Thread: parting your hair on the right or the the left?

so this may seem a stupid topic.. but i figured i'd have a better chance of landing a gentlemanly response here than from anyone i know in real life.

so i've always worn a side part on the left and had a stupid wavey curl on my right side that seems to grow longer than the rest of the hair on my head and never sits like it should.. i've always hated it.. then i'm watching my favourite television show.. (leave it to beaver) and i realize that ward's hair isn't parted.. but seems to be combed back from right towards the left.. and it gets me thinking.. cary grant, johnny depp, tom cruise, andy defresne.. all parted on the right..

so i give it a try and blam! my hair parts perfectly on the right and every hair goes perfectly in place as if it was grown specifically for the right side part..

it just feels odd though.. is there standard behind this? does a right side part imply i'm a shandy drinker or something?

i have a feeling i know what your responses will read.. had to give it a shot anyway...

My barber always asks so I suspect the choice is
what ever you want it to be. Ask your barber...

One consideration is the hand you hold a brush
or comb in. Another consideration is the
shape of your face and how many times
and in which direction your nose has been
broken.

Originally Posted by niftyshaving

and how many times
and in which direction your nose has been
broken.

I laughed out loud.

Well i am bald so i don't part my hair, but i think its a personal thing.

my left or right, or your left or right?

Hair? I think I can almost remember when I had some to part!

My current parting is about 4" wide and straight down the middle...

In my younger days I used to switch from day to day and wait to see if people noticed. I'd get some strange looks.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

In my younger days I used to switch from day to day and wait to see if people noticed. I'd get some strange looks.

That is pure gold!

well after some serious research today.. it comes down to this.. traditionally.. the left was for men and the right was for women.. some women found that parting their hair on the left made for more success in predominantly male careers... most men of stature parted their hair on the left except for the most eccentric..

most of this is forgotten by todays standards so it's no big deal.. and the rule can always be broken depending on which way your hair grows or the direction of your broken nose

as for me.. my hair combs perfect on the right.. but i feel awkward.. perhaps i need a flattop.

Ever since I actually started styling my hair at all I've parted on the left, or at least combed me bangs to the right. I never really thought about why, it just seems natural. It may be because that was when I rocked the emo bangs and my left eye is my dominant eye, so it was to make it so my other eye was covered. Now my hair's been trained to go that way and just does it on it's own.

I've also experimented (in the privacy of my home away from judging eyes, haha) with parting on the right, and it works ok, but like you said it just doesn't feel natural.