Diy fade haircut.

pgj2015

I have seen a good few DIY fade haircut videos on youtube, guys usually using 3 mirrors to fade their own hair. They make it look easy but is it worth it to go the DIY route or would you be better off leaving it to a barber.

I think it would be really handy to be able to do it myself, I don't have the time usually to drive to the barbers and get a haircut, my barber didn't even answer me or ring me back last week when I rang him. I haven't got the mirrors but gave myself a fairly decent fade with the help of a family member.

I used to cut friends and neighbours hair for years so have a bit of experience cutting hair but I will only go the DIY route if I can get it very close to what a barber can do or what one of these youtube guys can do, the youtube guys are mostly amateur barbers.

Pawwed Rig

Cutting your own hair is not that easy. If you had someone that could do it for you and you could reciprocate that would be better.

I am wondering will everyone actually go back to barbers now? I am sure some will but I would guess a large amount of people who bought their own clippers won't.

pgj2015

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

Cutting your own hair is not that easy. If you had someone that could do it for you and you could reciprocate that would be better.

I am wondering will everyone actually go back to barbers now? I am sure some will but I would guess a large amount of people who bought their own clippers won't.

I used to do it that way but I would like total independence when it comes to cutting my hair.

Id say a lot of people are done with barbers alright, especially as some claimed the pup and continued to work on the sly and some of them have drove their prices up since the pandemic started.

SnuggyBear

Not sure what your definition of a fade is. A skin fade or a basic short back and sides? A basic short back and sides is pretty easy.
I use a mirror on the door of the ensuite combined with the mirror in the ensuite. The layout of the ensuite makes this possible. You could look into making a 3 way self cut mirror. I've seen tutorials on YouTube it looks pretty easy.

_Kaiser_

I've been doing it myself since March last year. Previously I'd get a blade 2.5 on the back and side and a scissors cut on top but I've been mostly doing OK.

Sides, top and front is easy enough. The back can be a bit trickier, particularly the upper sides but what I find works is to go down a guide for the back.

Mine is in MM so I use 7-9mm guide with a 2.0/2.5 setting on the trimmer for the sides and a 4-6mm with the same 2.0/2.5 for the back and it seems to mostly even out. The top I use the 16-18mm guide with yes, the same 2.0/2.5 and it's done the job so far. Just tidy things up again then every fortnight.

Take your time, get a handheld mirror you can use in front of your main mirror and remember it'll grow back either way Start with the upper guides and work down till you're happy would be my advice.

May not go back to a barber either.

mloc123

SnuggyBear wrote: »

A skin fade or a basic short back and sides?

No, not the same thing.

_Kaiser_

If any use, I went with these:

Trimmer

Mirror