Simple straight hair does not equal a boring style! An impressive, intelligent haircut will do wonders for those with straight hair, no matter if it’s thick or fine as texture! The key to discovering amazing hairstyles for men with straight hair is to experiment with different haircuts every two months until you find the one that matches your clothes or your lifestyle! Take a look at the suggestions below!
I. Fade Hairstyles For Men With Straight Hair
1. High Fade with Spiky Top Hairstyle with Straight Hair
What to ask your barber?
To get this high fade haircut, start by fading the arches at an angle and then, increase the clipper’s number as approach the crown. In front, leave a 4 inches top length to create a voluminous, spiky part that you will style using a high-resistance hair pomade.
2. Low Fade with Spiky Top Haircut for Straight Hair
What to ask your barber?
To create this contrasting look, with a clean middle part and a sharp beard, increase the length towards the top and cut the crown at an even length of 1 inch, to create a straight line. This is one of the hairstyles for men with straight hair that can help with the weekly trimming to keep the exact look!
3. High Fade with Razor Pattern Hairstyle
What to ask your barber?
Fade one side of the head while cutting the other part at a maximum of 2 inches to create a half-half aspect with the faded side. Ask for an artistic pattern to decorate one side of your head.
4. High Fade with Blonde Top Strands
What to ask your barber?
Ask for a zero fade that has a smooth transition towards the crown in order to increase the perceived height of the hairstyle. Use high-precision scissors to create a textured effect that will be amplified by adding color and styling the tips backward.
5. High Fade Caesar Cut for Straight Hair Men
What to ask your barber?
This haircut will do wonders for those with fine hair. Simply ask for a Caesar cut with bald faded sides and the barber should know how to execute it.
6. High Fade Disconnected Hairstyle with Blonde Highlights
What to ask your barber?
This two-block hairstyle has a quick transition from a zero fade to a 2 inches long top and can look lighter and more colorful if you opt to color the top strands in a warm blonde color.
7. Top Knot with High Fade
What to ask your barber?
Ask for a high fade with a narrow central stripe left longer so that you can pull it in a small top knot and keep the rest of the head skin faded.
8. Mid Fade with Small Side Razor Design
What to ask your barber?
Keep the arches as faded as possible and create square temple points to define the contour of the haircut. Add small side razor designs and a single cat scratch to break the dark aspect.
9. Sleek Spiky Top with Faded Sides
What to ask your barber?
Straight thick hair is really easy to style provided that you use the right styling products and trim the top hair so that it can be textured in small, wispy strands, while the rest of the hair is faded with #0 blade clippers.
10. Skin Fade French Crop with Razor line
What to ask your barber?
Request a two-block hairstyle with faded sides and a 1-inch top part that the barber will separate through a thick straight line with a sharp outline.
11. Low Fade Hairstyle For Men With Straight Hair
What to ask your barber?
Ask for an ultra-short haircut with low fade sides and clean the arches in a circular manner so as to create a gradual fade effect. Cut the bangs really short to match the hairline.
12. Cotton Pink Hairstyle with Low Fade
What to ask your barber?
Short wiry hair can gain texture if you bleach it and after that, you add a pink pigment to create a pastel shade that will pop out thanks to the dark skin color and the beard.
13. High Fade with Side Part and Swoopy Top
What to ask your barber?
This dapper look has three distinct elements that function together to create an interesting mix: a straight side part that separates a 3 inches long part and a zero faded side on the left with straight temple points.
14. High Fade with Slicked Back Hairstyle
What to ask your barber?
Start by fading the head with #0 blade clippers as close to the crown as possible and cut the top part at a length of 2 inches in order to gain height. The added blonde highlights will increase the textured effect.
15. Low Fade with Spiky Top
What to ask your barber?
This haircut for men with slightly wavy hair will ensure both a practical hairstyle that can be replicated in minutes and a great look for the top part.
16. Low Fade With Curly Top Hairstyle
What to ask your barber?
This hairstyle has low faded arches with a gradual increase towards the top and a curly front quiff that covers the center of the forehead.
17. Low Fade With Textured Top Hairstyle and Side Razor Design
What to ask your barber?
Ask for a bald fade haircut around the nape and the arches and then gradually increase the top length to around 1/2 inch long to create a bit of weight. Add a side razor pattern of your choice to enhance the different levels.
18. Up-swept High Top with Skin Fade
What to ask your barber?
Ask for a classical mid-skin fade for the side and a front part long enough that you can comb and style to stay upward for extra height.
19. Metallic Silver Grey Skin Fade Hairstyle For Men
What to ask your barber?
Create a blurry fade starting from the nape towards the crown and dye the top strands in a subtle metallic silver grey tone for a unique look.
20. High Fade with Striped Razor Design Hairstyle
What to ask your barber?
This hairstyle is based on a mix of the short trimmed top strands that creates a compact mass and a triple razor design that creates a cool pattern for your sides and nape.
21. Skin Fade with Razor Side Line
What to ask your barber?
A classic hairstyle, this skin fade with a sharp razor sideline that separates the top from the lower part of the head is a clean, fresh look, totally compatible with straight fine hair.
22. High and Tight Fade with Razor Side Line
What to ask your barber?
Curly hair can look straight if you ask your barber to buzz it really close to the skin and add a short straight side part to break the pattern.
23. Spiky Hairstyle With Side Razor Design and Low Fade
What to ask your barber?
This intricate look is obtained by cutting the sides in various lengths and keeping one part long enough to reach the chin level and straightening it with a flat iron.
24. High Fade with Messy Textured Top Hairstyle For Men
What to ask your barber?
Start by tapering the sides to match the length of the beard and then gradually increase the length until reaching the crown. Use a pair of scissors to feather the top layers so that they create a fan look and arrange the strands to cover the forehead.
25. Buzz Cut with Skin Fade with a Beard
What to ask your barber?
You can get this short haircut by buzzing the sides to a bald fade and start increasing the length at the middle way towards the top to give a bit of weight to the haircut. Trim the beard slightly longer to match the top length.
II. Mullet Hairstyles For Men With Straight Hair
26. Mullet Mohawk Hairstyle
What to ask your barber?
Taper the sides in a curvy shape to a 1/4 inch length and create a Mohawk shape starting at the base of the nape and reaching the crown where the maximum length should be 3 inches long.
27. Blonde Messy Mullet Hairstyle
What to ask your barber?
Fade a small portion of the sides and trim the rest of the head in a gradual manner starting at the nape and increasing the area to cover the whole back of the head and the crown. The front length should be around 2 inches.
28. Split Mullet Hairstyle
What to ask your barber?
This haircut has small faded areas around the arches of the ears while the rest of the hair is long and shaggy and feathered using precision scissors to separate the strands. The blonde color is a cool way of highlighting the special cut.
29. Shaggy Mullet with Low Fade Hairstyle
What to ask your barber?
This full, compact look is a mix of the small faded area around the temples and an overall 2 inches long trim for the rest of the head, that leaves the hair looking voluminous and shiny and only needs combing.
30. Short Mullet With Faded Sides
What to ask your barber?
Fade the sides with #0 blade clippers and make a quick transition to a 1-inch long cut for the back and top of the head. Arrange the front strands so that they resemble baby bangs. And don’t forget to join the Mullet Monday Club!
31. Short Straight Mullet Hairstyle
What to ask your barber?
With a slightly gradual fade around the temples, this hairstyle has long trimmed-back strands that reach the neck and 1/2 inches-long bangs that create a straight outline for the hairline.
32. Short Razor Fade Mullet Hairstyle For Men
What to ask your barber?
This hairstyle is a super short mullet version with clean arches and a small portion at the back with 1-2 inches-long strands that create a messy look.
33. Gangsta Mullet Hairstyle For Men
What to ask your barber?
With long trimmed strands, this hairstyle is similar to a Pompadour, except the back is kept long and slightly curly instead of being cut shorter towards the nape.
34. Skin Fade with Modern Mullet Hairstyle
What to ask your barber?
Fade the sides and the temples using #0 blade clippers and trim the rest of the hair at an even length of 1 inch while creating a spiky aspect for the front hair. The blunt-cut mustache completes the look.
35. Shaggy Bowl Cut with Mullet
What to ask your barber?
Ask for a cool, blended look between a mullet and a bowl cut, and request that the overall aspect is an asymmetric one with longer strands from side to side.
III. Medium Long Hairstyles For Men With Straight Hair
36. Thick White Spiky Hairstyle
What to ask your barber?
This hairstyle is unique both through color and the messy cut that ensures a spiky look, with straight top strands that are styled to stay stick-straight.
37. Emo Hairstyle For Men
What to ask your barber?
The so-popular emo haircut is a typical medium-length hairstyle that has a slightly longer fringe that you can comb and straighten using a flat iron. Make sure to use heat protection for your hair’s health.
38. Extreme Bowl-cut Hairstyle
What to ask your barber?
The beautiful auburn shade of your natural hair will be enhanced if you opt for a two-block type of haircut such as this extreme bowl-cut with a maximum length of 2 inches.
39. Flattop With Skin Fade
What to ask your barber?
The ever-green haircut of the ’50s, Flattop is a cool way of sporting stick-straight thick hair without bothering too much about how to style it after you got it cut.
40. Flattop With High Fade Hairstyle
What to ask your barber?
Fade the hair with #0 blade clippers all the way to the top while also cutting the top hair strands at an even length of 1 inch so that they resemble the bristles of a brush.
41. Wavy French Crop with Sideburns
What to ask your barber?
Gain extra texture and a soft appearance with this wavy French Crop cut that has an overall length of 2 inches and a full, heavy fringe that reaches half of the forehead.
42. Flattop with Side Razor Design
What to ask your barber?
Create a gradual, smooth fade starting with #0 blade clippers and trim the top strands to reach a 3 inches top length with slightly shorter strands in the back for a tilted look. Ask for a side razor line and cat scratches at one of the eyebrows.
43. Long Sleek Hairstyle
What to ask your barber?
A classic long hairstyle is a good option for those with straight hair. Ask for a feathered haircut with strands that pass the shoulders level.
44. High Fade with Spiky Top
What to ask your barber?
Get this look by fading the sides with #0 blade clippers that will slim your head’s shape and a 3 inches length for the top strands.
45. Sharp Fade with Swept-Back Top
What to ask your barber?
Request a zero fade for the sides with a subtle separation from the top that should reach a maximum of 2 inches top length so that you can style a couple of strands.
46. Crop Hairstyle With Beard
What to ask your barber?
This is an extreme look with a short crop for the top strands that are not longer than 1/4 inches and a matching beard with a similar length, bleached, and trimmed to follow a nice contour.
47. Fresh Fade with Razor Design Mullet
What to ask your barber?
Clean the arches following the natural curve of the head while gradually increasing the length of the top strands to reach approximately 1/4 inches length. Add two small parallel sharp razor lines to complete the look.
48. Slick Back Hairstyle For Silver Grey Hair
What to ask your barber?
Request a simple slick-back haircut with an overall length of 2 inches and tapered sides to ensure that the hair stays sleek and neatly combed. Use a high-resistance hair pomade for a finishing touch.
49. Skin Fade with Up-swept Hairstyle
What to ask your barber?
This rough, manly look thanks to the full, neatly trimmed beard is matched with an equally cool haircut that has short sides and a longer top that is styled and combed to reach a maximum of 2 inches in length.
50. Blurry Fade With Textured Top
What to ask your barber?
A simple haircut, with buzzed sides and nape and a gradual increase towards the crown where the small, chiseled strands reach a length of 1/2 inches. Choose to grow instead, a 4 inches long beard with a pointy shape.
51. Spiky Silver Grey Hairstyle
What to ask your barber?
The short, spiky cut of the top hair reaches a length of 2 inches while the sides are short, close to a zero fade. Use a styling gel to shape the crown in a high pointy pyramid.
52. Blonde Textured Haircut with Dark Beard
What to ask your barber?
This haircut is all about the color contrast between the dark black beard with a bushy texture and the short trimmed, messy bleached blonde hairstyle.
53. Spiky Taper Cut Hairstyle
What to ask your barber?
Ask for a tapered look with carefully modeled sideburns and a spiky texture for the front strands so that the hair keeps a natural look.
54. Skin Fade with Caesar Cut Hairstyle
What to ask your barber?
Ask for a variation between a Caesar Cut and a French crop with a carefully combed 1-inch long fringe and a spiky top.
55. High Skin Fade with Beard Hairstyle
What to ask your barber?
Keep the sides faded with #0 blade clippers and an overall length of 1/3 inch for the crown. Choose to grow instead of a bushy, round-shaped beard.
56. Flow Disconnected Undercut
What to ask your barber?
This is a classic haircut with a modern twist, a combination between a floppy top and zero faded sides with a stubby beard.
57. Tight Taper Fade Hair
What to ask your barber?
The taper fade is a cool way of wearing short straight hair and any barber should know how to replicate this look. Make sure to pass the comb a couple of times through your hair to ensure it looks voluminous.
IV. Classic Hairstyles For Men with Straight Hair
58. Taper Hairstyle
What to ask your barber?
The taper hairstyle with a long top and slightly shorter strands makes for a cool compact shape for your head and creates a cool contrast with the full, hipster beard. Use a utility balm to keep it in shape.
59. Light Blonde High Swept Razor Fade
What to ask your barber?
After completely bleaching your hair and dyeing it in a light white color, opt for a razor fade with long top strands on the top of the head.
60. Long Trim Pompadour With Beard
What to ask your barber?
Ask for a long trim Pompadour hairstyle with shaved sideburns and a carefully contoured beard and mustache to obtain a cool look. This is one of the classy hairstyles for men with straight hair!
61. High Fade with Flattop Hairstyle
What to ask your barber?
Start by fading the sides and trace a straight, geometrical guard line to obtain this interesting hairstyle for men with straight hair. Keep a bit of weight on the top by cutting the hair at an even length of 1 inch.
62. Jelly Rolls Hairstyle
What to ask your barber?
A retro look is a cool option for hairstyles for men with straight hair. Request a Jelly Roll and the barber should know how to give you this unique look.
63. Modern Mohawk With Razor Design Hairstyle
What to ask your barber?
With a gradual increase in the fade, this hairstyle has a long trimmed top with strands that reach almost 4 inches long and a cool razor pattern with parallel sidelines that decorate the whole haircut, giving it a dynamic look.
64. Undone Pompadour with High Fade
What to ask your barber?
Request a classic Pompadour with a blocked nape and play with the front strands a little so that the overall look is more relaxed and casual.
65. Flowy Hairstyle with Pointy Sideburns
What to ask your barber?
To get this Short Haircut for Men ask for a layered, casual haircut with strands that reach a maximum of 2 inches and a blocked nape that will ensure a compact look. Arrange the front strands on the forehead to complete the whole ensemble.
66. Slick-Back Hairstyle with Shaved Sides
What to ask your barber?
Ask for a disconnected undercut with 4 inches long top strands that you will comb and arrange on the back of the head to create a sleek look, using hair pomade.
67. Undercut Mullet Hairstyle
What to ask your barber?
Shave the sides and increase the top length gradually from the nape towards the top to create a high, swept-back hairstyle with straight strands.
68. Slicked Back Low Fade with Long Beard
What to ask your barber?
Trim the upper part of the nape to an overall length of 1/2 inch and then comb the front strands on the back to create a small pomp with a long, straight pointy beard.
69. High Fade with Mohawk Hairstyle
What to ask your barber?
Start by zero fading the area around the ears and then change the blade clippers to a longer length until reaching a 1/4 length under the crown. Choose to keep a small, thin stripe of hair on top to create a spiky Mohawk.
70. Swept Back Flow Haircut
What to ask your barber?
Trim the hair by taking each strand and cutting it at a 2 inches length and then comb all of them backward and use hair spray to fixate the look.
71. High Fade with Spiky Top Haircut
What to ask your barber?
Ask for a skin fade that reaches the crown and a 1 to 2 inches long top hair to reveal the sleek shiny texture of the hair.
72. High Fade with Slick Back Top Hairstyle
What to ask your barber?
Create a sharp fade for the sides and nape using #0 blade clippers and keep a small stripe of top hair long enough so that you can comb it on the back.
73. Skin Fade with Textured Front Quiff
What to ask your barber?
Ask for an overall zero fade and choose to trim the top hair at a 2 inches length to create a textured look and style a front part that will attract attention to your face.
74. Skin Fade with Mohawk Hairstyle
What to ask your barber?
Separate the sides into two different levels and opt for a quick transition from the bald faded area to the one with 1/4 inches and then trim the top hair to a 1 inch in order to style the Mohawk.
75. Low Fade Spiky Haircut
What to ask your barber?
Play with different lengths and angles to create a similar hairstyle to a Flow haircut and keep it fresh with monthly visits to the barbershop.
76. Pompadour and Fade Hairstyle
What to ask your barber?
Request a modern version of the Pompadour hairstyle, where the sides and nape are zero faded and create a clear contour for your head. Cool!
77. High Fade with Side Part and Flat Top
What to ask your barber?
Choose a half-half look with a small faded area and a 1-inch long top with sleek, straight styling for a shiny look. Ask for a side part that will enhance the separation between the two.
78. Spiky Hairstyle with Faded Sides
What to ask your barber?
Keep it short and simple! Go for a classic fade around the sides and a maximum length of 1 inch for the top in order to create this short, easy-to-style haircut with a long beard.
79. Fade Cut With Pomp Mohawk Haircut
What to ask your barber?
To replicate this look you will need a simple bald fade followed by a 1/8 inches long area and a high, well-trimmed, and combed Mohawk that you can fixate using hair spray to keep the natural fluffy texture of the hair.
80. Taper Cut with Slick-back Hairstyle For Men
What to ask your barber?
With zero faded sides and a long-trimmed top, this slick-back hairstyle for men with straight hair only needs a bit of hair gel to arrange the top strands as casually as you wish.
81. Short Trimmed Haircut with Red Strands
What to ask your barber?
Trim the hair on the crown at a maximum length of 1/4 inch except for the front strands which should be long enough to create a bit of texture and weight for your hairline.
82. High Fade Textured Top
What to ask your barber?
Start by fading the nape and the sides to a bald fade and then increase the length gradually towards the top where it should reach a maximum of 2 inches with a sleek, neatly combed texture.
83. Short Hair with Long Beard Hairstyle
What to ask your barber?
Request a buzz cut or a short skin fade with a bit of texture on top and choose to focus instead on your beard and trim it as neatly as possible to balance the clean aspect of your head.
84. Undercut with Spiky Top Haircut
What to ask your barber?
This short undercut features a special element: the long slightly parted strands of hair that cover the skin faded area and the ski-high Mohawk that will add extra inches to your height!
85. Sleek Pompadour Hairstyle
What to ask your barber?
Ask for a Pompadour with an overall length of 1 to 2 inches and add long sideburns with to create a continuous line from the hair to the beard.
86. Undercut Medium Hairstyle
What to ask your barber?
Go for straight sideburns with an even overall straight fade for one side of the head while cutting the hair on the other at 4 inches long when straightened with a flat iron.
87. Greasy Pompadour With Elephants Trunk
What to ask your barber?
Nothing can compare to a retro classy Pompadour with strands that stay greasy and slightly longer towards the top. Ask for the front strands to be separated and curled in order to obtain the so-called “Elephant’s Trunk” element.
88. Sleek Hairstyle With Side Part
What to ask your barber?
Ask for a layered short haircut with strands that cover the crown and a razor-sharp side part that will increase the perceived depth of the haircut.
89. Metallic Turquoise Hairstyle
What to ask your barber?
This is not your average hairstyle for men with straight hair! The metallic turquoise shade makes this Pompadour haircut a truly unique masterpiece!
90. Mullet Flattop Hairstyle
What to ask your barber?
If you’re undecided about what hairstyles for men with straight hair to give a try, you can ask for a combination of two of the most frequently executed haircuts: a mullet and a flattop!
91. Shiny Blonde Pompadour Hairstyle With Wet Look
What to ask your barber?
This hairstyle is based on texture and bright shade of blonde all brought together in a long trim Pompadour haircut. Ask for an overall length of 2 inches.
92. White Pompadour with Bald Fade
What to ask your barber?
A white, natural Pompadour with an overall length of 1 inch for your hair strands and a long, brown, almost colorless beard to go with your sky-high front pomp!
93. High Fade with Mohawk and Hair Tattoo
What to ask your barber?
This modern look has a sharp high fade done with #0 blade clippers and a 5 inches long thick Mohawk that is well trimmed and shaped to create a cool look. Ask for three separate razor sidelines to amplify the cool effect.
94. Pompadour Hairstyle
What to ask your barber?
Ask for an overall length of 1-2 inches for this Pompadour cut with a blocked nape and high, carefully shaped medium pomp in the front for an elongated face.
95. Skin Fade Haircut
What to ask your barber?
Request a classic, short skin fade haircut and choose instead to focus on your beard that you can trim and shave using electric clippers to create a distinct shape on your cheekbones.
96. Caesar’s Cut with Textured Top Hairstyle
What to ask your barber?
Create square temple points using a high precision shaving machine and then cut the top part so that it creates a blunt straight line for the bangs. Fade the sides to a bald fade.
97. Buzz Cut Hairstyle
What to ask your barber?
Inspired by the Military hairstyles for men with straight hair, the ever-green Buzz cut is known by almost any skilled barber out there!
98. Low Mullet Fade
What to ask your barber?
Ask for a combination between a Mullet and a Low Fade Haircut with an overall length of 1/4 inch. Choose to shave the sideburns completely.
99. Short Trimmed Hairstyle with Blonde Strands
What to ask your barber?
The Executive cut or the short haircut with a simple sideline are the names under which this classic haircut operates in the world of barbers. No matter the type of hair, this is one of the easiest hairstyles for men with straight hair out there!
100. Sharp High Fade with Textured Top
What to ask your barber?
This haircut has two basic elements: a 1/2 inches long top with a short zero faded side and nape that create high contrast and an awesome look no matter if you add a beard or not.
101. High Fade with Slick-back Top
What to ask your barber?
This look is similar to the previous one, except the top part exceeds the 1-inch overall length and is long enough to allow combing it on the back and creating a slick-back effect.
Conclusion About Hairstyles For Men With Straight Hair
From normal, classic hairstyles for men with straight hair, such as skin fades, buzz cuts, or Flattops to more elaborate hairstyles such as Mohawks, greasy Pompadours, or even extreme combinations between a Mullet and a Bowl-cut, this article stands to prove that the options for it are unlimited when it comes to styling it! All you need is to have confidence, and patience with growing your hair and grooming your beard. With the right attitude, the right haircut will follow!
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