African Cuts

African men's hair styles normally vary from men to men, normally depending on the shape of the head. Most men, especially in the professional circles prefer a close shave while others would go for the total shave. Normally, men with round heads prefer the total shave while men with "V-shaped" heads might often go with a close shave or other numerous hairstyles, normally limited only by the imagination of your barber.

African Cuts

Although African men(or men of African descent) do not have many options in terms of hair styling, unlike their female counterparts who normally have a rich variety of styles to choose from, many African men still have a wide assortment of hairdos, haircuts and hairstyles to choose from. When looking for hair fashions, you must first decide whether you re in the class of long hair or short hair in terms of preference. Some African men prefer long hair but the vast majority will go with short hair.

A Cleaner Cut

After selecting your class of hair, short or long class, you need to decide on few suggestions. Remain as close to the organic growth of your hair as possible. Do not go against the grain of growth your hair. Remain "Organic". Trim and tweak what you have and make it appear the very best and complementing your hair. Some good barbers know how to bring the best in your hair.

The second step is to take your age into consideration. If you young and your hair still blooming then you re free to be adventurous and experiment with as many styles as you would wish. But if you are old and balding or receding choose your hair very careful. It's advisable to be conservative with your cuts if you re much older and your hair is not on your side. Low hair cuts would do with  balding or receding hairline. After a few cuts, you will normally arrive at your "trademark cut".

Normally from my experience, your barber always knows about your hair much better than you. This is because the barber works with countless types of hair and shapes of heads and normally, they get an understanding on what each type of hair or shape of head requires. Always be friendly with your barber for specialized care and for guidance on the best cuts to suit your head and look :). I normally like striking conversations with my barbers and it has worked for me. Most barbers are very friendly people after all. Barbershops normally contain clippings or images of various styles so when you get into a barbershop, take time to explore


Your barber or hairstylist functions with various types of hair daily and is aware of your hair much better than anyone. Request for guidance or have a conversation with him or her the next time your in the chair. Also preserve up with the occasions pay out interest to the displays you view and the magazines you read if you see something you like get a mental image and discuss it more than with your barber. Remember that you will have to live with a  bad hair cut for a whopping two weeks if you get it wrong :)