Bull cuts were one of the great innovations that the 1990's brought my generation. Having a bull cut was a staple for any teenage boy who wanted to be cool. The hairdo meant that you were a bit rebellious because there is no way anyones parents appreciated their child having the lower half of their head shaved. If you dyed your bullcut blonde on the top then this made you twice as cool. If that blonde bullcut happened to be parted in the front then you were a bullcut god. Musical great Nick Carter, of the Backstreet Boys, and actor Leonardo DiCaprio were the innovators of this look. Since Carter and DiCaprio were both rich, famous, and every girl loved them; it was every teenage boys dream to copy this look.
The way that the "bowl" was cut into your head was an iffy subject though, too much bull and not enough cut really left a kid with a brutal haircut. The key was to have your head shaved about an inch and a half above your ears, anymore or any less could result in a poor haircut. There was nothing worse than that kid that everyone knew who looked like he had a mop on his head.
Another great thing about the bullcut was how low maitenance it was. Since the bottom half of the head would be shaved, only half of the head needed to be taken care of.
How did bullcuts possibly become uncool with all of these obvious advantages? I'm pretty sure nobody knows the answer to that one. It probably came with the demise of the Backstreet Boys and Leonardo DiCaprio, but hopefully just like all fads it will make its return. Personally, that return of awesomeness cannot come soon enough. Who wouldnt want a little party on the top, while still maintaining a proffesional buisness appropriate haircut on the bottom?
I think the biggest question that should be asked about this legendary hairstyle is how did it actually become cool? Who decided one day to shave the lower portion of their head? How did parents let this happen?
