Black guy hair cuts

Discussion in 'General' started by iblink, Apr 27, 2012.

  1. D StaXX

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    I feel you. I'm no where near where I'd like to be but I'm comfortable applying the clippers to my head now.

    You lit. If only I had started practicing sooner.
    My boy in the vid I posted started cutting his/our hair in HS about 10 years ago too. If only I had followed in his footsteps. :smh:
     
  2. DahStoryTella

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    Yo.

    I think I look better with long hair, but as bad as this soudns, I get tired of having to pick/comb it out so much. I had the top around clipper guard 5-6, with the sides starting around 4mm and usually fading down to anything from 3.0 to 0.4mm (depended on my mood, I guess). I think I'm gonna rock with the Cormega/Nas fade for now, minus the part. I'm somewhat confident in cutting my hair after doing it for a while, but Iunno if I can do the parts without ruining everything.

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  3. carpediem404

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    Felt the same way about my hair and maintenance so I went the French braid route out here looking like Pretty Boy Flacko with temp fade on the side.
     
  4. carpediem404

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    D2DD3814-36D1-4E57-9450-196D490E6991.jpeg Felt the same way about my hair and maintenance so I went the French braid route out here looking like Pretty Boy Flacko with temp fade on the side.
     
  5. fluid hips

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    You're only as good as your tools. Get you the right tools b
     
  6. fluid hips

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    Don't know how some of yall pay for cuts unless your hair grows slowly. Gave my self a fade less than a week ago and my ish grew back already :smh:
     
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  7. Blake P

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    I used to cut mine every week back when I cared more, but now it’s more like a full cut every 3 weeks with neck and shape up weekly.
     
  8. northoaklandfc

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    That's nonsense bro, quality tools accentuate skill, they are never a substitute.

    It's not my Andis fault that I'm not as skilled as my barber. :lol:
     
  9. pch roadwinder

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    Get on Finasteride for my youngish thinning bros
     
  10. tay1

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    I wouldn't go recommending that all willy nilly
     
  11. pch roadwinder

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    Works wonders. Got it prescribed by my doc and have had no side effects to it.
     
  12. cucumbercool

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    it says it's for daily use. i usually put it on before i leave the house. it's naturally thick and that's normal. i rub it into my palms and rub all into my hair. the excess i put into my mustache and brows.
     
  13. fluid hips

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    This video was how I learned to fade. I use my wahl seniors with the lever closed to start instead of the 1 guard though

     
  14. ggarvinxx3

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    I think that's more for the "modern man" hair cut thread
     
  15. Blake P

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    Same rules apply regardless of skin color and hair texture as long as the blend is right.
     
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  16. Thierry Henry

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    Gonna hit my barber today, haven't seen him since a few days before Christmas. :sick:

    Don't know if I should go with this cut, or is it already played out? I have the same curly hair texture, but if my sides get trimmed too low my ears point out. :lol: :blush:

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  17. spacedoodoo

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    ^ still a clean cut.

    feel like it's way too cold to rock it with a fade, at least where I live.
     
  18. adobecs4

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    Yeah nothing wrong with that cut. My beard is pure struggle, but if I didn't have the Dak hairline, I'd go for it.
     
  19. a blinkin

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    Yep. That’s the downside to rocking a fade. The cut lasts 4 days, max, before my hair starts to noticeably grow back. That’s the promary reason I’ve had to resort to cutting my hair once a week.

    As far as the machine discussion, you need good clippers. Period. I don’t believe you can become skilled without the proper equipment. As for me, I use Andis Masters, Andis Fade Masters, and the Andis T outliner.

    Lately I’ve been considered buying one of the modified T outliners from eBay that I’ve heard a few barbers swear by.
     
  20. d nice

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    I got my cut yesterday and chose to go with a two dark up top with a fade all around. Got the beard to tie it all together.
     
  21. fluid hips

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    Bout to shave myself with a straight razor for the first time. Pray for me :lol:
     
  22. tay1

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    You will definitely knick yourself a good amount of times. It takes a while getting used to the grip
     
  23. Blake P

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    Praying your neck doesn’t end up looking like the back of a nestle crunch bar!
     
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  24. adobecs4

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    Bruh hasn't posted in a minute. RIP.
     
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  25. sooperhooper

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    I've had a low cut my whole life. Might let it get kinda thick and try something new.
     
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