The number of times I've seen a fresh barber use a number 2 guard for a skin fade is wild

I was watching a new guy at the shop in Dayton last week, and he went straight for the number 2 on the sides before blending up. The client ended up with this weird, bulky line that took forever to fix. It's like they skip the part where you start with a shorter guard and open it up. Has anyone else had to step in and show the right way to start a proper fade?

4 comments

4 Comments

alexpalmer29d ago

Oh man, that's so true! It reminds me of how people rush through the basics in all sorts of jobs now, like skipping steps in a recipe because they saw a shortcut online. They want the final look without understanding the foundation it's built on, and it always shows in the end result. You just can't fake the fundamentals.

the_dylan29d ago

Forced myself to learn the boring stuff first on a project last year. The extra time up front saved me weeks of fixing bad work later. Skipping steps always costs more time than it saves.

zaranelson29d agoMost Upvoted

Totally agree with you @the_dylan. I tried to jump straight to the fun part on a coding project and it completely blew up. Had to go back and actually learn the boring setup stuff I skipped. That initial boring week would have saved me a whole month of headaches later. It's painful but you just have to grind through the basics first. The foundation is everything.

owens.laura12h ago

Ugh, I feel this in my bones! I tried to learn guitar by jumping straight to my favorite songs, and my fingers were a mess. I had to stop and actually practice scales and chord changes, the stuff that feels pointless. Now I can actually play those songs cleanly, but only because I finally built the muscle memory first. That boring practice was everything.