How does your teenage boy have his hair. Need ideas

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My ds 15 has shoulder length hair which is wavy and wears in a pony tail/bun thing. He feels ugly he says :-( and is asking me things like will he ever get a girlfriend :-( he is lovely looking but of course he won't listen from me, I know hair isn't necessarily going to change how he feels within himself but we need some ideas. He's not into looking ultra trendy, that's not him. I have no idea what kind of hair cuts are 'in' now.

Thanks in advance!

(Sorry, had to quote BTW as this is the only way the app will let me post since the updates. Sometimes it posts with the quotes attached, othertimes not... 🤯)

My 17 year old has a mullet, dyed dark brown. I cut it for him as he finds it hard to explain to barbers what he wants (plus I'm free!). I'm getting quite good at it now.
He is muttering about a semi perm now, which i think we used to call a demi wave.
He had just got a place at college on a fashion and textiles course so his style choices are more adventurous than average though

Llama or mullet here too. Some skin fades but not as common.

mullets for the skater older kids. Llama for the youngs.

I've got a DD, no ds. Apparently, the basics have a fade, the emos have curtains and the 'others' have mullets or long. DD is an other.

I'm laughing at this thread!

DS1 17 is a very cool individual- think Urban Outfitters/ 90s Hipster 😆. He's growing his, recently got it cut at my hairdresser's, like a training cut. It's sort of 70s cool, flicky, collar length! He flirted with curtains but apparently everyone has them😀. Apparently if it doesn't grow the way he wants it, he'll get a mullet in the summer 🙈.

DS2 15 is completely different- not cool at all and his own sense of 'I don't care' style (think clashing colours and BRIGHT). He has a buzz cut- number 2/3 all over (after having a man bun, which I loved) and actually really suits it. I think because he's tall and rangey and sporty he gets away with it.

Boys! DS3 is 10 and looks like a short surfer - because I still have power over his hair😆

PS What's wrong with a man bun? Would he go for that? I love a man bun.

That llama looks like DS16!!!!

My oldest has a fade - his hair is thick and curly on top so it looks nice but it needs regular barber trips!

I will say though if he is saying he feels ugly etc that sounds a bit deeper/more worrying than just a haircut. Poor lad. I wonder if someone has said something or something has happened to make him feel that way?

I do think looks are more varied now though. When I was young everyone had the same flat ironed hair but now it seems like there’s lots of different ways to look cool. I think as always the coolest looking people are those who obviously feel cool.

Messy mops seem to be a thing now esp for boys with naturally curly hair they're just letting it go a bit wild at the moment. Some very unusual styles around at the moment when my teen DC have their friends over.

DS16 has a buzz cut which wouldn’t be my choice but it’s his head.

A young Stalin is both popular and flattering. Short sides, long on top.

DS1 has mixed race Afro hair, he wears it quite ringletty (is that even a word?!). He has it close shaven around the edges and a mass of curls on top

DS2 has a the typical number 1 on the side, 2 on top.

I'm not very good at describing hairstyles obviously

Yes! Lots of DS1 (18)'s friends have mullets!

Not really many skin fades here any more that I've noticed

My sons friends are a mix of mullets, skin fades and cheeky nandos hairdos (permed on top !) Also one or two have long ponytails with the sides completely shaved . I think boys these days wear their hair whatever way they like and no one cares to be honest

My teen had his lockdown grown man-bun chopped the other week in favour of a mullet.

I was secretly aghast at the prospect, but it actually looks really good.

Mullets are really popular with a lot of teen girls here too.

I'm hysterical at the young Stalin😃 (it is SO not okay to say this but he was totally gorgeous 🙈).

One of the boys I teach, 16, has a full-on huge afro and it is awesome. He's very tall and cool, so that helps, but it really is bloody amazing.

It is all about Peaky Blinder style round here.

Our teenager feels the same 😂I’m really hoping “pornstar” moustaches last fashionable in the 1970s don’t come back into fashion too!

@Arucanafeather I have some bad news. The moustaches are creeping back in too

Lots of young men on tik tok with mullets AND moustaches and I've seen a few in real life.

😱🤣 nooooooooo! Say it isn’t so! I’m going to have to practice keeping my mouth firmly shut🤐… that’sxa lot harder for me than I though it would be… will be good practice for if I become a MIL or grandparent 🤣

I was stunned to catch 5 minutes of Married at First Sight Australia the other week (not my bag) and 3 of the men had deliberate moustaches- young men! 😱

My 14 year old has lovely wavy hair cut like Timothy Chalamet

This, they're everywhere!!