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02 Apr 2020, 12:16 pm

I've heard some people say that it is strange for men to use blow dryers. They say that blow dryers are for women.



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02 Apr 2020, 12:34 pm

I guess it depends what he blow dries his hair with.


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02 Apr 2020, 12:38 pm

I wouldn't think it would be that strange. A lot of people shower a little before they head out for the day, and I don't typically see men (or women) out and about with wet hair, so I would assume they probably blow-dry. Granted it's entirely possible that short hair dries faster than I think it does so blow-drying might be unnecessary for men with short hair.


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02 Apr 2020, 12:48 pm

Don't worry about what people say. Use whatever you want to dry your hair.


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02 Apr 2020, 12:57 pm

NewTime wrote:
I've heard some people say that it is strange for men to use blow dryers. They say that blow dryers are for women.

I hear it for the first time in my life.
My husband always blow-dries and I do it only occasionally (sensory problems with noise and heat).


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02 Apr 2020, 12:58 pm

That was kinda the norm back in the Seventies when blow dryers first became a thing, and hairstyles were longer in men. College aged guys commonly used blow dryers on their hair. And you can always claim that you have one for drying paint.



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02 Apr 2020, 1:01 pm

I didn't like them.


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02 Apr 2020, 1:20 pm

Not at all.


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02 Apr 2020, 1:30 pm

No. But some might consider it strange that I do it while wearing a tutu and singing I feel pretty, oh so pretty...



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02 Apr 2020, 3:00 pm

I don’t like them.



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02 Apr 2020, 3:56 pm

EzraS wrote:
No. But some might consider it strange that I do it while wearing a tutu and singing I feel pretty, oh so pretty...


I so hope you’re referring to the Sex Pistols...



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02 Apr 2020, 5:00 pm

As a result of not being able to visit the barber at the moment my hair is much longer than I would usually have it. I wash it every morning before leaving the house but just leave it to dry normally.

I dislike hairdryers. The noise mainly.

Suspect that a lot of men use them though. Which is OK, its just a tool for a job so I dont find it strange.


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02 Apr 2020, 5:20 pm

I use one. Mostly to avoid going out with a wet head.


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02 Apr 2020, 7:31 pm

NewTime wrote:
I've heard some people say that it is strange for men to use blow dryers. They say that blow dryers are for women.


Those people are wrong. Blow dryers are for people who need their hair dry in a hurry.

Or adult man-children who are too impatient for the spray paint on their toy cars to dry. :oops:


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02 Apr 2020, 7:32 pm

Karamazov wrote:
EzraS wrote:
No. But some might consider it strange that I do it while wearing a tutu and singing I feel pretty, oh so pretty...


I so hope you’re referring to the Sex Pistols...


Only if the next word is vay-caunt.


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02 Apr 2020, 7:34 pm

funeralxempire wrote:
Karamazov wrote:
EzraS wrote:
No. But some might consider it strange that I do it while wearing a tutu and singing I feel pretty, oh so pretty...


I so hope you’re referring to the Sex Pistols...


Only if the next word is vay-caunt.


There's no point in asking, you'll get no reply. ^