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My hair is thick, curly, and I tend to let it grow long. I've found that, more often than not: - 90% of male barbers are butchers - clippers are for butchers

My hair is thick, curly, and I tend to let it grow long. I've found that, more often than not: - 90% of male barbers are butchers - clippers are for butchers - anyone who tries to cut your hair without washing it first is probably a butcher

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BugsJustFindMe 3y ago
I'm sorry you don't like your hair cuts, but clippers, like scissors, are just a tool. IMO thick or curly hair is always best cut dry and washed after. The hair changes way too much when wet to get a realistic idea of what it will look like when done if you wash it first. If time and patience were infinite, sure, maybe, wash and treat curly hair first, but it has to then be fully dry and it has to dry slowly without blowdrying before cutting because it completely changes shape and size between wet and dry.
- brightlancer 3y ago
  For short hair or for someone who wants it styled, I'd agree that curly hair should be dry when cut. I'm not PP but I'm a dude with long, curly hair and I just want an even trim, so it's much better if my hair is wet. (Also, shampoo is harder on curly hair than straight hair; "wash" curly hair with water every day and use some conditioner, and only use shampoo if it feels dirty. That may only be once week or two, maybe once a month if the hair is short. Yes, really.)
rightbyte 3y ago
You ... can tell them what style you want? I even think long hair cuts are easier to do as they won't look asymmetrical as easily.
brightlancer 3y ago
Have you checked out barbers in the Black parts of your town? African hair is very curly and though most men don't keep it long, it's common enough and many barbers know how to handle it. If you're just looking for an even trim, then almost anyone should be able to do it. (And I usually clean my hair right before I go in.)
electrondood 3y ago
I've reluctantly come to the conclusion that the only thing barbershop stylists know how to do is an undercut, a taper fade, or some variation of those two. "I'd like layers. I don't want an undercut or fade. Here's a photo." "You got it." --> Undercut.

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BugsJustFindMe 3y ago

I'm sorry you don't like your hair cuts, but clippers, like scissors, are just a tool. IMO thick or curly hair is always best cut dry and washed after. The hair changes way too much when wet to get a realistic idea of what it will look like when done if you wash it first. If time and patience were infinite, sure, maybe, wash and treat curly hair first, but it has to then be fully dry and it has to dry slowly without blowdrying before cutting because it completely changes shape and size between wet and dry.

brightlancer 3y ago
For short hair or for someone who wants it styled, I'd agree that curly hair should be dry when cut. I'm not PP but I'm a dude with long, curly hair and I just want an even trim, so it's much better if my hair is wet. (Also, shampoo is harder on curly hair than straight hair; "wash" curly hair with water every day and use some conditioner, and only use shampoo if it feels dirty. That may only be once week or two, maybe once a month if the hair is short. Yes, really.)

rightbyte 3y ago

You ... can tell them what style you want? I even think long hair cuts are easier to do as they won't look asymmetrical as easily.

brightlancer 3y ago

Have you checked out barbers in the Black parts of your town? African hair is very curly and though most men don't keep it long, it's common enough and many barbers know how to handle it. If you're just looking for an even trim, then almost anyone should be able to do it. (And I usually clean my hair right before I go in.)

electrondood 3y ago

I've reluctantly come to the conclusion that the only thing barbershop stylists know how to do is an undercut, a taper fade, or some variation of those two. "I'd like layers. I don't want an undercut or fade. Here's a photo." "You got it." --> Undercut.