Before and After: Men's Haircuts

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Faux Hawk to Burr Haircut

Fauxhawk to burr cut
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A new haircut can make a big impact on a guy's look, so you might want to see what men's look like haircuts before and after.

Adam Levine shows he can work just about any look well—from a spiky faux hawk style, to a burr haircut. The longer style gives him a trendier look, while the burr shows a more rugged side. 

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Faux Hawk

Adam Levine with a faux hawk
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Burr Haircut

Adam Levine with burr haircut
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Rockabilly Haircut

Adam Levine with rockabilly hair
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Shag to Crewcut

Shag to crewcut
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For this style, actor Nicholas Hoult (from Skins and the movie A Single Man) shows great versatility—from a boyish shag haircut, to a classic crewcut, which highlights his features much better. 

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Shag Haircut

Nicholas Hoult with a shag cut
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Crewcut

NIcholas Hoult with a crewcut
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Short Layer Cut

Short layer cut on NIcholas Hoult
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Caesar to Burr

Caesar to burr
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Sometimes, the best haircut is to just get rid of it altogether. This model's coarse hair is seemingly difficult to style and shape. The burr, instead, shows off his outstanding features, and changes the focus from his hair to his face. 

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Caesar

Caesar cut
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Burr Haircut

Burr Haircut
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Caesar

Caesar
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Shag to Caesar

Shag to Caesar
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Either style works well for this model, but the shorter Caesar cut opens up his face and gives him a more mature look. Facial hair, however, gives it a slightly rugged edge. 

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Medium Shag

Medium Shag
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Caesar

Caesar
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Burr Haircut

Burr haircut
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Trendy to Buzzed

Trendy to buzzed
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This model borderline looks like two different guys. The longer, separated style showcases a youthful, trendy side; the short buzzcut gives a more mature edge. 

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Trendy Haircut

Trendy haircut
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Buzzed Style

Buzzed style
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Slick Style

Slick style
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Short Layer to Butch

Short layer to butch
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This model's hair has wonderful texture, and it seems a shame to buzz it off. But the two styles show just how much difference a haircut makes. Both are good for face-framing, but the short layer gives him a trendy, contemporary look. The butch and facial scruff, in turn, would be well suited to an active lifestyle requiring a low-maintenance style. 

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Short Layer

Short layer
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Butch Haircut

Butch haircut
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Ivy League

Ivy league
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Spiky Layers to Faux Hawk

Spiky layers to faux hawk
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For this model, the spiky layer cut is a fun, youthful option where the hair is the focus. His short faux hawk draws the eye down to the face, and looks better. 

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Spiky Layer Cut

Spiky layer cut
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Faux Hawk

Faux hawk
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Ivy League

Ivy League
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Layer to Long Buzz

Layer to long buzz
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Either style works well for this model's oval face shape. The longer, layered cut gives him more styling options. Still, the shorter buzz highlights his face and provides a low-maintenance option.

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Layer Cut

Layer cut
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Long Buzz

Long buzz
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Home Buzzcut

Buzzcut
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Classic Taper to Burr Haircut

Classic taper to burr haircut
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Channing Tatum is a guy who can work most any style and look great—from a messy classic taper, to a burr.

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Classic Taper

Classic taper
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Ivy League

Ivy League
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Burr Haircut

Burr haircut
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Shag to Ivy League

Shag to Ivy League
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Singer Jessie McCartney now sports a more mature Ivy League haircut, rather than the highlighted shag he wore during the "Beautiful Soul" era.

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Shag Haircut

Shag haircut
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Ivy League

Ivy League
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Short Shag

Short shag
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Shag to Ivy League

Zac Efron Ivy League to Buzzcut
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Zac Efron has come a long way since his High School Musical days. He rose to fame with a long shag haircut, but rocked his hair short for a long time.

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Shag Haircut

Shag
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High School Musical star Zac Efron's ​signature shag haircut worked well with his at-the-time facial features. A razor is used to give styles like this a shattered, shaggy look. A small amount of styling cream controls fly-aways, and adds separation.

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Short Haircut

Zac Efron Short Haircut
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Fortunately, as Efron has matured, so has his haircut. This style is scissor cut short on the sides and back and left longer on top. The style can be worn loose as shown or styled neatly for a more formal look.

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Buzzcut

Zac Efron buzzcut
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For this hairstyle, Zac Efron's hair is clipped aggressively short on the sides and back and left finger length on top. A natural taper is created at the nape of the neck.

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Short Shag to Buzzcut

Short Shag to Buzzcut Chris Zylka
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The Amazing Spider Man's Chris Zylka gave us a great example of how a haircut can change a guy's looks. Chris went from a short, textured shag haircut to a one-​length all over buzzcut. The latter, like any short cut, brings more attention to his face.

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Short Shag Haircut

Chris Zylka Short Shag Haircut
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Ivy League Haircut

Chris Zylka Ivy League Haircut
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Buzzcut

Chris Zylka Buzzcut
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