Mowhawk, FauxHawk and now... LowHawk

Every once in a while we get the opportunity to give a willing clipper cut client a mowhawk. It is a lot of fun, few and far between and not too commercial. We have all done a lot of fauxhawks. You know those… the guy wants to be a bit out there… thinks he is cutting edge, but without too much edge. So he asks for a fauxhawk. What he really wants is a longish, basic cut… and he wants to style it a bit funkier on the weekend… yet still not too offensive for the 5 day work week. Not too much glamour here, really. Just a textured basic cut with a glop of goop for style. Get ready for the next big thing. We have started to see a few out there. I have decided to give it a name. remember, you heard the name here first. The next big trend in men’s clipper cutting is the LOWHAWK. This one is a bit more of a commitment to the style then the “force it in foauhawk”. This is a low, wide crest on the top of the head. This is clippered way up, past the curve of the head. This is very short on the sides. This does not need a whole lot of styling goop as it is more carved in as a shape and less forced in as style. One great way to make this look really pop is to use the canvass of the side of the head for the placement of a carved design. I am doing just this at a big event this weekend. I have been asked to present a segment on fashion and trend. I will rock the house with my lowhawk technique and I will carve in relief, flames on the side for extra punch. Look here for post-event pictures.