Buzz Cut Hairstyle: 6 Styles & 58 Looks
I have a love-hate relationship with the Buzz-cuts.
Between the age of 13 to 17, this hairstyle was forced upon me from the above. At the conservative Chinese high school I was attending at that time, the buzz-cut was the official haircut for boys as mandated by the school’s rules.
You know like how Buddhist monks shave their head to signify that they have let go of vanity and are fully committed to seek nirvana? I guess that’s what our chairman was trying to do when he approved this rule, but instead of the intended academical nirvana, we had to seek solace in rule-breaking modified school uniforms. Long story short: I wasn’t a fan of buzz-cuts. LOL
But time changes everything. As things in life gets more complicated with age, I’ve grown a preference for simpler things in life. (It’s strange that I thought of Britney’s legendary head shaving incident right after I finished writing the previous line. She’s now the face of Kenzo and I’m glad she’s in a better place now. And no, I didn’t have a meltdown lol) After having long and coloured hairs, buzz cut’s low-maintenance and timeless appeal finally triumphed over my vanity. I’ve been spotting this hairstyle in different variations for quite some time now. What was once super uncool to me suddenly feels comfortable and cool again. (In fact, it’s quite a popular hairstyle among male models and actors.)
Of course, the “induction” (or “burr”) buzz-cut from my high school years won’t make the cut (pun unintended) for my head shape – and perhaps not for you as well. Before you let your barbers starts shaving your head, get to know these six timeless styles of buzz-cuts that you can try:
1. The “Induction” Buzz Cut
In short, just look at this picture below:
Zayn Malik in Induction Buzz Cut. Source: pinterest.com
Yes, you’re just a few millimetres away from having a fully shaved head. No tapering on the sides and the necklines and there’s no bang. The length of the hair is the same all around.
More Induction Buzz Cut inspiration:
- Model Chad White in short Induction Buzz Cut
- Male Model in induction short buzz cut
- Adam Levine Buzz Cut
- Actor Daniel Day Lewis in Induction Buzz Cut. Source: popsugar.com
- David Beckham in Induction Buzz Cut. Source: gq.com
- Fashion Stylist Marc Goehring in Buzz cut. Source: vogue.co.uk
- Short buzz cut. Source: pinterest.com
- Model Thomas Boullery Buzz Cut. Source: pinterest.com
- Model Justin Davis Buzz Cut. Source: tumblr.com
- Male Model Norman Han Buzz Cut. Source: citiboyswag.blogspot.com
2. The Burr Buzz Cut
Nick Jonas’ Burr Buzz Haircut. Source: fashionbean.com
The Burr Cut is technically still an Induction cut, just that it’s a slightly longer version. If you’re familiar with clippers guards, pick guard #1 or guard #2 and them trim across the head without tapering just like the Induction cut.
More Burr Buzz Cut inspiration:
- Burr Buzz Cut
- Wentworth Miller with Burr Buzz Cut. Source: hair.blogcommunity.com
- Short Buzz Cut with sideburns. Source: nextluxury.com
- Brad Pitt in Burr Buzz cut. Source: celebbuzz.com
- Afro buzz cut. Source: pinterest.com
- Model Yuri Pleskun in Burr Buzz Cut. Source: listal.com
- Model Corto Boutan in Buzz Cut.
- Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor Buzz Cut
- Model Aleksandar Rusic Buzz Cut
- Model Pedro Smith Buzz Cut
3. The Butch Buzz Cut
Model Wyatt Caldwell in Butch Cut. Source: instagram.com/whatswithwyatt
The Butch cut is the Burr cut with slightly longer top (created with guard #3 and guard #4) and with a signature style – it has slight tapering on the sides and the necklines. You can usually notice the difference in length between the top and the rest of the sides and necklines.
More Butch Buzz Cut inspiration:
- Butch Cut with tapering
- Male Model Norman Theuerkorn Butch Buzz Cut. Source: successmodels.com
- Model Victor Nunez Butch Buzz Cut
- Tom Hardy Butch Buzz Cut
- Actor Jake Gallagher Butch Cut in the movie Southpaw
- Butch Cut. Model: Chris Brew
- Model Toby Leonard Butch Cut. Source: instagram.com/kevinluchmun
- Colton Haynes Butch Cut. Source: tomandlorenzo.com
- Afro Butch Buzz Cut
4. The Brush Buzz Cut
Chris Evans Classic Brush Buzz Cut
The Brush Cut is Butch cut with a noticeably longer top (usually comes with a little bang) and more tapered sides and necklines. The bang is usually brushed up (as it’s too short to be styled down) making your head looks like a brush, and hence the name.
More Brush Buzz Cut inspiration:
- Classic Brush Buzz Cut
- Model Brush Cut
- Brush Cut. Model: Kim Dall’Armi
- Actor Jesse Metcalfe Brush Buzz Cut
- Classic Brush Crew Cut
5. The Crew Cut
Anderson Cooper’s signature crew cut. Source: v76.com
The Crew Cut is the Brush cut with a longer front – or “Buzz cut with a bang” as I would normally call it. With a longer fringe, you can style it up, down or to the side. (In comparison, you can only style your Brush cut straight up because the front of a Brush cut would normally be too short to be styled in other ways.)
The Crew cut is my favourite style and sometimes I spot a hybrid of the Crew cut and the Ivy League cut.
More Crew Cut inspiration:
- Model Rene Grincourt Crew Cut
- Model Aleksandar Rusic Crew Cut
- Model Matthew Noszka Crew Cut
- Red Head in Crew Cut
- Ryan Reynolds Crew Cut Hairstyle
- Channing Tatum with Crew Cut
- Crew Cut. Model: Jake Cassar
- Zac Efron Crew Cut
6. The Ivy League Buzz Cut / Harvard Clip / Princeton Clip
Chris Hemsworth in Ivy League Buzz Cut
The Ivy League Cut has many names. It is the longest variation among the classic buzz cuts, and probably the most common buzz cut that you can easily spot on men of different ages across the globe. The Ivy League Cut is the longer version of the Crew Cut – it’s long enough that you can style the top with a side part, quiff or even a pompadour.
More Ivy League Cut inspiration:
- Model Marc Andre Jourdan in Harvard Cut
- Model Nicolas Simoes Ivy League Buzz Cut
- Princeton Clip Buzz Cut. Model Nebur Jimenez Clemente.
- Liam Hemsworth messy ivy league hairstyle
- Jake Gallagher with Ivy League Haircut
- Model Tony Chung in Ivy League Hairstyle
- Casual Ivy League hairstyle. Model: Caio Brum
- Alex Sewall Ivy League Hairstyle
- Actor Orlando Bloom in Ivy League hairstyle