Why you shouldn’t grow long hair. A guy’s perspective
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- čas přidán 28. 05. 2024
- So long and thanks for all the fish! This was meant to go on the second channel, but I liked it a lot and so it's here now. Brighton vlog will be on that channel next week tho
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As a hairdresser, it’s absolutely killing me how much your head is wobbling as you speak while he’s trying to chop at your hair 🤣
he's very skilled at dealing with my yapping
Exactly, that's why he's had his ear nicked. It was making me nervous!
I saw Evan at this barber in like a 6-yeae-old video
As a costumer I find it intriguing to have the hair dressed talk less than the client - poor guy didn't get a word in sideways 😂
Gingervitis
As a guy with long hair I can say that the fact that you donated your hair atoned for your sin of betrayal. You are forgiven.
Love the new hair Evan! As a wig maker who works for a charity that helps children with hair loss, I just wanted to thank you for donating your hair! Your donation really will change a child’s life 🥰
Very epic to find another wig maker, I want to advertise locally to get materials but I'm not sure what to say
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As a woman with short hair, I agree that long hair can be more of a hassle than it is worth. My husband and I gave each other buzz cuts during the lock downs and they were so freeing! I don't think I'll ever have long hair again.
PS- your blue eyes really POP with the shorter hair!
Oh, wow, they really do, yes. They look gorgeous too, I'd honestly forgotten
I find going to the barber is a big hassle
That's a pretty sick thing to do during lockdown!!!
Although a lot harder mentally to do in normal times ...
My hair (I'm female, by the way) is around the level of my shoulder blades. I couldn't imagine it being any shorter; it's always been my ambition to grow it long enough to sit on, but it doesn't grow all that fast and at nearly 70 years old I probably won't live to see it..! But hey, I can dream 💇♀
@@TestGearJunkie.Mines close to my hips and I'm pretty sure it's not going to get much longer, even though I'd like it to be. It's just too damaged, I think. I also couldn't imagine my hair shorter than just below my shoulders. When I was 8, I had a bob (my choice at the time, I thought it was a good idea) and hated it within a few days and since then, have refused to even consider getting my hair cut to above my shoulders. I have been tempted to cut it to just below shoulder length to see if I can get it in better condition, but haven't decided to do it yet. I am in my early 20s, so it should have a decent amount of time to grow if I do it.
"Cycle paths!" lol! I thought you were talking about how safe the, "Psychopaths" in London were. loll! Hair looks great!
Probably safer than the cycle paths
You know Heather's a keeper when she laughs at your puns.
This was a really good video. Good choice putting it on your main channel.
I loved watching her laugh in the background during Evans haircut
Matt Gray might steal her hehe
The mist gun 😭😭😭
I honestly don't know what I expected
@@evan the blue light right before it sprayed is what killed me 😆 and your facial expression 😭
@@spotty_socks i literally dribbled a bit of tea out trying not to laugh 😂
Thought it was going ti be blue paint.
@@hannahbee567😂 that’d be funny
I just wanted to tell you Evan that you look very smart with short hair. It looks grown up and attractive on you. Congrats on making that brave choice! It's hard to part with long hair
Absolutely,he looks very handsome
I have hair that's grown past my hips and while I am used to it, I understand how you feel with it being a sensory nightmare. It's absolutely insane the amount of work it takes to manage it and I'm surprised you kept it as long as you did given your issues with it. I'm happy that you're taking this step to make this big decision for yourself 🙂
Good move.
mine wont go below middrift level .
I had my hair down to my knees (I'm male), and yeah, sometimes it would catch onto things, or I'd accidentally stand on it when getting up off the ground, not to mention I'd have to wrap it around my neck or something when going to the bathroom, but besides loving the way it looks, I loved that it was a style unto itself, so I didn't need to use product or spend time styling it every morning. It's around butt-length now - I had it cut to clean up the ends, and it never grew back. 😭
"Strategy" 🤔 nawh, modern humans, that live in modern ways(hectic & exhaustin', barely time te rest), jus' firgot how te low maintenance care fir hair. Pleats(a single or twin pleats/braids should be treated genderless & aw ages stylin'), hair care products minus fossil fuel derived ingredients(ma hair got less oily, as quickly, so went fae a daily wash te a weekly), cover heid/hair te keep dirt oot/aff it, boar bristle brushes(helps distribute natural & clean oils doon the hairshaft, aye, shaft,,,mind oot the gutter)& those beard combs(basically vikin' combs)help(i find plastic combs & brushes areny the greatest hing, they're better fir shorter length long-ish hair, I find).
Either way, long hair is a personal choice. Dae whitever is comfiest.
Personally, i prefer long hair 😹 it's like an auld pal. This year, sleepin' is better wi' a silk nightcap & silk pillowslip(but, wi' cotton underside, so it doesny skyte aboot). Mibbe soonds fancy, but, it jus' reduces friction & stuff.
Modern fashion is usually detrimental, as it always wants long hair te be loose, an' that's nae guid.
Pleats/braids exist in every culture in humanity, as far as i'm aware. It shouldny be limited te wee girls, like the media usually pushes(which, is gender stereotype't & well, possibly racist)
It seems men that grow long hair, I've noticed, go through phases of gettin' it really long, gettin' frustrated by it aw, complainin' aboot it, loppin' it aff, regrowin' it, like Groundhog Day 😹 sometimes i hink wimmin keep long hair, usually cause gender stereotypes & usually sharin' info/knowledge mair.
Ah, I wish I could grow mine that long, but it grows so slowly I think I'll probably kick the bucket before it does.
It's important to feel comfortable in your own skin. I have the opposite experience to you with my long hair, I don't feel like I'm myself without it. I'm not me in the mirror if my hair is short. Unlike you, though, I have been turning white since my mid-20s, and I'm struggling to reconcile myself with the fact. I'm delighted that you're feeling better for the change of style 👍
I have the same with the long hair being so normal, whenever I cut it shorter I don't really feel like myself & I haven't the foggiest about what to do _with_ my hair.
That's why the title of this video kinda bugs me... why does it say that you *_shouldn't_* grow your hair long... that's personal 😅
I used to have long hair as a guy and got it chopped off in the last year, this could be a really interesting look at it from another perspective
My hair was 3ft long in 2018 when I cut it all the way off and shaved my head to raise money for cancer research. Now I really can't imagine having it that long again 😅
Daily management - so much easier than long hair. But you will have to go to the barbers/hairdressers every 5-6 weeks to kerp it stylish when it's short.
Yeah.. I struggle with having to make hairdresser appointment more then anything that comes with long hair .. thing is I find it relaxing having hair done but making the appointment is the biggest struggle in my life. 😅
@@Acinnn My other half and me (we're both female, get used to it..!) go to the local college at the end of our street. £8 for a cut, £13 for a colour.
@@TestGearJunkie. ???
@@TestGearJunkie. are you lost ?
@@chaoticneutral6288 No, I'm at home, I know where I live. Why do you ask..?
Congratulations on donating your har. It was a lovely that you did that. It put a smile on my face.
You seriously pull it off at all lengths; and I'd be lying if I said i wasn't a tad envious 😂
It was satisfying seeing all of the sections being chopped off though. There's someone out there who will love and appreciate your hair donation so much ❤
Well done on donating your hair. As someone who works in a hospice and chatting with people who benefit from wig wearing, natural wigs are fabulous. I too have long hair and as an older woman I am plucking up the courage to 'go short'
I think it's a beautiful thing you're doing, donating your hair to someone who needs it ❤❤
The short hair looks so stylish on you.
The long hair just had so much weight it looked flat cos it all N dragged down. You look vibrant again
I love it. I watched a lot of different CZcamsrs and you all grew your hair out past the point of shaggy around the same time. I shaved my head six years ago, and there is NO going back to long hair for me. I don't miss it at all. You look great, thanks for sharing the show with us.
Ah man, I have the longest hair I’ve had in my life right now, about 1.5 years growth. I have a hair booking tomorrow where my intention was to go for a tidy up trim, but I think this is the exact sign I need to go back to comfy short hair..
I have 0 regrets
maybe start with mid-lenght and work your way upwards to where you feel satisfied
I like the look of long hair but absolutely hate having long hair myself. It really is a sensory nightmare.
Since Ive grown my hair out almost as long as yours, its really desensitized me to getting hair in my mouth, especially while eating. It used to ruin a meal for me. Now its whatever, as long as its mine. Which is easy to tell because 95% of the time its still attached to my head.
When I had long hair (beyond shoulder length) I used to feel deeply unhappy when having to tie it back into a ponytail to get it out of the way, only for it to feel like my front hair was being torn out. After getting rid of it, it was so nice not to have the feeling of extra weight on my head (which I was unaware of until it was gone), not to mention no longer finding hair everywhere - like in food at home. I used to go to a great barber in Cheltenham who did a combined haircut, hot towel shave, ear/nose burning and scalp/shoulder massage with a choice of single malts - tragically did not survive the lockdown.
We live in Cheltenham every year (when we aren't in Texas) and my husband found a great Turkish barber there. He thinks he has had the best haircuts of his life there! I guess Cheltenham is a great place for barbers 💈 ❤
So good to see you're back!!! I didn't realize just how much your hair changed the silhouette of your face, but it really did and now you really look like you again!
Also that spray gun pun was the best you've ever pulled! 😂
Your new haircut looks great even with all the different styles you showed in the video. Barbershop style, windswept, poofy, a little bit slick - it all looks great!
Im really happy you chose to donate it! Lots of people don't know its an option and it's nice to do something charitable when you can!
Looking good, Evan!
Well done for donating your hair.and loved the guys mist gun and Heather is a keeper for sure.
New hair looks fabulous!
I (M) used to have long hair (A bit longer than yours, but not as thick) and I cut it off for my, at the time, partner (I was thinking about cutting it but wasn't 100% on doing it, so it's not that she made/convinced me to cut my hair) and I regretted it shortly after and ever since. My hair now doesn't grow very long and it's really REALLY thin on top so I just shave it every week or so. but cutting my hair was the thing I regret the most, I miss it so much.
But I'm glad you enjoy your short hair, you do look (and sound) like you are happier with it short.
Great haircut! ❤😍
Your capture of this beautiful area was lovely. 💖
I was super sad of the idea of you cutting your hair but gotdamn u look so handsome with the new cut i cant be too sad 😂 ❤ 😅
As a Trans Woman, for me growing out long hair was euphoria inducing for me personally. Though even before I came out I liked the idea of long hair on men. Mainly since I listen to a lot of rock and metal where long hair is incredibly prevalent and in a way synonymous with the genres itself especially metal.
100% with you in the first 2 sentences
Same, for me it's a euphoric pain in the ass. It's enjoyable being able to be annoyed at my hair.
What does your comment even mean?
What's the point of your comment?
What are you trying to say?
@@TedEhioghae sharing a personal experience of growing long hair? as is relevant to the topic of the video?
@@PickPigBut he is a biological man commenting about how he liked the idea of long hair on men.
So interesting to watch this from the male perspective! Especially as the length you started with is almost how long I want mine to be after I cut off 12 inches 😂I had a 'big chop' in 2021 where I also chopped off 12 inches, and can super relate to that feeling of having a literal weight off your head. (and the subconscious movements afterwards where you're trying to move the ghost hair!) Since then, I've accidentally grown it out to waist-length again, so due for another big chop soon to get it to shoulder-blade length (and hopefully before it gets so long I can wipe my butt with my hair...). And thanks for the reminder at the end to make sure I ACTUALLY go the post office this time to donate, instead of misplacing the hair while moving house :')
Looks great!
Very Smart! (Your stylist is great for dealing with your adorable fidgeting 😍)
Looks really great!
Great video and you look great with the new hair cut 👏
I watched your 10 year anniversary video, and wasn't sure where to find this, but it popped up. Loved both videos - and all the other contewnt of youyrsa I've come across.
about half a year ago I cut my hair to chin length after 5 years of not cutting it. I was nervous about it even though my hair had been short before but really it just felt so freeing. I hated brushing it when it was so long and oddly enough I got more compliments on it when it was short. When it was long there was a lot of "omg your hair is so pretty and long" but when it was short the compliments seemed to be more about my hair suiting me rather than just about how long it was
Very freeing. Love the shorf look ❤
New hair looks great!
Looks great, happy new hair doo👍🏽
Looks great! There's a saying that a change is as good as a rest...
Really enjoyed this vid :)
Great move with the Charity Donation, good man. Hubnut on YT did the same a few years ago.
After you had it cut your London Gezzer accent got stronger.
Had long hair years ago, had enough one day, got the clippers and down to the bone. Was a good feeling until I went back to work felling trees the next day and had to put my stinky cold hard hat on. The next ten years down to the bone every month.
Now it's once a year.
lol he naturally knew that it would be a little girl (Suzie) getting his hair 🤣
It looks great!
I've been growing my hair since the 90's, for as long as I've been allowed to decide. When I was still a kid my parents didn't let me grow it really long, any time it grew over my shoulders it was time for a cut, and I had a fringe too. I was probably 14 when I grew the horrible fringe out, and 15 when I've last had my hair cut by anyone. So 25 years ago. Even the thought of having any hairdresser touch my hair makes me anxious, it's worse than going to the dentist 😂
My hair's pretty much always plaited though, so it stays off my face, doesn't pull my scalp, doesn't get tangled, and I only need to open and brush it just before a hairwash. Very easy, no plans to cut it anytime soon.
Love the new look. It really suits you and makes you look younger.
Ohh great video! Glad you got to donate, it's a great experience :) I've been fortunate to do it twice in my life (first as a teenager and a few years back after having my first baby). Hoping I'm lucky enough to donate again soon!
Tips for those thinking about donating - if you are pregnant or very recently postpartum, your hair is extra full from shedding less for 9 months so it's an especially great time to donate as it is a little thicker than usual!
I haven't watched an Evan video in... years, maybe. It's cool to hear how much your accent has changed!
He's back!
I think both the long hair and the short hair suit you well. Having it somewhere in the middle, like you said, would probably be the perfect balance! You look great, and I'm glad you're feeling more like you again.
Your hairdresser is fantastic, wish he would do my hair! I agree, I honestly hate having long hair but I get so many weird stares when I don't have it. It is absolutely a sensory nightmare and sometimes keeps me up at night trying to get it out of my face and not being pulled on. It takes forever to clean, it's so hard to get to your scalp (especially if you have thick hair), I hate it. Congratz on donating so much! That's awesome!
Well done on donating your hair, Evan! It's a very generous thing to do and a great gift for a sick child. And your new 'do looks great on you. I think one of the things with shorter hair is that it takes a lot less time to dry, speaking as someone that's had both short and (currently, quite) long hair.
How will hair make the child not to be sick anymore?
@@TedEhioghae It doesn't stop the child from being sick but as a lot of chemo treatments cause hair thinning/loss, donated hair can be made into a wig, therefore helping a child to not feel as bad at having little or no hair. It gives the illusion that they still do have hair. Not everyone wants the world to know they have a naked or near-naked scalp.
It looks fab. Much better. 😊
HALLELUJAH! My pretty boy has returned. 🤗
I was born and brought up about 1/2 a mile from Chiswick high street (Acton Green) and looking at your video it just reminds me of how much the area has changed since I lived there in the 60's and 70's. I know the public toilets on the green you were on have been closed for donkey's years, but when I was a kid, what is now Sainsburys, used to be the Whitbread brewery. I take it the John Bull is still there opposite Gunnersbury station?
been growing my hair for over a year and im not going to stop for a while
Men look better with long hair.
I dislike that hair-in-the-face stuff as well, so I keep it longer than my elbows so it cannot really flop forward because it has to overcome so much. But when I cut it shorter, I certainly notice it.
For the hoover "problem" I just have a "pet hair" rake/brush for the carpet to get most of it off and then it is okay. Still have to clean the wheel many times a year, but at least it is not per instance.
I had long hair for the large majority of my life until only just a few years ago. Laughing through you going over the cons of long hair relating so hard.
Looks really good
I grew out my hair for 2 years, the needing to have it up while sleeping frustrated me the most. Much less shower time needed now, and I'm enjoying the clean cut! 🎉🎉🎉 to a bit of hair freedom.
I never really thought of long hair as a sensory nightmare, but now that I think of it... But for me, short hair is even worse of a sensory nightmare because I can never get it tied up and off my skin. My mom loves short hair and I grew up with a boyish haircut, I was only allowed to grow my hair at 12 and I never went back. She keeps pressuring me to cut it (I usually don't get away with it for more than a year) so we converge to a shorter length usually. But it bothers me so much before it's long enough to not fall forward or to stay in the ponytail...
It is interesting to hear about things from the other side, of having too much hair.
I have had for a while, parts of my head where I have bald patches and it causes me anxiety.
I have been thinking recently to embrace it, rather then the fear control.
For me, short hair is more maintenance since i have such thick hair. Styling it with a ahort hairdo is such a pain and such a hassle, long hair i can just brush and out in a bun. For me the cleaning is worth the hassle cuz for me at least the short hair is a maintenance problem cuz of styling it to look decent
I love how you can park any direction you want on the side of the road in England. You get a ticket for facing the wrong way here!
You can't (according to the highway code) but I've never seen anyone get ticketed for it.
uh, wheres "here"?
WHERE???
You can tell the original poster is definitely American!
11:55 - it's a zebra crossing, I must admit as a driver of 15 years I miss them all the time - maybe the shields are so that drivers see the lights better and can respond if someone wants to cross?
You had a glow up!! 👐🏻
Jolly good show!
How many times have I had a hair cut since I met you ...
She stil llikes you .. she's a keeper ....
I got a "free" haircut one afternoon in Glasgow. We were scheduled to fly to Spain around 5pm, and started the haircut at noon. We just made the flight :)
You look great. Quoted Douglas Adams.
Evan: 'Eight quid'. 'Ate kwid' 😉😎
Official Londoner 🤩 (offishial)
Are there other ways to pronounce eight quid?
@@beccasalt8960 Not _pronounce_ maybe. But have fun with a play on words and spelling using the amazing dexterity of our confounded, complicated, non-sensical but lovely language.
Love your short hair! It really suits you
Love your puns, Evan. Mist mwha ha ha ha.
Love the haircut! Quite handsome.
I chopped off my hair during covid but i found everything but the buzzcut more challenging than long hair. Now im back at long hair and i really enjoy being able to put it in a ponytail or bun and just having it out of my face as opposed to the short hair. I also dont have to wash it as often (although that was very quick with the short hair but i have an easily irritated scalp) and only cut it once a year.
So i find this completely opposite opinion quite funny
So much better looking now!
Love the hairstyle, suits you😊
Good choice putting this on your main channel, and nice hair, feel like you look much more like your age now in a good way
I really struggle with hair dressers so i grow my hair for 2ish years untill I get fed up of brushing it or I cant brush it properly (I have very thick hair) and then chop it off (to a short ish bob) and donate it to Princess Trust.
Random people coming up to you, and talking to you about your physical features . I feel like this something women experience all the time - I'm glad you talked about how weird that experience is!
I wish i had known I could donate it when I got mine cut. I lost 36" of hair that day. All my co-workers came to see me with short hair, and they were amazed that it was that long, because it curls, a lot
Be grateful you never found yourself in a position where you needed that sort of information. Because it sucks.
You are lucky to have good hair growth, enjoy it and don’t feel guilty.
If you want to help out there is always the possibility of donating (hair or money) or assisting with publicity etc at any moment from this breath to the end of time. Never too late.
More than any other opinion I may have, I’m just glad you seem to like the new haircut. I wish I had enough active hair follicles to have anything more than a buzz cut.
How is no one talking about the best part of the video?? 8:33 “you didn’t freeze” is hilarious
You look good man. You can totally get the Essex hair next time (for the Essex experience) 👍
I think it looks great either way! I grew up with long, curly hair that took forever to wash and brush. I cut it short during the pandemic and now it is sooo much easier to handle (and no longer curly!).
Well done Evan and not having quick regrets. I think it looked a good cut. I did similar growing my hair as a student so we could dance to Metal music. Then at uni decided it wasn’t all that and cut it off and gave it to my gran who was very happy. Not that she said I couldn’t grow my hair but did think I looked better short 😂
You posted this and I was today gonna go get my (much shorter than yours but still kinda long for my standards) hair but I just couldn't be bothered to get outta bed in time 😂
I think your new haircut is handsome. I'm reading a biography of John James Audobon (the bird artist), and he was quite proud of his long hair (curvelure, they called it--based on French, I'd guess).
I got a haircut in August for a very similar reason to you! I’d had a haircut 2021, but it was just a trim because it was down to my elbows and I was getting annoyed at it. Then in August 2023 I donated it to The Little Princess Trust. However, I was interested to see that your barber cut your hair above your ear! Mine was cut off at my chin. It’s curious to see what counts as a short hair haircut for women as opposed for men.
I think I liked the Goodbye Chiswick hair length the most (around 31:31 on the 10 year anniversary video), it seems a bit more adult. So I'm kind of glad to hear that you agree it's a bit shorter than it need be right now.
Long hair or short hair you are just awesome... and you look like you...wonderful to see Heather in the video..
Looking good.
Looks so much better with long hair! I went through a period of really long hair and getting it cut short was the best decision I made
So cool that you could donate the hair!
You're a freshman again! 👍🏻✌🏼
Congrats on the milestone, great achievement .you look good however you have your hair but it's nice to have a fresh feel ready for the warmer weather..you do look blonde though which is weird..lol 😃✌🇬🇧