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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

Hi Yadgar,

Now that really would be cool!  I don’t think I’ve ever heard of a long haired male  astronaut, although some of the women astronauts have decent long hair.

David

Hi(gh)!

“I like riding thrill rides, speed and high G force.”

…that's why you absolutely should be on one of the upcoming Artemis missions! We desperately need LONGHAIRS ON THE MOON!

See you in KhyberSPACE!

Yadgar

Hi Jesus,

   Wow, I love the video editing whether you did it or were the cameras built into the rides then video files given to you afterward. i have to say you need to have a lot of faith in the equipment being your going along for the ride for better or worse. Still it looks like a blast if your into those kind of rides.Thanks for sharing and good to see you were able to keep your hair under control!LOL

     Mârk aka Hairball

Hi Jesus,

Cool, and it looks as though you had a lot of fun, like a kid in a way.  Some of those rides look a tad scary, though!

David

Me at the Bordeaux fun fair.

I like riding thrill rides, speed and high G force.

This fun fair called “Foire aux Plaisirs” that we could translate by “pleasure fair” fair stands twice per year on the Bordeaux main square “Place des Quinconces” in March and October. See it on street view.

This video was shot on March 2026.

Hi Philip,

Thank you so much for your kind words.  I definitely count my blessings every day.

I’m really looking forward to following your future progress, and your hair grows quickly.  I know it will look awesome once it reaches your mid back, and then beyond!

David

Fantastic pictures, David.  Your hair looks full and healthy, and is an inspiration. I hope my hair looks as good when it is fully grown.  Thanks for posting!

Philip

Hi Mark,

Thank you again, and even in the sunny, outdoor photo, my hair still looks whiter than when I see it for myself. When I look at myself in a mirror, I can clearly see more browns, but they’re not as evident in photos taken with my phone.

Eventually, I will be getting a new phone, probably one with a better camera, and it will be interesting to see whether I get the same colour.  The main thing is that I’m still happy to have this hair at my age, regardless of the colour.

Thank you again!

David

Hi Jesus,

     I took a look and I see the notifications symbol, a bell, next to my image and the envelope icon, but when you say notifications I'm guessing an e mail would be sent if a reply to my thread is made as that's never occurred or would that be if someone messaged me directly.There's a lot I need to learn about the features the new mlhh contains. As always I, and I'm sure others, all appreciate the work you've done here.Cheers.

       Mârk aka Hairball

Hi David,

       Back in the heyday of the mlhh I was on a roll doing in person meetups.In my last post I forgot to mention yourself as well.I did meet some local guys too as one that comes to mind is a guy named Dell.Not sure you remember him but he posted a lot of cool pics of himself here at one time.I met him in person at a restaurant, like we did, down in the Princeton,NJ area.Not sure if any future meetups will be in the cards but never say never.Cheers.

       Mârk aka Hairball

Morning David,

      Thanks for attaching these photos to help illustrate your hair length and color.Actually the top photo from a month ago looks really great in regards to color as compared to the more recent one that followed.The silvery grey is very stunning whereas the bleached look makes you appear to have that Santa look of snow white hair.You very fortunate as I'd rock that natural color everyday if I had it but whatever my natural color truly is will be a mystery unless I stop coloring and let it eventually return to a natural state.Unfortunately that would take time as my hair would have to grow out the henna since it doesn't fade.Hoping otherwise your ready for summer as we are getting very close to that season now.Cheers.

       Mârk aka Hairball

Hi Mârk,

If people enable notifications, click “enable notifications” just under the site banner thy will receive an instant notification when someone send a message. If you have rejected or already enable notifications, this text isn't displayed.

This chat run on my home server because it needs software that I can't run on the MLHH server. Click here if you want to see what the server looks like and some technicals details.

I'm working again on the database to improve performances and fix some bugs

Hi Mark,

In addition to my earlier reply to you, I have included two more photos, both taken outside, while I was out for a walk.  In the first one, the weather was rather cloudy, and the leaves weren’t fully out yet.  It was taken about a month ago.  The second photo was taken under sunny conditions, about a week after the first one, and the leaves were out, with a much greener background.

As you can see, my hair is much more silvery looking in the first photo, but looks more white in the second one.  It was very windy on both days, so my hair was a mess.

David

Hi Mark,

Wow, it really sounds as though you got around, and had the chance to meet so many MLHH members.  That’s one benefit of living in the same country, so much easier for everyone to get together.  Travel from Canada is so much more difficult now, but if things change in the future, maybe I’ll have the chance to get to the USA once again, and who knows, we could even have another meetup.  Yes, chatting in person is so much better!

David

Hi Mark,

Thank you for your kind words, and yes, I count my blessings to have the hair that I have, with my 73rd birthday less than 2 months away.  Also, with the increased thickness due to the humidity, the slight thinning that I have near the crown is almost imperceptible.  

As for my hair colour, it’s 100% natural, but I should mention a qualifier, in that my phone always makes my hair in indoor photos appear lighter than it is when I look at myself in a mirror.  I’ve never been able to get my phone to show it exactly as it really is.

I’ve been able to get very successful outdoor photos due to the natural light, and it has more of a grey/silver tone.  I should try to post  an outdoor, still photo.

Thanks again,

David

Good Morning David,

      The chat was used more when Bill first added the feature but after awhile it kind of got used less and less. Problem was if you went on chat, and no one knew that you were there if they weren't on the mlhh at the time, no one would jump in.It's like you really had to arrange a time in advance with others to really use it. I haven't tried our new version that Jesus set up yet.

     Oh how I loved mlhh meetups. I've met so many guys that I don't recall the number but the biggies were when I went to California where we had a big group gatherings that Bill helped set up.On the top of my head I met Bill,Ken aka Urban Cowboy,Scott Nagel,Walter Whitetail, Steve NoVa, Trolleypup to name a few I recall off the top of my head.Sadly I never met Jason who lives north of me in Mass.As far as Jason he is aware of the new mlhh as Jesus CCed him in e mails when we were in the process of changing it over.Actually Jason and myself are the only mods right now so not sure why he hasn't jumped in yet.I know he's busy, based on his FB posts and yes he still has long hair as well as his son. I'll have to message him on FB just to remind him.

   I do remember Chris G. and Hans for sure.I do recall meeting Hans a couple times at Will's longhair party in San Fran back in the day but those events stopped happening when Covid was hatched.I'm glad I attended several of those parties before they ended in the late teens.

     Anyway a long winded response but I just got on a roll.If we were in person the stories I could expand on regarding this subject.Thanks for asking my friend.Cheers.

   Mârk aka Hairball

Hi David,

  Love the angle of that photo as it really shows off your length quite well. Certainly you are fortunate to have such great hair in your early 70s! Not only a fantastic length but your natural color is to die for. People go to salons to achieve that kind of color and you have it for free! As you know I color my own hair myself so my only expense is the henna I purchase, which does go a long way.Also my hair is still full like yours even though not as long.Thanks for posting such an inspirational pic as us older guys need to know that yes, we can still have long hair! Cheers.

     Mârk aka Hairball

Happy weekend everyone,

Today, I’m doing something a bit different, a photo of my hair from the side, using the old “reflection in mirror” method.  I’m not good at taking back photos, but the side is the next best thing.

With more humidity in the air, my hair gets wavier, but also looks thicker, and possibly a bit shorter as well.  Even more humidity increases this effect still further but my hair never actually looks curly.  Because I cropped the edges of the image to get more hair and less filler, there are margins on each side.

Also, I’m happy to have maintained a decent amount of shine in my hair, despite my 73rd birthday being 2 months away.  Thank you, everyone, and have a great one!

David