The haircut deed was done yesterday, and it's a relief. However, I couldn't let that photo I posted yesterday stand as the only evidence that I needed my hair cut. I took that photo when I was still half asleep, and my hair looked really out of control. I had bed head. Here's what it looked like a few hours later, after I took my shower and just before the shearing began. My tonsure (bald spot) doesn't even show...
Here's some of what Walt cut off my head. I just had to take a picture of it. I don't think I'd ever imagined that one day we would need to give each other haircuts.
Here's the result. As Walt says, it's not perfect but it will get better-looking as it grows back. The big birthmark I have on the nape of my neck really shows right now (no photo, please!). I hope we will be able to go to see the coiffeuse for our next shearing. We don't even know if she will ever re-open her salon down in the village center. If all went well, she had twins in April.
Very smart and very modern! It suits you!
ReplyDeleteAs I said to CHM, the buzz cut, or crew cut, does suit codgers better. Modern... well, I used to be.
DeleteFor once, tonsure is not a faux ami because it means the same thing in both languages! As Jean said, very modern looking.
ReplyDeleteI think long hair looks better on young men. We older gents need to be neatly groomed, at least as much as we can. It does feel funny to be hair-free again.
Deletechm, thanks again! I saw in your second comment back to me yesterday that you clarified for me that we also use this term in English. I had no idea! Talking about an intentional bald spot (or the creating thereof) is not a common topic of discussion in my world, I guess--ha! So, tell me, then, in French, is tonsure used for an unintentional bald spot? Or is there a phrase in French that is different, to imply that kind of balding?
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Judy, here is what the CNRTL dictionary says:
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− P. anal., fam. Calvitie naturelle du sommet du crâne. Dissimuler sa tonsure.Une tonsure naturelle, faite d'un petit rond dans ses cheveux coupés ras(Goncourt, Journal, 1877, p. 1191).
Here is what Merriam-Webster says about tonsure :
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ton·sure | \ ˈtän(t)-shər How to pronounce tonsure (audio) \
Definition of tonsure (Entry 1 of 2)
1 : the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
2 : the shaven crown or patch worn by monks and other clerics
3 : a bald spot resembling a tonsure
Merci pour tout ça, chm!
DeleteI am thinking about pulling mine back into a creepy old man ponytail.
ReplyDeleteThat;s what Walt calls "a man bun" — I was considering wearing one, but finally, with summer here, I thought it was better to be sporting a buzz cut. At my age...
DeleteYour new haircut looks great! Why not keep it that way.
ReplyDeleteThe new cut looks good and should be much cooler during hot summer days.
ReplyDeleteVery good looking haircut, make it your permanent style!
ReplyDeleteKen, as everyone has said, it does look like a very good cut.
ReplyDeletewalt did a good job
DeleteYour new haircut looks very smart. And the cooling aspect is good, too.
ReplyDeleteMy dog got her summer haircut today, and the other day I cut my own hair -- took off a couple of inches all around. When I go out in the summer, I wear a hat, so I figure it won't matter.
We do live in interesting times, n'est-ce pas.