Analysis Of Dare To Be Dandy: Snappy Dapper Haircuts

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Dare To Be Dandy – Snappy Dapper Haircuts
All things retro are chic again and no more so than the dapper haircut. The word “dapper” means neat and that is exactly how you will find most of these styles. The main features of this style are well-defined partings, tapered undercuts and slicked back hair – all adding to that 1940’s feel. These styles work perfectly on any shape face and will ensure that you are looking smart at all times.
# 1 Looking Snappy
This look features a wide high parting that has been shaved right down on one side. The hair on the other side is texturized and finger combed to have some height.

# 2 Wide Parting
Here we see a well-faded undercut on one side with combed locks on the other. The parting you see here
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It features a side parting and well-blended razor cut. The longer hair has been neatly combed and has a little lift in the pompadour style.

# 4 Dressy Dapper Look
The little bit of curl in this look gives it that definite well-groomed feel. The top hair draws our attention and looks great against that razor cut and hard parting.

# 5 Smart Styling
In this 1940’s inspired cut we see a wave texture over the forehead with the hair neatly combed, while on the other side the hair is cut super short next to a high parting.

# 6 Clean Cut
In this picture, we see that the hair has been shaved clean above the ears and around the nape of the neck. The rest of his locks have been parted and cut to a uniform length before being precisely combed back.
# 7 Doing Dapper All Day
These straight cut lines enhance the clean look of this style. The side has been kept shaved and the hair across from the parting has been combed back with some curls in the texture.
# 8 Electric Blue Pompadour
The bright blue color used here creates an interesting dynamic; vintage hair in modern color. This look has loads of height in front and has been styled to lean forward slightly. Notice the carefully graded undercut and the way that the color fades out as

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