Hairstyles for a 20 year old guy...?

Hair only grows 1/2" per month on average. If a guy with long hair decides to go to a style where the longest hair on top is only three inches, a regular layer taper cut, or two inches, an ivy league, it's a good plan to do so gradually over several haircuts. For the upcoming haircut, suggest not going any shorter than the first style linked below.

Long layer cut:

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About three to four months growth shorter than the style above...

regular layer/taper cut:

longer....

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shorter....

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/55c5c155a74bf22b_...

ivy league(long crew cut):

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/45368d8c59451f3a_...

medium crew cut:

http://books.google.com/books?id=x0EEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=...

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/ae218215599f9a96_...

short crew cut:

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/dfbf10e504bce8a1_...

Search the internet for images of soccer star Lukas Podolski for examples of ivy league and crew cut styles. If a guy has a very short style and decides to grow out his hair he can have it look great as it grows out if he keeps up with haircuts, getting a slightly longer style each haircut. Starting from a butch or short crew cut.....

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/edb/reader....

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and assuming an average rate of hair growth of 1/8" per week and haircuts every three weeks: short crew cut; medium crew cut; short ivy league; ivy league; long ivy league; regular taper cut. At this point there will be around three inches on top and the back and sides can start to grow over the ears and collar with haircuts every six to nine weeks to add shape and even up new growth.

While a butch fully suits relatively few guys, a barber with a good aesthetic sense can usually design a regular layer/taper cut or one of the short pomp(pompadour) styles-crew cut, ivy league(long crew cut), flat top crew cut- to fully suit most young guy's head shape, face and neck shape, frontal hairline and facial features. A minute dab of control wax aka butch wax will keep the hair looking well groomed at crew cut and ivy league length. I prefer krew comb, jar variety. A butch comb - the small, flat, plastic, oval, pocket brushes that one finger fits through and barbers sell for about a dollar- helps with grooming the short pomp styles. A boar bristle military brush is usually available for a few dollars and is nice to have at home.

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The answer at the following link describes the short styles:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylv=3?qid...

Good Luck!