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I've noticed that it's not that unusual for guys and girls to have long hair in similar styles. But most of the time, girls hair always look much "nicer"- smoother, more under control, shinier. Does setting hair help make it look better that way? If I wanted to try setting my hair, where could I find out about how to do it? I think girls learn aout this growing up, but it's harder for guys. Right now my hair is all one length, down to the top of my shirt collar. I like to push it back behind my ears. I style it using a large round brush and a blow dryer, which makes the hair straight, except that it curls under a little at the ends. It looks great right after I style it, but even by the next day it's much worse looking.
Doug
Part of it is hormones and genetics. Men generally just don't have hair quite as nice as women. Also, men just don't spend the time on their hair that women do as regards conditioning and such.
I think your best bet is to check out some salons in your area. Tell them that you want to see what a set could do for your hair, and that you want to ultimately learn to do it yourself. Give them an idea of what you want to achieve, and see how you like the results. But I think letting a pro do it is better -- most women would tell you that their hair never turns out as well when they try to duplicate what their stylist does with it.
Hopefully, Victor (the head honcho here) will chime in as I believe he is a professional himself, and he might have some words of wisdom for you.
J.J.
Well, those were kind words, but I am not a hair professional. I am a computer programmer by trade. I just happen to have a love of long hair. Judging from my personal observation, I think you are generally right. I think men tend to not care if all their ends are the same length, for example. There are quite a few that do, however, and their hair looks as good as women's hair. Men also tend to have greasier scalps. Furthermore, women tend to have about double the number of hairs that men have, while men tend to have thicker hairs.
Also, don't forget about the receding hairline.
Sorry...somewhere along the line I thought you were a hairdresser. Mea culpa.
Tell me about it -- mine didn't just recede -- it fled!!
J.J.