- Women's cut
- Buzz length
- Edgy
Buzz / crop
A buzz-length, edgy women's cut with 0.3–0.5 in (0.5–1.5 cm) on top, finished with a tapered neckline.
Also asked for as: womens buzz cut, buzzed hair women, short crop women, buzz cut girl, shaved head women
- Top
- 0.3–0.5 in (0.5–1.5 cm)
- Best on
- 1A–4C
- Recut
- 2–4 wks
- Styling
- None
Traditionally suggested for
A symmetric head, strong features, hair loss (a bold option), 4A–4C hair.
Stylist convention
Who it fits
Hair comes first: these decide whether the shape can hold.
- Works on every texture, from straight 1A to coily 4C.Hair physics
- Any density.Hair physics
- Scores higher if you have low-density hair.Hair physics
- Scores higher if you have a crown whorl.Barber consensus
Who should skip it
Any one of these moves it down your list, or off it.
- You want to keep your length: from typical medium hair this is a big chop.Your preference
- Scores lower if you have prominent ears.Barber consensus
Barbers also flag: An irregular head shape, prominent ears, or wanting a soft look.
What to tell your barber
The catalog spec, in barber terms. Your own card adjusts it: part side from your crown whorl, curl notes for your texture, and a QR code your barber can open.
Read this to your barber
“#2–4 all over or a textured crop; soft tapered neckline.”
Clipper guards in this spec (Wahl sizes)
- #26 mm
- #310 mm
- #413 mm
- Sides
- #2–4 (6–13 mm) all over
- Top
- 0.3–0.5 in (0.5–1.5 cm)
- Neckline
- Tapered (fades out naturally)
- Technique
- Clipper all over, or a short textured crop; soft tapered neckline
- Product
- None; SPF on the scalp outdoors
- Recut
- Every 2–4 weeks
Upkeep and yearly cost
Priced at $30 a cut. Your results use your own local price.
- Trim every
- 2–4 weeks
- Per year
- 13–26 cuts a year, about $390–$780 at $30 a cut
- Daily styling
- No daily styling
- Product
- No product
- Heat tools
- Not needed
Proportions, by face shape
Where the buzz / crop places in our engine’s geometry-only top 10 for a textbook face of each shape. Proportions are the smallest part of a real score; your hair counts for more.
Related cuts
- Classic pixieShort · 1A–2B, 4A–4C
- ShagMedium · 2A–3B
- Stacked / inverted bobShort · 1A–2B
- Wolf cutMedium · 2A–3B
See the buzz / crop on your own face before you sit down.
Free analysis first. Previews only change your hair, and if one doesn’t look like you, the redo is free.
Check it on my face