Many times, I hear people say they have no idea how to ask for the haircut they want, mainly because they don’t want to say the wrong thing and get a crummy haircut just because what they saw on Instagram as a “side-part undercut skin-fade” may be totally different from what I or another barber might interpret that to be. The amount of insider lingo out there is intimidating
Disclaimer: If you do use insider lingo after reading this, it’s no worries! We won’t judge you for one second. We are only concerned with getting you the look you want, no matter how we get there or what words help us get on the same page.
When Devin first came to the barbershop, he had super long, blonde hair. He wasn’t quite sure what he wanted to do, so over the past few haircuts we’ve been trying different, slightly shorter styles until we landed here. He wouldn’t have known how to ask for this haircut in particular, but I’m going to tell you the same thing I told him to ask for next time in language that every barber or hair dresser should understand.
We try our best not to use inside lingo. It’s confusing for you and it makes the whole experience intimidating and you worry you’re being judged for not saying the “right” things.
We believe it’s our job to figure out how you want your hair cut and make it work for your head and lifestyle, so we will keep the fancy words about bone structure and cutting techniques and everything else to ourselves for the most part. After all, you didn’t study to be a Master Barber, we did.
Here’s what you need to say
Keep the top long, textured, and blended into the sides and back.
Keep some weight or length on the sides.
Taper the bottom almost down to skin.
Tell them (or me) how you will be styling it. In this case, its messy, loose, and pushed back.
Don’t worry about whether this is called an Undercut or a David Beckham or a Brad Pitt from some movie. Your barber basically just needs to know how short you want your hair in those three places. Top, sides, & bottom. If you’ve ever booked an appointment with us, you’ll remember we didn’t ask you much more than that. Stick to commonly used words like long/short, weight, and texture and you’re good to go.
Styling this haircut
To achieve the finished look, we used a blow dryer to get the hair moving in the right direction and tossed a small scoop of XXX Natural Pomade in to give it hold while maintaining a natural shine and loose feel.
It’s really important to choose a haircut for peoples who know your face shape. So you’ve got a great haircut and show your most bright side.
Face shapes include: oblong face,square face,diamond face,triangle face,heart face,round face,oval face. Let’s introduce the characteristics of different faces and suitable hairstyles one by one!
A triangle shaped face has a wide jawline and a narrow forehead and is the most uncommon of face shapes.Also known as the pear face shape.
Short hairstyles with lots of volume and curl can look great with this face shape but be careful not to add to much bulk or volume to the top of the head.
You should choose a hairstyle that accentuates the forehead and narrows the jawline. Lots of fullness at the top of your head looks great (especially up-dos).
If you have a heart shaped face, chin length cuts (like a bob or A-Line) are most flattering. If you add bangs, you can pretty much pull off any cut available, even very long styles as long as they accentuate the jawline and narrow the face.
Curly/wavy hairstyles look especially nice and draw attention away from your jawline.
Side swept bangs help to even out your face shape and are very flattering.