and encouraging remarks to me in regard to my hair. As Raul said, 'I feel the love' from you guys.
At this time the hairs in the front of my head are almost long enough to reach to the tie in the back of my head in order to get caught in that tie to form my ponytail. I hope that this will happen within the next month. Then I will not have to use Suave Hair Spray to hold down those few loose hairs. Then I will consider the "Awkward Stage" to be over.
Your long haired bro,
Raymond
I did take some pics immediately after my trim but I can't bear to look at them. But now I'm finally happy again.
Despite trying to dye my hair electric blue a couple of months ago (not really successful without bleaching it first and I didn't want to do that), my hair seems in great condition. My hair routine is not as complex as some of you guys. I just shampoo and condition it with ordinary off-the-shelf products about once or twice a week - and I comb it with a wide-tooth comb - and that's it. It just grows! :)
Sooooo much happier with my hair now!
Damon
Hi longhairs. It had been quite a while, so I decided to swing by with an update. I am pretty sure a lot of you know me from the past. For some of you who are new, I am Matthew M from the Seattle area, and I have a form of Autism, Aspergers, and I am currently working for the Kinect on Microsoft. I used to be regular here years ago, though I became interested in other things. But I still did not forget you guys. Now a few pictures.
My hair from the front.
My hair from the back (note that the photo is a little dark, so you will have to look closely).
My Jake Sully costume (only showing the mask and wig).
Now a little about my recent past. I am still working on body skeleton tagging for the Kinect so the Kinect can track people better. If you use a Kinect or own one, you can thank me for my efforts. I have been doing that for several years, working on Microsoft campus. All of the jobs so far were contract jobs, which are run by various external companies, not Microsoft itself. Contract jobs for Microsoft eventually require workers to take an extended break, usually after one year, since they are not considered full time employees. But I am currently working and I should be able to work into next summer if things go well.
Also, an exciting update. This past spring, I went to Walt Disney World with one of my mom's previous coworker, and had a grand time there. If you want to know more about my experience, feel free to ask me.
As for long hair meet ups go, I am going to Maine next summer for a family reunion, and I am planning on meeting up with MarkS, who recently moved to Massachusetts (he is driving up to Maine to meet me there). Also, my high school reunion for ten years is coming up next summer (just throwing that in there). One more update, I have deactivated my FaceBook account since I was mainly using it for games like FarmVille (which I no longer do) and some drama with certain people, in case you guys no longer see me on there (I am not planning on going back on there any time soon).
Matthew M
A beautician told me the Metformin slows down hair growth...(but not stops it.) I could not find anything about this online..
That would would explain my experience...
(Slowly) growing outward and downward...
The Spaf Man
My hair was much shorter then since at that time I'd only been growing it for less than two years. But looking at that video, I do kinda like it that length and I'm sorta wondering if I should go back to it. Tempting ...
BTW, those were my first ever pair of skinny jeans - not stretch ones and not skintight. Awful! I've also lost a bit of weight since then. I can't believe I was that fat!
Damon
Hey Oren,
I clicked on your avatar and was treated to a fantastic link to your hair and beard journey - It was amazing to see you from start to present. You obviously thought it out and stuck to it, deliberately, in order to have the same views each time.
Excellent, Oren... Quite Excellent!
Fitz
...Post an update, too! Here ya go...that 'split' effect Ted was tawkin about.
So I'm a licensed social worker in NY. I'm also a libertarian, so my views sometimes conflict with the liberal status quo of social workers.
When I was hired for my current job about 2 years ago, my hair was very short. I have been growing it out now for about 18-20 months. Despite the very liberal field of social work, and my registered democrat co-workers constantly touting 'tolerance', I still get negative comments about my hair from a handful of them.
It's often in jest, but sometimes the comments walk that line between making a harmless joke and being quite offensive in nature (were I the type to be offended by such things).
It's interesting that professionals in a field that actually has tolerance of people's differences as part of the the code of ethics, that something like long-hair on a man still riles these people up. Just goes to show you, even in 2013 there is no line of work that is immune to silly prejudice and bigotry.
To those of you who might be new to the long-hair thing, or feel self-conscious because you get made fun of, or somewhere deep down you feel bad about having long hair because your family or upbringing discouraged it for whatever reason... just remember that its your hair, its your life, its your decision. You can be the positive man with long hair that helps change these people's minds about what it means to be a longhaired man. You can be someone who shows then that long hair and a Y chromosome can co-exist and its no big deal.
Take heart, and happy growing :)
Hi Jason
Just stopped by tonight and read your thread below. I still receive emails because of my YT series "For Men with Long Hair." Can't remember exactly who sent me this photo nor when/where it was taken, but the 2nd one in from the right is Hegg.
Well, better head back home which is like living inside a Sandbox these days. LOL :-)
All the best-
Justin~
ps: I was just about to delete a slew of photos. Glad I caught your posting just in time.
was our theme for the Halloween party last Saturday. A great time was had by all. Lots of good food/drinks, great music and creative costumes.
peace, jonalbear
.....sorry ...it is hard to do this in the mirror....
Great new Southern Rock Long Hair band.
Looking for any hair care suggestions for the nighttime. Would like to prevent snarls and such. My hair has just now reached the bottom of my shoulderblades, in the center, as I've not yet cut it even across the bottom - just letting it grow in as it will.
Hair-net? Braid? Multiple tied pony tail?
I've heard that using satin or silk pillow cases can help prevent breakage, because they allow the hair to slip rather than get caught - would that be true?
Thanks,
~Dave
It's been almost three years and I'm sure all of us would love to hear how you're doing. Your hair was always one of my greatest sources of inspiration. Lest any forget, this was your last update...
Hi Guys!
I have been reading this board for several weeks and getting a lot of insperation from you all. I have wanted to grow my hair real long since gradution... but family members always told me I look better with a hair cut. Last year at age 44, I started wearing a ponytail and the comments stopped. Now even though I am thinning (losing) on top, I say I am growing it out 'till I falls out!
ps: Thanks Justin for your YouTube Vids!
Best wishes as we go the journey together...
masculine or feminine ?
I passed my 8-year anniversary on May 26 and decided it was about time to do a pic. Although the growth has slowed some now, I think I have a few more inches to go.
This sometimes happens to me. Do you ever pass a total stranger - the only thing you have in common is long hair (and usually skinny jeans or some other "rock look" too) - and he gives you a quick smile? It's like you're both in some kind of secret club or something - like a freemason's handshake only cooler. It sorta of freaks me out - but in a nice way (and yeah, I smile back).
Ever happen to you? Or are you the one who smiles first? Are we really in some kind of secret club?! :)
Damon
Okay everybody. Here's my monthly update photo. Ho hum I know! But getting there nonetheless! With your inspiration, I shall prevail! Thanks for all the great photos and posts!
Ted
... inspired by 'OKCdude' cheers CEM. :O)
My original hair inspiration to grow my hair long was brad pitt honestly. i like how his hair looked in world war z and all the other movies when it was even longer. however i feel like its not turning out how i expected it to. also jax teller from sons of anarhy and kurt cobain were inspirations. for some reason lately i feel like my hair isnt cooperating or maybe that i cant pull it off. ive been growing it out since i got out of the air force 14 months ago. ive posted before and i dont know why im feeling unsure but maybe when it gets even longer ill be happier. still not long enough for a ponytail yet.
Gee, I wasn't going to update but with everyone else contributing - I can't seem to resist...
This pic isn't very "revealing" of my current hair length, because the ends are out of sight, behind my back; but it's the most recent pic of me that I have in my iphoto library (thanks to Bill, Larry, or Mark -- whichever one of you took this pic that day we hiked the GG Bridge on Oct. 1st).
The interesting thing about "terminal length" is that I swear, prior to just last week, I had every reason to believe my hair wasn't growing any more...
Apologies if it might sound a bit too graphic, but recently while taking a shower and shampooing, the ends of my hair were tickling the top of my butt! And I do mean: this was more noticeably so than I remember back in September, just one month ago.
Weird, huh?
No, I will NOT post a photo of me showing you my naked butt (I can hear the sighs of relief and a multitude of "thank you"s, even as I type this - LOL); but eventually over the next couple of months or so, I'll try to get someone to take a pic of me from behind (no pun intended- LOL), yet still fully clothed...
When I grew my hair to waist-length back in the late '90s (before my infamous Y2K haircut), I kept trimming the ends every 6 moths or so, going to a professional salon to have that done regularly by a stylist. But nowadays, the only trimming I do is to use the "Search & Destroy" method of chasing after individual split hairs whenever I see them; plus do oiling of my hair ends as a preventative help to ward split ends off in the first place.
No longer going to a professional stylist to trim off an inch or more every year has given me the added length; but also oiling the lower half of my mane and trimming only S&D split hair ends has helped me maintain very healthy-looking hair, without frizz, dryness, or tangles...
Hey, my terminal length may never reach the floor; but actually I'm quite happy for being an old geezer!
- Ken
I was reading Preston's post on needing inspiration when it occured to me that one of my biggest insprirations for growing my hair is seeing all these sheep going around with Buzz cuts.
I hate buzz cuts, I hate crew cuts, so those short hair styles
that I despise are my inspiration to keep my long hair long.
Well I was glad to see my mug is still in the User's Directory.
Just came by to say hi to everyone and see how things have been going and catch up.
The ex-wife got married today so it marks the end of an "era" for me. But I have to say that me and her get along fine now and everything has been going smooth.
All my boys still have longhair and they ain't wanting to cut it... yet. The school ain't give us anymore problems... yet. I hope they learned their lesson.
I still have a job and I still have longhair and I still spit in the eye of anyone who dare say "get a haircut." Haha.
I came to spam a little bit with a pic hair I took today with my webcam .
When I see myself in the mirror Im like "It hasnt grown that much" , but when I see pictures of me I cant believe its been only 16 months of growth , so this inspires me to keep on growing.
Also, I almost forget that my initial goal was shoulder length, which I guess I reached now . I think my next goal will be Midback length . Step by step friends!
Nice weekend to everyone!
I am modelling cut off jeans again (not skinny jeans). I need to keep my hair length similar to last year. I work with a state agency in contact with the public very often.
IT is different. They can grow their hair as long as they want. They are not in contact with the public. Any people involvement has limitations to how I can present myself representing a public agency. The ponytail is upfront center. But I do not prefer this. I like to wear my hair down at all times. But the retirement benefits are what makes this worthe while.
Two other long hairs recently retired from the office leaving me to fend for myself. They wore hair down to mid back. One of these retired early.
So here I am modelling my hair in from of my fruit trees. I waited to post until the fruit trees turned golden in the fall. Makes a nice show of hair. I work out with the weights in addition to maintaining my hair. I do not feel confident to grow my hair longer until another long hair works in the office.
I use moisturizing shampoos followed by leave in conditioner oils, Chi Silk Serum and Orofluido. I apply these oils every day. Shampoo about once a week.
Don
This news item just in:
Hi everyone,
I just wanted to welcome Hugo to the user's directory. During my daily inspirational visit to the directory I saw his photo. Keep it growing and flowing Hugo!
Ted
I wanted to know if you heard of Dave Gahan and hes lead singer from Depeche Mode which some might? Because he grew long hair in the 90s and now he has short hair and thought he looked a lot better with long hair and it looked like it suited him better. First 4 links are good music videos of his long hair and the fifth video link is short to show before his long hair from late 80s and sixth link is after he cut long hair in 90s. Seventh link his him now in 2013. Second and third and fourth link is better view of daves long hair. Sorry I added exra videos but due to parts of videos it's in black and white especially first link is all black and white incase hard to see but song is good though and second and third it seems his hair is longer and fourth link is clearer also. But to me he looked so much better in his long hair period but it proves guys looks great with long hair. I don't see what others see about it looking feminine because he doesn't look female at all in these videos and looks masculine still with long or short and that applies to all long haired guys but again he looked better with long hair. Anyone else agrees he looked better long haired? Last link is extra because I love 80s and early 90s metal and lyrics were interesting and not sure you heard of them but its from 1991 band Kik Tracee produced by Dana Strum from Slaughter and part of lyric is about hair which makes me think positive and he has great hair but sad now he has short now but motivating song and part of hair lyric is after 1:20 into video.
Here's how my hair looked In May. Much shorter I think.
First I apologize for the confusion in last post and also for the title and that wasn't good choice of wording. I am doing this post instead of adding to other post incase it's confusing. I actually wasn't clear in last post and wanted to clarify now. Right now I haven't recieved any negative comments but I have in the past but need advice because I am really depressed it will be the same as last time. In 2010 I wanted to grow long hair for first time but after family knew I wanted to grow long hair they kept saying get trimmed mostly my mom harrassed me about it so I stupidly did because I trusted her at the time and the woman who did it didn't do it even and one side looked long and other short so I had to shave it because it looked bad and at that time I realized your not supposed to trim it so i regrew it again and told my mom thats why it looked horrible due to trimming it when it was not even long. Also my Uncle said outloud that my hair was ridiculas during a family BBQ in front of family members in 2011 and i was upset that he did that but i just looked at him shock and didn't say anything. One day I told my mom that if she doesn't like long hair on me that her opinion but I want to grow and she said after she don't care but as long as its clean which she stills says today and it sounds like she thinks all long haired guys are dirty so I just ignore now and she doesn't really harrass me so far as much as before. Because I moved out last year so its really my business and she doesn't have to see me everyday. But in May I shaved my head because of negative comments from family and people I don't know. But after I did shave it i still felt depressed because I been wanting to grow long hair since 2010 and kept shaving it off and on with the same result of being unhappy. So know I really want to grow long hair and this time I am serious and sometimes I get depressed because i have to deal with comments for almost 2 years or however long it takes to grow it especially the awkward stage. Right now I mostly worry about familys comments and i am doing better not worrying with comments from strangers since I don't know them and they don't have no part of my life at the end of the day. Most of my fsmily is judgemental over things and i am basically the only one who doesn't care what others do and judge other's. My uncle also asked other week if I am growing it long and he gave a dirty look like its so wrong. The only ones in my family i worry is my Dad, Sister and Uncle and Grandparents and I need advice how to respond to them in a good way? Because I respect my elders and I don't want to respond really mean so if anyone who's had experience with dealing with elder family members that would help. I also liked Teds response because part of the response is what I was justing thinking while ago and that is that if I keep cutting it and not growing than they will win and they are happy but I will still be unhappy and also that's why they don't take me serious because I keep giving up. Same thing with my weight since I been cutting down on junk food i lost some weight and some family keeps saying I am to skinny and it's not their business I also got negative responses when shaving my head before so its true that they will find something to negative to say. I do agree life is short and I might not have hair when older due to something and I want to enjoy my hair now. As for my Uncle since hes been commenting more in bad way and I only seem few times a year mostly holidays so i dont get why its his business but I still like to know what would be good to say or do to get my point across without being disrepectful. The part that doesn't make sense my Aunt has short hair and and has been for very long time and that doesn't seem right to judge guys with long hair. Lastly the last several months everytime I go somewhere I see atleast 1 longhaired guy almost everytime and never noticed it until I wanted to grow hair again and I go with my mom since she goes in with me sometimes. I show her and said theres a guy with longhair adult guy because before she only said kids and music groups have long hair and i think that's why she hasn't been harrassing me as much since she was trying to get me to not grow it. Lastly my cousin wanted to really grow a long beard but he shaved it off due negative opinions and wasn't even long but starting to. Hes almost in is late 30s and I don't want want to be like him where someone stops me from growing long hair anymore especially since I am an adult.
So I'm at this bar last Sat and I'll tell you it's really weird to not be the one in the room with the longest hair.
There were at least 4 others there with segmented tails to their waist or nearly so. My head spun and I had flashbacks of short hair days so I had to get the hell out of there.
I feel upset and depressed due to megative hurtful of others and need advice
Hi guys,
I've been under the weather for the last 10 days so haven't been able to cycle so being the obsessive that I am, my mind wanders to another interest: my long hair! For better or worse, this means being subjected to another photo thread!
I do wonder though if I can finally say I've reached waist length. Waist on men is lower than on women I believe. My hair without question is continuing to lengthen albeit slowly. I think this may be the longest it's ever been. If I can't reach classic with my genes maybe there's an outside possibility I could reach belt-length.
At least getting close to waist...
A slightly different angle...
This is day two hair so it's a little greasy. I did a thorough coconut oiling on Sunday, left it until Monday evening and then washed the scalp, conditioned the length and applied a small bit of Ojon oil to my wet hair.
Hi everyone,
I am happy to report that my hair seems to be doing okay without using conditioner. For the last week I have been washing every day with only shampoo. I have not had any problems with tangling. Just normal long hair tangling. When I do my final cold rinse, that makes my hair smooth again. Also, my hair does not poof out as much without conditioner.
My next experiment will be washing every other day with only shampoo. I want to see just how greasy my hair gets between 1 day of no washing. My hair seems to like to be washed frequently. I would be interested in any thoughts you all have on this.
Ted
Some questions about skinny jeans:
1. How should they fit? Should they be somewhat loose
or should they be skin tight?
2. Is it true that someone should only wear skinny jeans
if their waist size is 33 inches or under?
I just seen a news ad on my aol screen that today is bald day and the news page had male bald celebrities and even females on it which I was surprised. I am upset because they celebrate bald people but what about long haired men. If they can make a dedication page on the bald women they can do it for long haired men. I was more upset from the negative comments on it saying long hair on guys is horrible due to normal hair loss a day, bad hair days, greasy hair, splitting ends, greying and clogging bathtub and bald is better. It's terrible to take it out on long hair guys due to their hair loss, insecurity or laziness not taking care of it which is sad or to other reasons that are ridiculous. I do know you go bald due to illness, genetics and even bald by choice but they shouldn't bring long hair men into it. But the shocking part is they had females in the news page and when its long hair guys its mostly about getting makeovers.
Today I was having a coffee with a class mate from uni (a girl) and she was like "I love your hair. I wish mine was like yours. What products do you use? Whats your hair routine?".
This really shocked me because she's a girl with really nice long hair (waist length) . This is the second time in a week that a girl asks me what do I do to my hair.
This very same week a co-worker (also a girl) asked me the same.
Its seems to me that girls with long hair dont take care of their hair as much as long haired men do. Probably because they always had long hair and do not pay that much attention to it.
I never had long hair before so this is new to me (its like when you get a new car. At first you treat it like a baby, then you dont give a fck about it haha) Probably in 5 years I will not take care of it as much as I do now hahah. But for now, I try to care about it as much as I can.
Hello Hairy People,
In spite of the US government shut-down, 2 weeks ago 4 of us got together and hiked through some National Parkland trails in order to get to the Golden Gate Bridge. Apologies that I didn't have enough time to post the rest of these pics 2 weeks ago; but hey, work gets in the way of fun stuff sometimes!
Anyway, here is a shot of Larry leading the way, with Bill & Mark ("Hairball") following behind...
Rumor has it that Scott (AKA "Absalom") had offered to loan Larry his knee-length ponytail for this local longhair meet-up; but then when the full impact of that generous offer became more clear to him what a huge sacrifice for Scott that would be, Scott then decided that Larry would just have to hike with his own hair on his head after all.
In any case, enjoy these pics from a couple of weeks ago!
- Ken
Hi everyone,
I am wondering if anybody noticed a difference in their hair texture after growing. I mean did your hair go from curly/wavy to more straight or the other way around? I am mainly talking about people with longer than shoulder length hair. I would appreciate any info about this. Thanks in advance!
Ted
Here's mine.. one of Australian born actor Dustin Clare, portraying Gannicus in the series Spartacus. Absolutely loved the show when I watched it last year, and it's really good to have some role models with wavy hair as well! ;)
Enjoy, and please feel free to post your own!
The city water where I live is considered hard (132 mg per liter as reported by the water works). For various reasons, a whole-house softener is probably not in the cards for me.
I've noticed a difference in how my hair feels when it gets wet from rain, which is very soft water. My hair feels better and lays better. The longer it gets, the more important that is becoming to me.
So, two questions to you guys: does softer water matter to how your hair feels? and has anyone used a shower-head filter and gotten good results from it?
Thanks,
Chris
Hey everybody,
I just realized I hadn't spammed the board with an update pic this month! Well, I have made it 14 months or so now. I seem to be making some kind of progress! I am definitely enjoying my hair now. My wife told me her friend asked her when I was going to cut my hair! My wife informed her that wasn't going to happen! I gues that's one way you can tell you're making progress! Thanks for your inspiration everyone!
Ted
Well I have officially hit the 1 year mark. I looked back at my last expense at the barber and I think I'm actually a few weeks overdue for this post!
Anyway, I finally made it to 12 months! I'd hoped for more progress at this point, but like I've said before I am impatient. I do have hope looking back the last 6 months and seeing all the progress I've made. I'm anxiously looking forward to the next 6 and beyond! Thanks for all the inspiration and encouragement everyone gives around here!
Going to try and embedded this time...if it doesn't work I'll just attach it :)
U.pdate: Front View - 31 months
Has anyone seen new Macaulay Culkin's long hair ? I personally loved it.
Yeah, so here we are again at that 1 month mark, even though this time around, it's surely a whole lot less than what I started with back in November 2012. I think that would count as at least 2-3 months of growth already (it was after a haircut), so this time around, I really am started from a shaved head, bladie... professor X... you get it ;)
I know it ain't much to show off, so I just want to let you guys know that this 1st month has gone A LOT more rapidly than the initial fitst back back in winter 2012, and I have a feeling that this entire journey will go a whole lote smoother and quicker this time around, at least until I am back to where I was back in September :)
That's pretty much it! Feel free to throw rotten tomatoes at the short haired guy, I can take it! :D
I just received notice that my high school is having their
40th class reunion. How many here went to their class reunion?
I was looking through the list of graduates from the year,
i remember exactly two of them, and they were the two i hung out with in college.
I'm wondering whether it's worth it to attend the reunion.
At $90 ($94.41 via pay pal) that sounds awfully pricey and
i'm seriously doubting whether it is worth it.
Is it unusual that i'd remember so few of these class mates after
40 years?
What on earth would they be doi8ng that costs $90? I also have to question whether it is worth the five hour drive to get there and the cost of a hotel room for the night.
Hi everybody. I know I haven't been as active as I used to be, and that's because I've been doing a lot of soul searching. Also, I got a real job, but mostly the soul searching.
Anyways, youÂ’re probably wondering why I gathered you all here today.
Essentially, itÂ’s to make you aware of something important about me.
“But we already know you’re an awesome human being!” I hear you cry.
While that is correct, the truth could be seen as a little more serious.
The truth, then, is that I am not the guy youÂ’ve come to know and love.
Welcome to my (slightly long) round-about, humour-to-cover-anxiety way of ‘coming out’ as a transgendered female.
Surprised?
I hope not too much, really.
I should have worked this out a long time ago because IÂ’ve felt this way for as long as I can remember. This isnÂ’t a spur of the moment thing.
I’m not sure how much you know about transgendered people, so I’ll give you a quick run down. Physical sex (ie genitals) has nothing to do with gender. Obviously for the vast majority of people, they match. This means that a person who was born a male feels he is a male and is all very happy about it and doesn’t even give it a second thought. ‘Gender dysphoria’ is when this doesn’t line up so well. In my case, I was born and from the outside I looked like I should be male, so that’s what my parents were told and that’s how they tried to raise me. I may have rebelled a bit. Ok, quite a lot. I have told my parents, by the way, and they’re cool with it.
No one is really sure why people can be transgendered. ThereÂ’s theories that suggest itÂ’s all about problems with hormones as a foetus develops, as the genitalia and the brain develop at different times, with two bursts of hormones. If only one hormone burst happens for whatever reason, the brain and genitalia wonÂ’t match. ThatÂ’s a theory, and thereÂ’s a whole spectrum of both variables. But you donÂ’t really need to know why, just that I am. And thereÂ’s a lot of us.
Now, IÂ’ve known you all for different lengths of time, and you all know various different parts of my history (which would be great edited together in my future biography) but IÂ’m pretty sure all of you can see where IÂ’m coming from. Because IÂ’m still very much the same person IÂ’ve always been (sorry about that) and I personally donÂ’t see this whole thing affecting us that much friendship-wise.
What would be awesome of you all would be if you could start thinking of me as a girl, not just that super-cool Septet-dude. (dudette is fine, if you want to sound like you're from the early 90s) I know things are going to take a while to get used to, but using female pronouns when talking to me and about me (because I know you talk about me all the time) would really help me settle into this and feel a lot better. This means using ‘she’, ‘her’ and ‘hers’ etc. You’ll slip up, I know, don’t worry. If you get it wrong, just correct yourself and move on. Simples.
So to the nitty-gritty. I’m taking steps to physically transition. Lasers will be shot into hair, estrogen will be taken, breasts will be grown, and genitals will be turned inside out. This is going to take years and, while I hope I still know you all in a few years, some of you I may never see after this fall. Some of you I haven’t seen in a while anyway and again, while I hope I do see you in the future, I may not. This makes it easier for you. You can disregard this message and get on with your life. I won’t even get mad if you call me ‘he’ when you reminisce about our times together to your grandchildren.
As for you people I see all the damn time. I hope you read this and find it in your kind, accepting hearts to take this on board and support me through all this. You donÂ’t even have to do anything except change a few words. Oh, and stop thinking IÂ’m a guy. But thatÂ’s it, I swear.
So, yeah. A long message. Sorry about that. ItÂ’s not ideal doing this through the Internet, it seems really tacky, but IÂ’m lame at talking to people and no one sends letters any more. And thereÂ’s too many of you and I donÂ’t know your addresses. Who knows anyoneÂ’s address these days anyway?
Anyway. I really hope youÂ’ll stick with me and accept my simple request (well, that sounded needy) because you all mean the world to me (urgh, I need to stop now) and IÂ’m obviously going through with this with or without your approval, because your approval is not what I need.
I'm on a lot of online groups, but MLHH is the one of the very few I would consider to be "family". You guys have helped me through some rough patches, and I hope I've been the same kind of positive force on your lives. Ah, memories... Anyway, as family, I felt you guys should know.
Thanks for sticking around for this essay, IÂ’m going to leave you with a few links if you want any more information. See you on the flip side, as IÂ’ve never said before now.
Comment/message/text/email/fax/semaphore me or ignore me, IÂ’m not fussed.
http://www.transwhat.org
http://tranarchism.com/2010/11/26/not-your-moms-trans-101/
http://www.wikihow.com/Respect-a-Transgender-Person
http://americantransman.com/2012/04/18/14-reasons-why-its-not-okay-to-out-someone-as-trans-a-public-service-announcement-from-your-friendly-neighborhood-trans-person/
http://freethoughtblogs.com/nataliereed/2012/02/03/how-to-ask-a-trans-person-questions-without-being-insensitive-about-it/
Update: Rear View -31 months
Hi everyone,
I am curious if anyone never uses conditioner. I am going to experiment with not using conditioner for a while. I believe Trolleypup does not, but I could be wrong. Please feel free to correct me Trolleypup. If you don't use conditioner, I would be interested in your results. Hair type would be nice to know also. Thanks for the help!
Ted
Others also welcome, of course!
Good morning (soon to be 8 am here in central western Europe!) people!
As I was browsing randomg long hair videos online last night, I bumped into this video right here.
It shows Keb, a 10 year old, cutting his GORGEOUS blonde, long hair, as advised by his father, in order to donate it for locks of love.
Some things I was thinking about:
1. Does the kid really look like he's happy with the decision, to you? Or does it look as if his father (or parents) made the decision for him?
2. The user called "David Bartlett" REALLY reminds me both in name and in writing style, as well as his analytic way of thinking, of our very own Jason. Could they be the same mystery man? are they brothers? Too strange of a coincidence! ;)
3. Is all that talk about locks of love being a scam, and in actually making profit by SELLING the hair donations true?
4. Guess no need to ask this, but was I the only one who cringed in seeing that mother playing stylist, and by totally cutting that beautiful hair off asymmetrically, pretty much sending her son directly to a real hair salon, thus making him lose even more length (if not most of his hair)?
Interesting to see your thoughts, MLHH :)
Since my last update showed my hair wet, I wanted to post one that shows it after it dried!
Of course this image is not the best of examples, but I'm wondering if layering my hair would make it "lay" better. My ends curl up a lot, especially the left side... Would layering be a good idea to help give my hair some life again. The back is really dead looking and borderline unhealthy looking.
Hi Guys
Yes, this is a very short video in reverse. But wouldn't it be WONDERFUL if growing out long hair and a beard was as quick and easy as this? Guess we can all dream though can't we. LOL
But then on the downside of things, this great MLHH wouldn't exist. :-(
Wishing each and everyone of you terrific guys a great weekend! :-)
Justin~
Hi everyone,
I just wanted to welcome DLeeFree back to the directory! I noticed the pic and had to acknowledge. Long locks forever!
Ted
I went to the Sheetz (gas/ convenience store/ fast food) by my work for lunch today ( actually, I'm still here in the parking lot) and as it turns out, they have a new maintenance guy. And he has waist length hair! As I was walking out, a biker with about shoulder length was walking in, and as I was sitting in my car, a guy stepped out of the car next to mine with shoulder-blade length hair. just thought I'd share, we were the only 4 guys at the shop.
peace and long hair,
Jarvis
My jaw length healthy hair! No regrets on the major trim because my hair was too damaged from old age. My new hair journey to waist length now begins...
Just thought I'd post a video from the Veritasium YouTube channel that happens to star Dr. Morello, quantum physics professor at the University of South Whales. I've watched plenty of footage with him, and read papers by him, but never thought to post one here.
He keeps his hair in a ponytail style that I have tried, bet never been able to make work. Anyway, whether or not you guys enjoy (or understand, lol) listening to someone talk about what happens when you supercool two helium isotopes and how you can use that to measure gravitational waves by cooling things down to near-absolute zero... the video is worth the watch for his hair, regardless. Actually, there are plenty of great heads of hair and beards in the scientific community.
Thought you'd enjoy :)
Jarvis
Hello everyone.
Haven't posted in quite a while, and don't have any plans to return to frequent posting. But I decided to grow my hair out again and I remembered with fondness my time posting on this board when I grew it out the first time...
Monthly updates, constant photos and measuring... This time I just kind of let it grow and don't pay any attention at all. Its certainly less stressful this way ^_~
Anyways, here's a pic of my from a couple months ago with my wonderful bride as a renewal of vows ceremony at a local renaissance faire. Hope you all are doing well.
If I can figure out how I'll post a pic of my buzz cut that i got just months before the actual wedding a few years ago for comparison...
Hi Guys,
This is my first post in a long time. Some of you may remember, but I was semi-active on here in 2008 and 2009 and I got my hair to shoulder length before giving up and getting it cut. Prior to that I had long hair (shoulder-blade length) in the mid 1990's for about three years.
I'm trying again, hoping the third time's the charm. I had my last haircut in May, so I'm a little less than six months in. Below is a picture from March of this year, which is a pretty good representation of where I started from.
My hair is now below-the-collar but above my shoulders. In front it extends to the tip of my nose, so I have a way to go. The next two pictures were taken about three weeks ago and show my progress thus far.and (I've also been coloring my hair with a henna-indigo combination since the last go around.)It's nice to see that though some of the faces have changed, MLHH is still the same cool group of guys, not to mention the great hair :-)Thanks for reading,Chris
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It's nice to see that though some of the faces have changed, MLHH is still the same cool group of guys, not to mention the great hair :-)
Thanks for reading,
Chris
Haven't posted in a bit, but instead of the usual self-portraits, here's a collection of live shots that show the current state of my mane. These were taken at an SCA event this last weekend (which explains the funny clothes).
Frodo
Last night I had a very bad dream about my hair.
I dreamed that I was on the bus and someone cut out my hair from behind and I realized about this when I got home.
In the same dream, I was dreaming that I was having a bad dream and I kept touching my hair which was indeed cut off.
When I finally woke up (this time in real life) I touched my hair again and it was there. It was awful.
Weird dream huh?
Anyone else experienced something like this?
I am growing hair for first time finally and very nervous. Because someone in a video online said you may get beat up for it and others calling you names. I even seen another video where someone knew someone who's hair was cut off by a woman in public and another hit with glass bottle. Do you think I should ignore all this or does this or can this really happen? Why do mostly people say hippie more to long hair guys? Also why can women have short hair and mostly nobody says tomboy or lesbian like I have seen before but not as much like it is with long hair guys? But as soon as they see long hair on guys they say hippie, feminine or gay. My uncle called me a hippie a couple years ago when i trying growing it once before and why can't you just have long hair because you like the look of it and not what others think your growing it for?
I was watching TV tonight and came accross an ad for a SPDR from
State Street Bank.
It features a guy fixing a water fountain in a school. After he
fixes the fountain a school basketball team lines up to use the
water fountain. One of those basketball players is a male with
long hair in a pony tail.
Now this may be considered a major break through,usually ads for
investment vehicles usually don't feature long haired males.
Hey guys. Haven't been here for a while. Just wanted to tell I'm still moving along this longhair road that I stepped on 25 months ago. Must say, my goal changed a bit and now I'm aiming to a midback length. Currently my hair is a bit higher than shoulder-blades. Just a bit. The longest hair is right there already. I like the natural V-shape that appears from behind. Gonna post an update pic pretty soon. For now I'm just leaving this single pic of mine current state I randomly took today. Currently it's damn windy here in Ukraine so I started wearing my hair in a ponytail pretty often. Must say, people show good reactions to my ponytail.
I watched a board for a bit... And damn! Raul! I'm so sorry for what happened to you! Although I watched your videos and now I understand that you're not going to give up. I can only wish you good luck and lots of patience on your new road.
And yeah, I liked everyone's updates. Especially those nice pics of Mark Hairball and Bill :)
Huh. Here it is.
Thanks.
Serge.
...for continuing to be the same friendly, supportive community. I don't get as many chances to drop in as I might like, and many of my visits are quick, lurker-style "drive-by's", but it's nice to see this place doesn't change much.
Every now and again, I get a little fed up by the little nuisances of long hair we're all familiar with, but I know that all I have to do is drop into the board and skim a few posts, even if I don't end up saying anything. Just seeing some of the updates, and more importantly the companionship and support is enough to remind me of some of the reasons I love my hair.
Have no idea how y'all manage to keep this place so amazingly laid-back and relatively troll-free, but pat yourselves on the back, and keep up the good work!!
Frodo
Trying the center part for a change and seeing how I like it. Usually rock the side part. I wish my top layers would hurry up and grow.
This is an 8 month photo journal I kept back in 2003. Some of you guys may remember it. I figure I get roughly 3/4 inch growth per month.
Hey Guys!
I won't be hitting the 1 month mark before the 17th, but I felt inspired to create a new video, and would love to hear your feedback on it!
The topic at hand is what made you want to grow your hair long. Why long hair? How does it make your life better? WHY? ;)
Please feel free comment both here as well as on my YouTube channel! Always appreciate the traffic, and have definitely made sure to put the link to the MLHH.org in the video description! :)
Peace out!
Hello guys. Hope everyone is having a great weekend.
I'm posting an update pic here. I just washed my hair and put in a bit of johoba oil.
I was watching the highlights of the Cincinnati Bengals New England Patriots game and noticed that Cincinnati has a player
who has long that is close to waist length. Anyone know who this player is? I'm glad to see more long haired guys in the NFL.
Hey guys, in about two weeks i'll be at my 7 month update. I can assure you that growing out my hair from a number 1 buzzcut wasn't easy at all but i'm glad i stuck around. I'm finally not all that self conscious about my hair anymore. A LOT of people have come up to me and told me to get a haircut since i've been growing it out. Sure, there's been times when i've thought of getting it all cut but i can say with certainty that it isn't gonna happen! What do you guys think of it's current state?
Bring It On, Baby!!! Let's do this thing!!!
Hi guys and gals,
Thanks for your comments on my earlier thread about my face vase. Here is another shot of it!
peace,
jonalbear
I'm too late to reply to Mark's & Bill's threads (which are now waaaaay down the page by now) from our longhair meet up and hike on the Golden Gate Bridge from last week; but having a few pics of my own from that day, thought I'd start by sharing this one....
Mark, I think your clothes and hair are too subtle -- you should learn to "live a little", be more daring and pick out some brighter, more vibrant colors (LOL)!
- Ken
Thought I would share this side-by-side of me BACK THEN and NOW.
I'm tired of all the upkeep -- the ceaseless painting of it, checking to make sure all the nuts & bolts are OK, collecting the bridge toll $, the hiring and firing of all the bridge maintenance employees, etc., etc., and so-forth and so-on... It's just become one big headache for me (although I do admit to admiring its beauty)!
Anyone here interested in buying this bridge from me? I'll accept the highest bidder. Please send all checks to: Ken Gourley, AKA "Longhaired Urban Cowboy", San Francisco, CA, USA.
My 2 partners-in-crime, Bill & Mark, also wouldn't mind checks sent to them as well -- although I'm the primary owner of this bridge...
On a more down-to-Earth note (LOL): many thanks to Larry for taking this nice photo of the 3 of us. Larry is an amazing photographer -- he waited with split-second timing just to capture this seagull flying right over Bill's head, AWESOME!!
All kidding aside, it was a wonderful day hiking up to the bridge and onto it, we had a lot of fun, laughs, and great conversation (when we could hear ourselves talk above the bridge traffic and wind) -- and we even had some tourists from Brazil take our photos with them because they thought we looked so "typical San Francisco!"
OMG, if they only knew (LOL)....
- Ken
I am just curious how a genre which originated back in the 1960s psychedelia has evolved into pure noise with grunts and growls.
maybe it's time to get back to the basic rock and roll of the 1950s and early 1960s.
I don't know about the rest of you all , but this does not qualify as music imho.
Hi guys and gals,
Here is a shot of me holding my face vase. A piece of pottery I made 40 years ago. It was a difficult process but resulted in my best piece of work. I let plaster of paris set on my vaselined face while I breathed through straws for about 40 minutes. Had my hair tied back so didn't have much difficulty there but had to completely shave my beard and mustache to clean up pieces of residue from the plaster. As you can see it has grown back nicely in the past few decades. Have been letting the beard grow out without trims for about 2 years now. The hair has been growing out for 20 years now and without trims for 10.
peace,
jonalbear
Oren spent the weekend here. We had great fun! And we ended up with a house full of sheddings.
Bill
Hi everybody,
Hope you all are doing well and having a nice weekend first of all!
I am wondering if I use oil of some kind all over my hair it will help weigh it down and reduce the poofiness. I should know the answer to this, but thought I would ask here. I don't really like oils, but will use it if it helps this problem. I'm pretty sure the poofiness will reduce when my hair is well past my shoulders. Thanks for your help!
Ted
Howdy, everyone. DLeeFree here. I used to post here as Treyn some 10 or so years ago. I am currently growing my hair back out so I thought I would drop back in.
But he needed help to do so. Be sure to watch the video. It's story that will warm your heart.
Haven't posted here in a long time, but I felt it was time.
So I started my journey of growing out my hair almost 2 years ago, it all started here when I was lurking pictures of other members and their stories and experiences about hair growth.
In order to give back, I thought I'd share my progress and potentially give any lurkers the inspiration to begin their journey.
21 months and a couple of trims later here are the results. I'm glad to say I couldn't be happier.
Thanks again MLHH, and thank you guys for the inspiration.
If it's what you want and makes you happy, go for it
Peace!
As the sun sank over the Pacific yesterday, in the headlands above the Golden Gate, we were bathed in light that we felt would beautifully highlight Mark's henna hair.
Hey guys, just a quick vacation/hair update pic as I returned to San Francisco on what was a much sunnier day than yesterday.Got to the middle of the bridge and felt it needed help from falling so I lent a hand or two:) LOL.Proves longhair does give super human strength:)Cheers
I'm glad to have fun a place, where I can discuss long hair with others!
This is my progress so far; My apologies for the quality of the pictures, our dorm's bathroom mirrors are all I could use for the pictures.
A little bit about me, I'm 19 years of age. I've wanted to grow long hair since I was very young, my Mother does not like it, thus it was a constant battle for haircuts. When I turned 18, I finally decided I was going to grow out my hair like I've always wanted too.
It took a while, due to bad trims and such, but this is my progress!
I'm attending College at Southwestern Michigan College, and I;m living on campus.
I have a question I didn't see in the "General F.A.Q., nor the R.A.Q.
Is acne common on the face where hair covers it. I mainly get acne on the sides of my face. (This might be due to how I usually end up sleeping on my hair.)
My personal Milestones I've achieved are:
1. Cover my ears
2. Hair long enough to get in the way of eating
3. Female ask me how I keep my hair the way I do.
I just achieved number three today, by one of my dorm-mates girlfriend.
Thank you very much, I look forward to participating in this wonderful community!
hey,
grettings from the very beautiful city of Ronda (South of Spain); me in the "Plaza de toros" the oldest of Spain.
Jordi
For the past 3 or 4 months, my scalp has been insanely itchy. I don't have dandruff, nor do I have lice (I've had both). I can't for the life of me figure out what is causing it. I've experimented with freshly shampooed v. oily hair, using coconut oil(helped for about a day), using a new shampoo, brushing more often, brushing less often, Get it wet more often, wet less often, and nothing works. The itch won't go away. And it's getting worse and getting to the point where it's affecting my mood and affecting my day to day life, not to mention making me worried about scarring my scalp and losing hair.
If anyone has any other ideas, I'd love to hear them, this is really getting incredibly bothersome.
Hi guys,
Well here I am out west again terrorizing the people of California.Today I spent the day with Ken of SF and toured a cool national landmark known as Fort Point located at the base of the Golden Gate bridge at the Presidio of SF.As you can see we had the famous SF fog join in on our tour.lol.Oh well the last two days were nice and sunny! Anyway here I am comparing my hair color with that of the bridge.Cheers
Mârk
Here I am with Blake Lively's red locks... with the help of Tazz and Raul
I've seen it mentioned several times, but when I did some googling on the term I saw many different definitions. For men it seemed to be wildly different than women as well.
So my question, what is classic length on a male?
-Tommy
I knew I'd try a headband sooner or later. My hair is almost to my waist now and the headband does a good job keeping in check. Opinions?
Steve
Hey guys, my hair has never been more than 2" long, I got sick of trying to find a haircut that I like. I have done a fair bit of reasearch and ready to charge ahead for long hair, Only problem is I just got a haircut 5 days ago and decided on getting long hair tonight, I'm so bummed >.<
Now this is my hair at the moment, a faux hawk:
1) http://puu.sh/4AMDD.jpg
2) http://puu.sh/4wcIP
I want to roughly go for this kind of look:
1) http://puu.sh/4AMLh.jpeg
2) http://puu.sh/4AMWl.jpg
note: this is not the look where it is cut in a line while hanging so that it all hangs at the same level, I personally dislike that.
my question is, from my haircut is it best to get a buzzcut and start there or can I just leave it and grow it out as it is? will my choice affect the outcome at all?
I started growing my hair out in the 5th grade; that's when I discovered music. My mom always hated my long hair, though my dad liked it as he had it for many years. I'm sure many people just thought I was going through a "music phase". God how wrong they were. Everyone that I've grown up with in school that had long hair at one point cut it within a year or two. All the people I tried to start a band with is into sports now. I'm in my senior year now still with long hair (though in 7th grade my mom made me cut it and I looked so goofy with short hair) after all the ridicule, bad hair days, and suggestions to get a hair cut.
Has anyone ever had their hair disregarded as a phase?
I'm a student engineer with 2 years of uni to go and my hair will only just be getting to a length I'll start being happy with right at the time I'll be applying for jobs as a professional graduate engineer, looking for work in large companies like BP, Shell etc. I am aware the arts industry is a lot more lenient when it comes to hairstyles but do any of you have any opinions or experience with getting a job in a more "serious" profession with your long hair?
I also might like to add that I really want to dye my hair black with a large blue streak at the front... just like the photo above. (but on a guy's head of course)and I have a feeling that may be the nail in the coffin with regards to trying to find a job, even when tied in a bun. What about dyeing it once you have the job? I'm really regretting I didn't make this decision years ago.
I've been waiting and hesitating quite a bit with posting this here, seeing as the way some of the feelings towards my attempt at dreads were before the big day, but I miss this place, and I promised a good friend to be back here sooner than later, so here goes.
The dreadlocks were fantastic, eventhough they left my scalp extremely sore. I could compare the pain while getting them to the pain of getting my chestpiece, but I would be lying. The crochet work was by far some of the most agonizing pain I've ever felt, and this is coming from a guy who has broken two vertebrae in his spine back in the day.
To make a long and sad story short... after 3 days of a very red, sore and irritated scalp, I decided to get in the shower and try combing out the dreads, using a fleacomb and tons of conditioner. To my great horror, I ended up with half my hair down on the shower cabinet's floor.
You can imagine the rest. Here was the result (in the picture attached).
I am now back on track with a 95% fully healed scalp, and 10 days into my new hair journey! I have missed this place, and just wanted to let you guys know that.
For all the great updates I've missed here, do know I have been following for the most part, and am proud of you guys!
Onward and forward, here we go again! =)
Hey guys!
Have you ever wondered how would you look with different hair styles/lengths/textures/colors?
This is a fun site that lets you upload a picture of yourself and choose between different celebrities hairstyles, while letting you filter the length/color/texture you want to try!
Now, unfortunately, this is meant for women and thus you can only choose between female celebrities, but I find it's rather fun either way, as you can manually customize the hair styles and it's really a lot of fun!
Here's an example of me choosing a long/brown/wavy hairstyle, something I could possibly achieve myself after a few years... let's see your creations! :D
I ran across this old clip from 1960s and was wondering if some of the older guys on this site are familiar with this group?
I am just curious if this whole thing was a joke and poking fun at the younger bands of the era or this was actually a real band.
Today I decided to take some photos from my hair to show how my progress goes.
I know these ARE NOT the best quality pictures you've ever seen but I basically wanted to show something for you to get an idea of how long my hair is now and I think these photos meet that goal.
Sorry that I took these photos without a T-shirt on, but my hair is pretty dark and most of my t shirts are dark too haha.
I started my journey from something like this:
This is my hair today, after 1 year 4 months :
On this one, you can definitely see the V shape :
View from the front. A few more inches and it will get to my nipples haha
Current hair routine:
- I am using L'oreal "KERA-LISS" shampoo and conditioner. These products contain Keratine, which is a natural protein that hair has. It nourishes and seals the cuticles making hair look straighter.
- When I have split or dry ends, I use a Dove serum to seal them and that has been working pretty good to me because I am not willing to trimm the ends at this point. Probably when I achieve a longer length , not now.
- I shampoo ONCE a week (in general, on fridays). The other days I only co-wash once or twice.
- if my hair gets too frizzy due to the weather (I live in a very humid city) I use a Loreal oil . This oil contains different natural oils from flowers and it smells great.
- The color is not natural. My natural hair color is light brown, probably very dark blonde.
Please comment, rate and subscribe.. Oops, this is not YouTube :P
I tied my hair back a couple days ago to do some cleaning around the house and I was pleasantly surprised how well it stayed. I had to use a bobby pin for the sides but I'm probably only 2" away from being able to tie it all back in a tail.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32958886@N06/9969201443/
And it wasn't the Beatles
this footage is from 1964 the same year the Beatles invaded the U.S.
Hi all,
I've been waiting to post here to show progress, and what better milestone than a year? I can't tie it all back yet but we're gettin' there. Shrinkage and sulfates remain the bane of my existence.
I'll be leaving for Folsom soon so I might not be around to check replies. Maybe I'll see some of you there.
I know many have credited them for starting the trend towards longer hair and long hair in Albany has stated that was his inspiration, but the Beatles actually had short hair during the early days of Beatlemania.
my question is why are the Beatles credited with starting the long haired trend when they actually had short hair until about 1965 and was only what many would consider longish until about 1968?
Hey all, I was recommended this site recently and I love it. I've had long hair for a majority of my pre-teen and teenage life. However along with this comes a great amount of emotional pain from the harassment of others. I try not to let it bother me but it does. That is not why I am posting however. I am posting because I am going into college next year and I'm afraid of being ridiculed even more than I am now. My hair isn't LONG but it's decently long (about a little less than shoulder length). I was seeing what people's opinions on cutting it short as soon as I graduate high school. I'm doing this because my hair is damaged from when I used to not take care of it much. My hair currently is dead; no layers, my bangs have grown out, and it's curly in some parts and wavy/straight in others.
Should I carry through with this drastic change and then let it grow out again throughout the summer/freshman year in college? I'm obsessed with music so as silly and stereotypical as it may sound, long hair is really important to me. Thanks in advance, Zach.
When I vacuum the rugs, my shed, waist-length hair spools up onto the beater bar and eventually stops the vacuum cleaner. It's quite hard to remove it from the roller, too. I leave my hair down most of the time, so it goes everywhere when it sheds.
I ended up taking the rugs outside today and brushing them first. Anyone else have this problem?
Featuring Jon Bon Jovi!
...but I know you guys'll like this one! Here I am officiating a wedding two days ago, all resplendent in my ever-growing ponytail. Everybody had a good time!
Don
About 7 inches. How much longer till I achieve long hair status? How does it look?
OK - since the "orchard" shot did not show much hair the other day, I will give it another try. This is a little blurry - my selfie camera on my phone isn't very good. but, you'll get an idea - still not much to see after 9 months of growing.
Finally realized today my hair is considered "long" by most. This is to me, a significant hair journey marker. Still not where I want it but I feel like I am finally out of the awkward stage. My hair is long enough that it is manageable and I pull back my bangs and clip them to keep out of my face. I wash it every 2-3 days using salon quality/organic products. And I oil the ends after a shampoo day. No heat. Just letting it go natural. Finally touches my shoulders. In the from it reaches my collar bones and in the back at the longest point it's right at the top of my spine. I plan to let it grow several more months before trming outs some layers. My goal still remains at thick hemlin, Classic length hair. Thanks for the support everyone and keep sharing! Happy growing, John.
Hey everyone, first time posting anything up altough i've been checking out this site for a while. When i was younger i used to have long, then at 12 i shaved it all off. I've been growing my hair and shaving it off for quite some time now. 18 yo at the moment, i've decided to let it grow out long now since i miss having long hair. Got it buzzed on March 22 of this year and tomorrow it'll be 6 months since i haven't even had a trim. I don't know what to do with my "mullet". What do you guys thng?
At a rock/metal night at a club on Friday. It was totally packed. I overheard two dudes saying they felt a bit out of it as they were the only guys with short hair. Well, they were exaggerating - there were one or two other dudes with short hair too - but yeah, the vast majority of us had long hair.
Ha! Love it when that happens! :)
The next day my g/friend and I had a pub lunch at another town. Our waiter had a long ponytail and I swear he gave us much friendlier service than the regular clientele.
We went on to meet a few friends at a pub where a rock band were playing. I overheard (amazing what you overhear in pubs/clubs!) an old guy talking to his wife in a corner: "I had long hair once". His wife looked at him fondly and commented, "It's back in fashion now" and added, looking sadly at his bald head with a horseshoe of short white hair, "But I think your head-banging days are over, dear". He gave a wry smile. Ahhhh. But at least he WAS a long hair once.
Let's make the most of our awesome long hair while we can - and feel sorry for those who have never even tried it. You only live once!
Damon
After posting Cutting Hair Due To Others Telling You Should Change I watched another video. The video is a guy who has long hair and he mentiothings that I didn't think to say in ned first post. He said that all the guys had same haircut because of fashion today in a different country since he travels a lot and he does travel reviews and did hair videos online. In video he said that every guy there looked boring since they all look the same and it's sad to see every guy not having their own look. I feel the same way because it would be boring if everybody had the same look. Every individual should have their own look and not everyone should have to follow fashion trends. I do feel anyone who are against long haired guys are conceited and they should go from the inside of the person and not the outside. Most of my life I was a follower to be accepted but now I want to be a leader and be my own person. Because at the end of the day I am doing it only for myself and not others. Lastly as advive for people in public who say negative comments you don't even know since some might cut hair due to this you should ask yourself this Why should I change for people I don't even know and probably won't see again and Why do they even care? With family and friends you should tell how you feel and ignore them if they don't stop.
As you may have known I'm back in Michigan after spending so long in New York. I just couldn't afford to live there and I sacrificed so much to stay there. Today I was walking through the urban area of the small town I'm back in where all the shops and bars are. And what am I surrounded by? Frat boys and wannabe bullies(I'm thinking graduate students). Thank god for my years in New York. They were yelling all kinds of insults that would have broken a weaker mind.
I'm still dealing with unemployment in a state filled with it. I am an introvert and have mild ADHD which makes things harder.
Sorry for multiple posts! I forgot to include a shot of the back of my hair. Any suggestions for a goal length? I would welcome opinions.
Thanks!
Darrin
Hi everybody!
Without putting too much into this, I would like to share with those interested the results of my backcombing.
I did consider for a while stopping writing here, seeing as how the several negative attitude comments towards my choice have really been off putting, but I choose to share this vlog in order to give those interested a chance to see what it looks like.
So, without further babbling, here we go:
took a shot hike today....
hopefully these work....
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same place but in 2011 for comparison
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IÂ’m cognizant of the fact that it wasnÂ’t long ago that I posted an update but I felt I wanted to share this photo because IÂ’m becoming even more enthused about the use of oils. Especially for those of us with fine hair that takes abuse from various sources, it really does go a long way towards protecting it.
I know in the past, lots of damage comes from tangles in my hair that I never really get out. My regular use of Ojon oil helps some with this but what especially makes a difference is when I do a deep coconut oiling. I did one about 10 days ago. I like to do it while IÂ’m watching TV so IÂ’m in no hurry and can give each individual strand attention. I drench it and while doing so remove every last tangle. IÂ’ll then at least leave it overnight. This last time I left it in for 2 days. I can pretty well get away with it by tightly braiding it. It hides some of its oily appearance. By the time I S & C it, the oil has really seeped in and my hair is left super soft and with greatly reduced tangling.
This is after an Ojon treatment left in for 2 days. It wasnÂ’t a thorough as the coconut from the previous week but I think it provided further benefits. I donÂ’t normally wear it this greasy but I wanted to share how it looks.
It's kinda hard to see here, under my hat and in the apple orchard - but here's my latest picture... a work of art, I am sure you will agree!
Hi everyone,
For the members here who need inspiration may I recommend this site? I have kept motivated using our MLHH directory photos and also this site. Check it out. Great weekend all!
Ted
I just watched a video about a man who cut his long hair shorter since mom doesn't like it on a talk show and she begged him 12 yrs to cut it. I feel its terrible that you should change due to fashion and due to others opinion. You should do what you want since its your own body and you change when you want to. I know he made decision to cut hair to please his mom but it feels in my mind its not going to help the negative comments on guys with long hair. Because guys like him let others control him and i get upset when i see stories like this. It's even bad when they have these stories on tv since viewers can think they can try to change others since it worked for this mom.
I think perhaps my scalp produces too much sebum because the day after a wash the crown of head is very greasy looking, whereas all the other hair looks normal and not greasy. The second day it starts to spread down to the rest of my hair, but the crown is incredibly greasy, enough so that it looks like I'm wearing some sort of oil or product in it. I've read that a boars hair brush may be useful to help with this. Just wondering if any of you long haired vets use one? I read that they work well in keeping your the natural oil dispersed throughout your whole hair length. To this point I've only been using a plastic wide tooth comb.
One thing I've always had, even with short hair is what I thought was just an itchy and flaky scalp, but as my hair as gotten longer and I've been much more cognizant of it, it seems that I'm actually getting a build up of sebum that feels like bumps on my head. It almost sounds like maybe I have seborreahic dermatitis, which may or may be contributing to my hair getting so greasy looking. I'm wondering as my hair gets longer, if the more sebum my head is going to produce?
Hi everyone! I hope all is well. I have not had a trim since 11/01/2012. I thought I post pics from then and now. I don't know if I am going to grow my hair much longer. I believe waist length or longer, may be to much for myself. I am debating on getting a trim now, or waiting until 11/1/2013. The first post is from 11/1/2012 and the second post will contain the one from today.
Thanks!
Darrin
To drive the Washington DC Naval yard shooting close to home
I found out tonight a relative of mine, who has been
in the Navy for the last 18 years was three buildings
away from the shooting. He is fine tonight.
Hey, it is a beautiful day here in Syracuse, NY and I was out at the park for awhile. I saw a guy taking a walk. He was a little older than me (I am 57). He had white hair pulled back in a tail that fell to between his shoulder blades. I noticed the top of his hair was thinning. I thought to myself - I have a long way to go to get to that length, but I was encouraged by how nice I thought his hair looked on him. It gave me hope that this old guy will look pretty alright when it grows longer, too. Still plugging along through my ninth month... not always confident it looks that great, but set on my personal goal of growing it out for at least one year. After that, a new goal will be set... Thanks for the encouragement from all you guys who post here.
Longtime members will remember Sorted who used to be very active and was a moderator at one time. He still would visit here occasionally. He shared his journey to becoming a longhair on a website with progress photos and was very enthusiastic both of his own long hair and in supporting others.
His real name was David Parkes and he lived in Tenerife. I only found out this morning because he was usually active on facebook and hadn't been. According to the latest information on his wall, it appears that his death was accidental and occurred about 10 days ago. He was an avid hiker and led people through the mountains of the island where he lived. It's possible something happened connected to that. If anyone knows more, please share.
RIP
Here's another entry in the ongoing saga of longhairs behaving badly:
Rocker Timothy Lambesis
Rocker Timothy Lambesis
Rocker Timothy Lambesis
Rocker Timothy Lambesis
In the spirit of Throwback Thursday, which seems to be becoming a "thing" on the net, here's a couple of pics from my band geek days 30 years ago. Not quite a longhair, but this was as close as I could get at the time.
Frodo
Sorry I've been absent. I'm loving my ponytail lately, so thought I'd post a pic. I'm at about 15 months of growth.
Hey all,
Been lurking on the board on and off for awhile, and it seems like a great place to get some advice.
Had a quick question about what to ask for during my next salon visit. I work outdoors, which is wrecking havoc on the hair above my ears and on my neck. When I pull my hair back the hair on the sides and neck sticks out a great deal, and it seemingly refuses to grow to a length where it can fit into my ponytail.
I don't know what to ask for when I get my next haircut to remedy this. When I get my haircut, it's usually a trim just knocking off an inch or so all the way around. My stylist has never addressed my neck hair or sideburns. I don't know if I want to do anything radical like buzzing all of the misbehaving hair off, I'm hoping some other members have been through this, and may have some advice.
Thanks!
A little pre-Yom Kippur preening! :-)
Don
Hi everyone,
As my hair gets closer to hanging down my back, I wanted to ask you all a question. I am wondering what you guys do with your hair when washing it at longer lengths. I am planning to grow to waist length if the hair Gods allow it.
I don't really want soap to get in my hair. So I am wanting to know what your methods of doing this are. I appreciate any and all suggestions! Please keep your manes growing and flowing! Great weekend to all members here! Thanks for your inspiration!
Ted
Hi everybody,
I woke up this morning really liking the way my hair is hanging down now. I just wanted to thank each and every one of you for the inspiration to keep growing! This is a fun journey and it is so much fun to share it with you all! My goal is waist length and I shall get there with your inspiration and much patience! Rock on my friends and keep growing! Great weekend to you all!
Ted
Today I had one of those moments where I realize that I am a long hair:
I was sitting on the bus (right next to the window) and it was pretty warm outside so I opened it up.
There was a guy sitting next to me and the wind was blowing my hair towards the guy's face (Very funny situation).
Of course, this never happened to me when I had short hair but now I just forget that I am long haired and this happens almost all the time. I think its time to get used to that hahaha.
From our posts you may have noticed several of us in the San Francisco Bay Area appear to know each other. Actually, we do!
MLHH users who live in the SF Bay Area sometimes get together to go to a park, a museum, or somewhere similar. These events are not mentioned in advance here on the web board so strangers don't just show up unexpectedly.
Sometimes we time an event to happen when an out of town user is in town so we can all meet each other.
See you in Golden Gate Park!
Bill
...which doesn't go all the way to Yerba
Buena Island, since the old bridge needs to be demolished to allow the last few hundred feet of walkway to be built.
The bridge opened Labor Day late...it is modern as the old span is traditional!
I walked up this morning and took some pictures...
...of course, it was breezy, and I didn't notice that I was in shadow.
... too stop Raul from 'DreadLocking' ??? ...
(◡‿◡✿) xx
What do you when you are bored at night? Slaying cyborg soldiers and taking pictures, because you are so full of yourself.
https://www.facebook.com/Hairfreakylonghair
Just found this link on facebook - for you guys who are on facebook, check it out - some of these pictures are awesome.
Maybe you'll get a kick out of it.
I was chatting with the driver of the DART bus on my way home from a doctor's appointment. She was telling me about her 36 yo son, who co-owns the Switch skateboard, longboard and snowboard shop in downtown Newark, Delaware. Joey started growing dreadlocks when he was 14, HE HASN'T CUT HIS HAIR SINCE! Currently, his dreads reach mid-calf length. I wish I could find a better picture, all I have is a link to his Facebook page, he has a picture of himself sitting on a beach with his dogs, and you can see some of the dreads. The mom said he does have to work to maintain them, his hair is naturally stick straight. He has to continually twist them. They have never been undone, so any hair he has shed for the past 22 years, remains in the dreads. He has a routine for washing and oiling them. He was very serious about wanting hem as a teen, his mother said he could as long as he took proper care of them (Yay mom!). He has been an avid skateboarding since then too. Here's the link to his FB pictures, you'll see the one I'm referring to on the right.
PS I've been dealing with some health issues, so I haven't been around. I'm having arthroscopic surgery on my right shoulder on Tuesday to repair a badly torn rotator cuff and remove a bone spur.
Direct TV has this ad series they run "Most powerful fan"
They have one that ran tonight that features a man with
long blond hair.
Hello all,
Wow, I haven't been here in what? 8 years? I still recognize some faces! I was once a long-haired man from Portugal, who ended up cutting his hair in 2009 and now misses it badly...
The good news is that I'm growing it out again, but the idea that I look better with it short lingers in my mind too strongly. I hope it doesn't make me cut it...
It's very short now, about 2,5 inches so I have a bit of a journey ahead. Here's how it looked some years ago. Yes..that was me headbanging...
For years my "long hair inspiration" has been Kurt Cobain. I loved his hair texture, length and color.
I already achieved his length (and actually passed it) .
My current long hair inspiration is Andrej Pejic. For those who dont know him, he is a very famous androgynous top model .
Yes, he is a man (although he looks like a girl).
His hair is amazing. My next goal in length is something like his hair:
What about you guys? Do you have anyone who inspires you?
Hey guys!
Hope my videos, comments and participation is still welcomed here, even though I chose a different style of hair :)
This time around I've filmed my vlog entry in full HD, and I hope you enjoy it a bit more than usual :) Talking about some of the thought proccess of getting physically and mentally ready for the dreadlocks, next weekend!
Let me know what you think!
No matter how much I trim I get them a good bit. Will my hair still grow long and then when I get to my goal length which is lower back, could I just start trimming the ends then or should I cut back now? My hair is for the most part in very healthy condition.
You know your a long hair when you have a nightmare your hair has been cut short! Had one other night. Woke up felt for hair and was relieved still there!
Hey everybody! =)
For my 9 month (and a day! yay!) update, I thought of doing something a bit different, and besides putting on some blue contact-lenses and brushing my hair, I didn't really do much else to it.
Oh yeah, I did, for the first time since regrowing my hair, try the middle part again, not quite sure if I like it yet, but let me know what you think :)
On the hair part, well... the curls are alsmot growing on me at times, though at others I really hate all the length I am missing to the eye because my hair is definitely not growing downwards, hehe.
Still washing around 3 times a week, and only getting it wet in the shower after sweating in the gym in between. Argain oil 3-4 times a week, and not much besides that :)
I think it's really nice comparing with other people at around my martk, such as Tommy, and seeing how we compare with different hair textures and such! If anyone has a picture of themselves at around the 9 month mark, feel free to post it! :D
Hi everyone,
Hope everybody is having a safe and happy Labor day! I thought I would post my 13 month update a little early. I do apologize for the short hair spam=)
Ted
Well, this was really meant as a VLOG to be updated manybe each 3-4 months or so showing my hair growth, but in the meanwhile, I find there's really lots of stuff I love talking about, and even this secluded introvert loves hearing and watching himself speak online, so... :P
Here's entry #3, some thoughts and tips regarding the awkward stage, and how do we deal with it.
Again, filmed half an hour ago, in one shot, hair is washed about 2 hours ago. Fluffiness DELUXE! :D
I took a bunch of pictures...didn't get any really good length pictures, but this one looks OK.
I was doing some counting today and I think I am actually more like 10.5 months, but whats a few weeks, right :)
So here is what I've got, in the style I've been wearing it the past few weeks. I usually comb it out before taking pics but today its all natural, so the back is all curled up as it usually is, which does make it appear a little shorter than it is I think. This what I look like at the end of the day! Also, I am pleased to show I've made some good progress since month 6!
-Tommy
A quick update to show you my progress....my record is 6 months and only 6 weeks away from beating that! ..baby steps I guess!
Scott
I love the PVC version I bought last year. Here I'm wearing them at Reading Festival last weekend. The guys behind me look slightly bemused - maybe they hate my jeans but hey, I got quite a few compliments from complete strangers too. People seem to think they're hot to wear but actually they're not. In fact, they were quite cold after the sun went down.
Strictly speaking, they're not really proper skinnies since (a) they're not low-rise and (b) they do not cling to the ankle. The brand - Phaze Clothing - didn't have many options last year but now I see they have introduced a low-rise version. So it looks like I'll have to upgrade! :)
Looking at that pic I'm thinking: my hair needs to grow a LOT longer!
Damon
I found this site through looking for info from and about men who like long hair, grow it long for cultural reasons or both.
I have always wanted to have long hair and had the support of one of my parents - my father. He wanted me to be proud of my heritage and I always have been. He wanted me to let my hair grow long, but it was not allowed.
Now, I am 48 years old and my hair reaches nearly the bottom of my shoulder-blades now. Partly because I like the way it moves, feels, looks, and frames my face. Partly also because of my strong ties to my ancestry, and as a statement that even after all that has happened to us, we are still here - we will still practice our ways and be proud of who we are. I will post again once I have a decent photograph of myself that I am satisfied with, posted somewhere on the Internet, and give a link to the photo.
Mitakuye Oyasin,
~Dave Wandering Bear
Hey guys, I know this is gonna be a totally off-topic but since some of you are (and live) in Europe I wanted to ask this.
I will be travelling to Europe in a couple months and am looking for mega store chains where I can buy electronic gadgets (computers, tablets, cameras, tv's , etc).
I will be going to Rome, Paris, Amsterdam and London but I have no clue which country is the "cheapest" to buy electronics and which store to go.
Is there something like a U.S "Best Buy" or something like that in any of the countries I mentioned above?
Let me introduce you to a man I admire both for his amazing voice, a well as his fantastic mane!
Myles Kennedy from Alter Bridge... dude has my dream hair, and even though he has dyed it black lately and I definitely prefered it in the original light brown with blonde highlights form, it still looks badass!
That, and the 4 octave's voice, make this an awesome experience, at least to me :)
Enjoy!
I've been growing my hair out past few years and it is now to my armpits. Is it normal for the sideburn areas to be short, only asking. I constantly tie my hair back when at work or working out. What is the best thing to do?
Hi everybody,
Watching Secret Millionaire on television right now. It is about a guy named Wing Lam. He has awesome long black hair.
Ted
Am I the only one that has no clue how long my hair has been growing? I see posts all the time by people who have reached a certain number of months or years, and I'm happy for them. They have my congratulations on reaching their milestones. But for some reason, I never bothered to note when my last haircut was. It didn't seem important at the time, so I really don't know. I measured milestones by events, like when my hair first touched my collar, or when I could finally produce a true ponytail. I think maybe the reason I don't remember is because I was never too regular about getting a haircut in the first place. I would get a haircut when I thought I needed one, which varied from weeks to months. I know men and women alike who get a haircut every paycheck like clockwork. I'm not like that. So, when I decided to just let it grow, it had already been some time since my last cut, and my irregularity in the matter kept me from knowing exactly how long it had been. Since I didn't know then, I didn't bother to keep track. I can't even tell you approximately how many years I've been growing my hair out. It doesn't bother me, but I do wonder if there are others like me that just don't know.
My hair is now half as long as its terminal length.
I tried dying my hair before going to a rock music festival. It warned on the hair dye that the product worked best on blond hair or if dark, you should bleach it. I balked at bleaching my hair so tried it without.
I tried electric blue - hardly any difference, just slight blue tones. So I tried it again really thoroughly - no better. So then my g/friend applied her purple dye - still no better, just a bit of purple in with the blue. Then we tried another electric blue dye - a spray-on one. Cool but it just brushed out as soon as I combed it.
My hair was still basically its usual dark brown but it felt kinda coarse and weird. I thought: OMG! I've ruined my hair!
Shampooed it on getting back home after the festival. The water turned blue/purple/black - but my hair survived perfectly. Silkier and nicer than ever! Hair is tough stuff!
Still glad I didn't give in to temptation and bleach it though. ;)
Damon
Some questions for guys here about Skinny Jeans,
what is the difference between skinny jeans and slim fit jeans?.
Are skinny jeans supposed to be skin tight? I was trying on
some and was noticing how loose they are. Are they supposed to be that loose?
Let's say you grow your hair out to chest length and you take care of it, so that it is healthy and beautiful.
You shave it all off. Grow it out the same way again.
Will your hair looks just like it did the first time?
I know, age and health can be a factor, but let's pretend we are talking about a young, healthy person around the age of 16 - 19 the first time and 19 - 21 the scond time.
Thank you for your posts. All of them are really helpful. I will buy a wide tooth comb. And check with my dr or the web for hair falling out on my meds. The one that stuck with me was the conditioner. That happens all the time...I look at my hands and I see my hair!
Thanks again for the tips. I missed this website. I'm also letting my beard grow. Going grizzly!! And one more thing.....let it grow! People judge me by my looks all the time! I never gave a ship about it. My 17 year old son has longer hair than me. Last year of high school for him, the girls call him Johnny depp! Little beard long hair..lol. Love you guys...be back soon.
I deside to grow my hair out in Decber of last year. Really those I started growing it in June of last year. Here is what it looks like now with out my glasses on because I don't have them right now.
I grew my hair out 6 years ago..2 years w/o a trim. I started again in may 2012. I don't remember if my hair was falling out 6 years ago? But now when I wash or brush it, I get a lot of hair in the brush and bathroom sink and in the shower. I'm now using a falling out shampoo. Is this normal? I know we loose 100 hairs a day and my hair being longer I will notice it more. Should I be worried that I'm loosing my hair?!! God NO!
I never gave a crap with people saying get a hair cut! I'm 40 years old and don't give a ship! I have thick hair and a lot of it. I will upload pic soon. Any help would be great! Thank you....never let someone tell your mind what to do. It's your life!
Let it grow!!
I have been keeping my hair at mid back length and trimming my ends up to make them healthier, but in the near future I would like to head into the lower back/waist length area and just let it grow out for a while with slight trims.
I had almost decided not to post any more updates, because I thought it was getting boring to everybody and I didn't see that I had that much new to offer. But I felt like this new shot really captured this thickness that I see my hair gaining. I'm really happy with it and I thank you all again for discouraging me when I thought about cutting it.
Steve
I have kinda fine hair, and I know its not the best for growing long but I dont care ;).. Its about 3 inches below collar bone when pulled in front but it tends to puff out way to much expicially the ends. I have tried a couple things anti frizz stuff etc. But I usually just have to use the curling mousse and curl it up. the problem is I prefer it straight lol.. I do a deep conditioner once a week and get very small trims every 6 months.
Bill, you posted your excellent travelogue of the Lincoln Highway, so here's a Woody Guthrie song where he talks about walking the Lincoln Highway. During the Depression people probably did just that.
Well, I'm basically an old-school guy in sense of music. Listen to (and actually play in a small hobbie-jam-band) lots of blues and rock from 60-80th, so the members of non-blues groups I listen to are usually very longhaired. A while ago 've been lurking around for someone playing in style of Allman Brothers or Lynyrd Skynyrd. And yeah, I stumbled across this modern band, Blackberry Smoke. I can't say I like everything they play (although I found a few songs I really dig), but damn, look at their appearance! These guys, all of them, have awesome long hair!
I remember JakeF asking whether there are only death-metal with longhaired members. So I decided to post this just to show that some modern bands are still keeping the tradition :)
Serge.
Hello everyone!
Its been a long time since I last posted here (been really busy with work and university lately).
Here is an update on my hair. This picture was taken yesterday in a bar (sorry about the quality, it isnt the best but someone from the bar I went to took it and posted it on their facebook page, nothing i could do about the quality haha)
My only concern about my hair now is the way it grows. The sides are shorter than the back (and they take longer to grow). The back seems to grow super fast though. Many people said to me than that is normal, and thats because once my hair is longer, it will be V shaped.
Hope you have a great week !
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Milestones! I was thinking about this the other day - most likely after seeing some of your pictures - Ted and Steve and Dave in Argentina, Raul and Tony - When I think about the length of my hair and the patience I need, the slow process of growing it out - I think "I can't wait till..." but then I try to tell myself to just accept the journey - not hurry it along... Time flies so quickly - especially the older we get, right fellas of a certain age? So, when I think I am not getting very far very fast, I guess I just have to relax. I still cannot believe how great Ted and Tony's hair pics look after 12 and 14 months of growth. So, thanks for the encouragement - and Steve from OK - WOW! you look like a lion with that gorgeous thick mane of yours! Thanks for keeping on with these pics - and you younger guys, too - I'm hooked!
That some of you may not be that familiar with
How many of you have ever heard this band?
Hi everybody,
I apologize for the spam, but here's a pic of my hair put behind my ears. Finally it's getting long enough to stay put. Great Sunday to you all!
Ted
Hi everybody,
I just found this on the net about the Duck Dynasty empire.
Hi everyone,
Here are a couple of pics of my hair taken in Nashville. I kind of liked them so thought I would share them. Slowly but surely my hair is trying to grow!
Ted
Here's my 2nd entry in my video blog, regarding some of the difficulties one faces during growing one's hair, as well as some accessories and products I am currently using to hold things tight and under control.
Again, no editing, so some rambling and stuff, but I hope you enjoy it! Feel free to come up with ideas I should discuss next time! :)
Some of you older guys might remember the TV show - My Three Sons with Fred MacMurray - I grew up on this show. Well, I happened to find a "3 sons" marathon on TV today - one of the shows I had to share with you guys - Chip grew his hair long and Uncle Charlie took issue with it - Dad let Chip have it long knowing and trusting that Chip would come to his senses eventually - well, Chip did finally cut it on his own... I had to chuckle... and thought to myself - well, I haven't "come to my senses" yet. HAHA... Sure is a step back in time to attitudes I remember so well growing up... My friend in Albany who has had his hair long since the 60s will also remember this, too... as well as some of you other 50ish and 60ish guys!
Hope you are enjoying your Sunday! Celebrating 8 months since a hair cut here.
How many of you have ever heard this band?
we all don't listen to Metal or Classic Rock you know?
there are some of us that love that post-punk influenced
music! ;-)
A co -worker stated he really liked my hair and then asked if I colored it as he loves the color(s)... No way. This mixture of white and copper is 100% natural. No way , outside of CGI could one do this out of box or bottle. Still I always appreciate positive comments
Holy crap braiding your own hair is hard as crap.. I can french braid, under braid whatever with my Fiance's hair.. I tried mine for the first time today and could not get it lol.. She finally did it for me lol.. Braids kinda feel odd lol.. but I like It ;)..
Hi everyone,
In keeping with my normal routine, I would like to sincerely welcome Don in Oz to the directory! I was pleasantly surprised on my visit to the directory for inspiration. I saw your nice photo there with that nice mane of yours! Please keep it growing man!
Ted
hey all...been using the carol's daughter monoi products on my hair now for about 3 months and have been rather impressed by how it works on my hair.i am always a skeptic on claims but this seems to hold up to what is says about almost eliminating breakage,As i have said before...there is still shedding but doesnt seem nearly as bad as i had been having...but that could be a seasonal thing too so will give it more time to see how that works out. But i gotta say for being 52 my hair is holding up as well it did when i started growing it back when i was 40. Hope all is well with the gang out there.
Gordy
watching Duck Dynasty tonight - and crackin' up watching these dudes with their Louisianna long hair and beards making millions off their duck calls and just being themselves.
the posts between 2004 and 2006 not in the archives?
Can anyone tell me? Jason? Justin?
Tonight I'll be moving out to college. There's still quite a lot of prep work to do, but I really hope that it's worth it. It'll probably teach me a lot about living on my own... The winters are going to be harsh, but on the flip side, I get some utilization out of having long hair ^_^. Also, there won't be anyone nagging me to go get a haircut.
Anyways here's a picture of myself a few days ago, while I was kicking back and relaxing in Cancun, Mexico. This is the three and a half month mark.
And, not having to cut my hair means that I save at least $50... enough for me to buy a new fountain pen and bottle of ink! (I collect and use fountain pens daily)
This was a band I was in a couple of years ago, everyone had long hair except the Satan looking lead singer. I thought some of you might enjoy this?
Hi guys and gals,
The reference is to the beautiful 1952 Jaguar XK-120 of course.
This picture does show off my hair and beard length as it is presently though.
peace,
jonalbear
First time that has happened and I had to share. I was working in a medical office and the lady next to me had super short hair (shorter than mine) and some delivery guy came in asking if "you ladies" could sign for the boxes he was dropping off. I just chuckled to myself!
I still really don't think my hair is that long really, but I guess if I put myself into the "average guy cut" perspective it is long! Not sure at what point the general consensus is that you are considered to have long hair, but perhaps I have reached it in the eyes of the public?
-Tommy
Hi everyone,
This is totally off-topic, but I wanted to ask you all to keep your fingers crossed for me. Tommorrow (Sunday) I am going to the VA hospital in Nashville, Tennessee for a re-evaluation. This re-evaluation is to make sure I am still eligible for a kidney transplant and to remain on the list.
Your thoughts and prayers would be kindly appreciated as I go through my journey towards a kidney transplant. I'm pretty sure my tests will all be good. But a little extra help never hurts. Hope you all have a great weekend!
Ted
Having only recently had enough hair to ponytail etc. I feel apprehensive about being on the hair product aisle in the story and buying hair ties etc. Weird especially since I generally have my hair tied back. Its clear I have done that before. Anyway sorry for the thought.
Hi everyone,
I just wanted to thank you all for the thoughts and prayers! I returned home last evening and I would like you all to know everything went very well. The doctors said I was in excellent health other than kidney disease. So I am being kept on the list for a transplant.
On a side note, I asked the doctor if I had to cut my hair for the transplant surgery. He told me no. So it will continue to grow and hopefully I will have my waist length hair when I get my total health back. Certainly something to look forward to!
Also, I saw some long haired guys on my trip. There was a guy in my hotel with a nice tail to mid-back. There was also a guy with beautiful white hair in a mid-back tail. He was also a kidney patient. There were quite a few long haired guys walking around the VA hospital also. They were all different ages.
Even in the airport there was a good amount of longhair sightings. On my plane there was a band and two of the guys had long hair. One of the guys had really curly hair to about mid-back.
All in all a good trip, though I am happy to be back home. Hope everyone is having a wonderful week!
Remember when I told you that I tried the Ned Stark half-tail once and I didn't like it? Well....out of boredom I decided to try it again and here is the result. I still don't like how it looks on me, but what do you think?
I know, I should have probably taken more pictures from different perspectives...but this is all I got now.
Hey guys,
Just got back from a week at the beach. I loved having longhair on the beach. Way cool!
Here are some pics. I'm at 14 months now and still growing.
Tony
I am 31 and wanted to grow long hair since i was young but due to the thoughts of negative comments of others i was afraid to. Now i don't care and want to put myself first and do what i want now. Because life is short and i dont want regret later in life if i ever go bald. But I am sick of others worrying about guys with long hair. I also don't understand why others obsess saying cut your hair or shave it since it's not their body. I do wish i would've grew it longer when i was younger instead of worrying what others think. I seen a youtube video on long hair advice and it's about a guy with long hair who is gay and he said a lot of gay men don't like long haired guys in dating and others tell him to cut it in another video he posted. I feel you should be accepted for who you are as a person and not judged based on long hair. I want to know why do others worry if a guy has long hair and make negative rude comments?
The back...
With all the enthusiasm around here lately, I felt motivated to update where IÂ’m at and my possible options.
To review: June 2012, my length is wrecked and I cut 7.5 inches off:
Through reasonably good care, I had obtained this length when I updated in April 2013. This was with only one trim during that time:
I had good intentions to treat it very gently and continue to use Ojon oil regularly. Honestly, I haven't put that much effort into its care. While I always wear it braided, a lot of abuse is still inflicted with outdoor activities. In addition to cycling lots, I have swum in salt water with no protection for it. I should have used jojoba oil as a shield. So, here I am four months later. ItÂ’s perhaps unusual, especially with my fine hair, but I rarely see split ends so I donÂ’t feel itÂ’s a matter of just doing S & D. ItÂ’s rather just a general wear on the hair.
So, I'm kind of torn if I should be doing trimming at this point or whether I should just leave it alone and go for terminal. I do have a real curiosity about where it is on me. Anyway, here is how it is currently. I'm not sure how much it has really lengthened in the last 4 months but I feel it is somewhat longer. What does everyone think?
Braided halftail:
check it out!
I asked my other half to measure my hair earlier today and was quite suprised at the result - 46.5 inches from crown to tip, so it's nearly six inches longer than I'd expected.
Loose, it reaches to just above knee height and still seems to be growing.
When you look at this picture, you can see that my facial hair is a lot lighter than the hair on my head. Have been in the process of growing the goatee into a bull beard again. In your opinion, does it matter that the colors don't match? Sounds dumb, I know. But, I want to know.
Steve
Hi Gordy
You know, even when your photo has been made into a negative, it completely defies all that I know of about working with photographic images. This picture cannot be analized, (at least by myself) to extract out of it what the "real life" image would be. OMG, indeed what a mystery. Of course please remember, I am hardly an Einstein and freely admit to one and all that my brains fell out 25 years ago. bty: I offer to anyone who can find them a most generous reward, but I cannot tell the amount right now, for without my brains I can no longer think! LOL Thought this would interest you Gordy.
Justin~ :-)
I really don't like the look of the split down the middle part on me, so I've been trying a couple different options the past month. I think I've landed on keeping my hair product free, but combing it over to 1 predominately,a side part...? Not sure if this is what its called but I'm not sure what else to call it.
Basically instead of combing it all back and letting it fall, which results in the middle split, I comb it from the left side all the over to the right. Just wondering what you guys think, an improvement? About the same? Yea, or meh?
I took this shot at lunch today, but its kind of hard to see the part, but you can get the general idea I suppose.
Has anyone here considered trying a side cut?
how do you think it would look with long hair on a guy?
Allright, here goes nothing!
Inspired by guys such as Jusin and Christian here, for their own videos, as well as countless others' blogs, such as Jason and Mark S... I have decided to try documenting my own hair journey in video and put it on the tubes.
Now, please keep in mind a few things:
1. I am not an native English speaker, and I really should work more on my pronounciation.
2. I am not really used to youtube as an uploader, so the quality is only 360P (my font iPhone cam) for the time being.
3. I didn't want to mess with editing and shots, so it's all one take, and I tend to drift off sometimes.
All in all, 9 months in, this is it.
P.S- My hairline is showing sometime, as I promised Jason, so that is out there as well, hehe ;)
Raul.
Just dropping by... I don't have much time to spend online this summer, as we've just moved out of our tents and into a 500-square-foot tree house, as we still await the onset of our new home's construction (which we have recently learned will not ensue until next spring, other than some concrete, plumbing, and electrical work). Life's an adventure!
I wanted to thank Vincent, Ken, Tommy D, and Oren for their replies to the story about my son's experience at the playground this summer, which is now quite a ways down the page.
Also, I'd like to congratulate everyone on the OUTSTANDING recent updates! I'm currently hovering in "shaggy" mode and looking forward to the coming winter months, when ever-lengthening hair is a real boon, here in the frozen north.
Take care, my friends!
--Val
Anyone watching Under the Dome?(CBS. Mondays 10pm)
There is a male character who has long hair. So far he appears to
be a good guy.
What happened to the actors that were on a show that was on about a year or so back with the some blond female detective with a short bob and her side-kick, a portly guy with long hair?
can't recall the name, but it was cancelled.
anyone watching the little league world series? there are two players on the chula vista ca team with shoulder length + long hair. very curly, almost like it was permed. they both vowed to cut it after their time in Williamsport pa is over, win or lose. the one player said he would cut it for his grandfather who played on the same team when he was that age and is giving his grandson flack. as much as I like their hair, i'm surprised they haven't cut it yet, you would think it gets in their way when playing. kind of like a no-shave vow with hockey players.
Deathhawk style?
I have colored my hair for years the wrong way.. ( doing the whole thing not just the roots).. is there any way of removing the color and getting back to the natural gray color :(.. then doing it right.
Hi everybody,
I just wanted to welcome you guys to the directory! Very nice to see your wonderful avatar pics on your posts! May you have supernatural growth powers!
Ted
In late June and July we drove across the U.S. and back, following the nation's oldest paved transcontinental road, the Lincoln Highway. We saw MLHH users Mark (Hairball) in New Jersey and Rob in Illinois along the way and other friends. Of course we also saw lots of awesome scenery and other cool sites along the way.
Every American should drive across the country once, if for no other reason than to appreciate how BIG this country is; however the vast variety of terrain - the prairies, the mountains, the forests, the deserts, the towns big and small - will really blow you away when they unfurl before your eyes in one continuous month-long show.
The link will describe the Lincoln Highway, and the stream of pictures you'll find at the site will let you experience much of what we saw.
Enjoy!
Bill
Just wanted to stop by and say hi. I am a doctor in Pittsburgh, where I have lived for the past 15 years who also happens to be a longhair. I grew my hair out as part of a "midlife crisis" according to my family, but really enjoy it. To all those who say you can't have long hair and be professional and successful I say yeah right! The irony of this is that I actually get compliments on my hair from patients! Continue on everyone.
Jeremy
Just wonderin'.
Bill
At the mall tonight - I rarely go to the mall, but was there tonight - I couldn't believe how many guys - of various ages and hair styles - several young guys with pretty long hair - to mid-back and longer on a couple guys. One guy with dreadlocks - thought of Raul when I saw him... All in all, I thought - man, I need to get out more often
Check this crap out:
Hey guys! I was an active member nearly 10 years ago and occasionally I stop through to see what's going on in the world of long hair and I'm happy to see the board is still up and running and everyone is doing well!
This board was a great source of insight and inspiration for me during my long-hair days. MPB has since kicked in and I'm happy with a shaved head (thank god for guys like Bruce Willis), but often I miss the days of a thick(ish) head of long hair. Oh well, at least bald looks cool these days.
Anyway, just wanted to say hey! Keep up all the good work and if you ever start losing your hair, remember what my friend said to me that made me decide to start shaving mine:
"When mine started falling out, I started shaving it, which meant I was in control"
Later!
I made an appointment for Sat to have mainly my sideburns and neck in the back cleaned up.. And when I told my Fiance I was going and also going to get it trimmed on sat she Said Please dont get it cut short. (I smiled and hugged her that is usually what I tell her).. lol.. I am just going to get 1/4-1/2 inch trimmed to get it even in the back.. And I said I wanted a good deep condition it seems dry.. Anything else I should ask to have done..
Thanks Mike P
My hair doesn't grow all around my hair evenly (darn genes)and I got fed up with it so asked my sister to shave it off. I used a beard trimmer, big mistake seeing how the guards were extremely short; sizes 1,2, and 3(used this one). I talked about this earlier this year in the forum and bit the bullet and asked my sister to shave it off. All the hair shaved off was only about 1 inch max and was straggly/nappy and very unappealing. When she did it the hair covered about 2 inches all around my ear and now it looks sort of weird to me. You can't really tell when my hair is down, but when I put it up to work or workout it looks like I'm a sumo wrestler as I am a pretty big dude. It is more or less a undercut look but not as drastic as doing the entire back and sides. By the way, I'm at the 23rd month of growing and think 'm way past my desired length and am considering to cut some length down my back so my front hair could catch up. May post a pic of it later.
latest hair length from the front
latest hair length from back
latest pony tail
I've been listening to alot of Jason Castro lately, a dude I've been greatly impressed with already back when he was merely an americal idol contestant (seasons 7 I think). Now, he's got some outstandingly wonderful dreadlocks, and I started wondering how would it look and feel to have them :)
This would only be a plan B eventually, when my hair has gotten long(er) and I would perhaps be frustrated with it or would have toughts on giving up on it... REALLY like the look, and been reading a bunch on dreadheadhq.com.
Definitely a risky, expensive and yet, exciting idea.
Does any of you guys have any experience with dreadlocks, having had them in the past, or knowing someone close to you who does? Would love to hear all about it.
Here's a video og Jason's to let you get an idea of what I think are neat, lovely dreadlocks:
Well, it's Tuesday morning here in western Europe, at least ;)
Love the attitude of this dude!
If you have any more great videos, feel free to share and inspire us all!
Have a great day when all of you there in Amurrica finally wake up, eh? :D
Yeah, I do realize it's not quite morning there in the states yet, especially not in the west coast, but hey, it's 8:12 am here in western Europe, and I wanted to wish you all a wonderful Friday and an even greater weekend!
Here's me this morning, after some TLC from the hot iron, hehe.
Me at the top of the Aksla panoramic viewpoint, in the city of Ã…lesund in coastal west Norway, taken sometime in 2006 or so.
Well, the thread started by trill the other day got me thinking and wondering, how do all of you guys treat that annoying, pesky neckhair? Do you trim it regularly? Do you mostly go with your hair down and don't care about it?
I have been wanting to shave it off for a long while now, but seeing as I really want it done nicely, I don't dare doing it myself, as one little error with the two mirrors, clippers and shaving blade in hand could be disastrous! :P
Anyways, here's me.. hairy as a werewolf! How about you?
Just curious...it's becoming very tough to just get my helmet on and now my hairs are finding ways to escape as I start on my way!
Anyone else ride? I ride a 91' Kawasaki Ninja 600R.
Hi everybody,
I was kind of liking the way my hair was looking and brushing my back this morning. Just had to take a pic and post here. My apologies! Thank you all for the inspiration and have a wonderful rest of the weekend!
Ted
Has anyone ever used baking soda on their hair to wash it? Thinking about just washing my hair with only baking soda from now on and getting rid of harsh shampoos with chemicals in them! This should keep my hair from drying out as much.
I coworker of mine is originally form Iraq He is Christian and fled Iraq many years ago. Recently he asked me, sincerely, How long I have had long hair. I explained "Since about 1964, It has been various lengths but never shorter than shoulder length. He than complimented me on my Tail and admitted he always wanted long hair. but in his culture it was not allowed. It is considered unmanly and fmeinine. and any male sporting such hair, even a visitor form another country, is laible to be taunted, or worse. He has MPB so he will not grow it out even now. I told him Hair is a matter of personal taste and is an exercise in freedom. He understood that point. Amazing stories have heard. We do not have any idea what it is like to NOT have the freedoms we bandy about so loosely, here.
What is the shortest length at which one can make a reasonable ponytail? I mean as like, chin length, etc? For the guys here, what is the shortest length where you could pull it into a decent ponytail, like along the lines of John Travolta's in Pulp Fiction?
When I had my last trim, the hairdresser told me I would have to come back in a month to cut off two inches more, because apparently my hair was a little bit damaged and it would split up all to the roots. She recommended me to come back in a month or so. Needless to say, I never visited that hair salon again, but one thing I would liek to know is, what can you do about split ends if you don't cut it?
If that picture doesn't show too well, look up kaduncan@charter.net on Facebook and check my profile picture. Its a better one.
Loving my long hair. I used to have problems with my hair being dry, poofy and frizzy, but after lots of research, I have finally found a cure that makes it look really good.
Putting mayonnaise in it as a conditioner every time I condition, and leave it in 1/2 an hour, then washing it out with cold water.
Then with my hair soaking wet, comb it the way I want to dry, and letting it air dry all the way from soaking wet making sure NOT to let a towel or hair dryer touch it.
I'm considering growing my hair out from a good length. How long should i try from these pics
http://i1334.photobucket.com/albums/w651/martmonkey/longhairapril135_zps32204418.jpg
I'm almost 40 and so far (knock on wood) show no hair loss. Is there anything I can do that will help to prevent it.
Ok, as a followup to my last thread I decided to mix it up a bit.Nothing new with the hair but decided to pair it up with low rise jeans as opposed to that high rise pair I ran with earlier.To me the jeans go great with longhair just like longhair does with Harley motorcycles or Rock/ Metal music.I know, maybe I'm stretching it a bit but gotta have some fun:)I just received this custom pair of jeans I had ordered to my specifications:)Cheers
Mârk
Michail's thread got me thinking. I don't really know that much about everyone's original inspiration, the person or thing that first inspired them to grow their hair. I know a few, like Albany and the Beatles, but I'm not so sure about everyone else. Plus, we've got a few new members who I'm sure would love to hear about it.
My original inspiration is Tommy Oliver, the original Green Power Ranger. Even though the actor who portrays him, Jason David Frank, has since cut his hair, the young Tommy Oliver will forever live in my mind as the longhaired badass of legend. He is, and always shall be, the greatest hero the Earth has ever had.
Who is your inspiration, and why are they awesome? We want to know!
Hey guys my name is Patrick. I am going to be a senior in high school and have been growing my hair out for a while. It is getting pretty long, especially in back, but there are still a bunch of bangs and stuff that wont go in a ponytail. Mostly I have been wearing hats to keep the hair out of my face during the summer and stuff and then I can tie the rest in a ponytail if I want, which I kind of like. BUt I can't wear hats at school so that isnt going to work anymore and I am not supposed to have my hair down since it is long. We just moved and I dont want to cause problems at the new school. Anything you guys can think of? My sister says I can put the top part in a ponytail to hold the bangs and then put everything in a ponytail, but I think that looks a bit goofy on me. Do any of you wear your hair like that? Anyway I think in a couple of months I will be able to tie a good ponytail, but for now I need help. thanks
What is the shortest length at which one can make a reasonable ponytail? I mean as like, chin length, etc? For the guys here, what is the shortest length where you could pull it into a decent ponytail, like along the lines of John Travolta's in Pulp Fiction?
Hello everybody,
In November of 2012, I decided to grow my buzz cut OUT. I have had short hair since the early 90's and love to have my hair faded. I would literally get hair cuts every week and sometimes twice a week. Over the years, I've had friends and have seen other guys with long hair and always admired the look. So, like many others I decided to grow out my hair and failed miserably more than a couple of times. After a couple of months when my hair started looking funny I would just cut it.
Well, I wanted this time to be different and it has so far. I have 8 months of hair growth under my belt and this is the longest I have ever grown my hair (except when I was 4 yrs old and parents let my hair get shoulder length)! lol. But anyways I have been documenting my journey on YouTube and have met a lot of great people who are also going through this hair journey with me. One of those people (Raul) actually referred me to this site. I am looking forward to hearing about everybody's and hopefully picking up some good tips. If anybody is interested I'll put a link to my YouTube Channel below.
https://www.youtube.com/user/christianhope1000
hehehe :)))
In June, I got a very short fade haircut and I'm growing out my hair....
Two questions:
1) How long will it approx take to become shoulder length from the fade haircut?
2) Is anyone here losing their hair yet still growing it out.
Alright everybody,
I thought I would post a couple pics of my current length. I apologize that I don't have model looks like someone. I won't mention any names... Raul. Slowly but surely I'm making progress. Waist length seems to be an eternity away though.
I am calling this around 12 months from a standard men's hairstyle/cut. This is my hair the day after washing with shampoo/conditioner. I don't think it appears as shiny because I used a strengthening conditioner. Finally the front part is down to my chin or so. Hair is starting to lay behind shoulders better now. Thanks for your inspiration and help in growing everybody!
Ted
... about half dry ...
Can anyone here tell me why the only bands these days that actually have long hair(other than the occasional long haired guy in a different band with "longish" or short haired guys)seem to be only bands like this?
Hey guys hoping everyone is having a great start to the weekend.Having a little rain by me at the moment but think its only gonna be short lived....I hope;) Well in the meantime I decide to take some new pics of me and my hair even though much hasn't changed on a length perspective.I know we've had a couple guys give up on longhair,which is fine since that is their preference, but for me I would love more....more...MORE! LOL.Anyway here I am the old geezer I'm becoming.He he! Cheers
Mârk
I don't know how true this is, but it's a nice short story about a longhair getting the upper hand and having higher moral standards.
http://notalwaysright.com/in-line-and-out-of-line/31129
Should I cut my hair? It has almost been 2 years since my last hair cut...some like it and others don't... but I also have alopecia...which for those of you who don't know is hair loss in patches...it does grow back eventually but is embarrassing nonetheless...opinions and comments are welcome
Well guys, as I have promised Jake, here is my monthly update, with a few pics to illustrate the state I am in right now :)
My hair is definitely starting to feel a bit heavier, and I can tell I am not a "shorthair" anymore, more like right in between! I have lots of good days, some bad days, but mostly, I have tons of conviction to push through, and I know nothing will stop me from getting back to long hair now, nothing under my control at least :)
In the pics I have added (hopefully nice and in the right direction and all) you can see both a comparison of my hair after the last cut back in november, and my hair now (althought straightened), as well as some collages (or as Mark loves to call them, mugshots!) of my hair both naturall and straightened.
Would love to hear what you think of my progress so far, and what most of you think of an eventuall cut of the entire backside, to really get to an even length and be able to prevent this lovely mullet-ish look! Just considering it at the time being :)
After watching Raul's video and reading some comments - I have a question -
How long does it take to grow hair before that awkward stage is behind us? I am clearly in the midst of awkwardness that kills hair growth - but I am pushing through - and enjoying how it feels this summer.
Just curious -
For example, seems like Tony has acheived a lot in 14 months. It's hard for me to imagine my hair would be as long and flowing as his is just 7 months from now.
Hi everybody,
I just wanted to wish a hearty welcome to John In Denver to the User's directory! Nice to see your wonderful pic there! You guys just don't know how often I look at those pics for inspiration! Please don't think I'm some kind of weirdo!
Great weekend to you all and please keep the manes growin' and flowin'
Ted
While I was at work today, a guy came in that I actually don't know very well but have seen a couple times - he complimented me on my hair - he told me he liked what I was doing with it. I said, "thanks, I am growing it out." He said, "yeah, I can see that - it looks great." I have to say, that was a real boost to me. Just thought I'd share.
Fitz
Short hair did come back into the mainstream during the 1970s and it was the Disco folks who were responsible!
...makes hair straighter, because that's what I does, ever since I started using it. When I Water Only washed it, you could see real curls in my hair.
Also, if I use conditioner, should I avoid putting it on my scalp?
Ok, you guys inspired me to post a pic of my ponytail. I wear it this way most days due to our humidity.
This guy called Ben, I've been watching his progress for a good year now. This is his latest video after hitting the 2 year mark, and even though he's a special kinda bird, I really suggest you check the video out. Probably my dream hair right here :)
Funny how guys with straight fine hair can show results much quicker than the rest of us! I know that back in the day, even after 3 years I wasn't even close to this length, because of all the curling I was experiencing at the bottom.
Enjoy!
Some of you long timers might remember me.I do kinda keep up with what goes on here.My avatar is way out of date,I have a beard with a lot of grey in it.Hair is about the same though greyer and a little thinner.Will see about a more up to date pic.Something that kinda started this is I was in Walmart earlier today.Had an older lady in a wheelchair tell me she loved my hair.Also on the inspiration thread,mine is a little different.Mine happened in 1962 when I saw this long haired guy driving an ice cream truck.He was dressed like Wild Bill Hickok.His hair was real.Was the first real guy I had seen besides an actor with long hair.I was 8 years old.
Arrick
Hey everyone,
I'm still lurking around and reading all the posts, although I've been a happy shorthaired guy for a while now. No plans for growing it out in the near future but who knows what happens. It's a bit longer with spikes now instead of a buzz, so it's longer then I've had it for a while.
My life is going very well, just found my own place to live and in september I will start a new job which matches my education (bachelor in electrical engineering). I've been working in a climbing gym for a while and although it's fun it's not something I want to do for the rest of my life.
I'm also very active with sports, and feel so great. Sometimes everything seems to be working against you and sometimes everything goes very easy. If you've got a difficult time in your life, keep up your spirits at some point the tables will turn.
Hope everyone over here is doing great too and enjoying the summer!
Just wondering does coloring damage to any major degree. I have been coloring for a year or two, as my hair gets longer I tend to notice the gray a lot more. And I just dont like gray on me lol.. What is your advice on coloring thanks Mike
Today after washing my hair after the gym (or better said rensing it with only water, if I would wash it every day after the gym, I'd have some overly dry hair!), I decided to try putting the top of it in a little tail, and let the rest hang down.
To my surprise, it's still in place, even after having dried! YAY! A little milestone for me, on my way back to long hair! =)
It's slowly getting there. I'm starting to feel like I don't have really short hair anymore and I'm slowly getting to my desired length and style...the wonderful Johnny Depp in Secret Window.
Here's my July update! This represents about 14 months of growth. My goal had been shoulder length, but now that I'm there I want to keep growing.
I have reason to believe that I've reached my own personal terminal length. For those who are unfamiliar with the term "terminal length", it simply means the maximum length that one can physically achieve (due to the combination of genetics and one's age -- younger people being able to grow their hair to longer lengths than us old geezers can).
I'll talk more about this topic later; but for now, I'd like to share some additional recent pics I took in front of a mirror that was large enough to fit me (LOL)!
This pic was taken just 2 days ago (as well as all other pics of me wearing this green shirt and standing in front of this big mirror). The photos that follow will include other shots of how my hair currently looks, as seen from other angles & different poses that best show what my maximum length is like...
- Ken
The back (which is a bit longer)!
... enough is enough.
I teach my children that, with few exceptions, they should never physically hurt someone over mere words. The other day was one of the exceptions.
We are in the process of home building, and are spending the summer living at a nearby campground. A few days ago, my 5-year-old son was at the playground when some older boys (tourists' kids, aged 10 and 8) began teasing him about his hair, which reaches to his tailbone. He tried his best to ignore it, then defend himself verbally, and then even to walk away, but they followed him and continued hurling not only insults, but profanities. An older gentleman who had previously scolded these boys for their bad manners and foul language later recounted to me what ensued...
My son turned and approached the larger of his two abusers. When he was close enough, the older of the boys began kicking at him. My son deflected a few of these kicks, then struck the boy across the mouth with his forearm, knocking him down and bloodying his lip. The other boy turned to run, but my son ran him down, spun him around by the back of his shirt, kicked him in the groin, grabbed him by the head, and slammed him face-first into the ground. Another parent walking past my campsite told me, "He seems to be handling himself really well, but I thought you might want to know that a couple of older boys are giving your son some trouble down at the playground." I immediately walked over, just in time to see my son notice my approach and, thinking he would be in trouble, run behind a bush to hide, with just his big, blue eyes shining out from between the leaves. I called him over to ask him what had happened, when the older boy came walking out of the nearby shower room with tears on his cheeks, having just washed the blood out of his mouth where his tooth had cut into his lip. He tried to paint the picture that my son had started the trouble, but when I asked him why my boy had felt the need to fight two larger, older boys, he mumbled an unintelligible response and walked away. The other kids at the playground and the aforementioned elder then told me what had happened.
I reminded my son that, under most circumstances, he should never resort to physical violence just over words, but made sure to let him know how proud I was of the way he decided that enough was enough when the people accosting him would not relent, and that he had enough self respect to stand up for himself. When my wife asked him later if he had been scared, he said, "No. Why would I be scared?" She told him, "Well, there were two of them, and they were older and bigger than you. Weren't you afraid that you might get hurt?" He replied, "I wouldn't let them hurt me. I'm a warrior."
--Validus
First the good news. All my addiction problems are under control. I'm back in surburban michigan and it took a hell of adjustment as I had been use to NYC for 7 years.
Bad news. I'm unemployed and have not been able to find honest paying work, and I'm considering a haircut again. I still have 2 felonies on my record from 10 years ago from the state of michigan and I'm considering moving on somewhere back out west. The goal of moving out west is like the people who came before To make matters worse I don't have a driver's liscence as it was not needed in New York.
I've picked up a good work ethic and I'm good at IT.
Mainly I'm asking people from the west coast what are the opprotunities out here with someone with just a high school diploma.
Gotta tell you guys - I am struggling today. Seems I'm hitting that point where I look pretty shaggy and I'm feeling like a mess. I am just at 7 months since my last hair cut. I read your posts - some of you guys are so refreshing - complimenting each other and so easy with each other - some of you younger guys are so confident and at ease in your expressions - darn cute, handsome, with beautiful hair growing at all stages... you older guys seem to not give a darn what others think - I gotta get some of your confidence and hutzpah... I told Ken in SF the other day that I like his attitude - I think I've always been to self-conscious and don't like to stand out... BUT, I've always wanted to grow my hair long - I wish I had years ago when it was thicker and more lush - now, it's thinning on top and not what it once was... don't want to give up now and need your support. Thanks! Fitz
We need more long haired businessmen!
Hi everyone,
I saw this on TV this morning. This woman has 7 foot long hair. I freaked out. Comments are welcome. Great day to you all!
Ted
my brother and I were walking to town one evening last week. I went ahead. as I was walking, I heard a voice behind me which said, "is that you, I didn't recognize you from behind, your hair is so long." I asked him if he meant it or was he just being nice. he said he meant it. the interesting point is that we live together! you would think he would be used to seeing me!
my hair feels longer too.
I will post update pictures when I can, having computer problems.
Had to share... I did a coconut oil treatment overnight and after a wash/ condition this morning my hair is super poofy! It's super soft though :)
Hey there everyone, as you may know I've been here a month so far and i LOVE it.
I noticed many crazy hairstyles in Israel and also much more guys have long hair.
I love it! you get treated the same no matter if you have a shaved head, mohawk, or long hair!
It's nice to see more long haired men such as myself.
Seriously there are so many!
Hey there everyone, I've been spending the last month in Israel and I'm loving my vacation! Just wanted to update with a back pic.
I am not sure if this is exactly a long hair update.
I mean, I am not the kind of person who likes to take photos at his hair, or look at the mirror a hundred times per day trying to find out if hair is longer or not haha .
I rather prefer to let it grow, not to think about it because the more I think, the worst.
But this week I was cleaning my room and found my passport. In the passport I have my U.S.A visa stamped . My visa was issued on JUNE 29, 2012 (a year ago).
I saw the photo on my passport and could not believe my eyes! My hair was so short compared to how it looks now. Do you think my hair grows very fast or is it the regular speed hair grows?
Here I put the scanned VISA from my passport (you can see the issued date), and also attached 3 photos that I took to my hair today.
Sorry if the quality is not good, im not quite good at taking photos.
Other question that I have is: As you may notice, the back of my hair is longer than the sides . Is that normal? Why is it that way?
its not that I dont like it that way, but I was wondering why this happens. I often see girls who also have longer hair on the back and shorter on the sides or front.
Passport photo:
Back part of my hair:
Side of my hair:
Hi MLHH! wanna post an updated photo, as usual. i also attach a series of my hair photo from few months ago to see the progress. comments please! :D
Hey, guys, I just wanted to post this and say, "Thanks" to everybody who took the time to help convince me NOT TO CUT MY HAIR recently. Your input and reasoning helped me through a real rough spot and now I'm back as good as new. Thanks, again.
Steve
Hey all! 9 months for me this week! Here is the latest! I tried a ponytail out a couple nights ago just to see what it would look like. Another couple inches and I'll probably be able to wear it that way with my bandanna :). My bangs are almost reaching my mouth now...I've started putting them behind my ears when I eat so I don't get food in my hair lol.
I believe Ted has posted recently about his hair being poofy, mine does it to, and you see it best illustrated in my front facing picture.For whatever reason the left side of my head's hairs stick out backwards no matter how I comb my hair. It's been crazy humid the past few days and it's been sticking out a ton, not sure if that related or not.
I've see a lot of mention you growing your beards too, so I thew in a pic of the longest I grew my goatee out. I believe it was about 8 months of growth!
I thought you might appreciate this.
back when bands all had hair(no shaved heads) and young ladies preferred guys with hair.
betcha none of those young women would have wasted their time on some buzzhead. am I right?
Hi everyone,
I just thought I would extend a welcome to the newest members listed in the User's Directory. Raul, Tony S, Septet and TommyD welcome guys! I always like to peruse the User's Directory for much needed inspiration when my patience wears thin. Thanks for the inspiration you all!
Ted
o.k. some of you may be happy with the way your hair looks naturally and some of you might have had the best genes and have naturally straight hair, but unfortunately not all of us do.
if you had a choice, which way would you prefer your hair to look, like the gentleman's on the left or the gentleman's on the right with the sleek hair?
why resort to the clippers just because nature did not give you the type of hair you would like. flat irons are not all bad and most women you see with long sleek hair do not have naturally straight hair. get an ionic iron and use heat protectant.
Beyonce hss hair encounter with fan.
I am Totally a longhair. I personally am confortable with my hair, and identify with it. I think it looks good. So, I guess everyone here feels the same way. BUT, do you ever get emotionally and mentally Exhausted by the feeling that you are Constantly in a state of Defending your hair? I don't mean that you are verbally doing that, although sometimes you have to. I mean that because there are so few of us relative to the rest of the population, by definition we are seen as "out of the ordiinary" or "fringe", and therefore just by Having our longhair we get those surprised looks, or suspicious looks, or judgemental looks etc. You all know what I mean. I find I have to try a lot harder with people to just carry on a normal conversation and have them "forget" about my hair and relate to ME. It sometimes becomes really tiring to be Confident, open but defending my hair at the same time.I don't care that others don't like longhair for themselves, they have the same rights I do. But, do any of you think it would be a lot easier and a lot less energy expended internally if you Could be happy as a shorthair? As I said, I have no choice, I AM a longhair in spirit and reality, but it does get cumbersome to deal with at times mentally. Do Any of you experience that? sj
I went to a Civil War reenactment today and saw some guys with
very nice long hair. But only among the reenactors. Didn't see
any in the audience. So LHIA needn't feel like the lone ranger
among Civil War types, there are others out there, even if some
of them got killed today. But they were resurrected after the
battle was over.
First off, let me tell you something about myself. I think everyone of us has (a) reason(s) of why we are/want to be Longhairs and now I'm going to tell you mine and when I realized I'm a Longhair.
When I was about 7 or 8 years old, my father bought some games for me and my brother and one of them was Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. The protagonist in this game had, as you can see in the pictures, ching length hair. To me, it was something new, because I haven't seen any long haired boys/men in my life before, because where I live, they are very rare, but it appealed to me nonetheless.
2 years later my brother got himself the second Prince of Persia and some time later the third and I still thought the Prince had magnificent hair, which encouraged me even more to grow it out. It wasn't until I was 13, though, when I first tried to grow it out. It failed though, because I just couldn't make it past the awkward stage and I eventually cut it when I was 14. One year later, I didn't even intend to grow it out again, but when I didn't cut it for months and saw that it became longer, I thought that it is worth another try.
It was quite an experience to get past the awkward stage. All the comments from other people, all the days I just wanted to quit and never try again....but I was sueccessful!
Over the years I added more reasons of why I wanted to be a Longhair:
-I'm not happy looking like everyone else (That doesn't mean I only have long hair because I try to be different.)
-Short hair, in my opinion, is not very interesting. Actually, quite boring if you ask me.
-I have always been different from the others (in my behavior), so why not with my appearance?
-I'm really curious about how my hair looks like when I reach my goal.
-One day I'm going to cosplay a fictional character I really like and I won't have to wear a wig, like some people do.
-Headbanging with long hair is just amazing.
-I want to encourage other guys who desire to be Longhairs to grow their hair out.
and some more, but here are some reasons of why I would never grow my hair out:
-For fashion (Honestly, I don't care if long hair suddenly becomes in. As soon as it stops being in, a lot of guys will cut their hair, except for us).
-For girls/women (I don't care what guys say about my hair and I even care less about what girls/women say about it.)
I should probably get to the point of the thread already.
So, as you can see in the picture of the silver haired character, his hair in the front reaches somewhat past his chest, while his hair on the back of his head is even past his ass. Now I want to do it just like him, but a little bit shorter. Front: To the chest. Back: Almost to my hips. I know, using a fictional character isn't that good of an idea, since their hair is always perfect and you never know how long your terminal length is, but since I'm young I think the length wouldn't be a problem. My question is, should I grow all of my hair to my hips and then cut the hair in the front to my chest or should I keep the front at chest length and let the rest grow? What do you guys think?
Brad Pitt would agree!
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/5024263/brad-pitt-angelina-jolie-eastenders.html
Johnny Depp would agree!
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This is a pic that was taken yesterday with my cell phone. My hair is almost to my waist now. And, I'm glad I let it go this far. My question is--Is it too much hair? When a person looks at me, the hair is so dominating, it's all they see. I've enjoyed the ride to get it to where it is now. I'm just wondering if I should leave it or cut it.
Steve
Hey everybody, long time no see! :)
I was recently at the movies and got to watch the new Zombie flick 'World War Z', starring Brad Pitt. While the move itself was rather entertaining (Independence day gone zombiefied), what I really liked of course the mane on the main star, oddly enough!
The REALLY funny (and maybe a bit sad too, depends on your POV) thing about it, is that while googling "brad pitt's hair in world war z", I got to this little arcticle, having to do with exactly that... even though they are less impressed than I am, calling it a strange midlife crysis sign.
Well, I will let you read for yourselves! I, for one, got to start thinking about perhaps cutting off the hair on the back of head, in order to let the front and sides grow at a simmiliar length as the back... will have to think well about that one :)
Hi Everyone,
I have been growing my hair since i don't know how many years.
Had cut it a few yesr's ago to a bit longer than shoulder length.
Pic with my long hair as of today.
Priy
Hey there,
I used to have really long hair for almost 10 years. And i am hispanic so it was quite dense and a bit curly. I had a good dishevelled/rugged look going on. I think if anything it made me look more manly and slightly older (i'm 25).
I cut off all of my hair to a number 2 on the razor for a government/uniform career about 18 months ago. And after 18 months of 'getting used to it' i still hate it.
Having long hair really suited me, my friends preferred it, the ladies preferred it, i looked more handsome and it suited my quite liberal/alternative personality. I have decided that i would rather just grow my hair long again even if it means finding a different career, as i feel that it was a massive mistake cutting it off and i feel like i have sacrificed a part of me.
I've started growing it again, but its currently just over 1 inch long. What are the best things that i can do to get my hair to grow out as fast as possible?
And i know that this can be a silly question, but how long do you reckon it will take to grow out to the start of ponytail length (10 inches roughly)??
Cheers
Marcus
Hi everybody,
I just wanted to let you guys know that I am wishing my hair would grow faster! I am so close to having it fall nicely behind my shoulders when it's dry. I am really getting anxious and have been looking at pics of long hair every day and practically dream of my hair being very long. Please don't tell me I'm crazy. Even though I already know I am!
Thanks for letting me rant here! I really appreciate your inspirational updates and they keep me going. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and may your manes grow well! Okay back to lurking(and looking in the mirror...)
/end rant
Ted
Often many guys become frustrated and give up because their hair doesn't look the way they want OR their hair has a tendency to frizz out or as some used to tell me:
"your hair is fro-ing out dude!"
rather than give in and get a clipper cut invest in a flat iron.
I have NO desire to join the hordes of buzzed guys out there.
I'll take the flat iron any day over the clippers!! I like my hair too much to have it reduced to a 1/2" or less all over!
Hello everyone I've been stalking this forum for a long time now and I figured it was time to post a pic
I have about 4-5 inches on hair all around. The front goes to my eyes and the back is starting to touch my shoulders. I really don't want to cut my hair but I also don't want to be looked at as a hoodlum. I plan on dressing very professional and combing my hair away from my face.
Does anyone have any advise for a situation like this?
When I go to a salon(a good one, that is)if I tell them 1/4" is all they take off at the most that is all that they cut off. sometimes they only take off 1/8" and then ask me if they took off enough. also full service salons do more than just cuts and trims. they also do color, highlights, deep conditioning among other things. I have always had a pleasant experience in most of them.
as for Barbershops, I've never had a pleasant experience in one. all they seem to know how to do is give severely short haircuts.
to be quite honest, I loathe barbershops.
every time I ever went to a barbershop I ended up with a much shorter length of hair than I wanted and if you tell the typical barber "keep it long" it means not buzzed off. they have no concept of what LONG is and for that matter MEDIUM. if it is long enough on top to use a comb in then it's "long hair" in their eyes.
"short hair" to a barber means a buzzcut and that means nothing left to comb.
I avoid barbershops like the plague and would highly advice any guy with longer hair or guy who is considering going to a longer style to avoid them and instead try to locate a good salon. it will cost you more but at least you have hair left on your head unlike a barbershop which only knows how to do one thing and that is to destroy a perfectly good head of hair!
AVOID BARBERSHOPS AT ALL COSTS!
remember this
SALONS are for those who want HAIRSTYLES(both Men AND Women)
BARBERSHOPS are for guys who want SHORT HAIRCUTS only and VERY SHORT ones at that! we're talking mostly guys who look like enlisted men when they get out of the chair. I think you get the picture.
stick with good salons and don't be afraid to ask about other services.
What age demographic do you think is the most supportive?
least supportive?
I would estimate that most women 65 and older are probably the least supportive while women 35 and younger are the most supportive.
there are probably exceptions though.
so what have you observed personally from women?
Taken this morning, it was after being in a rope braid, so you can see a few ringlets there :)
Have you ever been told by any family members including parents, Aunts, Uncles, older siblings, cousins(or anyone else) while growing your hair long any of the following?
"You should cut your hair. it will make you look more mature"
"you should cut your hair, for it will make you look more intelligent"
"you should cut your hair, for it will make you look younger/older"
or
"you should cut your hair, for it will make you look more stylish"
My 9 year old wants to grow his hair out. We have been at it for a couple of months from short. Right now it is pushing passed his collar in back and all one length for the most part. I have trimmed his bangs up a bit to keep them out of his eyes. However I dont think bangs on a boy with long hair is probably a good look, especially as we get closer to being able to tie it back. I am just looking for suggestions on how to manage his hair now from a guys perspective. I dont like it in his face and neither does he really. Suggestions?
Hey guys!
Last Fri. a coworker asked me if I had an appointment with a barber. The question came out of the blue. Another coworker was standing there. I should mention that both of these gentlemen usually shave their heads. The guy who asked me about an appointment with a barber said that he had a good barber (i.e.: himself). I have let my hair grow freely for twenty-eight (28) months and it has achieved a length of about fourteen (14) inches. I really like my hair long. I like the way it feels when I let it flow freely. It is now beginning to touch my shoulders. During the day I wear my hair in a ponytail and I put the ponytail under the back of my collar so that my long hair will be less obtrusive and will not fall in my face and be noticeable to those who might ob ject to it. I spray hairspray on the front pieces which do not yet reach the tie at the back of my head so that they will not fall in my face and invite negative comments. I am beginning to feel well about myself and my self esteem is improving in part because of my wearing my hair long as I have wanted to throughout my life. However, I still get negative comments from tis coworker. He said previously that I looked like a rooster. Do any of you have any advice for me? I really do not want to cut my hair.
Thanks!
Your long haired bro,
Raymond
.... What a straightening iron and some extra strong hold gel can do!
Quite a difference than my usual mophead! :D
Just wondering what you would recommend for this. Its hard to describe but looking for a product that will help.
It seems light meaning it still wants to puff up and out and it seems a little coarseish. Just looking for something to soften it up some or thicken it up a little. I wash it 2-4 times a week depending on how much I sweat but condition every day usually. I also have been using Coconut milk on it for a little while now but not seeing much in the way of improvement.
Forced into getting it cut by parents.
Just so unfair. Depressed. Help.
After much thought I finally did it..........I removed about four inches of hair to even up the ends which were looking pretty bad. I hated to do it but then I also hated the way the
ends were looking. So now my hair is back to nipple length.
The hair is still long but now it will look a bit better and
not as ratty at the ends. Oh and it is still just as grey.
Considering how bad the ends were and how careful i've been i'm
starting to wonder if my terminal length is now around nipple length.
Good morning everybody,
I just wanted to tell you all to have a good morning and weekend! I am sitting here enjoying a good cup of Black coffee and getting ready to go visit my Mother-in-law.
I am very happy with where my hair is and how it looks. It is starting to kind of brush the front by my shoulders. And I can feel the back tickling my upper back. These are good signs! Thanks a bunch to JakeF for the very inspirational long hair photos! How could you see those and not want to grow your hair?
I am not going to post a pic of my hair this time since I already did that recently. Instead, I am posting a pic of two of my great loves-my stamps and a cup of hot coffee!
Thanks so much for your inspiration and I hope to be an inspiration also someday! Have a great weekend everyone! Please keep your manes growing and flowing!
Ted
Hey again, people! :)
Just yesterday, I have returned from a trip to Otta, a small town of 3500 people in the mideastern part of Norway. Back when I moved to Norway from Israel (2005), I used to lived in Otta, at least for the first 4 years of my new life here, and so this being summer and having a long time off work, I decided to pay it a visit :)
I will not bore you so much with the details of my very introverted trip, I will say that I took a couple of days and spent them on the Rondane mountain cliffs all by myself, sleeping at this lovely little lodge in the mountains, and using the daytime to explore, not only nature, but also myself.
There is something special about being alone in nature, which I am sure at least some of you guys will be able to appreciate and recognize.
As for the hair front, well... almost 8 months into it, it goes pretty much anywhere it feels like blowing, and it feels kinda' good having the wind in your hair, your hair in your eyes, and peacefullness in your heart :)
Here are a few pics and a video I took from the trip, as I remember some of you guys were interested in the Scandinavian scenery :)
Haven't done an update in months, so here's a half-tail I wore today :)
I've started to wear my hair in a bun more recently, so I get those curls-waves, which are really nice top look, even though they make my hair looks so.much.shorter, my longest hairs reach my butt when i stretch them, anyways here's the picture.
happy growing everyone!
Thought I'd share this picture of me with my sons. Drew, with the blue Dodgers shirt, has been growing his hair out for about 18 months. Steve keeps his short. Mine is on month 7 since a scissors touched it.
I was having a discussion with this person online about hair recently(I will not mention his name or his site)and he uses this terminology called "buzzard" and he's not referencing the bird, but something else and I am trying to discern what the hell he's talking about.
are any of you familiar with that term and if so, what does it mean?
can you tell me exactly what a "buzzard" is so I know what he's talking about?
I appreciate all and any responses.
thanks!
So it's been a really long time since I've posted here. I don't know if a lot of you even remember me. If not, I'll introduce myself. I've been growing my hair out for almost 8 years now. I run, coach track, and dabble in gymnastics. So a lot has changed since last time I was here. I'm now a high school physics teacher and am working on finishing up my master's degree. I also bought a house and am getting married in November. My hair's been about waist length for the last 3 years or so. I wear it tied back in a segmented ponytail about 95% of the time. I almost never wear it down. This has led me to start thinking about cutting my hair. I like it, but it really is becoming much of a hassle. I'm thinking about how much easier it would be to have short hair. I think a big part about it is that my hair has kind of become my identity for a lot of people. I still like long hair and how it looks, it's just that I can't ever seem to wear it down. It's either too hot, too windy, or just gets in the way while I'm moving around. I'd like to know what you guys think. I'm obviously not cutting it on a whim and have been thinking about this seriously for over a month already. My fiancé hasn't even known me with short hair and really likes my long hair, but thinks I should do whatever would make me happy. I just thought I'd put that out there so you don't think she's influencing me to get it cut. It's nice to see a lot of positive posts and good updates from both familiar faces and new faces.
Mark Shelton of Manilla Road and me with my hair tied back.
A recent shot of me with my hair down.
Why does Men who choose to wear long hair have to be associated with "rebellion" to be in style?
for that matter, why can't long hair on men be just regarded as a choice of hairstyle like it is with women?
when I see a long haired woman I don't think she wears it long due to "rebellious" reasons.
when I see a short haired woman I don't think she wears it short due to "rebellious" reasons.
hair should be regarded as a style, not to be associated with any particular "movement" or youthful "rebellion".
this is not the 1960s and those who give you a look of disapproval have issues and they are the ones that need to change, not you. it's your style and you should think of it
that way and so should the others who don't like it.
For whatever reason why did Rock musicians decide to get very short even crew-cuts in the 1990s?
...have witnessed something like this:
A long haired male you know of, whether it was someone you know personally or a member of a band you listen to, cut off his hair all of a sudden. To me, this is kind of a heartbreaking moment, despite me not knowing the guy personally. I know, it's their hair and they choose what to do with it, but it's still such a shame considering there is one guy with beautiful long hair less in the world and we are already a very small minority.
I'm very determined to keep my long hair until I take my last breath, but seeing this happening always makes me question it....
The years of growth and maintenance.....it's all gone in 15 minutes. It makes me afraid of the possibility that I will some day cut off my long hair too.
I know I'm not the only one that. Which one of you guys has ever felt the same?
... its a crazy 'mad-max', terminator, post-apocalyptic, golf-buggy, army, tractor, tip-truck thingy - but its fun & it works - fun whilst you work = multi-tasking ! ... hehehe
hair wrapped whilst I toil - just to be sure & safe ...
Hi Guys
I have had so many questions about my Long Hair videos since 2008, but this one took me by surprise. Thought you just might be interested in my response. (I have eliminated the users name for the purpose of this posting.) My best to one and all and though I no longer sport the kind of manes that you guys have, I well knew long hair and still champion the cause.
Justin~
Is it okay for boys in boys only catholic schools to have hair mid-back.
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Well, I would almost think that because Jesus is always portrayed as a Man with Long Hair that it should present no problem at all. If ok with God and Christ who millions worship, then why not for you?
I mentioned a while back i was trying something new on my hair..was using wen for years and decided to try a product called monoi oil.its a hampoo and hair mask that i use once a week..the claim is less hair breakage. i must say i think the claim is correct...although i still have a normal amount of shedding i can honestly say when i comb my hair there are no hairs in the comb from breakage.Has anyone tried this product or even heard of it? its a polynesian concoction that the natives of the islands used to lengthen and manage their hair better
1) your hair tends to annoy you so much because they can't stay still just like when we had short hair
2) you started to be interested in hair accessories
3) we can experimenting with many things with our hair just like the females do (braids, bun, ponytails, etc)!
4) we can feel movements behind on top of our head especially when we're doing activities that require a lot of movements (if we're not using any hair accessories).
add more points, guys! :D
Hi everybody,
I just thought I would share this new milestone with you all. Normally I get out of the shower and leave my hair as wet as possible. I don't like to rub it much with the towel.
Well, this morning I noticed something. When I went to shave, I noticed my hair would stay behind my shoulders really nice. I like this because it keeps my hair from getting shaving cream in it. This must mean my hair is getting longer. That's a good thing! Making progress and loving it!
Thanks for reading and good day to you all!
Ted
Going away (out of the country) for a couple weeks and didn't want to bother with trying to bring shampoo on the plane - was wondering if anyone thought shampooing with bar soap for a couple of weeks would do any damage to my hair?
Dave
www.longhairedmalealliance.com
I am looking for long haired guys to join!!
Actual photographs of Veterans of the War of Independence are extremely rare. Smith had the picture taken for his Granddaughter in 1854 at the age of nearly 100 years.
He fought in the Battle of Long Island, though I haven't been able to find out exactly how old he was when he took his part in the American Revolution.
So to the people of today that mock (and or down) guys with long hair? Just what are they compared to the heros of the past? Answer: nothing more than some dirt that should be swept under a rug.
Something to keep in mind when growing out your long hair. And does Jonathan look like a Girl? If anyone says yes, may their heads be examined on Mars!
Have a great day everybody. :-)
Justin~
I'll join Ted by posting a mini-milestone of my own... I noticed this weekend while playing my guitar that I could tuck all my hairs on either side behind my ears and have it stay (mostly). Yea! I have been quite annoying doing anything looking down because my hair magically just goes directly into my eyes, so this was nice for me!
-Tommy
Hello, my longhaired brothers! Almost 2 years passed since I last had a haircut. I started from a short buzz-cut and didn't have a single trim since then.
Decided to make an update on how my hair looks right now.
I must say that an attitude to my long hair changed a bit. Firstly lots of people told me I should get a haircut. Now the situation is a bit different. There are people who love how my hair looks like and support me, and there are those who hate it.
I'm a programmer and I'm a bit into music, so I don't look too much outrageous. Many people say that I look like a typical guitar-player with my hair loose, worn jeans and a gig-bag behind shoulders. Have got nothing about such complaints :)
I'm wearing my hair loose almost all the time as it's the most comfortable and natural way for me. I enjoy feeling how the wind plays with my hair, so just can't make myself tame it when outside :) By the way, I got my BS-degree this year, and I decided not to tame my hair when defending my final project in front of an independent commitee. I didn't notice any prejudice, as I got my A mark.
So... Here it is.
I made some photos with my hair from different sides. So please, look at the other my photo-posts among replies to this topic.
Thanks!
Serge.
Hi everybody,
Good Monday morning to you all! I hope your week goes great and smooth! Please keep your wonderful manes growing and flowing! I am off to dialysis for 4 hours. Hopefully it goes fast!
Take care, Ted
What areas of the world/country/city or whatever do you think are the most long hair friendly? the least?
based on your own personal experience of course?
where would states like Florida and Texas rank?
current pic of my hair, haven't combed it for 2 days been busy and lazy lol just chilling smoking some hookah
Bit of a late update but with summer and all I hadn't gotten around to it. It's been about 3 months since the last time but it seeed appropriate sincemy hair has a tendency of looking like it almost never grows out.
One thing I'm having more of a situation with is more fly-aways/frizz is becoming more apparent. Whether people don't see it or just completely ignore it I'll never know, but so far I haven't received any complaints, more or less it's usually nothing or maybe a compliment here or there. That being said I' looking for some solutions to limit the amount of frizz/fly-aways to make it cleaner looking.
The good news is that I can put my hair up in a tail, most of it anyways without it sliding through the hair tie. Hopefully it'll keep weighing itself down so I don't have to fuss about how poofy it still is.
As always, good to see new folk hanging about and coming out to ask for all the support from the pros here. Just remember, we were all once where you are now, and with a little bit of patience comes big rewards.
P.S. Happy birthday Ted, maybe you're the next reincarnation of George Washington?
P.P.S., May as well do a ponytail picture to show how far I've come.
So I started to grow my hair out when I was 15. 2 years have passed since then and I did a lot of mistakes. When my hair was in that awkward stage I often used straighteners to make it look better and I also cut off the split ends every 2 or 3 months. My hair is now somewhat past my shoulders and it's visibly damaged. I have also naturally thin hair. For the past 2 months I have dumped shampoos (Water Only washing it now), haven't used any heat tools and I only let it air dry. My question is, is my hair still salvageable or would I have to cut the damaged part off in order to grow healthy long hair?
Hi everybody!
Yesterday was my birthday and I had my wife take a pic of my hair since it was looking nice to me. I think I am mostly at least shoulder length now. Still waiting for the front and sides to catch up. When that happens, things will be great.
Hope everybody had a great weekend! May the week go smooth for you all. Thanks for the inspiration!
Ted
All my hard work for 15 months.
Hey guys just wanted to wish all our users a happy 4th :) Of course if your not from the US of A its not a holiday for you but why not celebrate anyway.lol.Here's some fireworks to put yo'all in the mood taken from a trip I took to Pheonix,AZ back in 2007.I recall how blazing hot it was in July there.Cheers
Mârk
Hey guys!
I have one question: My hair is in general straight/wavy. But at the ends it curls up (not A LOT), like really nicecurls/waves. My ends are not split or dry, they are very defined and moisturized ends, but they curl up.
I have shoulder length (not past shoulder yet, my hair "rests" on my shoulders when it dries ). So the ends curl up a bit but I would like to know if this will stop once it grows longer( past shoulder length) and if there is any way to stop my hair from curling up at the ends now.
I've had long hair for a long time now but today was the first time ever that I've been called a lady. My wife and I were out for dinner and sitting opposite each other in a small booth. The waitress came to our table from behind me and as she walked by she said, "I'll be right with you ladies". I looked up and instantly she apologized.
It just so happens that I shaved my beard completely off today. It's just so hot that I thought I'd go for a few days without any facial hair. That may have been the factor.
My hair was braided. I actually took it as a compliment.
Here is a current image of my hair loose. It is a real challenge to get all of it in a single photo. I know some folks here have wanted to see my hair loose. This was done in a mirror, so the image quality is not the best, but it does show the length well.
Enjoy.
Scott
It's been a couple of years since I last did any cutting, but it seems to become necessary about that often. My hair gets longer, but not evenly. The unevenness and waviness of my hair combine to cause a huge tangling issue. It gets to the point where I spend over an hour each day detangling, which causes even more damage. I finally got fed up and cut the bad part off. I only removed about 4 inches, so my hair is still quite long, but the tangling is no longer an issue. Does anyone else develop this problem as they near terminal length?
Hello Hairy People,
Photos will come sometime eventually this month; but for now, just thought I'd flap my mouth in a breeze a bit by at least sharing a written update...
The first day of summer, Y2K marks the anniversary of my impulsively-made (and deeply regretted) last time I ever had my hair cut short. Most of you know this story already, because I've shared it many different times in many different posts & replies here; so rather than repeat myself with the gory details, let's just say that every year I pass that date ( June 21, 2000 being the exact date of that fateful haircut), I celebrate yet another year of being a longhair - WOOHOO and YIPEE!!
The good news about that haircut experience is that it made me value what I had more -- and better still, it made me make a COMMITMENT to myself to never again do such a foolish impulse-driven decision like that ever again.
While it's true that none of us can ever "guarantee" ourselves that we will always always be a longhair for life (for example, there are many things beyond our control, like: an unfortunate debilitating illness of some kind; a bunch of crazed Nazis attacking us and shaving our heads against our will; an F4 tornado taking our hair away but leaving us alive but bald in some small town in Kansas... and other similar unexpected disasters beyond our human control), we CAN at least control our own actions and decisions re. our best self-interest -- and re. my own hair on my own head, I choose to be a longhair for life, as much as humanly possible and practical.
Well, I can at least claim to have a total of over 13 years of uninterrupted hair-farming success (plus I can also add in the factor that I had long hair for 9 years prior to my infamous Y2K haircut).
So hey, as the saying goes, "Onward & Downward!"
(Or in my case, since I think I've reach my own maximum length, AKA terminal length, "Onward & Onward!"
- Ken in San Francisco
PS - I don't mean to brag, but I think I'm the one who first started the saying here, "Onward & Downward"... anyone who disagrees with me over this statement, well, then prepare yourself to duke it out with me online about that! (LOL)
Alright! So my regular digital camera has finally given up the ghost, so these photos are taken with my laptop's built-in webcam. . .apologies for the quality. I had a topknot with dreadlocks until late summer of '09, then shaved it off. I started a neglect set of dreadlocks, until November of '11 when my wife spent a week detangling and combing them out. My hair was fairly damaged from that event, so she also did a small trim on my split-ends.
Now, midsummer '13, it looks like this (freshly rinsed and dried earlier today)
And the back
I use no shampoo or conditioner. . .once every couple of weeks I'll use home-brewed vinegar or kombucha to wash excess oil out of the hair. I use a vitamin E oil on the ends after rinsing, to help keep it detangled. Only doing thorough detangling when the hair is wet.
About a year ago I switched to a plant-based/whole-foods/wild-foraged diet, and cut out gluten. The year before that I stopped smoking cigarettes (though I do still enjoy a nice cigar whenever I can) . .the improvement in thickness and hair/scalp quality has been unbelievable. I don't mean to preach, but seriously :-D
Well, it's about that time. Some people *coughTedcough* have been hinting that I should do another update so I figured that now is as good a time as any. It was roughly a year ago when last shears touched my head. I don't remember the exact date because another momentous occasion occurred in close proximity, my release from the Navy. I count July 12th as the day when I was freed and my hair was truly safe, but it was around this time that the last cut was perpetrated. I've had a lot of fun since then, not to mention a few frustrations, but all in all it's been good.
I've learned a lot about hair, more than I wanted to know, perhaps. I actually know what conditioner does now, and why you shouldn't use a blow drier. I notice things about hair more often now, like when actresses are clearly wearing wigs in movies, or when someone's hair is physically impossible in cartoons and the like.
My little brother decided to join me about six months in. I didn't even talk to him about it, he just decided that he wasn't getting a hair cut with the rest of the family.
I got a job building truck bed covers and no one even mentioned my hair. I've also seen a few other longhairs around the factory floor, including a fellow with a pencil thin tail past his shoulders that utilizes only the hair on the top of his head, everything else being shaved. I haven't the heart to ask him about it...
I want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart. Without this board I don't think I would have had such a good time on this journey.
Anyway, the top row is my hair after two days of benign neglect. The middle row is what it looks like after I've been at work all day. The bottom row is a "straight out of the shower" shoot, for showing length.
This is how I started back in December... I actually just looked at this and thought... Hmmm... I looked pretty good all trimmed up and neat then - it doesn't take much for me to doubt myself. All it takes is one moment of weakness and the hair is in a pile on the barber's floor...
Hi everyone,
One more crazy question. Please take a look at this pic I took just now. Please give me your opinion if you think my hair will eventually lay flatter on the sides. I am talking about where the hair covers the ears.
I realize my hair is not even long yet and doesn't really have much weight yet. I am also thinking it looks this way because I just washed it with shampoo and conditioner this morning. I value each and every response to this crazy question! Great weekend to everybody!
Ted
The dreaded TnT. Well I haven't posted in a while but I haven't cut my hair either, other than a self trim because the ends were getting a bit to difficult to comb through. My question for the hair vets, seeing as I have only grown my hair for the last 3 years I think now, is how does someone with thick, wavy, coarse hair comb through without breakage.
Honestly I have to comb my hair it looks horrible if I don't and gets tangled easily, even when my hair is in a bun/½ bun, ponytail, or many other options to keep the hair safe. I have noticed a lot of breakage up top, I assume it is mostly breakage, but I try and console myself by saying it is a lot of new growth too. I keep my hair well hydrated for the most part, been doing a lot better. I use mostly all natural products, except my conditioner. I was hoping not to get the conditioner that I love but honestly it makes my hair manageable. I hate the little hairs that stick out from the top, it makes my hair look messy, which I would like to avoid that connotation with long hairs. So to make a long story short what do you guys suggest, other than finger combing, which doesn't help much, to safely comb through my hair type.
I'll post a pic soon guys it has been some time since the photo and my hair is about mid back even with the 3 inches I just recently cut myself to promote hair health and prevent tangles/breaking.
Ziggy
I haven't posted a current image of my hair in ages. Here is a current image. My hair is still knee length. (It looks shorter from being pulled from back to front.)
Scott
OK - I just found this site - I've been searching pictures and websites about men with long hair - so, here I am. I've always wanted to grow my hair long, but always chicken out or cave to society pressure. Guys, at age 57 - it's now or never... I last cut my hair for my son's wedding in December... The picture here is how I looked in December. I haven't cut it since and it is coming along nicely, but is at that point where people are beginning to make comments... I am determined to keep with this. Even when I was a kid in the late 60s/early 70s, I never grew it out much longer than it is right now - so feeling like victory is in sight.
Here is a picture of me - hair growth since my last hair cut which was in December 2012.
Hi, 27 month update. Still a long way to go, but slowly getting there. Best wishes to all and thanks for the inspiration.
Lance
And from the back!
Its been more than a year since my last pic, this pic reveals my length is a little longer but I seem to have lost some volume. Guess maybe Im at or past my critical length.
Alright, so I know I haven't really been around here as often as I'd like to... you can blame some tough times in my personal life for that, but the good news, is that despite having met and still meeting daily opposition to me growing my hair out, tomorrow will mark my 7 month anniversary, and I am proud to say that I am more determined than ever to get back to my former glory, and surpass it! :)
I will also mention than in the picture above, my hair is slightly straight-ironed. Now I know that is a huge no no, and that sort of behaviour is heavily frowned upon around these parts, but I need to make two important points:
1. I use a heat protective serum before straightening it, to try to protect it as much as possible against the heat.
2. If I do not straighten it, and I usually only straighten the bottom back, and leave pretty much everything else as natural as possible, my hair curls upwards and sideways and I get a look I really dislike at this length. So... this will have to do for now.
Here's a comparison pic, 0 vs 7 months, as well as another pic of my current hair. Lets hope I don't screw this upm using tinypic and the board's link service.
I'm supposed to be working but I just realized I haven't really posted any ponytail pics! I'm at 13 months and with the humidity here, I've been wearing my hair in a ponytail most of the time!!
I went into one of our local supermarkets today and there was another guy there with long hair, he was probably a bit older than
me. (Maybe in his 60s?) He said "Must be old hippie day here at the store."
And then after that I went into a local eatery to pick up some lunch to go, there was another older guy with long hair. I'm 58 I would guess he was in his 70s and had hair half way down his back.
Both of them had hair tied in a pony tail, I had my hair loose.
And both times I was wearing my usual cut off shorts.
It was great seeing these older guys with long hair.
Now about three days ago I went into get food at a local sub shop, and there was another older guy with long hair. He said "I like your hair." He proably was close to my age.
Maybe this is the start of a trend with older guys growing their
hair long?
Here it is, 8 months for me! Been feeling like progress is a no-show lately, but after careful examination I do believe there is some added length I can see!
Again, warning on my amateur editing skills, hopefully this doesn't turn out gigantic...
Tips for people who flat iron their hair.
The other day I had a very important event in my city and needed my hair to be as neat as possible. So I flat ironed my hair.
A lot of longhaireds are against this because it damages your hair, but I will try to give some tips for those who still flat iron their hair in order to avoid damage:
1 - Old flat irons come with a fixed heat temperature that cannot be changed. This means that when you use this type of flat irons, it heats up straight to 450 fahrenheit deegrees . This is the number one reason why lots of people say that flat irons damaged their hair. Simply because through years, a lot of flat irons came with a fixed temperature , so everyone - no matter what tupe of hair they had - used 450 deegrees on their hair.
Nowadays there are flat irons that you can choose which temperature you want. Some people will need certain temperature , others may need more heat, others less.. All depending on the type of hair and also, depending on how much damaged your hair is. So if you can buy one of these flat irons, it will be better.
2 - Using heat protectant is very important before you flat iron. If you apply heat directly to your hair, it will absolutely damage it. Not using heat protectant when you flat iron your hair is like having sex with no condom and you dont want your wife to get pregnant -basically haha- . Sorry for the example , but is VERY important for people to understand that applying heat protectant is a must when flat ironing.
3 - Check out the material that the plates are made of. Flat irons plates can be made of plastic, titanium, ceramic, tourmaline, others are made of plastic and coated with ceramic on top.
So , be sure you find out what the plates are made of before buying a new flat iron (or find out if the one you currently have is made of ceramic, titanium or what). This is important because some materials will help damage your hair .
Flat irons with plastic plates are TERRIBLE for hair. As well as the titanium ones. The best in the market right now are the ones made of 100% ceramic (check that they are 100% ceramic, not coated). Some of them are made of plastic and COATED with ceramic on top. Tourmaline is a new technology on flat iron plates and are the best also, they are less damaging.
4 - Do not flat iron every day. Professionals recommend not to flat iron your hair more than 3 times a week.
In my case, I dont flat iron every day because:
a- I don't need it.
b- Even if I needed it , I wouldnt do it because doing it every day damages hair.
c- I also do it every once in a while when I have an important ocassion and need my hair to be perfect.
d- If you are not very used to flat ironing your hair, it takes time so I am not willing to spend that much time doing that often haha.
5 - During the days you dont flat iron, take care of your hair, use oils and give it all the moisture you can in order to avoid damage.
I hope these tips help people ! And let me know what you think.
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PS: Last night I went to this event that I mentioned , my hair was flat ironed - of course it looked longer - and received a lot of compliments from strangers.
A guy wanted to touch my hair to see if it was real or not haha So it made me feel great about me growing my hair.
Just wondered what everybody was doing this summer for vacation? Anything special that you're looking forward to?
I got another reminder of just how short life is on this planet.
I just found out a friend I knew from college just died.
That now makes three friends that have died in recent months.
It's a reminder that if you're going to grow your hair, take that
trip that you wanted, or do something else, you shouldn't hesitate, you should do it today while you're still alive to do it.
You never know what is waiting around the corner.
So I've been loathe to use hair accessories because with the curls, everything just seems to pinch, tangle, and break. Occasionally I'll use large ponytail holders, but there's always an inevitable *snap* when I go to take it out.
A more proper update on my hair will come soon, I just wanted to share this as it has been most helpful to me.
-That "Ball" Guy
Hi everybody,
A while back I posted an update photo. Tommy D said I looked like I could almost make a ponytail. Well, I tried this evening and was surprised with this. I am slowly but surely getting there and hope this inspires the new members here. Keep it growing and flowing! Long locks forever!
Ted
Hi everybody,
I am curious if any of you guys or gals do not use conditioner. I washed my hair this morning and did not use conditioner. I did not notice any real difference in tangling, smoothness etc. The reason I decided to try it was because EdG. on the Long Hair Community says he does not use conditioner. He has hair to his knees. I couldn't imagine not using conditioner at that length. But I guess it just depends on the person and their hair type. I had read that if you wash your hair and afterward you don't notice tangling and have smoothness, you might not need conditioner.
I would welcome your opinions on this. Thanks guys!
Ted
Hi to friends old and new - just a greeting to mark the 19th anniversary of my last trim on 24 June 1994.
As I have observed before, I can't offer anything spectacular in terms of length, but I am still enjoying the journey as much as ever.
Good luck and happy growing to you all.
Hey there guys, I noticed that I haven't posted of a pic of my hair wet in a while, so here it is. Over 25 months and counting :)
Hello everyone,
Hope you all are havind a wonderful week which is almost over. I decided to post an update since it has been about a month since the last one. My hair seems to finally be filling out in the back. Slowly but surely growing out the layers I had.
Everybody have a safe and long weekend! Please keep your hair growing and flowing!
Ted
I grew my hair out to my shoulders a few years ago after leaving the military, but cut it in a fit of discomfort. Giving it another go, this is my progress from last September to today. I'm starting nursing school in the fall, so I have to take out my earrings, so the hair had to come back.
Just wanted to stop by and say I am doing good with the move to MA and my life is finally coming into play slowly for me. Here's a picture of me today and am a still a long hair...it's mid back length of where I like to keep it around. Hope everyone has been doing good!
Hi all,
I am new here and am planning to grow long hair and have several questions.
(1) What brand shampoo/conditioners do you recommend? I defintely want a brand without any of the harsh checmicals such as lauryl/laureth sulfates, etc. I plan to order something off of amazon.com, but thought you guys would probably be able to recommend a brand I can go ahead and start with.
(2) I plan to order biotin. Any other vitimins I should consider? My hair typically grows slower than the average 1/2 inch per month so I need any boost I can get to help achieve that average growth rate.
For background I had my head/face completely shaved in December, and in April had the sides and back buzzed down but left the top alone. As a result my hair is about 2.5 inches long on top and about 3/4 inches on the side/back. My game plan is to not trim or cut again for several years.
I also plan to start growing my beard again (last shave was a few days ago). I have held off growing it since it grows at about double the rate of my scalp hair and I wanted to give the scalp a head start so I would not look so uneven. I can easily grow a 3+inch beard in 3-4 months.
Thanks in advance for any advice/suggestions you may have.
My e-mail address is xxbrianxx_77@yahoo.com in case anyone needs to PM me with advice/etc.
Anyone watching Master Chef? There is a guy who is a contestant on the show who has long hair.
I don't usually watch this show but i noticed this guy when my wife was watching the show.
I finally measured your hair, Jason. The results were hair diameters from 50 to 80 microns. The average was 71 overall. You have somewhat fine hair. 80 is a typical medium value.
I have included a couple of photos of it.
Scott
Hi everyone,
I wanted to post this in a new thread. Regardless of how this board is set up and run I will continue to grow my hair and enjoy this board. I would like to thank the moderators for keeping everything running smooth. I would like to thank the members for their inspirational and entertaining posts.
So with that, onward and downward my friends! And Happy Father's Day to all you Fathers out there!
Ted
Hey there guys, so I tried a braid for the first time in my life.
Gotta say, I dig it. How about you?
Found this site today and wanted to post since I am one of you?
Hi all. It was brought to my attention that perhaps the reason I haven't gotten much feedback on my most recent update is for my lack of acknowledgement of those who have paid me compliments. I would like to sincerely say that I am sorry if I did not recognize your feedback or compliments. I did not mean to come off as rude. I truly do appreciate any and all feedback, comments, etc. I have not been able to visit the board as much as I used to or would like to. I will be sure to be more aware of this in the future. Thank you to the member who brought this to my attention. Much appreciated.
Take care.
beardedpiper
So sorry I haven't had time to visit lately and reply to other posts. Here's a quick update pic of me taken a few days ago.
Still only shoulder-length but it is getting longer! My hair always goes a lighter shade of brown in the summer even though I tend to avoid the sun.
Damon
Nice to find a site where I can ask advice and not encounter more HATE than support. I, like many others posting here, had shoulder length hair in the past and decided to get it cut due to "family pressure" or other reasons. But really most of my problem was lack of support and knowledge. Anyway, I have decided to grow it out again, (to shoulder length...maybe longer), and have some questions that I cannot seem to find answers to. First off...hair products. I have VERY straight hair and when it gets longer it will start to curl at the ends. Now this is expected during the growth period, however when I reach my desired length, (shoulders), is there a product such as a leave-in conditioner I should use that is readily available to help with curling, (as well as frizz; not too concerned if hair looks greasy as long as product isn't damaging my hair). Second...while hair is growing, (especially during the "awkward phase"), what is the best type of headband/wrap to use to keep hair out of face while I'm washing said face. Thanks for any advice. Love the site.
Thought you guys might find this video interesting.
Not only has he great locks. But he seems like a brave, intelligent young man.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bQ2VAV3HYdU
Just found the picture of me from way back in the 60's
I have been growing out my hair from a buzz for about a year and I got some serious split ends and need some suggestions on how to talk to these stylists so they comprehend what LONG means and I don't leave with a very short haircut which I definitely don't want!
what suggestions do you have?
thanks
Hey All!
I am looking for a new job and have thought about possibly putting my hair in a pony tail for interview(s). I haven't had a problem with wearing my hair long at Frontier Airlines in Corporate or while driving for RTD in Denver/Boulder.
I just want another option with they way I my hair in interviews. My hair is about two inches longer then in the pic I have attached.
Suggestions/Input would be appreciated.
Thanks!
John in Denver
PS. I usually smile! :)
Hello, Brothers...
Thanks to all of you for the inspiration, mutual encouragement and helpful tips and this board.
I've been growing my hair out gradually over five years, since I retired from the US Air Force. I've cut or trimmed from time to time but it's always, inexorably growing longer. My hair seems to grow fast and thick.
I'm 56 years old; I'm an American living and professionally employed in Gold Coast, Australia.
My hair isn't always as 'poufy' as it looks in the photo; the effect is exaggerated because I washed it this morning and it's been raining here all day, so humidity is 90-something percent.
I colour my hair regularly; the colour you see is not far from my original hair colour, a bit lighter. I've been contemplating lightening the colour considerably to avoid that marked contrast in the regrowth a few weeks after colouring.
To keep my hair from getting too dry, I try not to wash more than twice a week and I seldom blow-dry. I occasionally condition between shampoos. I use Argan Oil near-daily.
My immediate hair growth goal is a little ambiguous. I don't have a specific length in mind, only that I want it long enough that I can tie it back (as I often do at work, or to keep my hair out of the way when bicycling or boating) without pulling it tightly. I don't mind tying it back at times. But because when I do I have to pull it back tightly, when I release it it's lost its natural curliness (until the next washing). I'd like to be able to tie it back loosely to avoid that syndrome, and I'm guessing it will take a few more inches of length, probably a bit beyond shoulder length before I can do it.
ANyway, best wishes to all of you here; again thanks for the community you provide.
Don
Hello! This is recent picture of me, took one year after last hair cut. I used the iron to straighten the hair, otherwise it is a real mess.
hey guys, I am redtail, at least here for obvious reasons. I figured I would say hello since I have read a lot of stuff here to keep growing when i was taking a lot of flack for my hair. I have wanted long hair for a long time and finally got it at last! thanks
Hey there. I haven't posted here in a while, but I dyed my hair today and thought it looked pretty good, so I thought I would share it with all of you. Hope all of you are doing well.
-Brett
Hi all. It's been awhile since I've posted an update. I do visit the board often, but just haven't had time to post an update. I am just a few weeks away from reaching the 2.5 year mark. It's still wet from the washing and I will try to posts a few pics of it when it's dry as well as a pony tail shot. I'm continually encouraged by all of you on this board. I would love to reach the 3 year mark and beyond. For the most part, the response has been positive, but not without the typical judge mental comments and opinions. Don't really pay much heed to those.
Hope you are all doing well. Take care and have a great weekend.
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Happy Friday all! I've still been trying different styles during my awkward stage for work, and decided to rock the Al Pacino today...
Earlier this week I tried slicking back the middle only and leaving the sides clean and loose. Either way I'm still enjoying my hair, just trying to find the right look for the next 9-12 months until it gets longer!
I've been thinking that this whole process may seem less snail like if I set some interim goals instead of focusing on an end goal. Therefore, I think this will be my first! Hoping I can get here in 6-9 more months...I'm guessing this is 8" - 10" of length?
Hey there everyone! After two years of regret, I'm finally back at my old length (I cut my hair previously at the two year mark, big mistake). I have posted 4 photos of myself. All of these have been taken this past week.
I'm very happy with my progress thus far. I'm gonna grow it for another year or so and probably maintain that length.
Hello. It's been a while, but I'm back.
Just shy of 6 months ago I decided to let my hair grow back out, the way it was meant to be.
I also said I would post monthly pics to track my transformation....I did not do this.
However, I have been letting it grow and no blade has touched my head. No Haircut 2013 is moving ahead nicely!
Here is a pic just before I began...
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and here is me now...
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The journey continues!!
Having grown my hair a few times now I'm no longer surprised when I start getting comments about it. While almost everyone I know has been openly accepting and encouraging of me growing my hair I have in the last two days had a few negative comments. To me this just encourages me. I find it funny really and my response was to just ignore it, though I do so enjoy a witty response. Let the fun begin.
Hello guys,
Since I'm not exactly sure when I had my last haircut, I'm declaring June 1 my one year anniversary. It was sometime in June regardless and I was going for a longer look so it was just a trim.
I'm sitting on my front porch with a glass of wine on a gorgeous night. Thought I'd snap a shot to share! My hair makes me very happy! Thanks for all the support and encouragement. I've reached my target length of shoulder-length (mostly) and I plan to keep on growing!
Tony
Hi,
I'm not a rasta man but I like rasta hat; it's perfect for my very long and thick hair. I use it when I havn't enough time to go out with my hair in good conditions or if the wheather is windy for example. What do you think about it?
friendly
Hi everyone,
Just wanted to share my experience at the hospital emergency room last night. I was being pushed to the ultrasound room by a young female medical student. She asked me what kind of shampoo and conditioner I used. She was so impressed with my hair and kept complimenting me on it. Needless to say, she had beautiful mid-back length hair herself.
I told her I used the bargain store brand shampoo and conditioner. She was shocked. I explained to her how I only wash every 3-5 days and always use a comb on my hair.
When I asked her what her name was she told me. Then she asked me what my name was. So I told her. Then she told me she was going to call me "the guy with the pretty Jesus hair"! That just made my night at the emergency room much better. I had gone to the emergency room to get a Doppler scan of my calf to be sure there was no clotting. Everything is fine so onward and downward I go(with my hair that is!). Keep it growin' an' flowin' everybody!
Ted
Hi,
first I want to thank you for your messages, and show you the lenght of my hair better tan the first picture...as you see the end are a bit damaged; for these reason, last year as my hair was 36 inch long without strech, I had to cut about 10 or 15 inch! (no LOL!)
Tt's a pleasure for me to have found this hyperboard and share with friend who understand you!
Very friendly
Jordi
Hi ,
I'am Jordi longhaired since 2001 and I leave near Barcelona, my hair is very thick and curly, and longer in back side (chest area) but the ends are a little bit damaged!
Friendly
just had a trim about 2 weeks ago, they cut 2 inches off not much but it still looks short time ( well obviously it looks short i mean it won't look any longer if u cut some off lol ) but tell me what u guys think
I got my hair cut for the last time on May 6th.
This is how it looked as of May 10th.
How long will it take for the sides and back to be long enough to pull into a ponytail--to get to chin or shoulder length? How many months, how long?
It was 45 years ago tonight when this long haired boy heard the news that RFK had been shot. 45 years ago.
I often wonder what the future would have been had RFK, JFK, and MLK not been shot.
I haven't posted in a while, I frequently check up on here though. Hoping everyone is doing well.
I figured I'd share a picture I just took. I've somewhat lost track about how long I've been growing my hair, I've been getting the ends cut every now and then but I do intend on letting it grow as long as I can. Maybe stopping at waist or a bit longer than that. It feels like it's taking forever though. I've heard that biotin helps a little bit so I'm gonna give that a shot.
I feel like I say it every time I post but I really do intend on posting more often.
Hi Guys,
I was chatting to a friend about growing my hair out and he suggested I check this site out as it might help me to have a support group when the going gets tough. I think it's cool that such a place exists!
This is a recent photo of me. I got a haircut the first week of May. Ideally I'd like to grow it out to just above my shoulders.
I've added a pic of what I hope to achieve.
Cheers,
Simon
My best friend is the most non judgmental person I know, however she made a statement today that not only shocked me but made me a little unsure of our friendship. She claimed the reason my relationships fail are because men with long hair have major mental issues and can't be trusted. While it is true the men I have dated lately have certainly not been worth my time I don't believe it has anything to do with hair length. How can someone who has always been so open to other peoples choices and beliefs make such a narrow minded statement?
Hi Everybody,
I just wanted to say how much I am loving the new posts with current photos by Caesar and William. Both of you have lovely hair and have inspired me to keep growing! A while back I posted about wanting to see some current hair pics of people in the user's directory.
Caesar, you were the first member I wanted to see current hair pic of. I really appreciate the update and you and your hair are looking fantastic! Number 2 on my list was Michael S. in California. This is mainly because his hair looks like it might be similar to mine. William I also had you on my list. Your hair color is awesome! And you and your hair are looking just great!
So, thanks a bunch guys! You have just made my whole week and I am smiling from ear to ear! I am so thankful for the MLHH and the mods for keeping it a fun and educational place to visit. And with that, onward and downward my fellow hair farmers!
Ted
Here is a photo of my hair from the Memorial Day Ceremony at
our local National Cemetary.
It's a ceremony that occurs annually at our National Cemetary to
honor those who died in past wars. We are there to honor those
from the civil war especially.
It is estimated 750,000 of our boys in blue died in the civil war.
Hopefully this photo will come out correctly.
This morning I got some bad news, a friend i've known for
30 years now died last night. He had been ill for a while
and had several health issues.
This just goes to prove that life on this planet is very short,
and very fragile. If you are saying to yourself you're going
to grow your hair long tomorrow, or do something else tomorrow,
do it today. You never know when lie on this mortal coil will
end be sure to live for today not tomorrow.
finally i'd point out that the ripe old age of 58 i've had alot
of friends, relatives, co-workers die over the years. And it
is a safe bet that masny more of them will die in the coming years.
As they say the only sure thing is death and taxes.
Hello everyone,
Had an old friend on the net tell me to get a haircut. I am interested in hearing your quick-witted remarks for these opponents of growing hair. Not that I'm really concerned with what these people think! Thanks for your input!
Ted
Today was the first really hot days of the year. It got up to 90 degrees and we should have about 4 days of 90 degrees weather making it the first heat wave of the year. This after a very cold
rainy memorial day weekend. The cold lasted the whole weekend but the rain stopped late Saturday/early Sunday morning.
I'm always amazed at guys who buzz their hair short in the hot weather. I've refused to to that, keeping my long hair long. And having long hair in the summer doesn't do anything to keep me warmer. So in alot of he hot summer weather i'll go around wearing cut off shorts, no shirt, and my long hair cascading down
my back. And even without tying the hair in a pony tail, braid,
pig tails, or bun i'm not really any hotter with it loose and
cascading down the back.
There are some days when it is very warm that i'll go and wet the
hair and leave it wet to keep cool. And keep wetting it as the day goes on. But there is one thing absolutely certain,
no matter how hot the summer is and how many scorching 90/100
degree days we have I will flatly refuse to cut my hair. it will
femain long until the day I die.
So to those who ask if i'm going to cut my hair for the summer
the answer is absolutely not. For the eniter summer it will
remain long, and will remain the natural color. (Black with lots
of grey sprinkled in, and by the time i die it will probbably be
all grey/all white/all silver. But it will remain long. No matter how many long hot summers I live through. it has stayed long for 49 years and i'm not about to change that now.
Don't know if anyone has seen or heard of this guy before. His name is Edward Bess, and he is a makeup artist. He has extremely gorgeous long hair. Just Google his name for some photos. Very inspirational.
I found out I didn't have to wait 6 weeks before I got another ear piercing, just 6 weeks before I change earrings. so, I did it, I am double pierced! I just couldn't wait any longer. attached are two pictures, one with the double piercing, one with the double piercing and the clip on earrings. no more, I don't want any smaller earrings during the waiting period. I hope the pictures are clear enough.
Hi all mlhh!
Just wanna post some late May update of my hair. as usual, i'm having a serious annoying period of "awkward length" because i can't get all my hair to be tied into a ponytail yet. and i'm also can't even get my bangs to be tucked behind my ears properly because when i made that, the bangs will drop eventually. so all my hair now are left loose annoyingly ( i don't want to use headbands at home as my parents will probably nag about getting my hair cut. *sigh*
On a similar story, i went playing badminton the other day and this left me in dilemma because how am i gonna deal with my hair when playing? so i went on just playing without using any hair accessories (i don't want using hairclips or bobby pins because those will look weird on guys, and i won't wear a cap because it's an indoor game) and let my hair loose and i felt a bit terrible because my bangs will get into my eyes most of the time so i can't really focus on the game (that's why all men badminton players has short hair). the same thing happens when i played soccer and street soccer but for those game, i can just use a rubber headbands to keep my hair away. can i get you guys' opinion on how i can deal with my hair especially involving indoor games like table tennis and badminton?
thanks :D
p/s : sorry if the pictures are way too many that make the composition way too congested. ahaha
Just a front pony tail to tide you all over until my 4 year update, it's finally starting to feel long, happy growing everyone!
4 year update... Coming November 2013..
not a length update, just recent pictures from last night.
Mentions that he's long-haired in article. Thought it might be of interest to some in this forum since it shows a long-hair in a positive light.
I'm still lurking, even if I haven't posted. But seeing a lot of new posters and some great hair from the old-timers. This forum is as strong as ever.
Hi Board,
I was planning on visiting Tunisia for a break next month; can anyone tell me if they have visited Tunisia whilst they had long hair?
I want to check that I will not be 'violating' laws over there.
Thanks for reading my message
So ok, the other day I caved. I got a haircut. My girlfriend doesn't like long hair and was saying I looked "homeless" etc so just to appease her I got it cut 4 days ago. But I want to grow it. Here's how it looks now.
A question for you guys:
Going by the length of it now, how long will it take to reach shoulder length?
I've been wearing both the pierced stud and the clip on earrings. this is a picture of me with a pony tail and the earrings.
Hey guys!
I wanted to share with you all this DIY (Do It Yourself) treatment for dry hair that works perfectly.
I read several times online that mayonnaise is good for hair because of its ingredients. Mayonnaise contains eggs, vinegar or lemon juice, and oil. All three of these ingredients are good for moisturizing hair and the combination will give you shiny locks.
This also works for people with very dry/frizzy hair (thats why I tried it).
Basically what you do is :
1- Damp your hair with likewarm water (hair should not be wet, it should be damp before you apply mayo)
2- Apply mayonnaise onto your hair, including scalp, ends, etc.
3- Put on a shower cap and leave it on for 1 hour (You can even leave it on overnight if you want. The longer you leave it on, the more it will condition)
4- Wash out with cold water. At this point you can wash out with shampoo and then conditioner. Or like I did, just wash it out with cold water, just water.
The reason why I prefer washing it out with water only, is because I tend not to use shampoo and prefer to retain the oils from the mayonnaise. Dont worry! If you dont wash out with shampoo your hair will not smell like a salad, I swear.
I did this last night , had mayo on my hair for 1 hour, then washed it out with cold water and my hair the results were amazing. Your hair will be soft, shinny, not frizzy, straighter and works even better than applying hair masks .
It is suggested to do this at least once a week, depending on how damaged your hair is.
You can find a lot of information online about using mayonnaise on your hair.
Give it a try guys. You'll love this.
Hey there guys, I'm a few weeks away from my official two year update, but I'll post a pic here anyway just because it came out well.
Spoiler: I'm the tall dude with the long hair :P
Hey All,
Here's my two month progress pic. It's starting to get long on top and bushy on the sides. I wasn't tempted to cut it this month because I'm keeping my long hair goal in mind, plus it hasn't been too unruly.
..and let the awkward stage begin.
Sorry for the quality of my picture in my last post, Please check this one,
Hit 7 months this week, and all the other pictures posted inspired me to start keeping better track. I've only take a few pictures the last month or so, but I did manage to find one of about 1 month after my last cut. Hopefully you can pardon my horrible photo editing skills, but here we go!
It's only been 5 months since I started growing my hair back out but it's coming along nicely. I really have missed my hair and I'm enjoying it more and more every day. This was taken shortly after a shower. Normally my hair looks better the next day but I didn't want to wait.
Came across a new longhaired male model from Brazil named Val Zilske (Google his name for photos, etc.). It's interesting to note that so many designers use longhaired models to advertise their clothing lines. I suspect that more and more the advertisers realize that guys with long hair are sexier and more appealing than short haired models. What other explanation could there be.
Ok, not very much to tell, besides the fact that on the 27th, it will be 6 whole months since a pair of scissors or clippers have touched my head, and I feel it's a little milestone that needs to be celebrated! :)
Hair definitely looks different every single day, depending on what products did I use, how much gel is still in it, what sort of cap I used to restrain it with and so on.
In these pictures here, I have styled it a bit yesterday, and now it pretty much shows all my natural curl and waves, though not all the volume, since it's strategically pressed down to prevent the oh-so-flattering mop/jewfro look!
PS- trying something new here, as rowie and jason usually do, and trying to link to a few pics I have uploaded onto tinypic.com. If I screw it up, I'm sorry! ;)
Hey everybody,
Just wanted to post a few pics of my hair. A little early for an update though. Thanks for your inspiration!
Ted
Hi,
I am a long time reader, first time poster to this site. I have been growing my hair for 6 months, and intend to post pictures after about a year or so. I have tried to grow out my hair a few times, but have always cut it after 9-10 months. The thing is, for about the last 6 years or so, I have suffered really badly with Seborrhoeic dermatitis....the flakes, the itchy scalp, the whole nine yards. I have controlled it the best I can, and am now at the point where I am not prepared to keep cutting my hair just because of this annoying and uncomfortable ailment, so I guess my question is this - have any other Longhairs on this page suffered with dandruff / itchy scalp? And if so, what did you find to be the best way to manage it?
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
PS. Thank you to everyone who posts on this page, it really is encouraging to see other guys who are not prepared to be constrained by what society considers acceptable.
Thanks,
John
I got an upgraded phone, so I was finally able to send the old photos of me with short hair to the computer. Here is one of them (taken in January 2010, I think) juxtaposed with a photo taken today.
Here is the back. One of these days I hope to have much more length to show you all:)
Ted
I went to a college reunion last weekend. It was great to catch up with people I hadn't seen in 20 years - and I had the longest hair there. One of the girls wanted to know what she'd look like with long hair and asked if she could "borrow" mine for a photo.
... my 'pet' wild, but tame, male Roo ... he's not a longhair = but he's hairy - so its mildly hair related ... hehehe :))
With the tornadoes in the Oklahoma area is OKCDude, his family and the other posters in the Oklahoma area OK?
I sure hope so.
... did anyone see the Icelandic longhair at Eurovision recently - Oh those Scandinavians ... reinvigorated my verve ... CEM. :))
... just a quick hello & show you my 'pet' Roo ...
Hi all
It's been a while, I'm still growing the hair but am also concentrating on the beard. The beard is coming on well but i find that on the chin especially it tends to lay down flat back against the underside of the chin instead of going downwards. My question to all you long beards - is this normal until it gets longer and therefore should it start to grow downwards? I am aiming for an Aaron Kaufmann from Fast and Loud style!!
Hope everyone is dong well :)
Cheers Dave
i did it, got my ears pierced today. they are the small ones as a starter kit. if they are not too small to show, i'll post pictures later. they are the cubic zirconium, silver. the largest possible for a starter kit.
Update - 25 months: front view
just another pic of my hair tell me what you think, my ends tend to get a bit curly now thinking of maybe getting a 1/2 - 1inch trim
Hey Brother Long Hairs,
I have been saving my hair sheddings for some months. Does anyone know of any one who would use these pieces of hair for a wig or something else? If so, where can I send it?
Raymond
Update - 25 months: Rear View
Hello gents, wanted to say thanks for all the tips you gave me a couple weeks ago. I have successfully convinced my wife to switch and buy us sulfate free shampoo and conditioner and have been using it for a week now! Also I got some of that Garnier pure and clean styling paste, it seems to work for the majority for the workday before my hair finally breaks free of it's hold, so whomever suggested that thank you!
I guess next on the list is to find a leave in conditioner for the days I don't shampoo/condition my hair? I am shampooing/condition every 3rd day and the days in between just getting my hair wet while in the shower and doing a quick run through to get any obvious dirt out of it. I've also read of people using oils like coconut or jojoba oil on the off days instead of a leave in conditioner. Not sure which way to go at this point, any feedback from those who've tried it?
Finally, I was curious so I measure my hair and found that the sides above my ears are just over 6" long, however the top/front is only 5". This is especially odd because the last haircut style I had was a fade with 1/2" sides and 2" length on the top. That means my top hair has only grown 3" over the past 7 months yet the sides have grown around 5 & 1/2"! How does that make sense?
In the Spring of 96. not long after I had pirchsed my 1st pld Thunderbird. (Hince it's unrestored look) I took it on a "shakedown" cruise with members of my car club. Of course, such things a a blown tire can result with old iron. This shows I did indeed have longhair in the 90s as well. All neatly tied in a tail for the business at hand.
Guys,
Alert to longtime longhairs: This is an oh -so -newbie post!! My hair is just below shoulder length! I was walking into my son's school for a program today and had a really cool experience. The wind was blowing in the early evening sun and I noticed my shadow with longish hair blowing around. Its one of the many little pleasures of my hair getting longer! On the ride to the school, I had the windows down with some Coldplay on. I loved the feeling of the wind blowing in my hair. It was a wonderful longhair in the spring moment!!
Thanks for indulging this newbie 's experiences!!!
Tony
Had a great afternoon visiting with Ken - had lunch and checked out his rose garden!
Bill
Hey guys!
So my friend Sam and I, the Super Guitar Bros, played a concert of acoustic video game covers in Grand Rapids on May 4th.
We played with three other video game cover bands, Playing With Power, Arc Impulse and Bit Brigade all of which were freaking awesome!!
Anyway here's a video of our entire set. I figured this would be a good way to show how much my hair has grown. I'm the one on the right.
Enjoy!!
Have been wondering about something and, since I hear it discussed here on the board pretty often, I wanted to bring it up.
Have grown my hair for four years and the length better than I ever thought it would be. In front, it's about two inches below the bottom part of my chest; in back, it grazes my belt line.
By what I've said and by the picture here, how much longer do you think I can go? What would look good?
Any and all answers would be appreciated.
Steve
I've looked in the mirror, and I've noticed that there is a chunk of hair missing in the bottom, about an inch square.
The missing chunk will be permanent until I reach terminal length because of its position.
So, what to do?
Hello everybody,
I just wanted to get on here and wish all my longhaired brother men a fantastic weekend! I also would like to say "Happy Mother's Day" to everybody's Mom! May you all be able to spend some quality time with your Mothers and families.
Also, I just would like to say Thanks to the Moderators for keeping this board an enjoyable place to visit. And, finally a thank you to everyone who posts your inspirational updates. You guys are making my life on disability much more enjoyable and I can't thank you enough! Keep up the good work!
Sincerely, Ted
Hello!
Four years since i decided to let my hair grow out ;)
at the suggestion of ted, I recently started wearing earrings. clip on for now, will be getting ears pierced shortly. like them better than I thought so will keep them. since I usually wear my hair over my ears, they won't be too noticeable, but they do show though the hair a bit and at least I know they are there.
these pictures also show my hair length from the front when not over my ears.
left side picture as above
Hello, my longhaired brothers! I got lots of help and support from many of you through my journey. I'm not going to stop growing as I love my hair being long so much.
I love to wear my hair loose. Actually, I've never even tried wearing it restrained till now. I'm not going to change anything as I love the feeling of my hair (especially the way it flows in the wind! :))
BUT. I'm going to have some official events and meetings with people I know nothing about. It's pretty serious, and I wish to look neutral to their taste. So I think, I should somehow restrain my hair for those occasions. And, besides, I also wish to know of the different ways to protect my hair as it gets longer.
Many of you guys have so much experience in doing it, so I thought I might find help here.
I know that I can wear my hair in a ponytail (either high or low, although I prefer a low one), I can make a bun or a braid (many variants of them).
Currently I know how to make a ponytail, but that's all. I tried to find a howto on buns. But most of those howto-es are oriented for women, and their buns differ from those I sometimes see on men.
In this topic I'd like to get more practical information on nice ways to restrain and protect hair. Pics are much appreciated :)
I'd be really, really thankful for your replies!
Serge.
Here is my current progress and goal in a nifty diagram.
I was looking through some old photos the other day when I came across this one of two of my best friends and me near the beginning of our hair journey. All three of us grew our hair quite a bit longer than this pic but I think you will enjoy this. Hard to believe this was nearly 10 years ago. I'm on the far right... Provided my phone doesn't rotate the image anyways.
-CJ
As part of our civil war group I was visiting one of our local hight schools to present an award to a deserving member of the
high schools ROTC program. (This is an annual award that
is presented every year to a deserving ROTC and Junior ROTC
member.)
I had my hair in a pony tail and got absoluteley no complaints about it. i was the only guy with long hair, and my hair
was longer than every woman in the place. (Many of the cadets
are women)
The last time i was in a high school was 40 years ago. And like now my hair was long then. But back then AI got lots of complaints. Not one complaint this time.
anyone have msn as their home page. check out the news feed about the high school student in TX ranting about his teacher. his hair is amazing and the length I am aiming for. unfortunately, i'm not that technologically advanced to know how to forward it to this board. his name is jeff bliss.
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HAI GUYS
This is a vivek. Long time since i had posted anything. Thought woould post an update. Nice to see you guys and some new ones too. I am a regular visitor to the site. My wife always feels more proud of my hair. so we thought we could make a photo update.
My wife has done straight braid, twin braids and french braids on me. My hair length is one metre or 33 inches to be very precise- calculated from the crown.
Most of the females i met either in profession or in person have appreciated my hair and also mistook me to be a girl / women. My wife pushes me to he happy on that.
Will post photos more regularly.
Your comments please
Yesterday I was walking along Southampton high street with my g/f when we hear a Big Issue* seller call out "Big Issue, girls?" Well yeah, it IS a big issue actually. I am NOT a girl! :)
(* Big Issue is a magazine sold by unemployed to raise money.)
Here's a pic of me taken today - on top of Portchester Castle pointing to the factory far below where I have to be back at work at 6am tomorrow morning. Aghhhhh!!!!
Kinda windy up there but I'm still loving my hair - even though it blows around and even if I get mistaken for a girl!
Sorry not to post much on MLHH these days but my new job is killing me (!) and my w/ends have been hectic (3 nights in a row clubbing till dawn this last one!).
Damon
Hi everyone,
It's just me again with some more spam! My wife actually said my hair looked good today. She wanted to take a picture of it. I usually have to talk her into taking pictures! So here goes nothing.:)
Hey guys, it's been almost 4 years since I started growing my hair out and I'm very glad my best friend convinced me to do so. Today I made a video of my progress that I would like to share with you guys. I hope you enjoy!
Hi all,
I've been looking for somewhere that has friendly folks and is good source of information, hopefully this is the place! I've decided to try and grow my hair out, and have been going strong since the middle of October. I've always wanted to have long hair as long as I can remember... I did try for almost a year when I was just out of high school, but my wife hated it I eventually cut it to avoid the martial stress it was causing on our new marriage. 10 years later she isn't keen on the idea but so far has been understanding.
I think I may be in the "awkward" stage now because it's getting harder and harder to keep my hair "professional" for work. Any recommendations? I work with many businesses as a consultant and while I am not required to meet any sort of specific dress code, I have to be "professional" and "neatly groomed". I've read using hair styling products is bad, but my hair is extremely thick and if I don't use anything in it it just "poofs" out and looks all crazy! Any thoughts?
I included a pic of my the day after my last haircut in October...I'll see if I can get a more current one too.
Hi everybody!
Took a few pictures here while enjoying finally seeing some sun here in the north a well, and thought of posting one to show my current progress, at around 5.5 months of growth... around a month or so for the beard :)
As for the hair, been experimenting a bit lately, and keep switching between slicking all back with tons of extra strong hold gel (this being on the 2nd day, looking much less "stiff"), or parting it on the left side, and leaving it all natural, bringing a more fluffy and wavy look.
Beard I am totally in love with, and will keep growing for a good while. It itches sometimes, food gets stuck in it, and so on and so on, but I LOVE IT! ;)
At what age did you guys first begin growing your hair out, and how long did you grow it out that first time around?
I'm 22 turning 23, and this is my first SERIOUS go around. I've made half hearted attempts before only to cut it off out of impatience. I had long hair as a toddler and little child but I don't think that counts.
so 44 months is it?
Just decided to show how my hair looks after brushing it (censored my face because it looked bad in the pic, lol).
Everybody have a great hair journey!
A question as a first time grower....
Do you have your neck hair shaved at all whilst growing or do you jut let it grow first?
Also, how often should one go for trims once the hair is long? My hair is far from long and I plan to grow it for a year...Could I do that uninterrupted without trims?
1) Did any of you guys here rock a mullet back in the 80s and 90s?
2) How exactly do you define a mullet? I ask because I believe my father wore a style which most would consider a mullet, but I consider it between truly long hair and a mullet: He wore the back and sides long. The length in the sides started just behind the ear. It was not long simply in the back. At times, the bangs in front would be as long as his eyes--and therefore I don't consider that truly a mullet.
Hello everybody,
Had to take my face out of the stamp album for a minute and wish all of you a great and long weekend. May your manes flow in the wind and make super growth progress. Here are a few stamps I am working on.
Top left: East Africa and Uganda Protectorates 1903
Top Right Mauritius 1859
Second row: Nepal 1800s
Bottom row: Nepal Early 1900s
Hope you enjoyed this little show and tell. My stamps are my passion [besides my wife and my hair:)].
Ted
Mr. Hair asked below for one year photos. Seeing that I’m currently into “hair mode”, I thought I’d compile a quick synopsis of my journey with 15 photos from the start in January 2004 until April 2013. These are all on my blog with more details behind them but this is an easy way to see the progression at a glance. I know I got great encouragement from guys that went before me and posted their steady progress.
There was a guy “Gollan” way back who had a fantastic site which really inspired me. Thanks to all who post their journeys!
Mr. Hair wondered about hair history...the quick version is I grew it to annoy my mom as a teenager, then figured out I liked long hair...my last major haircut was in the late 80s, but it was long before and after that. I am right around terminal length with the tips at calf length.
Not an update because the measured length is less than a half inch longer than the last pic.
Hey guys,
I've recently decided to start growing my hair out. Hair has always been a battle for me, so I thought I'd try some length! My last haircut was December 2012 and I decided in February that I wanted some long locks. It's about 2.5 inches right now, I've been using Hair Skin & Nails vitamins and some Omega-3 every day to optimize my growth. I know time is the only thing I really need, but do you guys have any tips on speeding up my hair growth? Also, I think I'm starting to enter the awkward stage and I have no idea what to do until I've got something to work with. Any suggestions would be awesome.
Thanks in Advance,
Timboe
Hey Guys,
It's been a while since I posted an update here, so I thought I'd share a pic and a story! I think it'll be a year since my last haircut the first week of June (not absolutely sure). I ran into a friend I hadn't seen since the holidays at the Y the other day. She said, "You look like you with that hair"!!!! Funny, I feel like ME with this hair! Thanks for all the support. This board is a big part of my journey!
Happy Derby (Here in Louisville, the Kentucky Derby is a holiday)!!
Tony
Hey guys,
Its Kentucky Derby time here. That's along the lines of MardiGras in New Orleans. We are going to a derby party with friends and I was thinking of debuting a ponytail for it. My hair fits pretty well and I think it'll be a good look for a spring party.
I'm finding that I'm nervous about it for some reason. Not sure why. Oh well. Ill update on whether I actually do it or not.
By the way...I think I'm going with Normandy Invasion this year.
Tony
So I did a hald rope braid, hope it turned out ok (don;t mind the frizz, that's just my hair naturally after brushing it).
~Yoni
Forgive me for spamming the board with more pictures. It's just that I did a comparison of how my halfup braid looks now compared to the horrendous photo shown in my thread below from last year. I'm quite pleased with how the hemline looks even with some of the hair up in a braid.
LOL, I'm a bit under the weather with allergies and can't do my normal activities so I've refocused on my hair as an outlet. That aside, it's been a while since I've been excited about it. There are no guarantees with hair as fine as mine that I'll actually be able to grow it longer and still have the ends look good but I feel like at least there's a possibility and that makes it interesting.
I'm not one to do things in half measures and I was genuinely disappointed when I wasn't able to reach my initial growing goals. I'm going to give it one more shot and see where I get.
I'll do my best to not inflict too many photos on the community!
Have no posted in a long while....
I know i need a trim pretty bad but i cant work up the courage haha
length from the back
Hi everyone, just though I'd pop in and give you all a look at my hair as it is this month, after 42 months with no cuts! :D I have a shot from behind as I have traditionally done, but I still need to fetch it off my camera, which I will do as soon as possible, for now, I hope this one from the front is okay :)
Seems like just yesterday I started growing it long, how times flies ey :)
Kind Regards, James
I was wondering if the other guys here could post their one year pix--Pix from the time you guys started growing your hair long from short hair, to a year afterward, just to get an idea of length after a year.
Hello, guys!
Well, sometimes it look not so scary.. ha-ha!
I'm 33 now but this was taken when I was 20 or maybe 21 years old. You can't tell in this pic but my hair was in an extreme undercut (buzz cut short back and sides with the top grown long). I am currently regrowing to this length but do not plan on doing the undercut this time. Shooting for all one length this time.
Back through the years, there's always been some actor/sports figure/celebrity which has sparked my interest in growing long hair again. The most memorable for me was Josh Holloway's portrayal of Sawyer in LOST back in the day, but as I have come to accept after a while, one must match ones expectation with what nature has given us, and thus, thin, fine and straight hair as an inspiration simply wasn't possible for me.
The first example of hair I think looked outstanding and would actually be possible for my type of hair, was Tom Cruise in the Last Samurai. Thick, wavy and brown, it surely looked a lot like my hair with some help from some styling products. Shoulder length, it looks really great, and was my first goal when I first started to regrow my hair.
Here's a picture, and the continuation in post #2.
Okay, let's go through this again. Do you all think my hair will ever look sleek and neat? I just am not happy with the general choppiness of my hair. Please see photo and feel free to advise:) Also at what length do you think the choppiness will go away.
Ted
Hello, everyone!
This is the first time in my life I am going for a long hair. To be honest with you - this is what I always wanted to have, but due to my work, and I am work with people, I had a kind of inner limits, which I could not overcome for some time. Now I think differently and decided to go for what I want, not other people expect me to look like. So, it is about ten months I did not trim my hair. My hair is quite thick and wavy, so I use a lot of products to "calm" my hair down. My wife advises me to go for a trimming, but I strongly believe that I have to grow hair first. Right? Greetings!
Just took this shot and wanted to post it. Shows what my real color and length is and it really encourages me that my hair has come as far as it has.
Steve
Guess it would help if I included the picture.
Today is Beltaine, the day of fertility! I'm gonna go out and plant some okra today, what are you gonna do?
I've heard that johoba oil is good for the hair. I got some at Trader Joes and have been working 3-4 drops through my hair at night. It seems on the mornings after that even after washing my hair is less frizzy and generally lays better. Do any of you know if this is recommended?
updated length pictures. last trim was in 11/12.
Responding to Jason´s post here a few mins ago, and mentioning his cute blonde and curly kiddo, made me think of some old pictures my mother sent me a few years back, from back when I was 2 years old... and lo and behond, this dark haired guy learned that back then, he too, had blonde, curly locks! :D
I think it´s really funny how the pigment in our hair changes with age, and how it´s even more obvious where I live now- here in Scandinavia, as most kids at kindergarten age have very bright blonde hair, some almost to the degree of white, and when they hit pubery it slowly start turning into ash light brown and even darker later in life.
Here is a pic of yours truly at age 2, taken back in Romania in 1985.
Then, I will post a picture of me from about 2 years ago, taken in Oslo, when I was sporting my asimmetry hairstyle and had it up in a little tail. Definitely not blonde anymore! Hehe :D
Hey guys !
Here are some updated photos of my hair right now. I took them a few minutes ago.
This is actually the first time that I get to see my hair from the back haha . I never knew how it looked from the back.
So let me know what you think about it. Am I still on the awkward stage? I never knew when the awkward stay finishes but I am definitely starting to grow my hair more comfortably :)
The ends get pretty wavy but thats ok to me, I actually like them .
Side 1 :
Side 2:
Back 1:
Back 2:
pony tail
This is a song and video by a local artist in the little town that I'm moving to in a few months. All the people in the video are locals and I would say at least half the guys have long hair and one guy in particular has amazing looking straight hair. This town is in way west Texas on the border, 80 miles from the nearest barber. This may not be your type of music but I thought you might enjoy all the long hairs, a concentration this dense in Texas seems extremely rare.
One of the beauties of this place is that, with it's very rural and tiny population they just let you be yourself and nobody ever says a word. Most of the longhairs start showing up after about half the video. Also there are some killer beards too. Enjoy
Check this Boy. It is really cool
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hulpy/8687113590/in/photostream
After losing my job last year I started a new job a few weeks ago. It's only a factory job (in a mouldshop making wing mirrors) but it keeps me off the street! It's a very large factory and almost all the guys have short hair - but there are a few of us longhairs about. One dude keeps his in a long ponytail. I wear mine loose and no one has complained. The bosses are clearly cool with long hair. In fact, the dude I replaced (he moved to the night shift) has long hair and rumour has it that that was why I was chosen coz I seemed the perfect replacement! :)
My hair has now recovered much of its length and volume from my horrible trim and layering last November. It now reaches to my collarbones again and is not too far short of where it was. I'm much happier with it! I'll post a pic when I get the chance.
Factory work can be pretty boring at times but at least I get a lot of pleasure out of feeling my hair flowing over my shoulders and flopping over my eyes when bending forward. Yeah, I know I'm weird but small things amuse small minds! :)
Got a comment just now from a teenage couple walking past me. I overheard them discussing whether he should grow his hair long to be in fashion. The dude was in favour and I heard him say to her as he nodded in my direction: "Hey, he's clearly loving his hair!" She smiled and agreed, "Yeah, his looks cool!"
Yay! Converts! :D
Damon
Guys, we all love our long hair, but please do not follow this guys example.......what a stupid way to die !!
Hey guys! I wanted to share with you this treatment that I've been doing for a few months now.
This will work for people with dry, frizzy hair. As long as your hair keeps being dry, the frizz will continue. So it is important to give it a lot of moisture to avoid frizz.
So this is what I've been doing for the last months to keep the frizz and dryness under control : OLIVE OIL (make sure its EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL)
Olive oil contains fatty acids that nourish the hair, helping to coat the hair shaft and protect the hair from daily wear and tear. Dry hair can be brittle, weak and prone to breakage and split ends. Regular hot oil treatments can keep your hair manageable and better able to handle the wear and tear of daily life, including environmental exposure, chemical treatments and hair styling.
Steps to follow:
1- Warm two to three tablespoons of oil in the microwave until itÂ’s lukewarm (NOT HOT, otherwise you will burn)- Heat is an important part of the process because it helps the oil to better penetrate into the hair shaft to repair damage.
2- Apply the oil on damp or dry hair using your fingertips working out from the roots to the ends.
3- Cover your hair with a shower cap or plastic bag (like the ones you get in supermarkets).
4- Leave it on AT LEAST for ONE HOUR - . You can actually leave it overnight too. The more you leave it on, the more it will condition. This will depend on how damage your hair is.
5- Rinse the oil of your hair and shampoo , then apply conditioner .
NOTE:
1- The first night I tried it, I left the oil for one hour. Then rinse the oil out with hot water ONLY and went to sleep. Next day I woke up and took a shower but again, didnt wash my hair... When my hair was dry it didnt feel greasy or anything, but again, this will depend on your hair type.
2- If you are from the ones who only do Co Washing, you can rinse out the oil by washing your hair with conditioner only. You may need to apply lots of conditioner to do this , but still will work.
3- You can follow this treatment ALSO if you only have split ends. Split ends is basically hair that is too dry and damaged. Olive oil will help that too.
4- If you dont have dry hair and your hair is naturally straight, not-frizzy at all , then I suggest to try other oils, otherwise your hair will feel way too greasy. This is a heavy conditioning treatment for people with VERY DRY and FRIZZY hair.
Honestly, I have tried several things to battle against frizzy hair. Spent a lot of money on products, and so far this worked so good for me. Its super cheap and natural.
Give it a try guys!
So I feel a bit silly posting only after 9 months but I'm pretty pleased with how it's looking so far. I had the back shortened a couple of months but other than that I've just let it do it's thing. I like that it's starting to get a little bit wavy and looking forward to seeing how it looks another 9 months later :-)
I haven't had a single trim in 6 months!
My goal is to make it 12 months total before beginning S&D'ing.
Currently I CO wash 6 of 7 days a week.
I take one day to give my hair a break from moisture.
No heat or styling products.
Wide tooth comb 2 times a day.
I switch between cones, and no cones, my hair loves both.
And I shampoo with organic shampoo 2-4 times a month, depends.
I also take a daily multivitamin and drink lots of water.
I have included an image of how much my bangs have grown in the last 6 months. I don't plan to start taking photos of the back until it reaches shoulder length, so hopefully by December.
Currently the back is duck-tailing on my collar, and very awkward, this is the hardest part I assume. I will be at what I consider long hair once I can gather it all up in a pony, maybe by Dec. At least for me. At that point I hope to put it back in the morning and forget about it until I reach a longer goal. Ultimately I would like classic length hair. :)
Currently my bangs are long enough to put in my mouth, first time in my life! Strange and exciting when you are able to do something random like that for the first time ever lol!
Happy growing guys!
Some may remember my big 7.5 inch cut last June. I was sick of lousy ends and wanted that blunt hemline. This was the result:
I made it my goal to get regular trims and to stay in a holding pattern for a while. I guess having a young child in the house along with many other activities can make one lose sight of such matters. I did get a couple of trims but I had to check on my blog to see that the last one was back in November. So, my hair has been pretty much ignored except for one notable difference: I've been using Ojon oil regularly after showering. I like it even better than coconut oil. The last few days I've refocused on my hair a bit and noticed that the ends seem better than they were last year, definitely not silky smooth and blunt like in the photo above but not terrible and possibly still a ways from terminal length.
It's gotten me thinking again: can I establish new length with reasonable ends? I dunno. I guess I'm looking to maybe give it one more shot before settling into that regular trim plan. I know I'm vacillating but hey, that's part of the fun - to enjoy the various twists and turns on our hair journeys. Mine has been going on long enough that there are fewer of them now.
I took these photos this evening to document where I'm at. There's been lots of length added from last June. I wonder what another year would bring with minimal trimming and continuing with Ojon oil....?
Hi everyone,
I tried to take a picture of my hair just combed straight down on each side. I usually don't do this because it just gets in my face constantly. So I just comb it back on each side. Thanks for looking at my crazy pics!
Ted
I have used Ojon for years and have recommended it here a couple of times as Jason has recently. It's original form is more a semisolid form, more concentrated, and comes in a little "tub". It melts when you rub it between your hands. It can be purchased as Ojon Restorative Hair Treatment Oringinal, which has a rather pronounced burnt nutty smell, or as RHT Plus, which has the smell removed. It is an extract of an Amazonian Palm Nut. All these products can be ordered cheapest at QVC.com.You can put a lot in if your hair is really dry or damaged and then wash out, or , as I do, just put some in your damp hair and more on the ends as you need it. A little goes a long way so don't be afraid of the price. As for washing, I use WEN cleansing conditioners, no sulfates, no suds. The kindest to your hair. My hair is about the length of Jason's and a little wavier. Give these a try especially if you get tangles easily and tend to break hair getting them out.Good luck SJ
A strange thing happened yesterday when I was at the grocery store.
A woman said "I love your hair."
In all the 49 years i've had long hair i've never had that happen before.
On another note It's a beautiful day here, close to 70 degrees so
I can finally go without a shirt and enjoy having my hair
cascading down my back (it's now about 3/4 of the way down to waist length.)
I've been browsing around the net, looking for interesting stories, and I came across this thread:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=116691411
It asks why long hair is discriminated against. In a shocking twist, most of the posters on a body building forum were jerky jock types. Inconceivable, I know.
As I read through it, I felt like I should be getting angry. After all, these people were insulting me, insulting us all. But I just couldn't bring myself to get worked up. Mostly because the thread just crashed and burned within the second page. It's fairly amusing.
I know that many of you may hear these kinds of things in real life quite often, and perhaps just as often online. But I think you should take a look at this. It's been captured from what is, arguably, a major opposition's stronghold. It's really quite fascinating what lengths they'll go to in order to preserve their image of unquestionable masculinity.
Also, they know about us.
Hey there ! My name is Dave. I am 24 yrs old. I live in Buenos Aires, Argentina and I have been growing my hair out for 11 months now aprox.
This is how my hair looks now :
I know i have some split ends, but that´s okay ! My brother (who is a hairdresser) said that I should cut those split ends, but they dont really bother me at all and I learned other tricks to get them fixed without cutting them ( i will share that with you later haha)
Does anyone know aprox. how long it could take for my hair to achieve the shoulder lenght? I guess that is my goal right now.
David-
Hi everyone,
I couldn't wait until September for an update pic! So here we go. Here is the back:
Want to see a Brazilian(?) commercial about a longhaired guy?
Well then...
Time sure flies by! :D
Here is how my hair looks like now:
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/12211_159352457555675_1635050426_n.jpg
(granted, that's from last month, but couldn't find a better length shot more recently)
and tried a bun with a "hair pin" (pencil) as well :)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8259/8662312277_06dfc2ee2d_z.jpg
Happy growing everyone :D
~Yoni
Hello everyone, after a five year brush with short hair I've decided to grow my mane out again. I'm not exactly new to this board, though to be honest I have been absent most of the last five years. I still see many of the old faces on here which is great, and I'm excited for all the new faces as well. MLHH was a huge inspiration and support when I first grew out my hair and I already know it will be again this time.
I never really did the progress picture thing before, but now it is something I would like to do, if only for my own records and possible inspiration to others. I have very fine, straight hair on the top and sides, with wavy hair in the back. It makes for a really annoying awkward stage, but it really starts looking good once my bangs reach about chin length.
I had grown my hair almost to ponytail length a few years ago, but damage and a very conservative captain (I work on a towboat) forced me to cut again. Luckily things are a bit different now, all the wheelmen I work with now support long hair and even sported it themselves for most of their lives. One of my crew mates even has some very nice looking mid back dreads.
I'm looking forward to long hair again, but I'm trying to enjoy the process. That's why I'm so glad this board is around, it makes that journey so much more pleasant.
-CJ
Hey guys since being on vacation this week I decided to take in a factory tour at CF Martin Guitar Co. located in Nazareth,PA not all that far where I live.The tour was free,lasted around an hour,but was great because you were up close and personal around most of the production points in the plant.Of course I was wondering, this is a guitar factory so wouldn't there be long haired guys employed? Well it took til near the end of our tour until I finally spotted a couple which I will post here:)Some nice lady on our tour offered to take a pic of me with my iphone so I took her up on that.So here goes and enjoy:)First me in the factory....
Mârk
Good morning everyobdy!
As you know, I have decided to grow my hair long again back last winter, so my last haircut has been November 27th 2012. That would make my hair almost 5 months old now, and I can finally start to see some progress! :)
I am not completely sure if it´s the length and weight of my hair which makes it more managable, or perhaps the new Argan Oil enriching Hairmask I have started applying to my hair a couple times a week, but either way... I can definitely feel a change.
I can now part my hair on the side, and for the first time in a very long time just let it try with nothing more in it than some Argan Oil in it (oil form, in addiction to the hairmask after having dried my hair). The next morning, the hair is actually still laying mostly in it´s original place, only the curls behind the ears and on the back on the head going exactly where they want to (which means anywhere besides the "right" direction, hehe).
My hair is aobut 3 inches long now, which is a pretty allright growth rate for 5 months. Started with half an inch on top, and less than that on the sides and back of the head, so I´m happy with that :)
Do you remember when you first grew your hair out, when was the stage you begun feeling the change starting to happen? =)
another pic of my current hair, tell me what u think :DD
I always worry about going bald and the shape of my hairline...In this pic my hair was heavily gelled but...Is it my hairline suitable for growing my hair long, without looking silly?
The other day I was watching the news here in Buenos Aires, when I see the news of some bands in downtown that "steal" women hair.
What they do is, when they see a woman with pretty long hair , they attack her and cut the hair.
These attacks are carried on by two people (in general). One guy stands in front of the lady so that she can't keep on walking, while the other guy on the back fights to cut the hair.
These bands sell the hair they steal to hairdressers or people who later will use it for extensions. In Argentina, you can get 1,000 dollars for a good amount of straight natural long hair.
This also happens in many other parts of Latin America such as Brazil and Colombia. During this last time has been going on in Argentina as well.
I saw the testimony of a lady who happened to get her hair "stolen" twice and she decided to cut it off because she was affraid of getting injured in those attacks.
It seems like they don't do this with long haired guys, since all the reported attacks involved women. But who knows ??
This is CRAZY!
Does this also happen in the USA or anywhere else in the world? I read something in South Africa also, about guys stealing dreadlocks.
Hi my longhaired brethren,
May you all have a safe and productive week! May your manes flow in the wind(without tangling)! May you get super growth as you go about your daily routines! Thanks for your inspiration!
Ted
just a pic of me caught at a very.... "epic" moment lol, current length hair, growing - 3-4 years now :DD tell me what u think
This my general hair texture, in some older pix from last year and the year before:
Any further tips would be appreciated. I'd like to have long, flowing hair....
Hi guys
Every once in a while something comes along in my YT Long Hair Video comments that tickles me so much I end up on the floor with laughter. Thought I would just share this one with you as well as my comment. Hope you are all having a nice day and can get a good laugh out of this one to begin your week! :-)
Justin~
kamalcom56 7 hours ago
Dude, sorry to say this . Guys with very very long hair does look real ugly.U are no exception. I'm sure if u have a shorter hair u would definitely look much younger and sexier as well. This advice goes to all u guys with long hair. But then It's your own body. U can keep your hair any way u want. But for me, short hairstyle makes a man looks sexier even the uglier ones. Give it a try, guys.
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Musique3579
Please show us a video of yourself so that we can all know once and for all what it must be like to not look ugly. I see that you haven't made any videos yet. Why? Everyone here on YT would want to know how to "not look ugly." No excuses, if you don't have a camera, someone you know MUST have one. Borrow one, rent one, put a picture of your face in the Icon. Make the video today (only takes minutes) and tell and show us all of this remarkable information you have and prove it. Thanks! :-)
I'm so glad you guys are doing this! Nothing is hotter than a man with long hair, personally I think it makes you look manlier! No one my age has long hair because it's not fashion right now, and that sucks. I absolutely hate it when they skin their heads.
Another thing I've noticed is that men with long hair often have the personality I'm attracted to as well. I don't know what it is, but they seem smart and kind. And a bit "I couldn't care less about what other people think". It sounds weird, but I feel like I get a connection with them right away.
I actually still remember one episode a couple of years ago where I was waiting for the bus in the middle of the city. A guy with long, brown, shiny hair literally jumped out of an office beside me so that people turned around. There were a few steps down, so he landed with his hands on his knees with his knees bent and his head bent forward so that his hair almost touched the ground. Then he stood up while he threw his head back and his hair landed perfectly on his back. I just stared as he turned towards me and smiled a BEAUTIFUL smile. Then he walked away:( I was 15 or something, but I almost followed him hahahah...
I just love people like that!
But he's not the reason why I love long haired men, I have since I was 7 or something. I just wanted to tell you that many girls love the long hair (you probably already know), so just keep staying away from the scissors!
I'm growing my hair out for the first time.
Couple of questions---
1) My girlfriend measured my hair. It's currently an old fashioned long on top shorter in back style but she measured from the top of the head and six inches from there would be well below my shoulders. Do you think I could have it that length by a year, long enough to pull into a decent ponytail?
2) What advice do you give me on hair care as I grow it out? How often should I wash/shampoo it? What are some dos and don'ts? For example, is it fact or a myth that you shouldn't brush your hair when it's wet?
3) What are good things to tie your hair back with once it's long that won't damage it? I'd like to have it in a ponytail but worry about traction alopecia.
4) Can I keep the hair gelled and slicked back as it's growing or will that damage the hair and slow down growth? I use Brylcreem.
5) What shampoos/conditioners do you guys suggest? I use V05 currently.
My ideal long is just a little longer than shoulder length--nothing more.
Hey, all. My wife shot this pic of me from the back this afternoon. It just grazes my belt line these days. Don't know how much further I'll go with it.
Steve
Hey there guys, my roommate took a pic of me smoking hookah today, I noticed how great my hair looks here, it's at 22 months growth and it's unwashed for 4 days (which IMO makes it look best, as it naturally tames my curls)
Just a small update, my next will be at a full 2 years.
Cheers,
Isaac
In this photo, is the ponytail doubled up? How would one exactly do that? And does a doubled up ponytail make the tail appear shorter than what it actually is? The hair itself was a mullet, so only long on the sides behind the ears and back.
Hey all....saw a new product that 'claims' it can reduce hair breakage.I dont think i have really had a problem with that...would rather have something that would reduce shedding more.Be that as it may, the pitch they make on the product is that it will reduce breakage and therefore your hairs will get longer...well...dont we all want that?????I have been using Wen a sulfate free cleanser for a few years and only wash with water in between with good success. This product i am using now is called Monoi. It is used by the tahitians and samoans on their hair to grow to crazy lengths..look at Troy Polamalu's hair..maybe their hair is more genetic than from a product but figured i'd try it anyway.It is made by a cosmetic company called Carol's Daughter.
How long would the person's hair in these photos be, given the length of his ponytail?
Hey everyone!
Here's me today with short hair, starting anew. I'll post a new progress pic every month..thanks for your feedback!
Hi everyone. My whole life I've always wanted to have long hair, so about two years ago, I started my growing journey. Since I have extremely thick, curly, blond hair, getting through the first ten-months of growing it out, through the "awkward stage", was difficult because it initially grows up and out, and then after about 10-1/2 to 11 months, starts to grow down. About a year ago I started to become happy with the length that I was getting and I began to feel my hair as a truly unique aspect of myself; I felt as though it had now become a major part of my identity and I loved it. In October of last year I decided to dye my hair (shoulder length at this point) from its golden blonde natural color to dark brown--because I wanted a change. I maintained this darker color throughout the new year and most of the remaining winter. About 2-1/2 months ago I decided that I missed my natural color and attempted to "strip" the dye out of my hair. Unfortunately, this took two attempts and left me with a brassy, orange color. Rather than taking the next step and adding golden blond hair color back in, I wanted to stay away from the chemicals for a while, because at this point my hair was becoming extremely damaged. About a month ago I decided that I should thin the back out and I gave myself an "undercut" on my nape and half-way up the back of my head. It was undetectable when my hair was down but could be seen with a pony-tail---I honestly liked this look at first but I soon began to feel unnatural (with my partly shaven head of brassy orange hair) and untrue. That is when after two weeks of deliberation, I took myself to a salon and had the stylist cut it all off. I left the salon with about 2" on top of my head and a size 2 buzz on the sides. I instantly looked like a kid again. I'm 29 y/o and at the end of my junior year in college. I'm starting an interniship this summer and I feel that if I had kept my long locks going in to the internship, they would know from the get-go that they were hiring a "longhair". I now terribly miss the feeling of my hair touching my shoulders and everything that goes along with owning a head of long hair, and I want to grow it back out--starting fresh. I'm only worried that when I begin the internship I will look unprofessional because I'll be in the midst of the awkward stage again.
I've been reading this message board for about a year and have found it very inspirational and supportive. This time around I'm going to do it right, by not adding chemicals to my hair, or cutting any section shorter than another. It'll be interesting to see how I'm received at this internship in August with a head fullof unruly blond thickness, but it is something that I know feels right. I appreciate all of your guys's support and look forward to once again becoming a "wholer" me.
Here is a pic of me when my hair was the longest right before I gave it an undercut and then chopped it all of
I don't have any pics of me since it's been cut but I'll post when I do to show my progress.
Kris
Wanted to let you know that the people I interviewed with called me this morning and said that even though I stood out far and above the rest of the people who applied the same time I did, they chose to hire from the inside. Taking care of their own, I guess.
But, I'm encouraged. One, because they didn't have to call me AT ALL and tell me that. Most places wouldn't bother. And, two, at the interview and during this morning's phone call, they emphasized I was one of their top picks. With no mention of my hair.
I might not be seeing the whole picture clearly, but this situation tells me that I can go out and do it again. And, next time, I will get what I apply for and keep my hair, too.
Thanks for your interest,
Steve
Several of you will remember my going to a job interview on Monday afternoon at a retirement village. The position was working at the front desk. Wanted to tell you that it went real well. I spoke to the two guys who would be over me for probably about 30 minutes. Very friendly and cordial. They said that Monday was their first day of interviewing and volunteered to tell me that I was the first one to be talked to, because my online application stood far and above the other 20+ that they got for the position.
I felt totally comfortable and at home, my waist-length ponytail never even crossing my mind. Or theirs, apparently. It was never mentioned.
I understand it will be a few days before I hear anything definite. But, I was encouraged that they didn't make the hair an issue, because my ability to actually do the job was more important. I figured the attitude they showed would be an encouragement to you, too.
Will post something else, if I find out I get the job.
Steve
Well, it's been an awful long time since i've been on here, but I finally feel I'm at a point where I have enough spare time again and am well enough to start my contributions :) So here goes:
I'll start by saying a big hello to everyone on the board, there's quite a lot of new faces about, which is a great thing! :D I haven't been in a position to take regular update pics since midway through last year, so the most recent picture I have of my hair is from September 2012, which is below, at 35 months of growth :)
I have updated my site to include the most recent images, and should be able to do so from now on yet again! :)
As always, wishing everyone the best here on the Hyperboard, hope you have all been keeping well friends :)
Kind Regards, James
The mane is really flowing in the wind nowadays. Good day to all and keep growing
I just woke up from a nightmare about my mom shaving my head. You can guess how relieved I was to reach up and find my hair still there! Has anyone else had a similar dream?
I went to a friends wedding today and wore my hair down and loose
rather than in a pony tail.
I noticed too that even though there were a lot of women in the
church for the wedding my hair was longer than every single one
of them. None of the women had hair that even came close to being as long as mine. I got a real kick out of that..
There was one other guy with long hair but his hair was shorter than mine.
... keeps the hair outta my eyes ...
Just found out I have a job interview this-coming Monday for a position I applied for earlier this last week. It would be a receptionist position at a pretty "hoity-toity" retirement village here in town.
I plan on wearing nice slacks, shirt and tie, but I don't know what to do with my hair length. It's nearly down to my waist now. I am not cutting it.
Would you just put it in a neat pony tail and be done with it? That's what I'm leaning toward.
Steve
I mean, other than what's obvious to the naked eye. Jannette's post made me think about what we share here at the MLHH that makes us so willing to do what we want despite what the rest of the world thinks (about our hair or other things). The reason we have long hair despite all the pressure. We must have certain attributes in common while being different in other ways.
I'm going to make a request that might seem a little tedious to some. I don't know if this has ever been done here (not that I can recall since 2001). I've been doing a lot of personal discovery with this and I think it's great. I would love for you guys to take the following test (might take just over 10 minutes) and post your results. Besides being an interesting thing to see others' results, getting your own might help you discover really good things about yourself that can be used in your life. If you can get other people in your life to take it as well, it could also help you understand each other better and improve your relationships.
Check this crap out:
Hi everyone,
May you all have a wonderful, long weekend! May the wind be in your supercalifragilistically growing manes! Please take care of yourselves and your families, and also your hair! Keep it growing and flowing!
Regards, Ted
Hi mlhh! it's been awhile since i last logged in. hehe. just wanna post a few updates of my hair before and after a little trim because my mom keep on nagging that my back hair was a mess a a bit too long. so, the left is "BEFORE" and at the right is "AFTER" the trim.
... whilst I can & able ...
Good Saturday morning, everybody! :)
Here are my update pictures for the month of April!
At it´s current state, my hair is just about long enough to look like a messy, unkept mop, in the case of washing and not doing anything more to style it afterwards, and of course, short enough to still be far off "long" hair per say.
It also seems to me as if the hair or my frong grost a bit faster than the hair on the sides and back of my head, but that is probably becase I never really style the hair on the back of my head, thus enabling it to keep all it´s natural curl.
My routine right now is getting my hair completely wet before work, carefully towel drying it, slicking it back with hairgel, then splitting it in half and making some higher "waves" at the front to give it a more neat and upkept look. Even the day after, when the gel is all absorbed, it looks good enough for my taste.
Let me know what you think :)
Hi, just saw this over at "cute boys with cats .net" and thought you might be amused like I was. Wish my beard was this thick, MY cat might even like to play in this jungle growth. She only likes mine when it's still damp from washing and unbraided.
So, I have been growing my hair for about 20 months now and it has been tough at times, but very rewarding. I have been using shampoo and conditioner, usually washing my hair twice a week since its extremely thick. The hair itself is dry though and my scalp is kind of oily. Im wondering if quitting with all products and using water only to wash my hair would be benefitial or should I stick to my normal routine? Thanks, what a great, inspiring site!
I did not know there were any long haired males anymore, let alone a whole club of you!!! You guys at MLHHB rock. You have mine and my girlfriends admiration. I thought all guys were brainwashed by the media into shaving your heads.....ahahaha. Believe me, most girls prefer long hair on guys. The media lies and is biased to sell another image of what a male should look like. Write me if you like, I love you all. Keep growing it out. JANNETTE C.
Hi guys and gals,
I am allergic to pefumes, colognes, aftershaves etc so I don't wear them. Many shampoos and conditioners have chemical scents as well and I can't(don't)use them. I have found a nice fragrance free shampoo I (Their conditiner has strange chemical odors)use but have yet to find a suitable conditioner. Any ideas on truely scentless conditioners(Not only perfumes but weird chemical aromas as well)or natural substances I can use on my hair?
Thanks,
jonalbear
Hi there,
This will be my final post to the board.
I just to thank both new and old members of this great community and their support. A great place where you know you can get good advice on growing your hair out and maintaining it.
We have to thank Victor for starting this community all those years and the past and current moderation team.
As some of you know I have been doing internet radio for the last 18 months on www.infernalrockradio.com and that does take a significant amount of my time these days.
So all the best to the MLHH and it's certainly been a beacon of light to many growing their hair out and long may it remain going.
Cheers,
John.B
Thank you John for the years you've given
to mlhh. The contributions of time and effort
By you and others past and present have
made mlhh the great place it is. There comes
a time to move, to evolve, to grow as a person.
This is your time and I'm confident all here wish
you all the best and are deeply grateful for all
you've done.
Let's all give John a big round of applause and
wish him well.
Kevin C
Hey guys, first time poster here. Been lurking for a while here. I think I'm finally there, my hair's lenght is more than enough for my objective (shoulder lenght).
I'm kind of afraid though. My hair now looks messy and not so good. The hair itself is great, all hairdressers tell me so, but the waves it does and the vast volume of hair goes against a neat look.
In a few days I'll go get my haircut, going for a Kurt Cobain/ Eddard Stark (GoT) look... I'm uncertain about wheter it will look good or not. I'd feel bad if it looks... bad, it would mean I've wasted almost 2 years of growth...
So that's my story, sorry if I bored ya. Just a question, does anyone have any tips to tie up hair like in the pic I posted?
I know there are plenty of sights on the internet to find inspirational pictures for those interested or thinking of growing their hair long. Well, to help you along, I thought I'd post two excellent sites that should provide enough inspiration for even the most die-hard buzzed or shaved red-neck. I think if more guys were able to see what they could look like if they grew their hair long, many more would do so. Enjoy, and spread the word.
http://pinterest.com/shawnamelissa/long-locks/
http://www.modelmayhem.com/list/121674
So i'm growing my hair long for the first time and I am definitely in the awkward stage. My hair is thick and wavy/slightly curly so it looks pretty wild now that it's grown for a couple months.
To hide this and out of laziness I have been just throwing on a ball cap everyday when I wake up. I have a job where that is the norm, so except when I sleep I am wearing my ball cap. Is that bad for hair or anything like that? I know some guys who have long hair that wear hats a lot but I have heard before that hats will accelerate balding.
I haven't been on this board in forever it seems... at least 4 years - maybe 6? I don't know...
Anyway come next month I'll be 10 years without a haircut and taking "progress" pictures stopped 7 or 8 years ago but thought I'd drop by see how things are going anyway.
Hope y'all are having a rockin' spring!
Ronnie
I was playing around with my hair tonight and really liked the way it hangs in the back! Thought I'd post an update!
Down below you can see where I posted last week that I was unsure of whether or not to attempt to regrow my long hair. After GREAT responses from Validus and Vincent (sorry for not responding below. I can't get online everyday and when I finally saw your posts, there were so many other posts above it that I didn't think you'd even see my response anyway)...I have decided to let the locks grow!!!! :)
I have included a pic of my hair in it's FORMER glory (about 3 years ago). I'm about 2 weeks out from a #5 buzz cut at this point so I won't be providing any updates for a looooooong time LOL
I'm obviously not new to growing my hair long, but I feel my last go round with long hair was flawed from the get go. It wasn't until AFTER my hair grew out to shoulder length that I learned how delicate hair can be and how much it needs to be cared for(I abused the crap out of it with harsh gels and cheap shampoos as it grew).
My question: what is the best shampoo and conditioners to use and what is the best washing / care regimen to adhere to as it grows?
I get some of the basics: use products that are alcohol free, avoid high heat blow dryers and straightening irons (this damn thing is what led to my hair falling out last time so I have learned my lesson well), but I've always just used the cheapest shampoos and conditioners I could find. I didn't know any better then but I do now. I've also heard some folk's talking about coconut oil and other things being used to condition their hair. Should I use something like that and at approx. what length should I begin worrying about such a thing?
Any help you all can give would be MUCH appreciated. I'm not looking for any miracle drugs or products to make the growth faster (I know such a thing doesn't exist) but I'm shooting for the HEALTHIEST hair possible this time around.
Thanks everyone!
Hi everyone, some of you might remember me from a few months ago. As I stated on my first post I live in Greece and its pretty hard to sustain yourself in the current economy we are living in. I've had some people making me offers to buy my hair, I did that once before but I wanted to keep my hair long and to be honest don't want to sell my hair but desperate times sometimes call for desperate measures. What would you do if you were on my situation. Would selling my hair be the best option?
Every opinion is widely appreciated! =)
Hey! It's been almost 2 months since my last update, so I decided to make another one.
Here are some pics of mine hair (front- and back-view).
The hair-growth is going pretty well. I'm not going to stop yet as I haven't reached my aim. I'm still not able to pluck my hair into a ponytail :)
Yet, I made some discoveries for myself. First one is... My hair is slowly getting grey. A year or so ago I found some noticeable grey strands of hair. I thought it was some kind of a single spot on my head. But Recently I found more and more grey strands all over the head. And yeah, it's not grey only at the ends - it has grey color near at the roots. Huh. I'm not sure if it's ok, but... Grey hair of mine is pretty strong. It's not falling out. And it has different structure.
Secondly... I hope it's all right, and it's just seasonal (spring etc) - noticed that the hair fall increased. It's falling from different places, not from those that are common for baldness-problems.
And yet, I love being a long-haired a lot. It's so different every day! Sometimes it has more volume, sometimes less. Sometimes I have extreme curliness at the ends, sometimes it's as straight as everywhere. It's so cool!
Ok, here it is.
Thanks for your attention :)
Serge.
It's a long time since I posted here, so it's time for a new picture (which can be used as avatar as well). The picture was taken last summer.
This year I am celebrating 40 years since I grew my hair longer - and the beginning of years of disputes with my parents and the authorities on this subject. Fifteen years later I left all these problems behind when I fled from the communist-ruled Romania in March 1988.
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A Linux Longhair
was playing around sending pics last night and i liked a couple so thought i would share..any others have the 'Veronica Lake' look..i think she was the 50's star that had a signature hairstyle swept over one eye....dont know of many men that have copied it though...i think karsten used to post some pics like this too
Gordy
Hi guys! Been a few months since I posted an update but figured I'd get one out. Just took these here at my computer, having fun with the webcam making silly faces... but oh well. This is roughly 2 years worth of growth from basically a clean shaven head. The hair is really starting to come together now and I can't wait to see how it will look after 2 more years (and beyond).
There are only a handful of women on my team at work that have longer hair than me now... in a few months I'll be the longest out of everyone, lol.
I haven't trimmed it at all during the last year and a half, wondering if I'll ever need to...
Allright, so as you all know, about two weeks ago I decided to try growing a full beard out, for the first time in my life. Always have been sporing some short facial hair, but never a full on lumberjack beard.
At first my girl hated the idea. She wasn't crazy about me wanting long hair again either, so long hair AND beard? Not really something she was looking forward to.
Then... a week or two passed. 17 days to be precise.
Now? She can't take her hands off my face! She absolutely LOVES the beard, and wants me to keep growing it, as, apparently, it makes me look all manly and rugged... grrrr :D hehe.
I did experience some itchiness after about a week or so, but I am putting on Aloe Vera gel daily, and it really helps soothe the skin!
So far, I absolutely love it!
Fun fun fun! =)
was playing around sending pics last night and i liked a couple so thought i would share..any others have the 'Veronica Lake' look..i think she was the 50's star that had a signature hairstyle swept over one eye....dont know of many men that have copied it though...i think karsten used to post some pics like this too
Gordy
If you look at the leaders who ruled Russia and the Soviet Union after the February 1917 revolution you can notice that there is an alternation of full heads of hair and bald heads:
Russia, after the Feb. 1917 revolution until 1922:
1. Alexander Kerensky (Feb 1917 - Oct 1917) had a full head of hair
2. Vladimir Lenin (Oct 1917 - Jan 1924; prime minister of the Soviet Union after 1922) was bald
USSR, 1922 - 1991:
3. Joseph Stalin (1924 - 1953) had a full head of hair
4. Nikita Khrushchev (1953 - 1964) was bald as an egg
5. Leonid Brezhnev (1964 - 1982) had a full head of hair
6. Yuri Andropov (1982 - 1984) was bald as an egg
7. Konstantin Chernenko (1984 - 1985) had a full head of hair
8. Mikhail Gorbachev (1985 - 1991) is bald with a splotch on his forehead
Russia, after 1991:
9. Boris Yeltsin (1991 - 1999) had a full head of hair
10. Vladimir Putin (1999 - 2008) has thinning hair (almost bald)
11. Dmitry Medvedev (2008 - 2012) has a full head of hair
12. Vladimir Putin (2012 - present) has thinning hair
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A Linux Longhair
For those of you that aren't on my FB friends list,
I've decide to matriculate to Cornell University in upstate New York as a computer science major. My stats:
Race: Asian (heavily discriminated against already, not to mention that I'm a guy with long hair)
Grades: I took a total of 28 classes in my school, and 5 college classes, and got 6 Bs, giving me a GPA of 3.89 unweighted and somewhere around 4.6 weighted. I know, I'm a nerd. All of my lower marks are in the humanities.
SAT of 2370: perfect on math and reading, and one question wrong on the writing section.
8 APs, 7 of which I received scores of 5 and Statistics, which I got a 4.
Extracurriculars:
Math club 4 years, de facto head of math team
Robotics team 3 years (never really got anywhere; I quit mostly out of frustration
Work as a manager in a startup during senior year, and a gap job of being a web designer right before then but after quitting robotics.
I didn't really write any convincing essays.
I got rejected from UCLA, USC, the other ivies, and MIT, and got accepted into Carnegie Mellon for math, UC Berkeley for computer science, and the University of Illinois for computer engineering and chose Cornell for the academic balance.
I have short hair for now, but it'll get at least mid back before I get my degree =)
This goes to prove, at least for the younger members of the board or the parents, that just because you have long hair does not mean you are automatically destined to become a second class citizen. All it takes is a lot of mettle and an unwavering determination to succeed.
I'll post a picture of myself once my free t shirt comes in the mail -- in a few days.
Hi everybody,
I am posting these pics of my hair at the moment. I was kind of happy with my hair today so took some pics. This is my hair the day after spraying with Argan oil. This morning I washed and conditioned. This is what it looks like.
I am going to make this my last photo update until September of this year. That will be 6 months from now. I will still be posting and replying to posts. I think posting the pics every month is making me watch my hair too much. I also think this is what makes people lose patience when growing. So without further ado:
was playing around sending pics last night and i liked a couple so thought i would share..any others have the 'Veronica Lake' look..i think she was the 50's star that had a signature hairstyle swept over one eye....dont know of many men that have copied it though...i think karsten used to post some pics like this too
Gordy
It was 50 years ago today that the Beatles release 'Please Please Me'
It was those very same Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show that inspire me to grow my hair. That was in 1964 and my hair is still long today at the ripe old age of 58.
Hey ya´ll! :)
Me and my girlfriend were just sitting here and fooling around, and these are the restults! One or both pics will probably be rotated wrong, since some pics are taken on the iphone and some on the ipad, but bare with me here :)
As silly as the first picture is, and I would never leave home like this... but knowing and feeling I can actually put some small "ponytails" in my hair, sure feels awesome! This will only get more and more fun as the hair gets longer!
Hey guys....
Just stopping by with my 26 month update.... The last time I shared an update with ya'll was at the 22 month mark. Those last 4 months went by real fast!! hope ya'll had a nice start to the new year!! I'm going to share with you a photo from the back...... It was taken yesterday after I washed my hair. I'm starting to see some real progress and couldn't be happier.... although if you see in the photo there's a kink in my hair at the very top (about 1/3 of the way down). The reason it is there is because my hair seems to be much thicker and even a slight bit curly at the bottom..... I'm waiting on this kink to disappear before I start wearing my hair out..... I'm still tying it up in a pony. I know I just got to wait until the hair gets heavy enough at the bottom for the kink to fall out..... it can't take much longer can it?? I really want to start letting it out and showing it off heheh :P anyway thanks for reading... would be grateful for any comments or suggestions :))) Peace ~ DPMOONCHILD
I've lurked here for a bit and finally decided to post. Always had long hair since 13 and never want to change. In fact I try to get it longer and longer but manageability always reigns supreme and I keep it shoulder length. No styling product EVER touches my hair other than shampoo/cond. which is good because it is super thin strands. What I do works for me and I have alot of advice to offer as well as hope to get alot of advice from others.
Hey there guys, posting a quick pic I took on my webcam.
Front view of my hair. Note: my hair looks best when it's
a few days unwashed as it is in this pic.
Cheers, and happy growing!
Isaac
Hello Everyone,
I'm estimating I'm at about 9 months. I think my last haircut was in June of 2012. I'm loving my hair. Here's my latest update pic.
Tony
Happy Friday, everybody! =)
Here in Norway, we are heading towards the last workig day before we hit the long awaited easter vacation, which means 9 days off, and tons of time for one´s leisure and hobbies... how awesome is that? :)
I was recently feeling inspired by a colleague at work with a great beard, to actually do something I´ve never done before, and *try* to grow out a decent full beard myself. Now, this is in no way or form any sort of journey as my long hair journey, and I will probably only see how it looks and get back to shorter, trimmed facial hair after a few weeks or so, but for once, I feel like seeing what color / texture and how does it feel having a fully grown beard. Lumberjacks, here we come baby! :D
As for my hair, on the 27th it will reach it´s true 4 month anniversary, and I am rather pleased with the growth from the start, which was about an inch on top and half an inch on the sides and back. The curl is definitely starting to show on the sides and back, but it´s all good, since I know what to expect!
I will be leaving you here wit han updated picture from a few minutes ago, and wish you all a happy easter, whenever that may be in America, as well as the rest of the world... take good care of yourselves and the peopel you love! =)
Anybody know whatever happened to some of these old-time community members? Haven't heard from them in a LONG time...
Max L.
Kevin C.
Chris G.
Paul KMF
Jeffrey
CEEtheDinoman
Tristan
Simpa88 (Simon)
Any others? Just curious...
--Val
Just a quick update as we approach the end of yet another week of successful hair growing. I'm happy to report that even being in the throes of the much-maligned "awkward stage" is perfectly enjoyable.
Cheers,
--Val
I haven't been on here in forever and miss talking to my long haired brothers and sisters. Hope everyone has been doing good! Don't worry I am still long haired and here's a recent one of me. I am moving from the state of MS to MA in three weeks and have a lot on my plate, but the hair stays. :) I was battling some bad depression issues in 2012 when I lost my girlfriend of 3 years, but I am doing way better in life now as I have a move and starting the next chapter of my life. I have been growing my hair for 6 years now, but keep it at about little past mid back length as I am happy with this length.
Hey Everyone,
I havenÂ’t posted on the board in FOREVER. Some of you may remember me, some of you may not. IÂ’ve been a frequent lurker for YEARS, visiting the site almost daily for at least 7 or 8 years, but never really posting much (IÂ’m too shy at times I guess). For those who donÂ’t know or remember me: I had long hair for about 10 years before cutting it short in 2003 for a 4 year stint in the local Fire Department. I immediately started growing it long again at the beginning of 2007 when I left the FD but I was forced to cut it all off again in March 2011. Almost 2 years to the day now since I cut it. I had wavy / slightly curly hair down to my shoulder blades and my girlfriend at the time introduced me to her hair straightener. I loved the way my straightened hair looked so much that I became obsessed with that damn thing. I started using it on my hair daily. Sometimes multiple times per day if weather or exercise caused even the slightest curls or frizz. After about 6 or 7 months of using the straightener, my hair was ruined beyond repair and started falling out in clumps so I had no choice but to cut all my hair off. For 2 years now I have had super short / spikey hair and for the longest time I actually loved it. It was a rough adjustment at first but after a month or 2 of having it buzzed close, I came to love how low maintenance it was and I said IÂ’d NEVER grow my hair long ever againÂ….but suddenly a month or so ago, I began to feel differently. I look in the mirror and really like the way my spikey hair looks and I love being able to roll out of bed and hit the road without even bothering to look in the mirror (I work 12 hour shifts at work and spend as much free time as possible doing martial arts so this aspect I truly like about short hair)Â….yet I look at old pictures of me with long hair or I see long haired guys on TV and I suddenly start thinking about growing my hair long again. But then I start thinking up a million excuses why I canÂ’t / shouldnÂ’t grow it back out (ItÂ’s too high maintenance, takes too long each day to properly care for and my busy schedule wonÂ’t allow it, it will look awkward for months while growing, might not be seen as professional in my current management position at work, etc, etc etc). I just got my “every 2 weeks buzz” over the weekend and even tho my hair looks good, I just feel like I shouldnÂ’t have cut it. Yet, I couldnÂ’t bring myself to miss my regularly schedule buzz. ItÂ’s hard to explain. I guess thatÂ’s why IÂ’ve turned to you all. Like I said: I actually like my short hairÂ…but I have this REALLY weird, nagging feeling that something is wrong or missing every time I see old pictures of myself or other guys with long hair. Like IÂ’m not being true to myself by keeping my hair short, yet I canÂ’t seem to find the motivation to grow it. Probably because I know how long and arduous growing it from scratch is going to be. Maybe I just need a little guidance and experience from people like you all who understand me. I need some kind of sign that itÂ’s ok for me to start the long hair journey again if it makes sense. Thanks for taking the time to read all this LOL I know I ramble at times. ïŠ
Hi guys and gals,
I received two separate comments on my hair and beard yesterday.
The first was from a four or five year old boy who was leaving a store with his mother. He came up to me and said
"goodbye magic guy". I looked at him quizically and noticed his mother had a big smile. She said "He thinks your a wizzard!. I smiled and said goodbye little guy!-------the second encounter took place at a cafe I stopped at later. A young waiter with a stubble of a beard took my order and walked away. While I was waiting for my food to arrive I noticed him looking at me from the cashiers station. When he brought my food I said thanks and he paused for a moment and then said. "OK, I have to ask. How long did it take to grow your beard? My brother is 22 and I'm 24 and we both want to grow our beards out." I told him that I had been growing it our ever since I retired which was 16 months ago. I explained that I did have a short trimmed beard while I was working that was just a little longer than his stubble. He sail,"Wow, I thought you were going to say 5 or 6 years. That seems like a short time to grow it that long." I said everyone is different and explained that I had beeen growing my hair out for almost 20 years. He said,"Yeah,I want to do that too!" It's fun being inspirational.
peace, jonalbear
Hey all..always stay updated on how all are doing...good to see a lot of activity here lately..maybe it means more hair is growing out there?pics are from a few minutes ago...havent used any cleanser on it in 3 weeks..just water and some sprayed on leave in conditioner. Turn 52 on monday and thankfully dont see much recession of my hairline or much thinning of my hair...although shedding at times is more than i'd like....we need to find a remedy for that! Hope all is well with everyone and thanks in advance for all the kind words i get both here and privately.I dont always get time to sit down and stay updated but do appreciate all who participate in this community.
Hi everybody! :-)
After trying-out a shorter hairstyle, I am now letting all grow for a bit and am at the so-called "dreaded Poof-out" stage. No big deal for any of you established Longhairs for sure, but you would be AMAZED at all of the emails I have received since 2008 from guys so concerned and upset about their hair "poofing-out." Well look at this living Antique! I am not concerned at all. I mean really, what is hair suppose to do at first?
So, to any of you guys out there that have never had anything but a Buzz Cut before in your entire life and are growing your hair out for the first time, please don't be so alarmed. I assure you the world will not end because of this. Hair is suppose to "Poof Out" at first. This is 100% normal.
Photo taken today in a new Coffee Shop at Cannon Beach Or. across the street from where I once had lunch with one of the great moderators here, Walter in the Log Cabin Restaurant. That was truly a most wonderful and memorable day and I still had my very long hair back then.
For those that have expressed concerns over my health, I appreciate and thank you all. You are a great bunch of guys. After almost a year in the high 140lbs weight catagory I have finally reached a weight of 157lbs which is very good news.
Wishing you all a great day and please remember..........don't fret when your hair "Poofs Out." Take care all-
Justin~
Younger guys post progress pictures to show a change in length. Older guys post them to show a change in color!
Here's a photo taken last weekend. It's fair to say that I am now white-haired!
Bill
hi guys please to have found this place but im having trouble with growing my hair.
my beard grows at a rate of knots but hair on my head is a struggle.
anyone got any recommendations for remedies or medicines etc i could try.
keep it hairy (and long) :D
all the best, TxRob
Hey all..always stay updated on how all are doing...good to see a lot of activity here lately..maybe it means more hair is growing out there?pics are from a few minutes ago...havent used any cleanser on it in 3 weeks..just water and some sprayed on leave in conditioner. Turn 52 on monday and thankfully dont see much recession of my hairline or much thinning of my hair...although shedding at times is more than i'd like....we need to find a remedy for that! Hope all is well with everyone and thanks in advance for all the kind words i get both here and privately.I dont always get time to sit down and stay updated but do appreciate all who participate in this community.
Hey all..always stay updated on how all are doing...good to see a lot of activity here lately..maybe it means more hair is growing out there?pics are from a few minutes ago...havent used any cleanser on it in 3 weeks..just water and some sprayed on leave in conditioner. Turn 52 on monday and thankfully dont see much recession of my hairline or much thinning of my hair...although shedding at times is more than i'd like....we need to find a remedy for that! Hope all is well with everyone and thanks in advance for all the kind words i get both here and privately.I dont always get time to sit down and stay updated but do appreciate all who participate in this community.
Hey all..always stay updated on how all are doing...good to see a lot of activity here lately..maybe it means more hair is growing out there?pics are from a few minutes ago...havent used any cleanser on it in 3 weeks..just water and some sprayed on leave in conditioner. Turn 52 on monday and thankfully dont see much recession of my hairline or much thinning of my hair...although shedding at times is more than i'd like....we need to find a remedy for that! Hope all is well with everyone and thanks in advance for all the kind words i get both here and privately.I dont always get time to sit down and stay updated but do appreciate all who participate in this community.
Allright, so I realize that despite it beig 8:00 am CET time here in North-Western Europe, it´s probably still yesterday back in the States, as well as some other time of the day in Oceania and the Pacific, but hey, the idea is one and the same! =)
I would want to wish all your wonderful members of the MLHH a great monday, and a fantastic week alltogether! :)
As for me, I am heading to work in a couple minutes. Will have 3 days of working in a different class than my usual one with 4 year olds, and this time I will be working with the smallest kids we´ve got, the 1 year olds! :) Have done this before a few years back, and it´s a nice change of tempo... completely different than what I am used to, but it´s always fun when they crawl up on your lap and put a finger through your stretched lobe or pull on your long-ish hair, hehehe.
On the hair front, I am still debating on what is less damaging for my hair. To go with a beanie/ballcap pretty much exclusively when out of the house, or to simply go with the old gel. Getting some mixed info on what is worse for the hair growth and retention, so trying to use both at the moment.
The one thing that is clear, is that going with nothing on my head AND no producs is not an option, since THE FRO is really not aesthetically pleasing at the moment, when left as it is right after a shower, trust me :P
Some GOOD MONDAY wishes from here in Norway! Stay safe, and keep on growing! =)
P.S- the pic I am about to attach was taken in landscape mode, and will probably end up in a wrong direction.. got no time to start up the desktop pc, so taking a shot here on the iPad :)
This is my current style to contain my "growth" as my mother calls it. (She talks about it like it's some kind of tumor, but I know she's just joking, she's warmed up to it.) I just pull the hair on my crown into a topknot, and the back/sides into a tail. Unfortunately, I'll need a few more months before the bits nearer to my face will reach the back. I've got a fair amount of fly-away on the sides.
Here you can see where I've been cultivating another growth of long hair. It's gotten where I have to bind it when I eat. Also, I've decided to let the mustache grow as well, as I had been trimming it to keep it out of my mouth.
Hope everyone has a short Friday, and a long weekend!
~Never stop growing, friends. Mind, body, and soul.~
-Septet
Just checking in how is everyone?
Here's a pic of me taken yesterday. As you can see I've been maintaining the length of my hair and haven't really been trying to grow it any longer. Its also layered quite heavily and I like the texture that gives my hair, it also gives a ponytail a nice shape, but you'll have to wait for that photo.
Apologies for the poor quality mirror shot for the back, its the best I could get quickly. Note to self, clean the mirror.
Anyway hope everyone is well.
David
Thought I'd contribute a completely off-topic post for a change. No worries if nobody wishes to reply to any of the following pics or comments in this thread, as they are all about gardening stuff -- and I have no idea who or if there are any other longhaired gardeners in MLHH-land!
Just a brief introductory comment or 2:
One of my passions is organic rose gardening -- designing, planting, and maintaining a rose garden that is totally chemical-free, safe for wildlife and pets as well as humans. This doesn't mean I don't do something about the gophers that will eat the rose roots right up to the base, or keep the deer out by having the roses all safely inside a protective deer fence; but I'll get more into those details later, as I start adding more pics...
This first pic was taken last year (or was it the year before? - us geezer gardeners can't always remember - LOL). Inspired by the British and European "cottage style" of gardening with many different companion plants, I don't care for the typical American style of rose gardening where various municipal rose gardens have only lawn and coffin-shaped rose beds to look at. To see other shapes of flowers as well as different plant leaf textures -- like ornamental grasses, spiky Lavender or Foxglove, or the starry blooms of Clematis weaving through a climbing rose -- this, to me at least, creates both excitement and better interest (as well as encourages beneficial insects to hang around to eat the aphids!).
The 3 orange roses in this pic are as follows (from left to right): "Pat Austin", "Climbing Royal Sunset", and "Lady Emma Hamilton"... The bluish-magenta flowers are Geranium icanum (one of the hardy Geranium varieties, or true Geranium -- not the Pelargonium commonly-called "Geranium" that you see indoors in pots on a window sill a lot. In front of the roses is foliage from Bearded Iris that bloomed a few weeks earlier.
Hope you enjoy the pics!
- Ken
Anyone planning on attending the Austin Psyche fest?
I just found this article and it is utterly fascinating. It may reveal the original, TRUE purpose of hair! (Which anyone who knows anything about mammalian sensory organs already knows, but whatever...)
And be sure to take a look at the comments, they are equally interesting.
Here are some pictures taken earlier today at work, thus the kindergarten teacher clothes ;)
My hair has been slicked back with gel a couple of days ago, and I like the way it looks the day after much better, as the wet hair look dissapeares, and the entire texture of my hair becomes different. More straight and heavier, if that makes any sence.
It's still not much, but it's starting to feel like something, and it's all mine! =)
Figured I would make an update with you guys since it's been forever. It just seemed like for the longest time there's been almost no growth and the texture doesn't make it look any longer. To give you a good idea at least, I started at about an inch or so and as of now it's 7 - 7 1/2 inches so I guess I'm right on the clock. Unfortunately the hair I have makes it seems like the awkward stage lasts months on end but it's been looking like it'll start weighing itself.
On that note, makes me glad to see new people are still coming in, whesther temporarily or in it for the long haul and it's pretty neat to have Ian come back albeit taking an alternate route. Gotta give shout-outs to Ted and Raul especially for their contributions to improvin' the site, God knws what I've been doing.
To the newer members who don't know me I basically came here to get some further inspiration. As you can tell by the shirt I'm a bit of a metalhead and it helps out with the growing process. Long story short though women can make you do the craziest things and frankly makes me wish I would've lost my hair in a bet. Hopefully I don't come off the wrong way, it's just hard to tell text you know? I hope so far you guys have been enjying the site so far and stay to keep the place going.
That being said, I know Justin desn't really frequent the site as much as he used to especially concerning the eventer being transpired. Hopefully he'll be on here so I can personally thank him for helping me with his videos. Now that I've a little experience under my belt I know what to expect.
Well, that's just about what I can think to say so I hope I can squeeze myself back here without any issues.
It's been awhile since I last posted but here is 19 months almost reaching my goal
Well, it seems my hair has grown beyond the point of eliciting comments regarding the film, "Argo." The other day, someone asked when Serpico started working here... LOL!
--Val
(Actually, my hair is a fair bit longer than Pacino's, above.)
Hi everybody,
Here is my crazy hair right now. It's coming along slowly but surely. Good things come to those who wait-or so they say! I want to know who they is! Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!
Ted
Hey there guys, quick pic a co worker took of me during happy hour.
cheers,
Isaac
Hey Raul,
I was struck by your comment that the only places in the U.S. commonly shown to others by the mainstream media are L.A. and N.Y.C. From what I've heard others say, one common misunderstanding held by many people from outside of the U.S. is just how HUGE our country is, and the tremendous variety of locales that entails. We're more than just a couple of big cities. In fact, I've spent a blessedly small amount of my life even visiting cities, and have never lived in a "large" one! We have everything from frozen tundra, to deserts, mountains, swamplands, rain forests, vast plains, tropics, coastlands, and expansive forests.
For myself, I grew up on a small farm in the "northwoods" of northern Wisconsin, and now live an arrow shot away from Lake Superior, the largest fresh water sea on the planet. The town in which I live has what can accurately be described as a "maritime" culture, which I find quite charming and unique, considering that it's not on an ocean or salt water sea. Fishing is an important industry here, as are farming, sustainable logging, and tourism.
I've really enjoyed your pictures of the Scandinavian landscapes, and hope to make it over there one day (especially to visit the Lindstrom side of my family in Sweden). Here are a few snapshots of the area in which I live :)
--Val
Relaxed, Sunday morning,(today) home office, coffe buzz. Hair washed, conditioned, air dried and just left alone. Every day it is a little different in how it lays. I love this about my hair.
Here's a mop for you, and yeah, from experience- it only gets moppier with each passing month ;)
Hello All,
I've been absent for a bit. That's because I had a professional conference in New Orleans last week. I've spent the better part of this week recovering. I got bronchitis while there and didn't slow down! Got back here and crashed. Anyway, I wanted to share my experience in a rather windy NOLA with my longish hair! The first day I was there it was raining, so that wasn't much fun.
However, as I walked around the French Quarter later in the week with a spring wind blowing, it felt wonderful! I walked through a number of galleries in the Quarter and felt so hip with my hair. Indulge me for a minute if you will...I let it fall down in my face and tucked it behind my ear. One can feel so freakin' cool doing such things in New Orleans. Who knew???
Even better news is that most of my professional colleagues at the conference loved my hair! Oh, a few complained about it, but I just tuned them out!
Thanks for listening!
Tony
On Monday, a co-worker took this pic of me working out in the garden that I maintain on the property of where I work. I work as a cook at a private nursing home not far from Oakland, Calif.; but because I also enjoy gardening (used to do landscaping for a living when my knees were younger - LOL), I volunteer my time taking care of a rose garden that I planted a few years ago, inside a protected deer fence.
A few things are in bloom here right now in Northern CA: lots of daffodils, Acacia trees, pink Magnolia and white star Magnolia, Chasmanthe (a drought-tolerant plant from South Africa), and lots of plum tree blossoms. The only thing in bloom in this pic, though, is the lovely violet Hardenbergia vine to my left -- a plant originally native to Australia.
I'll post a few 2012 pics of this rose garden from last year's May & June peak bloom season, since no roses are yet in bloom for 2013 this early in the season...
Happy gardening (and hair-farming - LOL)!!
- Ken
Hey Guys! I was just going through my things and look what i've stumbled upon:
My collection of bandannas that I used during the awkward stage all freshly laundered. hehehe
I'm thinking of selling them and if there are people interested in this board I'll sell them here instead of the other hair board. I don't know if we have a swapboard here in MLHH so I guess i'll just make a public post.
There are just a few pieces in here that are special like the American Eagle brand and the holloween and holiday kind.
I don't know how I should go about it for now. Would there be someone interested in buying the whole lot or are there certain kinds you'd like to purchase individually? I don't know, just let me know what you are willing to get and how much you'd like to pay for it. I thought i'd keep it open and just let anyone interested name their price. A lot of you are like brothers to me and i'd practically give these out anyways, but just for formality i'll let you choose a price. Oh and if you are outside of the USA then i'll need your help working out and finding good shipping rates (we can work something out). If you are in the USA then just ad a buck or two. ughhh Ok i'll just keep tabs for now and see if there is anyone interested at all, i'll probably accept paypal as a form of payment (we'll work out the details when the time comes). If not then i'll post these elsewhere, but since I know there are a lot of guys in here going through the awkward stage (or planning to grow out hair, or any longhairs for that matter), I thought i'd check with you guys first. :)
I thought that since these have been neglected for about a year, these bandannas deserves new home(s) with new heads needing help going through the awkward stage.
peace out,
rowie
P.S excuse my Peruvian table cover. I recently acquired that from my travels to Peru and my visit to Machu Picchu. :)
Hi everybody,
Since I am always looking through the photos in the user's directory I got to wondering what our members look like today. I am not sure when those photos were taken, but am curious what they look like nowadays. I would love to see some current pics of the guys in the user's directory. So, with that being said, guys please update us! Thanks in advance!
Ted
This Sunday, I was honored to meet Chester Nez, the last surviving World War II Navajo Code Talker. If it hadn't been for the service of this man and his late comrades, I might never have even met my Great-uncle Joe Lindstrom, who enlisted at the age of 17 after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and fought in the Pacific theatre for the entire duration of the war.
--Val
Today as I was *finally* washing my hair I found out the longest strands were resting on top of my bum! it really got there fast! sure made me a bit happy for the rest of the day :)
~Yoni
Walked into the elevator at my company's building today, and two other gents followed me in. One noticed my tail and beard and (grinning) asked me: "Are you with the band? Or one of the roadies?"
Gave me a good chuckle.
Frodo
Hello all my long-haired friends how good to see all your update pictures and new posters.
I completed my Chemo at the end of last year, and have now started Radiotherapy. My hair is beginning to grow back and I am now more convinced than ever that I will be keeping it much shorter than it was before. I hope you will allow me to stay on the board,, as deep down, I will always remain a longhair. Good luck and good health to you all.
A while back (see below) I posted about being in search of a new job, as my company had lost the contract I was employed under. Well, the dust has finally settled from that whole mess, and (as some had suggested) I got picked up by one of the companies that had won the contract. Same pay, equivalent benefits, they even gave me a leave rate close to what I was getting at my old company after 9+ years. And never a word about my hair. Saying I'm feeling relieved doesn't come anywhere close to my sense of near-euphoria.
Thanks for all the good wishes and support!!
Frodo
Thanks to Rowie I finally tried it, it's much more comfortable to do than an actual braid, lol.
overall:
http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/482806_158513120972942_290236520_n.jpg
closely:
http://sphotos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/421814_158513144306273_2043984852_n.jpg
Will get better at it in the future :D
Hi everyone,
As a Toby Keith fan, I was dismayed to hear of his bass player's death. He was with Toby Keith for 25 years. Needless to say he had lovely long hair as seen in this picture. May he Rest in Peace forever! Long live longhair my friends!
Ted
Hi to all MLHH members! :)
I will allow myself to be inspired by Ted's amazingly positive (as usual, when it comes to Ted) thread earlier this week, and wish you all a great weekend, wherever you may be :) I think such initiatives are great in creating routines and encourage other memebers to share updates on their hair journey and life in general :)
As for my weekend, it seems that tonight me and my girl will just chill with some tv (trying hard to get her into Sons Of Anarchy, my fave show in the last few years!) and order some pizza and stuff, while using Saturday for a little get together at her brother's place. Sunday I plan on enjoying my UFC, and getting a little trip in the forrest area of my city, if the weather permits it ;)
On the hair front, well... It's a bit over 3 months now, and it's begun looking a tad messy already! Nothing even remotely close to being 'long-ish', but definitely not short and tidy anymore either! Best part of it all? I love the proccess! :) I feel absolutely 100% certain in my heart that I will go though with this, and I am not at all fearing what I might have done in the past during the awkward stage! Just bring it!
What I did do, however, was to start switching from the beanie to a baseball cap again, something that saves me tons of time thinking about my hair during the day ;) trying to use as little gel and other products as possible, this time around.. So sometimes, no visible hair is just perfectly fine ;)
Here's to a great weekend to you all, again! :)
Keep on growing and flowing! =)
Hang onto your hair. There are thieves about!
(Link below)
Damon
Many of these photos should prove inspirational to my fellow aspiring longhairs, of various hair types. NOTE: some of the pictures on this page are a bit risque', and some are just plain weird. All in all, it's worth a look, though.
--Val
Hi guys,
I've been growing my hair for about two years now, possibly three. I've never really marked the day or month of when I started.
So I have my hair at this length and I like the feel of it but for some reason I'm just not enjoying it as much as I used to.
I sometimes think, maybe it's because I've become accustomed to it. Or perhaps it's long enough that I don't notice the growth as much as I used to before.
My goal used to be shoulder length. Now I just let it grow without any goals in mind. But I should still be proud shouldn't I?
Help me out guys. What's broken here?
Hi everyone,
I hope everybody's week goes smooth and without hassles! May your manes make great progress! As for me, I'm off to my every other day dialysis treatment this morning. Boring but definitely necessary:) Have a great day everybody and thanks for this board and it's inspiration!
Ted
Long ago someone asked for inspiration pics. At the time I was busy and didn't have time to locate one. I sort of carry several around in my head all the time! Tonight, despite being busy, I decided it was time to post something.
I've always admired what Johnny Depp does with his hair. So, heeeeere's Johnny sporting a style I'd like to end up with.
This is largely off-topic, but I'm too excited not to share: I was just promoted from my job as a tribal Public Health Nurse, to the position of Nurse Administrator of Community Health!
This is a big step for me professionally, and the fact that it occurred while my hair is still fully in the throes of the awkward stage should serve as encouragement to all men endeavoring to grow their hair long, but who fear the possible professional challenges that doing so might pose.
Cheers to all of you... have a great weekend!
--Val
On the newsstand today I saw something called Details magazine with a front cover story about ageing rockers with bad hair.
Not all the 'culprits' had long hair, some of them had punk hair, but none of them had normal boring hair. More importantly, IMHO only one of them, out of about ten or so, actually had bad looking hair, about shoulder length with a serious case of the frizz. Sorry, can't recall who it was, he's not from a band that I'm into.
I tried to find the same story on their website, but without any luck, so maybe it's only in the print edition? Anyway, can't give you a link I'm afraid.
What annoys me about it is this. Why the h*ll should anyone expect rock musicians to suddenly become conventional in their old age? What would be the point? I admit this is a bit close to home, as I am in the same sort of age bracket and even used to sing in a band (although I never made more than the equivalent of five bucks from a gig and never had a recording contract).
But why does some self-appointed fashion advisor think we should all get boring haircuts just because we are old? It p*ss*s me off! They don't actually say what we should do with our hair, but all their targets are either punks or longhairs.
Well im basically thinking of asking the doctor if id be ok to use one or the other.
has anyone here used any of these?
Hi everyone,
I am watching the Oscars and a longhaired cinematographer just received an award. His name is Claudio Miranda and he has wonderful hair. Check him out.
Hello again mlhh! i just came across this to myself; the purpose of why i'm growing my hair long and it's funny that i don't really know the exact answer. and don't know if this is sane or otherwise; i like to grow my hair long but i don't really want to show my long hair to the public - including to my family members and friends. instead, i'm more comfortable if i can hide my long hair from being noticed by anybody -by using any means-wear a cap or hat, etc. i think it seems like i'm growing my hair to myself, and i like to enjoy it to myself; playing with it, keep track with the growing rate, but only to MYSELF. is this sane and does anybody else experiencing this? please share :)
Hi I have been lurking this site for the better half of 6 months and started growing out my hair since September 3, 2011. I have noticed that the hair directly above my ears won't grow out past 1 inch and this goes for the hair 1 inch above my side burn area. I'm very annoyed by this and was wondering whether others experienced this as well? Does this mean I'm gonna end up balding sooner? I really don't want to undercut this area because when I grew out my hair earlier in Dec 2010 and had that area undercut and wasn't satisfied how it looked, I cut my hair and started over. I usually wear my hair in a ponytail/bun when I'm working and those straggly hairs stick out and look unappealing. Sorry for the long post and thanks in advance for any answers
Hi,
I am requesting some info on any salons that are definiely long hair friendly in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
any info would be greatly appreciated,
SteveK
Hi mlhh! just wanna know, anyone here adore and admire female long hair as inspiration to grow your hair long? for me, i'm now taking girls that having one length bob hair as inspiration as i'm currently about to grow my hair at least chin length bob hair. if you have any specific women or girl that inspired you to grow your hair long, please share. thanks :D
Hey fellas!
Time for posting a few more old pictures, for no good reason other than reminding myself that my hair will indeed get there eventually :)
First shot is of me at the Mayhaugen national park in Lillehammer (where the winter olympic games of 1994 were held)- a place exhibiting old norse housing and crafts from many centuries ago :)
A while back somebody posted that they used Argan Oil, I don't
remember who it was. Anyways I ordered some and I'm loving how
it makes my hair look and feel. Good stuff! So I want to thank
who ever it was and the board also as it well served one of its
functions which is to share good hair care tips amongst the long
haired community.
It's been quite some time since I posted any current photos, and since Raul expressed some curiosity a while back, I thought I'd oblige. This first photo was taken last Halloween... I dressed as Gomez Addams, to compliment my daughter's Wednesday costume :)
My last haircut, which (in addition to shaving off my beard!) was done for the sole purpose of making this costume work, took place just a few days prior.
Take a look at this article:
http://www.menstylefashion.com/hair-styles-long-hair-is-in-for-winter-2012/
Hi all-
I've got a question - What does everyone use on their hair?
I have very fine "fly away" hair. In the winter, like now, it gets VERY dry andI have even more split ends. I don't do anything specific with it (actually I use cheap shampoo and conditioner). Once in a while I put some oil (My wife got it I don't know what it is called) in it but then it is oily until the next time I wash it.
I've read things like:
- Don't shampoo (I can't pull myself to do that - it looks even worse then!)
- Don't use conditioner - If I didn't I'd never be able to brush it!
- Cut the split ends - I've had my wife "trim" my hair once in a great while but it doesn't seem to help as many of the split ends are on top.
- Don't blow dry your hair - I do once every few weeks If I'm going out and want it to look very good.
I really don't mind it getting dry but I'm afraid it is damaging my hair - any thoughts?
Thanks - oh, here's a new pic from this morning :-)
3rdly = long & low ...
Hi everybody,
Here is what my hair looks like after washing with cheap shampoo and conditioning with Pantene conditioner.
Hallo guys,
I had been a lurker until about a couple of days ago when I replied to Raul's post. I'm a small guy about 5'5 but is growing my hair out and my desire length is only chin or just above the shoulder at most. What I notice is my bangs is creeping like snail while the rest of my hair is kindof growing ok. Also, my temple hair seems to curl like hell so it does not add length lol. When I look in the mirror I also notice that my overall hair would slightly curl only to one direction, in my case, to the right. I guess it would look nice if it would at least curl in different directions! haha. But anyways my hair is actually straight, this is evident a day after I washed it. My hairline has moved a bit that is why I am not satisfied with the growth rate of my bangs hair, I want it to at least cover the bald spots!!! ;) For those of you whose hairlines thinned (a little), did it somehow help to stabilize the overall look, once you achieved one-length?
cheers, gavr
2ndly - was plait-crimps ...
Here is an updated pic from today with my hair down and dry...
Here's my 3 month hair journey update!
The waiting is really a killer sometimes, especially when thinking that last time I grew my hair long, I never really thought of it. No chance of doing that now, but at least I've got you guys' great support and updates to keep me inspired and dedicated :)
Not yet sure how to post several pics in one post, so this first one is my hair when dry, after having slept with it slicked back with tons of gel ;)
Hi mlhh! just wanna show some update of my hair after i had it trimmed last week. i just trimmed a little bit of the side and neaten up the back. but i didn't measure it because for me personally, i wanna have my have even longer before i have it measured (because i often got my hair like this length before). i'm now working on experimenting with few hairstyles so that my hair won't be noticed as long (not quite long in mlhh T.T). lol.
I traveled 4 states for 5.5 weeks & wore my hair 3 ways ...
1.) in a plait for easy & tangle-free exploring ...
I need advice. My hair is layered from my last cut. My bangs are significantly shorter than the back of my hair. I've reached a stage where this is really starting to show. My question is: Do I get the back trimmed to match the length of the bangs?
My preference is to leave it alone. I don't want to lose growth and I think I'd look like a girl (not that there's anything wrong with girls).
Let me know what you guys think.
I was just wondering Justin,
I was a big fan of you videos when I first grew my hair out in around 2008/9.
When I decided to grow again, coming back to the forum and youtube I see you cut. All be it you look great with short hair, and your decision is your own. But I can't help but feel the urge to know why you cut.
And you also don't have to answer, if you don't like. ;)
Hey there, it's been a while since I've posted, but I've been checking in now and then. Recently I realised that I'd actually reached my goal for growing my hair. While it's certainly not the longest head of hair out there, it's pretty perfect for me. It feels so good to have it this long again. It's reaching down to my shoulders now, sometimes dropping a bit further if it doesn't curl too much.
I've taken to brushing it in the mornings and evenings, as it gets tangled pretty easily if I don't. As for washing, because of the time it takes not only to wash it but to dry it, I tend to only wash it every few days when I have spare time. It saves me heaps of time and worry. It takes a while before it gets greasy, but it's not bad or anything. If anything, it shines a little more when it's greasy!
Since it's summer here in Australia, and long hair isn't ideal in the heat, I often use hair ties to put it in a bun. I don't ever bother with ponytails these days, I don't like how it looks on me.
In the next month or two, I'll probably be getting a trip to keep my hair neat and maintain this length. Also, it's a little hard to see, but while on holiday recently I decided to finally put some colour through my hair. I got blond foils put it. It's not much and nowhere near as dramatic as dying all my hair, but it's a great change, and I think it works very well.
Terry
Hey guys, I just found this site today, and been looking around a bit. I've been wanting to find some good tips for taking care of long hair, because I honestly have no idea what I'm doing.
My basic story is I always wanted to grow my hair out, even when I was a kid. I just always got the feeling that I would look better that way, and when I first started growing it out I finally started to feel like this was the real person I was. Kinda cool. Plus people said I looked much better that way. I've had a few people come up to me and say that they don't normally like long hair, but they thought it looked okay on me. So that's cool, since I worry about that sometimes.
Anyway. I have no idea what some of the practical stuff I should be doing is, and I have a hard time coming up with good ways to style it.
The pic I'm posting isn't a current one. It was me at about two years growth. Shortly after that, I decided to cut my hair short, to see if I was serious about having long hair or not. About two weeks after I cut it, I was really bummed. So, now I know!
I'm growing it out again, but it's at about half the length it is right here.
The biggest thing I don't like is that the front of my hair doesn't grow as fast, it seems, and isn't as long, so I can't really put it into a ponytail or anything, without the front flopping forward. I'm gonna keep growing it out though, this time I definitely wanna go for a ponytail.
I'm gonna lurk around a bit and just read up on some tips. I've already found some good stuff on here, so thanks guys!
I'm 59 and didn't make a conscious decision to grow my hair, I just did. Not trying to make a statement and could care less what the other 98% think of long hair on older men.
I think I'm at the point now where I am a longhair, but I think 3-4 more inches would be ideal.
I've peaked into this forum for a few months and enjoy seeing other guys hair. So, this is me. My name is Phil.
Hi everyone - I just ran cross this board! I would never have dreamed there was a board for men with long hair - how cool is that!
Although I've always had "somewhat" long hair, it wasn't until I moved to Seattle about 15 years ago that I really started to let it grow. Funny thing, I moved to Texas about 6 years ago and my hair grew another 1-2 inches!
I get compliments almost every week from women and have even had women ask if they can "Touch it" ( How can I say no?) I guess it is the "Fineness" of my hair, coupled with the "Platinum blond" color (It's not colored - It is actually all White but looks platinum blond instead - go figure!).
Anyways, /it's good to see all these men here with long hair :-)
A co-worker, out of curiosity and no malice, asked me today. "What would you do if I took a pair of scissors and cut off ypour ponytail?" I turned to looka him and giving my best cocked eyecrow Sam Ellioot look. simply stated, "I would bring swift and hard assualy charges upon your person and your holdings. I would then have you shot." He was visibly taken aback by my response, as he knew I meant it. So, any other questions?... Hmmm!?
Hi(gh)!
Although I doubt whether I ever will be able to really look good with a mustache and long hair (the minimum requirement would be a BMI below 30, better below 25 - currently it's almost 41!), I still admire that kind of look. But it's too bad that nowadays (contrary to the 1970s) you hardly see any mustached long-haired guys... if I try the Google picture search, most pictures show long-haired ladies posing with a "hair mustache" or ridiculous looking wigs.
Where are the Jon Lords, Ted Nugents, Leslie Mandokis, Peter Burschs (a famous German guitar teacher!), Duane Allmans, Yannis (too bad he cut his hair!) or those guys of Black Oak Arkansas of today?
See you in Khyberspace!
Yadgar
All right, it's been some months since I posted my last update.
So here it is.
As you see, the hair keeps growing. I suppose, it looks better with length. At least, I love it more this way.
It's a front photo. At the back my hair is longer - it's just at the level of shoulder-blades.
The hair is almost dead straight and thin, with a bit of waviness at the ends.
It's pretty strange, but at this length I still can't wear it in a pony-tail. The front hair simply falls out of a ponytail in 10 minutes after tying, and it doesn't look good as my hair is thin and straight, as I said earlier.
Probably, need at least 2 or 3 months to wear in a ponytail with comfort.
Another problem I recently stumbled upon. Social ones, again. Some girls (the ones that actually hate me with long hair) started saying that I look feminine with hair. My body and stature is masculine enough, but the face is gentle (you can see at the pic). Damn, hate those comments.
But all right, here is my update. Will try to post one more photo in comments later.
Thanks.
Serge.
As the title says... at the moment, all I can do is wait, wait and wait... so if these older pics which I have recently salvaged are a little too many of the same and a bit too often, please let me know and I will stop and only do my monthly updates :)
I think this was at around 2 years of growth or so, and pretty close to the longest my hair has ever been, Wish it was like that right now, hehe...
I work at a big rig truck center in the parts department and work directly with customers.
My hair is to my shoulder blades and still have no intentions of cutting. Boss basically told me I need to cut my hair. It's bad for business, we can't grow the company..........blah blah blah.
As far as grooming rules, we have them but they say nothing about hair. Says we are expected to have common sense and present a clean image, just that. Mind you no employee there is a longhair other than me, so yea talk about being the black sheep. Some of the guys refuse to associate with me simply because of my hair.
I've looked further into this and from what I gather, a company cannot force you to cut your hair unless you have rules and regs. specifically stating about hair, am I right?
We are a union facility and my steward has said nothing to me about my hair. He's definetly a in your face guy if he's got beef with something so I know he'll go to bat for me if it comes to this, but the bosses and supervisors there tend to hold grudges should you fight them or question them, stupid right!? So what is a man to do in this case, help?
A pic taken when i was at school today, current hair 4 years growing! :)
Hey there guys, I feel like I've been away forever! I've been pretty busy, but today I decided to finally update. Here are some pics to mark month 19.
The curls are taking over!!! I can't help it haha! I'm loving my hair, my only annoyance is that the top is WAY flat compared to to massive body and volume I have on the bottom. How can I fix that?
Hi everybody,
I just wanted wish everyone a happy and safe weekend. May your hair grow like a weed if your still in the awkward stage! If your hair is already long may it blow in the wind without tangling! Thanks to everyone for your inspiration!
Ted
Instead of combing my hair back like I usually do, I just shook it and let it set. This is what happened. It bounces like a spring!
I thought I´d share with you my absolute favorite hair accessory for the moment, my faithful beanie! I usually went with baseball caps or just slicking my enitre hair back with TONS of gel (remember that my hair is wavy and has great volume to it), but earlier this winter I looked for some inspiration and came upon Beckham´s use of beanie hats.
I think they actually give the impression of long hair, seeing as they have this "pocket" where the hair can be placed insinde the beanie, as well as actually being open on the backside, for eventual longer hair to stick out from.
Got me one in grey and one in black, andI use them daily in an attempt to not use the hot iron and as little as to no gel as I possibly can.
I find it a really good way to keep my hair at bay, and I am sure it will become even more so of a great too of restricting the hair in 6 months from now, in the middle of the awkward stage ;)
Hi Duncan (and anyone else who posted a week or so ago),
GREAT update!!!
As I recently mentioned to Raul, I especially enjoy hair pics when taken outdoors -- they add so much more to this site, giving us a sense of what part of the world we all come from, a glimpse of some of the scenery of your country, and just in general contribute so much added "flavor" to this website, I love it!
Apologies for being away from MLHH recently; but in catching up on my lurking, I just had to make a comment about how much I enjoyed your recent hair pics update -- you have an AMAZING head of hair there!!
And also to all other recent update folks who I didn't get a chance to reply to...
Keep it growin' and flowin'!
Long Lox 4ever,
Ken in San Francisco
Just took a pic of my hair today. It is about 4 years.
This is my hair at 60 months old. It is still growing but in the last year the ends have thinned out. Not the most flattering hair photo as it was a hot day and my hair doesn't like humidity and puffed up somewhat. My hair is now around 75 cm long.
Duncan
Here's an updated pic of me after 26 months of hair growing... Fresh out of the shower!
Comments are very welcome!
I hope I am not breaking any forum rules by posting this sort of non-current pictures again, but these serve as a huge motivation for me, and I feel it's fun to share with you guys what I've got to expect :) Please let me know If otherwise.
So... First picture is from the summer of 2007, I believe... And one of my vert first meetings with farm life here in the frozen north ;)
So I looked into it a bit and found out my last 'real' haircut was approx 32 months ago! so I figured it would be nice to celebrate with a bit of an update :)
I really need to take care of my hair better, I feel like I'm really bad at it :X
Hi everybody,
Just thought I would post a pic of my hair when it is wet. This picture is with my hair only washed with conditioner. This is two days without shampoo.(only washed with conditioner past two days. I am thinking of trying water only washing. Not sure how it will affect the appearance of the hair. I will post another pic after it dries. I sure hope you guys are not getting tired of these pics!
Seeing as I am a rather avid FB user, I was rather surprised not finding a MLHH Facebook group. In case that is irrelevant with heving this great forum right here, I was thinking that it would be nice sharing our profiles here, so that we can get to know eachother better :)
I am Raul Lenesin on FB, feel free to send me a friend reauest!
How about you guys? :)
another pic i found when i was at a get together not to long ago lol tell me what u think thanks :D
Good morning, people of the MLHH! :)
I was reading quite a few experiences, reviews and comments about these products which supposedly help your hair grow faster, and was wondering what the opinion of the members here might be?
Anyone tried these products?
I am thinking of buying the 1l versions of both the shapoo and conditioner, and trying them out for a couple of months, and documenting the proccess here :)
Hi mlhh! i'm having a little bit of problem here. hope all of you can help. i have hair as in the picture below but as it's an awkward length, i always have trouble with my bangs especially when i'm doing any works that requires me to look down and up, because it's very annoying that they're getting in my eyes. what am i suppose to do? (p/s : i'm targetting my hair to be at least chin length and i'm gonna wear my hair in a one-length chin length bob hair, so a cut is not an option). thank you :)
Hi my fellow MLHHers,
As I haven't grown my hair long enough to really tell, I am wondering if you guys want to guess what my hair will do. Do you think my waves will get stretched out or stay basically the same at mid- back length. The last time I grew it out in this picture I still had many layers throughout I think. I am curious what my hair will look like at all one length. I would be interested in any and all opinions. Thanks guys!
Ted
Hey everyone! My name is Steve and I've been lurking around this site for a while but this is my first time posting finally.
For years I would just buzz my own hair and then go about my day but I eventually got bored of that and as I saw more and more guys who looked awesome with long hair I decided that I wanted to join the club. So I stopped cutting my hair in Jan 2012 and I've been enjoying the hell out of the journey so far.
The front of my hair just barely reaches to my mouth now and the back of it reaches down to my collarbone. I can manage to get most of it in a ponytail now finally.
I've been having fun playing around with different styles as my hair gets longer and one of the styles I've really enjoyed is the White Guy Fro which I rocked out pretty well when my band (Super Guitar Bros) performed at Magfest XI in Washington DC last month. I'll post a picture of myself at the show since thats my most recent picture of myself.
I'm really happy to be doing something new and exciting with my hair and not just the same old boring thing all the time. I'm glad to be a part of this site now and am looking forward to meeting you all.
Sorry for the long post.
Peace,
Steve
P.S. If you're interested in hearing my band we have a Youtube channel called SuperGuitarBros. We do acoustic covers of video game songs which range in style from classical-jazz-spanish-folk-rock-etc. I'll put the link in here. Hope you like!
Allright, so since there's no point in puttin up a picture of my hair around 2.5 months into the growth proccess, as I am sure you've all seen candy cotton growing mostly upwards and sideways before... I am going to put up a different picture here :)
Here a group picture of the current products I use for my hair, and a few questions regarding them.
1. Aussie Miracle Moist (for dry/damaged hair). I picked this up about a week ago since I seems to recall hearing about this product here somewhere. The lady in the store ment it will give dry hair, such as mine, great moisture and will help tame it while growing it long. I first use the shampoo and massage it well into my scalp, then let it work for around 5 mins before washing it out, then apply the conditioner and do the same, before washing it out with cold water. Anyone have any experience with the product?
2. Head & Shoulders (for dry scalp) shampoo and conditioner. I usually use these into the cycle of washing when I start noticing some scalp dryness and flakes in my hair. I think I might start using the shampoo twice a week and only use the Aussie Miracle conditioner otherwise. Not sure I can acutally use other shampoos withouth getting all dried up.
3. Style Maroccan Argan oil. I use this stuff after each washing of the hair, which is about 3-4 times a week. It leaves my hair totally smooth, shiny and soft, though I am not 100% certain about it's effect on volume and curl. God knows I have enough of those two. Any experience here?
4. Boar Bristle Brush. Used to date a hairstylist back in the day, and imagine my surprise when I found out that this brush she left behind is that fancy BBB people are raving about! It feels great on the scalp and I can feel it's effect well after a brush. No broken hairs, even though I imagine mine are too short to noticbly show on the brush anyways. I love it!
That's pretty much it for my routine so far.
Would love to see and hear what are you guys using, as well as your opinions and comments on my routine :)
Fluffy afro, out!
This happened to pop up on yahoo and it makes me wonder if some of the "looks" I get is because of preconceived ideas some have based on appearance.
what do you guys think?
I've been lurking this page for a long time now and decided it was a good time to step out of the shadows. I've been wanting to grow my hair for a long time and it's coming off rather well. This is my 3 year without a haircut since I got my head shaved forcibly on 2011.
What do you people think? Any hair advise is welcome and I thank all of you who inspired me to grow my hair.
Hi, guys. I've been lurking for a while now. Maybe even a year, off and on. I thought I'd share a picture with you.
Sorry for the bad quality. I'll post a higher quality picture soon if I can remember.
Wow it's been awhile since I've posted on this thread. A big "Hello" to everyone including the new people. I was going to hold off posting until I reached my hair length goal like an old member who goes by the name "Dusk." But that wouldn't be fun...right?!?! I've been keeping tabs of you all on and off. Best wishes to Ian and I hope he can continue to give us his wonderful updates. I thought if anything, i'd update this thread with my yearly length pictures. It feels like a good thing to do as a member who joined this site. Here is a short timeline of my hair journey so far. Oh and just in case I don't respond right away, then i'd like to give a big thanks to anyone who responds or views my post in advance!
First Year:
Second Year:
Last month:
Sorry for the blurry shot.
I still continue to wear my hair in a bun on a daily basis. The only time I wear my hair down is for these length pics or special circumstances. Even when I sleep, I have my hair in a top knot bun. I do have fun once in awhile and explore different braiding techniques to my hair. I'm now working on perfecting the Dutch braid....
I still use extra virgin coconut oil on a daily basis, and I now wash my hair once a week. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! Cheers!
Hi everybody,
I was checking to see if I could make a ponytail with my hair and lo and behold, I was able to! I guess my hair is getting longer than I thought! Not too shabby I say! Hope everyone is enjoying their Sunday!
Ted
I see all time only wash your hair 2 times a week. I'm a natural sweater and with my job I sweat even more. My hair is usually soaking wet at the end of the day. I love how my hair feels when its clean but cant stand it when it feels dirty. I have to wash my hair every other day at min or keep it pulled into a bun to stand it.. how do you all only wash it 2 times a week..
OK I can't sleep. So I thought I'd share how I've been wearing my hair in bed. I really meant what I said from my last update about how I'd literally sleep with a top knot bun. Well here it is;
Now I wear my hair into a necklace. It was inspired from Absolom, known as Scott Nigel here in MLHH, just look at his avatar pic next time and you'll know what I mean.. . I can't quiet do it like his style, but my version is to keep my hair from tangling and moving around. Here is me being a dork and having fun;
I'd wake up and it would look the same, which is what I want. I was tired of the weight of the top knot pulling my scalp and then getting frizzy hair all around my head from moving around too much when sleeping. Yes I move a lot when I sleep. So Scott's avatar hair style works for my current length of hair. I just modified his style so I couldn't strangle myself with my current length. I'll have to change it of course once I reach waist length. How do you all wear your hair for bedtime?
Hello forum,
As you can probably tell, it has happened, the scissors came down and took with them my hair, well, most of it.
I'm posting to show you the unfortunate choice I had to make and some much needed advice, as well as thanking you all.
Firstly, I wasn't expecting the sheer amount of support and appreciation for my hair, and the situation I was put in; for that, I thank you all, it truly was uplifting, to say the least.
Honestly though, I feel awful that I cut my hair and shaved my beard (not so much the beard, it grows fast); it goes against my principles to do something that I'm not convinced of, but, I'm not going to lose heart.
Truth be told, I had no idea how to take care of long hair, and I think the pictures looked better than the reality in my case. I had a lot of split ends, almost layered hair (I didn't layer it, it just grew that way) and the crazy amount of smaller torn hairs that stood up with frizzy hairs all over my head.
This has now given me a chance to (hopefully) do it all over again, and I want to do it properly this time.
With my hair being this thick and wavy (even coarse), what are the best ways to maintain it? What should I do on a weekly bases, and how do I style it (and with what) when needed?
This way, I won't have all those split ends and torn frizzy hairs again.
Thank you all again.
Yesterday I was in uniform for our civil war group
and I was able to finally get a photo. Most of the
time it's usually too busy to get a photo as there
are not enough of us. i decided long ago to not hide
the fact that I had long hair. It was my trademark and
will continue to be my trademark until the day I die.
Sometimes i've tied into a pony tail but many time i've left it hanging down not tied up. And at 58 years old there
is lots of grey hair.
Ive attached a Pic of Baron Misuraca, My hair is at 2 inches past classic and now I am going for the calves, thats my new goal! Ill attach a new pic, been growing four years.
Hi everybody,
Here is my February update pic. Hopefully you all are not getting tired of seeing these monthly pics. This pic was taken with my hair barely dry from washing. Thanks for checking it out.
Ted
Coming up on 36 months ince my last haircut. I ahve to admit to a few trims as i got to Mid back in length. just to give my hair in fornt a chance to catch up with the ones in back. (Still not evened out. but WTH!) This is how i look as a few minutes ago, Freshly conditioned, air dried and finger combed. To be honest. I may keep it at mid back or slightly longer as That is my "Heritage" length from the 70s. Never say never, However. Also want to take this time to thank all on this board for the support and info. I remember my decision 3 years ago to forgo my monthly trims, Discovering Justins excellent viseos and realizing it was time to embrace my natural hair length. A then upcoming "reunion" of friends form my teen yerars also helped in the decision making as well as my lucky genetic make-up that has allowed my follicles to continue their job. Thanks, again.
Just walked by the mirror and got excited about my hair. I've been reading "On being a longhair" this morning. I really like how my hair is laying today even though I'm in the throes of the awkward stage. I think it could be that I haven't washed it today (and probably won't)! I just had to share.
Thanks for letting me be a proud soon-to-be longhair!
Hey there again Mlhh!
I was recently at one my friends house parties. I thought I would do things a little different that night and so i put my hair through the hole of my snapback hat. I got so many compliments and the girls went crazy over it! It just goes to show you that you women prefer guys with long hair! anyway tell me what you guys think thanks :)
Hey mlhh!
so I ultimately decided to not get dreads after weeks of thinking. Thought it was too much of a risk and if it didn't turn out the way I wanted it too I would basically be screwed. So in return posted pic of my current hair. Growing it for i think it's 3.5 years now give or take!
Ok a couple more progress pics!
A couple in Tescos had their shopping cart in front of the shelves I was looking at. The man moved it out of the way - which was nice - and said 'Sorry luv' to me - which was a bit worrying.
For those who don't know: "luv" is a British epithet addressed to females! I get it every now and then. Surprising really coz though I have no facial hair I am pretty obviously male!
I replied 'No worries' in a deep gruff voice. The man went red and I heard a muttered apology as I walked away.
But on the bright side - at least it means my hair must be getting long again! :)
Damon
.....this guy was in the car next to me a little while ago as I was buying gas......All I could think was he would be a sure contender for a "Dreads of the Month" Award on MLHH
Sure gave me a giggle.....
Enjoy !!
WWT
My hair seems to be kinda coarse (wirey). Is there anything that I can use on it to help without resorting to harsh chemicals.
Morning, fellas :) at least here in Europe, that is!
Since there really is little point in posting up pictures of my hair in it's current state, I am posting a couple of pictures taken back in 2007, back when me and my ex-wife took our trip to the UK.
I believe one picture was taken at the wax museum in London, while the other was taken in Cantenburry.
This was at around 2 years of growth for me, and I am sure you can see just how curly my hair really gets after a while. But what can you do... It's in my genes! Hehe.
To show a little more about me and what I'm into, I'm posting this pic showing me and two of my Papillon, Mylea and Rufus. Rufus, the one in my lap, is out of my first litter of pups that I delivered a few years back. My breeder said he was worth a small fortune when he was a pup, and I kept him. He's become my best bud.
Steve
Just wanted to post a message of thanks. As I'm growing my hair; I'm finding this board to be a great place for support, inspiration, and learning!
Is it a requirement to have a degree to obtain employment in Austin?
Hello gents,
I am new to the community here, and I honestly need help, now more than ever. For the past year, I've been growing out my hair, and now I'm starting to lose heart about growing it. I want to grow it out more, in hopes that it will keep getting better; the reality however, seems to be different. I'm visiting my family away from home, and I just keep getting flak over it, and everyone is telling me to cut it.
As you can see from the pictures, this is how my hair looks like now, and it tends to vary in how crazy it wants to be. I have short frizzy hairs all over my head, I can't seem to figure out how to style it to suit my face; I can't tie it, because my front hairs still aren't long enough to be tied back.
So, how do I style this hair? What can I do to make it look good in general, and if there a way to make it look presentable in a formal/professional situation.
Thank you.
Hi fellow longhairs.
Remember an earlier post about the U.K. entertainment store HMV telling its long haired male employees to cur their hair?
Well HMV is in financial trouble, which could explain it, even though it's unjustified.
"The chief executive of HMV has insisted that the failed entertainment chain has a future on the UK high street, as it emerged that the retailerÂ’s outstanding vouchers and gift cards are now worthless.
The 92-year-old retail group collapsed by appointing Deloitte as administrator today, leaving the future of 4,123 staff hanging by a thread. But Trevor Moore, the chief executive of HMV, said: “We remain convinced we can find a successful business outcome. We want to make sure it remains on the high street,” adding: “We know our customers feel the same way.”
......
Read more in the link below.
It's clear that HMV has succumbed to the shift from CD's & DVDs to digital media consumption over the Internet.
A later report says that Blockbuster is also in financial trouble.
Here's a snapshot of a little chart I started a few months ago, to help stay on track toward achieving both my hair and physique goals. Thought some of you might find it interesting and/or helpful. Has anyone else used a similar (or completely different) method of staying motivated?
--Val
OKCdude/Steve's thread, below, has brought to light an important point that arises here on the MLHH from time to time. Steve, for what it's worth, thank you for being honest and courteous enough to let us know of your original intentions to leave the MLHH, rather than to simply fade away. Your doing so sparked an important discussion which, no doubt, provided a valuable reminder to many people who participate in this great community. I'm glad to know you'll be sticking around.
I was also especially touched by Walter's comment, regarding what the MLHH community has meant to him over the years, and I would like to echo many of his sentiments. I first "un-lurked" here on February 26th, 2007. Although I once had long hair in the past, in the 6 years that I have belonged to this community, I have yet to officially rejoin the ranks of the longhaired myself, a handful of attempts notwithstanding. I'm back to full-on "really shaggy" status as of now though, so we'll see. I know that I will always be able to count on you for sound advice and heartfelt encouragement, and that when the day comes that I finally post that picture of a long-haired me, you'll be there with open arms. Despite the lack of truly long tresses on my own head though, this is the only place in cyberspace that I have ever felt comfortable referring to as "my" online community. My two older sons, aged 12 and 5, both have long hair, and it's been my pleasure to encourage other parents to allow their boys the freedom to choose their own hair length and to foster their children's genuine self-expression. I have forged friendships here that extend beyond the MLHH. The people here have shared in each others triumphs and tragedies... we've been there for each other through the births of children and the deaths of loved ones, through illnesses and times of good fortune; we've seen each other lose weight, graduate from high school and college, get hired, fired, and retire from careers after decades of hard work, good service to others, and contributions to society. We steer each other towards movies and music that we think might be enjoyed by others. We share information about vitamins, food, and types of exercise that we think might benefit others. All of this, because we genuinely CARE about each other here.
As stated on the FAQ page, the MLHH is a forum "for posting about long hair on men." Indeed it is, but it is also so much more than that, thanks to all of you, the wonderful people who comprise this community.
Happy Monday, my friends!
One Love,
Validus
Thanks for the support when I posted previously. My son's hair is coming along nicely and I have been helping him learn how to take care of it. Any guy specific support or advice is appreciated. He has just begun taking a lot of criticism for his hair as he has started wearing it in a ponytail most of the time, but he hasnt let it get him down too much. THanks.
Greetings All -
I've been reading all the posts here regularly for a month. This is a wonderful forum. I've learned much from your accumulated wisdom.
My journey started about 16 months ago when my wife stopped cutting my hair. For 16 years she was the only person who cut it and it was always buzzed to a number 1 - Marine style. I had longish hair in the 70's. I always wore a beard in the winter which my gal really disliked. We made a deal: I grow the top of the head out and no more beard. So it's now it's just on my shoulders and I really love it. She does too.
Normally, I ponytail it unless it's just been washed. I do tend to wet it most days and add just a bit of conditioner. The question I have is whether you all think it's a bad idea to ponytail with a scrunci while it's still wet on those days. Will it damage it? Note: I never blow dry it and even try not to towel dry it aggressively.
Ok - now a funny anecdote: I go to the dentist today. He's an ex-NFL linebacker. BTW he's an awesome dentist. Haven't seen him in a while. He's totally straight laced and about 6'-3" still built like a linebacker. Never have we talked football. But today I got the feeling he was eyeing my ponytail and tested me. "what do you think about Sunday?" Without hesitation I said I like Joe Flaco. Any Rookie who can beat Tom Brady at his own game is ok by me.... and I'm from New England. He was cool with that. I notice that people treat me a little different with long hair - is it just me or am I imagining things?
Grow on -
Tom
Hi all. It's been awhile since I've posted an update on here. I've been going through a pretty difficult time and just haven't bothered with it. I had a friend from another forum ask to see an update, so I decided I'd post one here as well since today marks the 2 year mark since my last haircut.
I apologize for the quality of the photos as they were taken with an iphone.
I can hardly believe I made it this far. I honestly didn't think I'd get past a few months, but here I am, two years later. Thank you to everyone here, as you all serve as an inspiration to keep it growing.
Take care and thanks for the support.
Hey guys,
I've been lurking on this board keeping tabs on those I know... Glad to see the progress of a lot of people in here. Well, I'm just wondering for those that are past armpit length, how do you cope with the ongoing proces of new growth. It is especially hard for my type of hair texture 2c varying to some 3a (I even have some 2a and 1a mixed in different regions of my scalp).
Lately, I've been annoyed with the new growth of hair in the the front part of my head. Everytime I have my hair tied or bunned, all it takes is for the wind to blow at the wrong opposite direction to pop up all of the new hair growth. On humid days, it is extremely difficult to smoothen out some of the frizz mixed in with straight hairs poking straight up and all I use is coconut oil with lots of cold water.
Do any of you use gels, or natural products to tame these new growth. I just find it annoying that I have to cope with this cycle even well into my goal length and beyond. It's so frustrating! I know it is a good sign that will ensure that I will continue to grow hair. Anyways, before I start to go on a rant, maybe i'll try organic aloe vera if I can find some at the grocery. I'd like to avoid waxes and pomade since I heard these are bad for the hair and scalp, and can clog up the pores on the scalp, thus preventing room for new growth. I'd be so appreciative to hear from as much as you, your opinions, words of wisdom, or even rants.
Always,
an old friend...
I was leading the pack getting back to the cars, so I had a chance to shed the ponyscrub and do some finger combing. So nice to let my hair down and let it dry in the breeze!
Me working on the tread...or rather resting...we moved a lot o dirt that weekend.
Hair is up in a ponyscrub...all that happens is it gets damp from the sweat.
ps: I know I am horrible at remembering to respond and thank people for their attention in my threads. Rest assured that I appreciate the comments, and am not offended that I don't get as much attention as others.
... it seems - that I decided to grow my hair ... 3.5 yrs. later ... grow it did ... the major ingredient needed = rock-solid desire to do so, next ingredient = PATIENCE, 3rd ingredient is to simply live & love ones life ... & boy does time fly when ur havin' fun ... cheers 2 ALL here on the board CEM. :)
After evaluating things going on in my life and where I seem to be heading, I feel like it's time to move on from MLHH and see what is next for me. Having reached the goals I had for hair length, I want to thank those who gave me input--Absolom, Duncan, and Ian in particular. I have enjoyed my time here in the past, but I do not feel like I fit in here now. I wish you all well in your endeavors.
Steve
I tried braiding my own hair yesterday thinking no big deal I play with, and braid my girl friends hair all the time even do french braids and gotten pretty good at the more elaborate stuff. So I sit down and its harder than the engineering math classes i'm taking in school. I sat there for a good 40 min until my arms got so tired I tried I quit lol.. Meanwhile my Girlfriend was laughing at me the whole time. Any tips on this would save me from taking to many Advil to relieve arm pain ;).. She said she would braid mine anytime I wanted her to, Like I do hers but NO I must be able to do this myself lol.
This image has been circulating on the Net. I assume it is a genuine family portrait (from the 1970s judging by styles?) and not photoshopped.
I have no idea who the family is but I was just gobsmacked by the contrast of the kid on the right - an oasis of coolness in a family of uncoolness and conformity.
Perhaps any time that we longhairs feel ostracised and despised by the rest of society we should have a look at this image and decide which member of that family we most empathise with. Do we REALLY want to be just like everyone else? ;)
Damon
Well, it's not much to show off, but it's something!
I've started at around 1 inch or so on the top of my head, and around 1/2 inch on the sides and back, and this is my 2 month update.
My hair is actually reaching my eyebrows if I pull it down, but since it's rather wavy and "airy", it's not growing straight down, never did, hehe.
The beanie is my best friend, btw! Patience is virtue!
Has been several months since I've posted anything. My hair is about two inches above my belt line these days.
Steve
I have long hair and it seems to have stopped growing. I haven't cut it for 2 and a half years, wondering if it seems to have stopped because I'm shedding what I would be cutting off? I'm not in great health, maybe that's why. My facial hair grows.
It only reaches to the top of my back.
Here's an update on my growth. I'm starting to feel the weight of my hair and I love it!
QUESTION: I'm noticing some mild thinning at my hairline. I'm sort of freaking out since I'm hoping to grow past my shoulders and keep it. Any advice? Rogaine is only for the crown!!!
Thanks!
The good news is the fashion types are saying long hair for men is in "fashion". The bad news is this article suggests using all sorts of products and gizmos most of us around here know are not very good for maintaining healthy long hair. Alas the fashion industry is nothing if it can't try to talk people into buying things.
Still, I figured some of you might find this article interesting. There are some good pics and general ideas. Just go easy on the goop.
I recently got the dry ends trimmed off my hair, and now the ends look really blunt. I hate how harsh and unnatural it looks, but I'm scared to ask my stylist to thin the bottom edge because if it doesn't turn out right, I will have lost more length for nothing. Do you think I should try to have this fixed or just live with it?
Another question: how would you go about finding a new hair stylist that you know won't ruin your hair? I'm losing confidence in the one I currently go to, not only because of this incident but because she has consistently made my fringe too blunt and too thin in the middle the last 3 times I've had it trimmed. But I know that if I blindly trust someone else with my hair, I could end up with much worse problems.
Hi all
Something like 1-1/2 years ago I began a Long Hair Playlist on You Tube open to any guys that might want to post anything they wanted to about their own long hair, progress, hair care etc. Its purpose was/is to serve as inspiration to others. No "Montages" here. All "live" made videos by ordinary people that were sent to me.
So, at long last (except for my brief intro) are a whole bunch of videos made by other guys interested in long hair!
Hope you enjoy. There is much here now and actually, quite interesting I think.
My best to you all-
Justin~
hapy New Year to all who frequent the MLHH
Here is a video that I found by accident of a longhair guy getting mobbed by some geese. Enjoy.
Scott
My boyfriend has long hair. He is really worried because he is losing his hair at 37. He wants to try to help this but he doesn't want to have to go as far as to try Rogaine. Is there any way we can fix this? He's talking about going as far as to wear a wig if he goes bald. I really want to help him.
Last night I had yet another dream where I had all two years worth of my hair growth in progress cut off. I seem to have bad dreams every few weeks or so, sometimes a few times a week where my long hair is gotten rid of. So scary, all of that time and endurance gone in minutes and I'm stuck with it for years! Does this ever happen to anybody else?
Hello, all
I am currently staying in a hotel in a town called Waxahachie Texas
while taking a drive around I have yet to see any guys with anything much longer than a short barber shop style.
Wear are all the long haired Men in this state?
I have drove around the DFW area and have yet to run into one. is this not a long hair friendly state?
If there a significant concentration of guys with long hair in the lone star state what area of the state would that be in?
Hello, my name is Rachel. I stumbled across this looking for potential information about boys long hair. My 11 yr old son decided he wanted long hair a year+ ago and since it is only hair he has been growing since. I have basically been teaching him how to take care of it etc. as I did with my daughters but wondered if you would have any tips that might be of use going forward?
Hello fellow longhairs. I've been persuing this fine forum for a little while, and thought you may want to give my recent article a gander (and feedback if it moves you to do so). It's titled, "Do Not Abide: The Long-Haired Male and Legal Gender Role Coercion"
It's basically about how the denial of employment to long-haired males is part of the bigger issue of institutionalized gender role coercion. I think if we're as inclusive as possible, we can make headway in changing obsolete, legal discrimination. But, it really starts with our own actions (and non-actions) by not enabling this practice by submitting to its rules.
Anywho, thanks!
took a couple shots with hair swept off to side and then it fell in my face
Hello to all my long haired friends on the board and a belated Happy New Year. Thanks to the National Health Service here in the UK, I am now officially back in remission with just some radiotherapy to go to make sure. Just a covering of hair at the moment - then who knows? My regards to you all and good luck in following your dreams.
Ian
So it was around 2001 (I think?) that I first broke out of my conservative upbringing and started growing my hair longer than the standard East TX young-man's cut. In 2004 I first started getting dreadlocks, and have had dreadlocks in one form or another since then (excepting when I shaved a set of dreadlocks, and immediately began growing another set). As of last week, my hair is just long/curly, and for the first time, it's long enough to braid! Ok, so it's rather short french braids, but still...this feels like a stepping stone for me!
I will probably have dreadlocks again when the time is right for it, but for now...time to find out what my terminal length is!
took a couple shots with hair swept off to side and then it fell in my face
took a couple shots with hair swept off to side and then it fell in my face
hapy New Year to all who frequent the MLHH
One of the posters suggested Lincoln.
Is there anything special about the area?
I admit I don't know much about it, but it sounds like an ideal town from what one of the posters indicated.
please tell me more.
Here's an update pic. Finally feels somewhat long. I wear it back in a pony tail most of the time, when I often get Antonio Banderas references (I'll take that. LOL).
http://sphotos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/6397_134524093371845_497249265_n.jpg
My longest strands finally reach my belt line when stretched (too bad it's not seen much on the pic as my hair gets REALLY curly after washing it, haha)
Also finally learned to do a decent braid in it as well!
http://sphotos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/309144_130842923739962_1708216148_n.jpg
Happy growing to everyone else!
~Yomaku
It's been a long time since I've taken some pure hair photos and the mood struck me today. I find that for months I don't think much about my hair but then I do turn my attention back to it. It's fun to try to think of new things to do with it.
One style I've been trying is to braid my hair higher up on my head. This gets it away from the neck and should be especially nice in the summer. It also provides a slightly different look to my daily braid. This is day 2 hair so it's a little greasy:
I've also been experimenting with Ojon oil. I really like it. I don't use it as often as coconut oil but it smells great and I like how it reacts to my hair.
These photos were taken after shampooing and then using NO conditioner but only Ojon oil applied to my damp hair. The one on the left is completely untouched hair. The one on the right is after I brushed it out:
Front views:
Lastly, I took my very first hair photos of my son yesterday. His blond curls were especially prominent and I wanted to document them. It's funny that he was born with a full head of dark hair that all fell out and now it's been replaced with blond. I doubt the blond will stay permanently. I was very blond until I was about 10 but my wife always had brown hair. I wonder if he will have the interest in long hair that I do. He'll have the privilege of deciding for himself exactly how he'd like to wear his hair:
I really like Tony Little's hair. I think it's part of his trademark.
Cool Hair . This guy
Hi guys,
Long time no talk!
I'm finally a second semester senior in high school (with that darned dress code T_T).
I've just got it cut to collar length (front's about 4 cm below the chin) from touching my t shirt where the collar touches the actual fabric. That's just over two months of growth.
I'm planning to get cornrows for the remainder of high school. Is it practical to mask growing hair with those and could they stay given that my hair is stick straight (it's coarse though)
Update - 21 months. Front view without ponytail.
Update - 21 months. Rear view without ponytail. I have not cut my hair at all since Mar. 9, 2011.
Not all long haired men play in metal bands! ;-)
how many of y'all agree with me that there needs to be more promotion of successful men with long hair outside the music biz?
I'm growing hair for 6 months now and people started noticing it. I was asked a few stupid questions from certain people in my family like "are you really not getting a haircut?" followed by sneering, and asking that same question once more after 10 minutes. How do you deal with that kind of questions? Do I really have to tell people why I'm doing it? Why would anyone care?
I have long hair about to shoulders. I use pomade product but my hair always looks better at night and when I wake up.. How can I make it look oily and good like that after a shower in the morning?
Hey there everyone, I am Septet. I've been lurking for a while and decided I should just post and get it over with.
I've wanted long hair ever since I was a child, but my mother would never allow it. I remember crying during haircuts, a fact that my family still laughs about. Ha... ha... funny. But anyway.
I got out of the Navy in July 2012 and swore to myself I would never let anyone tell me what I could or could not do with my body ever again. I got a haircut two weeks before I got out and it will be the last one I ever have.
Here's me leaving the Navy.
Here's me today. Note: I am in focus in real life
I've got about 5 1/2 inches right now, and I plan on growing until I can't grow any more. Hope to see more of you guys in the future!
Karay da.
Hi everyone,
Here is my monthly update photo for January. I sure hope you all aren't tiring of my monthly updates. I just can't wait to get to mid-back length! Keep telling myself one day. Take care all.
Ted
Hello everyone =)
Some might still remember me I supose, at least the oldest members =)
I have been pretty absent from the forums but I still do check every day to see how everyone's doing and who's new ^^
I just posted a new video on youtube updating on my hair's lenght and condition. I thought I would share it here since this is the place where I started learning abou hair care and getting suport, so I owe a lot to you guys.
Thank you so much, I don't think I would have been so successfull with growing my hair if it wasn't for this place.
Much respect ^^
João David
Hi everyone,
Happy New Years ^_^ ! It's been a little while since I've posted last (had one or two replies here or there). Mmmm, well, when I was diagnosed with MPB last late(r) September (2012), it was quite a huge shock to me... my long dream of finally having long hair thrown down the drain by my father's genes (gee, thanks dad :p !). I started taking a hair loss drug my dermatologist prescribed to me to to save my hair but I fell silent not knowing if it would work, worried quite a bit. Didn't know if my hair would just continue to fall out or not.
It's been almost three and a half months since so I can't claim victory yet... would be afraid to. When I look at the Norwood chart (you learn all kinds of things when you don't really want to), I'm really just at a 1 (vertex) which is encouraging, but that little spot right in the front, even though it's hardly noticeable, bugs the heck out of me >< !!! The fall-out that was supposed to happen with the drug I started taking was very minimal and gradual, so it was hardly noticeable at all (pretty much, I think). Funny thing, my wife commented that it seemed like my hair started growing faster after I started taking that drug and I also noticed a lot of new little hairs springing up across my head, so now I look like a Chia Pet through my hair ~_~ . I'd rather have that then no hair at all ;D !
So now all I can do is wait. Optimal results happen after one to two years, so I suppose I still have a ways to go (at least six months) whether to know if things are working like they should or not. I also recently went off of one really needless medicine that I was taking because of complaints on the web of it making hair fall out, so I can't help but to hope it was actually that that was doing the damage instead (I guess that complaint I made about a Mane 'n Tail product in July after my vacation, which Hairball took note of, was actually caused by things beginning to happen on my head~).....
Anyways, enough about that. My hair continues to grow (still kind'a hemline unfortunately, but we'll see if this pill will help that out eventually). Had a trim on Christmas which was nice... and three years are coming up in March - hard to believe, aiming for another three ^^ ! Also have been trying some different hair styles lately... the worst one was the french braid (for Christmas, boy did my mom hem and haw :p ~)... talking about hair-pull, yikes >< !
...but that's the nice and fun about long hair - it gives you a feeling of being free, especially when the wind blows through your hair :) . About a week ago I didn't shave for about a week (was sick) and after a while my wife said I looked like a Viking... nice, wish I had that in my blood :p hah!
Ahh, I've jabbered long enough. Hope everyone has a great beginning to 2013, hope it's a good year for everyone, best wishes to all and hope your hair journey is a successful one ^_^ !!! Back into lurkdom (for a while, perhaps).....
Sincerely,
Eric :)
Hi,
I posted once on this forum with a picture during August, September, where I showed 1 or 2 pictures for my 1 or 2 month update, so some on you (maybe) will remember me.
Here I am again, but this time with a video instead of pictures.
Hey guys,
I'm on the road to growing my hair long. It's short now, but I found some older pics of the last time I had it longer.
It wasn't really where I wanted it so I cut it before I let it reach my goals...a mistake I WON'T make again.
My hair is short now and I'm about one month in to my journey to be the longhair I've always been at heart.
Here's the recent pic I put up about a week after my last hair cut, and 2 pics from yester-year when before I cut it.
In time, my long hair and I will be reunited!
Recent pic...
[IMG]http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj228/lifting246
/IMAG0042-1_zpsab689b89.jpg[/IMG]
And 2 old pics..
Some shenanigans were going on in the last pic.
Time....I'll have to be patient!
Long Hairs are supported by science - Click the link
Not sure how long my hair will grow, but slowly heading in the direction of my hoped for goal of waist length. Still a very long way to go. Here is a 21 month update of my journey. Best wishes to all for the New Year.
It sure as heck ain't my best picture, but I think it's really fun to have found a picture from around 2008 or so, with my natural hair at it's max length.
It has obviously gone through a good deal of bleaching before, something I am definitiely going to stay away from this time around, but the cool thing is seeing that my natural wave ain't as bad as I seemed to remember (though most heavy curls are indeed in the back of the head).
Will soon post a 2 month pic... The waiting sure seems like an eternity at the moment, but I know patience is a virtue ;)
There is a new movie out with lots of long haired men:
The Hobbit.
I saw it today and would highly recommend it.
Here is what the front looks like.
So I didn't think this was actually possible but I discovered this product called Nisism FAST that is supposed to make your hair grow twice as fast. I am very tempted to give it a try as it would be a god send to long-hair-in-progress peeps.
Does anyone have any experience of this product?
Stumbled across this video by a long-haired bodybuilder and thought some of you might find it interesting and/or helpful...
A commercial for a superzoom camera, with a good looking long-haired guy in a boat, in the first 18 seconds of the ad.
Enjoy.
Here's my 22nd month update video of my longhair journey I've just uploaded today... Questions & comments welcome :))
It's now been 3 years since I got the dreaded J-pop haircut, and I'm very pleased with my progress. I would have posted a before-and-after comparison, but all the photos of me with short hair are on my mobile and I have no idea how to get them onto a computer.
I betrayed myself during last MondayÂ’s interview for a much needed job. Three years ago after another bad haircut I became determined to grow long hair finally for once in my life. Every haircut I can think back on felt like a bad idea. Luckily I was working for an independent pharmacy (Mom and Pop type place) and in Hawaii so enjoyed great autonomy and grew my hair long. I really enjoy it and marvel at the way it feels and moves. Because it extends into the environment and its attached to my head I sense more about the space I occupy than when it was only 1 to 2 inches. Swimming, running and surfing took on a much more tactile acuity.
After moving back to Cali to be closer to family and pursue a dream, I found the job market sluggish at first then learned it was really bad for every pharmacist here looking for a position. SoCal is saturated with pharmacist. There is a surplus and demand is very low. After looking hard core for three months I found myself 80 minutes into an interview seemingly going well. It did go well. The job was offered to me during the interview. It was offered on the contingency that I cut my hair. I was taken off guard. This is where I lied and immediately felt guilt. I said itÂ’s not a problem at all and would just donate it to locks of love. The hiring manager looked pleased and said it had to go. The drive home I should have been elated, screaming for joy and singing at the top of my lungs for finally after all the hard preparations and interviews to land a job. I was confused by the guilty feeling. IÂ’ve been blessed with another job offer of lesser money and 2 hours away. The last few days IÂ’ve been writing pros and cons for each job offer and just canÂ’t decide. IÂ’m a grown adult, 38 years old, and embarrassed that the hair thing is even an issue for me. I feel strong trepidation when the thought comes about cutting my hair. Why? Guess I never had to think too hard about its importance and meaning until now. I donÂ’t know. Just wanted to share this.
Hi all,
Still hanging around, some great updates lately!
I've been growing my hair for 41 months now, yikes!
Some possibly dissapointing news..but not dissapointing for me.
I am planning on getting a major trim very soon, for a few reasons.
More than half the length of my hair is becoming more and more unmanageable. Being so thick, fine and wavy, with the hours I work it is taking too much time to look after each day, I get up at 5 and it takes 15-20 minutes to detangle each day. I am finding myself on some occasions getting really frustrated and just forcing the detangling comb through, it's annoying me so much. This didn't happen a year or so ago. It's the older growth that is really the problem.
Washing is almost an all day project for me, I don't blow dry it, so even in summer it takes up nearly half my Saturday to continually finger comb it every half hour or so as it dries, to prevent tangles and make it look less "rough". I like my Saturdays for leisure not chores!
Also, there are now a lot of split/dry ends. I put this down to not treating it well initially a few years ago. I used to use lots of very strong gel daily for about the first 18 months. I can see the difference in the quality of the hair in the photos I take, the older hair is starting to look not nearly as good as the newer growth. Also when I look back on photos from 2 years ago, although it wasn't nearly as long the quaility of my hair was much better.
I also coloured it a few times. Although I like the colour I dyed it, I want all my hair to be it's natural colour from now on. The semi permanent colour never realy faded at all like I thought it would so now my hair is sort of two tone! Half natural, and half reddish looking. It's been 18 months since I coloured it.
I only wash once a week and always condition, so I've been doing all the right things by my hair for a couple of years now-except the frustrated comb forcing of late.
So while I have really enjoyed my hair being down my back for the last 2 years or more, and the joy it has bought me, I would now like the freedom to take it back to around just above shoulder length, possibly even a bit higher up (gasp). This would eliminate all the old dye colour,the damaged/split/broken ends, and make my daily routine a lot easier. I have thought about this for a few months now and have decided this is the best thing to do, for a time at least.
I will keep it all one length as I prefer to do, and if the mood fancies me I may just let it grow longer again. It grows very fast. Here is a pic of what I want again, from around 2 yrs ago, pic is almost a bob cut, I might leave it slightly longer that this but will see. I actually really like this length anyway, butt length isn't for everyone, especially with the reasons I have at this time in my life:
So sorry to dissapoint anyone, it will still be long by the "normal" standards, and I will be staying away from harsh gels and products as much as possible too. Also, I won't be going through the awkward stage for long as I will be having it at a point where I can do a ponytail still, or at least not far off it, so if I do decide to let it grow longer again It won't seem to take so long.
Most importantly for me, It will help make my life easier for a time and it is what I need right now. My partner has not been well and I myself have a few health issues I'm working on at since start of this year, (hypertension, anxiety, ongoing depression etc)
Again sorry if I dissapoint anyone, but I'm don't feel I'll have any regrets, I've thought about it for some time, my hair will still be long(ish),and the option is there for me to grow my hair back really long in not too much time, avoiding most of the awkward stage due to the sort trim I will be getting.
Thanks for all your support and good luck in YOUR journeys!
Take care all, I'll be around! Hope you can understand.
Here is the link to my YOUTUBE, which I will keep open.
You might need to copy/paste to your browser. No it's not a suspect link it's the real deal!
http://www.youtube.com/user/menshairfan?feature=mhee
I'm also on photobucket, just go via the photo links above to get there.
MattT
Hey folks.
I have grown my hair for 4 years now and its long, I keep it in a japanese bun on the top of my head. Not let it down yet, as I am still waiting for it to grow to the desired effect. Problem is, I was growing it until the sides catch up with the back and top length and it looks like they just dont want to, is that possible?!
I have always had my sides cut really close, so the past few years has been a real test of strength as my sides when they grow are wispy and don't lie straight like the rest of my hair and my style right now drives me nuts. In the past I would trim them short and have done with it but then the inevitable happens and I end up in this situation again!
I do want to grow it all long but the sides are at best only 3 or 4 inches long and need to be continually tamed with hairspray and even then it doesnt work 100%.
I guess its just my hair, its much more wirey around my sides.
So what are the suggestions folks?
Is my side hair ever going to grow to reach my ponytail, but only at a much slower rate than the rest?
Or will it stop, has it stopped and am i wasting my time trying ?
How can I get rid of my side hairs wispy nature ? Or should I have a haircut/undercut which works well and which I maintain ?
Any suggestions from those with similar hair welcome!
Thanks
JAY
Update - 21 months. Side view without ponytail.
Update - 21 months. Rear view with ponytail.
Thats it for the most part....Ill Admit my ends are split and pretty thin down around my waist....but even if i kinda make up my mind to let someone Trim it(my Girlfriend in the most recent case) I always back out and never let anyone touch it with scissors....Its been 4yrs since my hair was last butchered and I guess im still not over it....
anyone else have this issue?
Hi ALL long-hairs - I've been on holidays - much fun was had - this is how I wore my hair - a practical style, whilst I canoed, swam in rivers & lakes, picked berries, beach combed, saw movies & generally had a ball ... eye hope ewe are ALL well 'n good, fine 'n dandy Cheers CEM. :O)
Ever since my Black Saturday on 10 November when my hair was trimmed a lot more than I'd wanted (see link below) I've been frantically waiting for it to get back to the way it once was. It's nowhere near that yet but here's the first pic of me since that event that I can bear to look at without bursting into tears!
Considering the back of my hair was merely a tad over my collar and the sides were barely covering my ear lobes immediately after the trim - and that hair-growing is notoriously slow during winter - my progress is not too bad for only a shade under two months. I'm still traumatised by the trim and nowhere near satisfied with the length yet but my hair does seem to be as determined as I am for it to grow long again.
I figure it'll take many more months to really get long again though.
Damon
Hello everyone,
For a while my hair was not growing but lately my wife niticed that my hair was gowing. I will post some pic of my hair in the future posts.
take care
Birdman
I want to dye my hair black (which was its original color). Two dyes have been recommended - Restoria Discreet and Godrej Expert. Any thoughts on these?
Since I'm on Christmas break, I have been washing my hair with soft water the last few days and my hair looks better and feels smoother than ever, which motivated me to snap a picture and show all of you. I didn't know there was such a noticeable difference until I had experienced using hard water for a few months and then switched back.
I usually wear my hair in a segmented ponytail to keep it from tangling so much. I wash it every other day with a baking soda solution and follow up with apple cider vinegar and sometimes a bit of jojoba oil in the ends.
Let me know what you guys think!
The outcome of +8 years of saving. Quite a few haircuts as well, but never more than 10cm. I'm now considering shaving it off, mainly cause I'm tired of washing, drying, combing; you name it. A horrible idea?
Sorry for the egregious lighting...one of these days I'll get a daylight picture in a more interesting (outdoor) setting. Washed, detangled, combed out. Still gaining length slowly.
Hi ALL long-hairs - I've been on holidays - much fun was had - this is how I wore my hair - a practical style, whilst I canoed, swam in rivers & lakes, picked berries, beach combed, saw movies & generally had a ball ... eye hope ewe are ALL well 'n good, fine 'n dandy Cheers CEM. :O)
Hello all fellow longhair friends. Just wanted to wish each and every member and their families a Happy and safe New Year! Please be safe on New Year's eve!
Ted
I love wearing long hair down in winter. I know that the dryness is not entirely good for hair, but I think that long hair not only makes for cheap earmuffs, but also the best earmuffs.
Hey everyone. I recently decided to grow my hair back out. I had it somewhat long a few times when I was younger, but usually cut it before it got to where I wanted it.
I have had it short now for a few years, and am now in the earliest phase of growing it back out.
This time I won't cave like I have in the past. I realize I'll have to go through quite a long period of dumb looking hair but that's a small price to pay.
I have a few pics I'd like to post, one of me now, one of me a few years back before I gave in and cut my hair, and one of what my goal is.
I'm not sure I can do it all in one post. I'm unfamiliar with this type of format so I'll have to learn as I go, or I'll post the pics in follow up posts if necessary.
Oh, and the last pic is some dude from some show on channel 11. When searching through pics of the style you want, you get a ton of famous people, or models.
I felt an explanation was in order, lol.
Anyway, here are the pics....now, before, and what I'm aiming for.
Any estimates on how long you'd expect to go from pic 1 to the last pic?
http://www.wikihow.com/Grow-Long-Hair-As-a-Guy