So, as I get more and more like Captain Caveman every day and given that hairdressers are still banned from opening, where on Earth is every bloke and his dog getting their hair cut? We’re not all married to hairdressers. I don’t just mean the countless self attempts at a number two all over with newly purchased trimmers which are pretty obvious. Watching the footy and wandering around Sainsbury’s today, there are some serious quiffs on show and very few unkempt hayfields like my ageing bonce. There is clearly a black economy going on out there. How is this happening please? I’m desperate.
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Thinking barbers are overrated even if it is just a tenner or so.
I have an appointment in 402 hours 15minutes time !
Can't wait !!!
I grew a sort of beard for the first 2 months of lockdown, but didn't need the warming effect of a dead rat sleeping on my neck and shaved it off!
Result: money saved, summer-ready, no queuing, and banal chat about holidays while nervously waiting to see if the barber got it right this time.
Thankfully I’ve got a professional hair and beard trimmer and we have scissors and thinning scissors too, so basically all we need. Not sure if I’ll be going back to the barbers when it reopens. Saves me well over £100 a year.
My hair grows so fast anyway, at the beginning of lockdown I figured I’m not going out anywhere, what’s it matter? If it messes up, it’ll grow back in a couple of weeks. Turned out alright and been pretty good since.
Number 2 shaved all the way around your head, to about an inch above your ears. Then a number 4/5 all over the top and a number 3 used to blend the two shaves together.
Had to convince my missus that she could do it and have since had 3 cuts during lockdown. The last of which was last Thursday.
I'm with @swords_alive in that barbers are overrated, but only if you have a simple buzz cut.
The female hairdresser said, 'Are you sure?' 'Yes' I said.
When I went back she said 'What did they all say?' 'Nothing', I said. 'What do you mean nothing?' she said. 'Nobody noticed', I said. 'What about your family?' she said. 'Nothing', I said ... 'Nobody said nothing, they didn't notice, not one person, not even my family'.
I suppose this could be a sad indictment on my life, but I rather fancy we shouldn't get too het up about all this stuff, yer average Joe/Jo doesn't give a toss what you do with your hair.
She has never cut hair in her life but insists she would be good at it.
In fact she is bored and it would provide entertainment for her, I am not letting my hair be her plaything.
I think the term 'style it out' is appropriate in these circumstances.
PaddyP17 has enough hair to create a nouveau Bayeux Tapestry 20 meters long!
So I gave myself a number 4 all over with my clippers.
Was quite pleased with the result - then I made the mistake of taking off the number 4 comb and asking my wife to just trim off the scrot from my neck.
Apparently she "saw a bit you missed" and then "forgot that the number 4 comb had been removed"
FFS
So your missus does all that hard work, only for you to then permanently put your flat cap back on until the next cut.
Miiiiiiii........
It's my poor old barber I feel sorry for. He's been in the same shop for nigh on 25 years. He got hammered when all the Turks started popping up all over the place and now this. Reckon it it will tip him over the edge.
My hair trimmers have different length combs you fit in and then the trimmers can be adjusted to go from 0.5 to 2.5 themselves.
So the 2mm comb really cuts between 2.5mm and 4.5mm.
Anyway the back and sides are short, shorter as you go down. I haven’t blended in the top, there is length there. Last time had to do the top as well and just lifted it up and took the trimmers to the ends.