There is no interval that suits everyone. Here is how we think about it, by type of cut.

Short cuts (bob, pixie, men)

The shape goes quickly: at 4–5 weeks the cut “isn't itself any more”. If you care about the shape, come monthly. A contour touch-up takes 20 minutes and costs less than a full cut.

Medium hair with shape

6–8 weeks. The sign it is time: split ends, and hair that no longer falls the way it did after styling.

Long hair you are growing

10–12 weeks, but no longer. Split ends travel up the strand, and 1 cm trimmed every three months gets you further than no cut for a year.

Coloured or bleached hair

More often than you would think: 6 weeks. Bleaching weakens the ends, and a centimetre cut in time saves five later.

If you do not know which category you are in, ask your stylist at your last visit; we write on your appointment card when to come back.