All Men's Buzzcuts <> Share Your Buzz

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Whenever you see a great buzzcut in the Flickrverse, please help our group out and include an invite with your comments (Copy and paste the following code at the end of your comments):

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>ALL MEN'S BUZZCUTS</a> and share your buzz.

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GROUP TAG
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>ALL MEN'S BUZZCUTS</a>.

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Men's Buzzcuts that can be posted include:

Flattops
Flattops with Fenders
High and Tights
Low and Tights
Shaved Heads
Induction Cuts
Crewcuts
Burrs
Butches
All Overs (#1, #2, #3)
Princetons
Ivy League
Tight Tapers

Bald Shave:
Complete absence of hair due to deliberate shaving all hair from the head.

Brush Cut:
Hair is cut so that it stands up literally like brush bristles. This is basically a longer variation of the traditional crew cut.

Burr Cut:
Also known as an Induction or Jarhead cut where the hair is completely shorn off all over, using a 0, 00, 000, 0000 or 00000 blade, leaving very short stubble on the head. The cut is a fav of the US Armed Services for new recruits.

Business Taper:
Long enough on top to part or brush back. The back and sides are tapered or cut short and around the ears.

Butch:
The hair is cut to a uniform length all over (#1, #2 but usually 1/4 inch) with some tapering on the sides and back. It does not allow for any extra length in the front like a classic US Crewcut and is usually longer than the stubbled look of a Burr. Outside the US, the Burr is known as a Crewcut.

Buzzcut:
Generic term for a variety of short clipper cuts, born from the sound of the electric clippers used for the cuts.

Bump Buzzcut:
The hair is cut short or shaved on the back and sides and a "bump" of slightly longer hair is left at the front and made to stand up.

Crewcut:
The hair is tapered short on the back and sides to a 1/2 inch or less on top. A classic US Crew has a little extra length at the front of the head, often brushed up or out. The European Crewcut is an American Butch cut.

Fade or Temple Fade
A short tapered cut. The hair at the back and sides is tapered from zero length lower down up to around half an inch. The hair may be short or longer over the crown of the head. On top, the hair is longer (up to 2 to 3 inches) and may be layered.

Flattop:
The top hairs are cut to stand up like a flat surface. This style can have a range of lengths. The cut gives a flat surface on the round shape of the head. This means that the hair at the front central area of the head is cut shorter than the hair at the front and around the top sides of the head. Because of this, a short flattop will allow the scalp at the front central area of the head to be visible (landing strip). If the hair is left longer on top, the front and upper sides will require more styling (such as blow-drying and gel or pomade) to hold it up. The sides of a flattop are generally tapered very short. Some variations of the cut can have the hair at the sides longer than the top and slicked back as fenders. Another variation is a High and Tight (HnT) Flattop where the back and sides are shaved completed clean (with lather and a razor) or faded low or high.

Induction Cut:
Also known as a Burr or Jarhead cut where the hair is completely shorn off all over, using a 0, 00, 000, 0000 or 00000 blade, leaving very short stubble on the head. The cut is a fav of the US Armed Services for new recruits.

Ivy League, Princeton or College Cut:
Named for its popularity among students attending "Ivy League" Colleges (Princeton, Harvard, Yale, etc.). Basically a slightly longer Crewcut. The back and sides are clipper cut short all the way past the crown (1 to 1/4 inch) with the length increasing until the front fringe (bangs) are left from 1 to 3 inches in the front. Bangs may be worn straight down, parted in the middle, brushed to the side or combed back. This classic cut provides flexibility in terms of styling while still providing a "buzzed" appearance.

Jarhead Cut:
Also known as an Induction or Burr cut where the hair is completely shorn off all over, using a 0, 00, 000, 0000 or 00000 blade, leaving very short stubble on the head. The cut is a fav of the US Armed Services for new recruits.

Landing Strip:
The patch of the scalp is shorn and can been seen in the top, center of the head. Usually associated with very short flattops or High and Tights. Its named from the landing strip of an aircraft carrier or "flattop."

Regulation High (High Reg, High and Tight)
The standard version of the High and Tight style. The sides and back are buzzed or shaved to the skin with lather and a razor. The top is three inches or less, and can be worn close to the head like a Butch, Crewcut or Flat as long as it is 3 inches or less. This is typically an enlisted man's cut.

Regulation Med (Medium and Tight):
A less-extreme variation of the High and Tight, where the hair in the back is buzzed to the skin about halfway up the head, just over the ears, and tapered to the top. The top is no longer than three inches, and can be worn as a flattop, parted, or brushed. This is typically an officer's cut.

• Regulation Low (Low Reg, Low and Tight)
The least-extreme variation of the High and Tight, where the sides and back are clipped or tapered fairly short, but not to the skin. The hair on top of the head is three inches or less, and can be worn as a flattop, parted, brushed, or clipped short.