Short hair style for guy?

hi am 17, and i want to style my hair. i have hair about one inch long, dark brown hair. it has a cowlick in the fron righ on the bangs which is a problem. when i try to style a fauxhawk or a style where the hair goes inward, that cowlick always messes the whole look up. so what can i do with it?? thx :)Short hair style for guy?
use gel and mess it up a lil, not too muchShort hair style for guy?
You could grow it longer so the cowlick won't be troublesome. Most crew cuts are around 1.25'; at the front hairline. At 1.5'; at the front hairline, ivy league length, it might not cause trouble. If not 1.5';, at 2'; or 2.5';. Sometimes a bit of control wax will tame a cowlick. I don't think many styles but a faux hawk have the hair going ';inward.'; The short pomp styles-crew cut, ivy league(long crew cut), flat top crew cut-all have the hair brushed back off the forehead to form a short pomp front. A very short crew cut will also tame the cowlick.

It also depends on head, face and neck shape and frontal hairline but in general, a regular taper cut with the hair mostly off the forehead or one of the short pomp cuts-crew cut, ivy league(long crew cut), flat top crew cut- should suit.

With a regular taper cut, the cowlick should not be an issue:

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The answer at the following link explains the basic short cuts. The first two links contained therein are quite informative:

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ivy league(long crew cut):

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Some barbers describe an ivy league as a crew cut just long enough to be parted and combed to the side if so desired. An ivy league can also be worn with the hair brushed up off the forehead to form the short pomp front or with the short bangs brushed down on the forehead like a forward brush cut

crew cut:

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[A crew cut is a timeless prep haircut, the photo directly above is from 1946, and yet if the photo was in color, both the guy and the clothes he is wearing could be in the latest J Crew catalog. It looks like this guy also might have a cowlick on the right side of his hairline, left side in the photo. ]

ultra short crew cut:

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[Around 5/8';(#5) at the front hairline, graduated to about 1/4';(#2)at the back of the crown. Back and sides are tapered from around #0A length (1.2mm)down to #000 length(0.5mm) at the ears and nape.]

Grooming any of the short pomp styles- crew cut, ivy league, flat top crew cut- is basically the same.

1) Towel dry hair.

2) Barely dip fingertips in jar of wax.

3)Transfer wax to palms.

4) Smooth palms over hair.

5)Brush hair off forehead to form short pomp front.

Whichever style you decide on, take a photo to help describe the desired haircut to the barber or stylist. If you need more photos of a particular style, let me know.

Good Luck!
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