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Hi lads!
I'm 30, married and a pastor in Switzerland. And forgive me father, for I've been committing the sin of mulletude for almost 8 years now. It all started when I decided to become a long-hair while I was at seminary. But after nine months I had bangs in my mouth, in my nose, in my beard and generally looked like a sheepdog in the final stages of heroin addiction. So I compromised - the bangs went but the ponytail stayed.
But I'm ready to turn over a new leaf. After getting an eyefull of Aragorn in LoTR, I formed a New Year's resolution: kick the hair dresser habit for good. But how??
What would you guys recommend to get me through the sheepdog stage? Hat? Bandana? (I have dark, heavy hair with a slight wave - anything weaker than tar doesn't stand a chance for longer than 20 minutes.)
BTW, I'd be particularly interested in bandanas (or other bang-holding accoutrements) that don't make me look like hippie on a bad acid day.
Cheers!
Well if you're interested in bandanas then go ahead, wear bandanas they should hold the hair in place well. Hats, hair gunk, and braids are probably the only other options of making the awkward stage easier. Alot of people only think of baseball caps when hats are mentioned but there are lots of other types of hats, some more sophisticated looking (like stuff made by Kangol) and there's many more depending on what look you are going for.
Hmm. Hats ... Nah. I'm just not a hat guy. And the one place where I really don't want my hair in my face is the one place I can't wear a hat anyway - church.
But what about headbands or hairbands? I tried googling, but the stuff I'm finding is either for sports (too broad, too thick) or for chicks (too girly). But if I could find some simple, stretchy cloth bands - that ought to do pretty well. (Come to think of it, some celtic-style ornamentation might be fun too ... )
ttfn,
Mike
Bobby pins. If your hair has any fullness at all, and you select pins to blend in with your hair color, they are very nearly unnoticeable.
True. I actually wore bobby pins for a while, while I was growing out my hair again after shaving my head two years ago. (The great shave was on a bet with my wife. I won.) I thought the whole neighborhood would be laughing themselves hoarse. To my surprise, nobody seemed to notice at all.
But I've ordered a couple of hair bands from Kenzies. They look like they might do the trick - and they're available in black.
Cheers!
I too wore "bobby pins" at the early ponytail stage, which worked well on holding the shorter hair that did not reach the tie. I never made any effort to hide them, and also found that nobody seemed to notice.
I also use full size scrunchies as ponytail ties. I have these in a variety of colours and materials, and again find that nobody laughs...At least not to my face, anyway!!
I over the past 10 months have been growing out my mullet. I have
found that once you have a ponytail, the growing out of the sides was easy. I do have very fine straight hair. I now just push it behind
my ears. I think in about a month, the side hairs will fit into
my ponytail.
Almost as much fun as growing out the back the first time.
In addition, you could put the hair in a ponytail and use gell to keep the sides that are growing out down and essentially glued to your head, but with dark hair it will look very much like it is all in a ponytail.
Robert
mike,
i went to seminary as well...i'd be curious as to which one?!? and now pastoring in switzerland? good for you!
while i was at seminary, i traveled with a repertory theatre ministry and played the role of Christ...in addition to other roles. had all the hair, and kept a full beard, but it was nicely trimmed...just couldn't do the scruffy face thing! BUT, i LOVED being a seminary hippie!
i too had a mullet for years, but that was back in the 80's when they were the style to have. while i am now not a fan of the extreme mullet (billy ray cyrus) i certainly don't mind versions of it. the shag cut seems to be quite popular right now..tom cruise, brad pitt etc.
anyway, nice to see a seminarian in here!
mjtoo