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Should long-haired guys part their hair or wear it brushed off their foreheads? My hair is shoulder-length, and I am scared to brush it straight back because of the thinness of the hair on my temples. My hair naturally falls into a middle part, but some of my friends feel that for a guy it should either be long hair or a middle part, not both.
A friend of mine has waist length hair with a side part tied back in a pony tail. But the side part gives it a lop-sided look. Comments?
I think people who have long hair and a side part look stupid. A side part does not match to long hair.
The look of a side part is great IMO.
An old girlfriend of mine had long hair that she parted in the middle whenever she did not have her hair pulled straight back in a ponytail or a bun. Then one day, she had her hair parted on the side and all pulled back into a barrette at the nape......it really seemed to suit her much better.
I think the same would be true of long haired men.
Back in the 1970's a friend of mine who had very beautiful long flowing hair down past his shoulder blades had a side part and it looked lop sided to me.
My own personal preference as far as long hair goes is a centre part since it has more symmetry to it.
Since the issue seems to be symmetry, what if a longhair has a side part but has the hair trimmed so as to maintain the symmetrical look?
I think the answer to this question depends upon the individual. For some people, a strong cowlick will be the deciding factor. And actually, once your hair gets to a certain length, unless you do a lot of styling with clips, mousse, hairspray, or something else to hold the hair, you will find that your hair will make most of your decisions for you. Most people have a well-defined bias to their hair that goes clockwise, as viewed from above. This is why most parts are on the left. Forcing a part that does not honor this bias, even if it's in the middle, will still be asymmetrical. Just look at the angle at which it stands up. Almost everybody has an asymmetrical face anyway (just look at yourself in a double mirror -- two mirrors at right angles, if you don't believe me), so an asymmetrical part fits.