Is There A Difference Between Mens And Womens Short Haircuts?

[Guest Samurai_Kid]

I got my hair cut today, and it's a lot different from the way they cut boy hairs. They ironed my hair too.

The salon lady said that short hair is more high maintenance then medium length hair. You have to do it all the time, and go to the salon all the time.

I don't get it. With boys they just go to a barber, get a trim, and get out of their within a few minutes. It looks the same as a womans style, and it's low maintenance. None of that ironing and such, they just use scissors.

Did I miss something?

[Drea]

The cut very well could be different. Then there is the simple factor that most boys, beyond combing their hair, aren't much into maintaining an exact style. Boy's hair growth is also slower on average so less need for maintence.

[Guest NatalieM]

Short haircuts, or the ones I have experience with, require little more than wash/conditioner, dry, comb/brush. That said, you do have to get it cut every so often if you want to keep it short. You may find you want to gel and style it, but like other than that you don't need to do much beyond keeping it clean.

Also, there is a difference in definition of "short" between men's and women's hair. When a guy's hair is starting to get "long", that same length on a girl would be considered very short. Terminology is messed up.

[Guest Avery F]

There's a big difference between short cuts for men and women. IN GENERAL - With a woman's cut, the hairdresser will most likely try to give it more volume; maybe they'll use hair product, etc... Also, it's likely to come down over your ears, be longer in the back as compared to the front, and just be overall longer than a man's cut. For a male cut, it'll be either cut straight off at the back, or faded in slowly. It will probably arch up over the ears, and there won't be a whole lot of volume; no puffing or floatiness. The hair at the sides, in front of the ears, may be cut off shorter than in a woman's cut.

If you want a typically masculine cut, just go to the barbers and briefly describe what you want. I wouldn't recommend going to a hairdresser, as they typically do woman's hair, and may give your hair a feminine sort of look... I went to a hairdresser, and for YEARS I asked her to give me a short, masculine cut; no luck. Every time, she'd puff it up and I'd look even more like a woman than before the cut! Not every hairdresser is like that, obviously, but a barber will have more experience with masculine styles.

If you want something will a little more style to it, you'll either have to find a really good, patient barber who will listen to your specifications and cut your hair the way you ask them to, or find a hairdresser who is sympathetic to your situation. Some people, I know, have had really good experiences with hairdressers who are gay; you can explain that you're trans, and you really do want a MALE haircut, rather than just a boyish-looking female one. Personally, I cut my own hair; works really well because I can get it to look exactly how I want it to, but I have trouble with the back... I'm planning on asking my sister to do that part for me in future. You could try doing something like that, and have a friend/relative who supports your gender orientation do the back. Alternately, you could cut all but the back, and then go to a barber and ask them to cut just that part.

[Guest poa_annua]

check how the hairdresser cut the hair in front of your ears. Men's hair get cut straight out from the ear, imagine shaving. Womens is left down in front of the ear. and tucked back if it is longer.

[Guest KellyKat]

The only other point I can think of is layering vs thinning.

Ladies hair is traditionally layered in shorter cuts.

That way it will lie out nicely when styled.

This usually becomes harder in future cuts.

Getting new and old layers to work and blend.

Male cuts are generally blunt cuts for length.

If the hair is too thick then it's thinned to lay flat.

Little to no attention is paid to prior thinnings.

Just what looks good at the moment.

Luv Kat