Growing in undercuts
Posted by King_Buzzo_Alike on November 02, 2003 at 19:10:02: Previous Next
I know, I know whenever I'm on here the discussion usually turns to undercuts. Bear with me here...see, I really want to have had the shaved part of the head combined with long hair experience and I love the way it looks on most other guys who have the style, however I also want one day to be able to have a tail consisting of all the hair on my head which leads us nicely to the matter at hand: How much of a pain is it to grow in an undercut? I figure that it'll take the side and back hairs another year to grow in to the point that I can tail them (they'll go in nicely now and it's been near to 14 months, just the bangs I'm waiting for really)but many people make growing in an undercut out to be one of the worst hair scenarios in life. If anyone has experience or advice, please drop your two cents in!
Re: Growing in undercuts
Posted by Doomlord on November 02, 2003 at 22:23:36: Previous Next
In Reply to: Growing in undercuts posted by King_Buzzo_Alike on November 02, 2003 at 19:10:02:
yeah a year is how long it took mine to get long enough to include in a tail, but its still a pain cuz now that the rest of it is at around 19 inches its perfect for braiding, except for the damn undercut which only manages to make it into about an inch of the braid which just makes it look messy, the best advice I can give you is not to get an undercut at all, theres a good chance youll regret it later, most people seem to. But if you absolutely must have one, then dont get the sides too! cuz thatll just make it take even more then a year to fit into a tail, depending on how fast yours grows, mine seems to average just under half an inch a month. Theres a pic of what mine looked like back in march, luckily mine was just the back.
: I know, I know whenever I'm on here the discussion usually turns to undercuts. Bear with me here...see, I really want to have had the shaved part of the head combined with long hair experience and I love the way it looks on most other guys who have the style, however I also want one day to be able to have a tail consisting of all the hair on my head which leads us nicely to the matter at hand: How much of a pain is it to grow in an undercut? I figure that it'll take the side and back hairs another year to grow in to the point that I can tail them (they'll go in nicely now and it's been near to 14 months, just the bangs I'm waiting for really)but many people make growing in an undercut out to be one of the worst hair scenarios in life. If anyone has experience or advice, please drop your two cents in!
Re: Growing in undercuts
Posted by clarko on November 03, 2003 at 03:39:07: Previous Next
In Reply to: Re: Growing in undercuts posted by Doomlord on November 02, 2003 at 22:23:36:
generally undercuts are a pain because most people here are growing thier hair for the first time.. and after having waited 16 months + for your hair to get nice and long and into a ponytail. you wish you would have kept the undercut long too cuz it would ALL be able to fit into a ponytail by now. if you plan to keep the undercut as oposed to using it as a keep it looking clean while growing your hair sort of thing then i wouldnt see a problem with it at all..
hair being messy is part of growing it long. theres not really much you can do to keep it looking neat with out cutting it and end of the day cutting it means keeping it from getting longer..
Re: Growing in undercuts
Posted by ColdFlu on November 03, 2003 at 09:12:36: Previous Next
In Reply to: Growing in undercuts posted by King_Buzzo_Alike on November 02, 2003 at 19:10:02:
Undercuts are good if you plan to keep that look. I believe "Ice-T" on Law and Order SVU has an undercut, but he keeps his hair that way all the time. If you are going to just get one and then plan to grow it out, it is not pretty. This is a style/cut that before having it done, you have to think it through and decide if it is a style you wish to keep long-term. If you plan to grow it out later, you have to accept the stages of it growing out afterwards.
Re: Growing in undercuts
Posted by Sorted on November 03, 2003 at 14:06:30: Previous Next
In Reply to: Growing in undercuts posted by King_Buzzo_Alike on November 02, 2003 at 19:10:02:
I had my hair undercut back in the mid nineties, but I only had about 6-8 inches of length on top (about what I have now). But it was a pretty drastic undercut 3" into my hairline above my ears and all the way up to my crown at the back.
The point is you only need about 6" of length to tail such a severe undercut, so you can normally spend about 4 months growing then get it done... great you like it, keep it, grow another couple of inches maybe... but don't keep growing the top (not if you plan to one day grow our the shaved part.
Basically its only a pain if you have really long hair on top, keep it relatively short (8 inches) and it'll only take you around 10 months to grow it all back in. Provided you keep the length in check.
If you let the length get longer you, then have much longer to wait for it all to play catch-up - this is where it causes the hassle.
The shorter hairs will be continuously tickling your face and ears for 6- 10 months depending on the length you are growing back.
After 1 month growing it out you will no longer be able to wear your undercut in a high tail, as the undercut will be looking a little scruffy as it grows out. This will last for about 6 months, then I suppose you could go back to wearing a high tail as you'll look more like David Beckham (I know I keep mentioning it but I like the style,) this will make things a little easier. But there is no way that you can ever describe growing in an undercut as FUN. Its not!
Re: Growing in undercuts
Posted by lambhMG on November 04, 2003 at 01:35:16: Previous Next
In Reply to: Growing in undercuts posted by King_Buzzo_Alike on November 02, 2003 at 19:10:02:
Its not nearly as bad as many here would have you believe. Its not as
bad as growing in your hair the first time because the majority of
your hair is already long.
The key of course is the degree of undercut. A very severe one would
be more of a pain to grow in. Moderate undercuts are the best looking
imo.