Watched a guy in Chicago fix my fade with a comb and razor combo

I was down at Thompson's shop on 63rd last month, just killing time before my appointment. This older barber had a kid in the chair who clearly got butchered somewhere else. Instead of using clippers to fix it, he grabbed a fine tooth comb and a straight razor, and he cleaned up the whole blend in about 8 minutes. I asked him why he didn't just grab the Andis, and he said clippers create lines, razors erase them. Ever tried this method for fixing a messed up fade instead of going back in with guards?

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david_palmer4d ago

That "clippers create lines, razors erase them" line is EXACTLY right. I've saved more than a few botched fades that way, just take your time with the comb and let the razor do the work instead of chasing it with guards.

lucashenderson4d ago

Razors are way more dangerous than people want to admit. One wrong angle and you're chasing a line that's even harder to fix than a guard slip. I've seen guys try to save a fade with a razor and end up taking off way too much hair because they kept going back over the same spot. Clippers might leave a hard line but at least you can see exactly where the mistake is and blend it out with a half guard or something. Razors are sneaky, they take off hair in layers you can't see until it's dry. And if the client has curly or coarse hair good luck getting an even blend with a razor without it looking patchy later.

val9744d ago

Man @lucashenderson you nailed it with the curly hair thing. I've seen so many patchy disasters from guys trying to razor blend coarse hair, it always looks uneven once it dries and settles. That sneaky layer removal gets people every time.