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    I was just thinking that I know absolutely nothing about the terminology and types of men's hairstyles, beyond the very basics like "This is an afro."

    For example, what do you call the "normal" hairstyle that I have, as you can see in this picture:


    And what do you call other common types of hairstyles?
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    I think the haircut in your picture is commonly referred to as a "bob", Vox.

    Seriously tho, men's hairstyles don't have 'proper' names - you'll notice all OCS's above are actually "nicknames" - which is why barbers, to give men's salons their proper name, have all those pictures on the wall, so you can point and say, "I'll have one of them!".
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    The clean look.
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    Okay, so there really is no system to asking for haircuts at all. About what I figured, actually.
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    If you want to ask for a cut like yours? Just say:"Short in back, off the ears, part on the left. This will work at any barber shop heaven help you if you go to a salon.

    So says the man who hasn't been to a barber for longer than you've been alive. So take as much salt as you think you need.
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    Yeah, if it's really important to you, get some photos from magazines or from the books they have lying around the hair salon and show the stylist. If you go to a place like Great Clips, they keep a record of your haircut so if you find one you like you can get it again as often as you want. For the longest time I got a number 3 razor on the sides and back and the top cut to an inch, no sideburns and a little gel. Kept the curl, doncha know.

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    The only haircut my local barber gives is a "short back and sides", no matter what picture you point to or what funny name you ask for you'll get a "short back and sides".

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    Flat top:


    High top:
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    The "Look At Me".

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    Want to look like I rolled out of bed, but I actually spent hours and a lot of product on this look:
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    http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...ed=0CCAQ9QEwBw

    There's a wealth of styles for men on this site.
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    Quote Originally posted by Cluricaun View post

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    1992 or possible 1410. Or brain cancer.

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    Quote Originally posted by Baldwin View post
    1992 or possible 1410. Or brain cancer.
    That was my thought too: that haircut should be called "The Name of the Rose."
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    The "I haven't got time to wait for my stylist to finish" look.
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    Quote Originally posted by Vox Imperatoris View post
    For example, what do you call the "normal" hairstyle that I have, as you can see in this picture:
    No offense, but that hairstyle is a 'Bama bang. You're got the stereotypical hair style for men your age in your region.



    Cites:

    http://www.cyburbia.org/forums/showthread.php?t=38784
    http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/the..._of_bama_bangs!
    http://georgiasports.blogspot.com/20...on-throws.html
    http://www.cbssports.com/spin/story/9721273
    http://www.urbandictionary.com/defin...erm=Bama+Bangs
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    And every other region right now, as near as I can tell, elmwood. I almost hate to tell the young things that it's really a Beatle cut, invented 50 some years ago by their grandpa's generation!

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    Also every kid at the mall looks like one of the Bad News Bears. Either grow it long or cut it short, you look like Luke Skywalker.
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    What I love about being a guy: The phrase, "Don't worry about it I never look at you anyway", is a perfectly acceptable answer.

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