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 . <EOS>