- Men's cut
- Medium
- Textured & modern
- Clean & classic
Quiff
A medium, textured and classic men's cut with 1.5–4 in (4–10 cm) on top and a fringe, finished with a tapered neckline.
Also asked for as: quiff haircut, modern quiff, textured quiff, quiff fade
- Top
- 1.5–4 in (4–10 cm)
- Best on
- 1B–2C
- Recut
- 3–5 wks
- Styling
- 5–10 min
Traditionally suggested for
Round, square and short faces, a low forehead.
Stylist convention
Who it fits
Hair comes first: these decide whether the shape can hold.
- Best on 1B–2C hair (straight and wavy).Hair physics
- Possible on 1A, 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 low 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
- Helmets, hats or daily swimming: they flatten the volume the shape needs.Hair physics
- A humid climate with wavy or curly hair: it needs a blowout to hold.Hair physics
- No heat tools: it needs a blow-dryer to look like the reference.Stylist convention
- Scores lower if you have a high forehead.Stylist convention
- 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
- Scores lower if you have a long face.Stylist convention
Barbers also flag: Long or oblong faces; fine, low-density hair; hidden from hairline stage 3.
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
“Front 3–4 in graduating to 1.5 in at crown; mid fade or taper; texturize the front.”
Side options that suit this cut
- Mid fade
- Low taper
- Mid taper
- High fade
- Sides
- Mid fade or taper
- Top
- 1.5–4 in (4–10 cm)
- Fringe
- Front 3–4 in, texturised and styled up
- Neckline
- Tapered (fades out naturally)
- Technique
- Graduate front to crown; texturise the front
- Product
- Pre-styler and a blow-dry, then clay or pomade
- Recut
- Every 3–5 weeks
Upkeep and yearly cost
Priced at $30 a cut. Your results use your own local price.
- Trim every
- 3–5 weeks
- Per year
- 10–17 cuts a year, about $300–$510 at $30 a cut
- Daily styling
- 5–10 min a day
- Product
- Styling product every day
- Heat tools
- Blow-dryer needed
Proportions, by face shape
Where the quiff places in our engine’s geometry-only top 10 for a textbook face of each shape: a top-3 pick for round, square, heart and triangle. Proportions are the smallest part of a real score; your hair counts for more.
Related cuts
- Curtains / middle partMedium · 1A–2C
- PompadourMedium · 1B–2B
- Slick backMedium · 1A–2B
- Two-block / K-style fringeMedium · 1B–1C
See the quiff 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