How Often Should I Get a Haircut
One of the most common questions I get asked is “how often should I get a haircut”. I will preface this by saying, ultimately it’s what your own personal preferences allow for. I may make a recommendation but how you feel about your hair at a given time span is completely subjective. What I can offer is insight on what to expect when your haircut grows out.
High and tight skin fades: Ideally every two weeks, every week if possible. Based on average hair growth rate (1/2 an inch a month), you can expect to lose the gradient on the scalp after one week. The clean transition between light and dark on the scalp is no longer there after that week. At the two week mark the edges of the hairline begin to show and become fuzzy. In a month you can expect your head to look round and fuzzy. This is more evident with coarse straight hair.
Regular High, Mid and low skin fades: Ideally every two weeks to maintain the gradient on the scalp. Trim the top every other haircut.
Regular haircuts: these are haircuts where the scalp isn’t showing on the sides but there is a strong shape. I recommend 3-4 weeks between haircuts. After that month you will start to notice some roundness in the silhouette of the hair and the corners of your head will be fuzzy.
Haircuts with flow or texture on the sides but clean necklines and sideburns:
Every 6 weeks. The biggest concern is keeping those outer lines clean and keep the sideburns from being overly fuzzy. These haircuts tend to have more pronounced shape. If layered well, they should last 6 weeks easily as there are no fades to keep up with.
“Lived in” haircuts: These are haircuts with no sharp lines, there’s lots of texture, wispiness to the sideburn. You can easily go 8-12 weeks between haircuts. The main concern is heaviness or density, if you find yourself struggling to get styling product to the roots, the hair isn’t cooperating when you style it, then it’s time to go to the barber.
Final thoughts:
The rule of thumb for haircut frequency is the longer the hairstyle, the longer you can go between haircuts. If you feel rough but don’t feel like committing to a full haircut we offer a “line up” service at Philo Barber Studio.
