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My boyfriend has been growing out his hair for some time. His last cut was a TOTAL flop, she cut almost 4 inches and he had a fit and has ignored it for almost 2 years. He works outside so it is starting to look a bit hellish.
He's wanting a trim, and has asked me to do it. I went to hair school but dropped out because I realized I couldn't do it long term. His hair is about 1 & 1/2 inches above his shoulders, maybe. He wants just an inch trimmed. Is there a website showing me how? I mean should I go to trouble of sectioning like a longer haired girls trim, or just start cutting. I'm so nervous about this...
while I myself have shorter hair, I LOVE his long hair. I do get tired of the "oh wow, his hair is longer than YOURS!" comments though.
No no no..
I'd stay well away from the scissors. If you don't feel confident you can cut his hair don't. Instead ask around do a bit of research and find a trust worthy person to cut. Some hairdressers have men with long hair altough styled, and will definetly know what it means to fear bad things happening to your hair. Take a messuring tape with you and physicaly point to an inch measurement and say thats all.
Good Luck
I'm confident that I can cut anyones BUT his. I do regular trims for girl friends. Just not him. I've never dealt with a guys long hair before so I am so clueless. That's easier said than done though... he simply won't go get it done and I've tried to tell him he cannot fix what's broken.
I've not had a trim in five years, mainly because I'm paranoid about salons, and with good reason. I've often had far too much cut off. I don't think that's a problem unique to guys, though. I think it happens to women too.
That said, I think I've got way better results when the stylist has sectionned my hair, but I didn't even know it was called that, so I didn't know what to ask for. My hair is a lot longer than your BF's, but it can't hurt to make that extra effort, can it? It will take longer, and his hair might not strictly be long enough to justify it, but better that than doing it the easy way and finding the results aren't so great, especially as he's paranoid (just because you're paranoid doesn't mean the're not out to get you, LOL!).
I think there is zero difference between men's and women's hair (barring hair loss problems). If you know how to cut hair, then you know how to cut men's hair, especially if they don't want a short style.
Oh, it happens to us too for sure. Mine is currently -almost- chin length simply because a style I explained well was apparently decided to be something she could take creative reign on. And this is someone I've used for years, so.. Thankfully it wasn't that long in the first place, I guess.
I'm going to do it for him I guess. He keeps harassing me and I keep making excuses. I love his hair probably more than he does :P And he is pretty obsessed with it. It's different when you're personally invested in something... LOL
Thanks for the reassurance.
Cutting hair really isn't that hard at all. When mine was shorter, I used to trim it myself all the time. I didn't even have to see what I was doing -- I just went by feel. No one ever said it looked bad.
And, of course, now that it's long, trimming the ends once in a while is a piece of cake.
But your boyfriend really needs to let his hair grow long enough to put in a tail. Then, when he wants to look neat and not "hellish", that's all he has to do.
I'm hoping I can wing it good enough. Last time he grew it out it was waist length. He got a bad haircut, went insanely short... I hated it, so did he. So I'm hoping we can get this over with with minimal drama (no harsh reaction from him like before, lol)
I agree! His is technically long enough to do it, he just won't. He has gorgeous hair that I'd kill for, and 90% of the time it is tucked behind his ears and hidden by a cap.
Why not post a picture and would great to see a great head of hair.
Cheers,
John.B
Just remember that with a long haired man, you don't have to "style" his hair -- you only have to trim it. The long hair itself is the style.