Undercut in National City, CA

An undercut pairs short, faded sides and back with noticeably longer hair on top, cut with a hard contrast between the two lengths instead of a gradual blend. The top is long enough to comb, slick back, or push into different styles.

An undercut is worth booking if you want to actually do something with the top of your hair day to day — comb it, slick it, push it up — while keeping the sides low-maintenance. It holds its shape well between visits since the contrast is the point, not a gradual fade line that grows soft.

The sides and back are cut short with clippers, faded or kept as a harder line depending on preference, while the top is left long and shaped with scissors to the length you want to style. The two sections meet with a defined, intentional line rather than blending into each other. Included in the $40 Basic Haircut.

An undercut 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.