No more combovers

[NewKilt]

I have been loosing the hair on the top of my head since I was 23 (I'm now 59). All these years I had been carefully combing over these bald spots so that the did not show. As the years passed, this became more and more difficult because there was less and less hair on top. It finally reached the point that there was actually no hair growing on the top of my head, and the combover was about 7 inches long. I used "extra strength" hair spray to hold everything in place, and always worried about strong winds.

Well, last week I finally asked myself why in the world am I doing this? Yep, the combover is gone. My wife likes it better, and I like it better. Surprisingly, I'm not self conscious about it at all. So not only am I kilted full-time, the bare top of my head is completely visable. It could be my imagination, but it seems that the women I meet when taking my daily walk in the park (kilted) have a smile that is a bit broader, and they are more cheerful. Could it be that the kilt + the bald head convey a message that I'm even more confident than before? I wonder.

Darrell

[Yaish]

I'm sorry, I really dont mean to come across as disrespectful at all, but the combover has to be one of the most ridiculous hairstyles EVER, in my opinion.

Really, I have never seen anyone with a combover and been fooled for an instant and thought they actually had hair on their head. It just always instantly portrayed someone who was wholly self-conscious of their appearance and absolutely clueless as to what to do about it.

Did you ever think anyone was fooled into thinking you had more hair?

I am VERY glad to hear you finally stepped away from the comb, and went with something more sensible. Bald or balding heads dont look bad at all, and they certainly look better than a combover!

I have no doubt the ladies find you much more attractive now, and find you much less self conscious (and less deluded). Congratulations!

[auld argonian]

Speaking as one who is also "follically challenged", I heard a quip somewhere (on TV, the radio?) that the shaved head thing is the "new comb-over"...laughing hysterically because I noticed this a while back: when the current crop of young guys start losing their hair, they go over to the shaved dome. I guess that they fancy that it makes them look like Michael Chiklis on "The Shield" or something.

I gave up long ago...used to wear my hair long to my shoulders but gave up when I saw that I was losing ground and just went over to cutting it short - no comb over. You've done the right thing and seem to be being rewarded. Good for you.

Best

AA

[Tattoo Bradley]

Speaking as one who is also "follically challenged", I heard a quip somewhere (on TV, the radio?) that the shaved head thing is the "new comb-over"...laughing hysterically because I noticed this a while back: when the current crop of young guys start losing their hair, they go over to the shaved dome. I guess that they fancy that it makes them look like Michael Chiklis on "The Shield" or something.

I gave up long ago...used to wear my hair long to my shoulders but gave up when I saw that I was losing ground and just went over to cutting it short - no comb over. You've done the right thing and seem to be being rewarded. Good for you.

Best

AA

Well, actually I'm one of the "new crop of young guys losing their hair." I'm 26, and if I let it grow my hair is "patchy" at best. I started losing it pretty much as soon as I graduated HS and left for bootcamp. The "shaved head is the new combover" statement I just can't agree with. I shave my head once a week. As a matter of fact I have a freshly "bic'd" noggen as we speak.

A combover is a man's attempt of hiding the balding scalp and trying to fight an already lost battle. A shaved dome is a man's surrender to the battle he KNOW'S he's lost. Simple logic.

When I'm older and the top of my noggen goes COMPLETELY smooth on it's own, I will sport the "horseshoe" with pride The bic'd noggen is simply the only way to wear my hair (or lack their of) without looking completely ridiculous.

[Pour1Malt]

guid oan ya darrell!

if ai e'er lose ma hair- ai'll shave it aff tae!

Comboovers arr sad....

slainte!

[Rex_Tremende]

Hooray for you, Darrell!

Now, I am also follically challenged (thanks, Mom), and decided at an early age that I'd just go along with it and not try any heroic measures. No combovers, no plugs, no rugs, no magic ointments, no spray-ons.

Once, not too long ago after a very bad haircut, I decided to shave it all off, just to see. Oh, geez, what a mistake that was! My head looked like a giant thumb growing out of my shoulders. My friends begged me to never do that again. So, until it all falls out of its own accord, I'll keep it short, and it is what it is.

Regards,
Rex in Cincinnati

[davedove]

Good for you Darrell.

I too started losing my hair in my early 20's, but I kept combing it like I always did. Finally, in my late 20's I was looking in the mirror and I asked myself "Who am I kidding?"

Since then I comb by hair straight down the side, when I let it get long enough to comb. I try to keep it pretty short, so all I have to do to comb it is use the towel to smooth it down when it's wet.

I now proudly wear my horseshoe hair. I do wear a hat much more now, but that's for protection. In winter, that's where much of your body heat escapes. In summer, I have to protect against sunburn. It's one thing when your hair falls out, but having your scalp peel off is something else entirely.
My dad wears his the same way, but as far as I know, my uncle still does the combover. To be honest, it looks pretty silly.

[Scottish Chi]

Good for you, Darrell. I'm just a few months short of 59 and I started losing my hair in my early 20's after having it thick and shoulder length during college (the 60's you know). Never did the comb-over but was very upset that the hair was abandoning ship. I've since kept it a medium/short length for combing (not over) but with its wide part in the middle. I like the look with a tweed jacket and kilt.

Cheers! Bill

[David Dalglish]

Combovers only attract the wrong kind ok attention.

[Moose McLennan]

... Could it be that the kilt + the bald head convey a message that I'm even more confident than before? I wonder.

Darrell

Well I'll have to ask Sean next time he's round...

Well done!

Don't have too much on top myself, and I just keep it to a DIY number two crop now. You can't see the white temples that way either!

M.