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I have a hair cut this Thursday, and the military ball is May 1. I’m usually pretty bad at getting haircuts, the second photo is what it usually looks like after a haircut, and I don’t like it. The only things I have to worry about is it not touching my eyebrows, ears, and back of the collar. Density isn’t a problem here. The first picture, what it looks like now, I like because of the texture and density in my hair. What can I ask for to keep that density and some length, but keep it off my eyebrows? I don’t want to gel my hair, because it always looks like the third picture, and I hate having gel in my hair. What can I do?