A fast haircut and a precision haircut can both be technically correct. They are not the same product. Here's what changes between the two.
Time on the consultation
Fast: 30 seconds. 'Same as last time?' Precision: 15 minutes. Same as last time, but adjusted for how your hair grew out, the season, the next month of your calendar.
Time on the cut
Fast: 20 minutes, mostly clipper work, blended quickly. Precision: 60 minutes, point-cutting where it matters, weight removed by hand, the line at the neck cleaned with a straight razor.
How it grows out
A fast cut looks bad in 10 days. A precision cut still looks intentional at week 5. That's not magic — it's where the weight was left, and where it wasn't.
How it photographs
Fast cuts photograph as a haircut. Precision cuts photograph as a face. That's the difference our clients in entertainment care about most.
What it costs over a year
Twelve precision cuts is roughly the same as 18 fast cuts. So the math is actually similar — you just get back six Saturdays.
—SIR Management