The thing with comb-over is that it makes me somewhat stressful it may get destroyed in a second, and it's getting ****y as the day is going, especially when it's hot. When I first looked at pictures of me in holidays in a tropical country with 90% of humidity, after swimming the wet hairs on the front couldn't hide anything. Passed a point it's better to keep it very short, comb-overs are just over-pressure, and most of the time it's pretty obvious it's thinning
shookwun
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I hated sporting a comb over.
strand-by-strand styling, finished with a small comb pick. Followed by hair spray to hold style.
I remember having some stresfull days where I couldn't get my hair the way I wanted it. Had to re-doo after hair sprayed, shampoo, and repeat.
I never want to be a comb over artist again
strand-by-strand styling, finished with a small comb pick. Followed by hair spray to hold style.
I remember having some stresfull days where I couldn't get my hair the way I wanted it. Had to re-doo after hair sprayed, shampoo, and repeat.
I never want to be a comb over artist again
LouieRanks
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It should work if you let the remaining hair grow a few inches longer.
I remember my combover not the one you see in films etc but in the fringe era i would comb it across to try and hide the widows peaks and the bald patch in the middle where the peaks would eventually join. The look looked like a hairstyle some have anyway. It wasnt until i saw my reflection one day when it started to look bad i finally thought enough is enough. Who knows how many times i looked at my reflection that day, but that one time i thankfully decided to stop hiding and i never looked back i was 18.
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The more hair that's been lost, comb-overs take more effort and become less effective. I know that dreadful feeling when my hair loss was at it's worst; combing your hair, making it look as good as you can, going over and over again, strand by strand, it was a never ending cycle.
Yeah my hair wasnt like nw5 or something when i did the "combover" it was just weak at the front, i could still grow everywhere unlike now. I just basically thought enough is enough during a time it started to look obvious to others. I regret doing it since i was hiding from possible insults (noone actually cared), never again (with anything for future times). We live and we learn i guess.
shookwun
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On par with being a hat prisoner albeit with a comb over you can get away with attending formal activities without the thought of exposing yourself.
What I hatesd most aside from the wind when sporting a comb over was getting intimate with women, always being on guard and careful with how I initiate, and escalate for the safety of my own hair. Couldn't just jump into what I wanted because I was always thinking about potentially exposing myself.
What a horrible way to live, and the same feeling can be noted when I was also a hat prisoner. A protective barrier, and barricade to anything you do.
it's better just to buzz it or sport a short ceaser thats faded on the sides then repeat that garbage life style. Always hiding, and limiting yourself in life.
What pisses me off the most is I oppressed from myself from getting into relationships with women due to pride and not wanting to expose my genetics for what they relay are. Counting off more then a handful easily of women I had gotten romantic with that never went anywhere because of this ridden disease. From 18-22 years old I gave it all away.
realy is a sad disease, and I can only sympathisze for those who were more advanced then I was. Literally over night I became a NW3 at 17-18. Had people telling me I had a receding hairline at 16. (nw2)
What I hatesd most aside from the wind when sporting a comb over was getting intimate with women, always being on guard and careful with how I initiate, and escalate for the safety of my own hair. Couldn't just jump into what I wanted because I was always thinking about potentially exposing myself.
What a horrible way to live, and the same feeling can be noted when I was also a hat prisoner. A protective barrier, and barricade to anything you do.
it's better just to buzz it or sport a short ceaser thats faded on the sides then repeat that garbage life style. Always hiding, and limiting yourself in life.
What pisses me off the most is I oppressed from myself from getting into relationships with women due to pride and not wanting to expose my genetics for what they relay are. Counting off more then a handful easily of women I had gotten romantic with that never went anywhere because of this ridden disease. From 18-22 years old I gave it all away.
realy is a sad disease, and I can only sympathisze for those who were more advanced then I was. Literally over night I became a NW3 at 17-18. Had people telling me I had a receding hairline at 16. (nw2)
CaptainForehead
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The problem with combovers is that people keep it on for longer than it works. It may look allright in a mirror, but seen from top, or under harsh lightening, it does not fool anyone. I was recently in a meeting sitting behind a combover dude with his scalp plainly visible. I wanted to blow on his head.
The harsh lighting judgement:
The harsh lighting judgement:
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Never could face up to doing a committed combover. A major issue with hair loss for me is showing I care about hair loss, could never show that to others.
I do flatten it down a bit at the hairline, but it's too short to go down or across my forehead. I couldn't consider letting it grow to start trying to brush it over patches.
I do flatten it down a bit at the hairline, but it's too short to go down or across my forehead. I couldn't consider letting it grow to start trying to brush it over patches.
Funkymonk1
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It's a tricky one. I'm at this stage maybe about Norwood 2 to 2.5 where I have to come my hair in several different directions to hide all the baldie areas but it' not actually that noticeable when my hairs a bit longer. On the other hand the girls in my office all said I looked cute with short hair. Life's a b**ch lol!
shookwun
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It isn't notible until overhead showcase lighting appears. That and when getting intimate or flinching when someone puts their hand neat your hair
I'm so glad those strand by strand comb overs, and Helmet hair sprays days are over. If I could go back I'd just buzz it/ high n tight. I am who I am instead of hiding behind a comb over. Would of actualy lived an been more intimate
I'm so glad those strand by strand comb overs, and Helmet hair sprays days are over. If I could go back I'd just buzz it/ high n tight. I am who I am instead of hiding behind a comb over. Would of actualy lived an been more intimate
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I think the worst thing about frontal baldness combined with diffused thinning and recession is that no matter how you style it at the front, the hair will always look dull and stringy with lack of shine. Also the hair is very thin and totally throws frame out of proportion while the follicles are super sensitive to the slightest exposure of androgens.