This crazy, viral haircut video is absolutely mesmerizing

Who knew a haircut could be so mesmerizing?

A video of hairstylist cutting a woman’s hair has gone viral on Instagram, with more than 1.2 million views, and after watching it, we can definitely see why.

In the short clip, Emre Ayaksiz, a self-described “hair designer” based in Istanbul, completely transforms a client’s long, blond strands. Instead of using scissors to chop across the bottom, as you’d expect, he uses electric clippers to shear a perfect, diagonal line down her back.

He does it all in one take, and it’s flawless.

Eventually, he evens out the diagonal cut so that the woman’s hair falls symmetrically across her back in a wavy lob, but we still can’t stop watching that first, daring chop. It’s unclear if the diagonal cut affected the end result, but it definitely adds drama.

Eventually, he evens out the diagonal cut so that the woman’s hair falls symmetrically across her back in a wavy lob, but we still can’t stop watching that first, daring chop. It’s unclear if the diagonal cut affected the end result, but it definitely adds drama.