Things you should tell your barber.

OldGoat

Love the articles in Art of Manliness. Take this one for example.
Link
Essential reading no matter what your hairstyle is. This is very much aimed at the traditioinal cuts but even if your tastes run to floppy fringes, mullets or mohawks knowing the basics of what you want and and being able to tell the barber is still valid.
You only get the haircut you want when you are capabile of telling your barber what you want. I hate hearing people say things like "He butchered my hair, all I asked him to do was trim it a bit". If thats the only instructions you gave him then you deserve the short back and sides he gives you.
Anyway, read and enjoy.

krudler

cut your own hair, problem solved

skregs

You seem to be running on the strange assumption that your barber has fluent English

OldGoat

Naaa, I assumed you'd be multilingual or have the ability to translate your wishes into whatever language your barber speaks via the magic of Google. :rolleyes:

minidazzler

2 at back and sides, Trim on top, nice one Barry.

That's my exact phrase to my barber, his 2 is actually about a 1.5 for alot of barbers because he keeps very sharp trimmers. Perfect haircut for me I think.

I have one barber, and I won't use another because he is the guy that knows what I want! Good fella and friend of the family so why not!

Otis Driftwood

Its hard to find a decent barber anymore.I dread female barbers because apart from one that I used to go to anytime they have cut it they have made a dogs dinner of it.

Snowie

that could be a problem used to get my hair cut in a trinity barbers always a top hair cut... evn tho it cost me a lot ......

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

Anyone else not know what a "crew cut" is??

Otis Driftwood

Yer showing yer youth THFC.A crewcut is very short around the sides and fairly short on top.I believe the term comes from the US navys hair cut requirement.

OldGoat

THFC wrote: »

Anyone else not know what a "crew cut" is??

How long do you want that left on top?
How short do you want the sides?
Do you want the back cut longer or shorter then the sides?
Do you want that high over your ears?
Do you want that tapered into the top?
Should I flat top that for ya?
Yadda, yadda...

Asking for a Crew Cut without elaborating is the equivalent of looking at a menu and then ordering 'food'. Thats what the article is about.

Social Disorder

Nice article, but an even better website. Its a classier version of Askmen by the looks of things.

I do tend to read the "survival" articles and have the urge to watch my shameful temptation that is Bear Grylls.

princess-lala

Alot of men go to unisex salons because they can't or feel they can't talk to the barber!

Barbers cut mens hair, day in day out, alot of hairdressers may never have been shown how to cut mens hair!

I know alot of stylists Ive worked with who "don't" cut mens hair!

Panthro

"gimme a two, a three and a tight cut on top please...and hows the family?"
done!:D

DazMarz

The only thing I can say is, that when I was like 17/18, I went to a hairdressers (not a barber's even!) and requested a mullet. A proper, offensive, 1980's, hair-metal mullet. I even brought pictures of Joe Elliot et al to illustrate exactly what I wanted... and what happened???

I ended up with a modern, 'trendy' mullet. Not what I bleedin well wanted. It had taken me about a year to grow my hair out as long as was required, and I was damned if I was gonna feck around and wait another year. So, I went to a barber the next day, got a Blade 4 all over and sulked for a week.

Even tho I brought pictures of what I wanted and explained exactly what I wanted, it still got fúcked up... Go figure...:(

D'Agger

DazMarz wrote: »

Even tho I brought pictures of what I wanted and explained exactly what I wanted, it still got fúcked up... Go figure...:(

Always wanted to bring in a picture but thought the hairdresser might think I'm a bit weird...I'll do it now.

Wanna have longish hair - kinda like a mullet I suppose but dunno how to get it cut in order for it to turn out that way...perhaps just thinning it might work

source

One very valuable thing I learned (the hard way) to always tell the barber is: "watch out for those 3 moles on the right side of my neck., they're just below the hairline"

Got a nasty cut one day from a new employee at my regular barbers, while he was cleaning up my neck with a straight razor. Bugger never even told me, one of my friends said it to me when i met him about 5 minutes after the cut. That fella didn't last very long in there.

HavingCrack

I found a great hairdresser in the Grafton Barber on St Ann Street in Dublin. She knwos exactly what way I want my hair so I only ever go to her to get it done. Even though its a 40 minute journey into town its worth it for knowing you won't end up coming out looking like...eh something you don't want to

Snowie

I alwasy like to, express that I'm fond of my ears :pac:

CDfm

I am always stuck for what to say.

I once got my girlfriend to text instructions and showed them to the barber. Nowdays we go together, I sit meekly while she gives instructions and then she goes shopping while I am barbered.

Pretty awesome really, a shameless good cop/bad cop routine and I am the good cop. :cool:

D'Agger

CDfm wrote: »

I am always stuck for what to say.

I once got my girlfriend to text instructions and showed them to the barber. Nowdays we go together, I sit meekly while she gives instructions and then she goes shopping while I am barbered.

Pretty awesome really, a shameless good cop/bad cop routine and I am the good cop. :cool:

You're barber must think you're the most pussy whipped man of all time :pac:

I'd be the same way though I know where you're comin from - was dying one day going into a barbers - literally getting sick all morning but it's hard to get an appointment at this place so went anyway - while trying not to get sick I told the barber to "Just cut my hair please"

he gave me a 2 blade all over because he thought it'd suit me....it most certainly did not

CDfm

PaulieC wrote: »

You're barber must think you're the most pussy whipped man of all time :pac:

I am absolutely shameless - she is statuesque and a redhead.

There is this implied threat the she will be back and if he does a bad job then she and the girls will get him after work :pac:

D'Agger

CDfm wrote: »

I am absolutely shameless - she is statuesque and a redhead.

There is this implied threat the she will be back and if he does a bad job then she and the girls will get him after work :pac:

Death by a thousand scratches kinda stuff yeah!!

CDfm

PaulieC wrote: »

Death by a thousand scratches kinda stuff yeah!!

not exactly -she can lift me and one of her friends is super fit and works out (its true -and she is gorgeous)

More than a match for hairdressers.

" Le Troisième Sexe" is a groundbreaking underground handbook that women have for dealing with hairdressers . Dont try it yourself.

Snowie

the most orward thing about getting your hair cut is when a female hair cutter starts pressing her boobs into you Its like mmmmmm yet i feel like a fricken pervert......

Micilin Muc

OldGoat wrote: »

Naaa, I assumed you'd be multilingual or have the ability to translate your wishes into whatever language your barber speaks via the magic of Google. :rolleyes:

My barber in Dublin speaks to me in Irish, no Google in sight!

D'Agger

Snow-Monkey wrote: »

the most orward thing about getting your hair cut is when a female hair cutter starts pressing her boobs into you Its like mmmmmm yet i feel like a fricken pervert......

Once you don't pitch a tent with the cload the put around you you're fine I say.

I was gettin my haircut once by a savage lookin one - the just a minute quiz was on and there was some question about mushrooms so I said magic was the answer - cue a twenty minute conversation about doing her doing mushrooms and getting baked....turns out she was quite the druggy....still would though

CDfm

Snow-Monkey wrote: »

the most orward thing about getting your hair cut is when a female hair cutter starts pressing her boobs into you Its like mmmmmm yet i feel like a fricken pervert......

Snowey -you are the victim here-just sigh :p

Blitzkrieger

There's four employees in my local barbers and three of them give decent hair cuts. If I see the other employee in there, I'll go back a different day. It's not like I want anything complicated or have high standards (can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear), but she makes it look like I got it cut by Edward Scissorhand's slow cousin.

One of the other three is a hot blond. Tenting is not an issue due to all my concentration being taken up by trying to avoid smelling her dragon breath....

CDfm

I was at the grooming rooms saturday for a haircut and manicure . :cool:

gazzer

I hate having my hair cut by a woman. I have never gotten a good hair cut by them. For the last 15 years I have gone to the same guy in Temple Bar (bar a few times where I couldnt get to him and ended up going to different places and ALWAYS ending up getting my hair cut by a woman) and he gives a great hair cut. He has a load of style books so I just show him in the book what I would like and he tells me wheter he thinks it will suit my hair type or not. Never have had a bad cut with him.

I dont live in Dublin anymore but I still make the trip up every 6 weeks or so to go to the same guy.

Sometimes I would love to just shave my head but I really dont think it would suit me and luckilly I havnt started losing my hair yet so for the time being I will stick with the barber

Raze_them_all

Mohawk, take a zero to the side, leave this width alone. Which I demonstrate with my fingers. Straight down the back, not a V. Sound.

staker

4 on top and 2 on sides:D

I'm sick of pruning my nose/ear hair.I used use an iraqi chap (went out of business) who always took care of this,could I ask the irish chap to do it?

CDfm

I am quite partial to the odd eyebrow trim.

At the Grooming Room -I was offered a choice of hotshave or manicure.

OldGoat

Always take the eyebrow trim when it's offered.

D'Agger

OldGoat wrote: »

Always take the eyebrow trim when it's offered.

I've never been offered...and I seriously need it - like two catterpillars above my eyes

OldGoat

PaulieC wrote: »

I've never been offered...and I seriously need it - like two catterpillars above my eyes

Invest in a quality hairdressers scissors (about €15) and a fine comb. Comb your eyebrows straight up your forehead and cut them straight across.
Don't let the grief and work the wimmins do put you off. They shape and tweeze and pluck. Way too much work and not necessary for a man. Simple comb and snip and you're sorted for a few weeks.

CDfm

PaulieC wrote: »

I've never been offered...and I seriously need it - like two catterpillars above my eyes

Oasis fan*










*the band that made eyebrows fashionable

Kells...

Mine is short back and sides long on topSBS LOT.jpg

D'Agger

OldGoat wrote: »

Invest in a quality hairdressers scissors (about €15) and a fine comb. Comb your eyebrows straight up your forehead and cut them straight across.
Don't let the grief and work the wimmins do put you off. They shape and tweeze and pluck. Way too much work and not necessary for a man. Simple comb and snip and you're sorted for a few weeks.

Ah I got a trimmers and it's not so bad now - was afraid to use it in case I made a balls of it but only took a small bit off and it's grand.

To be fair - the missus asked could she go at em an she did a decent job with a tweezers so gona keep on top of it now with the trimmer and hopefully I won't look like Liam Gallagher - btw thanks for that CDfm cheered me up royally

Sofiztikated

Its so damn hard to find a GOOD place to get your hair cut.

When I lived in Ranelagh, used to get it cut in the tiny place beside the bank, he was dead nice, and no matter what you asked for, he did it. (Having said that, all I was asking for was a 3 back and sides, and tidy up the top)

Now, living in Cavan, I have tried EVERYWHERE in Cavan town, and settled on one place that doesn't butcher me, she actually does a good job of it.

I have to be quite specific with what I ask for now, I've figured out what works for me.

Scissors all round, down to a certain length, leave it choppy for styling, but thin it out a bit please. Be careful around the back, I've a double crown. (Cutting that normally means I get sticky up bits in the wrong places) Square off the locks, tidy around the ears. Thanks.

There are 2 places worth mentioning in Monaghan though, if anyone is around there. Mr J's and Adams Barbers.

Maguined

My hair is crazy and can never be truly controlled so i can't really ask my barber to cut or style it a specific way, its more a case of damage control.

CDfm

Is there any actor or celebrity with hair like yours Maguined

yawnstretch

I asked this exact question on a forum about a year or two ago and got no end of abuse.

What. The. Eff are you supposed to ask for?

Why don't they have a manual in the barbers with some vocab ffs.

That gillette article is all well and good except chances are if you start asking for "taper not block" at the back they'll look at you like you're some sort of spa.

/is due haircut and sick of the Russian roulette

CDfm

yawnstretch wrote: »

I asked this exact question on a forum about a year or two ago and got no end of abuse.

What. The. Eff are you supposed to ask for?

Lairs are supposed to be good

Maguined

CDfm wrote: »

Is there any actor or celebrity with hair like yours Maguined

I look like this, literally.

CDfm

Hey thats not bad.

You have hair and its not grey -so I reckon you are ahead of the game.

Hey if you were a woman or on the Apprentice you would use loads of product .

Whats the most courageous thing you have done with your hair ?

Nulty

I went into a barber last time, she was eastern Euro and she was flirty, took my attention right away. Anyway, I realised she'd cut it a little too short but no worries.

She then says "You look like a child now."

I was shocked, did she intentionally make me look childish? WTF?

Won't be going back however good she smelled :pac:

OldGoat

yawnstretch wrote: »

That gillette article is all well and good except chances are if you start asking for "taper not block" at the back they'll look at you like you're some sort of spa.

If your barber dosen't understand that basic bit of barbering information then they have never ever received any training.
Walk out.
For a barber knowing a 'taper or block' is the equivilant of a chief learning to boil an egg or a mechanic to change a wheel. Thats why the article is useful. It's giving us Joe Publics some of the jargon that a barber uses.
It's really telling you to argue about discuss your haircut with the barber BEFORE you get your hair cut and not after when it's too late.

princess-lala

I always get a giggle outa this thread! I trim all men's eyebrows, ear hair and whatnot!

If they want the beard done I do it! I do draw the line at nose hair unless its my dad!

CDfm

princess-lala wrote: »

I always get a giggle outa this thread! I trim all men's eyebrows, ear hair and whatnot!

If they want the beard done I do it! I do draw the line at nose hair unless its my dad!

So how do you talk to a barber ?

Is there a difference between a barber and a stylist and what would you say to Maguined ????


You could have a ask Princess LaLa thing going here

D'Agger

CDfm wrote: »

You could have a ask Princess LaLa thing going here

Radio LaLa - has a certain ring to it don't you think? A hair and general fashion discussion phone in show

I'm patenting it, hands off!! :pac: