Where do you guys find hair styles?

[Jefe]

Depends, do you want a look to kill, or something for your eyes only? Can't go wrong w/ James Bond's, that style never dies. If you get a bunch of nay-sayers, or Mr. No's, tell em to eff off. After all you only get to live once.

[gt_killa]

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[Jube]

I do one of 2 things. Either I grow it out and ask my stylist with a few suggestions to see what she thinks will work best. Or option number two I use a trimmer and a hat doing it myself. I generally do my own haircuts in the winter due to being cold and having a hat on majority of the time. Then start looking at cuts I like and start growing my hair out in Feb-March.

[Demosthenes]

Bald or low fuzz, oh wait. I'm black, those are 2 of the 4 hairstyles I can have. I must compensate with hats.

[Psion]

I had the same problem of no hairstyle for my whole life till recently, so it sort grew out long and somewhat curly and looked horrible.

So I tried it short. People said I looked like a thug, was getting avoided by everyone thinking I was going to mug them, decided to grow it out long instead.

Finally tried it in a pony tail, looked somewhat better but still a mess.

Eventually I got fed up, picked Sabin from FFVI since the concept art and people's drawings of him have his face resembling mine a pretty decent bit other than different hair color/eye color, and got my hair done like his. Turned out to be the right thing to do since I got complimented on it, and I feel great with it too.

I'd start with deciding whether you want long, medium, or short hair first. If you can't decide, like I did between short and long, maybe you need a style that's both! I'd also try and look for guys who got the same facial features as you, who you like the hairstyles of, and see if you would like something the same/similar on yourself.

[Surealistic]

the correct answer is to grow your hair out longer than what you would ever like it, find a gay guy hair stylist, tell him to go to town and make you beautiful, lol, game over

basically what i did, i havent looked back in over 5 years lol

and as for hair products, bed head manipulator, best stuff ever even though its a little on the expensive side, gives good hold, does not flake up when messed with, smells good, and doesnt leave you crunchy or sticky, normal size container lasts about a month and costs around $15, though a double size container is only like $18-$20, though is very hard to find

[chiyio]

the correct answer is to grow your hair out longer than what you would ever like it, find a gay guy hair stylist, tell him to go to town and make you beautiful, lol, game over

basically what i did, i havent looked back in over 5 years lol

that's the answer right there, been doing this 10+ years. I've gone through 2-3 different stylists in that time, but I've had my current girl for 5 or so years now. I let her cut/color it however she wants. They're professionals, let them do their work, and they'll make you look good.

*of course, I also pay about $100 for a cut/color

[Odesseiron]

Pretty easy when you're losing your hair. Just shave it off! As far as the main question.. I dunno, I never really looked for a hairstyle. Just always told the barber what I wanted and that was it. Like people have said, it's only hair, it'll grow back.

[Blarg]

I like the hair lies on head and goes forward style. You can vary between short and fairly short to switch it up.

[volcanicweather]

The dudes saying talk to your stylist are right, having even a five minute conversation with them is going do loads better than walking in, pointing to a picture and grunting. Second thing is keep going back to the same stylist, because it is their job to adjust and learn what you did / didn't like about the cut and work from there. I went to the same stylist for nine years before I moved, and together we pretty much made up a haircut that fit my hair / head shape / style, and even better, one that grows out without looking retarded. I haven't had my hair cut since July and you can't tell stylistically, though I'm getting to the point where I need to at least get the ends trimmed.

Best advice in this thread, I had the same stylist for awhile but recently moved... here's some more advice on finding a decent stylist:

Read about the stylists in your area online - We all read online reviews for ridiculous crap, so why not a stylist? My first haircut in Dallas I walked into Regis and some "part-time" lady decimated my hair and it cost me $50. Looked them up online and saw that they had a lot of negative reviews where the stylist had no clue what they were doing. Wish I had done that earlier.

Find someone who is familiar with your type of hair - My hair is straight as an arrow and naturally a very dark color so I go to a Chinese stylist a few blocks away from where I work. Not an ideal place to go for dreads or super curly hair. Hair is like art, some people are experts in a certain style and better at some styles than others.

Call ahead an get an appointment - Preferably with the shop owner. If they have a large enough following to open a shop and keep it running then they are usually good. Like everything else, people don't keep going back to a place if you're not getting what you pay for. This will prevent you from waiting a long time and will give you time to accurately explain to the stylist the type of cut you want.

Tip your stylist well - A good stylist is difficult to find so once you find one you want to keep them happy. Depending on what they charge a tip should range in the 25%-50% range, depending on how much the cut is (lower cost cut, higher tip percentage... don't tip less than $10). As someone already mentioned your hair is one of the first things people notice about you so it's a pretty important feature for first impressions. Not only will stylists appreciate it, but most will spend more time on your cut when you come in to make sure it looks perfect and will be more likely to squeeze you in when they are booked up.

[solanis]

that's the answer right there, been doing this 10+ years. I've gone through 2-3 different stylists in that time, but I've had my current girl for 5 or so years now. I let her cut/color it however she wants. They're professionals, let them do their work, and they'll make you look good.

*of course, I also pay about $100 for a cut/color

that shouldn't be a sad face, here in manhattan $100 for a cut and color would be an unbelieveable steal D:

[chiyio]

that shouldn't be a sad face, here in manhattan $100 for a cut and color would be an unbelieveable steal D:

that makes me feel better I guess, heh. Here in Salt Lake City Utah I go to the nicest place in the city for that, heh.

[Mamimikun]

My stylist gets pissed if I let her do whatever she wants but I trust her, your best bet is bringing in a picture of what you want so they can get an idea or go to somone who gets you

[Boyiee]

Reading reviews about stylists is great and all, but there are virtually no reviews for most places in my area since almost all of them are chain's (except for like 3 places in the mall here).

Bringing a picture is always nice, but most places are bad and probably won't cut it anywhere close to that. Try to find a real place, or travel if you have to. I've been debating going into NYC just for a haircut but since I've been growing it out I haven't needed to. Pretty much anywhere can do a trim and texture it for me.