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Kept losing the fade behind the ear, switched to a different guard and it finally clicked
I was cutting fades for 2 years and always had trouble blending that spot right behind the ear. Last week I tried using a 1.5 guard instead of jumping straight from a 1 to a 2, and the difference was crazy. My client Marcus even said it felt smoother than usual. I always thought the guard step didn't matter that much but it really does. Now I'm wondering if I should be doing a .5 step in other spots too. Anyone else find that one little guard change made a huge difference in their blends?