- Men's cut
- Long
- Soft
- Textured & modern
Flow (medium swept back)
A long, soft and textured men's cut with 4–7 in (10–18 cm) on top, finished with a tapered neckline.
Also asked for as: hockey hair, flow haircut, bro flow, lettuce, medium length swept back hair
- Top
- 4–7 in (10–18 cm)
- Best on
- 2A–2C
- Recut
- 8–12 wks
- Styling
- 3–5 min
Traditionally suggested for
Heart and diamond faces (adds jaw width), a strong jaw.
Stylist convention
Who it fits
Hair comes first: these decide whether the shape can hold.
- Best on 2A–2C hair (wavy).Hair physics
- Possible on 1B with adjustments; your results name the variant.Hair physics
- Medium to high density.Hair physics
- Holds up through a Norwood 1 hairline.Barber consensus
- Scores higher if you have a square jaw.Stylist convention
- Scores higher if you have prominent ears.Barber consensus
Who should skip it
Any one of these moves it down your list, or off it.
- 1A, 1C, 3A–4C hair (straight, 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 1: at stage 2 it's shown with a caveat; beyond that we hide it.Barber consensus
- Scores lower if you have fine hair.Hair physics
- Scores lower if you have low-density hair.Hair physics
- Scores lower if you have a receding hairline (Norwood 2+).Barber consensus
Barbers also flag: Round faces; fine low-density hair; hidden from hairline stage 2; a long grow-out.
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
“Grow to 4–7 in; long layers; ends behind the ears; clean tapered nape.”
- Sides
- Left long and tucked behind the ears
- Top
- 4–7 in (10–18 cm)
- Neckline
- Tapered (fades out naturally)
- Technique
- Long layers; clean tapered nape
- Product
- Light cream or sea-salt spray
- Recut
- Every 8–12 weeks
Upkeep and yearly cost
Priced at $30 a cut. Your results use your own local price.
- Trim every
- 8–12 weeks
- Per year
- 4–7 cuts a year, about $120–$210 at $30 a cut
- Daily styling
- 3–5 min a day
- Product
- Light product
- Heat tools
- Not needed
Proportions, by face shape
Where the flow (medium swept back) 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
- Long layered / man bunLong · 1B–3A
- Curtains / middle partMedium · 1A–2C
- Two-block / K-style fringeMedium · 1B–1C
- QuiffMedium · 1B–2C
See the flow (medium swept back) 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