ils thread for general menswear and men's clothing ish

do tell us of yr mastery of the hair gaem tho lol

mh no, the woman who came over is a pretty accomplished stylist afaik, she does hair and makeup for photoshoots and does a marvelous job with my wife's hair and my son's hair (and cutting a autistic toddler's hair when he is squirming like crazy and have it come out looking fabulous is pretty serious craft) and she did a good job with mine, i'm just a nervous control freak and i wasn't used to the change so i impulsively buzzed it

I have no mastery, I just do the same thing all the time every day, it's my life

but the thing that bothers me is that buzzing it is somehow ~not~ a huge change!

that seems bigger than having some hair you are kind of so-so on for a little bit until you need a trim

I am Samson and my inner self will die if you completely remove my locks

but the thing that bothers me is that buzzing it is somehow ~not~ a huge change!

you are very wise

I guess that you could see it as a neutral state, if you spent any time in your life w/your hair buzzed

yea that was kind of my thinking, also since i've always buzzed my hair it's always just been one length all around, even if don't cut it for months it grows in at the same length, i think what weirded me out about the cut she gave me was the taper and having it longer on top, when you have puffy curly hair it made my face look super long. even though i knew intellectually that she gave me a good haircut it was just weird to have this taper, i wasn't used to it

yeah those things that change the shape of yr face can really f w yr mind for a couples days it always freaks me out if ive had a big beard for a while and take it off, just need to give yr internal self image a min to adjust

yes definitely

when i've grown a huge beard and then shave it i think my face shrunk for a few days, like i have no chin or something

exactly

freaked out at the first signs of my hair thinning so i grew it and i have long ass hippie hair now. it's pretty cool. need to get a lil trim cause its sprouting out in weird directions though

marcos, I've felt that way about glasses when I've bought some with a different shape. decided I liked them, got them and had second thoughts, but once I got past the self-reflection and friends saying "oh, new glasses" all I got was new acquaintances complimenting them so it must be a-ok

imo once you get past your own self-criticism and the questioning looks of people who are resistant to change, the real consensus opinion rolls around. it can take a while.

u cant really trust ppls compliments tho they r liars

lol

i think too that after any cut i need to say "i am sticking with this for 2 weeks and if i still hate then i can cut it again" because pretty much after 2 weeks i am liking any haircut

tbrr if you're married just do what your wife says

lol i could do anything w/ my hair and she'd be like "i cant even tell the difference"

friends usually just compliment change anyway.

ppl see something and they want to comment is how i break it down

I have friends who weren't into some changes, some people will voice that and then get used to it

certain yellows look atrocious on me, very unfortunate

my inner circle tend to be very honest with style takes, which i appreciate and try to reciprocate

u think theyre being honest but really theyre just bulling u

why are your friends so mean, flopson

i have 1 1/2 pieces of yellow clothing, consider them essential

yellow rain slicker

https://cdn-img-2.wanelo.com/p/2db/000/907/99cf25c9d8739a02ff7c448/full_size.jpg

and a light yellow and light blue tattersall shirt (can't find a picture)

lately i've been looking at this

http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0491/9773/products/Engineered-Garments-06-02.jpg?v=1423331692

nah, more often than not i get compliments but i know they'll always be there to tell me that my shorts are too small or hair too wild

actually i can wear yellow but it has to be bordered by something dark, like a jacket or something

i have a yellow bad brains t-shirt that i never wear for this reason

i wore yellow chuck taylor hi tops from like third grade to sixth grade

feel like ppl being all i cant wear this color or that color is mostly imaginary

i have a yellow bad brains t-shirt that i never wear for this reason

― flopson, Monday, May 18, 2015 4:12 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

classic tee

oh and one of my favorite t-shirts is yellow too:

http://si.wsj.net/public/resources/images/OB-TG413_WEBSHO_H_20120606122102.jpg

colors i don't f with: green, purple

orange

yellow tees

I have a yellow Inca Cola shirt I never wear

thx dude!

i only really wear the top four - one on the left i made myself

― jhøshea, Tuesday, June 17, 2008 7:26 PM (6 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

ha stevie d is now in possession of this shirt

gimme dat inca cola shirt

i'm wearing purple socks with green vans today and got told by the DJ of a national breakfast radio programme that i'm "looking very joker"

yea that was kind of my thinking, also since i've always buzzed my hair it's always just been one length all around, even if don't cut it for months it grows in at the same length, i think what weirded me out about the cut she gave me was the taper and having it longer on top, when you have puffy curly hair it made my face look super long. even though i knew intellectually that she gave me a good haircut it was just weird to have this taper, i wasn't used to it

― marcos, Monday, May 18, 2015 7:08 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Not sure if I should say this now, but short sides/big curls on top is a/g/l if you can pull it off AFAIC. Sorry, marco.

http://www.mtviggy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Daley.jpg

^ if I could pull it off, I'd do it. the guy who cuts my hair keeps trying to get me to go for a messier/wavier style but I get frustrated and just end up keeping it straight.

*apols for calling you marco upthread. that's my workmate's name.

great yellow striped tee.

i think the trick with hair (and scruff tbh) is different things @ different times. i like it super short and then letting it grow 4 a while.

it's weird how either look can age you though: v short or long/wavy. just depends.

http://i.imgur.com/iBMrnNk.png

yea that was kind of my thinking, also since i've always buzzed my hair it's always just been one length all around, even if don't cut it for months it grows in at the same length, i think what weirded me out about the cut she gave me was the taper and having it longer on top, when you have puffy curly hair it made my face look super long. even though i knew intellectually that she gave me a good haircut it was just weird to have this taper, i wasn't used to it

― marcos, Monday, May 18, 2015 7:08 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Not sure if I should say this now, but short sides/big curls on top is a/g/l if you can pull it off AFAIC. Sorry, marco.

― p:s nerds know (dog latin), Tuesday, May 19, 2015 5:14 AM (7 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yea i could've pulled it off, i just wasn't patient enough to let the cut settle in. next time!

also, just curious, the stylist used thinning scissors to "reduce the bulk and bushiness" throughout my hair, seems like maybe not a good idea? i want my thicker, not thinned out

could be just to accentuate the texture

do you really want it super-bushy or just textured?

my girl Rose always uses thinning scissors, otherwise my hair grows out way too fast i think.