Width of Mohawks

so ive been doing a liberty spike mohawk for a few days now and im contemplating cutting the sides short, but i dont know how wide to leave the middle. ive been putting up the center two inches (about) and it seems fine that way, but i didnt know what other people did. for the record i have really thick wavy hair and im planning on cutting my hair so it will be about 5 inches when up

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Permalink Reply by Antikia on January 28, 2009 at 3:54am

That's all a matter of taste really, but 2 inches sounds just fine :) You'll have a nice, thick hawk, and less risk of getting huge gaps in it (which I absolutely hate). Go for it!

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Permalink Reply by Ballisto on January 28, 2009 at 1:08pm

Imo, average width of a Mohawk should be around 1.5-2". But it depends on the size of your Hawk too. Of course, longer Mohawk with a wider base will be easier to maintain, than having a really thin strip.
But what you should probably do is, just shave it really wide. You can always adjust the width of it. My base used to be 3", when I first got it, now after 1 year I finally found "my" width, which is about 1.5".

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Permalink Reply by Khaos on January 28, 2009 at 1:26pm

Most people use their eyebrows as a good guide, but I've seen some awesome girl hawks that are fairly wide that start towards the middle of their eye / eyebrow.

Myself, I'm partial to that wider hawk, but always seem to forget that when I'm trimming my hair, haha. Mine starts around the inside of corners of my eyes / eyebrows.

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Permalink Reply by Amy on January 28, 2009 at 7:50pm

thanks! im doing it friday! i think ill stick with 2 inches for right now and then see if i want to change it later ^.^

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Permalink Reply by Khaos on January 28, 2009 at 9:24pm

Yeah!! Sweet!!!

Just remember what Ballisto said: to cut it wider first and then cut it down. It's not that easy to put the hair back on...lol

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Permalink Reply by Amy on January 28, 2009 at 9:29pm

lol true... but at least it grows out!

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Permalink Reply by Hannah Horror on January 30, 2009 at 1:54am

Most hairdressers go from the centre of each eye (basically your pupil) and make that the width as its proportional to your face. But its all personal preference.