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Telegraph
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
‘It looks awful, David': How to master a buzz cut without ruining your style
In his many decades in the spotlight, David Beckham – who recently turned 50 – has never shied away from headline-worthy hairstyles. But his latest look has caused a buzz for all the wrong reasons: he posted a video on Instagram on Sunday showing his 80 million-strong audience he had accidentally sheared a large chunk of hair from his head. Attempting to hide the damage from the camera, his wife Victoria – who appears to be filming the video – teases him about the mishap. 'You tried to cut your hair but what have you done?' she laughs. He revealed the bald patch, saying 'It's not funny. The clipper head fell off,' before she tells him it looks 'terrible'. Blink and it could have been five years ago in peak Covid lockdown, when men up and down the country took to DIY barbering. View this post on Instagram A post shared by David Beckham (@davidbeckham) Most electric trimmers come with plastic guards, often referred to as the trimmer's head, which controls the length of the cut. These attachments are adjustable, usually ranging from half a millimetre up to five or more, depending on the desired finish. The most common mistake is in how the trimmer is handled. The guard must be securely attached; if the guard slips or pops off mid-use, as it did with Beckham, the blade reverts to zero and creates an unintentional bald spot. For Marcos Verissimo, the hairstylist and founder of Mayfair salon The Six, 'short hairstyles, especially shaved or close-cropped looks, are often misunderstood as low maintenance. In reality, they require far more upkeep than people realise.' The alternative to a DIY approach in maintaining a clean, intentional finish on a buzz cut is to go into a salon every seven to ten days, because 'after two or three weeks, even minimal growth can make the style appear unkempt or unfinished,' adds Verissimo. It's no wonder why many men choose to upkeep the style from home. According to Verissimo, attempting an at-home buzz-cut frequently ends in disaster. 'What happened to David is the guard popped off - it's something I see often with clients who trim their own hair, and mistakes like this are incredibly common,' he says. His top piece of advice to avoid this from happening is to 'rest your index finger on top of the plastic comb while trimming.' In Beckham's case, the best solution, the stylist advises, is to simply even out the rest of the hair. 'He still looks great, but it is a helpful reminder that short hair often demands more maintenance, not less,' adds Verissimo. 'This is one of the reasons I often recommend slightly longer styles for men. They are more forgiving, more versatile, and much easier to manage.' The former England footballer was indeed the poster boy for a whole host of hairstyles in the 90s and 00s, sporting every cut from a platinum blond fade to a spiky Mohawk and a highlighted, tousled bob. He even made the 'man bun' a popular style of the time. However his haircuts haven't always proved popular: in an episode of the 2023 Netflix series Beckham, Beckham shared how back in 2000 his Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson ordered him to shave his Mohawk before walking out onto the pitch – having hidden it under a beanie hat to avoid the manager seeing it ahead of the game. Mohawk or not, perhaps it's time to dust off the beanie, David.
Daily Mail
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Bride-to-be in tears after getting the 'worst haircut of her life' from her stylist of five years just 11 days before her wedding
A bride-to-be has shared her panic after she got the 'worst haircut of [her] life' just days before she was due to walk down the aisle. Chloe, from Miami, thought she was in safe hands when she went to her hair stylist of five years to get a touch-up before her big day. However, the 24-year-old was shocked when the hairdresser 'sliced' the front of her waist-length locks leaving her with a 'jellyfish'-style do. Chloe was left in tears over her 'completely messed up' mane as her wedding was in just 11 days and she had to book multiple appointments at other hair salons to fix her stylist's mistake. Millions were outraged on the bride's behalf after she shared the botched job on social media. 'POV you get literally the worst haircut of your life 11 days before your wedding,' Chloe wrote in a TikTok clip. 'Alright guys…who made a voodoo doll? It's not funny anymore. Anyone good at extensions?' Chloe claims she asked her regular stylist for some simple light layers and to touch up her highlights. She said the hairdresser took two to four inches off her dry tresses which was more than she was expecting. After shampooing, Chloe said when she returned to the chair, her stylist took an eyebrow blade and 'sliced' a 'chunk' of hair from the front. The brazen move left her with a 'chunky' bob-length layer at the front and long flowing strands at the back. 'How could she possibly mess up the same hair she's been doing for five years?' Chloe said in a series of videos about the incident. Her video was viewed more than 48.6million times with many blasting the hairdresser for her blunder and likened her hair to a jellyfish. 'Genuinely how does this happen I have 0 training as a hairdresser and can cut my own hair better with a blindfold on,' one viewer wrote. 'My mouth literally dropped. Get an extension specialist and hand the bill to the previous salon,' a second said. 'They'd be seeing me in court,' quipped a third. 'Girl… I am giving you full permission to Karen out on the hairdresser. This is one of the only valid times. My mouth literally popped open,' someone added. Some even went as far as suspecting that the hairdresser purposefully ruined Chloe's hair. 'You cannot convince me that wasn't done purposely,' one woman said and another joked: 'Was the hairdresser an ex of his by chance?!'. 'I've been doing hair a long time I've trained a lot of hairdressers in that time as well, to do something like this is intentional. This isn't a mistake it's almost impossible to mess up this badly with any basic knowledge on haircuts,' one stylist claimed. 'I feel like hairdressers do this on purpose because they're jealous or something because this happens to people way too often,' someone replied. However, not everyone thought her new style was disastrous and some offered advice. 'If you can still clip it up in the front you could do a cute bun and tight curls but I think a timeless jellyfish haircut would flatter your face once styled,' one viewer suggested. 'I would say cut the rest and go for the rich lady from 90's look,' another recommended. 'If you cut it into a bob you are gonna look amazing,' a third chimed in. Chloe later provided an update saying she went to another salon where she was given fresh highlights, extensions at the front and a much better cut which she was ultimately happy about. 'I always heard that something goes wrong on your wedding but I did not know it was going to be my hair,' she said.
