If there’s one thing in this world I hate about being a black guy, it has to do with my hair. It grows way too fast. For many people I know of other races, they don’t seem to have that same issue as me. I get my haircut every two weeks, but many others I hear go months without getting their haircut. Technically, I need my haircut every 4-7 days since my hair pretty much grows back by then.
I’ll admit I’m very picky about my hair. I get mine cut every 2 weeks because my fade goes away in less than a week and I look nowhere near as good. Sometimes I wear a hat to hide it. I would rather get my haircut every week, but I’m already spending $20 ($17 + $3-4 tip) to get my haircut. That price only includes haircut. When I got my haircut in the Midwest, it cost me $25 ($22 for haircut + hair washed, $3 for top). The price is expensive, but the guys who cut my hair (mostly an all black barber known as Community Cutz) do an excellent job. I always get the balded fade, and I prefer either one of two people to cut my hair. I purposely get my haircut on Tuesday’s because I see 1-3 people who do my hair the way I want. If none of them are there I will just leave and come back another day. I will wait longer just to have my haircut by certain people. One reason I worried about moving to Maryland was finding a new person to cut my hair (I had the same person cut my hair from 1998 to mid 2009), but I ended up finding a place from a friend/co-worker. Friends of mine of another race tell me they only need to get their haircut every few months and only pay like $10. But at least we don’t have oils in are hair being it technically does not need to be washed everyday (and if we wash our hair, its short and easier to take care of).
Some tell me I should just grow my hair out as a fro. While a fro can be cool, maintaining one is a pain in the butt. When having longer hair years ago, it would get tangled easier and combing it out can hurt. Also, having to wash all that hair would be a pain. Sometimes I just feel like shaving all my hair off, but I rather not try to keep it bald. Some say I should learn to cut my own hair to save money, but I couldn’t do it like the pros.
My beard also tends to grow back fast. After one day I save it, I already see hair back the next time. To be honest, I absolutely HATE shaving. Razor blades do an excellent job keeping the face smooth, but they can cut me at times, or lead to several bumps (I tend to have that problem around my neck). Electric razors feel much better, but they don’t give me a smooth shave. So what I have to do is use a triple blade razor for my face, then use an electric razor on my chin/neck. This causes a shave to take me WAY too long, but seems to work. I usually shave every 3-4 days because I’m lazy. If I’m going to something important, I will make sure I shave since I like having the young look.
While it sucks I gotta pay a lot of money to constantly get my haircut, I do love the faded hair style a lot (only hair I prefer is spikey hair, but I'm not capable of it). Can anyone else on CAG relate to having to get their haircut a lot (due to growing fast or want to keep it good)?
I’ll admit I’m very picky about my hair. I get mine cut every 2 weeks because my fade goes away in less than a week and I look nowhere near as good. Sometimes I wear a hat to hide it. I would rather get my haircut every week, but I’m already spending $20 ($17 + $3-4 tip) to get my haircut. That price only includes haircut. When I got my haircut in the Midwest, it cost me $25 ($22 for haircut + hair washed, $3 for top). The price is expensive, but the guys who cut my hair (mostly an all black barber known as Community Cutz) do an excellent job. I always get the balded fade, and I prefer either one of two people to cut my hair. I purposely get my haircut on Tuesday’s because I see 1-3 people who do my hair the way I want. If none of them are there I will just leave and come back another day. I will wait longer just to have my haircut by certain people. One reason I worried about moving to Maryland was finding a new person to cut my hair (I had the same person cut my hair from 1998 to mid 2009), but I ended up finding a place from a friend/co-worker. Friends of mine of another race tell me they only need to get their haircut every few months and only pay like $10. But at least we don’t have oils in are hair being it technically does not need to be washed everyday (and if we wash our hair, its short and easier to take care of).
Some tell me I should just grow my hair out as a fro. While a fro can be cool, maintaining one is a pain in the butt. When having longer hair years ago, it would get tangled easier and combing it out can hurt. Also, having to wash all that hair would be a pain. Sometimes I just feel like shaving all my hair off, but I rather not try to keep it bald. Some say I should learn to cut my own hair to save money, but I couldn’t do it like the pros.
My beard also tends to grow back fast. After one day I save it, I already see hair back the next time. To be honest, I absolutely HATE shaving. Razor blades do an excellent job keeping the face smooth, but they can cut me at times, or lead to several bumps (I tend to have that problem around my neck). Electric razors feel much better, but they don’t give me a smooth shave. So what I have to do is use a triple blade razor for my face, then use an electric razor on my chin/neck. This causes a shave to take me WAY too long, but seems to work. I usually shave every 3-4 days because I’m lazy. If I’m going to something important, I will make sure I shave since I like having the young look.
While it sucks I gotta pay a lot of money to constantly get my haircut, I do love the faded hair style a lot (only hair I prefer is spikey hair, but I'm not capable of it). Can anyone else on CAG relate to having to get their haircut a lot (due to growing fast or want to keep it good)?
