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Guy at the shop told me I was overthinking fade blends, and he was RIGHT
I was struggling with a fade on a client last Tuesday, spending like 20 minutes on one side trying to get it perfect. This old timer named Mike who's been cutting hair for 30 years just watches me for a minute and says 'quit babying it, just open the clipper half a guard and go straight through.' I thought he was nuts because I always do gradual steps. But I tried it on the other side, and it blended clean in like three passes. Saved me so much time, and the client even said it looked better. Now I'm kicking myself for all those hours I wasted being too careful. Anyone else have a barber give you advice that seemed wrong but actually worked out?
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sandraf847d ago
Three years ago I would have been the guy telling you to take it slow and do those tiny steps. But last year a friend of mine who just won a local barber competition showed me the half guard trick and I felt like an idiot. I used to spend 15 minutes on just the parietal ridge because I was scared of digging in. Now I do the half guard open from the bottom guideline straight up and it blends in two passes. It totally changed how I handle tapers and even taught me when to trust the clipper more than my hands.
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