The part debate: what side to part

Hi, I would love your ideas and opinions on these philosophies on hair parting. George Michael, of long hair fame, says you shouldn't part in the middle because it causes the most stress on the hair and isn't very flattering to most people as it exagerates (sorry can't spell) the difference in each side of your face if it isn't perfectly symetric, he also claims a right part is good for your hair as the hair grows left to right and you get some added bounce or something like that. At the link: http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art11439.asp  They talk about how everyone's nose tilts one way or the other so you should part in the opposite direction, or that everyone has a prettier eye so you should place your part over the eye you want to draw attention to... (catching my breath) Then there is the gender theory but I am not even getting into that (it is on the link above). Anyway, I would like to know what side you all part on, and how you figured out that was your best side. Based on all the above theories (except for the eye one cuz I'm not sure, ) I should part on the right, but my hair wants to naturally part on the left. Is there a way to "train" your hair and how do you decide where to place the part, (in other words how far to go over) My hair looks about equally good either way but when looking at other people I do like the right part look best. I know this is an odd question/debate and most people probably don't think that much about this but the more I read I was intrigued and confused lol.

Wendy

Interesting, my wife has a crooked nose, caused by a cleft lip/palate and was told by a hairdresser that she should part it so the hair goes the same way the nose goes - that people wouldn't notice her nose as much because the hair flows that way also.  I always thought it should be the opposite way to "balance" the look out.  So I too will be interested in people's responses.  By the way, she kept it opposite.  As for you, I like the right one better.

Mathematically, the most "attractive" location for a part would be at the point approximately two-thirds across a face. Fitting this theory, you look very pretty with a side part!

Anais

I part mine to the left 'cause that's the way it grows.  *shrugs*  I've tried doing it on the right before, 'cause I'd heard it would make it look fuller, but it didn't seem to make much difference on me.

Middle parts seldom look good, I'll agree, though.  And if they're done with long hair, they can cause the hippie look.

Really, your hair part looks fine on either side, so I have no preference.  You could change it up from time to time when you get bored with it, maybe.

I usually part depending on my mood. I think my part was naturaly down the middle but after years of training it to part on either side it doesn't do that much anymore. I can't part it down the middle cause I have curly hair and middle parting tends to look very tree or triangle-like. Also if I get a zit then I'll use my hair to try to hide it by part my hair on that side. 

Edited by WhisperToScream

I used to do the messy zig-zag part when my hair was shorter, about your length. It is harder to do messy zig-zag parts when the hair is longer since the strands you are pulling over get caught in other strands and you can't control as much of what you are doing. I jsut usually do a regular right side part. I  dont look that good in a middle part, it makes my hair flat.

That is a really interesting theory! I am left handed and my hair seems to look the fullest when I part from left to right, and that seems to be where my natural part lies as well...does that make me fit the theory or go against it? I still wonder though if it parts so well on the left because I wore it like that so long it is "trained"

Wendy

I part mine ever so slightly to the right because the hair in the centre has more split ends through years of straightening/drying!  Also my hair doesn't have a natural centre parting, so it kind of falls there abouts anyway.










Edited by aubergine

I part my hair  from the left just like Kuroneko does!

 I just parted it to the left after it being parted to the right for a year.

 I look better I think, LOL, ;)

 Katie