Don’t like how my skin burns up a little after it, but anything’s better than being chastised for having a fade or bad hair. I often wish i could just have long hair so i wouldn’t need to go, but it itches like hell.

  • @[email protected]
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    510 days ago

    I started cutting my own last year. My wife gets real mad at me but for years I’ve always done a taper fade at a 1. It’s pretty easy to do myself.

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      110 days ago

      Eventually i’d like to learn on my own, but i’m busy currently. How do you reach the back of your head, for example?

        • fxomtOP
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          110 days ago

          Didn’t hear about that before, thanks for the tip :)

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        310 days ago

        The back is easy to reach because I do it all with clippers. I have one of the kids or my wife clean up the edge.

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        210 days ago

        Ive been cutting my hair for years. I just use the 7" clip on the razor for the top, and 6 or 5" on the side. Make your left hand a a karate chop gesture and put the edge of your pinky right above where you want to cut the back. Bzzz

        Takes 10-15. Longer when you’re not used to it.

        Takes a lot less time than going to a barber, and a lot less expensive.

        • fxomtOP
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          310 days ago

          Takes 10-15.

          say no more, that’s my biggest gripe with barbers lol. And thanks for the advice!

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            210 days ago

            Haha yeah that’s what i figured, sinse you mentioned time. I cut it in the bathroom before I shower. Im already trimming the beard so might as well.