Guys: which hairstyle(s) do you like on women?

[NewWaveChick1981]

OK, so I was at the hairdresser this afternoon, and my hairstylist was in the middle of a big discussion with the other stylists about long or short hair, straight or curly/wavy hair, etc. It was a really animated discussion, and since most of the stylists use flatirons on almost everyone's hair, they all pretty much said that straight hair is best. A couple of them said that they liked long hair, but most said they liked medium-length hair. Only one favored short hair.

I have medium-length naturally wavy hair that is VERY thick, and I do NOT look good with flat, straight hair. I wore it long (nearly to my waist) for quite a while, but it just didn't work well on me since it IS so thick.

Most of the guys I know like long hair. How about you?

[Bombtrack]

1. Medium (shoulder-length) straight

I really think any guy who says he prefers really short hair has got to be bullshitting or making a settling-for-delusion. The way people who can only get fat partners delude themselves into thinking heavy = healthy.

[NewWaveChick1981]

2. I've NEVER (repeat, NEVER) heard a guy say he liked short hair

In the almost 43 years I've been on this planet, I have not heard a guy say he liked short hair. I'm glad to know you have confirmed this! A lot of women wear short hair because it's easier to take care of, but most men think longer hair (medium or longer) is much more attractive. I think it's because short hair can be more severe-looking (not always, but sometimes it is).

[Bombtrack]

10. I totally don't take womens sacrifice of effort and comfort for granted

I'm an occasional actor and had to grow my hair long for about 9 months for a theater production and then an independant film (the latter of which looks like it will never see the light of day) and I despised it.

[dcfirefighter]

13. I love short-haired practical women. eom

[Blue_Tires]

21. I do!

[fleabert]

46. I have!

and those are the ones I like! I have short hair since 11th grade, and I hate it long. it looks terrible on me. No one has ever said I looked better with long hair. not once.

most women I know with long hair keep it in a pony tail 90% of the time. What's the difference between that and short hair? I just don't get long hair. such a pain in the ass, imo.

[Hissyspit]

50. I love short hair

dependent on the style and whether or not it works on that particular female. (Yes, Hissyspit is a guy; I've always been a guy as long as I remember!)

[Scout]

33. are you really as much of a jerk as this post makes you sound?

The way people who can only get fat partners delude themselves into thinking heavy = healthy.

I sure hope you're "pretty" on the outside 'cuz it doesn't seem you have much to offer from the inside.

[Bombtrack]

35. No, I just value honesty particularly where I see it lacking most of the

time. Not just saying shit that makes people nod and playing to the choir.

[fleabert]

47. so i am ugly to you then?

anyone who posts shit like this doesn't get to have my pic in a reply to them. what a shitty thing to say about people.

on edit: as if fat people cannot attract attractive mates, or that attractive people would not date someone above your idea of a perfect weight? (attractive meaning physical and otherwise) wtf? are you fucking insane?

[tjdee]

3. I got into a pretty heated argument, basically guys like long hair.

And by long, I mean shoulder length or longer. Which many times implies straight, because curly hair curls up and makes you lose a lot of length.
I have long hair, but naturally it is wavy/crazy, and it seriously would take me two hours to blow out my hair, so screw that--I don't have the time for that every day.

Apparently, long hair is feminine and youthful, leads to thinking about hair flying about when they're having sex, blah blah blah. Sure, if Salma Hayek cuts her hair short she's hot, but regular women aren't Salma Hayek. I dunno, whenever someone cuts their hair, it always looks better to me. (Except Julia Roberts. :( )

In said conversation, one of the guys actually said that "only old chicks get butch cuts".

I remember seeing a survey or something that women are seen as more attractive and "put together" if their hair is straight.

It is very hard as a woman to do everything you're "supposed" to do to look attractive in this society.

[Maine-ah]

4. ugh, I hate my straight hair

it just sits there. It's long, and it's straight. does nothing.

[tjdee]

6. Oh I DREAM of straight hair.

And that's probably a bad thing for a black chick to say, LOL, but honestly. To wake up in the morning, run a brush through it and be done? Not worry if it's humid or raining or if you're swimming? Oh sweet lord! My hair isn't that bad actually, and I know literally dozens of women with curly/frizzy hair who have no hair troubles at all--but I'm not girly enough to want to think about my hair ever. It bugs me. :silly:

Someone told me once that everyone wants the hair they don't have, LOL!

[fleabert]

48. me too. i got a perm once in 9th grade. it lasted for 4 days.

I finally got rid of my curling iron after not using it for 10 years.

[NewWaveChick1981]

5. I'd like to see a guy take the same amount of time women

do to "fix themselves up." They'd give up after the first day of that! LOL

I get my hair cut and I wash it and blow it dry, but that's the extent of my hair fuss. I think women should do what they want with their hair and everything else.

[jmm]

31. I remember that survey

women with straight, light, and short hair were considered more outgoing and intelligent than those of us with long dark curls. When I first read it I told my then boss she better not get any ideas and try to dock my pay.

I recently cut five inches off my hair but it's still past my shoulders. Anything shorter than this would be too high maintenance for me.

[jpgray]

7. Short to medium is best

[Oeditpus Rex]

8. Whatever fits

their face and personality.

Short hair can be DAYumed hot. Oh, yeah.

But it's gotta fit.

[Lilith Velkor]

9. A LOT of guys hit on me when I had a crewcut.

Now, not so much.

I'm considering doing it again, but I need to find a job where that sort of thing doesn't freak the boss out.

[Bombtrack]

12. probably because they thought you were out-there/wacky

:) and therefor had a shot

doesn't mean it's among the rarest of rare preferences for guys to want a masculine haircut.

[jpgray]

15. You're making me self-conscious now

:rofl:

I (seriously!) just like short hair on women. Maybe it's because I'm obsessed with a good profile--a really statuesque bone structure looks better with short hair.

[Lilith Velkor]

19. Yes, my bf sez it brings out my cheekbones and nose.

You are not alone in that. :pals:

[Lilith Velkor]

20. to be honest

I think there was quite a bit of "converting the lesbian" fantasizing going on with that. I'm not certain, it's just a feeling.

[matcom]

11. where is the option for Aquanet-laced 80's style?

:D

[XemaSab]

14. .

[matcom]

17. i was picturing more of a.......

[chaska]

26. Oooooh, Bananarama. Oh god, I was hot for the one of the left.

[Zookeeper]

42. Yikes!

And the photographer just had to have them reflected as well! As if three of those hairdos weren't bad enough...

[TimeChaser]

16. My boyfriend likes my shoulder length hair.

It really was a nuisance when it was longer

[arwalden]

18. I Like Whoopi Goldberg's Hairstyle

[chaska]

22. I hate long hair on women. Short hair is so much more sophisticated & SEXY

My insignificant other (best friend, sometime pucker partner), Annie has waist length hair, and it's just a pain in the ass. I'm always getting caught in it.

Long hair DOES NOT LOOK GOOD on women over the age of 40. If my beautiful Annie can't pull it off, no one can.

[chaska]

23. Exhibit A...

[no name no slogan]

24. Anything-- as long as it's a 12" purple mohawk

:headbang:

[ghostsofgiants]

25. Varies from person to person.

What suits one woman might not suit the next.

[chaska]

27. Ever the diplomat, P1.

;)

[ghostsofgiants]

28. I speaketh not but the truth, good sir.

[chaska]

30. Too true, my noble P1.

[Guava Jelly]

29. Depends on the person

I find women of all hairstyles beautiful

[Blue-Jay]

34. You are correct, Sir.

Different hairstyles look good on different people (women & men).

[Scout]

32. Why bother with what men like?

it's my hair, I'll wear it how it pleases me.

I don't tell my husband how to wear his hair, he doesn't tell me how to wear mine.

I've worn it long for years, then short for years, now I'm growing it out again to cut off and give to the "Locks of Love" program to make a wig for cancer patients.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

36. Depends on the person.

But I'm a sucker for medium-length curly-haired brunettes. :D

[flvegan]

37. All of them.

The hairstyle is "window dressing" for the woman wearing it.

The right woman sporting a maroon mohawk, spiked to the moon would be more attractive to me than the latest Playboy centerfold (unless she was the aforementioned).

[Squeech]

38. Long

I like hair. I think we should be proud of our mammalian heritage.

I definitely do not buy this notion that long hair doesn't look good on older women. A big proud mane of gray hair is a glorious thing.

(I wear my own hair shoulder-length, because it refuses to grow any longer, and usually tied back in a big frizzy ponytail.)

[Nicole]

39. Thank you!

I happen to think long, gray hair looks great on some women.



I hope I'm one of them in a few years. :)

[JohnKleeb]

40. long and straight

Medium is acceptable and to be honest I don't like short hair. I do agree however that every woman is different and what may look goon may not look good on another but if I ahd to choose it would medium-long and straight.

[Zookeeper]

41. I have very thick, wavy hair that is usually slightly above..

my shoulder. I love my hair, especially in the summer when it get curly. It can get a bit wild-looking on occasion, but I'll never be mistaken for a tightly-coiffed Rethuglican.

I've never wanted flat, straight hair, although it does suit some women.

I am very curious, though, why straight hair is (apparently) so attractive to men...

[NewWaveChick1981]

54. Zookeeper, your hair sounds just like mine!

It is kind of fun having wild hair at times, isn't it? :) And you're right---I'll never be mistaken for a repressed Repuke! :rofl:

[Zookeeper]

55. I suspect...

It fits our personality, too. :hi:

[NewWaveChick1981]

56. Yep! I think you're right.

:hi: Back at ya!

BTW, I love your avatar. I've been into comics and SF for a very long time, and my husband is a huge Wonder Woman collector. He's a color artist and has worked on a lot of DC titles, including a couple of fill-in issues of WW. :D

[philosophie_en_rose]

43. Are Men Attracted to Republi-hair?

Tough-as-steel clumps of hair arranged into puffed-up, monstrous confections???

[Zookeeper]

44. That should be one of the poll questions. n/t

[CanuckAmok]

45. An absolutely perfect chin-length bob, with bangs. Like so:

[NewJeffCT]

49. Depends on the woman

my wife has very high cheekbones, so I love it when she cuts her hair short.

however, she has a friend that looks much better when she wears her long her down because of the shape of her face. It's almost like 2 different people - the mommy with her hair up, and then the sexy businesswoman with her hair down.

For the long-term, I guess I would prefer it a bit on the shorter side.

[TheBaldyMan]

51. I think short hair / shaved is totally outrageous

[Random_Australian]

52. Straight shoulder length. n/t

[blondeatlast]

53. I'm medium length dyed blonde, but I had a great short cut in

the eighties, coupled with a hint of burgundy tint.

I had guys eating out of my hand.

But truthfully, I'm 20 years older now, married for ten years, and I gotta say it--this blonde has more fun! OTOH, I think it's simply because it suits my coloring and overall style better.

[chaska]

57. Show me dem ears, baby!

[last_texas_dem]

58. Long and wavy

is probably the style that I generally find the prettiest, but different styles look good on different women. Some women look great with any hair style, some I admire as people and could care less what their hair looks like, etc. At the same time, hair does tend to be a feature I notice, and I have had several instances where it was the feature that really made me find a woman attractive. Kinda weird, I guess, but true.

[sakabatou]

59. Depends on the shape of the persons head on color of hair

[Wapsie B]

60. Whatever accentuates her features the best.

If the chemistry's there, she could have long hair or a mohawk for all I care.

[asteroid2003QQ47]

61. Any length but . . .

straight with bangs