Coronavirus Haircuts

[weepiper]

I cut my hair again today. I don't think I'm going to bother paying someone else 40 quid to do it anymore tbh even when hairdressers open again.

 

[ska invita]

If anyone needs a barber, Stoney is about...Bellingham area, will travel

 

[weltweit]

I cut my hair again today. I don't think I'm going to bother paying someone else 40 quid to do it anymore tbh even when hairdressers open again.

I only pay £7 a time and am considering doing it myself from now on.
Only trouble is my first attempt wasn't a great job :-/

 

[danski]

Hacked the fuck out of mine today with thinning scissors as it was so thick and unbearable at work in the heat. Quite pleased.

 

[Orang Utan]

Haven’t dared cut it yet so now I have unlocked the achievements for resembling an Australian serial killer

 

[andysays]

Haven’t dared cut it yet so now I have unlocked the achievements for resembling an Australian serial killer

Looks like you and other home haircut refuseniks might not have to wait much longer

Hairdressers say they are ready to open in June

A group representing hairdressers in the UK says politicians are taking too long to give salons permission to open. The Hair and Barber Council, which represents 11,000 salons, estimates most of its members would be ready by mid-June.

 

[Badgers]

Had a trim



My face is looking very round #lockdownbulk

 

[Epona]

I just had a terrifying experience.

My hair was getting a bit long, I get eczema on the back of my neck and it is better if my hair is short (more visible but less sweaty if that makes sense).

I got the scissors and asked Nate to come and help, I held my hair back at the nape of my neck, gave Nate the scissors, and asked him to make one snip across - I'd end up with a messy angled bob which is fine by me, I can then trim the sides myself.

He took the scissors and said "no no I can do something better than that" and it was at that point that I realised he was REALLY drunk. When he is drunk he thinks he is Vidal Sassoon or something, it took me 10 minutes to get the scissors back off him and do it myself, he was absolutely insistent that he wanted a go and that was very much NO as far as I was concerned.

 

[Humberto]

Had a trim

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My face is looking very round #lockdownbulk

Terry Tibbs

 

[Epona]

Well crap I shouldn't have joked about it

Hmmm I think my marriage might be over

 

[sparkling]

Love my thinning scissors and wish I had bought them much earlier...only thing is that lumping big chunks of hair off is very addictive...could be dangerous.

 

[MBV]

Might have to get some thinning scissors as I'm definitely not brave enough to clipper or cut my own hair!

 

[existentialist]

Might have to get some thinning scissors as I'm definitely not brave enough to clipper or cut my own hair!

It was pretty scary the first time I wielded the clippers, but it does get quite enjoyable quite quickly...

 

[rubbershoes]

Get orf moi river

 

[stavros]

Before:



After:

 

[weltweit]

Hi stavros looks alright - what did you do that with? and what number was it?

 

[stavros]

Hi stavros looks alright - what did you do that with? and what number was it?

I borrowed a pair of clippers, and it was grade 2 all over I think.

 

[weltweit]

I borrowed a pair of clippers, and it was grade 2 all over I think.

I don't think that is a no 2, I usually have a no 2 and it looks shorter than yours, I think a grade 1 is 3mm and a grade 2 is 6mm long.

 

[MBV]

what is the longest length you can clipper hair?

 

[WouldBe]

I don't think that is a no 2, I usually have a no 2 and it looks shorter than yours, I think a grade 1 is 3mm and a grade 2 is 6mm long.

Must be a 3 then.

what is the longest length you can clipper hair?

Most clipper sets I've seen have 4 blade guards the longest is 12mm but you can cut it longer if you're careful.

 

[weltweit]

what is the longest length you can clipper hair?

The combs that came with my Braun clipper go up to 21mm

 

[existentialist]

what is the longest length you can clipper hair?

In my experience, go much above a no 6, and you'll have problems getting your hair to stand up enough to get clipped. It might depend on your hair - mine tends to lie down to my scalp, but if yours is more sticky-up, it might work. I bought a no.8 comb, but I've never managed to get my hair long enough for it to do anything

Here's the lengths:

• Number 1 – one-eighth of an inch
• Number 2 – one-quarter of an inch
• Number 3 – three-eighths of an inch
• Number 4 – one-half of an inch
• Number 5 – five-eighths of an inch
• Number 6 – three-quarters of an inch
• Number 7 – seven-eighths of an inch
• Number 8 – one inch

 

[WouldBe]

In my experience, go much above a no 6, and you'll have problems getting your hair to stand up enough to get clipped. It might depend on your hair - mine tends to lie down to my scalp, but if yours is more sticky-up, it might work. I bought a no.8 comb, but I've never managed to get my hair long enough for it to do anything

Here's the lengths:

• Number 1 – one-eighth of an inch
• Number 2 – one-quarter of an inch
• Number 3 – three-eighths of an inch
• Number 4 – one-half of an inch
• Number 5 – five-eighths of an inch
• Number 6 – three-quarters of an inch
• Number 7 – seven-eighths of an inch
• Number 8 – one inch

You should run the clippers against the direction of growth i.e. front to back and bottom to top.

 

[stavros]

I don't think that is a no 2, I usually have a no 2 and it looks shorter than yours, I think a grade 1 is 3mm and a grade 2 is 6mm long.

Maybe it was longer then. I'm just glad I no longer look akin to this:

 

[weltweit]

I've just done mine again at 5mm, did a better job than the first time, there are still some wispy bits at the back I missed though.

 

[Johnny Doe]

I cut my hair again today. I don't think I'm going to bother paying someone else 40 quid to do it anymore tbh even when hairdressers open again.

Yeah, I used to pay £12 every 2 weeks for me, plus £12 each for of my 2 kids once a month.

There's no sense in doing it now I've got handy with the clippers. I do feel bad for Tony the barber, but it's a £600/ year saving

 

[weltweit]

I've just done mine again at 5mm, did a better job than the first time, there are still some wispy bits at the back I missed though.

Taking photos in the mirror - to see the back pf me head showed that - there were loads of whispy bits I missed at the base of my neck (now rectified) and that I had hardly cut into the crown at all.

Someone asked me if I don't have a friend who could wield the clippers for me? the answer is I am not completely sure I would trust them, quite apart from the covid issue!

Still, this was only my second self trimming attempt so I am encouraged, I am getting better.

The clippers cost me £31.00 and my haircut costs £7.00 a time, so I am £14.00 paid back and after two more trims the trimmers will have paid for themselves

 

[Yu_Gi_Oh]

My most recent post-pandemic salon adventure.

 

[Gimigimi]

Are there any special techniques for trimming your own curly hair? If I cut it wet it curls in random directions and looks completely different after it dries out, if I cut it dry it's all uneven and split, and cutting away curls directly puts ugly visible layers on my head. I got it looking okay the couple of times I spent three hours trimming at a snail's pace, but my hair grows fast and I don't feel like spending that much time on it, I was hoping there was a trick to it that I'm missing.

For reference my hair basically looks like this guy's.

 

[WouldBe]

Are there any special techniques for trimming your own curly hair? If I cut it wet it curls in random directions and looks completely different after it dries out, if I cut it dry it's all uneven and split, and cutting away curls directly puts ugly visible layers on my head. I got it looking okay the couple of times I spent three hours trimming at a snail's pace, but my hair grows fast and I don't feel like spending that much time on it, I was hoping there was a trick to it that I'm missing.

For reference my hair basically looks like this guy's.

I've got hair like that if I let it grow. Cut it short, very short would be my advice.