133 guides
Men's Haircuts · 15 min
Straight hair goes flat because the cut left too much weight on top, not because the sides were too long. Ten cuts that hold their shape on type 1 hair, sorted by whether yours is fine or thick, plus the exact sentence to say in the barber's chair.
Women's Haircuts · 18 min
2A is the loosest wave type there is: fine strands, flat roots, and a wide S that only starts below the ear. That also makes it the type most easily ruined by curly hair advice. Here is how to tell 2A from 2B in one air dry, the cuts that let the wave show, a six minute routine, and the products to skip.
Women's Haircuts · 18 min
Most half up half down styles slide out because the section is taken from the wrong place. Here is exactly where to stop it, plus the version that works on fine, thick, curly, coily, braided and chin length hair.
Men's Haircuts · 15 min
A taper is defined by where the short work stops, not how short it goes. Here is the difference from a fade, how high to take it, what to say in the chair, and ten tapers with ten different tops.
Women's Haircuts · 15 min
The jellyfish haircut is two haircuts on one head: a blunt bowl-shaped cap over much longer hair, with nothing joining them. Here is where to put the hemline for your face, what the cut does on curly and coily hair, the exact sentence to say in the chair, and the five mistakes that turn it into an expensive bowl cut.
Women's Haircuts · 17 min
A shag is weight removed from inside your hair, not layers added on top. The exact words to say in the chair, which shag fits your length, hair type and face shape, eight looks to screenshot, and the four ways it goes wrong.
Trends and Celebrity · 9 min
Hair tinsel is fine metallic strands you tie into your own hair for festival sparkle that lasts weeks. Here is the exact knot method, where to place strands so they actually catch light, what a kit costs versus a salon tie-in, and how to take it out without breaking your hair.
Women's Haircuts · 10 min
A plain-English guide to Black hairstyles by family: afros and twist-outs, box and knotless braids, twists and locs, silk press and puff, and short tapered cuts. Who each suits, how long it lasts, and the tension mistakes that cost you edges. Preview any look on your own selfie.
Men's Haircuts · 17 min
A mid fade stops at your temple and takes the whole side panel with it. A mid taper stops in the same place and takes a band. Here is how to tell them apart, which one your face wants, and exactly what to say in the chair.