Decided to start growing my hair out. previously did the ‘im a dude, shave it’ haircut all the time.
Would one be best to change from the usual man’s barbershop to a salon, or a place that would focus more on women’s hair? I really don’t want anyone to screw around with it this time around or cut it short.
What do you want from it? How long?
- I always went with a barber for anything that looked like a traditional men’s cut, and that includes a variety of lengths.
- any special requests, non-traditional or significantly longer, a stylist
- I’ve had bad cuts from both barbers and stylists, all you can do is vote with your feet
- realistically all the old barbers are gone and new barbers feature very short modern styles that I’m not interested in, so I go with one of the cheap salon chains
Is your hair curly or straight? I would go to a salon regardless, but if it’s curly, I’d _definitely _ go to a salon. Even better if you can find one that has dealing with curls as one of their focuses.
Many salons do men’s and women’s hair, most barbershops only do men’s. So I would think a salon (choose one that does both)
A good male barber can do long male haircuts or short. I wouldn’t expect a woman’s salon to be as familiar with men’s haircuts. If I were in your position, I’d go on instagram and check out the barbers in my area.
Fuck Instagram
I’ve seen my barber do women’s hair and be fine.
I would trust a salon to do men’s long hair without a doubt though.
Naw, go to a a salon. Every barber shop I have entered when I had long hair have said, unless you want it short find someone else.
One of the regulars in my shop is a barber and he admits he only knows short hair.
Be aware - if you choose a salon, they’ll probably try and sell you a bunch of “hair products” that you don’t need, like expensive shampoos, conditioners, gels, and stuff.
Then again, this advice is coming from someone who buys whatever is on sale at the grocery store. You do you.
I have never once had a salon try and hawk products at me.
You can say no to product offers.
I have long hair and I take care of it. I haven’t been to a barber or salon for over 20 years. Part of why I even have long hair is not wasting money on going to either.
yeah that will be fine and all when it’s long. but it just hit that mullet/scraggly look in the back. I need a minor trim or layering or something to get it to grow more. once it gets weighted down by itself I’d be in the same boat I reckon
Trimming it won’t get it to grow. The more you cut it the longer the growing-out phase.
Edit: Just realized you’re probably not going for long long, just not-shaved long. How about asking a friend or colleague with similar lenght where they go?
You just let it grow, man. It don’t need messing with, just time.
It’s still good to trim the ends every now and then to clean them up
I knew a girl in college whose parents swore by that thing. At first, I thought your link would go to the Flowbee website, and I was amazed that it was still being sold lol
It is still being sold.
I got one after a particularly bad experience with a barber.
Not a bad haircut. He was just an asshole.
I used to go a barber shop where you’d either write your name on their whiteboard under the name of the barber you wanted, or you’d just come in and sit down and get the next guy who was available.
Originally I didn’t care, but I’d end up with one short, older guy. I’m tall and long in the torso, so he’d complain that he couldn’t get the chair low enough, so I’d have to basically slide down in the chair until I was sitting on my back for him, with my tailbone over the edge of the seat.
That gets uncomfortable, so I started picking one of the taller barbers.
One day I was in a hurry and I didn’t want to wait for the tall guy, so I didn’t put my name up.
The guy took several people ahead of me who came in after me. At first I thought it was just people who stepped out and came back, but eventually I realized he was skipping me. Eventually one of the other barbers noticed and said something to him, and he started bitching about how I didn’t want him cutting my hair.
I didn’t know I was breaking up with a girlfriend. I thought he was just a barber.
The barber who confronted him took me next. I gave him a massive tip, and then I came home and ordered the flowbee.
That was a few years before the pandemic, and I’ve been using it ever since.
I remember those from two decades ago from a shopping channel. In Europe btw. So this has to be even longer around in the US or wherever it was invented. We got more shopping channels on public satellite TV in the meantime. This will probably be advertised around here too, still to these days.
Were (are, if you’re still using it) you pleased with the results of the flowbee? Did it take you long to get a feel for it? The fact that it’s collecting all the hair is a big selling point.
I’m cutting my hair with an electric shaver and a pair of good scissors for years now and probably saved thousands off euros. I don’t think I’ll switch to flowbee as I can by now not only cut my own but others hair too as I tried in lockdown when especially practicing barbers were a rare sight and only let you in their chair after telling the secret passphrase.
Just want to know if I can commend that product to beginners when the next pandemic rolls around.
I’m definitely happy with it. I took my time at first until I knew what to do, but now it’s pretty easy to get the cut I want. I don’t notice any difference between what the flowbee can do and what the barbers used to do.
I haven’t been able to convince anyone else in my family to try it, but I definitely recommend it.
Dude just find a good barber you trust Doesn’t matter where you go, you just need someone who knows your hair type and how to cut it
Tips from someone who went from short hair to long hair during COVID and has stuck with it. Barber shop vs salon doesn’t necessarily matter. You need someone with experience with your hair type. I have curly hair that doesn’t really show as curly when short. The barber shop that I had been going to for years botched my haircut because the barber wasn’t as familiar with longer hair and less familiar with curly hair.
My wife asked her stylist for a recommendation for a stylist that was familiar with my hair type. That made all the difference. I’ve been seeing this same stylist for 3 years now
yeah this is the kinda thing I wanted to hear. I’m not even sure what my long hair type is like. I know shaved
I just left the ‘young Beiber’ hair and it’s entering the early stages of mullet/hockey helmet. wanna get on top of before it becomes crazy.
thanks for your input!
It can be handled by both but you need to bear in mind that most barbers are uhhh they just don’t understand long hair. Ask them to keep it a medium length they’re gonna give you something short. Its’ really a question of what risk you’re willing to handle.
yeah I had this experience when I kinda started. had it long and asked for the barber to do something, I had no cluem I’m your canvas I said.
they instantly whipped out the trimmers. wasn’t too pleased but whatever. it’s hair. mine grows in QUICK so I never cared but now I’d like something done. just don’t know what.
I think I’ll checkout some salons. rip wallet lol
Try the “I’m a dude, ignore it” method, you don’t need someone to not cut your hair. If it needs trimmed fire or an industrial accident will take care of it, man style
There’s no shame in taking care of your hair, regardless of gender. It’s called “hygiene”
Um, no, it is called grooming.
Hygiene is keeping clean.
The only hygiene for me is a warm welcome when Gene shows up
I went over a decade where my only haircuts were handing a pair of scissors to a drunk girl at a party and pointing to a spot on my ponytail.
Worked great.
If you have curly hair you would be best served finding a stylist who knows how to properly cut curly hair.
I’d say it straight, but for sure turns into hockey helmet hair might quick lol. just entering a short mullet stage right now. kinda don’t want it like that lol too much party time
It really depends on what you want to do with it, though I’d recommend a salon
The Barber’s hair is long because he’s not allowed to cut it himself.
