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I need new hair (solved)
exis
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At the moment my hair is pretty much a mop. I've been letting it just sit there, but it's starting to get a bit longer (covers my eyes if I let it) and... well, more moppish. I've been putting off going to a hairdresser, because every recallable experience with one has ended in me looking stupid for a week or so. Besides that, I've just started university, and I'm feeling a little more... I don't know, like I want to express myself more with what I wear, etc. I've had my lip pierced this year and a little more specific with the type of clothes I wear. I see punks around campus with crazy hair and I think it's awesome. While I don't think something too outrageous would suit me personally, I'd like to be at least a little different. I just don't know what I want to do. Every attempt I've made to look for "mens hair" as some kind of starting point has returned glossy-fashion-magazine-runway-style dudes with immaculate hairstyles that I'd never be able to pull off, let alone maintain.
I'm not really asking for a specific hairstyle to be suggested. But I really have no idea what I'm looking for. Should I just walk into a salon and ask for someone to suggest something to me. I'd hate to give off the wrong impression and come out looking like a clown.
I'm not really asking for a specific hairstyle to be suggested. But I really have no idea what I'm looking for. Should I just walk into a salon and ask for someone to suggest something to me. I'd hate to give off the wrong impression and come out looking like a clown.
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Everytime I move I have to scout out a few hairdressers. If they don't give a decent vibe, I get a bit of a trim, pay the money and then hop off to find another one. My current one I sat down, had a nice conversation with her about what she thought and she ended up pulling off a simple but effective cut that's ten times better than the crap I've put up with from high end 'hairstylists'.
Before I go to the hairstylist I tend to look up or sketch out a few ideas of what I'd want it to look like (I'm a huge comic book fan, I totally had the same haircut as Domino from Xmen once...), then I ask around my friends to see what they think, get it down to two and then go to the hairdresser, and there's usually a happy medium.
On a whim, I bought a bandanna-style elastic headband thing and some hair straighteners. And it's made a world of difference not only to how good my hair looks, but to my self esteem. I think you'd be surprised how much difference some hairspray or something could do.
Give me a sec and I'll post some photos if you want.
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Part of the problem is that I really have no idea what I'm looking for. But I think 'general badassery' would cover it
I'll post a pic when I get home if that will help at all.
Best idea, like Devoir said, is to get a hairdresser and talk about possible styles. None of that Greatcuts crap either, go to a real salon. It's more expensive, but you will look a hell of a lot better.
When I was in this situation I took the recommendation of a friend with hair I liked and went to their hairdresser. He sat me down and I said I just wanted to "look cool" after flipping through a book of hairstyles that I didn't like. So he cut my hair and it looked awesome. I've been going back for over a year, and just tell him to do whatever the fuck he wants. It helps that he has hair that I really like, so I know stylistically we're on the same page. He also likes similar bands, so theres a deep vein of MTV hairstyles for him to plunder as required.
Having said that, my hair can be a fuck to maintain because its long and wavy, so I blow dry and use a hair straightener. I get a lot of compliments though, so hey.
I had to do that twice, then the third shop the girl just started blurting out suggestions, color recommendations (i'd never colored my hair before then) and questions on what my styling skills were like to make sure i could maintain whatever she suggested. In the end i got a great haircut, and some tips on how to keep it looking good when it was my turn to style it. I've been going there ever since.
My biggest fear is that they'll describe something to me, or even show me a picture, and I'll be like, cool, and it will end up looking like ass. I guess there's not much I can do about that. Fingers crossed..
People are going to jump all over this and tell you that someone with experience should be cutting your hair, but they're wrong and you can be just as confident in yourself as you are in a stranger with a piece of paper on the wall. People who work with hair always have the worst haircuts anyways.
DIY (especially if you're going for bad-assery and taking hair inspiration from "punks")
What are good straighteners for a guy? My hubby goes nuts because his hair gets all curly at the end, and the only thing I have experience with are feminine products.
And where did you find the headband? I've searched all over and I must be blind. O_o
Sorry I can't be more helpful.
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Ah haha, I didn't even see you were from the UK. Looks like I just search on the net.
/derailtopic off
Still, I'm happy