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!

Hair should be parted where it wants to part. For the vast majority this is on the left. For me, it is on the right and that is how I have done it for the past 55 years. As with shaving, do what is natural, not what some "expert" says you should be doing.

Like many, I've had a crewcut for as long as I can remember. As for a parting, well if you have enough hair, anywhere but the centre.