PROMO: AXE® Hair Helps You Pick the Perfect Summer Haircut

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If you're a dude never seen without a lid anyway, summer is the ideal season, right? No one can fault you for blocking those UV rays. But when it’s time to remove the hat—e.g. during the National Anthem—you don’t want what lurks underneath to kill your game.

AXE® Hair products can take you a long way toward easy, on-trend style, but the underlying cut is key. Here are five great looks for the summer, one of which is sure to fit your dome (and maybe even get you going hat-less).

Retro-Fitted

Maybe it’s Mad Men, maybe it’s Boardwalk Empire, but something’s got us nostalgic these days. Whether you go for Don Draper’s pomaded coif or Jimmy Darmody’s undercut, do not be afraid to get historical this summer.

Go Both Ways

Summer is all about splitting time between work and play, and having a hair cut that will work both messy and neat is crucial. Keeping your sides trim and some length on top will allow you to be cool surfer dude at the beach, and high and tight in the office.

Unguarded

This is for guys who just want to shave it all off: please don’t do it yourself. You need a proper fade that can add some structure to your buzz, allowing it to look like a style you chose for yourself and not one the warden ordered for you. 

Leave It To Bieber

To be fair to Justin, even he seems to have ditched whatever that was covering half his face. If you’re over the age of 14, there is no excuse for hiding your forehead. The current look is up, up, up, so set aside a few extra minutes each morning to style.

No Surrender

Obviously, these tips apply to dudes who have hair. For guys with the male pattern, it’s all about maintaining those sides before you turn into someone’s shop teacher. If you’re just starting to thin, however, the opposite is true: keep the sides, where hair is thickest, just a little longer, and always part to the stronger side of your hairline.