Since I'm thinking about my hair again and I'd just name the thread the same thing since it's the same exact topic, I figure I should just continue here.
I have an appointment on Saturday when I will go in, warn the person that I don't know what I want and ask her advice. I've had my hair cut by her before and she's open to that sort of thing. However, I also want to ask for opinions here. Would this be enough information for her? What would you suggest?
What I want:
-a haircut/style I like that works with my hair type and looks at least alright with my face shape
-to look male. Looking androgynous is fine.
-something that suits my personality. I'm the kind of guy that practically lives for folklore (especially Scandinavian at the moment), listens to germanic medieval metal, likes comic book supervillains, and wants to be a mad scientist. I would like my hair to reflect that somehow.
What I DON'T want:
-to look like a butch woman. I am neither butch nor a woman and I hate that look on me.
-volume. I hate the poofy thing my hair does and want to get rid of it. Or find some way to work with what my hair already does without it looking stupid.
-spikes only on the top pointing upward. It looks weird to me.
-something high maintenance. I don't have the time or inclination to spend more than ten minutes on my hair and I have no talent for anything beyond simple.
-to be "cute" or "pretty." I'm the kind of guy who likes monsters, not ponies.
What I like:
-long on top and/or in the front and short in the back, but since my hair goes poofy, this doesn't work
-some hair hanging over my forehead whether it's bangs, a chunk, or a few strands (not emo)
-mohawks or mohawk-like cuts. (Not the kind of hair where people use way too much gel to gather it towards the middle, an actual cut. Not tall either.) The problem with this is that I most likely have the wrong face shape, I wear glasses, and I don't like drawing too much attention to myself. Even if I didn't have those problems, I am unsure about width, length, and what to do with it.
-I wouldn't mind the hair I have if it was either a bit shorter or I grew it out a bit if it did not poof. The problem is that it does poof.
Btw, as far as I've been told, my hair isn't thick. It just likes to stick out in inconvenient ways and never how I want it to.