Changing hairstyle

bainbridge · 2 Jun 2025 at 20:15

So after having a side parting for my adult life, I'm looking at having it combed straight back.

Last week at the barbers, after he'd finished clippering the back and sides, he blasted it back with the hair drier to get rid of loose cuttings, and it actually looked pretty good.

I'm 48 and thinning a bit on either side now. With the side parting, the side that is combed over looks good, but the side that is parted lays bare the extent of my receding hairline. When the barber blasted it back, it looked pretty good on both sides.

I've tried replicating the style at home but my hair is too short now, and the parted side has been combed that way for so long it wants to point that way.

I'm going to grow it for a month and then have another go.

Has anyone else done this?

If so, how did you get on?

If anyone wants to take the mickey, you must have a full head of hair.

If your hair is so thin that the barber has nothing left to work with, you're not allowed to poke fun at me

Feek · 2 Jun 2025 at 20:27

Derek W · 2 Jun 2025 at 20:29

bainbridge said:
So after having a side parting for my adult life, I'm looking at having it combed straight back.

Alright Arthur!

Duke · 2 Jun 2025 at 21:05

Pretend your 20 and get one of those broccoli haircuts/perms.

adidan · 2 Jun 2025 at 21:15

If it's starting to thin shave it all off.

May as well do it while you have the choice.

Uther · 2 Jun 2025 at 21:19

Accept it's gone, and it ain't coming back. Trying to hide balding never works imo. Embrace the shave.

bainbridge · 2 Jun 2025 at 21:20

adidan said:
If it's starting to thin shave it all off.

May as well do it while you have the choice.

That's not happening until an island forms that starts depending from the mainland.

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adidan · 2 Jun 2025 at 21:34

bainbridge said:
That's not happening until an island forms that starts depending from the mainland.

d_brennen · 2 Jun 2025 at 21:41

Number 1 or 2 all over, embrace it. Then move to wet shave. Hats really should be coming back into fashion soon...

Feek · 2 Jun 2025 at 22:08

d_brennen said:
Hats really should be coming back into fashion soon...

The cool kids haven't stopped wearing hats

adidan · 2 Jun 2025 at 22:15

Feek said:
The cool kids haven't stopped wearing hats

d_brennen · 2 Jun 2025 at 22:19

Feek said:
The cool kids haven't stopped wearing hats

I got a bit annoyed when the youngsters started wearing flat caps. FFS that was my plan B

bainbridge · 3 Jun 2025 at 07:11

d_brennen said:
Number 1 or 2 all over, embrace it. Then move to wet shave. Hats really should be coming back into fashion soon...

I'm not there yet.

Uther · 3 Jun 2025 at 07:12

bainbridge said:
I'm not there yet.

You are, you just haven't realised it yet...

DXP55 · 3 Jun 2025 at 08:22

My hair grows in every direction so my hair style was pure Ringo (beatles) -when I retired I went for a number one- almost shaved off. Best thing I ever did.
Sat on bench outside the other night with hair trimmer and gave it another good skim. Full head of hair but it's more silver than black.
Have to wear a cap in winter though.
Now I know what the lad over the road has -Broccoli - looks like a tree -tall and thin with load of curly hair on top.

adidan · 3 Jun 2025 at 08:38

bainbridge said:
I'm not there yet.

Uther said:
You are, you just haven't realised it yet...

Trimming it right back will let you see what you're working with. If it's going to grow back it'll do so quickly enough.

As @Uther said, you may just not realise it yet. Seriously, any loss will be gradual for you, you'll see it day by day.

Others won't.

Freefaller · 3 Jun 2025 at 09:23

I got to my late 20s and since then (I'm well into my 40s) I've shaved my own hair. So I guess that was my new hair style. But as a baldy I haven't even even thought about it anymore!

Enjoy your new style!

LuckyBenski · 3 Jun 2025 at 09:49

When I was younger I had long hair with a centre parting. Cut it off at 22 years old.

I've now receded a fair bit but not terminally aged 37. Got bored of my side parted floppy fringe and grown it out. What does it look like? A flipping bad combover :mad:

It's just about long enough to tie up now but I can't shake the "trying to hide the thinning" look.

bloodiedathame · 3 Jun 2025 at 09:53

I never know wtf to do with my hair. It's curly. I've had it long, short (2 all over), everything in between. I want to grow it long again so have some weird mullet thing going on but it looks like a bird nest or something.