- Men's cut
- Medium
- Textured & modern
- Edgy
Twists / starter locs
A medium, textured and edgy men's cut with 2–6 in (5–15 cm) on top, finished with a tapered neckline.
Also asked for as: two strand twists, starter locs, comb coils, twists with taper, locs
- Top
- 2–6 in (5–15 cm)
- Best on
- 4A–4C
- Recut
- 3–6 wks
- Styling
- 2–5 min
Traditionally suggested for
Long faces (adds width), a creative look.
Stylist convention
Who it fits
Hair comes first: these decide whether the shape can hold.
- Best on 4A–4C hair (coily).Hair physics
- Possible on 3C with adjustments; your results name the variant.Hair physics
- Medium to high density.Hair physics
- Holds up through a Norwood 2 hairline.Barber consensus
Who should skip it
Any one of these moves it down your list, or off it.
- 1A–3B hair (straight, wavy and curly): 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 low-density hair.Barber consensus
Barbers also flag: A round face with wide volume (shape it taller).
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
“Tapered sides; 2–6 in on top for two-strand or comb coils; even parting grid.”
Side options that suit this cut
- Low taper
- Mid taper
- Burst fade
- Drop fade
- Sides
- Tapered
- Top
- 2–6 in (5–15 cm)
- Neckline
- Tapered (fades out naturally)
- Technique
- Two-strand twists or comb coils on an even parting grid; retwist every 3–6 weeks
- Product
- Twisting butter or locking gel
- Recut
- Every 3–6 weeks
Upkeep and yearly cost
Priced at $30 a cut. Your results use your own local price.
- Trim every
- 3–6 weeks
- Per year
- 9–17 cuts a year, about $270–$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 twists / starter locs 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
- High-top fadeMedium · 4A–4C
- Modern mulletMedium · 2A–3C
- Curtains / middle partMedium · 1A–2C
- Disconnected undercutMedium · 1A–2C
See the twists / starter locs 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