Comparing styles
Buzz cut or crew cut: uniform shortness or a shaped front?
A buzz cut is usually more uniform and very short. A crew cut keeps the top short but often retains slightly more length or shape at the front. Both need less upkeep than longer hair, but their day-to-day appearance and the way the crown shows differ.
Choose the role of the top
Choose a buzz cut if you mainly want a short, simple length and do not want the front to sit in one direction. Choose a crew cut if you want enough length to shape or lightly sweep the front.
With a crew cut, ask how much styling that shape needs. A short top that stays upright only with a dryer may not suit your routine.
Discuss crown and density
In a buzz cut, growth direction and density become visible quickly because there is little length to soften them. A crew cut can leave the crown slightly longer to work with that direction, but it does not alter how hair grows.
Have your barber look at the crown before asking for one identical length throughout. Mention if your main aim is avoiding an area that sticks up.
Compare maintenance honestly
Both shapes grow out, but with a buzz cut you mainly notice overall length increasing. With a crew cut, the front edge may lose its shape first. Choose what you would rather tidy sooner.
Clippers can be part of the execution, but explain your intended silhouette instead of requesting only a guard number.
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Discuss your preferences in the chair
Bring your reference and explain your everyday hair routine. Browse the treatments, then choose an appointment at L’Artiste in Almere.