I'm getting a haircut today but dont know what to get (guy)?

Don't rely on the ideas of a barber or stylist whose ideas are not known. They could be far different than the ideas of the guy asking the barber or stylist to select a style. Figure out the desired style beforehand and find photos to help communicate the style to the barber or stylist to minimize communication errors, and if a guy is uncertain about a style, go with a longer style as it can always be cut shorter. It is not clear how short of a style is considered "really short" since most faux hawks are essentially crew cut or ivy league(long crew cut) length. The general idea with a guy's short to medium style is to maximize and minimize the volume of hair in various areas of the head to create the illusion of a perfect oval face shape with a sort of more boxy than rounded masculine skull shape, when viewed from the front. A ridge of hair down the center of the top of the head can achieve these goals for very few combinations of male face and skull shape. The central ridge can make even a perfect oval face shape appear to be diamond shaped with a peaked skull shape. The ridge needs to be turned ninety degrees and placed at the front hairline. The regular barber shop styles-regular layer/ taper cut and the short pomp(pompadour) styles - crew cut, ivy league(long crew cut), flat top crew cut- can achieve these goals for most guys. A barber with a good aesthetic sense can usually design a regular layer/taper cut or one of the short pomp styles to fully suit most fourteen year old guy's head shape, face and neck shape, frontal hairline and facial features. Start with a longer style and then if you want a shorter style, try it next haircut. regular layer/taper cut: somewhat wavy hair... http://i53.tinypic.com/2cr0ihh.jpg shorter, somewhat wavy hair... http://i54.tinypic.com/1445gn5.jpg straight hair.... http://books.google.com/books?id=SyvUJSdj4aAC&lpg=PA1&pg=PA7#v=onepage&q&f=false ivy league(long crew cut): http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/d2e97250e0614ff6_large medium crew cut: http://books.google.com/books?id=x0EEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PP1&rview=1&pg=PA44#v=onepage&q&f=false http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/ae218215599f9a96_large short crew cut: http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/dfbf10e504bce8a1_large Search the internet for images of soccer stars Steven Gerrard and Lukas Podolski for numerous examples of the ivy league and crew cut style. A minute dab of control wax will keep the hair looking well groomed at crew cut and ivy league length. I prefer krew comb, jar variety. A butch comb also helps with grooming the short pomp styles- the small, flat, plastic, oval, pocket brushes that one finger fits through and barbers sell for about a dollar. A boar bristle military brush is usually available for a few dollars and while too large for a guy to carry in his pocket, is nice to have at home. http://i55.tinypic.com/xf83tc.jpg http://i52.tinypic.com/f10bon.jpg The answer at the following describes the short styles: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylv=3?qid=20110525181053AAdzyeS Good Luck!