Borderlines for long haired guys

Hey there.
I am a strait guy, and I have been growing out my curly hair for about a year and a half now... and am still in the akward stage of hair being too short for pony tail, but long enough to bother the face (bangs are chin length when pulled strait, cheek length when left to curl).
I find it hard to say it, but I'm finding myself envying the freedom every girl has to do whatever she wants with her hair, and use whatever hair tool is out there. For instance: the culturally accepted tools a guy with long hair can use are rubber bands, styling gel, and hair spray. After beginning to study how girls work with their hair at my college (it's the wierdest thing to me to be fascinated about how hair is styled), I find that hair pins and other small devices are used to control unruly hair... things I greatly hesitated to use myself.
Yet, after some practice with a secret stash of hair pins, and much advice from close friends who are girls at school, I have grown to love the things. I think my favorite thing to do with my hair in private is an updo. Maybe it's just because I find those the most attractive on women. I think, morso, though is that my hair is once again off my neck and out of my face, and it's staying that way without the assistance of a sweaty ball cap.
I am simply curious what both girls and guys opinions would be about walking through the mall and noticing the guy walking past you was using hair pins--even if it was to simply hold his bangs back out of his face. I know that parts of the men's fashion world is venturing out toward the some classy styles previously found only in women's attire. Do you think the average long-haired guy might one day be able wear hair pins without remorse? Or... to venture even further... in an updo????

Here is something that goes against the so called rules.

I personally am not at the stage where I would wear my hair in an updo in public but if you are you can go here

http://www.longlocks.com/chapstix.htm

Those are hairsticks for men,

although in my opinion, if a man can wear those why can't he wear any hairsticks?

I'm noticing a lot of commercials on tv for new Women's products that are now being taughted as men's products. Gillete is making skin creams and such for example.

Here is what I say,
~ The Bubba Method "Have some fun, love your hair, & smile at least once a day" ~

Thanks for the advice all!

I decided to buy some small hair 'clippies' that are quite useful and subtle above and behind the ears to hold that region of hair back. Then it's a pretty easy task to keep my bangs behind my ears (although they still slip out), and they're hard to see if you do it right!

curlyguy