Top 10 Best Men’s Hairstyles & Haircuts Set To Hot Trends in 2022

Sally Polly December 26, 2021 | 10:22

With the new year coming, here are the 10 best men’s hairstyles and haircuts set to hot trends in 2022 for you to try out.

Top 10 Best Men’s Hairstyles And Haircuts Set To Hot Trends in 2022

As new seasons enter men’s fashion, they bring a plethora of new men’s haircuts that modern gents can choose from. Across America and Europe, many hairstyles for men have made their mark recently, and some of these are expected to be popular for years, if not turn into worldwide classics.

With so many trending hairstyles emerging in 2021 already, you’ll be thrilled to find out which haircuts are set to be popping off in the upcoming year. Here are the best men’s hairstyles and haircuts set to hot trends in 2022.

List of top 10 best men’s hairstyles and haircuts set to hot trends in 2022

1. Popular fades

2. Classy Quiff With Spikes

3. Buzz Cut

4. Bro Flow

5. Flat Top Haircut For Curly Hair

6. Tousled Undercut

7. Tidy Medium Hairstyle + Taper

8. Crew cut

9. Textured haircuts

10. Blowout Haircut

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What are the best men’s hairstyles and haircuts set to hot trends in 2022

1. Popular fades

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A fade haircut is one of the best ways to add a stylish touch to your hair look. There is a great number of different types of fades, so everyone will be able to match a look to their preferences and needs. The trendiest hairstyles feature long hair on top complemented with various fade haircuts for men, low, mid and high, depending on the level of boldness you want to achieve.

A fade haircut is one of those classic barber styles that are as unique as the individual who wears one. There are many different ways to clipper the head, and a fade is the perfect example of short haircuts for men that are perfectly blended from top to bottom.

Before you venture to the salon or shop, you should know a few general basics about this cut. Pictures speak volumes when it comes to communicating with your barber or stylist. If you just say you want a fade haircut, you may no idea what you’ll end up with.

While they may look easy enough to master, a fade haircut is fairly difficult for the novice to create. For starters, you’ll want the right tools for the job. You’ll need a pair of clippers, random guards, a clipper comb, and a blending brush.

After determining the look of the fade, you’ll begin cutting the hair at its shortest at the nape of the neck. From there, you will increase the guard size and continue cutting, gradually leaving the longest of the hair at the temples. Using a blending brush you can push the hair down and up to make sure every piece gets blended and cut to the correct length as you work. After you’ve finished the back and the sides, a clipper comb should be used to blend the top down to the sides effortlessly.

2. Classy Quiff With Spikes

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The quiff is a classic men’s haircut featuring long hair on the top, especially in the front, and trimmed hair at the back and sides. Similar to a pompadour, the quiff is a high-contrast cut that brings a stylish, confident aesthetic to any guy’s style.

As you can tell from its brief history, the quiff has always been favored by tastemakers and rule-breakers of fashion. Though it’s definitely more accepted today as a men’s hair standard, it still brings a bit of an edge to the table for guys who want to look classically cool, like James Dean, Elvis or the Greasers from The Outsiders. Here are some people who would look excellent with a quiff:

Guys with a Round, Square or Oval Face—What face shape can rock a quiff, you ask? Well, basically all of them, but for guys who want to add a little length to the face—like those with a square or circular mug—the quiff is definitely a solid choice for the job. That’s because the top volume elongates the face as a whole and adds balance to a short or stout facial profile. Guys with oval and rectangular faces can get away with basically any hairstyle, quiff included.
Guys with Medium-Length Hair—OK, dudes, if you just buzzed your hair, you’re going to need to grow out those locks before you can cut them into a perfectly groomed quiff. To create that voluminous quiff up-top, you need to have some length. Wait until your hair is at least three inches long at the top front before clipping it into a quiff. This ensures that you have enough length to work with. You don’t want to go too long, though, as extra length prevents the hair from sticking up too much at the top. Medium-length is definitely best for the perfect quiff.

A spiky quiff hairstyle. Why not? The endless spiky trend we’ve been spotting on popular football players can be different. Just pay attention to the hair gradient. The bold mid fade and precise facial hairstyle form such a balanced and harmonic look, according to Love Hairstyle.

3. Buzz Cut

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A buzz cut is a term that is used to refer to any of a variety of short hairstyles, especially where the length of hair is the same on all parts of the head. Rising to prominence initially with the advent of manual hair clippers, buzz cuts became increasingly popular in places where strict grooming conventions applied. In several nations, buzz cuts are often given to new recruits in the armed forces. However, buzz cuts are also used for stylistic reasons.

Buzz cuts rose to popularity with the advent of manual hair clippers by the Serbian inventor Nikola Bizumić in the late 19th century. These clippers were widely used by barbers to chop hair close and fast. The clipper accumulates hair in locks to rapidly remove the hair from the head. This type of haircut was normal where strict grooming conventions were in effect. Buzz cut styles today include the butch cut, crew cut, and flattop.

The top of a buzz cut style may be clipped a uniform short length, producing a butch cut, or into one of several geometric shapes that include the crew cut, flattop, and other short styles. Also known as a fade haircut, the back and sides are tapered short, semi-short, or medium, corresponding with different clipper guard sizes. Buzz cuts can make the face look more defined and are popular with men and boys who want a short, low-maintenance hairstyle, as well as those with thinning or receding hairlines.

In countries such as Australia, China, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, military recruits are given buzz cuts when they enter training; this was originally done to prevent the spread of head lice, but is now done for ease of maintenance, cooling, and uniformity.

4. Bro Flow

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The movement and flow trend you seen in the latest haircuts for men is now just called flow or the flow haircut. This fluid style started as the hockey haircut and got an update. Now it’s bro flow.

This cool look is all about medium length or longer hair that flows back. It’s not just for bros but also a cool look for baseball players, surfers, skaters, hipsters, and even preppy bros. It’s easy to style. Get the right cut, work in a touch of product, and go.

This on trend style works for straight as well as curly or medium hair. Natural texture adds to the look but is not required. You can get a textured haircut, enhance texture with a hair clay or wax, or embrace the straight flow. For medium and longer hair, especially that is wavy or curly, try a hair cream to style your flow.

Most flow haircuts for men are medium length, about 3″ long. They can also be shorter, longer, or both (long top, short sides). The key to the flow hairstyle is the appearance of movement.

The bro flow is still gaining popularity and is injecting a new kind of attitude into men’s hair. It is suitable for men with thick medium-length hair, who want a low-maintenance hairstyle.

Giving a relaxed and rugged vibe, the classic bro flow tends to feature waves that curl back off of the face and neck. If your natural hair is a bit wavy, this haircut will look great on you!

However, if you don’t have wavy hair, you can create this look using a sea salt spray or texturizer.

5. Flat Top Haircut For Curly Hair

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A "flattop" is a type of short haircut where the hair on the top of the head is usually standing upright and cut to form a flat-appearing deck. This deck may be level, or it may be upward or downward sloping. This type of haircut is usually performed with electric clippers, either freehand or using the clipper-over-comb method.

When a flattop is viewed from the front, varying degrees of squarish appearance are achieved by the design of the upper sides as they approach and round or angle on to the flat deck. Possibilities are somewhat limited by skull shape, the density of the hair and the diameter of the individual shafts of hair, but may include: boxy upper sides with rounded corners; boxy upper sides with sharp corners; rounded upper sides with rounded corners; rounded upper sides with sharp corners. The hair on the sides and back of the head is usually tapered short, semi-short, or medium.

A flattop might be graduated in length on the top of the head from one and a half inches at the front hairline to about a quarter inch at the crown to a half inch as it starts curving down the back of the head, tapering to the skin near the middle of the ears. A variant form known by several names including flattop with fenders and flat top boogie has long sides known as fenders with or without a ducktail.

Flattops are traditionally groomed with hair control wax, commonly referred to as butch wax. Certain hair textures do not require waxes or straighteners to maintain their hold. Since the haircut is short and quickly grows out of its precisely-cut shape, maintenance haircuts are required at least every few weeks, and some flattop wearers get haircuts as often as once a week.

The flattop has maintained a contingent of dedicated wearers since it was introduced. It was very popular in the 1950s, but faded in popularity with the emergence of longer hair styles in the late 1960s and 1970s. It had a brief reappearance in the 1980s and early 1990s, before dropping off again.

Even though the flat top was designed for straight or fine natural hair, it’s curly version doesn’t take a backseat. Not only does the cut tames those curls but also gives them a sharp, highlighted appearance.

6. Tousled Undercut

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The undercut is one of those popular and distinctive haircuts that can be recognized even with the naked eye, from a mile away. That’s because its main features, which are simplicity and contrast structure, can create an individual style for those who go for it. Adding a sense of modernity and restraint.

You may see this cut everywhere, but what is an undercut exactly? First of all, these haircuts for men involve the length contrast: the sides and top are of different lengths. The top is always left longer, and the sides, as well as the back, are razored or buzzed. As for the overall length of your cut, it can range from short to long, but originally this cut comes in a short-to-medium style.

When speaking of classic variations of men’s undercuts, square and diamond-like faces are the perfect match for the cut. Since it has a minimalist and smooth silhouette, it will balance out the angular facial features of such face shapes, making them look less sharp. But let’s don’t forget that undercuts can be different. That means some blended or seamless options for men with round or oblong faces can create the needed smoothness to their faces too.

While undercuts were traditionally an affordable method of hairdressing for working men at the beginning of the twentieth century, they had broadly fallen out of fashion until their re-emergence in popular culture thanks to popular television show Peaky Blinders.

Since then, shows like Vikings- which see multiple characters sporting the style alongside longer hair- as well as the style’s popularity among celebrities like David Beckham and Justin Timberlake has seen the undercut become one of the most popular men’s haircuts.

You don’t need to be a pro barber to know that the undercut offers a countless number of hairstyles for men. Moreover, the latest messy hair trend looks even more organic and harmonic, giving a fresh take at the undercut.

7. Tidy Medium Hairstyle + Taper

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Too short for a man bun, too long to just comb to the side, medium-length hair can be a great look for guys, whether they’ve got wavy hair (like Bradley Cooper and Diego Boneta) or straight hair (like Charlie Hunnam).

How to Style Medium-Length Hair

1. Start with clean, towel-dried hair.

2. Using a blow dryer, put you head down and begin directing air upwards to the scalp until fully dry.

3. Use a brush to take down any unwanted volume on the top on sides.

4. If you have wavy hair, work in a matte paste or cream to get some separation.

5. If you have straight hair, try a higher-shine wax. Or, if you want Charlie Hunnam’s wet look, comb through some leave-in conditioner from the root to the tip when hair is still damp.

Check out the natural flow of this medium length mane! What makes it so presentable is a classic taper that hits the lower portion of hair. See? An accentuating touch is enough to get a proper look for your hair.

8. Crew cut

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A crew cut is a type of haircut in which the upright hair on the top of the head is cut relatively short, graduated in length from the longest hair that forms a short pomp (pompadour) at the front hairline to the shortest at the back of the crown so that in side profile, the outline of the top hair approaches the horizontal. Relative to the front view, and to varying degrees, the outline of the top hair can be arched or flattened at the short pomp front and rounded or flattened over the rest of the top to complement the front hairline, head shape, face shape and facial features. The hair on the sides and back of the head is usually tapered short, semi-short, or medium.

A short crew cut is sometimes referred to as a butch, though with the exception of variant forms, a butch differs from a crew cut in that the top hair is cut a uniform short length. A long crew cut can be referred to in the US as an ivy league crew cut or ivy league. A crew cut where the hair on the top of the head is graduated in length from the front hairline to a chosen point on the mid to back part of the crown as a flat plane, of level, upward sloping or downward sloping inclination is known as a flat top crew cut or flattop. Crew cuts, flattop crew cuts, butch cuts and ivy leagues can be referred to as buzz cuts.

Thicker hair that wants to readily stand upright is ideal for a crew cut; with an appropriate head shape, a crew cut may be possible with fairly thin hair. When designing a crew cut, a barber follows the general sequence of other medium to short haircuts; edging, siding and topping. When designing a new crew cut and the current style is not relatively short, the hair on top or all over the head may initially be shortened with shears or clippers. Edging and siding together form a taper which usually is short, semi-short or medium. For a crew cut, some barbers perform edging and siding as one integrated process, regardless, the upper sides are initially boxed in and then cut to final form when designing the top. The hair on the top of the head can be styled clipper or shears over comb or free hand with a clipper.

9. Textured haircuts

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You may have seen the word "textured" banded about a lot recently in regards to haircuts. It's become a common term that has hit the every day man in the last year or so, as we've seen a move towards messier, heavily textured styles as we go back to the "Bed head" trend of the 2000's, and we seek easier to style haircuts that don't require too much effort or upkeep.

Textured hair essentially means adding separation and definition in the hair to create different lengths or layers within it. To put that simply, you'll see it as something that looks a lot messier and less structured in comparison with straight natural hair, or hair without any texture added through.

Your barber will use either a texturising shear or razor, or, a technique designed to add different lengths in the hair, such as point cutting or block cutting. These will all make different lengths within the hair giving you a choppy, messy look to your hair.

Textured hairstyles are a great option for most men. They work great with thinning hair as the messier, unstructured nature distracts from the areas that your hair is thinning in. And if you have ultra thick or unruly hair then adding texture will be your best friend to make the hair much easier to style once you leave the barbershop.

10. Blowout Haircut

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It’s hard to pinpoint when and where hairstyles emerge, but the origins of the ‘Brooklyn fade’, or the blowout haircut, are relatively easy to place. It started in the 1990s in the aforementioned district of New York and spread to New Jersey, Philadelphia and the East Coast hubs of the USA, before becoming a worldwide sensation.

One early adopter was tangerine reality star Pauly D, from MTV’s Jersey Shore, with some people referencing his thickly-gelled style as a winning example. We have nothing against Pauly, but we prefer the way stars like Chadwick Boseman, NBA baller Nick Young and from the UK, dancers Ashley and Jordan Banjo have styled it in recent years.

It’s a great look for afro hair, but David Beckham and Adam Levine have proved that versions of it can work with straight follicles too.

The point is, blowout haircuts can look very different from one another. The key feature is simply about blending a fresh fade and short sides with a longer, well-shaped and styled top.