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Hot take: I stopped using thinning shears on every haircut after a barber in Chicago schooled me
Was at the Windy City Barber Expo last fall and this old school dude watched me work a fade. He straight up told me I was making my life harder using thinners on every blend. Said to trust my clipper skills more. I thought he was full of it but tried his way for a month. Now I only grab the thinners maybe once a week on super thick hair. My blends actually look cleaner and take less time. Anyone else ditch a tool they thought was essential?
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logan_ellis25d agoMost Upvoted
Tools become crutches when we stop trusting our basic skills.
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susan64924d ago
Wow, wait - are you seriously suggesting someone's basic hand skills can completely replace the need for modern tools? I mean, have you ever tried wiring a panel without a decent pair of lineman's pliers? That just sounds like a disaster waiting to happen, not a point of pride.
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