Textured

Modern Mullet

Short and tight through the sides and front, length kept deliberately at the back. The current version is disconnected and far less severe than the eighties original, but it is still the boldest cut on this list.

Cut lives at guard 0-2

Guard range
0-2
Chair time
45-55m
Back in
4-5 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 modern mullet and say how much disconnection you want between the sides and the back.
  2. Say where the length should start — the crown or the occipital bone.
  3. Ask for the back to be texturised so it does not sit as a flat curtain.
Living with it

Four to five weeks. The sides need doing well before the back does.

Suits these face shapes

Works with this hair

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