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Mr. Handsome’s New Hairdo

September 4, 2020 by 86 Comments

Mr. Handsome’s new haircut

Last night during dinner, Mr. Handsome suggested that we go to bed early, and I heartily agreed. At exactly 9:59pm, as I was preparing to brush my teeth, he asked me to cut his hair. I declined the request and suggested that he go to the barber, who does a wonderful job and is very affordable. Cutting Mr. Handsome’s hair is difficult because of his double cowlick, and it has taken years to find someone who does it well.

He pulled out the clippers that I use on Little Buddy’s hair. “I want a buzz cut, but I think I can do it myself,” he said.

The last time Mr. Handsome had a buzz cut was in high school, which was 16 years ago. I didn’t know him back then, but I’ve seen pictures and always thought two things:

1. A buzz cut made him look even younger than he was.

2. I prefer him with longer hair. (When I say longer, I don’t mean super long. Just longer than a buzz cut.)

Mr. Handsome with a buzz cut in high school

If you have seen pictures of Mr. Handsome, you know that he has a baby face. He inherited it from his dad, who is approaching 60 and only starting to go gray. It’s a great trait when you’re older and want to look younger. But when you’re in your 30s and being asked by clients if you’re old enough to drive a car, it’s not so wonderful.

My husband has considered buzzing his hair for a while now, and I’ve always told him that I don’t think it’s a good idea. But yesterday, after a rough day at work, he was convinced it would make him feel better. So when he grabbed the clippers and was ready to try it himself, I thought I had better do it for him, to avoid a complete disaster (or a completely bald head).

The job was done within 30 minutes, and when I looked at him, I honestly wanted to cry. He just doesn’t look like himself. And he looks at least 10 years younger.

Mr. Handsome’s new haircut

We are both curious what all of you think. Which do you prefer, his new hairdo or his old?

Mr. Handsome’s classic haircut (summer 2020)
Mr. Handsome’s classic haircut (summer 2020)

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  1. AvatarAnonymous

    September 4, 2020 at 4:23 pm

    Sorry but I like the buzz cut better!!

    Reply
    • Avatarlaura

      September 10, 2020 at 5:25 pm

      Me too! Way better. He looks more manly and older (but in a good way) with a buzz cut.
      The longer cut is a bit childish.

      Reply
  2. AvatarSarah

    September 4, 2020 at 4:23 pm

    Sorry but the buzz cut suits him!

    Reply
  3. AvatarJude

    September 4, 2020 at 4:27 pm

    I think he looks great! Definitely prefer the buzz cut to the floppy hair look.

    Reply
    • AvatarAnonymous

      September 6, 2020 at 8:01 am

      Yes, there didn’t seem to be much “style” to the other style. It looked messy and unprofessional

      Reply
      • AvatarAnonymous

        September 9, 2020 at 6:09 pm

        Agreed. Doesn’t seem “classic” to me.

        Reply
        • Avatarlaura

          September 10, 2020 at 5:26 pm

          same!

          Reply
  4. AvatarAnonymous

    September 4, 2020 at 5:00 pm

    With him being a top professional, I would think that what’s called an executive contour cut would be most appropriate. But at least now he’s more cleaned up. That’s better anyways…

    Reply
  5. AvatarAnn

    September 4, 2020 at 5:09 pm

    Everyone has their own preference, but I do think that slightly longer hair looks better on most guys. By longer, I mean if it’s 2-3 inches long.

    Reply
  6. AvatarAnonymous

    September 4, 2020 at 5:19 pm

    I love Mr. H new haircut, he looks his age. The summer 2020 picture, he looks like he is going to the prom. I prefer his new hairdo. Ellie, you are one lucky woman.Lol

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    • Avatarlaura

      September 10, 2020 at 5:27 pm

      I agree, it’s with the longer boyish cut that he looks, precisely, “boyish”.

      Reply
  7. AvatarAnonymous

    September 4, 2020 at 5:21 pm

    I think his new cut is SO MUCH BETTER. To me, his old cut was not flattering at all & looked liked a little boys’ bowl cut style.

    Reply
    • AvatarAnon

      September 24, 2020 at 9:50 pm

      Agree! I totally don’t care for the bowl cut look! Reminds me of my husband’s old order mennonite relatives. The young boys ALWAYS have a bowl cut. So I associate it with lil boy stuff.

      Reply
  8. AvatarAnonymous

    September 4, 2020 at 6:01 pm

    Mr. Handsome, I think you look handsome with your new cut, and I bet in high school, you had a lot of girls after you! And Ellie, you are beautiful and I’m sure Little Buddy is adorable! Would you consider giving us an update on him soon?

    Reply
  9. AvatarVicki

    September 4, 2020 at 6:22 pm

    I prefer the new cut…good job Ellie…you’ll get used to it

    Reply
  10. AvatarDebbie

    September 4, 2020 at 6:33 pm

    I prefer the buzz cut. My hubby has super long hair and I hate it. I havr always orefered buzz cuts

    Reply
  11. AvatarAnonymous

    September 4, 2020 at 7:24 pm

    WOW!! Ellie, I definitely prefer the new haircut!! I never liked his hairstyle the way it was…it looks so much better now!

    Reply
  12. AvatarDawn

    September 4, 2020 at 7:31 pm

    He will always be Mr Handsome of course but I actually like his old summer cut the best!

    Reply
  13. AvatarJane

    September 4, 2020 at 7:44 pm

    I think he looks much, much better with the buzz cut. The “classic cut” as you call it, makes him look like he is trying to look younger than he is. With the bangs gone, the tiny bit of maturity in his face shows up. #keepthebuzz

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    • AvatarAnonymous

      September 5, 2020 at 12:47 pm

      The buzz cut is SO MUCH BETTER.

      Reply
      • AvatarKelly

        September 6, 2020 at 1:33 pm

        The buzz cut makes him look so much more mature then the longer hair.

        Reply
  14. AvatarRegina Shea

    September 4, 2020 at 8:57 pm

    I think both are nice but I don’t make a habit of admiring other men’s hairstyles. lol
    I will admit, it does make him look younger but you look very young too.

    Reply
  15. Avataranonymous

    September 4, 2020 at 9:11 pm

    Good job of the hair cut, Ellie! You made your husband look a way better than with longer hair. The long hair makes him look like he’s into the 70’s styles. I think he’s more manly and more of a hunk with shorter hair

    Reply
  16. AvatarMary Keim

    September 4, 2020 at 9:26 pm

    Love the new haircut. Looks older and so mature. Job well done Elle. Mary Keim

    Reply
  17. AvatarElse

    September 4, 2020 at 9:30 pm

    Better with the buzz cut! But I prefer men with short hair. My husband was almost bald long before I met him and we keep our boys’ hair very short. Looks much cleaner and neater and more comfortable in hot weather.

    Reply
  18. AvatarAnonymous

    September 4, 2020 at 9:39 pm

    No offense but I never did like those hick bangs. I think he looks older with a buzz cut, more age appropriate. It’ll grow.

    Reply
  19. AvatarJ

    September 4, 2020 at 9:58 pm

    Well neither one are that great but at least he has nice teeth.

    Reply
    • AvatarAnonymous

      September 12, 2020 at 10:41 pm

      When you think that nothing looks good, at least you can make a suggestion of what YOU think would look good. Mr. Handsome rocks his new cut, with his amazing smile.

      Reply
  20. AvatarAnonymous

    September 4, 2020 at 11:01 pm

    I happen to think the buzz cut makes him look more professional, and in my opinion it looks much better and neater. Of course, that’s coming from an Army wife of over 11 years.

    Reply
  21. AvatarTina, Greece

    September 5, 2020 at 1:37 am

    The new haircut is wayyy better and more manly. The old one reminded me of…. Playmobil, sorry.😊

    Reply
  22. AvatarAnonymous

    September 5, 2020 at 6:25 am

    I prefer the buzzcut to the longer hair, but I think keeping the current length on top but with a fade would suit him best. That’s how I like my husband’s hair and though I CAN do it myself, I hate doing it so I usually send him to the barber and let the professionals handle it!

    Reply
  23. AvatarAnonymous

    September 5, 2020 at 11:09 am

    Change is thought but I love the new cut!

    Reply
  24. AvatarAnonymous

    September 5, 2020 at 8:10 pm

    I like the buzz cut so much more!

    Reply
  25. AvatarShela G

    September 5, 2020 at 9:46 pm

    I like the Buzz cut better on Mr Handsome.
    I am very young looking and only 4 foot three inches tall so I am often mistaken for a child. I just turned 48 years old. Over the years I tried my hair different ways and wore more makeup in an effort to look my age. It did not work at all for me. I finally accepted I was just created to always look young. A funny story (although my husband did not think so) On a date night with my husband. We were at a nice restaurant finally being seated the person taking us to our table asked him if he wanted a menu for his daughter. Stuff like that has happened to me so much it does not bother me anymore.

    Reply
    • AvatarAnonymous

      September 6, 2020 at 8:27 am

      It happens to me too! People thought I was a high school student when I was in my 20’s and married (what high school student wears engagement and wedding rings?). I tried to go to “Saturday Night Fever,” which then was an R-rated movie, with a friend – she was sold a ticket but I had to prove I was over 18. I got carded until my late 30’s whenever I tried to buy cooking wine. My 40th birthday cake said, as a joke, “You Don’t Look 40” because that’s what I had been hearing from everyone leading up to that day. Now I get questioned about whether I qualify for a senior discount. I have a few strands of gray hair but the rest is still the color it was at 20. I’m the only client this age my hairdresser has who doesn’t dye her hair. I wish people wouldn’t take one look and assume your age. It can be funny but it can also be annoying when you constantly have to produce your driver’s license with your age on it.

      Reply
  26. AvatarAnonymous

    September 6, 2020 at 7:21 am

    I love the buzz cut.

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  27. AvatarAnonymous

    September 6, 2020 at 7:50 am

    Wow! This is the best transformation I have ever seen! The old haircut was VERY hard to look at. What a positive change!

    Reply
  28. AvatarAnonymous

    September 6, 2020 at 9:36 am

    Ha! After reading these comments I think Ellie will advise her husband to let his hair grow long again and even get a baseball cap to wear out too!

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    • AvatarAnonymous

      September 10, 2020 at 8:01 am

      Why?

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      • Avatarlils

        September 27, 2020 at 7:50 am

        Not the OP, but I guess it’s because apparently all of the other women really like it this way… 🙂

        Reply
  29. AvatarJessica

    September 6, 2020 at 4:23 pm

    I think his new haircut looks great.

    Reply
  30. AvatarAnonymous

    September 6, 2020 at 6:44 pm

    He looks so much more mature and professional now! And for a doctor, much much cleaner. Yay!!

    Reply
  31. AvatarAnonymous

    September 6, 2020 at 11:08 pm

    The buzz cut looks a million times better. He does not look significantly younger but he does look significantly more professional and clean cut.

    Reply
    • AvatarBreanna

      September 11, 2020 at 10:18 pm

      The buzz looks much better. He is a good/looking guy, but you couldn’t tell it with the Amish boy hair.

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      • Avatarlils

        September 27, 2020 at 7:48 am

        exactly

        Reply
  32. AvatarJill

    September 6, 2020 at 11:57 pm

    The buzz cut is a better look.

    Reply
  33. AvatarDiana

    September 7, 2020 at 6:46 am

    I’m sorry to disagree with you, but I think the shorter hair is more professional looking. It doesn’t make him look younger, in my opinion. Overall, a better look!

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    • Avatarlaura

      September 10, 2020 at 5:40 pm

      exactly, he looks more mature.

      Reply
  34. AvatarAnete

    September 7, 2020 at 6:52 am

    My husband has similar classic hair cut. I am cutting his hair with a buzzer (without clippers) for a few years now. And it gets better and better (my hands doesn`t tremble anymore :D). I just leave a little bit longer on top of his head, because I don`t like the buzzed look either… 🙂 You`ll figure it out – how to do the haircut on a budget without losing the haircut you like!

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  35. AvatarZania

    September 7, 2020 at 9:56 am

    Seem to be in the minority here, but I prefer the longer hair! I’m not a fan of buzz cuts in general. But if he likes it, that’s the most important thing. 🙂

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    • EllieEllie

      September 7, 2020 at 4:52 pm

      I’m with you, Zania. 🙂

      Ellie

      Reply
  36. AvatarLinn

    September 7, 2020 at 11:13 am

    Perfect! The new cut looks much better!

    Reply
  37. AvatarAnonymous

    September 7, 2020 at 1:09 pm

    The buzz cut looks much better! No offense but the other hair cut is just kind of goofy, you do a much better job than me handsome’s barber. And this cut definitely makes him look older, not younger

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  38. AvatarAnonymous

    September 7, 2020 at 4:30 pm

    Yep, that’s a hairdo. The other was a hairdon’t.

    Reply
  39. AvatarJustine Kessner

    September 7, 2020 at 7:26 pm

    Mr H , looks way younger, and happier now, great!!!!

    Reply
  40. Avataranonymous

    September 7, 2020 at 8:12 pm

    KEEP THE BUZZ CUT!!!!!

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  41. AvatarKanadiangirl

    September 8, 2020 at 7:03 am

    Buzz cut all the way!

    Reply
  42. AvatarStaci

    September 8, 2020 at 10:57 am

    I think I’d like the longer hair better if he swept his bangs to one side. The straight down bangs make his hair look thin (and it probably isn’t)

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  43. AvatarAmyRyb

    September 8, 2020 at 11:58 am

    Maybe you can find a happy medium–close to his summer ‘do but a bit shorter on the top. I know a lot of kids these days (just because I’m around a lot of tweens–I’m sure men do it too) cut it very short around the sides of the head, right up to the bottom side of the part, and then just leave the hair coming from the part a bit longer, which then gradually fades into the shorter section on the opposite side. The top is often styled with some gel to keep it off the face, but considering what he had before, the hair on his forehead may not bother him. Then there’s some short for him and a little length for you! In the meantime, I hope HE likes it, and maybe you can learn to enjoy rubbing his head! That’s my favorite part of my boys’ short cuts!

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  44. AvatarStephanie

    September 8, 2020 at 1:11 pm

    Way way way better with the buzz! I have honestly thought about commenting so many times about I thought he would look sharp with a shorter haircut, but I restrained myself because I don’t want to be rude. But now that you’ve asked for our opinions, I am happy to tell you that I think the shorter haircut is significantly better. I hope he keeps up this look!

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  45. AvatarAnonymous

    September 8, 2020 at 1:19 pm

    Wow the buzz cut looks good on him. Stay with the buzz cut Mr. Handsome, you look so young and refreshed with that cut.

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  46. AvatarR Wordsworth

    September 8, 2020 at 8:09 pm

    Buzz all the way!! Excellent choice!

    Reply
  47. AvatarAnonymous

    September 8, 2020 at 10:44 pm

    Looks like a new man!

    Reply
  48. AvatarMom of three

    September 9, 2020 at 10:55 am

    Since you asked, I like the shorter cut. The older cut reminded me of a hippy 70s look before it goes into a shag.

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  49. AvatarJeanine Kern

    September 9, 2020 at 5:04 pm

    I like the summer cut.

    I got a minivan in 2004 in my late forties. It was great because the back sliders could be opened with the fob and I could let my elderly parents in quickly, especially in bad weather. With the back bench down, it was almost truck or SUV like for hauling things. I had buckets in row 2 which means you can get back thru there from the front while inside.

    Ellie, what about adding stars in black next to expecting Bates or Duggar’s and change the color when revealed? Or add a coming next section below the grandchildren’s b’days?

    Love checking the blogs you do for them.

    Reply
    • EllieEllie

      September 9, 2020 at 7:42 pm

      Great ideas, Jeanine. Thanks! 🙂

      Ellie

      Reply
  50. AvatarElizabeth

    September 9, 2020 at 5:05 pm

    Buzz cut looks a lot better!

    Reply
  51. AvatarAnon

    September 9, 2020 at 7:59 pm

    The buzz cut looks so much better. Please keep it this way. I didn’t like his previous hairstyle at all. Sorry – no offence intended – just being honest.

    Reply
  52. AvatarKay

    September 10, 2020 at 2:41 pm

    Well I asked someone in my family and she said the longer hairstyIe. I guess of the two longer hairstyles I like the one at the beach better.

    Reply
  53. AvatarBarb

    September 10, 2020 at 9:04 pm

    I think the buzz cut is a great look for your husband. If he had been thinking about a buzz cut for awhile; and, after a rough day, he thought it would make him feel better, then by all means, the buzz cut was the way to go. The real question is how the new haircut made your husband feel. If he feels as great as he looks, then it’s worth it, and, Ellie, you know you helped him feel that way.

    Reply
  54. AvatarKW

    September 11, 2020 at 6:43 am

    I’m on the “prefer the new hair cut” band wagon! 🙂

    Reply
  55. AvatarKD

    September 11, 2020 at 3:33 pm

    I, too, love the buzz cut.

    Reply
  56. AvatarJulie

    September 11, 2020 at 8:34 pm

    Most definitely the buzz cut! It looks really good on him. You did a great job!

    Reply
  57. AvatarCharlotte

    September 12, 2020 at 11:17 am

    Oh Ellie, the buzz cut is DEFINITELY the better look for him! I always thought his old haircut made him look a bit like a medieval monk. 🙂 He’s always been a good-looking guy, but this new haircut really suits him.

    Reply
  58. AvatarChar

    September 13, 2020 at 10:37 pm

    Yes to the buzz cut. The old cut was old-fashioned and not flattering. He looks great with the buzz cut!!!

    Reply
  59. AvatarS.T.

    September 14, 2020 at 11:31 pm

    Buzz cut! You did a great job, Ellie. I don’t think it makes him look younger. Definitely agree it looks more professional and is a cleaner cut look.

    Reply
  60. AvatarA

    September 15, 2020 at 4:14 pm

    I like the old cut better, The new cut makes him look to young.

    Reply
  61. AvatarLaura

    September 17, 2020 at 4:40 pm

    Ahah, I guess this post had a different outcome than what Ellie expected! 🙂

    Reply
  62. AvatarDV

    September 19, 2020 at 12:26 am

    I think the buzz cut looks great. Great job!

    Reply
  63. AvatarLauren

    September 20, 2020 at 8:43 am

    Why not try a combination of both? My husband keeps the sides and back short, but it’s longer on top. He doesn’t just let it flop down though. He tends to comb it to one side based on where it parts.
    He’s an attorney, so neither of the cuts in this post are a professional option for him.

    Reply
  64. AvatarM

    September 22, 2020 at 7:12 pm

    If I had to pick between the two I would say the buzz cut. But what I think doesn’t matter, just what you and your hubby think. I would probably opt for an in between if I were him. Short sides but a little more length on top. Even with a buzz cut, you don’t typically do one length on the whole head. I also don’t think either make him look too young, although I don’t know his age but I’d guess 30-35 based on these pictures.

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  65. AvatarShell from Melb

    September 26, 2020 at 8:59 am

    I love the buzz cut! Like others, I must admit I didn’t think his usual cut was flattering. I hope you don’t mind my saying, but now I can much better see where his nickname comes from 🙂

    Reply
  66. AvatarAubrey

    September 29, 2020 at 6:20 pm

    He looks so much better now !!! Very very handsome with that new haircut, more adult, more professional, more confident. Sorry but I think that the former hairstyle was too out-of-date-Midwesterner to me !

    Reply
  67. AvatarCM

    October 7, 2020 at 12:37 am

    He looks so much more handsome with the short buzz cut! Straight cut bangs on a man look nerdy. He is definitely Mr. Handsome now.

    Reply
  68. AvatarGabrielle

    October 7, 2020 at 2:36 pm

    The buzz cut looks better on him! LOL

    Reply
  69. AvatarSophie

    October 14, 2020 at 7:00 pm

    buzz cut way way better.
    but he is yours.
    So your opinion matters more than ours!
    (I also don’t think he looks younger with short hair).
    Keep in mind that we see a static picture and you see him from all angles. That could make a difference too.

    Blessings

    Reply

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