Should I go to a salon or a barber shop for a faux hawk haircut (men's)?

It kind of depends on what style is being referred to by faux hawk. That can mean essentially a crew cut or ivy league(long crew cut) with the addition of a simple ridge of hair down the center of the top of the head or a relatively longer style with some sort of bird's nest looking ridge of hair down the center of the top of the head. If you mean the former type of faux hawk then go to a barber shop since a barber will be more skilled at tapering the back and sides and will be able to taper the edge of hair growth at the nape of the neck, instead of just blocking it off as stylists typically do. A tapered nape looks better as it grows out. If the latter type of faux hawk is being referred to, a stylist who has practice in cutting these things would be better, and since the hair on the back and sides is usually much longer and the edge of hair growth at the nape is not usually tapered to the skin, a barber's skills in these areas would not be needed. I think a more relevant consideration is that the general idea with guy's short styles is to maximize/minimize the volume of hair in various areas of the head to create the illusion of a perfect oval face shape with a more boxy masculine than rounded feminine skull shape and there are very few combinations of male face and skull shape that a ridge of hair down the center of the top of the head can achieve either of these goals. If the concern is to achieve a short style that fully suits the head shape, face and neck shape, frontal hairline and facial features, go to a barber shop and get an ivy league(long crew cut) or crew cut rather than a faux hawk.

crew cut:

http://i.imagehost.org/0563/crew_cut2513096779_1.j...

short ivy league:

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/e490abf8cfcc81c7_...

ivy league(long crew cut):

http://h.imagehost.org/0168/Kid_with_a_Coke_Zero_L...

Some barbers describe an ivy league as a crew cut just long enough to be parted and combed to the side, if so desired. An ivy league can also be worn with the hair brushed up off the forehead to form the short pomp front, or with the short bangs brushed down on the forehead like a forward brush cut.

flat top crew cut:

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/46f88d11c448c453_...

http://a.imagehost.org/0274/flat_top_crew_cut_babc...

Basic short cuts:

http://i.imagehost.org/0254/fpssb1321332m803fef7jc...

http://i.imagehost.org/0809/fpssb1341352m1aef5e4mt...

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http://www.yalealumnimagazine.com/issues/02_04/old...

Essential barbering knowledge:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Crew_cut#Clipper...

Grooming any of the short pomp(pompadour) styles- crew cut, ivy league, flat top crew cut- is basically the same and takes about a minute or two.

1) Towel dry hair.

2) Barely dip fingertips in jar of wax.

3)Transfer wax to palms.

4) Smooth palms over hair.

5)Brush hair off forehead to form short pomp front.

Whichever style you decide on, be sure to take a photo to help describe the desired haircut to the barber. If you need more photos of any of the styles discussed above, let me know.

Good Luck!

Faux Hawk Haircut

Faux Hawk Taper

Go to a salon.

Barber shops are usually for older people and they are not really into the new hairstlyes.

Salons have the new styles and they will know what your talking about.

I would go to a salon. If you have a mall in your area there are usually a few hair salons like Regis or Trade secret. They are more "up to date" on hair trends. Good luck!

barbers can do your faux hawk, all they have to do is cut the sides short

stylists on the other hand will "finish" the look by cutting the rest of the hair better. it will look more polished

barbers-plain faux hawk

stylist-trendy stylish faux hawk

go to a salon and have a guy do it.

well short hair makes you seem a lot more clean and it makes you seem like you have a good feeling of style and long makes you seem more manly and playful