That time I tried a new clipper guard mid haircut

I was doing a skin fade on a kid in Pittsburgh and decided to try a fresh guard size i hadn't used before. The line came out way too dark and i had to spend 15 minutes blending it back smooth. Any of you ever switch tools mid cut and regret it?

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finley_harris525d ago

Oh come on, you're acting like this was a disaster when it was just a learning moment. Switching guards mid cut is what keeps the job interesting, you gotta live a little. That 15 minutes of blending probably made you a better barber anyway since you had to really focus on your technique. I bet the kid didn't even notice the difference unless you told him, and if he did he probably just thought you were being extra careful. Honestly playing it safe with the same guards every time is how you end up in a rut doing the same fade over and over. The real mistake wasn't trying the new guard it was panicking about it after the fact.

sageburns25d ago

You saying panicking was the real mistake, that's fair. But "learning moment" feels like a stretch when you're spending 15 minutes blending to fix something a 5 second guard change caused. What do you actually take away from that hour long cut for next time? "Don't grab the wrong guard" is already obvious. "Stay calm while fixing it" is just coping, not learning.