Please help teach me to style my hair (male)?

Maybe try an Ivy League style... if your hair will brush forward without too much fuss, its a great cut and relatively easy to maintain

It is not clear when the hair was last shorn to a #2(2/8") or #3(3/8") butch. The average rate of hair growth is 1/8" per week. Until the hair is grown out to combable length on top, a control wax like krew comb, jar variety, is essential for grooming. There is no scientifically proven way to increase or decrease the rate of hair growth. If a guy has a short style, it is going to take a while to grow out.

Starting from a butch.....

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/edb/reader....

http://oi52.tinypic.com/f10bon.jpg

..... a guy can grow out his hair and have it look great as it grows out if he keeps up with haircuts, getting a slightly longer style each haircut. Assuming an average rate of hair growth of 1/8" per week and haircuts every three weeks: short crew cut; medium crew cut; short ivy league; ivy league; long ivy league; regular taper cut. At this point there will be around three inches on top and the back and sides can start to grow over the ears and collar with haircuts every six to nine weeks to add shape and even up new growth.

While a butch fully suits relatively few guys, a barber with a good aesthetic sense can usually design a regular layer/taper cut or one of the short pomp(pompadour) styles-crew cut, ivy league(long crew cut), flat top crew cut- to fully suit most young guy's head shape, face and neck shape, frontal hairline and facial features.

short crew cut:

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/dfbf10e504bce8a1_...

medium crew cut:

http://books.google.com/books?id=x0EEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=...

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/ae218215599f9a96_...

ivy league(long crew cut):

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/d2e97250e0614ff6_...

Search the internet for images of soccer star Lukas Podolski for examples of ivy league and crew cut style.

regular haircut:

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/55c5c155a74bf22b_...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_haircut

about four months growth past the style above...

http://oi41.tinypic.com/of3j0g.jpg

A minute dab of control wax aka butch wax will keep the hair looking well groomed at crew cut and ivy league length. Krew comb, jar variety, works well and so do many others. A butch comb - the small, flat, plastic, oval, pocket brushes that one finger fits through and barbers sell for about a dollar- helps with grooming the short pomp styles. A boar bristle military brush is usually available for a few dollars and is nice to have at home.

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The answer at the following link describes the short styles:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylv=3?qid...

Good Luck!

That depends on how it looks upon you. For me, as long because it's not past your shoulders after that it would be ok but I actually prefer anything that doesn't go past the ears.