Textured
French Crop
Short back and sides with the top left textured and pushed forward into a blunt fringe. It shortens a long face and it is one of very few cuts that genuinely helps a receding hairline, because the fringe does the covering.
Cut lives at guard 1-2
- Guard range
- 1-2
- Chair time
- 25-35m
- Back in
- 2-3 wks
- Instrument
- Clipper + scissors
What to say
Ask for it like this.
Barbers work from instructions, not vibes. These are the three things that decide whether you get this cut or something adjacent to it.
- Ask for a French crop with the fringe cut blunt, not feathered.
- Say how far down the forehead you want the fringe to sit.
- Ask for the top to be point-cut for texture if your hair is fine.
Often confused with
Make sure you asked for this one.
These cuts get ordered by the wrong name more than any others on the list. Each page states the mechanical difference and the sentence that gets you the one you meant.
Combinations using this cut
What it pairs with.
A cut is two decisions — sides and top. These are the pairings this one turns up in, with the upkeep of the pair rather than of the half.
If this is close but not right