- Men's cut
- Short
- Textured & modern
Textured crop
A short, 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: crop top fade, french crop textured, textured french crop, crop fade, messy crop
- Top
- 1–2 in (2.5–5 cm)
- Best on
- 1A–3B
- Recut
- 3–4 wks
- Styling
- 2–5 min
Traditionally suggested for
A high forehead, hairline stages 2–3, fine or thin hair, longer faces.
Stylist convention
Who it fits
Hair comes first: these decide whether the shape can hold.
- Best on 1A–3B hair (straight, wavy and curly).Hair physics
- Possible on 3C with adjustments; your results name the variant.Hair physics
- Any density.Hair physics
- Holds up through a Norwood 3 hairline.Barber consensus
- Scores higher if you have a high forehead.Stylist convention
- Scores higher if you have a receding hairline (Norwood 2+).Barber consensus
- Scores higher if you have fine hair.Hair physics
- Scores higher if you have low-density hair.Hair physics
Who should skip it
Any one of these moves it down your list, or off it.
- 4A–4C hair (coily): the shape depends on a texture it can't hold, so we rule it out.Hair physics
- A hairline past Norwood 3: at stage 4 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 prominent ears.Barber consensus
Barbers also flag: A low forehead; a very round face if the top is left flat.
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
“Mid or high skin fade; top 1–2 in point-cut for texture; choppy fringe ~1 in above brows.”
Clipper guards in this spec (Wahl sizes)
- Skin0 mm
- #13 mm
- #26 mm
Side options that suit this cut
- Mid fade
- High fade
- Low taper
- Sides
- Mid skin fade, 0 → #1 → #2
- Top
- 1–2 in (2.5–5 cm)
- Fringe
- Choppy, about 1 in above the brows
- Neckline
- Tapered (fades out naturally)
- Technique
- Point-cut the top for texture
- Product
- Matte paste, pea-size
- Recut
- Every 3–4 weeks
Upkeep and yearly cost
Priced at $30 a cut. Your results use your own local price.
- Trim every
- 3–4 weeks
- Per year
- 13–17 cuts a year, about $390–$510 at $30 a cut
- Daily styling
- 2–5 min a day
- Product
- Light product
- Heat tools
- Not needed
Proportions, by face shape
Where the textured 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
All haircutsSee the textured 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