Bored with your regular hair and wish to have a new and classy haircut? Shaved side hairstyles might just work for you. These are trendy haircuts designed to match both casual and formal wear. Shaved side hairstyles give you lots of options to experiment with since they come in many different variations. This hairstyle can be combined with a Pompadour, Mohawk, High Top, and even Braided Top. There are some styles of this haircut that seem more popular than others. Below, we look at 30 cool ideas for shaved side hairstyles.
# 1 Textured Quiff
This haircut needs lots of texture on the top. Give the sides a mid-fade cut and let the back sport a low tapered fade. Tease the long textured top at the front section to create that sexy quiff. Finish with a razor outline to give your haircut more edge.
# 2 Classic Contoured Pompadour
Add some extra softness in your hair by texturing. Make a side comb part and drop it to a mid fade cut that sits high towards the back. Make a short comb part that stretches from the crown to the center of the top. Style each parted section into a classic pompadour that sports that cool contoured look.
# 3 Textured Mohawk-Style Pomp
Give the sides of your medium hair a high undercut that drops to a low skin fade. Give the back that sexy low tapered fade and add texture to the long top. The result is a cool Mohawk-style pompadour that has that classic look to it.
# 4 Textured Crop with Mid Fade
Add lots of texture to your hair, particularly the top. Style the top in such a way that it flows towards the front to overlap the forehead. Give the overlap section a slight crop and tease the tips to create a curvy swing. Give the sides a mid-fade cut that sports a tapered look at the back.
# 5 Textured Crop with Sharp Fade
This haircut is a good match for blondes. To achieve it, add some little texture to the top. Let it sit sleek at the front section that overlaps the forehead and give it a leveled crop. Give the sides a sharp skin fade and finish with a low tapered fade at the back.
# 6 Heavy -Textured Top
This haircut requires tons of texture to the top. Ensure to give the area between the crown and the nape that combed look. Tease the front textured section in such a way that it slightly overlaps the forehead. Finish with a high fade cut on the sides and the nape.
# 7 Textured Crop with High Fade
Start by giving the sides and the back a high fade cut. Go for an intense texturing at the top and tease the front overlap into that sleek and cool bang-style. What you get is a sexy haircut that looks quite flawless.
# 8 Signature Quiff Haircut
Leave the top and the crown long. Give the sides a high fade that transitions to a low taper at the back. Make two signature razor lines at the sides and add tons of texture to the top. Finish in style by teasing the front into a quiff.
# 9 Messy Pompadour
Give your textured hair a side comb part. Make another hard razor line about an inch below the comb part. Give the area between the part lines a buzzed undercut that drops to a mid fade cut. Give the top heavy texture and style it into a messy yet cool pomp that sports loose strands.
# 10 Shallow-Top Pompadour
Go for a high buzzed undercut that drops to a blurry fade. Make a hard razor part on the side and add textured to the longer top. Give the top a light trim at the center to create that dramatic shallow look. Use pomade wax to style it into a classic box-style pomp.
# 11 Cool Blowout
Make a hard razor part and settle for a mid fade cut on the sides. Create a low tapered cut at the back and give the textured long top a blowout. Tease the front section so that it flips over the face for that flirty finish.
# 12 Messy Hipster
Settle for a heavy textured top. Let the area from the center to the crown sit sleek and use hair wax to style the front section into voluptuous curly locks. Drop the messy top into a high blurry fade that’s blended at the back.
# 13 Creative High Pompadour
Make a neat hard part and let it drop to a blurry fade at the sides and the back. Comb the longer top to create more visual volume and add some texture with the exception of the crown which is given a light trim. Apply pomade wax and style it into a sleek high pomp. Tease one loose strand to make it wrap around the front for that creative finish.
# 14 Short Hair with Skin Fade
Give the top of your short hair some light texturing with a faded light brown tone. Let it drop to a medium skin fade. Ensure to let the sides and the back retain their natural tone for that cool contrast.
# 15 Sloped Pompadour
Give your textured hair a high buzzed undercut. Use pomade wax to style the long top into a classic pompadour that slopes towards the back.
# 16 Short Smooth Pompadour
This pomp haircut doesn’t require you to have long hair. Just begin with a hard part on one side of your short hair. Drop the sides to a low skin fade that’s blended at the back. Texture the top and add pomade wax to pull off one smooth pomp that sits slick at the top.
# 17 Classic Crop
Go for a heavy-textured top and drop it into a high skin fade that sports that low tapered look at the back. Give the top that directional flow towards the front. Let it overlap the forehead and style the overlap into that flirty and sleek bang-style look.
# 18 High Crop
Settle for a short hair that sports that soft texture. Tease the front to create a slight overlap and give it a high crop. Drop the textured top into a high skin fade and give the back a tapered fade cut.
# 19 Curly Quiff with Drop Fade
Start by texturing the top and the crown. Style it into soft curls and use hair wax to tease the front into a high quiff. Give the sides a drop fade and add a classic high tapered cut at the back.
# 20 Spiky Pompadour
Make a hard side part using a razor. Leave the top and the crown longer and drop the sides into a high tapered skin fade. Give it that blended look at the back and go on to texture the top. Use some little wax to style it into a textured pomp that sports that cool spiky look.
# 21 Cool Deconstructed Pompadour
Give the sides and back of your hair a sharp drop fade. Texture the top and give it a slight blowout. Style it into a deconstructed pomp that sports curvaceous waves.
# 22 Sleek Creative Pompadour
Start with a side comb part then texture you hair. Give the sides a blurry fade and sport a cool tapered cut at the back. Use pomade wax to style the top into a sleek pomp that sports that classic valley that cuts through its center.
# 23 Short Preppy Haircut
Give your short hair some texture and brush the top forward such that the front section slightly stretches past the forehead. Finish in style with a sharp fade that sits both on the sides and at the back.
# 24 Slim Pompadour
Go for an uppercut that drops down to a mid skin fade, both on the sides and at the back. Texture the narrow longer section at the top and add pomade wax to create one cool slim pomp.
# 25 Level Up
Settle for a high skin fade that’s blended at the back. Add texture to the top and slick it forward starting from the crown. Crop it along the edge of the forehead to create one sweet outline that gives the haircut more edge.
# 26 High Knot
Isolate the top with a comb part and make an upper cut that drops to a low skin fade at the sides and back. Texture the top and pull it back into a ponytail positioned at the crown. Fold the ponytail and tie it into a knot secured with hair bands.
# 27 Clean Tapered Skin Fade
Begin with a comb part on one side and let it drop to a high tapered skin fade. Add pomade wax to the top of the textured hair and style it into a sleek pomp. Press it down at the center to create that cool depression.
# 28 Wavy Blowout Top
This is a great haircut for those with long hair. Start with an upper cut that transitions to a bald skin fade. Trim the hair around the nape into a crucifix and proceed to give the top a blowout. Style it into waves that flip on one side for that flirty finish.
# 29 Clean Pomp Haircut
Go for a short pomp that sports blurry faded sides. A razor hard part is made to isolate the top. Pomade wax is added to the textured top that’s styled into a sleek pomp pressed at the front section.
# 30 Slim Dry Pompadour
Begin with a hard side part that borders an upper cut. Let the upper cut drop to a high skin fade that’s tapered at the back. Add hair drying products to the narrow top and style it into a sexy slim pomp.
Shaved side hairstyles provide a trendy look that has become a favorite among most men. However, be sure to consider your facial features in order to get the style that best complements your looks.