We are going to do
a basic mens haircut.  It's going to be a taper fade haircut from a number one clipper
these are the tools i'm going to be using
just a pair of shears, these are called thinning shears
they have little teeth and then a sharp side, so they just cut a little bit of the hair at a time, so you can thin it out
they are really good for blending
a comb
a clipper, the number one clipper
attachment
heres my clippers, and then these are just some T edge trimmers
these are really good for around the ear
and for the back of the neck
you need a squirt bottle and
a cape
if you don't have a cape you can use
a garbage bag and just pop a hole in the top
or wrap it around
it's a good thing to buy if you're going
to be doing your kids and husbands haircuts
alright so what we do
is we always start with the perimeter
so grab your
T edgers and your comb
and i like to start at the back here
and your just going to try to make a straight line
you don't want to cut into the perimeter. Ever!
so where the lowest part of the hair
or the highest part that the hair comes up on the hairline, you don't want to go higher on the line than that
otherwise
you're gonna have
well it's just going to keep getting higher and higher, so i'm going to start pretty low down here.... and i try to make a straight line... and always stand in fron of where you're working.. if you try to reach around it's going to go crooked
walk around the person.  it helps if you have a swivel chair
just make sure you're movin
if you don't have one... okay look down.. then I go down here and clean up any stray
neck hairs... ok that will be cleaned up a little more later.. now go to the side.  same thing.  you don't want to cut into the actual hair line.  comb it over and see where it starts to get thin.
if you're not sure keep it away from it a little bit.. now around the ears.
Now if you have someone
that has a lot of hair that's grown out
you can actually start with the attachment
to get
so you can see a little bit better
so
I'm gonna open my clipper up cause he wants it a little bit longer
this would be closed that would be shorter... this would be a little bit longer
so
it's a number one attachment with it open all the way
and what you do
is upward motions curving up
and that will help you to taper it
if you just go straight up to the top and follow the curve of the head
you'd end up with not enough hair to blend in
so we're just going to keep it right where the head rolls
so just flipping it up
you kinda have to flip your wrist up a little bit
and don't worry if you have a heavy line right here cause we're going to work on that with the thinning shears
and with the scissors later
so you
make sure
you get nice and tight underneath the ear
that helps it so you can see your perimeter a little bit better
if you are having a hard time not cutting
into the hair
this is probably a good first step with this haircut
uh...
same thing in the back but you're going to bring it up to here with the roll of the head
right as it starts to come
forward
like if you put a flat board against the head
as soon as that board disconnects like where it doesn't touch anymore
that's where you will try to keep
from going over
at that point you would just flip if up like that
it takes some practice don't give up...
okay so now you have
i'm gonna take this a little higher, it's still a little bit too low
there we go
sometimes you just change directions a little bit
to get all the hairs
so now we have this pretty thick line that starts right here
all the way around
so what you're gonna do now
actually ignore that part
what you'll do now is the edging
just do a straight line wherever they want the side burn to be you can ask them.. and then you go around the ear
making sure you're not going into the haircut...
make sure you do the same spot for the sideburns
you need to measure them from the front
and make sure they're even... okay now i usually pull this part of the hair forward with a comb
just to taper it in to the face a little bit.. and do it on both sides
right now
we're gonna get this part wet
when you're cutting with scissors you want the hair wet
if you're cutting with clippers you'll want it dry
spray the top part of the hair and comb it
and get it to not drip in their face
so now we'll take care of this heavy line first
we're gonna go
I usually start at the
right side
as close to the face as you can get
and i comb the hair forward
and then i pull it back into my fingers
and then you're going to have a guide down here.  see the shortest piece right there?
that's where you're going to cut from
and you're going to cut straight up
with the roll of the head
and don't cut any of this yet
you don't want to cut past
your second knuckle
otherwise you're going to be cutting
your fingers and your hands so try to
keep it
within this
working area right here
so then you go ahead and cut that
pull it back a little bit
you just do that all the way around...
so you should be able to see a little
bit of that guide right at the bottom of your fingers
that's where you're trying to match to...
make sure you're moving around the head
standing right in fron of where you're working
so now i usually go back the other way and just try to
comb the hair back this way to make sure I got every little
spare pieces that are hanging on there
ok so
if you see really close right here
there still is a heavy spot
what i do is take my comb straight up
and use my scissors to blend it in a little bit more
you have to be careful
not to cut too far in
if this makes you uncomfortable
these thinning shears
work too
and these are a lot more forgiving
if you're not a professional hairstylist and you're just trying to do your sons or
husbands hair
you need to get a pair of these
just to  make sure
if you cut into the haircut it's not going to be a definite line it's going to leave
more of a soft
this will save your life at first when
you're first learning
your husband will be scared to go to
work the next day if you have a pair of
these
hopefully
so
i'm gonna do these cause
i'm not scared of them
maybe practice on your kids
anywhere you see a little bit of heaviness still right where is connects from the clipper spot to where you did your fingers
take the thinning shears or the
scissors
just blend it up...
im just going to do the thinning shears in a few spots to show you
how they work
they just blend it right in
don't think that these are going to make you look bald. cause they only cut
just a few strands of hair unless your putting it right against the scalp
those short hairs will still be there
well
if you have to use them
dont go crazy on them
be careful but just don't
don't thing you're going to make your husband look bald by using them they'll be ok
so now with the front
you can go ahead and to a mohawk down the middle
decide how long you want it
this is going to give us our guide all the way down the middle, right in the middle
comb both sides this way then this way
pull it straight up
we're gonna go
just a little bit longer than finger length, we'll go down to the scalp and then pull it up a little bit
and that's my guide so i'm going to try to match that
all the way back down this mohawk
trying to cut only in the first two knuckles
and move your
hand down
there we go
oh sorry camera guy
and in the back right here you should match this back section
with the top so just cut off any little pieces
ok so now we have the short middle part
and these two long sides right here
we need to take one side of the time
and even it out so we're going to take this front part
you see how we have short
long, short
just cut off the middle
if you have to comb it up a few times
just to make sure you got all the pieces, do it
and then just move back a little bit
so we're just blending in these two sections on the side
ok so now you're going
to go to the other side
same thing
so um
if you notice what i'm doing with my comb, i'm combing it up then sticking right here on my thumb so i can hold it right there
while i cut
so you comb
stick it in your thumb
it save  a little bit of time you don't need to keep putting the comb down
on the counter top
it takes a little bit of practice
but you'll get it
i dont even have to think about it anymore, it just happens
ok now on this side of the head
since im right handed
i usually go over here
and face
the person and do one more section
like this just to get the round of the head
see how there's still
the guides
that part gets missed
when i'm over there
so i like to stand in front of my work
to finish this little corner
ok now there's a little thing you can do to cross check
so we've been cutting this way
if you pull the hair up like this
you're able to see if you have any big way long pieces sticking out
sometimes you'll get just like that like a peek
where you didnt realize you missed cause your fingers are round
you're missing little sections
so this is called cross-checking
you can do this all over the top of the head
just to make sure you didn't miss anything
and over here to make sure
if it's a little weighty like that
and you can leave that if
you;re going to do spiky but if you want it smooth you'll want to cross check as much as you can
you can still do it spiky without that
okay if you have
someone that has really really thick hair
and you want it to be easier to spike
you can go through the top right now
with these thinning shears and chop through  the top, i'm not going to do that to him
he has good hair but its not super thick and unmanageable so we'll just leave it
um
now you're ready to either
shampoo them
or
let them go
take a shower
and when they come back you just stick some gel in it and they're done
so that's about it
