Short Crop Haircut | Simple Short Fade Haircut For Men

Summary

In this video, the host walks viewers through a haircut session, focusing on creating a high skin fade with a textured, overgrown crop look. Using scissors and a razor, the stylist shapes the hair to achieve a messy yet natural appearance, paying special attention to a double crown. The video also covers techniques for blending, adding texture, and styling the fringe for a more jagged finish. The session concludes with a product application to enhance the final look, showcasing a polished yet casual hairstyle.

Takeaways

• 💇‍♂️ The haircut involves a high skin fade and a textured, messy top with a shorter fringe for a natural look.
• ✂️ The stylist is using scissors and a razor to achieve a choppy, jagged effect on the fringe, blending it in with the rest of the haircut.
• 🧼 The hair is shampooed and conditioned before the cut to prepare it for shaping, starting with the top and then graduating down to the sides.
• 👑 The client has a double crown, which is easier to manage with short hair. The stylist opts to keep the crown shorter to prevent it from sticking up.
• 🔪 The stylist is cutting the top in small sections to create a more natural, textured appearance rather than the uniformity of a buzz cut.
• 🪒 A razor is used to soften the fringe and create a softer, less blunt effect in the haircut.
• 🔝 Texturizing is added through the top to break up the thickness and ensure the haircut stays flatter as it grows out.
• ✂️ The stylist uses a clipper-over-comb technique to blend the hair and create a high fade that follows the natural shape of the head.
• 👀 The stylist frequently steps back to check the progress, ensuring an even, well-blended fade from the top to the sides.
• 🧴 After the cut, a small amount of product is applied to add texture and break up the hair for a more finished look.

Q & A

What type of haircut is being described in the video?

The haircut is a high skin fade with a textured crop. It's similar to a buzz cut but with scissor work to create more texture and movement at the top, and a shorter, jagged fringe.

What is the specific approach to cutting the fringe in this haircut?

The fringe is cut shorter and made jagged using a razor to create a more choppy, textured look that contrasts with the rest of the hair.

How is the double crown area handled during the haircut?

Because the client has a double crown, the stylist opts to cut the crown area shorter to prevent it from sticking up. This helps keep the hairstyle looking neat as it grows out.

Why does the stylist choose to use scissors and a razor for texturizing the hair?

The stylist uses scissors and a razor to add texture and movement to the hair, making it look messy and more natural, while still maintaining the structure of the haircut.

How does the stylist ensure the haircut will still look good as it grows out?

The stylist cuts the hair shorter and ensures a high fade, which helps maintain the aesthetic for a few weeks as it grows out, especially since the client gets frequent haircuts.

What tools are used for creating the high skin fade?

The stylist uses clippers with different guard sizes (e.g., number two, zero, half) and blending techniques to create the high skin fade, ensuring smooth transitions between lengths.

Why is the hair washed and conditioned before the haircut starts?

The hair is washed and conditioned to make it easier to cut and manage, especially since it is short and needs precise shaping.

What does the stylist mean by 'collapse' in reference to the haircut?

The stylist uses the term 'collapse' to describe a technique that removes thickness from the roots, helping the hair sit flatter and preventing it from spiking up as it grows out.

How does the stylist achieve the messy, textured look?

The messy, textured look is achieved by cutting into the hair at different angles, using a razor to break up the fringe, and applying texturizing techniques throughout the top.

What product does the stylist apply at the end of the haircut, and why?

The stylist applies a small amount of a product called 'Ruga Gentle Markaway' to break up the hair and add definition, enhancing the textured, natural finish of the haircut.