Cool New Boy Trend: Merman-Hair!

[AptaMer]

Woo Hoooo-

Love this!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3140924/They-feeling-blue-Popular-merman-trend-sees-guys-dyeing-hair-myriad-ocean-inspired-shades.html

http://elitedaily.com/envision/merman-hair-trend-photos/1084662/

http://www.mtv.com/news/2196014/merman-color-hair/


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[Ashe]

Hey I can live with this. Looks quite nice on a few of them actually :)

[SeaGlass Siren]

Yeas more mermen!!!

[Merman Dan]

I tried green hair once. It ended... badly. ;)

[Echidna]

I dunno, looks more like anime than mermen.

[Gabriel]

Hate hipsters. Now Merman will be like ornamental birds. Just another boring fake weird wannabe. Someone say to then
LESS!
That was over

[Merman Arion]

I have a problem with this trend and I already expressed it on Facebook. My worry is that this is going to label more mermaiding as a gay thing and scare even more straight guys to go at it. People are bigots and ignorants, they judge and assume things before even search and get to know the people. This is not going to make this any better :doh:

Make no mistake though, I'm gay and I dyed my hair before. I've been a hairdresser in the past and I still find this trend cool and I respect it. But I don't really like it when some journalist makes it an article and say it's a merman thing. I find this thing to be more hipster-like.

Just my 2 cents.

[Merman Dan]

I'm straight and I dyed my hair green before. It was a nice deep kelp green... for about a week. Then it started to lighten up. I went in for a touch-up and still within days it looked like neon lemon-lime! So we bleached it out and I looked like Guy Fieri! ;)

[MerAnthony]

I think that Arion is correct on this. An this also just might be just for the younger folk. Now I have long hair an might just do a striek an it might not look to bad but the whole head is a completely different story.

[Merman Dan]

I think that Arion is correct on this. An this also just might be just for the younger folk.

I guess I was bucking the trend again. ;) I think I was 46 when I dyed my hair.

[Ashe]

But I don't really like it when some journalist makes it an article and say it's a merman thing. I find this thing to be more hipster-like.

Well with that being the case, I don't think that the journalist was being that only mermen do this to their hair. Heck, i doubt the journalist would know about the community. Its like when a girl says she wants mermaid hair. She usually means the turquoises and blue colors that she wants to dye her hair with. It resembles a mermaid. I think that when the journalist describes 'merman' it just refers to that mermaid color trend.

[Gabriel]

Just hate hipsters

[Ashe]

Just hate hipsters
That's what hipsters say ;)

[deepblue]

Well with that being the case, I don't think that the journalist was being that only mermen do this to their hair. Heck, i doubt the journalist would know about the community. Its like when a girl says she wants mermaid hair. She usually means the turquoises and blue colors that she wants to dye her hair with. It resembles a mermaid. I think that when the journalist describes 'merman' it just refers to that mermaid color trend.


Exactly. And the next trend seems to be what people are calling 'Galaxy Hair,' which plenty of us in the mer community would still consider very mer-folky.

[AptaMer]

Ummm- I try not to hate on anyone FWIW

LOL- This was Pride weekend here in Toronto, and I actually saw some merman (and mermaid) hair. And it really was mer-weather. On Saturday we had downpours where the water was coming down in sheets. Some of the puddles were so deep I almost felt nautical. Probably the worst weather for a parade the organizers have ever had.


Note added in edit: I looked up Galaxy Hair, deepblue- looks very cool!

[Keiris]

I don't know how I would look if I dyed my hair those colors but I have a feeling I wouldn't have the time or the energy to keep up with the maintenance.

[SeaGlass Siren]

i actually really like the first image. very warrior merman-like

[deepblue]

I'm still getting used to the fact that just about anyone will dye their hair in such colors these days. I feel like an old biddy all, "In MY day, we had to drive two hours to L.A. for the colors and then we'd get kicked out of school for coming to school with blue hair..." :p Well, my sister did. For pink hair, but by the time my mom dealt with the school and my blue hair came along, they knew to let it go. Ah, the 80s.

So part of me is really happy so many people can have the colorful hair love. Part of me is secretly, "I'm a trailblazer you know..." :p

[SeaGlass Siren]

deep blue was a hipster before hipsters were a thing :P you did it first.

[deepblue]

Oh no, no. The punks in the 70s, they did it first. ;)

[Gabriel]

The first haircut is identical to that character
http://i.ytimg.com/vi/I3y8xDTzF7E/hqdefault.jpg
Probably is a cosplayer, not a merman

[SeaGlass Siren]

The first haircut is identical to that character
http://i.ytimg.com/vi/I3y8xDTzF7E/hqdefault.jpg
Probably is a cosplayer, not a merman
oh that dude from yuyuhakusho :D

[Gabriel]

I like hair with a more rustic inspiration. Long , with a few scattered braids.
http://www.millsandboon.co.uk/Content/Images/uploaded/February%20Blogs/Viking/Viking2-blog.jpg
https://kristobaldude.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/braided_manhair_01.jpg
Or something ethnic.
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/73/27/69/7327691ad94f1ff71c427b8ede78a1f6.jpg
Like a lot of rustic jewels in hair for merman, I'll show some examples in next post.
And of course, a well designed beard. A hairy face without care isn't cool. Beard face is nice, but only with a good design and in
chosen along with the hair, eyebrows and the face type. I like of thin beard. Masculine but nothing like lumbersexual aesthetics. I'm old-fashioned, never left the 90's and 2000's. My referential of good taste and beauty for a man is Brad Pitt in the 90's and beggining of the 2000's and Tom Cruise in the Last Samurai.

[Gabriel]

I really like of this haircut and this beard for a man, wish I could make it to myself but don't know if would be nice in my face and how to do it. And don't know if I would have patience to let my hear grow.
http://images2.fanpop.com/image/photos/10300000/Bana-in-Troy-eric-bana-10308978-853-480.jpg
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/15/51/8c/15518c38f3508301cfdc60726b1fbfd4.jpg
http://www.elvisblog.net/Elvis%20Meets%20Nixon/Elvis%20&%20Nixon%202011/Eric%20Bana/Eric%20Bana%20in%20Troy.jpg
http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/041/4/9/hector_and_paris___back_to_troy_by_aquadiocean-d4p9jgu.jpg
http://img2.bdbphotos.com/images/orig/1/1/11oag92ckjnbga21.jpg?djet1p5k
Never understood how this haistyle is done, but I love the idea for a merman. And love the clothes of the male characters and the Jewelry of Hector in this movie to. I would love to have a long wave hair with a few scattered braids with jewelry like sconces on it.

[Gabriel]

Like this
http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/knightofthezodiac/images/2/20/ZeusPerfil.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20120406194539
Never saw a man with this hairstyle in the "real world", but always loved the idea

[Gabriel]

Something like this, but with a few more braids, silver or golden rustic jewels, maybe trying to be not so "viking kind of".

[Gabriel]

I liked the hair of the guy on guitar too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDDs6_j6Pew

[Keiris]

Sometimes when I am swimming, I will braid some of my hair back to keep it off my face. I have attached small sea shells and pieces of abalone in it when wearing my tail. Everyone always seems to comment on it. :)

[PearlieMae]

Sometimes when I am swimming, I will braid some of my hair back to keep it off my face. I have attached small sea shells and pieces of abalone in it when wearing my tail. Everyone always seems to comment on it. :)

Please, Keiris, do NOT do the 'man-bun' thing.

[Merman Arion]

Please, Keiris, do NOT do the 'man-bun' thing.

I second that. It's a total turn-off and a boner killer ;)

[Mermaid Alea]

Please, Keiris, do NOT do the 'man-bun' thing.

x3 one of our friends wears his hair like that and we think he looks stupid but we figure his girlfriend is okay with it. There are very few instances when I think the 'man-bun' looks okay but that is just my opinion.

[SeaGlass Siren]

But I like man-buns... (Or as I call it, just buns)

maybe be it's an Asian thing :|

[Merman Arion]

Unless you can pull off a man-bun like this guy, I could say yes but if not.. :p ;)

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[PearlieMae]

I didn't notice he even had a head.

[Merman Arion]

I didn't notice he even had a head.

:lol: :lol ^::rotfl:

[Gabriel]

Ok...I keep my hair short? I like long merman hair :(
Hector hair is a bad idea? Perhaps I should have been born Eric Bana to use that hair...
Keiris could u show me a photo of your hair bound to have an idea?

[Gabriel]

I like of buns, I don't like of hipsters. How to deal with that? rsrsrsrs

[Gabriel]

Ohm Mara Shivaya!
Ohm Mara Shivaya!
Ohm Mara Shivaya!


Unless you can pull off a man-bun like this guy, I could say yes but if not.. :p ;)

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[Fun123joker]

im ok with man buns but i dont like the thing it started at my school before it went out for the summer. they boys would tie thier hair up but they dont have enough hair for a tiny ponytail. they would always have a tiny sprout on the tops of their heads you'd see on a baby. the only attempt stopping this trend was my chem teacher who only told the muslim boys to stop because they have to be serious during Ramadan

[Mermaid Jaffa]

Unless you can pull off a man-bun like this guy, I could say yes but if not.. :p ;)

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Hubba hubba! I like braids and crew cut, not man bun.

[Gabriel]

Haha laughing!!! I have a pour neighbor with this haircut, and he's chubby, like me. It's ridiculous. Poor boy

[SeaGlass Siren]

Ok i must be the wierd one who loves buns on men.

[Merman Arion]

Ok i must be the wierd one who loves buns on men.

Are you sure you didn't mean bums? Both could work though Lol :lol:

[SeaGlass Siren]

Both of those :P

[Cordelia]

I second that. It's a total turn-off and a boner killer

You can't see me, but as I read this I half fell out of my computer chair laughing! Thank goodness it's on carpet and didn't roll out from underneath me. :P

[Merman Dan]

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[Mermaid Jaffa]

Thanks Dan! You just killed the vibes on man bun...

I'd like to see this on a merman...
http://hairasidentity.com/purple-and-green-spiky-hair/

[Keiris]

I second that. It's a total turn-off and a boner killer ;)

Hahahahaa! I PROMISE! I have NEVER sported the man bun thing. I think it looks silly and unmasculine. BTW, as hot as the guy is taking the selfie, the only person that can rock that "DO" is Tinkerbell.


Gabriel, I will try to remember to snap a pic the next time I do that. :)

[PearlieMae]

deep blue was a hipster before hipsters were a thing :P you did it first.

I had purple hair in the 70s.

I'm a old. :mermaid kiss:

[malinghi]

My worry is that this is going to label more mermaiding as a gay thing and scare even more straight guys to go at it. People are bigots and ignorants, they judge and assume things before even search and get to know the people. This is not going to make this any better :doh:

Speaking as a straight merman, I can see two solutions to the problem of straight guys getting discouraged from being mermen by the fear of looking gay. Either we need to convince society that mermen don't look gay, or we need to convince straight guys that looking gay is cool. I'm not sure which is easier. I'm okay with either. Or both.

[Echidna]

what exactly is "looking gay"?
Wearing colours or jewelry?

And since when did the uniform business suit become the only acceptable clothing for men during certain social events?
I'm genuinely puzzled.

I bet it's a conspiracy- the main populace is supposed to be a uniform-looking mass of labour slaves with no individual touches :p

[malinghi]

what exactly is "looking gay"?

Honestly I don't know. Speaking of which, as much as people have complained about hipsters in this thread, they're really doing everyone a favor. By shamelessly appropriating style from everyone including gay people, they've helped dismiss stereotypes.

[Mermaid Wesley]

Honestly I don't know. Speaking of which, as much as people have complained about hipsters in this thread, they're really doing everyone a favor. By shamelessly appropriating style from everyone including gay people, they've helped dismiss stereotypes.

Yaaaaaassss


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[AptaMer]

Woo hoo. Since Pride week, when the place was "awash" with people in Mer Hair, I've come across 2 more people sporting Mer Hair out in the wild! (one boy & one girl- plus someone else with Cosmic Hair and another with Rainbow Hair) This is becoming quite the trend here in Toronto, at least downtown.

... Getting tempted ... :rainbow:

[SeaGlass Siren]

me too apta. incredibly tempted.

[AptaMer]

By shamelessly appropriating style from everyone including gay people, they've helped dismiss stereotypes.

Reminds me of this cartoon by Megan Praz of LA http://www.leavemeinlalaland.com/

http://mernetwork.com/index/attachment.php?attachmentid=31300&stc=1http://mernetwork.com/index/attachment.php?attachmentid=31301&stc=1

[Gabriel]

we need to convince straight guys that looking gay is cool
I agree, nothing wrong in looking gay, being gay or not =D
But I was thinking...
First the hair, after the beard, and them the chest, and them the pubic hair
And merman and mermaid will look like these some day?
hahahahahhahahhaha
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Merman hair or merchewbacca?!

[Gabriel]

Honestly I don't know. Speaking of which, as much as people have complained about hipsters in this thread, they're really doing everyone a favor. By shamelessly appropriating style from everyone including gay people, they've helped dismiss stereotypes.
I don't know if hipster are making me a favor deriding everything they think is mainstream. And they really reafirm steryotipes and exclude people, I see a lot of social class prejudice when I pass in hipsters places, and people being blasé, arrogant, authoritary and exclusionary. Unfortunelly gay people are homophobic too in sometimes, when you see urban tribes who do not accept different people and choose to reinforce homophobia than fight against it recognizing that LGBTT people are not all the same and it's ok, everybody needs the same rights. You can see some bears rejecting effeminate guys and gays who have more money rejecting poor gays, There's a lot of guettos inside the guettos itself and I don't know if hipsters fight it or fight to make it happen.

Aptamer the cartoon is Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Gabriel]

There's people who act like the cartoon posted by Aptamer, (THANKS TO THEM!!!!!)
and unfortunelly there are some who make it too =(
http://40.media.tumblr.com/5f1f8a018bb4c60f403f6aa2f6a9f492/tumblr_mlniq8bvsy1s9oy9ao1_r1_500.png

[Rett]

I have a problem with this trend and I already expressed it on Facebook. My worry is that this is going to label more mermaiding as a gay thing and scare even more straight guys to go at it. People are bigots and ignorants, they judge and assume things before even search and get to know the people. This is not going to make this any better :doh:

Make no mistake though, I'm gay and I dyed my hair before. I've been a hairdresser in the past and I still find this trend cool and I respect it. But I don't really like it when some journalist makes it an article and say it's a merman thing. I find this thing to be more hipster-like.

Just my 2 cents.
This. A MILLION times!

[Merman Dan]

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[Celaeno]

YASSSS RAINBOW NARWHAL

I love that men are dyeing their hair crazy colors more often now. I think it looks super awesome, and there's no reason us femme folk should have a monopoly on fun hair colors. If hubby weren't in the military, I'd be encouraging him to sport some rad colors.

And I may be in the minority here, but I like man-buns...

[Aysun_the_Mermaid]

^ a good man bun on a man with good buns

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[Celaeno]

Yes to both of those.

[AptaMer]

Well, I was going to my Spanish practice group last evening, and sure enough a gal with bright turqouise mer hair hopped onto my subway car.

The trend is still going strong here. Has anyone been seeing mer hair in other cities? (NYC, LA perhaps)

[cletusk20]

My wife tried to convince me to dye my hair green once. Told her "I got rid of the mullet, what more do you want!":lol: Which should tell you how fashionable I tend to be. But yeah, I still remember when bright colored hair was out there.

[Celaeno]

Oh no, no. The punks in the 70s, they did it first. ;)

True story: My grandmother dyed her hair green with food dye when she was in high school in the 50s. I like to call her the "proto-punk". :D

[Keiris]

True story: My grandmother dyed her hair green with food dye when she was in high school in the 50s. I like to call her the "proto-punk". :D
I think I would have liked your Grandmother!

[Celaeno]

I think I would have liked your Grandmother!

She's still with us, and still spunky as hell. :D

[bennett999]

I have actually been thinking about dyeing my hair blue for a while now. I feel like if I do it, I will be more in touch with my inner merman.