Brushed Back Haircut in Mississauga: The Scissor Cut Behind the Lift

The appointment is a scissor cut from start to finish

Nearly all of a brushed back cut is done with scissors, because clippers cannot remove weight from inside the hair the way point cutting and slide cutting can. Clippers may appear briefly at the nape, but the shape comes from the shears.

That makes it a scissor cut in everything but name, booked simply as Haircut Only. The why behind the length and the drying routine is in our brushed back hair guide, so the appointment itself can stay focused on your hair's weight and fall.

Come in wearing it the way you normally do

Arrive with your hair styled the way you wear it on an ordinary day, even though we wash it as part of the service. Seeing where the front drops, where it splits and how high it lifts tells us more than any photo can.

Tell us how you dry it at home, too. Someone who air dries needs a different weight map from someone who blasts it back with a dryer every morning, and it is easier to cut for your real routine than for an ideal one.

It also helps to mention anything the style fights against: a cowlick at the front hairline, a crown that splits, or one side that always springs forward. These are cut around, not styled around, and we can only plan for them if we know they are there.

Mark or Marcel for brushed back hair

Book Marcel Shabo if you want the most attention on texture and movement, the matte, separated finish that defines the style. Book Mark Yousif if you like to switch between brushed back on weekdays and a sleeker slick back on nights out, since slick backs are one of his leanings.

Either barber will cut both versions. The difference is which finish you want them to have in mind while they take the weight out.

Humid summers and the swept front

On muggy July and August days the front drops faster, so a slightly shorter front holds up better in the heat. Taking about a centimetre off before summer, and letting it grow back through the fall, is a simple way to keep the lift all year.

Rain does the same thing in a single afternoon. If you commute on foot from a MiWay stop on Matheson or Hurontario, a lighter cream re-rakes easily with damp fingers once you are indoors.

Signs your brushed back cut is due

Rebook every five to six weeks, or sooner if you notice any of these. Each one means the weight has grown back into the places we took it from.

• The front falls forward by lunchtime even though you dried it back.
• The sides of the top flare out over your ears instead of lying flat.
• You need noticeably more product than you did a month ago.
• The nape has started to curl over your collar.