A hair collector for a hair cutting appliance having a pivoting cutting element, the hair collector comprising: - a first housing part; and - a second housing part; wherein, the first housing part comprises a plurality of walls; wherein, the second housing part comprises a plurality of walls; wherein, when the hair collector is connected to the hair cutting appliance, the first housing part is adjacent to the hair cutting element and the second housing part is adjacent to the first housing part; wherein, when the hair collector is connected to the hair cutting appliance, a cut hair collection chamber is formed, the cut hair collection chamber comprising the plurality of walls of the first housing part, the plurality of walls of the second housing part, and the cutting element; wherein, when the hair collector is connected to the hair cutting appliance, the hair collector is configured such that the second housing part can pivot as the cutting element pivots; and the hair collector is characterized in that, when the hair collector is connected to the hair cutting appliance, the hair collector is configured such that the first housing part does not pivot as the cutting element pivots. - a first housing part; and - a second housing part; wherein, the first housing part comprises a plurality of walls; wherein, the second housing part comprises a plurality of walls; wherein, when the hair collector is connected to the hair cutting appliance, the first housing part is adjacent to the hair cutting element and the second housing part is adjacent to the first housing part; wherein, when the hair collector is connected to the hair cutting appliance, a cut hair collection chamber is formed, the cut hair collection chamber comprising the plurality of walls of the first housing part, the plurality of walls of the second housing part, and the cutting element; wherein, when the hair collector is connected to the hair cutting appliance, the hair collector is configured such that the second housing part can pivot as the cutting element pivots; and the hair collector is characterized in that, when the hair collector is connected to the hair cutting appliance, the hair collector is configured such that the first housing part does not pivot as the cutting element pivots. wherein, the first housing part comprises a plurality of walls; wherein, the second housing part comprises a plurality of walls; wherein, when the hair collector is connected to the hair cutting appliance, the first housing part is adjacent to the hair cutting element and the second housing part is adjacent to the first housing part; wherein, when the hair collector is connected to the hair cutting appliance, a cut hair collection chamber is formed, the cut hair collection chamber comprising the plurality of walls of the first housing part, the plurality of walls of the second housing part, and the cutting element; wherein, when the hair collector is connected to the hair cutting appliance, the hair collector is configured such that the second housing part can pivot as the cutting element pivots; and the hair collector is characterized in that, when the hair collector is connected to the hair cutting appliance, the hair collector is configured such that the first housing part does not pivot as the cutting element pivots.