What haircut suits me?
Four things decide it: the shape of your face, your hair type, how much of it you have, and how much upkeep you will genuinely do. Answer those and the shortlist gets very short.
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Oleh Onysko 15 August 2026
Nobody needs a haircut that suits an average face
1. Face shape decides where the weight goes
The job of a cut is to put volume where your face wants it and take it away where it doesn't. A round face is usually flattered by length and vertical lines - a side part, long layers, a lob past the jaw. A long or oblong face is flattered by width and a horizontal break - a fringe, curtain bangs, a blunt bob at the cheekbone. A square jaw softens under waves and face-framing layers. A heart shape balances when weight sits below the cheekbone rather than above it. If you don't know your shape, that is fine: it is readable from a straight-on photo, and it is the first thing we look at.
2. Hair type decides what the cut will actually do
The same cut behaves completely differently on straight, wavy, curly and coily hair. A shag that looks effortless on 2B waves can sit flat on straight hair and turn into a triangle on 3C curls without the right internal layering. This is the single most common reason a haircut looks nothing like the reference photo, and it is the thing most try-on tools ignore entirely - they paste straight hair onto everyone. Pick your real hair type and the shortlist changes.
3. Density and hairline decide what is possible
Fine hair holds a blunt line beautifully and collapses under heavy layering. Thick hair needs weight removed or it grows outwards instead of down. A receding or high hairline changes which fringes and partings work, and a shorter, more textured crop is often far more flattering than a longer style trying to cover it. None of this is a verdict on your hair - it is just what the material will and won't do.
4. Upkeep decides whether you still like it in week three
This is the question people answer dishonestly and then regret. A blunt bob needs styling most mornings. A pixie needs a cut every five to six weeks. Balayage is designed to grow out gracefully; a block bleach is not. If you are a wash-and-go person, say so - a cut that suits your face and not your routine is still the wrong cut.
Try it yourself
Pick a face and a look. Then do it with your own selfie.
Textured fade Keeping a textured fade
- Back in the chair every 3 to 4 weeks.
- Spritz salt spray through damp hair.
- Wash 3 to 4 times a week.
Edgar Keeping a edgar
- Back in the chair every 2 to 3 weeks.
- Dry the fringe forward while it is still damp.
- Wash 3 to 4 times a week.
Modern mullet Keeping a modern mullet
- Back in the chair every 6 to 8 weeks.
- Salt spray through the whole head while damp.
- Wash 2 to 3 times a week.
Perm Keeping a perm
- Back in the chair every 8 to 10 weeks.
- Work curl cream through soaking-wet hair.
- Wash 2 to 3 times a week.
Buzz cut Keeping a buzz cut
- Trim every 6-8 weeks to hold the shape.
- Condition mid-length to tip, never the roots.
- Heat protectant before any hot tool.
Curtains Keeping a curtains
- Back in the chair every 6 to 8 weeks.
- Spray salt spray through wet hair.
- Wash 3 to 4 times a week.
Crew cut Keeping a crew cut
- Back in the chair every 4 to 5 weeks.
- Rub a small amount of clay through dry hair.
- Wash 3 to 4 times a week.
Ivy league Keeping a ivy league
- Back in the chair every 4 to 5 weeks.
- Part it damp, on the side it already falls.
- Wash 3 to 4 times a week.
Disconnected crop Keeping a disconnected crop
- Back in the chair every 3 to 4 weeks.
- Salt spray, then dry the top forward.
- Wash 3 to 4 times a week.
Low taper blowout Keeping a low taper blowout
- Back in the chair every 2 to 3 weeks.
- Salt spray at the roots while wet.
- Wash 3 to 4 times a week.
Platinum Keeping a platinum
- Back in the chair every 4 to 6 weeks.
- Purple shampoo once a week, no more.
- Wash 1 to 2 times a week.
Jet black Keeping a jet black
- Back in the chair every 6 to 8 weeks.
- Colour-safe shampoo, cold rinse.
- Wash 2 to 3 times a week.
Ash brown Keeping a ash brown
- Back in the chair every 6 to 8 weeks.
- Colour-safe shampoo, cool rinse.
- Wash 2 to 3 times a week.
Restored Keeping a restored
- Back in the chair every 4 to 5 weeks.
- Dry the front forward rather than back.
- Wash 3 to 4 times a week.
Buzz Keeping a buzz
- Back in the chair every 2 to 3 weeks.
- Rinse it in the shower.
- Wash 4 to 7 times a week.
Silver Keeping a silver
- Back in the chair every 8 to 10 weeks.
- Purple shampoo weekly to stop it yellowing.
- Wash 2 to 3 times a week.
Darker Keeping a darker
- Trim every 6-8 weeks to hold the shape.
- Condition mid-length to tip, never the roots.
- Heat protectant before any hot tool.
Shaved Keeping a shaved
- Back in the chair every 1 to 2 weeks.
- Shave with the grain, not against it.
- Wash 5 to 7 times a week.
Curtain bangs Keeping a curtain bangs
- Back in the chair every 4 to 5 weeks.
- Dry the fringe first, while the rest is still wet.
- Wash 2 to 3 times a week.
Butterfly Keeping a butterfly
- Back in the chair every 8 to 10 weeks.
- Dry the short layers up and away from the face.
- Wash 2 to 3 times a week.
Wolf cut Keeping a wolf cut
- Back in the chair every 8 to 10 weeks.
- Mousse through soaking-wet hair.
- Wash 2 to 3 times a week.
Italian bob Keeping a italian bob
- Back in the chair every 6 to 8 weeks.
- Rough-dry to eighty per cent first.
- Wash 2 to 3 times a week.
Blunt bob Keeping a blunt bob
- Back in the chair every 6 to 8 weeks.
- Heat protectant through damp hair, ends first.
- Wash 2 to 3 times a week.
Long layers Keeping a long layers
- Back in the chair every 10 to 12 weeks.
- Rough-dry with your head upside down for root lift.
- Wash 2 to 3 times a week.
Balayage Keeping a balayage
- Back in the chair every 12 to 16 weeks.
- Colour-safe shampoo, cool water.
- Wash 2 to 3 times a week.
Pixie Keeping a pixie
- Back in the chair every 4 to 6 weeks.
- Rough-dry it in every direction at once.
- Wash 3 to 4 times a week.
French bob Keeping a french bob
- Back in the chair every 8 to 10 weeks.
- Rough-dry it with your fingers, no brush.
- Wash 2 to 3 times a week.
Bouncy layers Keeping a bouncy layers
- Back in the chair every 8 to 10 weeks.
- Mousse at the roots, then dry upside down.
- Wash 2 to 3 times a week.
Hollywood waves Keeping a hollywood waves
- Back in the chair every 10 to 12 weeks.
- Wand every section in the same direction, away from the face.
- Wash 2 to 3 times a week.
Blonde Keeping a blonde
- Back in the chair every 6 to 8 weeks.
- Purple shampoo weekly to hold the tone.
- Wash 2 to 3 times a week.
Money piece Keeping a money piece
- Back in the chair every 8 to 10 weeks.
- Purple shampoo on the front pieces only.
- Wash 2 to 3 times a week.
Copper Keeping a copper
- Back in the chair every 4 to 6 weeks.
- Colour-depositing conditioner every wash.
- Wash 1 to 2 times a week.
Box braids Keeping a box braids
- Back in the chair every 6 to 8 weeks.
- Oil the scalp twice a week, along the parts.
Boho knotless Keeping a boho knotless
- Back in the chair every 5 to 7 weeks.
- Oil the scalp, mist the loose curls.
Afro Keeping a afro
- Back in the chair every 6 to 8 weeks.
- Leave-in on soaking-wet hair, section by section.
- Wash 1 to 2 times a week.
Knotless honey Keeping a knotless honey
- Trim every 6-8 weeks to hold the shape.
- Condition mid-length to tip, never the roots.
- Heat protectant before any hot tool.
Copper Keeping a copper
- Back in the chair every 4 to 6 weeks.
- Colour-depositing conditioner every wash.
- Wash 1 to 2 times a week.
Blonde Keeping a blonde
- Back in the chair every 6 to 8 weeks.
- Purple shampoo weekly to hold the tone.
- Wash 2 to 3 times a week.
Silk press Keeping a silk press
- Back in the chair every 2 to 3 weeks.
- Wrap it in a silk scarf every single night.
Braided bob Keeping a braided bob
- Back in the chair every 5 to 7 weeks.
- Oil the scalp along the parts.
Bantu knots Keeping a bantu knots
- Back in the chair every 2 to 3 weeks.
- Part into clean sections on damp hair.
- Wash 1 times a week.
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One face, several answers
The point is not that one of these is objectively best. It is that you can see which one is best on you.
Mid taper fade Fades Try this on me Crew cut Short Try this on me Edgar cut Short Try this on me Curtains Medium Try this on me Grade-two buzz Short Try this on me Clean shave Short Try this on me Modern mullet Medium Try this on me Textured perm Medium Try this on me Restored hairline Short Try this on me 
Low fade Fades Try this on me 
High fade Fades Try this on me 
Skin fade Fades Try this on me These twelve are a slice of the atlas, each one rendered on our demo faces with this tool. There are 120+ in it.
Three steps
How it works
If you can take a selfie, you can do this.
- 01 Your selfie
Add your photo
One front-facing selfie, hair visible. That's the whole setup.
- 02120+ looks
Pick a look
120+ cuts, colours and styles, all on that same photo.
- 03 Your result
Take it to your barber
Save the result and show it, instead of describing a cut and hoping.
Or start from the change you already have in mind
If you already know roughly what you want, go straight to it.
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Questions people ask before they commit
Straight answers, no hedging.
You mostly don't have to. Face shape is readable from a straight-on photo, and it is the first thing we look at when you upload one. If you want to check by hand: hairline to chin against cheekbone width, jaw angle, and where your face is widest - that combination puts you in one of eight shapes.
No, and be suspicious of any list that says otherwise. A cut works by putting volume where your face wants it and removing it where it doesn't - which is why the same bob flatters a long face and swallows a round one. The answer is always relative to your face, which is the point of looking at it on your own photo.
Yes. Face shape, hair type, density and honest upkeep tolerance each strike styles off the list. Eight answers usually take the shortlist from 120+ looks to a handful - and the render then settles the handful.
The setup shows you the options with examples - straight, wavy, curly, coily - and close enough is good enough. Picking your real texture matters more than precision: a shag renders completely differently on 2B waves than on 3C curls, and that difference is exactly what most try-on tools skip.
The truth, deliberately. The render keeps your angle, your light and your hairline - nothing is smoothed, slimmed or relit to sell you the cut. A result that looks good under those conditions is one you can trust in a barber's mirror.
Then browse instead of answering questions - the whole atlas is open, and the same selfie works across all of it. The quiz is a shortcut, not a gate, and your first render is free either way.
Stop guessing.
Look at it.
Eight questions and one selfie. You'll know more in ninety seconds than in six weeks of scrolling.