Create the iconic style at home

Given the enduring popularity of the crew cut, it’s no surprise that our expert barber chose to demonstrate it as a style that you can create yourself at home. Watch the video for a beginner’s guide to the crew cut, and don’t forget these key tips:
 

• Plan ahead: lay some newspaper or cardboard on the floor before you get started, and cut your hair in a room that doesn’t have carpet when possible. A little bit of planning will make the clean up a lot easier.
• It’s about perspective: if you’re cutting your own hair, it’s important to have a decent mirror and adequate lighting so you can see what you’re doing. 
• Start long: you can’t reattach your hairs if you cut it too short, so trim using a longer setting than you originally planned and see how it looks, and you can always trim it shorter later. 
• Go straight up: as you’ll see in the video, it’s important to continue the strokes straight upwards when you get to the widest part of your head, unlike the buzz cut that follows the contour of your head. The clean-cut finish is all-important when it comes to the crew cut, so watch the video and you’ll see what we’re talking about.