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Best men's hairstyles for thick hair.
Got thick hair? Work with it. These cuts are picked to suit thick hair, with the products and routine to keep them looking sharp.
Brush Up
The brush up leaves the top long enough to sweep upward and slightly back into visible height, with shorter sides. The lift is the whole look. It needs thick hair, a hairdryer and matte product, and it rewards all three.
Business Scissor Cut
A business scissor cut is a short, tidy cut done entirely with scissors and comb — no clippers. It leaves a little natural length everywhere, so nothing looks machine-cut.
Crew Cut
The crew cut keeps the top short, a bit longer at the front and shorter towards the crown, with tapered sides. That front-to-back graduation is the whole cut. It is tidy, it suits most Indian hair, and it needs almost no styling.
Curly Top with Taper
This cut keeps your natural curls full on top while the sides are shortened with scissors instead of clippers. The result is soft and rounded rather than sharp.
Faux Hawk Fade
The faux hawk fade keeps a strip of longer hair down the middle of your head and fades the sides short. It gives you the shape of a mohawk without shaving anything off.
French Crop
The French crop is a short cut with a blunt fringe pushed forward onto the forehead and short, tapered or faded sides. The top is cut choppy, so it looks messy on purpose.
High and Tight
The high and tight cuts the sides and back very short or to skin, and leaves only a small patch of short hair on top. It is a military-style cut with maximum contrast.
Medium Curly Layers
Medium curly layers keep your natural curl at around four to six inches, with layers cut in to remove bulk and let each curl form its own shape. The result is height and movement instead of a heavy triangle.
Medium Layered Cut
The medium layered cut keeps your hair around ear to collar length, with layers cut through it to remove bulk. It is a simple, versatile shape rather than a bold statement. The same layering works short and messy, or swept to one side.
Mid Fade Haircut
A mid fade is a fade that starts at the temple, roughly halfway up the side of your head, and blends down towards the ear. It is the middle option between a low fade and a high fade, and it is the most common fade choice for a reason: it is sharp without being loud. Almost any top style can sit on it.
Modern Flat Top
The modern flat top cuts the top of your hair into a level, flat plane while the sides are faded short. It creates a sharp square shape above your head.
Modern Mullet
The modern mullet is short on the sides and top with deliberate length left at the back, over the neck. Unlike the old version, the transition is blended and the length is softer.
Pompadour
The pompadour is length at the front swept up and back into a rounded shape, with short sides for contrast. It is the boldest of the classic cuts. This guide covers all four versions, from the full modern pompadour down to the short one you can style in five minutes.
Pompadour Fade Haircut
A pompadour fade pairs a high-volume top swept up and back with sides faded down to short or skin length. Here's how to choose the fade height, ask your barber, and style it.
Spiky Textured Top
The spiky textured top keeps the hair on top short but choppy, so it stands up in separated pieces instead of one flat sheet. The sides are cut shorter to keep the shape tight.
Textured Crop
A textured crop is a short haircut with a choppy, uneven top worn forward as a small fringe. The texture is cut into the hair, so it looks messy on purpose. It is one of the easiest cuts to live with on thick Indian hair.
Undercut with Volume
The undercut with volume cuts the sides one short length all the way up, with no blend, and leaves a long top that you style upward. The contrast between the two is the whole point.