Scissor Cut in National City, CA

A scissor cut uses shears instead of clippers for the top and length areas, giving a softer, more textured finish than a hard clipper line. It's often paired with a clipper fade underneath, but the top is shaped by hand for a more natural taper in the length.

A scissor cut is the right call if you want more length on top than clippers alone would leave, or if you want the ends to taper off naturally instead of ending in a single hard clipper line. It's a common choice for classic and businessman's cuts where the top needs to lay down and move naturally.

The top is cut in sections with shears, checking length and how it falls before moving to the next section, while the sides can be left long, tapered, or faded with clippers depending on what you want underneath. The two techniques are blended together so the transition doesn't show a hard line. Still the standard $40 Basic Haircut, 35 minutes.

A scissor cut doesn't cost extra — it's included in the $40 Basic Haircut, the same 35-minute appointment as any other style on this list. Add a beard trim and straight razor shave and it becomes the $50 Full Service instead. Either way, the price is set before you sit down, with no separate line-up or blending fee on top of it.

Every cut happens in a private one-chair suite at Phenix Salon Suites — no other clients in the room, no rushing between chairs. Isaac Castro is a barber licensed by the California Board of Barbering and Cosmetology (license #113286, verifiable free at search.dca.ca.gov), and every tool is sanitized between clients under the state's health and safety rules. If a normal appointment doesn't fit your schedule, the After Hours service opens the suite any time, day or night, for the same price.