Posted on 05/21/2021 5:06:13 AM PDT by Red Badger
AMERICAN men are ready for mullets to make an official comeback, according to new research.
A recent survey found that 20 percent of men in the US said they would pick the mullet to come back into fashion out of the popular hairstyles from bygone decades.
It was followed by 15 percent hoping for the return of "curtain bangs" and 10 percent who want the 2010s undercut to come back.
Yet even those polled admit that the infamous bi-level look isn’t for everyone.
In a ranking of various hair trends, respondents found undercuts, curtain bangs, and the ‘00s “shag” haircut to be more universally flattering hairdos.
Even though 39 percent of men have dabbled in adding highlights to their hair — making it the most popular color technique among those polled — it was also the least-liked hair trend of the entire survey.
It ranked just under the infamous ”frosted tips” look.
It’s not surprising that men have tried out some fads they ended up hating later.
More than half—55 percent—admitted they want to change up their look but are afraid to try something new.
Another 47 percent don’t know what hairstyles would look good on them.
However, of the two-thirds of men who’ve experimented with a hair trend they were later embarrassed by, only a third say they regretted it afterward.
Conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Sport Clips Haircuts, the survey of 2,000 men revealed that they are experiencing a lot of similarly intense emotions about their post-pandemic haircut.
Not surprisingly, “relief” topped the list for 36 percent of men, while 32 percent also described themselves as “excited.”
During the shutdowns and social distancing measures of the COVID-19 pandemic, 75 percent of men chose to forgo professional hair maintenance.
One in four men instead tried cutting their hair — although 55 percent don’t think they do a good job at self-cuts.
Another 27 percent enlisted the help of a friend or family member.
And 23 percent of men simply let their hair grow out, which may be why long-haired heartthrobs like Aquaman star Jason Momoa and singing sensation Harry Styles dominated the survey’s list of biggest celebrity hair inspirations.
“While we’re seeing a lot of longer hairstyles in our stores, the truth is that styling men's hair, no matter the length, can be more complicated than it may seem,” said Stacia Kelley, Sport Clips’ artistic director and stylist.
That's what I thought.;-)
My current hairstyle is called ‘Cue Ball’..................
I knew a guy in the Marines who was as hairy as an ape just like that guy only without the designs....................
Officially a slow news day...
The Whataburger Sideburns are what make it.
I might be wrong but I believe one of the issues that a lot of those site owners had was that they couldn't verify the copyright of most of the photos. Prior to advanced digital cameras and cell phone cameras, there was no metadata to verify the submitter owned the rights to the photo.
Of course it's also hard to run a website based on a look at socio-demographic ills. No matter how funny (or horrifying) the mulletude was, there aren't many advertisers willing to sign up for that.
I thought Darwin eliminated those dudes.
Never in my life did I ever give any thought about my hair cut. Well, that’s not exactly true. I choose between a crew cut or a regular hair cut. That is a pretty quick decision.
I don’t have to make that decision any more..............................
The only fad I have with my hair is letting the ‘stache’ grow. I am up to a reasonable “Teddy” level and going for the Sam Elliot level.
One of my friends who cuts hair has an email that reads “nomomullets”
We HAD a Mullet Festival every year....................
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boggy_Bayou_Mullet_Festival
My aunt and uncle had a place on Mullet Lake in Michigan, and they did lots of fishing.
Yep, lots of DIY haircuts during the lockdown. In fact there was a shortage of electric hair clippers for a while there.
Girl hair they go both ways thinking they get a shot at everyone?.
I was “deemed essential” for the whole Covid debacle so I had to go to work. After the 3rd self haircut, I was getting to the level that it was better than the worst haircut someone else gave me.
I gave it some serious pondering. I think if you rigged up a video camera so you could view yourself without looking in a mirror, you would be able to do a better job guiding your hands, especially in back. Trying to use a mirror and having the left/right hands reversed is where I ran into some serious coordination problems and associated hair foibles. Plus having to hold a mirror in one hand to reflect on another behind you and still manipulate the clippers/scissors and your hair - it’s darned near impossible.
A trick I discovered for doing the bottom of the back was to take an old belt and wrap it around my neck. Adjust it in the mirror, keep it taught enough, and then just run the clippers up to the edge of the leather. Gave a decently straight bottom.
You're absolutely right, almost every internet sales place had them sold out. That's why I got stuck paying for the really expensive cordless one.........
It's for sale, only used once.......LOL!
NO damned man buns!
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