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Grown-Out Warrior Cut
Josh Lamonaca42minMedium

Grown-Out Warrior Cut

A men's haircutting course in which Josh Lamonaca turns a round, bulbous grown-out shape into a leaner, heavily textured haircut, somewhere between a grown-out warrior cut and a mod cut. Style and face shape consultation, a shorter front panel and a classic box section, square layers on the base in 10 sections per side, overdirection at the crown, cross-checking, a round line on the front panel, slicing through the top, a diffuser dry, the Acura thinning scissor, straighteners and Menspire matte paste.

Result and process

  • Grown-Out Warrior Cut - photo 1
  • Grown-Out Warrior Cut - photo 2
  • Grown-Out Warrior Cut - photo 3
  • Grown-Out Warrior Cut - photo 4
  • Grown-Out Warrior Cut - photo 5
  • Grown-Out Warrior Cut - photo 6

About the course

Grown-Out Warrior Cut is a men's haircut in which Josh Lamonaca slims down a round, bulbous grown-out shape. The length around the nape and ears stays, the fringe gets shorter and comes off the face, and the whole haircut is heavily textured, so it looks natural even without a hairdryer.

The course takes you through the whole process: the consultation and face shape, the plan with a shorter front panel and a classic box section, square layers on the base, overdirection at the crown and cross-checking, then slicing through the top, a diffuser dry and the finish. Josh Lamonaca explains what he keeps, what he removes and why.

In this course you will see

  • How the consultation becomes a plan: a casual client style, a strong jaw, recession and an oval face
  • A classic box section and a shorter front panel, overlapped by the length from the top
  • Square layers: a diagonal first section, a straight line, the comb flat from the head, club cutting
  • Overdirection from section 8, which keeps the length around the crown
  • A round line on the front panel with more weight in the corners by the recession
  • Slicing through the top, which reduces the weight without taking down the length
  • A diffuser dry, the Acura thinning scissor, straighteners and Menspire matte paste

What you will learn

  1. 01How to read the client's style and face shape before you plan the haircut.
  2. 02How to slim down a round shape and keep the length on the external shape.
  3. 03How to build square layers on the base and overdirect from section 8 to protect the crown.
  4. 04How to cut a shorter front panel with a round line and keep weight by the recession.
  5. 05How to reduce the weight on top with slicing without taking down the length.
  6. 06How to finish with a diffuser, the Acura thinning scissor, straighteners and Menspire matte paste.

What's inside

Full access with the course
  1. Grown-Out Warrior Cut - The starting point0:36

    01The starting point

    So with his hair, you can see that it's quite bulbous at the moment.

  2. Grown-Out Warrior Cut - Strong texture1:36

    02Strong texture

    So everything needs to be really textured.

  3. Grown-Out Warrior Cut - Choosing the direction2:32

    03Choosing the direction

    Now, for this reason, we're going to work with the hair going forwards.

  4. Grown-Out Warrior Cut - Comb twice, cut once9:10

    04Comb twice, cut once

    Notice how I only comb the hair twice and cut it once.

  5. Grown-Out Warrior Cut - Why at the crown12:06

    05Why at the crown

    that's when you start to get uneven lines in the hair.

  6. Grown-Out Warrior Cut - The square line21:10

    06The square line

    Now, the wonderful thing about working with a square line is that it can move forwards and backwards.

  7. Grown-Out Warrior Cut - A soft edge22:43

    07A soft edge

    Now, this leaves us with a very soft edge towards the haircut.

  8. Grown-Out Warrior Cut - Weight, not length25:54

    08Weight, not length

    So we're not taking down the length overall, we're simply reducing the mass of weight

  9. Grown-Out Warrior Cut - No complete blend27:39

    09No complete blend

    We don't want to blend it completely

  10. Grown-Out Warrior Cut - Natural, as at home29:23

    10Natural, as at home

    I want the hair to be as natural as possible.

  11. Grown-Out Warrior Cut - Two parts of the scissor35:11

    11Two parts of the scissor

    Now, the reason why I'm using this one is because it has two parts.

  12. Grown-Out Warrior Cut - The result41:38

    12The result

    it really does come to life

FAQ

Who is this course for?
For hairdressers and barbers who cut medium-length men's hair and want to slim down grown-out shapes: plan from the consultation, cut square layers and finish a haircut that looks natural even without a hairdryer.
What hair does this cut suit?
In the course the model has grown-out hair with a round, bulbous shape, a lot of internal weight and a good length around the nape and ears.
How is a square layer different from graduation?
Josh Lamonaca shows that it looks a little like graduation, but everything is cut flat and the length stays on the external shape, so in reality it is a layer.
What tools do I need?
A comb with fine and wide teeth, scissors, a Streaker comb to check the layer, a hairdryer with a diffuser, a vent brush, thinning scissors (Acura in the course), straighteners and a matte paste (Menspire in the course).
How do I check the shape is even?
Cross-check across the head: raise the hair and check that every line is round from left to right, then dress the hair down and check there are no corners through the sides.
Can the client recreate this at home?
That is the aim. Josh Lamonaca dries the hair naturally, with little skill or manipulation, because he does not know if the client will use a hairdryer.

Details

Duration
42min
Season
Season 3
Hair length
Medium

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Josh Lamonaca

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Josh Lamonaca is a men's hairdresser and educator. In 2014 he founded Menspire with Samuel Palmer, a men's hairdressing brand with its academy in St Albans, UK, where he leads education. He has been cutting hair since he was 15 and from the start combined two crafts: he wanted to cut hair like a hairdresser and fade like a barber. He has taught since 2015, first at workshops around the UK and then abroad: he has taught in more than 30 countries, and in Brazil he presented in front of an audience of 2,000. At the Modern Barber Awards he won Best All-Round Barber (2023) and Educator of the Year (2024). In November 2025 his DNA collection won Men's Hairdresser of the Year at the British Hairdressing Awards. Since January 2026 he has been Fresha's first Head of Hair Education. He has visited Poland six times for Connected Hair and Barber Night events, and in June 2026 he closed the Main Stage of Barber Night S6 in Warsaw.

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