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Does anyone on NT cut their own hair? PICS will be forthcoming

post #1 of 45
11/24/11 at 4:06pm
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After years of paying someone to mess up my hair, I decided I can do it for free if they're just going to mess it up. I have an Andis T Outliner 1, T Outliner 2 (I use them to shave), and an Andis Professional Master Clipper which is adjustable. Do I just pick it out into a fro, then go straight lines front to back with the Professional adjusted to length I want (probably a 2)? I can line my front up no problem, but then the temple and fading it down might be hard. The ladies who cut it usually use a comb to hold just the ends out and cut them so it has a slight fade on the edges all around. Is it as simple as I'm thinking? I've never gotten my temple looking right for as long as I remember, maybe twice. They always be giving me a "Nevada" shape to it, or an equilateral triangle, or trapezoid or some other shape.

Anybody got a tutorial on some advice. Thanks bros.

I don't want to end up looking like the black version of this dude

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post #2 of 45
11/24/11 at 4:08pm
^Son is rocking the Jimmy Darmody.
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post #3 of 45
11/24/11 at 4:10pm
Don't do it. At the least go to a cheap barber. I used to cut my an hair and no matter how well I thought I cut it, it never looked good.

If you're just shaving your head though that's a different story.
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post #4 of 45
11/24/11 at 4:11pm
You gonna look like the black Trevor Hoffman.
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post #5 of 45
11/24/11 at 4:12pm
Yeah I cut mine myself but it's always a buzz or a fade, no longer than a 2 guard at the maximum, so it's easy.
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post #6 of 45
11/24/11 at 4:16pm
disposable razor all around very poor right now cant be paying 15 for a cut and tip
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post #7 of 45
11/24/11 at 4:19pm
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^ You got soft, cooperative, great at math Asian hair. My hair is nappy to say the least. I let it grow out longer than a 2 and don't comb it, still brush it.

A google of "zeeked" brings up many old NT hairline threads. I have never been fully bald, but if I mess up this bad, I will have no choice.

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post #8 of 45
11/24/11 at 4:36pm
the past year i grew my hair out. before that i have been shaving my head myself for like 10 years.

with my hair grown, ive been to a couple hairdressers/barbers, all of them i didnt like the cut.

i have been fixing the sides for a while, but i really should try another barber soon cause people say its embarrassing.

i find it so hard to find a place that can style my hair to a cut i want cause ive got asian hair that sticks out. i'd have to have someone fake the look i want, or atleast someone that has experience with styling thick asian hair into different hairstyles.
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post #9 of 45
11/24/11 at 4:44pm
Yeah please dont try it...i used to try and it looked bad everytime, even whem I thought it looked good

Since then I only go to barbershops
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post #10 of 45
11/24/11 at 4:55pm
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Originally Posted by Scientific Method

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wood harris?

i cut my own hair. looks fine. i'm black and cut it low though.
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post #11 of 45
11/24/11 at 5:07pm
I buzz my head and trim the beard every week and go to get lined up every 2 weeks
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post #12 of 45
11/24/11 at 5:22pm
i cut my own hair, always looks crispy, idk i guess u just gotta learn, i cut other peoples hairs too and they have always been very satisfied
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post #13 of 45
11/24/11 at 5:31pm
Tip: use a handheld mirror along with the bathroom mirror to get a good view of the sides/ back.

I've been cutting my own hair since 03.

Cutting: Easy as possible. Just make sure you've gone over everything without leaving patches. You can not mess up if you have a guard. 100% fact.
Lining up: a little bit more tricky. Use the hand mirror to get a good view of the side of your head. Its going to take some concentration, but you can do it.
Fading: now this is what separates the boys from the men. It took me a while to get good at this and I still haven't mastered it. I really don't feel liketyping out an explanation so I will just say try it if you're feeling brave.
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post #14 of 45
11/24/11 at 5:35pm
i cut my own hair

buzz so its easy and tough to %%%# up

looks clean tho coming thru with that fresh cut for free .99
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post #15 of 45
11/24/11 at 5:39pm

Tip: use a handheld mirror along with the bathroom mirror to get a good view of the sides/back.

Every bit of this. When I found out how to get good mirror angles cutting my hair became a lot easier and less stressful. Been cutting my own hair since '05 and saving hundreds of dollars every year because of it smokin.gif

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post #16 of 45
11/24/11 at 5:43pm
My post disappeared so here's a shortened version.

Use a handheld mirror along with the bathroom mirror.

Cutting: easy, you can't mess up with a guard.
Lining up: tricky, use handheld mirror to view the sides/ back.
Fading: trickier, try it if you're brave.
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post #17 of 45
11/24/11 at 5:48pm
i cut my own hair... haven't paid for a haircut since high school. it gets a lot easier the more you do it.
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post #18 of 45
11/24/11 at 5:53pm
anyone got an oster fast feed?

do those slide guards that come with it work well?




my hair is simple.. i usually only hit the barber maybe once a month.. but i usually just trim it up with 2 guard every once in a while.. but i'm looking for some new clippers (hence my question about the guards above)
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post #19 of 45
11/24/11 at 5:57pm
Yeah, I do...

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Weapons of choice: Whal Designer & Andis T-Outliner 2

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post #20 of 45
11/24/11 at 6:26pm
I just trimmed it down, never lined myself up (dont have enough confidence to do that yet)
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post #21 of 45
11/24/11 at 6:48pm
Youtube has a lot of tutorials with all different types of hair.
My only advice is to be a man about it. You will mess up plenty of times, and you're going to have to be a man and take responsibility[shave it all off/hide it]/ridicule.
Practice makes perfect, don't quit after butchering yourself, at least you're not paying for a crappy haircut.
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post #22 of 45
11/24/11 at 7:30pm
I do but i shave my head so it only takes about 10 minutes. Been doing it for six years now.
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post #23 of 45
11/24/11 at 7:34pm
the lining up is the part im weary of...buzzing down is easy. throw a 1.5 guard and go with the grain all around.




...i kinda want my girl to learn too laugh.gif i think it'd be dope if can get a clean cut from her. save me some $$ too. afraid of letting her try tho...she might give me a suzuki hairline.
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post #24 of 45
11/24/11 at 8:38pm
andis t outliners and andis improved masters, love em.
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post #25 of 45
11/24/11 at 9:08pm
I know a guy named Rob who cuts his own hair... Taper and all... It looks damn good too.


Anyone with 2 mirrors and 2 hands can give themselves an even all over ceaser with a lining, thats easy
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post #26 of 45
11/25/11 at 6:20am
Been cutting my hair since '03 too. Learned a lot about lining up with the mirrors. Just recently started fading myself. That is pretty difficult as you don't have the big picture or overall look that a barber would have. You just have to fail a few times to finally get it.
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post #27 of 45
11/25/11 at 11:48am
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Originally Posted by alcstarheel

Been cutting my hair since '03 too. Learned a lot about lining up with the mirrors. Just recently started fading myself. That is pretty difficult as you don't have the big picture or overall look that a barber would have. You just have to fail a few times to finally get it.



Havnt gotten comfortable with this... I do a sleight fade on my sides to blend the waves, but I cant do like.. A skin fade or anything serious like that.
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post #28 of 45
11/25/11 at 12:06pm
I do. I dont think It looks too bad when i get done.
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post #29 of 45
11/25/11 at 12:11pm
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Originally Posted by trey ohh five

^Son is rocking the Jimmy Darmody.


Only Jimmy Darmody is a bad +!*!
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post #30 of 45
11/25/11 at 6:31pm
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I have been for the last 12 years. I keep my joint extra low... I used to cut everybody in the hood. Duno why I never got my L's.

My joints went out on me the day of this party lol I had to run and buy some more smiley: laugh
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