How to Keep Your Haircut Looking Good Between Visits

It's mostly about timing

The number one thing that makes a haircut look good for longer is coming back at the right interval. For fades, that's 2-3 weeks. For a standard cut with scissors on top, you can stretch to 4 weeks comfortably.

After 4 weeks, any fade is gone. The blend has grown out and you're back to an even length all around. Not the end of the world, but it won't look like it did when you left the shop.

Washing

Wash your hair, but not every day. Every other day is fine for most people. If you're using product, wash it out before bed — sleeping in wax or clay clogs up your scalp and makes your hair flat by morning.

When you do wash, actually rinse properly. Half the "my hair won't sit right" complaints are just product buildup that never got washed out.

Product

Less is more. A small amount of clay or paste — about a 5p coin — worked through towel-dried hair will hold most styles all day. If you're using a full finger scoop, you're using too much.

For fades specifically, you don't need product on the sides. Just the top. The sides are short enough to sit on their own.

Between cuts

If your neckline starts looking scruffy at the 2-week mark, don't try to trim it yourself. Bathroom mirror trims almost always end badly. Either come in for a quick tidy (we can do that) or just wait for your next appointment.

The loyalty maths

We do every 10th visit free. If you're on a 3-week cycle, that's a free cut roughly every 7 months. On a 2-week cycle, roughly every 5 months. Worth showing up regularly.

Book online or walk in — we're at 213 Bingley Road, Saltaire, open 7 days.