buzz cut?

ah no one answer my question well ill try posting here.....

Ok im a guy and about 2 weeks ago my hair was cut and leaving maybe like 1-1.5 inch on the top and the sides are short since its buzzed.

I wanna have a buzz cut all over my head too and start all over with my hair and have it much better than it is now. I currently have short hair like 1 inch off the top but because of my hair`s dryness, baby and unstraight curly hair mostly at the front and center is it annoying. My hair is not in the worst condition because if you see me gel you`ll say it looks normal but i just want it be much better.

The thing is i want a buzz cut but i dont wanna have it completely bald and the scalp can be seen like a mile away . Just a good even and shorter cut all over my head, but then again i think that will look really strange because of my big ears (IMO lol) and i have a little scar which got it when i was little.

so i agree u need a good shape head and the right face to suit a buzz cut. And some people that have that look is good and others not, it just depends on their overall head appearance i guess.

sigh decisions and desicions...


also anyone know if the buzz cut process really helps your hair starting all over again and keeping it better? I keep thinking it will because my sides and back which i always get buzzed is always much better than my top compare to my center/front hair when it grows out.

Hi, this is just my opinion, but I personally think the hair will look MUCH better if it`s tapered at the back and on the sides. If the hair is all the same length everywhere, the tendency is to look like a fuzzy peach all over instead of a nice haircut.

thx for the reply!

lol fuzzy peach, yeah i think i know what your mean. But when say tapered do you mean keeping the sides and back a little thinner than the top? That would good too...

It sounds like you`re just unhappy with the haircut (oh, I can relate....). Personally, if I were you, I`d make sure to find a barber instead of a hair stylist. With all due respect to stylists, I can always tell when a man`s short hair has been cut by a stylist. A barber usually gives a much more masculine haircut (though, of course there are many exceptions; barbers can give whack jobs, too!).

Well the area i live in i dont see any barber shop i know of some hair salons but they dont have high quality stylists, and i stay away from those ones they tend to overcharge alot for just a boy style cut.

The cut that you get won`t "help" the hair that grows out of your head. However, it just sounds like you either need much longer hair or much shorter, to avoid the medium length of curls that you get.

Ah seriously? I always though since my sides and back are buzzed all the time but not too deep, i though it would help the hair condition start over thus getting rid of frizzies/curliness etc. About the medium curls i do get some of it sometimes once it grows longer. I guess some people that have straight hair grown will always have it like that? So me getting rid of them with buzz cut they will eventually start to grow again and resort to what they used to be? I thought i didnt care for it enough thats why the bad condition and curls. And about your short and long hair statement yes i wanted it short first and when it grows out i have a little longer hair to do a different style but damn curls lol.

About your scar -- I wouldn`t let that be a factor at all. Nobody has a perfect head shape or perfect skin, and sometimes those little scars are what help make us unique!

thx i just thought it would look awkard with that in and seeing it there since its more noticable having a buzz cut.

>>>But when say tapered do you mean keeping the sides and back a little thinner than the top?

Not thinner, but just shorter. Very generally, most short men`s styles are graduated up.

>>>Well the area i live in i dont see any barber shop i know of some hair salons but they dont have high quality stylists, and i stay away from those ones they tend to overcharge alot for just a boy style cut.

Do you cut your hair yourself?

>>>I always though since my sides and back are buzzed all the time but not too deep, i though it would help the hair condition start over thus getting rid of frizzies/curliness etc.

The hair is just short enough that it isn`t long enough to curl! The hair growing out of your head is not affected by the length.

>>>oh yeah when i had my hair cut the stylist said some of my hair was curly especially at the front and she said i can have it permed, but since my hair is cut is it like an 1inch why would she charge $50 to do the front only lol....

Ummm...why on earth would she suggest you put a perm in CURLY hair?! I`d stay away from someone who offers such unbrilliant advice!

Take care,

Jennifer

An interesting point you made, Jennifer. Are you saying that in some way stylists can wield the clippers differently to barbers? I would agree that a stylist probably has many more scissor tricks in their repertoire, but surely all you can do with clippers is wave them around? I know stylist joints who are charging the equivalent of $20 just to run the clippers round some guy`s head for about 5 minutes, which is why I always go to a barber. But am I missing something?

Hi Phil!

>>Are you saying that in some way stylists can wield the clippers differently to barbers?

Well, there is no inborn talent either direction. {grin} However, it`s been my experience that the training is a lot different. Stylists generally learn how to cut the hair of both sexes and today barbers do, as well, but I sincerely think that how stylists are trained to use clippers for a man`s haircut is different from how barbers are trained. Even if I`m wrong, I notice distinctly different cutting methods.

>>>I would agree that a stylist probably has many more scissor tricks in their repertoire, but surely all you can do with clippers is wave them around?

Oh no! The biggest difference is in tapering. It`s usually quite easy to see a line of demarcation in the back of a man`s head between where the hair was cut was scissors and where it was cut with clippers. A barber may also use both clippers and scissors, but generally, they blend MUCH better and it is impossible to tell where the "line" is.

Also, for some strange reason, stylists love to "block" the back. This is just my personal opinion, but I think it`s much more masculine for the back to be completely tapered up from wherever the hairline is. The perfect "block" in back is just a wee bit less masculine, in my opinion.

>>>I know stylist joints who are charging the equivalent of $20 just to run the clippers round some guy`s head for about 5 minutes, which is why I always go to a barber. But am I missing something?

Unless the stylist really is talented with clippers (and some are, to be certain!), then I don`t think it`s worth the extra price.

To see a difference between a salon cut and a barber cut, go to www.hairdos.com and look at haircuts #1223 (it`s both blocked AND you can see the line of demarcation) and #1192 (it`s in a perfectly straight, fussy little line in the back).

Now, go to http://www.geocities.com/RodeoDrive/3696/Photos_tp5.html

Although the hair is much shorter, see how there is no straight, blocked line at the bottom? In my opinion, it`s simply a much more masculine look.

Jennifer