First Beckham did it. Then Brad Pitt did. Then Orlando Bloom. Then Jared Leto, Colin Farrell, Adrien Grenier, Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Hemsworth, and Leo. And now, even Matt Damon has joined in.
On the wrong guy, it can be ridiculous. On the right one, awesome. And on the really right one, it can be awesomely ridiculous. So what kind of guy can pull off a man-bun? In a nutshell, only one who meets the following criteria:
- Will the ponytail compete with your tattoo? Because this equation’s for real: Ink overload + ponytail = trying way too hard.
- Are you not a Hell’s Angel?
- Are you ripped? Remember: The more feminine your hair is, the more masculine what’s right next to it (i.e., the top half of your body) needs to be.
- Can you play an instrument, even a little? (And no, air guitar doesn’t count.)
- Can you promise you won’t look simply horrible in the process of growing out your hair?
- Can you promise you won’t resort to getting hair extensions to make it happen?
- Are you going to wear it so tight you might start thinking and saying incredibly stupid things?
- And the most important criteria of all: Can you promise your hair won’t upstage your woman’s?