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Edgar cut

A short, edgy and textured men's cut with 1–2 in (2.5–5 cm) on top and a fringe, finished with a tapered neckline.

Also asked for as: edgar, edgar haircut, takuache cut, edgar fade, mexican edgar

Top
1–2 in (2.5–5 cm)
Best on
1A–2B
Recut
2–3 wks
Styling
2–5 min

Traditionally suggested for

Thick straight or wavy hair, a high forehead, oval and longer faces.

Stylist convention

Who it fits

Hair comes first: these decide whether the shape can hold.

  • Best on 1A–2B hair (straight and wavy).Hair physics
  • Possible on 2C–3A with adjustments; your results name the variant.Hair physics
  • Medium to high density.Hair physics
  • Holds up through a Norwood 2 hairline.Barber consensus
  • Scores higher if you have a high forehead.Stylist convention
  • Scores higher if you have coarse hair.Hair physics

Who should skip it

Any one of these moves it down your list, or off it.

  • 3B–4C hair (curly and coily): the shape depends on a texture it can't hold, so we rule it out.Hair physics
  • Low-density hair: the cut relies on bulk that thin hair doesn't have.Hair physics
  • A hairline past Norwood 2: at stage 3 it's shown with a caveat; beyond that we hide it.Barber consensus
  • Scores lower if you have a low forehead.Stylist convention
  • Scores lower if you have a front cowlick.Barber consensus
  • Scores lower if you have prominent ears.Barber consensus
  • Scores lower if you have a receding hairline (Norwood 2+).Barber consensus

Barbers also flag: A low forehead, a front cowlick, prominent ears (skin fade); the hard front line shows temple recession from stage 3; trend-dependent (Janif 2014).

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

“High or mid skin fade (drop or burst optional); top 1–2 in, textured; blunt fringe cut straight across with a sharp line-up.”

Clipper guards in this spec (Wahl sizes)

  1. Skin0 mm
  2. #13 mm
  3. #26 mm

Side options that suit this cut

  • High fade
  • Mid fade
  • Drop fade
  • Burst fade
Sides
High skin fade, 0 → #1 → #2
Top
1–2 in (2.5–5 cm)
Fringe
Blunt, cut straight across the forehead
Neckline
Tapered (fades out naturally)
Technique
Clipper-cut straight fringe line; point-cut the top
Product
Matte paste or texture powder
Recut
Every 2–3 weeks

Upkeep and yearly cost

Priced at $30 a cut. Your results use your own local price.

Trim every
2–3 weeks
Per year
17–26 cuts a year, about $510–$780 at $30 a cut
Daily styling
2–5 min a day
Product
Light product
Heat tools
Not needed

Proportions, by face shape

Where the edgar cut places in our engine’s geometry-only top 10 for a textbook face of each shape: a top-3 pick for oval and diamond. Proportions are the smallest part of a real score; your hair counts for more.

Where the edgar cut places in the geometry-only top 10 for each face shape
Face shapeOn proportions
Oval#1 of the top 10
Round#8 of the top 10
SquareNot in the top 10
Oblong#5 of the top 10
Heart#4 of the top 10
Diamond#1 of the top 10
TriangleNot in the top 10

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See the edgar cut 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