Scissor
Shag
Layers stacked short at the crown and long at the ends with a heavy fringe. Rougher and flatter on top than a wolf cut, and it needs genuine wave or curl to read properly.
No clippers — scissor length throughout
- Guard range
- —
- Chair time
- 45-55m
- Back in
- 5-6 wks
- Instrument
- 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 shag with a heavy fringe and choppy layers.
- Say you want the crown kept flat rather than lifted.
- Ask for the ends left rough, not blunt.
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