How to Pick a Haircut Like Your Celebrity Hair Doppelgänger

The All-Business Close Crop

Regardless of whether you're a silver fox or not, this is a great hairstyle for the guy who needs something clean and crisp. The one drawback is that you will have to get it cut more often, but that's the price you pay for looking good. Just ask the barber for a scissor-cut fade on the sides and back with about two inches of length left on top. 

The Business Casual

If you have relatively straight hair, this is a low-maintenance haircut that will keep you looking professional, but not too buttoned-up. It's a scissors-only cut with some layered length on top and about an inch to an inch and a half on the sides. Style with a light pomade or fiber cream. 

The Wavy Business Casual

If you've got a bit of wave to your hair, embrace it with a little more length on the sides. Then apply some pomade or light styling cream and brush it all back, running your fingers through it to add separation.

The '90s Party On Top, Business Down Below

This style requires a barber who can do a bit of sculpture, but done right it's a solid retro look. Obviously you want a tight fade on the sides and back, but without the slow taper of the high-and-tight. And for the top, volume is good, but you want to keep it sculpted. Too many strays will ruin the look. 

The James Dean

You know you've left a cultural mark when you basically have a hairstyle named after you. This look is great for guys with really thick hair. The only problem is, while it has a devil-may-care insouciance to it, it actually takes some work to get it right. Ask your barber for a layered cut on top with some length in the front, and then taper it down the sides. When it's wet, blow dry it straight back. Then apply a clay or a heavier pomade, and run your fingers through the top to pull it up to give it some height. Then hope that it's not a windy, humid, or rainy day. 

The Bohemian

If you're lucky enough to have hair this great, just grow it, man. Maybe stop in to the barber for an occasional trim to keep things from getting too out of control, but a little wild is what you're looking for here. 

The Classic Close-Crop Fade

Although you'll have to make regular visits to the barber, this is an easy-to-maintain classic look. With clippers, have it cut to a 2-to-4 setting on top, with a fade down to a 1 (or even to the skin) on the sides and back. Just make sure you have a good head shape before diving into this cut.

The Rebel (a.k.a. The Cool Musician)

Sort of like the James Dean but without all the work. The trick to this cut is just to keep it relatively short on the sides and then to let things go wild on top. This is actually a pretty solid choice too for those with ultra straight hair—the kind that grows out rather than down on the sides. It'll keep you from looking like a walking dandelion.

The Cool Art Student

If you're the guy who always knows the coolest new music, has the coolest creative job that everyone wishes they had, and always wears the coolest, most stylish clothes, this is your 'do. Much like The Bohemian, you just kind of grow it out and let things go a little wild, trimming when necessary.

The Badass

The brutal truth is, not all guys have full heads of hair to work with. But that doesn't have to be a bad thing. Trimming out down to a 1 cut can be a pretty badass look. You just need to wear it with confidence and a hint of attitude.