MEN’S HAIRCUT DEFINITIONS — American Haircuts Barber & Shop

MEN’S HAIRCUT DEFINITIONS

The first step in knowing how to get a haircut is knowing the right haircut names and different Mens Haircut Definitions. This article gives you the terms for most common men’s haircuts and haircutting terms which will help you better communicate with your barber or stylist and, hopefully,  get a better haircut.

Mens Haircut Definitions

Once, when I was just starting out, I had a guy sit down in my chair and say, “give me a high and tight.” He had longer hair, so I asked, “are you sure you want a high and tight?” He said, “yes.” So, I snapped a 00000 blade onto my clipper and ran it completely up the side of his head, shearing off about two inches of hair in the process. At the sight of the bald stripe I had cut out of his hair, he jumped up, and yelled, “Holy shit! Man, are you crazy?” I wasn’t crazy, he just didn’t know what a high and tight was. I did finish the haircut and it looked great on him. He still wears a high and tight to this day.  Had he known the common mens haircut definitions, things might have turned out very differently.

NOTE: What is know as one thing in one part of the country can be something dramatically different in another. For best results, ALWAYS have a photo handy to show your barber.

Knowing the right terminology is important to communicating with your barber. Below are common mens haircut definitions: