Can anyone share advice on finding a good men's hairstylist?
Or, general advice on getting a good haircut?
I've been letting it grow out the past 4 months or so (now a little longer than my pfp) and I feel that I'll need to have it cut soon.
Are there hairstylists that offer "consultations", or something to that effect? I've had too many experiences where I feel too rushed or too unqualified to explain what exactly I want, and the barber either misunderstands me or I'm explaining it to him wrong. This is exacerbated by me, as a mixed person, having trouble finding models that look like me, so it's hard for me to know what looks good on me until it's already on me.
I just want some time to sit down with an expert and have both of us understand 100% what the plan is. I'm sick of the $25 haircut experience.
Getting a good haircut
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Not sure if this will work for you due to your hair length and ethnicity, but for my hair and trim, I basically walked into the best, most expensive male hair dresses in my city and told them to . 'Do what you think works best'.
Even if it costs to $100 dollars, do it once, then you will have a bench mark for what a good hair cut looks like.
Even if it costs to $100 dollars, do it once, then you will have a bench mark for what a good hair cut looks like.
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This is an extremely common frustration between me and barbers/stylists. I keep my hair short due to requirements at work, and since your average barber/hair stylist is immersed in the technicalities of the art of cutting hair, it can be very difficult to convey what you want as a layperson. Especially when the barber/stylist doesn't have the best communication skills (ex. Barber asks "left or right?", I respond with "left or right what?!"; Barber, in an exasperated tone: "Do part it LEFT or RIGHT?" Me: "I asked for a fauxhawk")
The easiest solution is to just show them a fucking picture and say "make it look like this". Have a few notes on your phone of different lengths and extra shit you like done. If you meet a barber/stylist who isn't a fucking idiot, politely ask them what key words you can say to other barbers/stylists so that you can effectively communicate what you want in a way they can understand, since you and I aren't constantly thinking about our fucking hair.
The easiest solution is to just show them a fucking picture and say "make it look like this". Have a few notes on your phone of different lengths and extra shit you like done. If you meet a barber/stylist who isn't a fucking idiot, politely ask them what key words you can say to other barbers/stylists so that you can effectively communicate what you want in a way they can understand, since you and I aren't constantly thinking about our fucking hair.
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