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Hi Mark,

I had no idea that you had a YouTube account, and now I have to try and find it, lol.  I only joined IG 2-3 weeks ago, mainly for being able to have access to the longhaired men photos.  Instagram has a forced log in requirement to view anything, so I finally broke down and joined, and there was actually a fellow YouTuber who encouraged me. I’m only there for the hair, and that’s the only thing I discuss, and I stay away from sharing personal stuff.  You should be able to recover your password as long as your email hasn’t changed.  

I do all my videos with my phone, and they are all “shorts” except for a few of my clock ones.  There’s nothing particularly hard about posting there.  Just go to your video on your phone, and there should be an option to post to your YouTube channel.

We had a very nice rain last night, and we needed that rain.  It’s over for now, though.  Fortunately, the smoke has stayed away from here, and I’m sorry that you’re experiencing such poor air quality.  It’s not good to have such poor air quality with the World Cup soccer final today, right in your area.

David

Good Morning David,

      I do have a Youtube account but honestly not sure about Instagram as its possible I opened an account but then never used it.Guess I'd have to try and login and then use the forgot user name/ password link and see what happens.However I'm mostly on Facebook for better or worse.In a way I like it since I use Marketplace and have bought and sold items through it plus its free to use. Most people I know are on it so I just stick with it.However I'll try to make time to do a Youtube video then see it I can figure out how to post it here.

This past Thursday was the absolute worst here regarding the wildfire smoke. By late afternoon it was so hazy and you could definitely smell it. Friday was a better and yesterday it rained so that cleaned the skies as its sunny and clear this morning for now.Cheers.

      Mârk aka Hairball

Hi Mark, 

Thank you for your kind words, and this is another one from my YouTube channel.  I also joined Instagram a couple of weeks ago, and posted this video there as well.  I don’t think that you’re on IG, or at least I haven’t found you when doing a search anyway.

My hair is fairly dry, so I only need to wash once every 5 days.  Although we’ve had some very warm days, it’s nothing like what you’re going through, and thankfully, most of the wildfire smoke from northern Canada has bypassed us to the west.  Today is another sunny day, but we will be getting some much needed rain tonight and early tomorrow.

It would be cool to see you do a video sometime!

Thanks again,

David

Hi Jesus,

      I have to admit this has to be the first time I recall someone posting a hair pic in silhouette. Its a cool effect and interesting way to represent your hair. Looks like you nailed it so was this on the first take or did you have to take several shots until you got the one that looked best?Cheers.

     Mârk aka Hairball

Hi David,

     Nothing like a fresh wash to lighten and fluff up your hair. Nowadays with the heat and humidity I need to daily wash my own hair otherwise its flat and lifeless looking unless I'm inside in the A/C for the day. You've done a great job mastering you video posting skills here as I don't recall ever doing a video.I like videos as it shows so much more than run of the mill still photos.Anyway thanks for posting your update.How often have you been washing your hair this summer?Maybe your fortunate to not have the problem I have.Today will be a henna redo day since its been over a month since my last treatment.Supposed to be an unsettled day weather wise so those kind of days is when I plan for this.Cheers.

     Mârk aka Hairball

Hello everyone,

Yesterday after washing my hair and allowing it to air dry, I thought that it looked half decent, so I made a short video.  I hope that this YouTube link works, and that it works as a clickable link.  With my 73rd birthday right around the corner, I’m happy to have so much of the stuff, lol!  Also, please excuse the noise in the background, which is the combined ticking of over 30 clocks.  I wasn’t going to stop every one of them only to have to start them all up again afterwards!

Thanks for watching!

David

On a dark environment I used flashlight of my phone and took the photo with my camera.

It's also when I saw the shadow of my ponytail that I got the idea of the logo of my head with ponytail and that I used as a pendant necklace.

Hi Philip,

Thank you for your kind words.  I prefer to wear a loose ponytail to protect my hairline as much as possible, even if it slips occasionally. While golfing, though, and trying to keep my hair well secured, I will do an extra loop.

I’m looking forward to seeing your hair long enough for a ponytail!

David

Hi Mark,

Thank you so much for your kind words. If I can find someone to take a better photo, I’ll definitely do so.  I actually wear it tailed almost the entire time outside, but occasionally will let it free if it’s a nice day.  All my photos are taken with my phone, and I plan to get a new one soon.

David

Hi Hairball :)

You are so right, I am in the middle of the awkward phase and can't really do much with my hair except try in vain to tuck it behind my ears.. usually I just let it fall where it wants at this point - it's a bit ugly for work, but luckily I work in a very pro-individuality environment (a library) so it doesn't matter too much - still feels awkward though! 

I am curious too how my hair will look around October!  I'll keep posting monthly updates.

Philip

Thanks David! It feels slow going, but it's good to hear from an objective viewpoint that my hair seems to be growing fast :)  

Philip

Hi David,

Your ponytail looks great, as always your hair looks fantastic - thick and healthy.  I appreciate how you seem to have tied it somewhat loosely, I think this is how I will tie my hair back once it's long enough.  

Thanks for sharing this photo!

Philip

Hi David,

      Nice update of your hair being tailed since most of us restrain our hair when out and about. I hear you about the challenge of taking these kind of pics as a solo photographer. I guess you can always try a selfie stick or a regular camera tripod which I used to use with my digital camera that had a timer feature. However I haven't used that camera in years since all my photos are now done on my phone as its so much easier.Still your pic came out nicely as your tail is clear and prominent.Thanks for the update and stay cool these hot summer days my friend.Cheers!

     Mârk aka Hairball

Hi Jesus,

Thank you for the pointers.  My hair isn’t as thick as yours in back, but I assume that there should be enough for a braid.  When I have lots of free time, I will give it a try.  Although a ponytail is second nature to me, since I wear one almost all the time outside, a braid is another matter entirely.

David

You can learn braiding by yourself, that's what I did.

It took me one week to be able to braid my hair, while watching TV I had practicing braiding. It's not easy because you don't see what you are doing and the position is uncomfortable, you'll have some pain in your arm muscles.

I tried again and again until I success.

Start like if you are doing a ponytail. Split your hair in 3 equals strands; this step isn't easy. Put the left strand in the middle then the right strand in the middle, left strand in the middle and so on.

Hi Jesus,

Thank you for your kind words, and yes, I thought of you when I posted this, because you asked over on Reddit, and that was several months ago, lol.  Several others over there asked me as well.  Maybe one day I’ll do a braid, but I’ll have to ask for help with that.

My hair looks shorter here, because I’m bending forward, manipulating the phone, but if I stand more upright, it’s a few inches from my waist.

David

Hi,

You look awesome with a ponytail, nice that you post a photo of you with a ponytail. What's incredible with long hair is that you can have multiple hairstyles like ponytail, braid and bun.

Hello everyone,

I have been asked a number of times to post a ponytail photo, especially on another site where I post.  I never take a particularly good ponytail photo, have been avoiding the issue, but “for the record “, I will include one here.  I did it by the old “reflection in the mirror” technique, and my apologies for the poor quality photo.  I live alone, so don’t have anyone around to take a “proper” photo.  Maybe I can get a better one posted later.

Thanks for reading!

David

Hi Jesus,

I’m going to go ahead and follow you anyway, since there’s a translation option, and just viewing hair updates require no French knowledge anyway.  I notice that you follow a number of other English longhaired guys, including OAD above.

Please feel free to add me if you wish, but that choice has to be up you.

David

Hi David,

I made this Instgram account only in order to bring people into my longhair website intended for a French audience but with no success until now. I don't care about the number of likes and followers. As I already said I've abandoned social networks but, have to keep them for some groups, for websites because we have more freedom here.

Hi Jesus, 

I did see your profile over on IG, but didn’t add you because your channel is in French.  I did follow OAD, though, because I know that he has a large following, and I wanted to have access to his channel, and that’s the main reason I joined in the first place.  I’ve only made about a half a dozen posts, and don’t discuss my personal life, and keep everything to “hair only”.  I still refuse to join FB.

David

I've recreated a scene of the 1966 movie Fahrenheit 451. It's the same place but at different times: where it used to be fields it's now woods and a new road was built. It's located in Châteauneuf-sur-Loire in France (Street view link) where it was build the SAFEGE test track, a suspended metro used in the movie and that you can see in the background.

It would have bee better with loose hair but temperature was too hot, 35°C/95F at 11:00am. I've used a GoPro camera with a wide angle lens that's because the field of view is different. I had nobody to hold a camera in front of me.

Hi OAD,

     Now that's what I'd call a great hair video! Possibly, but more difficult to pull off, would be an outdoor one on a mountaintop with an ever so slight  gentle breeze. Still you have amazing hair length in amazing condition for such a long length. You obviously take great care of your hair as it shows.Thanks for posting this outstanding update.Cheers.

      Mârk aka Hairball

It took me ages to build enough courage to join IG, but I’m glad that I did, and was able to access your  amazing channel. (IG won’t let you “explore” without having an account)

They just want to track you for ads and make money. I just keep social media as a secondary thing because it turns into garbage last years and don't use them often now.

Hi,

You have awesome hair. 

I remember a few years ago when you hesitate to cut it but you did the right choice to grow your hair and longer than many long hair guys. Most of long hair guys I see have shoulder length hair, longer than this is less common.

Hi OAD,

Always great to see you here, on YouTube, and now on Instagram!  It took me ages to build enough courage to join IG, but I’m glad that I did, and was able to access your  amazing channel. (IG won’t let you “explore” without having an account)

Your hair always looks fabulous, shiny and with impressive length.  Hopefully, now that you’ve achieved 3 feet, you will be able to achieve your eventual goal of 40 inches or even longer.  My terminal length is a few inches from my waist, but I’m happy to still have decent hair for a 72 year old guy.

Keep it growing and flowing!

David

Recently posted a quick update video on my YouTube channel doing just a little bun drop! It's fun doing them now and looking back and forth long my hair has grown. Still hoping to grow it more but I really love where it's at right now. I'll post a link to that video below, and I'll also post a picture of my hair from the front! Happy growing!

Link: 

Hi Philip,

    First off its amazing how different a person's look changes just by the length of their hair! Honestly comparing your pics it looks like two totally different people. Beyond that your hair has grown a lot since last October as your in the awkward stage as I don't think your able to do a ponytail yet.Hopefully people have been kind and complimenting your new look.I'm curious how your hair will look at the one year anniversary.Anyway appreciate your update and look forward to future ones.Cheers.

     Mârk aka Hairball

Hi Philip,

What a fantastic update, and the fact that you achieved such length after being almost bald 8 months ago is impressive .  It’s clear that your growth rate is well above the average ½ inch per month, since it appears that you have a solid 5 inches of growth here.  I know that in an earlier post, that you expressed some concerns about your hairline, but honestly, I see no issues here.

Keep up the good work, and I look forward to your next update.  I estimate that your hair will be at chin length in about 6 months.

David

Hello everyone!   New month and a new update picture.  Still inching (millimetering) along, now at about 9 months out from my last haircut which was about October 2025 - I'll post a pic from then and my current update.   Still have many months to go before I reach my initial goal which is shoulder-length all the way around, but I am happy with my progress and starting to feel like a longhair even if just a beginning one :)  

Hope everyone is doing well!  

Philip

October 2025:

July 2026

Greetings Vincent,

       Great update as your hair is doing very well in your current journey.Love the color, texture, and length which I'd say is now beyond the awkward stage.Personally I'd rather wear my own hair loose most of the time but being outdoors if its windy or hot/humid its better having it tied back just for comfort and convenience. I'll wear my own hair loose mostly indoors where those conditions don't exist. Regardless i hear you as don't we all want to flaunt our hair and show it off. Keep up the great work on your own journey and as far as your concerns about thinning I find it hardly noticeable.Cheers.

      Mârk aka Hairball

Hi,

It's a little movie that I made when I went to Orléans last weekend.

Hi,

You look better with a ponytail, also try doing a bun.

Your hair aren't long enough but when it'll reach your shoulders I think you'll look good with loose hair.

Hi,

Astronomy and space exploration are also one of my interests.

Hi,

I think you talk about Sophie Adenot who is currently on board of the ISS. She's a helicopter test pilot in the French air force. Most of astronauts come from a military environment, so it's unlikely you see a long hair astronaut.

Hi,

I experienced an awful week due to en extreme heat wave: tired and lack of sleep. France was on the 1% hottest places on the planet, I compared temperature to others places, about 43°C / 110F the whole week, the Death Valley was one degree cooler! Now it's over but we could have another heat wave in the next weeks.

When I was a child, I liked going to McDonald's like all children. But after I've understood that it's not healthy food and should be avoided.
I never go to fast food except when I travel. It's just convenient because it's fast, with minimal waiting time, and unlike restaurants, you can eat at any time. Moreover, you always have fast food not too far; even in a remote countryside area, you can find a McDonald's in the middle of nowhere!

In the 90s we had the mad cow crisis, one of the biggest health scandals, and discovered that the food you buy makes you ill or kills you slowly. We discovered that they feed cows with milled cow bones to lower costs! I remember in the news the images of many trucks blocked when France suddenly stopped the importation of beef from England.
Since this and other various food scandals, we are exigent about what we eat, like where it grows and what's inside. Many food additives are banned, mostly under consumer pressure, because they can be harmful, like endocrine disruptors, or they can give you cancer.
In the 80s, I barely knew because I was too little; there were a lot of "chemical" foods easy to prepare or just for fun, and we had imagined that in the future we'd have no need to cook by eating artificial food or pills. Today it's the complete opposite: full natural food, fruits, and vegetables without pesticides or additives.

I believe that Matt took his YouTube videos down, after experiencing some issues, sadly.  He mentioned this in a somewhat earlier post to the MLHH.  The best thing to do is to keep checking this community for any further updates from Matt.

David

Awesome hair man! I recall your YouTube videos back in the day, do you still post them? 

Hi Vincent,

Although my front hairline is good, I do have some minor thinning in the crown, and I take finasteride for that.  I’ve been doing so for 15-20 years, and it has worked well, with almost no change in that time.

I suspect that you’ll be fine, but as you said, it’s a good idea to keep an eye on things, and if if gets any worse, I would suggest consulting with a dermatologist.

David

Hi David,

Thanks you for the nice reply.

I hope you are right, I’m 40 now and it only started recently. We’ll see what happens, for now I will just enjoy it.

No goal length just do whatever makes me happy. The goal I have now is up until which length I can wear it loose the whole day without it bothering me.

Vincent 

Hi Vincent,

Thank you so much for your kind words.  I feel fortunate to have the hair that I have, with my 73rd birthday being a little over a month away.

I was very impressed with your update as well.

David

Hi Vincent,

What an excellent update, and thank you for sharing your progress with us.  That’s remarkable progress for 14 months, especially considering that almost all of it is long enough to fit into a ponytail now.  It definitely looks as though you have an excellent head of shiny and healthy hair 

As for any thinning, it is very minor, and almost imperceptible.  Generally, for guys who suffer significant hair loss, the most severe is in their 20s or so.  If one can keep most of their hair into their 40s, 50s, and beyond, any further loss is very mild, and they should be able to keep most of their hair for life.

I was wondering whether you had a goal length in mind, or are you trying to grow it as long as you can?  My goal has always been waist length hair, but my terminal length was a few inches short of that.  

I look forward to your future progress!

David

Hi David,

Thanks for sharing this update, your hair looks really nice. Hope I will have such nice hair in 30 years.

Vincent 

Just some progress pictures with my recent hair growth.

It’s coming along nicely around 14 months of growth now, with last trim 10 months ago.

Almost everything can fit in a ponytail but I wear it loose 99% of the time. In the past it was the other way around wear a ponytail 99% of the time. Really enjoying my hair now.

Only thing I’m concerned about is my hairline is moving up and it get’s thinner at the edges. Hopefully I can enjoy longhair for a long time but I will have to see if my hair allows. For now it’s barely noticeable but is does concern me.

Hi Jesus,

Thanks for sharing these but I had to chuckle at your choice of food!  For some reason, I honestly couldn’t picture you as a fast food fan, but I guess that I was wrong, lol.  I almost never eat fast food, but a few weeks ago, I got a sudden KFC craving, so I had to break down and satisfy that.

At least you ate lots of good food in between, though, so I “forgive you”!!

David

This early morning I walked before temperatures go high.

Now it's 1:00 PM, I just ate at Burger King, ice cream unavailable and they cool down the AC unit with a garden hose because temperatures are crazy! I left Orléans and will ga back home in 5 hours, crossing the heat wave red zone.

This morning I went to Châteauneuf-sur-Loire, a small city next to Orléans to find remains of the SAEGE monorail test track. You can see this monorail in the 1966 movie Fahrenheit 451.

I just find a concrete base block used to fix pillars. The rest of the railway track next to the monorail track is covered with brambles and can't be seen. I also recreated the scene in the video above when they walk, I'll post later. And I also meet the occupant of the house (house of the railway crossing keeper) you see behind main characters and I learnt that people from different countries come here to see this place.

The afternoon, I come back to Orléans and walked near the track and took photos as usual. Photography is also my hobby. There was also some snakes, it's always surprising to find one. Most of the time it's grass snakes but there are also vipers. For last years, I see a proliferation of snakes, even in my garden.

I stayed in the zones covered by trees because the temperatures are still crazy!

The heatwave is expected to be worse on the next days and should be present until Thursday. This is the heatwave alert map seen on the news. I'm on the red zone, the highest level with temperatures between 36°C - 41°C / 96F - 106F.

I ate a healthy dinner! For this weekend I alternate between Mc Donald's, Burger King and KFC. Thankfully, I eat healthier things like fruits and vegetables the rest of the time.

A last photo for today

Hi Jesus,

Thank you for sharing your photos, but sorry to hear about the meeting cancellation due to extreme heat. (I haven’t watched your video yet, but will do so later)

I’ve never been unfortunate enough to have experienced 37 C heat where I live in Eastern Canada.  I even find low 30s very uncomfortable, and thankfully, that only happens once or twice a year at most here.  Inland areas of my province, though, are warmer, but still not 37 C.

Your hair looks great.  The length looks to be similar to mine, or perhaps just a touch longer.  You appear to have more wave in your hair than I do. My hair does get wavier in the summer, though. 

I know that I’m overdue to post a ponytail photo, and will try to get one up soon.

David

Hi,

I spend this weekend at Orléans (France) for a meeting at the Aerotrain test track. Unfortunately the meeting was canceled on the last minute due to an severe heat wave. Temperature was 37°C / 99°F this evening.

These photos was shot now just after the sunset.

Sorry for my bad English pronunciation.

Hi David,

     Yes I've seen video, I believe of the space station, with women astronauts on board and its funny seeing longhair in zero gravity! Just kinds of floats around.LOL

        Mârk aka Hairball