A mounting assembly for a hair cutting appliance, the mounting assembly comprising: a head for receiving a cutting unit; a base and a mount, wherein the head is mounted to the base via the mount such that the head is pivotably moveable relative to the base about a primary axis and a secondary axis, wherein the primary axis and the secondary axis are not parallel; and a first biasing element and a second biasing element, wherein the first biasing element and the second biasing element act independently of one another, wherein the first biasing element and the second biasing element are mounted at a fixed point and configured to act on the head or the mount at a respective first biasing point and second biasing point to bias the pivoting movement of the head with respect to the base to a stable position, wherein the first biasing point and the second biasing point are located on the same side of a primary plane which comprises a biasing axis, parallel to the primary axis, about which the first biasing point and the second biasing point are constrained to pivot relative to the fixed point, and a line parallel to a force direction defined by a biasing force applied at one of the first biasing point or the second biasing point, to bias the head in one pivoting direction to the stable position with respect to the base about the primary axis, and wherein the first biasing point and the second biasing point are located on opposing sides of a secondary plane which comprises the secondary axis and a line parallel to the force direction, to balance the head in the stable position with respect to the base about the secondary axis. a head for receiving a cutting unit; a base and a mount, wherein the head is mounted to the base via the mount such that the head is pivotably moveable relative to the base about a primary axis and a secondary axis, wherein the primary axis and the secondary axis are not parallel; and a first biasing element and a second biasing element, wherein the first biasing element and the second biasing element act independently of one another, wherein the first biasing element and the second biasing element are mounted at a fixed point and configured to act on the head or the mount at a respective first biasing point and second biasing point to bias the pivoting movement of the head with respect to the base to a stable position, wherein the first biasing point and the second biasing point are located on the same side of a primary plane which comprises a biasing axis, parallel to the primary axis, about which the first biasing point and the second biasing point are constrained to pivot relative to the fixed point, and a line parallel to a force direction defined by a biasing force applied at one of the first biasing point or the second biasing point, to bias the head in one pivoting direction to the stable position with respect to the base about the primary axis, and wherein the first biasing point and the second biasing point are located on opposing sides of a secondary plane which comprises the secondary axis and a line parallel to the force direction, to balance the head in the stable position with respect to the base about the secondary axis.