“I’m thinking of going shorter,” would have to be the single most terrifying phrase you could say to a hairdresser.

It’s basically a green flag for your trusted stylist to, well,gocompletely crazy.And let’s be honest – is there anything in the world more terrifying than a hairdresser with permission to cut?

Now there is. A scary/kind of tempting new hair cutting trend has found its way to mainstream salons, and to be honest, we’re freaking out.

Behold, the ‘clipper cut’:

The ‘clipper cut’ involves replacing traditional hairdressing scissors with an electric razor, commonly used for shaving heads or fading into blunt hairdos cropped close to the skin.

Like a lawn mower, they’ll move around your terrified noggin until your hair sits in a straight bob. The key? Not moving. (Actually, try not to breathe, either. There are no second chances on this one.)

If things go right, you will walk out with a picture-perfect blunt bob.

If things go wrong – that is, if you happen to sneeze, or twitch, or glance down at your phone – your hairline could look less ‘Anna Wintour’, and more ‘toddler left alone with scissors’.