Young House Love

Home Decorating & DIY Tutorials

| By | | 635 Comments

How To Cut Your Man’s Hair

Let’s talk about DIY haircuts, shall we?

save-money-learn-to-cut-his-hair

This is one of those posts I never thought I’d write (it’s definitely not very home related) but due to a surprising amount of requests, here it is. I guess anything that has to do with saving money and doing something yourself is fair game, right? I have no idea how I got into cutting people’s hair, but throughout high school and college I just played around, cutting off a guy’s mullet here and giving my BFF a super short pixie cut there (all at my “client’s” requests, of course). Why did they trust me? I have no idea. Maybe I just have a trustworthy face? I most certainly don’t have any formal training. I just sort of treat hair like I’d imagine I’d make a butter sculpture. You just remove the extra stuff so you’re left with the shape you want. Confidence inspiring, huh? But a bunch of people actually noticed my latest work of haircut art on John’s head in party pictures yesterday, so… score! Haha.

Party Portrait Clara Reaching

The funny thing is that we realized I’ve been cutting John’s hair for seven whole years! And I’ve probably dished out 50+ other haircuts to other friends and family members throughout the last ten years (why yes I have cut my brother in law’s hair in the backyard of John’s parents beach house). So take this post for what it is, one not-professional gal’s take on how she grooms her man. An above the neck manscaping lesson if you will.

Haircut Before N After

But since it’s extremely impossible to tell you how I cut John’s hair and a lot more descriptive to just show you, we actually made a video, thanks to the help of our handy little tripod. Look at that shaggy hair John had going on in this “setting up for the video” shot:

Haircut Video Camera Bad Hair

It’s amazing what a little at-home clippage can do. How YOU doin’ hubby?

Haircut After Side

But on with the video! Let’s get up close and personal with those light brown locks, shall we? Oh yes, and I have primer/paint all over my hands from Clara’s birthday dollhouse (more on that tomorrow). You can watch it below or here on YouTube.

For anyone who can’t watch the video with the sound on (mehaps you’re at work?) it’s actually still pretty easy to understand on mute (since you just have to see what my hands are doing to get the gist). And I’ve included a few written tips in bullet form below, just to help anyone with a sucker on standby who’s ok with you experimenting on their head. I say that in the most kind and loving way, since all of my friends and family who have let me go to town on their hair are pretty darn awesome. I actually haven’t had an oopsie since college (I went a little shorter than I meant to on a gal in dorms, but she totally had the bone structure to work it). Although now that I’ve made that claim I feel like I should knock on wood. Or John should, since he’d be the most likely person to have to walk around with a potential hair snafu if it ever were to happen. Anyway, on with the tips:

  • I cut hair when it’s dry or very lightly misted with water because my experience when cutting wet hair has been that it “shrinks up” and is always shorter than I mean for it to be – which can lead to profuse apologies. Also hair that’s wet might not “lay” the way it does when it’s dry (ex: a cowlick might make itself known when hair’s dry and result in an uneven effect).
  • I cut John’s hair at night after Clara’s off to bed so we can get ‘er done without distractions (no toddler running through the hair pile on the floor- which Burger thankfully avoids like the plague).
  • I don’t use a buzzer and just shave John’s neck for him after the haircut with a regular shaving razor. That always makes things look nice and polished, and this way we don’t have to store a big hair buzzer (or pay for one).
  • I just use hair-cutting scissors that I got for like $5 from CVS. They don’t even have a brand name on them to pass along. Sorry!

Haircut Scissors

  • I use my fingers to keep things even. For example, when I cut John’s hair I cut it one-finger-length from his scalp, so it all stays that length. I go a little longer on top – maybe two finger lengths (see the video for more on this).
  • I always try to cut hair vertically (ex: parallel to John’s spine) – except for trimming the line around his neck – since it can look dorky and block-ish if you cut things horizontally (parallel to the shoulders). It’s really hard to explain in words, but the video makes this much more clear.
  • I’m not a pro, so this isn’t real hairdresser scoop. Haha. I’m just a crazy girl with a penchant for pickles and cutting hair – so this is just what works for me (and John, my sweet hair-model hubby).

Oh and here’s an after pic from the back, since that might help you guys visualize it from that angle.

Haircut After Back2

Hope that helps any DIY-haircutting-hopefuls out there! Does anyone else host haircuts at their house? The craziest thing is that I just calculated that we have probably saved at least $700 in the past seven years just by me cutting John’s hair (not counting all the times that I cut my own hair or ask John to snip a straight line in the back when I need a little trim and can’t reach – which might be an additional $500 in savings over the years). That’s a lot of cheddar ceramic animals…

Comments

  1. Jill says

    One day while visiting a country pharmacy, the clerk saw me eyeing the buzzer then my boys. She smiled and said, “What’s the difference between a good haircut and a bad haircut? Two weeks.” I bought the clippers and gave them haircuts up until a few years ago, when the younger two moved up to “real” haircuts. My oldest lets his college roommate buzz him.

    I can’t do my husbands. It’s thin and wavy and difficult. But I will “fix” it when I don’t like what the hairdresser has done. The boys all have a different texture that’s more forgiving & all three have the same exact hairline – cowlicks and all.

    Reply

  2. Momcat says

    Okay. Actual. Snort. Out. Loud. at the butter sculpture comment!!

    (Insert sexy wolf-whistle here for John!!) Love the cut….

    Reply

  3. Barbi says

    I was a hair dresser for 10 years and I’ll never forget one client. Bryan came to see me every 6 weeks or so to “fix” the hair cut his wifey gave him. The sad part was he never told her that he was having it “fixed” so she kept on thinking she was doing a wonderful job! Vicious cycle, making me *gasp* the Other Woman! Sherry, you do a fine job, btw lol…no need for John to cheat on your styling.

    Reply

    • YoungHouseLove says

      Bwahahahahaah, that’s hilarious! And thanks for the endorsement – I love hearing that I’m not totally butchering him since you’re a pro!

      xo,
      s

  4. Wendy says

    Like many others, I cut my hub’s hair using the clippers. His preference on length depends on how military he’s feeling. Since he’s no longer active, his hair can be longer, yet sometimes he really wants it short.

    We trim it in the shower with him sitting on a stool. It makes it nice and easy to clean up after.

    I guess with all that we’ve saved I shouldn’t mind the random Starbucks or Wegmans coffee runs so much. :-)

    Reply

  5. Skooks says

    Pretty much every time my husband needs a haircut he begs me to do it myself, but I am TERRIFIED. I watched the video though and now I’m thinking I’m just kind of scared and maybe I could actually do this. I just recently discovered my neighbor cuts hair, so maybe I can get her to give him a cut sometime while I hover around her and take notes. LOL. The savings on haircuts would definitely be a help to us! Thanks for sharing the vid.

    Reply

  6. Amy says

    I stumbled upon this through Pinterest, and I must say, being a hairstylist myself, you’re method is pretty accurate to what we do in a salon, and the end result is quite impressive for someone who’s never had training. You’re right to take vertical sections, and by using your fingers as a guide. Tip though; if you wet the hair, and use a comb to put the hair in your fingers first, using smaller sections ***and always grabbing a small amount of hair you’ve already cut*** you will have a more consistent cut. This is called creating a guide and when you keep grabbing hair you’ve already cut with hair you’re going to cut, that’s called a traveling guide. What you can also do is what we call cross-checking. Grab the hair in the opposite direction you cut it (so if you start with vertical sections, take horizontal ones) and check the line, if there’s hair that’s poking out, you can trim that to make it more accurate. Also, just a tip, trim the back hair line last, this will allow you to see the real hair line when you’re almost done, rather then it being hid under all that hair and you’re less likely to cut into the hair line, getting a more accurate and precise line. Good job on ya though girl! I’ve seen some stylists who can’t cut a mens cut as well as you can ;)

    Reply

    • YoungHouseLove says

      Thanks so much for the tips Amy! Love hearing from the pros. The comb sounds awesome and I’ll have to check it! And you’re so sweet to tell me I’m doing a good job.

      *blushing*

      xo,
      s

  7. Ashley says

    We’re home cutters in my household, too. I’ve been cutting/dyeing my own hair since I was about 12, and I also cut my mom’s, boyfriend’s and brother’s hair too. I’ve also done a ton of dye jobs for my friends and family. I have no idea how I got into doing hair, since I’m in grad school in a totally non-hair related field, but I’ve always gotten compliments on it so I guess I’m doing something right! Sometimes I daydream about going to the salon, but it’s nicer to save money.

    Reply

  8. natalie says

    SWEET! Thank you for the tutorial. I’ve tried using scissors to cut my kid’s hair and the result was not what I was looking for. It ended up really short because I was winging it and had to correct my mistakes. So the extra time to use the scissors led to a cut almost the same as when I use clippers. I can’t wait to test out this new ( and easier) method!!!

    Reply

  9. Kim S says

    I convinced my husband to let me cut his hair soon after we were married and have been cutting it ever since. 20 years of haircuts(only the first one was bad)! Plus, I’ve been cutting my son’s hair since he was 5, so 13 yrs for him. He has been more demanding with requests for different styles throughout the years. But lots of money saved, so it’s all good!

    This weekend my husband was due for a haircut and my 14 yr. old daughter wanted to cut it, and he let her. I supervised and she did a fine job.

    Reply

    • YoungHouseLove says

      Haha- next time for sure! Although it would have been funny to play a joke on John with a fake-bad-haircut (that I could later correct) on video now that I think about it…

      xo,
      s

  11. Carolyn @HealthKitten.com says

    When my husband went back to college in 2007, we looked for ways to save money. We cut out cable, we stopped eating out, and so on. But the one thing that we did that I was pretty hesitant to do was cut his hair.

    He’s got much thinner hair than John, so we spent $40 (which was $10 more than what he was spending on haircuts every month) on a hair trimmer and I did the “short on the sides, longer on top” like you did, but instead of fingers and a scissor I used a comb and trimmer. Saved us hundreds of dollars.

    Now that he’s out of college and making a lot more money, we’ve given up the home trims – mainly because our local barber shop will do it for $12. :)

    Reply

  12. Breanna says

    I also cut my husband’s hair but we bought a $15 set of clippers from somewhere (maybe Target?) and have been using them for several years now. Luckily he likes it all the same length so there’s no actual styling or worrying about how things fade together. One guard and maybe 10 or 15 minutes and he’s good to go. What cost us $15 a few years ago saves us $12 every 2 weeks when he would need it cut!!

    I do not, however, trust him with anything sharp anywhere near my head. I just don’t get my hair cut very often (though it’s still perfectly healthy) so it evens out.

    Reply

  14. Kendra says

    Did you notice the antlers behind John’s head in the photo of him setting up the video? I got a chuckle out of it, whether it was intentional or not… :) I don’t cut hubby’s hair, but I trim our girls’ bangs…which has gone both ways…really well and really wrong.

    Reply

  15. Leigh says

    I cut my hubby’s hair too! We have clippers so I usually do a combo of scissors/clippers cut to get it the way he likes it. I’ve been cutting and coloring friends and family members hair for years. I am no pro but I do pretty good. I don’t cut my own hair normally although I have been known to trim my own bangs or snip off split ends. I leave my hair to a pro.

    Reply

  16. Valerie says

    One of the first times I met my husband’s parents his dad asked me to cut his hair. I had never cut hair before, but he said since I am creative and I have good style, I seemed like the best choice.
    GULP. I was terrified, but he was so confident that I would do a fine job.
    So I agreed, and gave him a decent cut. (you know, for it being my first ever)
    Then my brother-in-law sat down in the chair… then my mother-in-law. And I went ahead and cut my husband’s hair that day too, which I have been doing ever since. Now every time we see them, I cut everyone’s hair. In fact, we just did it this past weekend. :)

    Reply

  17. Nicole says

    such a great idea! I went to hairschool and finished just never went and did my boards so now i am the free haircut lady to all my friends and family :) doesn’t bother me though, saving money and i get time to catch up with friends!

    Reply

  18. Jenny says

    My boyfriend has been suggesting I should learn how to cut his hair for a long time, since he’s never completely pleased with the result of professionals and I almost always “fix” it haircuts after salons. I might show him this video and if he’s approves of the “Sherry-method”, we’ll give it a try :)
    Thank you for sharing … and inspiring!

    Reply

  19. Lisa in Seattle says

    WHOA. I like long hair on guys (and a little bit of scruff), so it’s probably best for my marriage and my productivity levels if you keep it short like that. The short cut looks great too, but I repeat: WHOA.

    Reply

  20. Val says

    Not too bad for an at home haircut! I am a professional hair designer, myself. I have seen some CRAZY stuff done at home but I have to say you follow the right basic patterns and ideas behind a basic mens hair cut. Looks like your hubby has really great “forgiving” hair for you to cut as well. If you simply used a comb and combed through each section before you cut you wouldn’t have those uneven spots to go back over later as long as you always overlap your sections and don’t leave any out. In regards to another comment, Id say this pattern works on all head shapes but NOT all hair types.
    There is very much a science to cutting hair and I hate seeing people try too much at home because it can make for almost impossible situations to fix sometimes but as long as you keep it basic I don’t blame anyone for saving a buck and doing it yourself if you have the confidence to do it and a husband who isn’t too particular!

    Reply

    • YoungHouseLove says

      SO good to know Val! I always feel like I’m breaking a ton of rules, so it’s nice to hear it’s basically ok. Haha. Will have to try the comb- sounds very varsity for me, but we’ll have to see how I do! Haha. Thank goodness for pros like you out there to clean things up for butchers like me!

      xo,
      s

  21. Amy @ a new old house says

    HaHa- Love this! And John was such a quiet hair model!

    I just forwarded it to my hubby. Not sure if he’s going to let me try on him… maybe I’ll test out on my two little boys first (that won’t be too scaring, right?!?)

    Reply

  22. Ann says

    We have been doing at home hair for ages. My husband has been sporting a Jason Statham cut since college so a basic buzz with the drugstore clippers every other week does the trick. Just like clipping horses! For myself I still go to the salon but have been known to adjust my own bangs between cuts. Probably wouldn’t operate on myself but a quick trim is easy enough! :)

    Reply

  24. Aubry says

    Funny that you would post this, I cut my boyfriends hair for the first time a few weeks ago. I was so nervous, but it came out pretty good. I’ll get actual hair cut scissors this time and do the vertical cuts like you mentioned. Last time you could see the horizontal layers…yikes.
    Thanks for the video!

    Reply

  25. Tracey says

    Ok, I’m not the most observant person, but I did notice paint on your hands while you were cutting your hubbie’s hair. What have you been up to? Will we find out in a future post? Oh, by the way, great job on the haircut. Reminds me of when my mom used to cut our hair when we were kids.

    Reply

  26. Kristal says

    I just started cutting my fiance’s hair this past year. We did invest in a trimmer set but it was cheap…I think $20-$30 from BJ’s and it came with the trimmer, all the attachments, a mini trimmer for the neck, scissors, a cape, and combs! I’ve always been afraid to use just scissors on his hair but I cut it so short anyway that if I mess up I could just use the trimmer. Thanks for the tutorial…I think it might give it a whirl!

    Reply

  27. Christina says

    Great tips! I’ve been doing the same for years, too, on Hubby and our 2 daughters as well as friends. There’s something so satisfying about it!

    I particularly enjoyed the shot of John setting up the tripod. The deer horns are so perfectly placed on the wall behind him that I thought it was a joke! ;-)

    Greetings from SWITZERLAND!

    Reply

  28. Laura B says

    I think that home haircuts are great and super budget friendly! My son just turned two and is just really starting to get his hair in. It was getting long on top but still short everywhere else. My husband pulled out the scissors and clippers and gave him his first hair cut at home. My son loved having his Dad do this for him and sat on the stool and didn’t move or fuss a bit.

    On a side note, I want to thank you for your post on the invites for Clara’s party. My younger son is about to turn one. Yes, I have two boys just 14 months apart. Anyway, I went to Winkflash and found a coupon code for 30 free cards. All I had to pay was shipping- $3.99. I can’t wait to get them. If they turn out well, I will be using them more in the future.

    Reply

  29. Kelli says

    Can’t believe I’m the first stylist to commment on this!

    Of course, I did a little “Eeek” grimace when I started reading this post. (I can’t help it. It’s my job.) I totally can appreciate the saving $ aspect of the at home haircut. I will say though that I’m glad there are guys out there who are happy to come in and get a pricier cut too. I really enjoy seeing my regular dudes.
    Sherry, you’re very correct to be cutting most of this vertically. It is by far the most forgiving when it comes to those pesky leftover snip lines. I gotta ask though, ever tried using a comb to help gather up that hair before the snip? Try holding it between your left thumb and index fingers when you’re actually using the shears. Once you get the hang of it, you’d be surprised how much easier it can be. :)

    Reply

    • YoungHouseLove says

      Ooh that sounds very advanced! Haha. I’ll have to try it and hopefully won’t feel too much like a spaz with a comb in the mix too!

      xo,
      s

  31. Michele says

    i’m SUPER IMPRESSED.

    the first time i cut my (now) husband’s hair? sigh of embarrassment. we were taking turns passing the buzzer back and forth, he told me “look all over and see if you notice any spots we’ve missed.” i did. right at the crown of his head. i kept my eye on it like a hawk, and when he passed the clippers back i went straight for it “BUZZ!”

    uhhh, uh-oh.

    apparently as he passed them to me he made some words about “i took the guard off, can you clean up the neckline?” but i was so focused my ears weren’t working.

    and that’s how he ended up with a big bald spot. courtesy of me. immediately before we went out to a party in his honor in NYC.

    Reply

    • Michele says

      oh i DID. i remember running from the bathroom to the bedroom and throwing myself face-down on the bed. i didn’t show my face for a good several minutes. my husband had to talk to me soothingly for a while before i was willing to look at him again.

      yipes!

  32. Amanda says

    I cut my 3- and 4- year-old boys hair every 2 weeks during the summer. They look so cute with their little crew cuts! I save $60/month just in haircuts. We cut hair on the back deck so the birds can use the hair to line their nests, which the boys think is neat, and I love that I don’t have to clean up piles of hair. Yay DIY and saving money! Double score! :)

    Reply

  33. Leslie says

    Yup… been there, done that… we got a flowbee years ago and cut all our hair for YEARS, we even had to get a second one, cuz we killed the first one. Then we got clippers and I continued cutting the boys hair, then they learned to DIY, well for each other… and they both do it now. A big money saver indeed.

    Reply

  34. Rhonda says

    Wow! I had no idea how many wives/husbands do this…I’ve been cutting my husband’s hair for a long time now…most currently cause he’s too lazy to go to a salon, and he also complains that the hairdressers are too “yappy”- I enjoy a good chin wag while getting my hair cut, but apparently he doesn’t. We started this just after we were first married to save money, and I was also nervous, but now I don’t really see a reason to pay someone to do it…just so simple…

    Reply

  35. Katharine says

    Yay for home cuts! I cut my husband’s hair too and have since we got married. We do have an electric clipper, which pretty much just makes it faster than with scissors. We’ve had the clippers for ages so we’re used to storing them, but with your example maybe when they break we won’t replace them! I also cut dry and I’d recommend that to anyone. It’s easier to see the way the hair normally falls that way.

    He also cuts my hair, and yes, I know, I’m brave. But I have thick wavy hair which is super forgiving and I’m not picky. It makes him nervous, even though I’ve never ever complained about anything he’s done. So I usually have to beg for a haircut. But he eventually gives in because we are so cheap he’d rather do it than pay for it, haha. We cut my hair dry too. (Honestly, I don’t know what benefits there are to cutting wet – it just works so much better dry. At least for amateurs like us.)

    Reply

  36. Janna says

    Funny how you do a good enough job of something and everyone one wants you to do it. I’ve been cutting my brothers (all 5 of them) since I was a teen and now cut my hubby’s hair, and other extended family’s too! Once I was cutting my brother’s hair with clippers and we were all busy talking and didn’t notice the guard fell off until I shaved a random strip up the back of his hear. We still laugh about it today!

    Reply

  37. Crystal says

    Thanks for the Tutorial, my husbands hair is getting a bit long! Now there are going to be thousands of men walking around with “The John”.

    Reply

  39. K (Barking Babymama) says

    My husband’s hair “situation” requires that he get his haircut every 2-3 WEEKS!! So after a little while of that, we wisened up and bought our own clippers and he just does it himself in the garage. Now he’s been doing that for years, and I just have to check his head to make sure he hasn’t missed a spot at the end. :) My son is almost 3 and I have given him every one of his haircuts so far – I just found a couple of youtube tutorials and went for it! I’m definitely still learning how to get the haircut I envision, but it’s fun to practice on him since he couldn’t care less, and I often get comments that it looks better than if I took him to a salon/barber. I absolutely love being that mama :) So the only hair cuts we pay for in our house are MINE. I trimmed my own bangs for the first time the other day (even though Toni & Guy does free bang trims, I just didn’t have time to run in and have them do it) and it came out. And I’m touching up my own color too to stretch out time between professional colorings (I need gray coverage) – definitely a DIY hair family :)

    Reply

  40. Amanda says

    Thank you so much for posting this! I have been trying to convince my husband to let me try cutting his hair ever since he bought clippers and started doing it himself. The uniform buzz cut is fine, but he won’t let me touch his head with the clippers other than to clean up the back. Now I just have to show him your awesome video and convince him I “know how to do it”!! Haha!!

    Reply

  42. Hannah says

    John looks so thrilled to be getting a haircut; about as thrilled as my husband does when I do his hair. Now, I’d never be brave enough to cut my hubby’s hair like you do John’s though. All we do is get out the clippers and give him a buzz cut – super simple! When we first starting dating he use to go to the hair salon and get it cut so that the top would be a little longer than the sides and it would essentially fade into each other. But, when money started getting tight, an all-around buzz was the solution :)

    Reply

  43. K (Barking Babymama) says

    Oh and I forgot to say that you do a great job on John’s hair! I think it’s your artistic nature that allows you to visualize and then implement that vision with anything from a haircut to home design.

    Reply

  44. Kelly says

    Thanks for the tutorial! I have been cutting my husband’s hair since maybe before we were married (so 8-9 years). We may be getting close to having saved $1,000 total by doing this! I use clippers but I may try your technique for the next one because the clippers do make it so uniform and I really like the way yours looks. After this post in which I showed how we tried to use a paper Macy’s bag as a cape to keep the hair off Matt, his cousin (who has her own salon) took pity on us and sent a nylon cape in the mail. http://diynot.tumblr.com/post/487204454/haircuts

    Reply

  45. Claire says

    1: I love how you manhandled John’s head while cutting his hair, shoving it whatever direction you want. And he just goes along with it, like the sweet hubby that he is.

    2: He has an interesting shaped ear! The hole that projects forward (under that weird little knobby thing) is really long and skinny!

    Thanks for the lesson!

    Reply

  46. Lindsay says

    I’m a lucky girl. My mon is a hairstylist, so I get the salon treatment for free. In fact I was there today for highlights. There was one winter my mom slipped on the ice and broke two fingers, so that is the only time I paid for a haircut. And it was my mom’s coworker so I got a pretty big discount! Having a hairstylist in the family is a great thing!

    Reply

  47. Heidi Nicole says

    I get to chop at The Husband’s hair – we went out and spent $20 on a clippers set w/ attachments that is about the size of a roll of TP or 2 when its all together. Its saved us a ton of money…but he is not allowed anywhere near my hair with it! And he gets to sit backwards on the toilet so he can hope right in the shower w/o trailing hair all over the place!

    I might try your scissors method though, I am forever having issues with his bangs/front hair!

    Reply

  48. cc says

    This has me doing some figuring, which I haven’t sat down to do before: I started cutting my husband’s (and now our son’s) hair 4-5 years ago, but I do use a “buzzer,” which comes with instructions about how much to cut where, just by the by. I bought a Wahl cutter at Target, which also has handy color codes for different size guards. It was only $20 (about the cost of 1 1/3 haircuts). I get my own haircut only 2-3 times a year(an easy to care for cut, with a coupon but regular amount for tips) and I color my own hair, stocking up when the exact brand and color I like is on sale. I think this means we’ve spent only $500 on my hair in that amount of time, and we’ve saved over $1500 on everyone else’s. Wow!

    Reply

  49. Kristin says

    You did a great job!! Thanks for the post. My boyfriend has thick hair and lets it grow a few months (eek!!) and then will go to the cheapest place he can find to get it cut. It always looks good no matter who cuts it (he’s blessed to be good looking and have perfect thick hair!!). Anyway, he complains about the cost (12?! — mine costs $50!!), so I asked him a while ago if I could cut it. He must have sensed my inner apprehension, because he nicely told me no. haha. Well, today I sent him this post and asked if he would ever let me try it and he said yes! Yay, now I can see if it will turn out as good as John’s!

    Reply

  50. Natalie Webb says

    Wow, looks like there is a lot of interest in home haircuts! Perhaps I should put a little tutorial together, being a barber and all.

    The cut looks really good, but for those with husbands that are perhaps not quite so devilishly handsome, or with such a good head of hair, please proceed with caution. That includes those with blonde, fine, naturally shiny hair, or that type that sticks straight out from the pores. Danger Will Robinson.

    Every head of hair is drastically different, but here are a couple of tips from a pro that I hope will help on a variety of hair types:

    1) There is one item that will make a world of difference and doesn’t cost much – a comb. Comb the hair into your fingers for more accurate cutting.

    2) Combs make it much easier to section. Try to use at most, 1-inch sections, with half of each new section including half of the previous section. That way you will be able to see your guide from the section before.

    3) To make cutting around the ears easier and more accurate, get the hair good and saturated, but not dripping. You’re right about hair shrinking up when it dries, but the outline is one area where that’s okay. Wet the hair and comb straight to the nearest point on the hairline and cut away.

    4) Some might want to avoid the first move with cutting the neckline, especially if the hairline is low, or naturally well-defined. Just cut vertical sections all over first, then there will be just enough left that you can line it with the razor only. It will give you much better control of the hairline so it doesn’t go too high.

    5) Remember – guards fall off cheap clippers really really frequently, so check frequently to make sure they’re staying on there. I have had to fix many a traumatized dude, let me tell ya.

    If all else fails and you are trying to save money, search thee out a barber school. They’re cheap, and half of the students are already working professionally elsewhere without a license.

    Reply

Stuff We Love

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *