Haircut before and after

Before and after, October 29, 2013

Here is my latest haircut before and after shots.  The mustache was untouched.  The picture on the left has a bit of a Norman Rockwell touch with it showing me, the reflection of me, and the reflection of the image on the camera of me.

These pictures show my persistent corkscrewing on the evil left side (right side of the picture). 

Profile photos

Just a couple of profile shots to document how my mustache looks from different angles.

Right side with its "always awesome' curl

The evil left side - actually behaving itself

Certainly these are not of the same photographic quality as photo in my previous entry, but people might question me turning my workspace into a self portrait studio so I am using my computer's webcam instead.

What happend to the Evil Left Side

When the mustache looks this good, why wax?

My evil left side has somehow decided to behave lately.  Sure, it still corkscrews a bit, but it is developing a nice curl to match the right.  I am finding at this length, the mustache is getting easier to style and maintain.  Today's picture shows it complete au natural.

Last night was a good mustache night at the restaurant. 

It started with a new busser who I met - who is probably around 17.  He said,  "I want to grow a mustache like yours ... It's really awesome".

The lady at one of my tables said "Nice mustache" as I greeted them, and I got a similar comment by someone who was on his way to be seated as he walked by me.

I also got a $100 tip on a $200 check.  I don't know if the mustache contributed to the tip or not,  but it did not hurt.

Barber Visit

Barbershop visit before and after 7/24/2013

Compare this with...

Barbershop visit before and after 6/20/2013

Today's barbershop visit only involved top-of-head hair.  As I have been maintaining the facial hair myself, the barber did not need to attend to it.  The pictures certainly show significant mustache growth in 34 days.  Also evident in today's picture is my well-disciplined right side with its sweet smooth curl to the tip, and my unruly left side that looks like someone exploded a fire cracker under it.  I guess we know which of my shoulders has the devil sitting on it.

A curly day

After styling with Got 2 B Glued.  Where did those tight curls come from?

Today I decided to use Got  2B Glued to style the stache.  Here's how it went.

1.  Starting with my left side - the rebellious one.  Put the glue in and combed to the sides.  The center looked fine, but once I got near the ends, the hairs decided to go every direction possible.  Fine,  I will go back and fix it with the glue stick.

2.  Worked on the right side - the cooperative one.  Combed the glue in, and as soon as the comb cleared, the ends bended up on their own into perfect tight curls.  A little pinch, and to consolidate it and it was done.

3.  Back to the rebellious left side.  Used some more of the Got 2B and eventually got it to submit and also form a tight curl.  No need for the glue stick today.

The center of the mustache still looks a bit messy.  I suspect that this is due to the hair being at a slightly uncontrollable length that will hopefully become more manageable as it lengthens and can be combed together.

"Mr. Follicle" says that he can't grow a mustache like mine! Really?

Close up shot - no wax or other product used



I walked into a conversation that two of my restaurant coworkers were having about my mustache.   One of them, whom I will call Mr. Follicle,  was saying how he could never grow a mustache like mine - he just didn't have the genetics.

I could hardly keep a straight face since he is not some smooth-faced cherub, but one of these men who develops a heavy 5 o'clock shadow by noon.  Usually, however, he wears a couple of days growth and clearly he has no lack of facial hair including that on the upper lip.   I jokingly told him that he had more hair on one of his cheeks than I do on my whole body.  I told him that I had virtually no sideburns and whiskers were as common on my cheeks as trees in the Sahara.

Ramblings on thoughts, the goatee, waiter tip income, styling products, and keeping hair out of my mouth.

After the latest goatee trim this morning

Thoughts flooding through my head

I love my mustache ... I hate my mustache ... It is looking great today... It is looking awful ... I am going to shave it off ... I will keep it forever ... I look really stupid ... man, that mustache is awesome ... The left side is corkscrewing and won't hold together ... my right side has a great curl today ... the goatee is staying ... time to shave the goatee ... perhaps I need to just trim the goatee.

Welcome to my thoughts this weekend. As I had every thought and emotion possible regarding the mustache.  I start loathing the difficulty that it is giving me, but suddenly I get hit with a couple of compliments and I love it again.