

But unlike a bad outfit, you can't take your hair off when it's a dud. It's important to remember that, like your clothes, haircuts aren't one-size-fits-all. But for something simple – and for some guidance on what to request upon your next visit to the barber’s chair – we asked the experts for their key cuts for a long, open, ridiculous summer Who Does a Short Hairstyle Suit? If you want to go long, that’s no bad thing. You can basically get away with less of everything except trips to the barbers.”Ī close crop is the ideal choice, then, for anyone who doesn’t want to spend an hour wrestling individual hairs into place every morning. "Short haircuts are also the most low-maintenance option.

"Men like having short hair because it makes them feel instantly sharper and more groomed, and we could all do with a bit of that right now,” says hairstylist Luke Benson, who counts model Isaac Carew on his client list. Or, alternatively, go for something totally new and everyone will ‘wow’ and you’ll say ‘lockdown wasn’t so bad y’know’ and everyone will know that a short hairstyle is often the most successful. You can inch towards a semblance of your old self. To make matters worse, we’ve all just spent the majority of the past year living underground as a new species of mole-people, where haircuts were a simple binary choice between all-off or Willie Nelson. It's hard enough to know what any of these terms mean, let alone what they'll do for your hair. Do you want it tapered, dropped or blown out? Oh, and before we get started, that quiff of yours: disconnected or undercut? In which case, is that classic, textured or high and tight? Or perhaps you're the fade type.

That’s no exaggeration.įor instance, maybe you're a crew cut kind of guy. There are almost as many short hairstyles to choose from as there are actual hairs on your head.
