One in five men gets haircut anxiety, according to a new poll.<\/p>\n
The survey of 2,000 U.S. men found 21% feel \u201cnervous\u201d asking their stylist or barber for a new hairstyle. <\/p>\n
And another 23% have been afraid to ask for specific haircuts in the past, even when they really wanted it.<\/p>\n
Seventeen percent have tried to get around it by asking their stylist for a more \u201cwatered down\u201d version of what they really want.<\/p>\n
A third (36%) said they\u2019ve had success by showing their stylist a reference photo of what they want. A majority of them (88%) said their stylist nailed what they were trying to go for \u2014 getting the haircut perfectly matched to the reference photo.<\/p>\n
Commissioned by Sport Clips Haircuts and conducted by Talker Research, half believe the key to a better cut is to learn more about their hair \u2014 and hairstyles in general \u2014 from their stylist.<\/p>\n
A survey of 2,000 U.S. men found 21% feel \u201cnervous\u201d asking their stylist or barber for a new hairstyle. master1305 \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n
According to them, stylists and barbers have helped them learn what styles fit their hair type (41%), what styles fit their face shape (40%), how often to come in for a haircut (37%), what different clipper lengths mean (31%) and even how to style and maintain their haircut at home (31%).<\/p>\n
More than half (57%) have a specific person they\u2019ll go to have their hair cut, and 74% believe having trust in their stylist or barber has a big impact on what haircut they end up getting.<\/p>\n
In fact, a third (32%) of men with specific stylists said their bond is so tight, they consider their stylist to be \u201cpractically family.\u201d An additional 16% consider them to be part of the close friend group, while 29% consider their stylist or barber to be a friend, but only during haircuts.<\/p>\n
More than half of those surveyed have a specific person they\u2019ll go to have their hair cut. SWNS<\/p>\n
\u201cI think men really can experiment and change things up with their hair,\u201d said Stacia Kelley, artistic director at Sport Clips \u201cIt just takes a bit of trust and communication with your stylist. If you explain to them what you\u2019re looking for and let them show you their expertise, you\u2019ll likely walk away feeling refreshed and confident with a brand new \u2018do.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
The study found that the average guy gets their haircut 10 times per year and has had the same hairstyle for seven years.<\/p>\n
Most (84%) said they feel confident with their current hairstyle, and 55% have never considered changing it as a result.<\/p>\n
84% of respondents said they feel confident with their current hairstyle, and 55% have never considered changing it as a result. SWNS<\/p>\n
But that doesn\u2019t mean they wouldn\u2019t consider a new look. Men polled believe they can successfully pull off certain styles like letting their hair grow out (28%), going fully bald (22%), long hair with a middle part (13%), getting a hard side part (13%), and getting spiked hair (11%).<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, 45% have considered changing their hairstyle \u2014 but not without hesitations.<\/p>\n
\u201cHairstyles are one of the primary ways men showcase who they are; really letting their personalities shine through,\u201d continued Kelley. \u201cMany men who are already used to the style that makes them feel confident and comfortable might not want to change things. Even if they are considering trying a new style, they often don\u2019t because they don\u2019t want to change what they believe has been working for them for so long.\u201d<\/p>\n
One in five men gets haircut anxiety, according to a new poll. SWNS<\/p>\n
Top 10 Hairstyles Men Believe They Could Pull Off<\/p>\n
The survey showed that half believe the key to a better cut is to learn more about their hair \u2014 and hairstyles in general \u2014 from their stylist. georgerudy \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n
Survey methodology:<\/p>\n
Talker Research surveyed 2,000 American men; the survey was commissioned by Sport Clips and administered and conducted online by Talker Research between July 23 and July 28, 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One in five men gets haircut anxiety, according to a new poll. The survey of 2,000 U.S. men…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":158903,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[1736,29764,92237,210,1165,5976,517,9641,10893,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-158902","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mental-health","8":"tag-anxiety","9":"tag-fashion-beauty","10":"tag-haircuts","11":"tag-health","12":"tag-lifestyle","13":"tag-men","14":"tag-mental-health","15":"tag-polls","16":"tag-surveys","17":"tag-united-states","18":"tag-unitedstates","19":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115056555319926380","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158902","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158902"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158902\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/158903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=158902"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=158902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}