For Those Who Don’t Want People to Say “Did You Get a Haircut?”
The day after going to the hair salon,
“You got a haircut!”
“You look refreshed!”
Some people around you may say things like this.
Of course, some people enjoy hearing these comments.
However,
“I’m a little tired of hearing it every time.”
“I would rather keep it subtle so that people don’t notice.”
“I always have the same hairstyle, so I don’t want it to become a topic of conversation.”
Surprisingly, many people feel this way.
This time, I will talk about how to maintain your hairstyle regularly while making the changes less noticeable to people around you.
What Do People Look at When They Notice You Got a Haircut?
In fact, the biggest clue that makes people notice you had a haircut is not your entire hairstyle.
In many cases, people are looking at your “hairline.”
Hairline refers to areas such as:
- The boundary between your bangs and forehead
- The boundary between your sideburns and face
- Around your ears
- The boundary between your neckline and neck
These are the areas where hair meets the skin without hair.
For example,
when the hair around your ears looks cleaner,
when your neckline becomes shorter,
or when your bangs become shorter,
people unconsciously think,
“You got a haircut.”
and they are more likely to notice the change.
On the other hand,
if only a little hair is trimmed inside the top or back of your head, people surprisingly do not notice it.
Also, if you only reduce the volume or adjust the texture without changing the length, the change is often difficult for others to notice.
If You Don’t Want People to Notice, Cut Your Hair Little by Little
If you want to maintain your hairstyle,
but do not want people to say,
“You got a haircut,”
it is important not to cut too much at one time.
Hair generally grows about 1 cm per month.
Especially with short hairstyles,
making a significant change to the hairline, such as around the ears or neckline, can make the difference more noticeable.
Therefore,
visiting a hair salon about every four weeks,
and trimming only the amount that has grown is a more natural approach.
As a guideline,
try not to change the hairline by more than 1 cm.
The same applies to bangs; shortening them by more than 1 cm can significantly change your impression.
By maintaining your hair little by little on a regular basis,
your hairstyle can remain neat and clean,
and people may simply think of you as someone who always looks well-groomed.
Getting a haircut and making a dramatic hairstyle change are two different things.
Sometimes you may want to enjoy a big transformation,
and other times you may want to maintain your current hairstyle.
If,
“I want to cut my hair, but I don’t want people to notice too much,”
then tell your hairdresser,
“I would like to keep the changes minimal and trim about 1 cm.”
Regular maintenance will make it easier to keep your hairstyle looking natural.
