Something really confusing
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Topic: Something really confusing
Posted By: Quil
Subject: Something really confusing
Date Posted: July 05 2004 at 9:54am
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Well, I noticed that people use numbers to describe their cuts..."oh I got a #2" or something like that. What's this supposed to mean? Someone recently recommended getting my hair cut to #5. She said the haircut people will know what i mean, but can you simplify this for me? Much much thanks.  Quil absurdism.org |
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Posted By: miss brenda
Date Posted: July 05 2004 at 12:35pm
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It stands for length. A 1 is an eighth of an inch buzzcut, right to the scalp. A 2 is a quarter of an inch. A 5 would be a little over an inch. Since I got my buzzcut I started with a 2. Last time I had it cut I went to a 1 and got the shortest cut, right to the scalp. I had a baby recently in April so it's easy for me wearing a buzzcut, I don't need to fuss any over my hair, it requires no matienance, and I like the way I look in very short hair. ------------- |
Posted By: Quil
Date Posted: July 05 2004 at 1:10pm
| Do you know anywhere where there's a picture, a chart of something of these lengths? Man, I'm such a novice...*grin* Sorry! |
Posted By: Debbie
Date Posted: July 05 2004 at 5:35pm
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Go to www.wahls.com that should help! Debbie ------------- There is more to life than hair...Come on---Go get a life!!!!!!! |
Posted By: Debbie
Date Posted: July 05 2004 at 5:38pm
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: ------------- There is more to life than hair...Come on---Go get a life!!!!!!! |
Posted By: miss brenda
Date Posted: July 05 2004 at 6:26pm
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Well the last time I got my haircut it must have been shorter than a 1 then because I had it cut right to my scalp. ------------- |
Posted By: Quil
Date Posted: July 05 2004 at 6:52pm
| I don't get it, Debbie. Your link led me to a whales site. Unless I'm incredibly mistaken, I didn't think whales got haircuts...:) |
Posted By: miss brenda
Date Posted: July 05 2004 at 7:48pm
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Quil, Debbie wrote some other stuff and then for some reason she edited her post and deleted the other stuff she wrote. Who knows why? ------------- |
Posted By: HAWG
Date Posted: July 06 2004 at 8:16pm
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She added an "s" to the end of "wahl" by mistake. From their site, here's what the numbers mean: WAHL GUIDE COMBS: #1: 1/8"(3 mm) #2: 1/4"(6 mm) #3: 3/8"(10 mm) #4: 1/2"(13 mm) #5: 5/8"(16 mm) #6: 3/4"(19 mm) #7: 7/8"(22 mm) #8: 1"(25 mm) ------------- HAWG |
Posted By: nygal
Date Posted: August 07 2004 at 8:39pm
That's too funny!  ------------- I bought some batteries, but they weren't included. .....Steven Wright |
Quil wrote: