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It's been a while since I have visited the site, and I know that some seem to frown on those that only appear once in a while when they want feedback...
I'm home from Korea where I grew most of my hair. It's been about 2.5 years now since I decided to grow it out, and I've had a couple little cuts along the way
I'm probably headed to a long term occasional teaching position provided that I am successful in an upcoming interview. I've liked the idea of having long hair for a very long time, and I have images of rockers, soccer players like Mauro Camoranesi and Ronaldinho in mind as my style.
Sometimes it's good to have a reality check though, so I took some photos tonight, something I haven't done in months
In the photos, I am greasy because of a long day outdoors, sorry about that
I am totally perplexed about the crazy hairs by my temples, those two areas have always been curly and have had a finer texture and I don't think it will ever change, but they are totally messing up my hair from a frontal view
Comments?
Looks nice, pretty shade of blonde. Maybe a little styling gel or finishing spray could be used to tame the unruly temple hair, when needed.
Carol
Hi Carol, thanks. I had some doubts as to whether it even counted as blonde anymore. I'll check out some styling products, I've noted that a lot of women use some kind of product prior to making a ponytail
Revan, thanks for posting! I, too, have problematical "fly away" finer, curlier hair at MY temples as well. It's a common trait of a lot of men of mixed Celto-Germanic backgrounds. I've always had them there. I have since taken great care to brush only w/ a boar's bristles brush. And carefully is key, slowly from the ends and then climbing each stroke towards the roots. Once all threat of snarls or tangles are gone, longer brushing strokes FROM the roots TO the ends of the hair would guarantee not breaking those finer and/or coarser (I know, a contradiction in terms, ugh) hair qualities located there. I'm sure you'll notice a difference.
Yours for tips in hair care AND longhaired camaraderie,
Quenyan (+:-)}
Hi, I appreciate that there are other people with the same problem. When I got a slight trim last month I commented to the hair dresser about the issue, and she said it is a common problem for people of certain ethnic backgrounds. My mother's side of the family came from Ireland a few generations back, and my father's family is from Scotland and I don't know where else (I've never met him or his parents). I don't know much about Celts, Gauls or Germanic tribes but seems I would fit in there somewhere.
Good tips about the hair care. I've never been rough with my hair but I've also never used a quality brush. I will look for a quality brush
The hairs by your temples aren't as bad. Your front view is great. You want nothing sticking out I see. Ahh, that's almost impossible, great hair.
I see your point about setting the bar too high. In the past two years I've worked primarily with long haired Asian women (with beautiful hair) so while I was growing out I developed unrealistic expectations.
Hi Revan,
I have never had a chance to say hi to you before, so I would like to say hi and a warm welcome back to the hyperboard. Your hair is awesome, you have shiny hair with fantastic colour that can only get better the longer you grow it. Be sure to keep it growing, and best of luck in your upcoming job interview!
All the best,
David
Thanks David, I've read a lot of your posts in the past. The beard really works for you.
Revan. You have beautiful long shiny blonde hair. Very nice! Keep it growing.
peace, jonalbear
Thank you Jonalbear
Hi Revan. Your hair looks great. I also spent time in Korea doing a show at an amusement park outside of Pusan. The show was called "Las Vegas Magic" and I was a backup dancer. I was in South Korea for about 6 months and there were alot of nice places to visit and see. One of the small drawbacks was that our theatre was located near one of the kitchens and it was hard getting used to the constant smell of garlic and kimchee. I hope that your Korean adventure was as good as mine.
Del
Pusan was actually were I was staying. I didn't check out any amusement parks aside from Everland in Seoul though, otherwise I might have checked out the show. I got to like kimchee after a while, especially barbecued or with rice.
You're not alone with that problem... Although my hair at my own temples is not really "curly", per se, they do for some reason seem to stay shorter & stick out at times. I just, "live with it" most of the time. Only when I'm going to a really formal, dressy type of event do I apply gel or a little bit of beneficial oil (like Kukui nut oil, Almond oil, Jojoba, or even Olive oil) to better control it. I've also heard that pure Aloe Vera gel works as well, --- and it's 100% natural.
Your hair looks GREAT, --- if I were you, I wouldn't change a thing (other than grow it longer - lol)!!
- Ken in San Francisco
Hi Ken, I read your story about the woman saying you looked better after you cut off all your hair several years ago. She must be daft, because your hair is clearly awesome on you, and awesome in its own right. No doubt it just clashes with her image of what people should look like.
I'll give the oil a try, I want to avoid anything sticky
The general consensus is to keep it growing, but the length I have in mind is like in the photo I've attached
Welcome back, Ravan! It must've been great in Korea and don't worry about the temples, your hair looks problemLESS to me and tell me about grease (my hair practically sticks to my face like glue because of the swetting!) You must have made quite some progress for that time and the ends of your hair are not shown on the photo so keep it growin!
Hi, thanks for the feedback, Korea was pretty good. It always seems better once I am no longer there. In Korea they have some pretty rigid ideas about what men should look like but as a foreigner it's easy to get away with looking different
Your pictures above are quite nice as well, good job on the half tail
I've had a similiar problem only recently with the hair on my temples as I have a lot of breakage there which is slowly regroing itself and it can look out of place there. I think that they may just need time to grow out on their own so hang in there. Lovely hair btw!
I know what you mean, it has been growing out a bit, it's like both areas reached some critical length and then started over
Great looking long hair and really nice tail. Nice colour and shine as well. Thanks for sharing the update with all of us.
Hi, thanks, the color and shine are basically things I haven't had any control over, maybe if I was outdoors more in general there'd be some interesting sun effects
Don't stress too much over the little fuzzies... as some have said, a little gel or styling spray can take care of those with no problem. Overall, your hair looks great and it's good to see you back on the site, Revan! =)
-James
Thanks, I'll try to use something to smooth them over
It's been a while since I have visited the site, and I know that some seem to frown on those that only appear once in a while when they want feedback...
Hello, I generally don't wear it down, I took pictures depicting how I generally look. I've never done measurements at any point during my growth
thanks for the info and nontailed picture. i was just curious.
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Hey! I remember you posting a while back, you hair looks great, i like the color:)
Take care!
Simon
Heya, thanks, good luck on this next round, try to simply forget about the hair for a while and it will come
Coming on really nicely Revan, it sure looks hot over there so I guess a pony tail is de rigeur.
Thanks Nuttidave, yes typing it back was something Koreans felt strongly about. In Korea people are very utilitarian about hair, it must be out of the face though the women are crazy about accessories.