So I tend to attack my own hair with scissors or clippers whenever I'm super anxious, and 90% of the time this turns out fine. or like, bearable.

10% of the time, this happens.

last night I was using tiny trimmers and accidentally brought my hairline up in the back too much. This morning I decided that the way to solve this was to clip most of my head, save for the top which I like to be on the longish side, with a 4 guard. It was already short, but it was pretty shaggy (like a Justin Bieber meets Carol Brady).

This did help, BUT in order to fix the crooked, very shaved hairline, I had to bring the whole hairline up...and now that looks a little wonky. There's like a 2" very closely shaved part now from hairline to where there's hair.

Is this salvagable? Should I just do the walk of shame to the barber? Or is there a way for me to blend it at home without effing it up more?

Help me, Obi-Wan. You're my only hope.

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I have straight hair and when I cut the sides I notice it looks frizzy afterwards. Am I doing something wrong? For more details I’m Hispanic and trying to fade the sides of my cut

I want to grow my hair out for a wolf cut but it keeps turning into a bowl cut after a month or two.

Hello, I am interested in cutting my hair without any electricity or complex tools like manual clippers(recently learned these exist) which only leaves out scissors and knives.
FYI I have curly long hair like matt stone had in the past.
So, what are the haircuts I can perform on myself with only scissors and/or a knife?

I'm looking to go to the salon once to get the initial cut and then maintain it myself. My mother can also help me so technically I won't always be cutting it myself all the time. I'm female if that matters. Looking for "messy" and more masc cuts. Straight, thicker, hair. Haircuts that can be done with only scissors are preffered as my current cut, which I've had for years, I buzzed, and am now bored of the process.

I'd love some picture suggestions

I have fine thin Asian hair. The weight hurts so I'm looking good for a way to thin or layer my hair myself easily.

I saw this video on tiktok that inspired me to do it. Should I be doing something like this?

They use thinning scissors. Please advise. Or would a unicorn cut be simpler and reduce the weight easier? Or butterfly haircut? I don't really know what I'm doing 😕

https://www.tiktok.com/@devlola/video/7042456941385239814?_t=8lqzyHUvkfC&_r=1

Hey guys,

So i got a Panasonic clipper that has adjustable lengths from 0.8 to 2.0mm. Now when i put on the guards (3mm, 4mm, 6mm etc.) which lengths do i have when i adjust them?

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Please help, I always aim for a lower fade but I panic and end up cutting higher than I wanted (if that makes sense) and getting rid of lines seems to be a nightmare for me, any tips?

I currently use these Wahl Professional 5 Star Detailer Trimmers

It is a great and sharp trimmer for my purposes (lining my beard and hairline inbetween haircuts), but I would like to find another trimmer that doesn't have as wide of a blade so I can be more precise in trimming the angles of my facial hair, especially my chin hair which isn't as uniform. With these trimmers it's easy for me to cut too deep into the middle and create uneven lines.

Does anyone have any recommendations for smaller trimmers that are still very precise for lining my facial hair? Thank you for any suggestions

I want to try some off brand clippers/trimmers since they fit my current budget. What are the best off brand clippers and trimmers for the money. I keep seeing 2299 trimmer, VRG 003, TPOB (not sure if I wanna do this one since there seems to be a lot of mixed opinions on this brand). I like the design of the BRDCLIP BRD100 but haven't found enough information on them.

I’ve used clippers on my hair before, just twice, but those times, the longest guard I had was 1 inch. I think because I have fine wavy/curly hair, I struggled to get places in the back and around the crown of my head, and I eventually just sat with my head upside down and tackled it that way. I don’t really know if it worked correctly, but it was at least all even, I think.

I’m wanting to cut my hair again, but I’m looking at ordering a set of the really long guards, up to 3 inches, because I don’t want it so short this time. I’ve read the issues with the long guards, like the hair slipping out before it can cut, and I’m wondering if holding my head upside down again would combat that?

I don’t think I have the dexterity or strength to fight with gravity to try the tips I’ve seen, like using a comb while I cut. This is very likely what I will do, and then just suffer the consequences if it goes horribly. I am big on “it’s just hair, it’ll grow back,” and my hair texture is usually pretty forgiving when it comes to bad cuts. But if anyone has advice or warnings or whatever, before I potentially do too much damage, I’d appreciate them!

Looking to start cutting my own hair, just looking for a decent set that I can start out with but also one that isn't...clanky I guess.

I just got my clipper set today and have been researching how to cut for about 3 years now I have never attempted to cut but I feel like I’m ready to jump out there I wanna start off doing edge ups I feel like that’s the most important thing to learn any body got any tips? What products work best as far as enhancements? When should I oil My clippers? Should I zero out my trimmers? How do I get more clients for practice?

So I've been lurking around this subreddit and various other resources taking in information, and finally mustered up the courage to have a go myself.

I made a few mistakes a long the way (the fade was a bit lower when I started), but I'd bleached my hair earlier and I think blonde is a little bit more forgiving.

Did this with a beard trimmer as well - might treat myself to some clippers! 🤣

If anyone has any tips for a newbie, they would be greatly appreciated!

I’m brand new to barbering and cutting hair, about to buy these Wahl magic clips: https://www.wahl.co.uk/product/cordless-magic-clip/

I’m going to zero gap them so do I still need a close trimmer like Wahl detailers or the Andis outliners? I want to give myself a nice lineup around the neck and the sides and the beard.

Also does anyone have any good tutorials for curly hair tapers and how to lineup/shapeup?

I recently went back to cutting my own hair since i’ve once again failed to resist the urge to cut my hair (i was growing it out for more than a year). This time in particular was kinda painful, the trimmer got kinda old and i think it ripped out or just hurt a lot of my hair. How important is it to have decent equipment? do i need clippers? what equipment should i buy?

I’m having problem removing the last line , any tips that I can do ?