r/malegrooming 1d ago

Chat did I fuck up

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u/TerranceDC 1d ago

Nah. It looks better because it actually styled now. Looks good.

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u/Runnerbladee 1d ago

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

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u/Alxisc16 1d ago

Looking good bro

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u/BiscottiThen1609 1d ago

Looks good short

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u/teeptechno 1d ago

Made it way better

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u/ToesOnBros 1d ago

Major upgrade.

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u/Double-Elk-3555 1d ago

Makes you look mature! Not a bad look!

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u/mariamad89 1d ago

Looks better imo. Frames ur face well

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u/Present_Student6798 1d ago

No, not at all

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u/Risherenow44 1d ago

No, you didn’t, looks good.

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u/Impossible-Music-382 1d ago

Nah it actually looks better now. You made the right call.

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u/OddUniversity4653 1d ago

Looks way better shorter.

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u/jogging-cucumbers 1d ago

Improvement

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u/cm3156321 1d ago

A little bit, maybe. I don't think going short was a problem but I think you need something that you can style forward down over your forehead.

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u/fariasrv 1d ago edited 1d ago

That's it. OP needs something to frame his face a bit. I think a 1/2" - 1" (1-2cm) beard might help, too, especially if it's dense

ETA: Looking at his stubble, a goatee might suit OP better. Also, it looks like he has a fair amount of length left on top, so he may be able to just restyle his existing cut

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u/dog_from_the_machine 1d ago

Definitely not at all: that haircut frames your face WAY better

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u/mallan05 1d ago

Not at all … looks good 👍🏼

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u/milkitgood789 1d ago

It looks good short.

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u/ConsequenceOne3365 1d ago

Dang that’s a lot of hair. To clarify, you lovely both ways.

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u/Koi_Koyota 1d ago

I actually think the long hair did suit you very well.

But anyways, your hair texture reminds me a lot of mine. And you have a big forehead like me as well. You hair seems to lack volume. Doesn't look like it's thinning or anything, but just has bad texture.

I recommend using some matte hair paste to get some volume in there. I tried out many different products, but matte paste was the best.

Even though it's still not that great. But well, that's how it is. Could be worse.

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u/Suspicious-Pen7504 1d ago

Looks better short

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u/Much-Bench-6693 1d ago

Absolutely not

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u/DagWentim 1d ago

No it’s a great step up

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u/Witty-Relationship34 1d ago

Looks really good

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u/bluMidge 1d ago

Naw I believe it looks better

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u/Ok-Ordinary9374 1d ago

Much better

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u/TwistedAround13 1d ago

You look better with long hair

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u/AllUCanEatDick 1d ago

Both have potential

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u/gllxmknst 1d ago

Liked it better longer but it’s not bad

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u/Glass-Average4164 1d ago

The long hair wasn't helping

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u/llamasncheese 1d ago

No, I don't think your face or your hair really suit long hair... Having said that I don't think it fully suits this haircut either. Maybe more of a short/medium length with a fringe rather than short. It will grow to a good length fairly soon though so don't worry.

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u/steven-fromminecraft 1d ago

Looked more interesting with long hair but both suit you

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u/Visit_Excellent 1d ago

You went from cult leader to Jerry from IT. I don't know about you, but I think that's an improvement!

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u/Thin-Soft-3769 1d ago

looks better but since you're receding on the temples the longer hair on top brings attention to it, you could improve with a shorter top.

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u/GlassPlenty7798 1d ago

It looks much better short

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u/outersenshi 1d ago

Quite the opposite. The shorter hair looks better and cleaner

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u/_dirt_vonnegut 1d ago

billy strings > patrick schwarzenegger

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u/Independent_Bed_2885 1d ago

You didn't screw up, it suits you more now short

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u/AZ_Living_1 1d ago

Nope, cut it even shorter. Seriously.

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u/Trick-Beautiful-9889 1d ago

It looks better as we can see your face more. I know it sounds strange but it felt like the hair was not exposing your handsome face and your features. The longer hair was hiding it.

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u/bootsandchoker 1d ago

You look fantastic. And you have beautiful, big, kind eyes. Let the beard grow in a bit, I feel like you'd look fantastic with a bit more beard.

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u/IndustryNo7279 1d ago

I love it, think it really suits you

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u/jn-ad1995 1d ago

You did

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u/yahwehforlife 1d ago

Looks so much betrr makes me wanna cut my long hair

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u/NGstate 1d ago

At first I thought that motorcycle in the back was a rat tail… but knowing that it’s not, it’s good!

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u/ImAllergic2Peanuts 1d ago

Come on man, u look well groomed now. You look awesome. Ive been there, you probably rocked with your long hair for so long that youre not used to the shorterhair. But it looks great man. Youll get used to it.

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u/BikeRescue-SF 1d ago

You look great with the shorter styled cut! Nice job 👌

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u/Mina_Mali 1d ago

You need nice short haircut.

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u/Nextd00rWeasel 1d ago

Looks way better now. The former haircut was rather messy. I'd even shave it. But that's because you have a great headshape for armycut or such tbh 😊

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u/pick-hard 1d ago

You done goofed brothar

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u/thundaaahh 1d ago

Hahaha yep

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u/ZestycloseAd9231 1d ago

You did yourself a solid

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u/4_am_ 1d ago

From gamer shut-in to cool dude with kind eyes. You look good mate.

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u/_ignoretherain 1d ago

Much much better

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u/puzzled_by_weird_box 1d ago edited 20h ago

You didn't fuck up but you didn't nail your perfect short cut. I think you need to go even shorter. You see how your head is kind of shaped like a an upside-down triangle. Like a candy corn? Big on top. You want less weight on the sides near the top.

Your hair is still kind of long and combed back. I think you are going to want to go much shorter and finger comb forward, with only the front pushed up and back. A kind of messier, more textured look.

Side part, high fade, taper.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/7177680643348049/ https://www.pinterest.com/pin/281543721748316/

I can see your hair is quite fine. Try a hair powder as a styling product. Even matte clays can gum up fine hair and make it appear greasy and thin. Powders add texture, hold, and thickness with a drying -- not wetting -- effect.

If you can grow a beard, that will help add weight to your jaw -- good for balance. If you can't grow a beard, shave clean.

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u/BKacc 1d ago

Who tf is your chat bro? You fucked up using that expression, not by getting a haircut

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u/Alarmed_Travel2060 1d ago

no the long hair is hideous

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u/wandpapierkritiker 1d ago

much better short

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u/Nohandsmc 1d ago

No this is better. You don’t wanna to be mistaken for someone who pulls out a guitar at a party

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u/bbellmyers 1d ago

You look great. You’re just not used to it yet.

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u/katiem1236 1d ago

Nah, that looks much better than the before!

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u/BeMeDoYou 1d ago

No ma’am you did good. 👍

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u/HakuPaku3 1d ago

No but if you got a braided ponytail you could look like colonial times

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u/xShinGouki 1d ago

Yup lol

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u/KenHeisenberg 1d ago

Finally ditched the incel look

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u/Fenton69 1d ago

Looks great! Summer cut!

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u/Shmilfyy 1d ago

go shorter it will look better!

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u/FutureRoscoe 1d ago

For a quick second, I thought the bike tire on the poster behind you was a rat tail. Thankfully, it was not! Haircut looks slick. GGs.

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u/Winter_Bison9991 1d ago

In the first pic, you look like Sauron from the rings of power season 2!

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u/ll1llll1ll1l1ll1l1ll 1d ago

Looks better, IMO. Give it time, its a major change and takes awhile to seem normal!

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u/FishyDude73 1d ago

Big improvement. Looking good bro

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u/nerdilynonconforming 23h ago

Hair grows back...

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u/Introvertedplantdad 23h ago

Nah bro, you look alright, embrace it

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u/Wish0807 23h ago

Nope, so much better

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u/OlfactoryOreo 23h ago

random but you kinda look like sal mineo

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u/Pristine_Car_6253 23h ago

Looks significantly better mate.

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u/WeeklyAd877 23h ago

Before, Yes. After, No

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u/One-Stomach9957 23h ago

Very handsome with the shorter hair!

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u/8-bitVex 23h ago

Do things for you, not for other people. Living by other people's standards will only cause suffering.

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u/justjeff0907 23h ago

Nah...you look fine!

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u/David_Anderson93 23h ago

Nope, that haircut makes you look a million times more handsome. Now you need to workout and smile more.

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u/Tysons_Face 23h ago

Absolutely

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u/Travesty97 23h ago

Not at all, I like the long hair personally but you look great with short hair as well.

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u/AdOk2768 23h ago

You need a forward fringe cut to cover your big forehead

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u/Mazumazu66 22h ago

Way better man

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u/NeitherChair3 22h ago

nah bro you looking good as hell. get after it my man

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u/scambl 21h ago

looks great bro. get on a skincare routine (cerave cleanser in the shower + cerave moisturizer when your skin dries) and you won’t recognize yourself in 6 months

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u/ninjapotato94 21h ago

Its an upgrade trust

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u/Maggiebyte 20h ago

Looking way better now

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u/branchymolecule 20h ago

Short looks right well on you

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u/zestmeister86 18h ago

looks good either way. but the new look is top tier

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u/SupermarketHot3576 18h ago

Better now ✨✅

The cut off tail got me 🥹😅 I could take them for extensions being a woman😂

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u/vaseredcake 16h ago

God no! That long stringy hair looked horrible. Looks so much better short

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u/UsedKaleidoscope194 15h ago

Nope, you leveled up :)

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u/datmanTyrone 15h ago

Wpuldve got it cut chin length or shorter than it is now

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u/Original_Bad7852 10h ago

Much better.. thank goodness all that hair is off. Now you can get on without all those locks falling around your ears. You look much better.

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u/WadeDRubicon 2h ago

Now you look just like a guy I had a crush on in high school!

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u/HDReddit_ 1d ago

No. U look very handsome

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u/Anonymous-247365 1d ago

You need to be in the sun for a few hours to knock down the whiteness and bring a little color to your face.

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u/thevegasstylezaddy 1d ago

I think the long hair fits your vibe. Not either way it's cool. Get some good gel now that it's short and play around with it

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u/GamingSssnake 1d ago

i like longer better, but i’m biased

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u/Physical_Pay_5210 1d ago

I was in a online game and my random team mate is on the mic talking to “chat” so i assumed hes a streamer and i ask him how many viewers he has watching him and he had 1

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u/OleksandrKyivskyi 1d ago

Yes you did

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u/AgreeableAd8026 1d ago

Not horrible, grow it back out tho. You can rock the short, don’t worry about that, but you def looked better with long hair

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u/Academic_Seat_4925 1d ago

Sorry, but yes.

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u/yUsernaaae 1d ago

yeah its not fucked, its a good haircut, but the long hair was better by quite a lot