Loony Reasons to Cut your Hair

The other day my partner suggested to me it was time I got my hair cut. That’s how I know when it’s got too shaggy; she acts like an alert mechanism. Personally I’m pretty rubbish at thinking about things like that and I even have a part time job in a barber shop. I think it’s an interesting point. I see a lot of men coming into the shop and the variety of hair lengths is incredible. Some men look like they’ve left it a good three years since their last trim, while others might well have got as many trims from Pall Mall Barbers as they’d had hot dinners. So what is it that makes a man come on in for the cut?




I decided to do a bit of research and take a look at what the World Wide Web has to offer on top tips for hairstyles but I found something so much better; An astrological website dedicated to when and how to cut your hair. It includes things like a moon maintenance plan and sections on which star signs to avoid cutting your hair in. It must be one of the most bizarre websites I’ve ever seen and with Rich as a friend I’ve seen some pretty weird sites! Still it’s useful to know that the moon in Aries is dry and barren and as Aries is a dynamic sign it’s a good time to get a sporty, short cut.



I should state that this wasn’t just one random obscure website I found – it seems to be a widely talked about subject with dozens of different websites to refer to. I mentioned this peculiar way of thinking to Rich who said that during his recent trip to Asia he learnt how the Buddhists in fact have a similar approach to cutting their hair based on the lunar cycle. So at least we know where the idea originated. Surprisingly enough though, there is a lot less on the internet about Buddhist practices in regards to head shaving etc than there is about telling Scorpios and Virgos when to avoid getting their hair dreaded!



My teachers at school and my professors at university always taught me to present a balanced argument, showing both sides to any one debate. So I should state something in favour of the lunar approach to cutting your hair, so here goes….. Sorry, no, can’t – nothing whatsoever comes to mind in regard to such an insane way of thinking. All I could say is it seems harmless enough.



So, if the moon isn’t an important factor in getting your haircut, what is? I go back to your partner’s urging. That is a sure statement of need in my book, but maybe it would be better to pre-empt the suggestion from others. After all I can sometimes look like a homeless beggar if it wasn’t for the guidance of my nearest and dearest. One of Richards’s top tips, is to get your hair cut on a more regular basis, so apparently I’m not the only one who leaves it too long. Once again I go back to my internet provider looking for answers, but surprisingly enough it has failed me twice now in the same blog. I can find nothing on the indicators for needing a haircut. There are, however, plenty of tips on getting a good haircut, which seem pretty obvious to me, e.g. go to a proper barber shop. When I was a kid, there always seemed to be one child in every class who was teased by the others with the claim, “your mum cuts your hair and she uses a bowl to help her”. If kids in the 80s used that as an insult I would have thought that the adults of today would have fathomed that to get the best results from your hair means going to a decent hairdresser - or buying a better class of bowl…



So I leave you with a frustratingly empty ending to this blog by asking you what indicators tell you, you need a haircut. Do you always go for a trim on pay day or is it just before a big event, like your birthday or a holiday? Or do you have a moon cycle hair plan that I should know about?



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