Appreciation post: That older barber at the Midwest Barber Expo who fixed my fading

I was struggling with blending a high fade at the expo in Chicago last fall, and an old timer walked over and showed me to use a lighter hand on the clipper over comb technique. Has anyone else had a random stranger at a show give advice that totally clicked?

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holly7095d ago

You know, I was one of those guys who thought I had fading pretty much figured out. I'd watch videos online and felt like my technique was solid. Then I was at a show last year, and this older barber just came over, tapped my shoulder, and showed me how my wrist angle was off on the clipper over comb - it was putting too much pressure on the comb itself. Changed everything for me, seriously. I had to swallow my pride a little, but that one tweak made my blends way smoother.

morgan.jason4d ago

Dude, come on. Getting your wrist angle fixed is nice and all, but acting like it's some life changing moment is a bit much. @holly709 You just got a tip from some guy at a show, it's not like you unlocked the secrets of the universe.