Cutting Your Own Hair (updated pics)
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Topic: Cutting Your Own Hair (updated pics)
Posted By: yardmon
Subject: Cutting Your Own Hair (updated pics)
Date Posted: February 26 2007 at 4:33pm
Just seeing who does their own hair and what tips they can pass on. I just bought the remington precision pro 300 HC-921   got them titanium blades that never need oil. the guards don't have the numbers on them just the height. so break it down for me is a #2 a 1/2" or is it a 1/4" or a 3/8" or what? for wtg cuts, do i go the same way i brush, out in a circle pattern? |
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Posted By: LDIZL
Date Posted: February 26 2007 at 4:36pm
#1 = 1/8....... #2 = 1/4 yada yada yada.. and yes when u go WTG.. Go The Same Way You Brush Your Hair.. ATG.. Is The Opposite.. Oh Yeah And Dont Sneeze When Your Tryna Self Taper ...
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Posted By: kidProdigy34
Date Posted: February 26 2007 at 5:31pm
| start practicing by just trimming... dont try to get an actual cut w/ a taper or nuthin lol... but yea start small and see if cutting your own hair is really for u. |
Posted By: yardmon
Date Posted: February 26 2007 at 6:13pm
| ^ props. but i'm not trying to f**k up my work with the waves trying to self taper. im reaching to the shop for that. |
Posted By: BALLASTATUS
Date Posted: February 26 2007 at 6:55pm
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hold the clippers steady when u give urself a edge up dont go side to side ..start where u want ur line the bring the clippers down .....when u get to ur curve us the edge of the clippers............
but i can only tell u so much
learning how to cutt is all about f**k ups.....as u keep cuttin ur hair u will learn more and more.......... ------------- http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2598305240096762599uQqFxO"> 
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Posted By: King Cash
Date Posted: February 26 2007 at 8:21pm
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LOL@ LDIZL!!! ------------- http://www.picoodle.com/view.php?img=/3/12/8/f_sigma008m_7947f3e.jpg&srv=img37"> 
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Posted By: BALLASTATUS
Date Posted: February 26 2007 at 8:22pm
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lol...sneez and then u really gone have to be wolf to grow yo ish backk ------------- http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2598305240096762599uQqFxO">
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Posted By: kidProdigy34
Date Posted: February 26 2007 at 11:56pm
| that happened 2 ma cuz.. he sneezed and cut the front against the grain... it was too funny |
Posted By: Mrgrimm
Date Posted: February 27 2007 at 1:31am
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I cut my own hair i used to get a cut every week some times twice a week at 10 a cut i gotta be fresh as much as possible so getting a trimmer was a good investment plus my ex was a beautician so i got some good tips. but anyway u gotta use the 1/8 guard and use the side nobe all the way back so u can have a better cut for your waves and like LDIZL said cut in the directions of your waves good luck homie |
Posted By: rocawaves23
Date Posted: February 27 2007 at 10:24am
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I been cuttin since foreva and still do. I like #3ATG, keeps everythin even/clean. (MY wave DONT disappear or nethin) Umm takes me 15 min. tops to cut my hair. I just don't get lined up, cuz i don't know how.
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Posted By: yardmon
Date Posted: February 27 2007 at 11:06am
| aight just finished the cut, will post pics later. but just wanna know whats up with this not washing your hair stuff? does that mean no shampoo? can i wash the loose hair out in the shower? or just brush it out? |
Posted By: LDIZL
Date Posted: February 27 2007 at 11:23am
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i wash my hair to get all the loose hairs outta my head... just depends sum are afraid that ull lose waves after you wash... but once i brush for 10 mins they come right back
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Posted By: Mrgrimm
Date Posted: February 27 2007 at 11:48am
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you should use a razor like a mach 3 to line up your hair the machine lines will not be as fresh as the razor. but i use the machine on my face to trim up my beard because i do not get razor bumps with the machine but use the razor on for head and cheek areas and the machine for below the chin. |
Posted By: yardmon
Date Posted: February 27 2007 at 1:45pm
alright just did the cut. used a 1/8" guard with the blade pulled back to add an extra 1/8" with the grain cut. washed and shampooed and pink lotion added. lost my right side when i cut it, but hopefully it should come back in a day or two.      i know the neck line looks pretty messy, cause i haven't reached to the barber yet, or gotten the courage to start messing with it! |
Posted By: BALLASTATUS
Date Posted: February 27 2007 at 3:32pm
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it will look like u lost it at first but as it grow it will come bak....dats part of developing ur waves .....the more u wolf the stronger ur waves become ...but u doin good bro just keep brushin ------------- http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2598305240096762599uQqFxO">
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Posted By: Gvyll
Date Posted: February 27 2007 at 3:52pm
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i wont be wolfin for a period of 6 weeks bcause of Phys ed sweat f's up the waves and we cant wear rags or caps so i'll be cuttin my hair every 2 weeks.and that could help improve my barber skills so the most important thing to remember is to make sure ur hair is dry with no grease,water none of that ish hair should b nice n dry 4 the cut also dont directly start cutting your hair with the guard u want work ur way down to the desired guard so there is no slip ups. but n e wayur cut look good ------------- <a href="http://imageshack.us"> 
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Posted By: TrendzSeTTer
Date Posted: February 27 2007 at 9:17pm
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yea yo im trying to get up on that .. Cut my hair jumpoff not like everytime but like sometimes when i aint wanna go to the barbershop and herre dem suckas talk bout everything in the book .. ya dig
so if any of yall ..cut yall own hair.. put up some pics of before u did and after u did and lemmme know.. give me some tips on lining ya self up.. and just tips for cuttin ya hair
i got a tliner but.. for some reason my line is never as tight as when the barber does it.. and i aint talkin when he makes it supaclean wit his razor but before that when he uses the liner.. it looks mad tight then 2
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Posted By: bonafide
Date Posted: February 27 2007 at 9:37pm
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another tip which i learned the hard way is: dont try to cut where your crown is that much, just barely trim it down. i messed up and it looked like i had a bald spot back there( like rasheed wallace). ------------- 
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Posted By: TrendzSeTTer
Date Posted: February 28 2007 at 4:03am
what u mean son?
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Mrgrimm wrote:Posted By: King Cash
Date Posted: February 28 2007 at 7:02am
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Machine= Hair clippers
Razor= what most people use to shave their beard ------------- http://www.picoodle.com/view.php?img=/3/12/8/f_sigma008m_7947f3e.jpg&srv=img37">
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Posted By: Mrgrimm
Date Posted: February 28 2007 at 9:59am
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yeh like king. said just try the clippers out to trim your beard instead of shaving its hard at first but over time u will be trimmin like a pro oh yeah no guard on thea trimmer and push the side nobe all the way to the front. |
Posted By: TrendzSeTTer
Date Posted: February 28 2007 at 10:12pm
i thought he was going on bout like something to give me a MEAN line up ya dig i guess he on that other ish
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