(Inspired partly by the “Would you shave your head in solidarity” thread.)
So you go to your barber or hairstylist. They ask you, “What do you want today?”
What are you wont to reply?
Me: “Number-1 all over; lose the sideburns.”
I usually keep my head shaved; or at least I used to. Nowadays I rarely feel like it, so I just cut it all off every few weeks.
3 on the sides, 4 on top. Then it grows until I can do a ‘business combover’ and that means it’s time to cut again.
I usually ask for ‘short and spiky’ or a crew cut. I haven’t had a haircut since mid-May though, so it’s getting a little long.
‘Just an inch or so off the bottom’. I have very long hair, and I want to keep it that way; it only gets an occasional trim. Since I don’t blow-dry it or colour it, I almost never get split ends or any damage to it, so it just needs a tidy-up now and then.
Bob in the back, at ear level. Don’t touch the bangs (which are currently boob-length.)
I really need a haircut too - the rest is at my shoulders and just long enough for me to be able to put in ponytails.
#1.5 all over (I graduated from a #2 to a #1.5 during the summer).
Shaved. I razor it every morning in the shower.
#2 all over. Don’t need a hairdresser for that.
One and a half all over, blocked in back.
Wow - there are a lot of us with a similar kind of hair style here.
No. 2 all over; I just mow my head every Monday morning. In the winter the beard grows untouched, but from March 21 to September 21, I mow that area too. Sometimes when it’s really hot and humid in the summertime, I use a No. 1.
#4 or #6 on the back and sides (or scissor-cut to a similar length), sides up off the ears, trim the top, thin out the sideburns and take them up ~1/2 an inch.
Get it out of my eyes!
I hate getting my hair cut. A PITA IMHO. I always used to put it off till I looked like Shaggy on Scooby Doo.
But, with that said, I did finally find someone I like. I used to play volleyball with her. My Wife also goes to her. Her setup is in her house. Now I just make an appointment (An appointment for a haircut !) every six weeks.
My cut is jokingly called the ‘Belize’. I got it cut shorter than usual when my Wife and I took a trip to Central America.
She offers me a beer and just cuts my hair. I don’t have to tell her anything.
Long layers, no texturing, no part. I cut my hair about every 8 weeks to keep it healthy since it’s so long.
I get it cut by a friend, usually twice a year. The length varies - somewhere below shoulder length all over, though. When she cut it for our three week Grand Canyon trip, it was shorter than usual and I almost freaked. However, it turned out to be a great length for the trip. I haven’t paid for a haircut in years.
Wait, what do the numbers #1, #1.5, #2 mean? Is this a mans’ thing?
I’m female and I get a trim mostly (mid -back length hair). Depends on if I’m growing layers out or want bangs.
The numbers are the sizes of those plastic guides that attach to electric clippers.
I think #1 is 1/8", #2 is 1/4" etc.
I usually razor shave my head every day in the shower.
Yeah, not very hippie-ish
I have mine like this now, but just a little more length in the front.
