Usage of 整{ととの}える for asking for a trim when getting a hair cut


I have looked at [Getting your haircut in
Japan](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/4230/getting-your-haircut-
in-japan/4232#4232) already and did not see this word in there.

Usually when going to the barber I simply say:

短{みじか}くしてください

Since my hair is pretty uncomplicated.

Now, I would like to ask them for a "trim" (keep my hair relatively the same
length just cleaned up). Would I be able to say the following, or does it
sound odd?

整{ととの}えてください




整える should be most suitable. However, just saying 'please put my hair in
order' might be a little ambiguous. I'm sure your barber would ask for more
details and you would get your desired haircut. But to be sure you might want
to mention that you want to keep the length the same.  
Therefore you could say:

長{なが}さをそのままで、全体的{ぜんたいてき}に整えてください。

Which pretty much means 'Overall cleanup please, but keep the length as is.'

Another option is to use
[揃{そろ}える](http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/%E6%8F%83%E3%81%88%E3%82%8B). (to line
up, to make uniform, to put in order, etc.)  
I feel this is particularly useful when you have long hair as this 'line up'
spirit is quite strong. (At least to me.) But it should make you perfectly
understood even when you have short hair.

Personally, I often use
[片付{かたづ}ける](http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/%E7%89%87%E4%BB%98%E3%81%91%E3%82%8B)
which literally means 'to tidy up.' Although I believe this is not the first
choice of a native Japanese speaker, every hair dresser so far has always
understood immediately what I mean.

In case you want any parts trimmed with a machine, this is referred to as
[刈{か}り上{あ}げる](http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/%E5%88%88%E3%82%8A%E4%B8%8A%E3%81%92%E3%82%8B).
Therefore, 刈り上げをお願いします should get you the traditional schoolboy haircut.




整える should be most suitable. However, just saying 'please put my hair in
order' might be a little ambiguous. I'm sure your barber would ask for more
details and you would get your desired haircut. But to be sure you might want
to mention that you want to keep the length the same.  
Therefore you could say:

長{なが}さをそのままで、全体的{ぜんたいてき}に整えてください。

Which pretty much means 'Overall cleanup please, but keep the length as is.'

Another option is to use
[揃{そろ}える](http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/%E6%8F%83%E3%81%88%E3%82%8B). (to line
up, to make uniform, to put in order, etc.)  
I feel this is particularly useful when you have long hair as this 'line up'
spirit is quite strong. (At least to me.) But it should make you perfectly
understood even when you have short hair.

Personally, I often use
[片付{かたづ}ける](http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/%E7%89%87%E4%BB%98%E3%81%91%E3%82%8B)
which literally means 'to tidy up.' Although I believe this is not the first
choice of a native Japanese speaker, every hair dresser so far has always
understood immediately what I mean.

In case you want any parts trimmed with a machine, this is referred to as
[刈{か}り上{あ}げる](http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/%E5%88%88%E3%82%8A%E4%B8%8A%E3%81%92%E3%82%8B).
Therefore, 刈り上げをお願いします should get you the traditional schoolboy haircut.

