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.

  1. Ask for a French crop with the fringe cut blunt, not feathered.
  2. Say how far down the forehead you want the fringe to sit.
  3. Ask for the top to be point-cut for texture if your hair is fine.
Living with it

Two to three weeks. The fringe length is what dates it — that is the part to watch.

Suits these face shapes

OvalOblongSquare

Works with this hair

StraightFineThick
If this is close but not right

Textured Crop

Guard 1-2 · 30-40m

Buzz Cut

Scissor only · 15-20m

Low Fade

Guard 1 · 25-35m