Why would anyone....
Posted by SixStringThing on February 25, 2003 at 12:25:03: Previous Next
start over after they regret having an undercut? This makes absolutely no sense to me yet I've seen lots of people do it. You have two options if you don't like an undercut:
A. Just let it grow back out. You won't be able to tie it back for a long time but you can still wear it down and it will look as if nothing is wrong (if you want it to be even you would have to trim the current long hair every few weeks but it's no big deal.. you still look like a longhair)
B. You can cut it all off. You won't be able to tie it back for a long time but you can still wear it down but now you will be in the awkward stage so it will look really bad.
Am i the only one who thinks choice B is a horrible choice???? I've heard the excuse that if you just grow it back out you won't be able to tie it back... but if you cut it all off you won't be able to tie it back either AND you have to go through another awkward stage.
Re: Why would anyone....
Posted by Treyn on February 25, 2003 at 12:37:52: Previous Next
In Reply to: Why would anyone.... posted by SixStringThing on February 25, 2003 at 12:25:03:
I totally agree that choice B is a horrible thing, but that is what I did. My hair was looking terrible to me no matter what choice I made, so I just waited untill the undercut part was at a decent length to layer everything above into it. I never really could get a decent ponytail even before I screwed it up, so that was never really a deciding factor in my choice. I do still have bangs that reach the underpart of my nose. There still is a little upper length hanging over the lower half around my head but not enough to make it look too goofy. Anyway, in a nutshell, I am back at square one with my hair with renewed, and I believe stronger, determination to succeed this time at all cost! Give me a year and I should at least be back to before I made my big mistake. Good post, by the way. Take care!
Re: Why would anyone....
Posted by Rokker on February 25, 2003 at 12:53:24: Previous Next
In Reply to: Why would anyone.... posted by SixStringThing on February 25, 2003 at 12:25:03:
: start over after they regret having an undercut? This makes absolutely no sense to me yet I've seen lots of people do it. You have two options if you don't like an undercut:
No matter how long you grow the undercut out, it will never catch up with the rest of your hair. And while the undercut is growing, it's in the "awkward atage" while the rest of your hair isn't.
In addition, when growing, you see the distinctive difference in lengths. It almost looks like a really bad layer cut. It's hard to describe.
I can assume you've never seen anyone who got an undercut in the middle of growing it back out. I have. I know a few people who tried to grow the undercut out. They eventually all gave up because it really looks bad. It looks like you got either a bad haircut (believe me, the undercut growth is obvious) or that you tried trimming your hair yourself.
: A. Just let it grow back out. You won't be able to tie it back for a long time but you can still wear it down and it will look as if nothing is wrong (if you want it to be even you would have to trim the current long hair every few weeks but it's no big deal.. you still look like a longhair)
It will look as if something is wrong. There will be an obvious, and very noticeable shorter layer of hair. Really looks bad. Hard to describe it. You have to see for yourself.
: B. You can cut it all off. You won't be able to tie it back for a long time but you can still wear it down but now you will be in the awkward stage so it will look really bad.
Actually looks better to start over again.
: Am i the only one who thinks choice B is a horrible choice???? I've heard the excuse that if you just grow it back out you won't be able to tie it back... but if you cut it all off you won't be able to tie it back either AND you have to go through another awkward stage.
I personally think B is the better choice based on the people I've seen make an attempt to grow out an undercut without cutting the long hair. Looks really bad, and is far more obvious than one may think.
The bottom line is that an undercut really is never a good idea. Looks bad on long hair and even worse when you're dealing with short hair. If you're going to have long hair, just have long hair. Period.
Totally Agreed...
Posted by Treyn on February 25, 2003 at 15:32:58: Previous Next
In Reply to: Re: Why would anyone.... posted by Rokker on February 25, 2003 at 12:53:24:
If you're going to have long hair, just have long hair. Period.
Could not have said it any better myself, bro! I'm there, dude!
Re: Why would anyone....
Posted by MG on February 25, 2003 at 18:56:37: Previous Next
In Reply to: Why would anyone.... posted by SixStringThing on February 25, 2003 at 12:25:03:
: start over after they regret having an undercut? This makes absolutely no sense to me yet I've seen lots of people do it. You have two options if you don't like an undercut:
: A. Just let it grow back out. You won't be able to tie it back for a long time but you can still wear it down and it will look as if nothing is wrong (if you want it to be even you would have to trim the current long hair every few weeks but it's no big deal.. you still look like a longhair)
: B. You can cut it all off. You won't be able to tie it back for a long time but you can still wear it down but now you will be in the awkward stage so it will look really bad.
: Am i the only one who thinks choice B is a horrible choice???? I've heard the excuse that if you just grow it back out you won't be able to tie it back... but if you cut it all off you won't be able to tie it back either AND you have to go through another awkward stage.
I agree with A. It is only common sense. But that sometimes is a
rare commodity.
Re: Why would anyone....
Posted by MG on February 25, 2003 at 20:24:39: Previous Next
In Reply to: Why would anyone.... posted by SixStringThing on February 25, 2003 at 12:25:03:
: start over after they regret having an undercut? This makes absolutely no sense to me yet I've seen lots of people do it. You have two options if you don't like an undercut:
: A. Just let it grow back out. You won't be able to tie it back for a long time but you can still wear it down and it will look as if nothing is wrong (if you want it to be even you would have to trim the current long hair every few weeks but it's no big deal.. you still look like a longhair)
: B. You can cut it all off. You won't be able to tie it back for a long time but you can still wear it down but now you will be in the awkward stage so it will look really bad.
: Am i the only one who thinks choice B is a horrible choice???? I've heard the excuse that if you just grow it back out you won't be able to tie it back... but if you cut it all off you won't be able to tie it back either AND you have to go through another awkward stage.
I would pick A. My awkward stage was horrible and if I had a choice
I'd much rather go through 1/5 of an awkward stage instead of a whole
one.
Re: Why would anyone....
Posted by oDD_LotS on February 26, 2003 at 11:43:18: Previous Next
In Reply to: Why would anyone.... posted by SixStringThing on February 25, 2003 at 12:25:03:
I have to say that A is not a bad choice! That's what I did when I decided to grow out my (very extreme) undercut. I didn't even get maintenance trims during that time, I just let it all grow.
It's not exactly the same length, but it's not noticable at all, and I was able to pull it all back after a few months.
During the growing out period, I just kept it pulled back (the longer parts) and used "hair glue" (actual product name) to hold down the short parts.
Not saying that's the way for everyone, but it worked GREAT for me, since there was NO WAY I was going to cut off 3 years of decent looking hair just to grow out my undercut.
Re: Why would anyone....
Posted by Polska on February 28, 2003 at 16:54:44: Previous Next
In Reply to: Why would anyone.... posted by SixStringThing on February 25, 2003 at 12:25:03:
I don't mean to be a prick here, but is anyone else tired as hell of hearing about undercuts!?