Master Cuts is a barber shop at 1220 Great North Rd in Coxs Bay, Auckland, with a 4.2 Google rating. A good barber reads the grain of your hair, spots the cowlick you forgot to mention, and cuts for how you actually style it at home. Clipper work — fades, tapers, crisp necklines — is where barbers build their reputation, so it is fair to ask how confident a cutter is with skin fades before you sit down. Regulars tend to stay with one barber and return every four to six weeks, since a cutter who knows your head needs less explaining each time. Saturday mornings are busy at most shops, so a quick call ahead rarely hurts. Set on Great North Rd in Coxs Bay, Master Cuts is a handy stop for Auckland's inner-west suburbs.