To get a side shave at 30 (pic included)

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I'm feeling a bit bored with my hair and I really fancy trying a side shave! Well actually I fancy having an undercut but I think my hair is a bit too thin to pull that off.

I usually have shorter bob hair styles and have experimented with colours and short hair sometimes.

I would only be getting a small one if I did so theoretically if I hated it I could just part my hair the other way and hide it well enough til it grew back.

Am I too old? I'm not trying to be 'cool' but I'm not an old 30 IYSWIM

What do people think? I have pinned a bit back to try and create what it would look like if anyone would care to have a judge! I've tried to leave my face shape in and the general areas of my features if that helps! 🤷🏻‍♀️

Thanks

I am 35 just had an undercut.

Do it if you want one.

You'll be dead a long time.

I have a grade 1 undercut at 36, go for it

Do it. Of course you're not too old. Hairstyles like that are about attitude, not age

Yes, if you want to, do it! I have fancied that before but I have a big round face that wouldn't pull it off. Also, am almost 33, so far too old .
In serious though, I don't think 30s is 'too old' for any hair style - go for it.

You forgot your eyebrows!

But yes go for it!

Rory that'll be why it looks so funny then! 😂

Thanks everyone! Sod it! I'm going to do it!! I'm also getting my nose re-pierced!

I've just started (re)losing weight and I think it's given me a kick to start being who I want to be a bit rather than worrying if people will think it's silly!!

Oh please do it! And don't forget the pic!

Love I'm 38 and I've done it
Live for today and who cares what others think
It's on your head

You might want to try leaving the thick layer of make-up off though because it makes your face look a weird apricot colour

My friend is 40 and has one

I have an undercut at 38.

I'm mid-30s with an undercut. As well as loving it, it also thins out my thick, clumpy hair so it's cool and practical

I had one, it's great till you get bored and want to grow it out and it takes FOREVER!
I am so fed up of the inbetween phase... just bear it in mind that's all.

I don't see the point of them unless you're a rebellious teen wanting to look 'hard'. They just look lopsided and a bit unkempt to me. Reminds me of a shaved patch from surgery.

Why do you feel it is 'you' what does it say about you?

i have an undercut at 36. as Niiknoc says it thins out my hair and means it sits a lot better and means i can put it up without having weird pieces at the back. and it looks awesome i think!

I had an undercut at 43
Love it
Go for it
You're a long time dead

Do you all get it done at the hair dressers or shall I just break out the clippers and do it myself? 🤔 it looks pretty easy, the only thing I worry about and would like someone else's input on it exactly which bit to do, I don't want a section too big so I suppose I could just start small and get bigger as I like, some people have curved ones though and some people have more square ones.

If anyone would like to share a picture of theirs I would be super grateful! 😀

At thirty it's fine....older than 35 not so much. The trouble is that on young, perfect faces, it throws youth into the focus...there's a sort of contrast...the severe, shaved part against a beautiful face....once you begin ageing then you're getting into Prisoner Cell Block H territory.

Suntrapped I am a bit of a rebel teenager at heart! I've always liked the slightly edgier side of fashion, and there is LOADS of things I think I wanna do because I like them on other people and I always talk myself out of them and I'm starting to feel at 30 that if I can't do things because I like them and I want to experiment, it's a bit of a sorry state to be in really! I feel like it would be symbolic of me doing something for myself and not for anyone else which I've spent a long time doing!

Haha! I'm 47 and spoke to my hairdresser about one on both sides today.

I cannot stand that asymmetrical cut, but I'm sorely tempted by this.

I'm already in the Prisoner Cell Block H region so it can only get better

Mrsovertheroad that made me laugh! 😂 this is absolutely not a stealth boast! But people are often surprised I am 30, I still get asked for Id for alcohol and cigarettes and stuff so I reckon it will look ok with regards to the age side of it. It's more for people who know I'm 30 and will think 'why is that 30 year old I know trying to be cool?' 😬

There doesn't need to be a point. Aside from practical or safety issues, there's no point to any hairstyle other than experimentation and a bit of fun. Why should only young people have fun with their appearance?

Oh my god I'm getting so tempted to go home and do it myself!! 😱😐