Any cut their own hair ?

[seattleshaver]

Just curious as to how many of you use electric/battery trimmer/scissors to cut your own hair rather than go to a barber shop/salon?

I just started this spring (saving $32 per visit) and never looked back. I wish I had started this much earlier. It looks as good or better than it did before, it's cheaper, and it's much more convenient. I can also keep my hair much closer to the "perfect" length.

It takes very little time to do it once you get the logistics figured out for your own head. I always thought it was only for kids/bowl cuts/crew cuts but it's not. Anyone else?

 

[rockviper]

I buy a new set of clippers every 4-5 years. Saving enough money from haircuts to buy razors to, ummm .... well, cut hair with.

 

[PFP_Dad]

I can't seem to get the fade right on mine (still keep a military cut), so my wife does it. $20 every two weeks vs. $20 once for the clippers; as long as I don't develop CAD (Clipper Acquisition Disorder) I'll keep saving money.

 

[smalltank]

Wahl 12 piece hair trimmer...set #2 clipper..go to town on my head..takes 30 minutes almost 1 handed by myself..works well once every few months

 

[NCJack]

Started after barber moved and left no directions to new shop (only 1/2 mile away). A friend said he did it, he looked okay, and I've been doing it about a year now. I just use the 3/4" guard, run it until no more hair falls into the sink, and actually get some compliments

 

[seattleshaver]

I do the top with the #8 and the rest with the #7. I'm using the Wahl kit as well. Mine also comes with a battery powered trimmer for the "edging". Generally I do it every 2 or 3 weeks and therefore there isn't so much to do.

I learned not to use it for the very front. I use scissors for that and thanks to Youtube videos I know to cut at a 45-90 degree angle using just the very tip of the scissors for a natural looking cut. Cutting hair always seemed like something best left to someone else until I actually tried it. Again, thank you Youtube!

 

[Seadooer]

I started doing mine for about 1year now and never looked back. The shaver paid of long ago and I do it myself.

 

[ReAndyMator]

Electric clippers. Set to 3mm. Rub over head until no more falls off. Easy. 10 mins and done....

 

[Commander Quan]

Once a week I stand in the shower and run a #2 all over my head. After I'm done I turn the water on and wash it all off and down the drain. It makes the clean up a lot easier than standing in front of the mirror.

 

[rushchairman]

in my 20s i thought i was clever and would cut my own hair with a pair of scissors. after seeing myself in some photographs i realized i looked like some sort of street dweller so i stopped.

 

[mdove47]

I have been cutting my own for years. Lots of military folks I know did/do their own. Slap a guard on it and buzz away.

 

[_MementoMori_]

I've been cutting my own hair for 20 years. I use clippers with attachments and scissors. The whole affair takes about 45 minutes, and I get the back of head and crown my looking into opposing mirrors. I'm 35, and I have a full head of thick, wavy hair - this means that it's really hard to mess it up.

 

[JoshuaNY]

I was cutting my own hair for awhile, but I could never get the fade right.

How do you guys go about the neckline in the back?

 

[bakerbarber]

Practice.

I haven't paid for a haircut since the barber raised his price by a dollar and I got scared I'd forget to tip him the next time.

Oh, and I went bald on top, and he was still charging me full price for half a cut.

Get a hand mirror and practice.

I can fade around my ears and neck pretty well now.

Since I stopped shaving my head though it seems like I need a trim every week now.

I asked Santa for a fancy set of professional clippers I read about on B&B. Oster 76 I think.

 

[seattleshaver]

I was cutting my own hair for awhile, but I could never get the fade right.

How do you guys go about the neckline in the back?

I don't fade mine (if I understand the term "fade" correctly). It can be done however. You just start with a small guard and pull it out a bit more from the head as you go up.

I have hair that is a little longer than some who use guards (I use # 7 and #8) and I just edge or block in the back but don't fade it. You just have to use two mirrors (stand in front of one and hold one) and a little caution and practice.

 

[sychodelix]

I've cut hair for myself, my boys, and sometimes help even out my wife and stepdaughter's hair. I generally use clippers for everybody else, but I used my KB Extra 5/8 Full Hollow to shave the back of my neck yesterday. I was kinda spooked about it at first, but it was a breeze.

 

[KipNoxzema]

I did that before shaving my head. It was a nice, even buzz cut. Then the hair kept receding and the fateful and fun day came when I shaved it all off. I've had no regrets since. So get ready for that day, Seattleshaver.

 

[mikej7193]

My barber was great. He cut my hair how he thought it'd look good, which was a #3 with clippers on the sides, then scissor cut on the top, which was over an inch long. I bought a pair of clippers a couple weeks after he moved to Florida to retire, and I've been cutting my own hair for two and a half years. I use a #3 on the sides, with a #8 on the top. That's a 5/8" difference, but I can blend it with a #5 or a #6, and after a day or two's showers, it's hardly noticeable that there's any sort of a corner. My girlfriend doesn't like that I cut my own hair, because she LOVED how my hair looked when my barber cut it, and I can't get the top to be any longer than 1" with clippers. I've saved a couple hundred dollars already, plus I've cut some of the other kids hair in my dorm to save them money too.

Wow. I just did a quick calculation. One and a half years, at getting a hair cut at about 5 weeks, costing $15 per haircut (with tip) came out to approximately $234 saved. $195 if it was every 6 weeks. For the $20 for the clippers, that's great!


If anybody is on the fence about doing it, it's a cheap investment that will pay for itself in two sessions. Then you can choose to do it or not after a couple months and go from there without costing any extra money.



I also recommend getting the corded kind of clippers, with no battery unplugged option. My mom had one of those and it didn't have very much power, and in a couple years, the battery stopped holding any charge. It could be used when plugged in, but it never was the same once the battery started to lose its juice.

 

[sharpen]

I don't do it since my hair is 1,5 - 2 inches long and I usually style it.
I go to a salon and I really like how my hair dresser cuts my hair.

I really could not achieve the same results with a clipper.,and cutting my own hair with scissors equals calling for a disaster

 

[mikej7193]

I don't do it since my hair is 1,5 - 2 inches long and I usually style it.
I go to a salon and I really like how my hair dresser cuts my hair.

I really could not achieve the same results with a clipper.,and cutting my own hair with scissors equals calling for a disaster

I just found this from Wahl: http://www.wahl-store.com/detail/WAH+3179

That's 1.5" long. I ordered one and the #10 for more options. Just an option for longer cuts