My Quest for Leonard Whiting Hair

**growingitout** · September 6th, 2011, 07:16 PM

Hello all! I'm a guy who has had short hair for over 90% of my life. I've always admired people with long hair but have never committed long enough to growing my hair out.

I saw the 1968 version of Romeo and Juliet the other day and really like the hair of Leonard Whiting, who played Romeo. I've decided I want to grow my hair out and try to achieve the same hairstyle.

First off, here is a picture of me the last time I grew my hair out. Unfortunately, I gave up right after this picture was taken and cut it short. Also, I was only washing my hair once a week and wasn't getting it trimmed enough so it had split ends and was greasy.

Now, here are some pictures of Leonard Whiting's hair-

Currently my hair is very short. I have a long way to go. I'm going to post a photo update around once a month.

If you fine people could answer some questions for me, I would greatly appreciate it.

Right now my plan is to shampoo and condition my hair 3 times a week with Mane 'n Tail. I'm going to start taking 5 mg of biotin and 2000 mg of MSM a day so hopefully my hair will grow faster. I'm also going to get my hair trimmed every 6-8 weeks to get rid of split ends.

Does this seem like a good plan? Any suggestions are welcome.

My other questions-
1. How long is Leonard Whiting's hair in these photos? I'm just trying to get a timetable for how long it will take me to get that length.
2. Based on my hair type, can I achieve that hairstyle?
3. How does he style his hair in these photos?

Thanks very much everyone

**InTheCity** · September 6th, 2011, 07:21 PM

DH's hair looks just like his when he's a little overdue for a haircut!
I think part of it is color, texture, thickness.
Fortunately that length comes way quicker than us ladies who want mid back, waste or beyond! I'd say a few months, depending on where you are starting and how many trims you get.

DH get's that front style by wiping his hair to one side when he sweats and by insisting that his stylists don't cut his bangs "straight across like a little boy"

**growingitout** · September 6th, 2011, 07:23 PM

Larger photo of the last time I grew my hair out-

**Cainwen** · September 6th, 2011, 07:23 PM

Originally Posted by growingitout

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My other questions-
1. How long is Leonard Whiting's hair in these photos? I'm just trying to get a timetable for how long it will take me to get that length.
2. Based on my hair type, can I achieve that hairstyle?
3. How does he style his hair in these photos?

Thanks very much everyone

Hi! Welcome to LHC

I'm rather new here myself, so I will leave the last two questions to the experts, but I can say that his hair only looks like its 6 inches from root to end. If you have, say, a starting hair cut of 1 inch, it will take you just under a year if your hair grows the average 1/2 inch a month. It will take longer if you get it trimmed regularly, but you would need to trim it anyway to get that shape, so that's up to you. HTH

Also, you do not have your hair type displayed, so its hard to answer your second question.

**growingitout** · September 6th, 2011, 07:30 PM

Originally Posted by Cainwen

Hi! Welcome to LHC

Also, you do not have your hair type displayed, so its hard to answer your second question.

Thanks! My hair is straight and somewhere between thin and thick. I'm hoping the Mane n' Tail, biotin, and MSM make my hair thicker.

Also, right now the length is probably 1/2 inch

**InTheCity** · September 6th, 2011, 07:37 PM

Here's a few pics.... I'm not in the first one, so I gave her a 'stache...

**Jenw777** · September 6th, 2011, 08:09 PM

Gosh! He looks a lot like Zac Efron! I love guys hair when it's longer like that!

**xoerincolleen** · September 6th, 2011, 08:41 PM

Originally Posted by Jenw777

Gosh! He looks a lot like Zac Efron! I love guys hair when it's longer like that!

That was my first thought, too!

To the OP: depending on how fast your hair grows, it could take you anywhere from a 4 or 5 months to a year. My advice would be to not trim it as frequently...maybe every 8-10 weeks instead of 6-8. That way you'll get the length faster!

**jaine** · September 6th, 2011, 08:52 PM

I don't think you need trims at such short lengths - assuming you don't have splits and you're not heat styling or coloring. Just leave it alone for 4-6 months and then take his picture to a hair stylist.

Your hair looks like it will be curlier/wavier than his. I used to straighten my hair at that length by air-drying it with gel combed through it. It only took about half an hour to dry .... less if there was a fan blowing on it. (sigh.....I only wish my hair would dry that fast now.)

**growingitout** · September 7th, 2011, 06:27 PM

Originally Posted by jaine

I don't think you need trims at such short lengths - assuming you don't have splits and you're not heat styling or coloring. Just leave it alone for 4-6 months and then take his picture to a hair stylist.

Your hair looks like it will be curlier/wavier than his. I used to straighten my hair at that length by air-drying it with gel combed through it. It only took about half an hour to dry .... less if there was a fan blowing on it. (sigh.....I only wish my hair would dry that fast now.)

Won't the quality of my hair be poor if it's not trimmed for 4-6 months?

My hair is straight. The picture probably makes it look wavy but it's not really.