Plain answers about cuts, color and what suits you - written by the people building the try-on.
Face Shape Guides · 11 min
We asked 241 people their face shape. 45% said "not sure", and oval led among those who knew. Plus the most-wanted haircuts, hair textures and what it means for picking a cut.
Face Shape Guides · 9 min
We asked 241 people choosing a new haircut for their face shape. 45% said not sure, oval led the rest, and the buzz cut was the most-wanted first pick. Full data, charts and method.
Men's Haircuts · 13 min
A men's shag is choppy layers, a broken fringe and no clippers. See it on 14 men, find the version that suits your hair type and face shape, and get the exact words for your barber.
Women's Haircuts · 17 min
Long hair with bangs suits almost every face, and the bangs matter more than the length. 14 bang styles on long hair, a face shape table, the mistakes to avoid and the exact sentence to say in the chair.
Women's Haircuts · 13 min
Curly hair needs a different heat protectant for a diffuser, a blowout and a flat iron. Match the product to your tool and curl type, apply it the right way, and keep your curl pattern.
Women's Haircuts · 14 min
4a hair is the loosest type 4 texture, with round, springy coils that define on their own. How to tell it from 3c and 4b, why it looks shorter than it is, a wash-and-go that lasts days, 4a hair on men, and fourteen ways it is worn.
Women's Haircuts · 12 min
Ammonia free hair dye swaps the fumes for a gentler alkali, usually MEA. It is great for going darker, richer or blending early grays, but it lifts less and usually still contains PPD. Who it suits, 14 shades and 9 brands.
Women's Haircuts · 12 min
Where your shortest layer starts matters more than how many layers you get. 14 medium layered haircuts compared, which suit your face shape and hair type, and the exact sentence to say in the chair.
Women's Haircuts · 13 min
Demi permanent hair color deepens, tones and adds shine for about 24 to 28 shampoos, then fades with no root line. It cannot lighten. 14 shades, who it suits, and how it compares to semi and permanent dye.
Women's Haircuts · 13 min
Light brown is a level 5 or 6, but the tone decides whether it flatters you. See 14 shades from ash to caramel, match one to your skin, and learn what to say in the chair.
Men's Haircuts · 15 min
Every men's haircut name is shorthand for three numbers: the guard on the sides, where the short part stops, and inches on top. The 14 cuts men ask for, the guard numbers decoded, and which cut suits your face and hair.
Women's Haircuts · 15 min
3B hair is springy spiral curls about the width of a marker, and it is longer than it looks: shrinkage hides inches, which is why wet cuts go wrong. Here is how to confirm you are 3B, fourteen cuts on 3B curls, a wash day routine and the products to skip.
Men's Haircuts · 15 min
With a quarter inch on top, the fade is the whole haircut. Fourteen buzz cut fades compared, which one suits your face shape, the 3-2-1 rule, and the exact words for your barber.
Women's Haircuts · 17 min
2B hair is wavy from about ear level down, with four or five defined S bends. Most 2B frizz is a roughed up top layer sitting over good waves. Here is how to tell 2B from 2A and 2C, the cut that lets the waves move, 14 haircuts on 2B texture, and a routine that holds.
Women's Haircuts · 16 min
Wispy bangs are decided by how little hair goes into the fringe, not by thinning shears. 14 looks, a face shape table, the sentence to say in the chair and how to cut them at home.
Women's Haircuts · 16 min
2C is the tightest wave type: thick S waves from the root, a few ringlets, and frizz by noon. Most of that frizz is handling, not hair. Here is how to confirm you are 2C, the cuts that keep it round instead of triangular, a ten minute routine, and the products to skip.
Women's Haircuts · 14 min
How light your bleached hair can go depends on where it starts. See 14 bleached shades on one cut, what each starting color can reach in one session, how toner finishes the job, and the aftercare that keeps it soft.
Women's Haircuts · 16 min
Waves hair is about what you leave straight. How to get beach, loose, Hollywood and heatless waves, which wave suits your hair type, and why your waves keep falling out.
Women's Haircuts · 15 min
The Fino hair mask makes dry, bleached and frizzy hair smooth and shiny in one use, mostly by coating it. Here is what is in the jar, which hair types it suits, exactly how to use it, and what to do when the ends are past a mask.
Men's Haircuts · 14 min
Benny Blanco did not shave half his head. It was a prosthetic bald cap, and the buzz cuts are AI. Here is what his curly mop actually is, the short version, and exactly what to tell your barber.
Women's Haircuts · 13 min
The easiest hairstyles need one tie or one clip and under five minutes: a claw clip twist, a low ponytail, a messy bun, a half-up knot, a side braid. Here are 14 on the same haircut, which suits your length and texture, and why your cut matters more than your skill.
Men's Haircuts · 16 min
1A hair is pin-straight with no bend from root to tip. How to tell it from 1B and 1C, why it goes flat, 14 haircuts that work on it, and how to style it for volume.
Men's Haircuts · 15 min
A high and tight clips the sides almost to skin all the way up to the top of the head, so it shows your skull shape more than your face. The 4 versions, 14 photos, what to tell your barber, and how long it lasts.
Women's Haircuts · 15 min
The swoop, the undercut pixie, the mullet, the shag and 10 more lesbian haircuts, sorted by how much length you lose, with the exact words to say in the chair.
