Finally hit 1000 straight fades without a single complaint - I used to hate doing them

For years I avoided fades like the plague. I always thought they were too finicky and took too long for what people paid. Then this older barber at a shop I subbed at in Phoenix showed me his system for blending with a half guard open first. I tried it on my next three clients and got compliments each time. Hit 1000 clean fades this morning on a regular named Mike and I honestly never thought I'd get here. Anyone else come around on a cut they used to dread?

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bailey.sam23d ago

Double check your body weight on that fade or just trusting the guard?

skyler_kim1523d agoMost Upvoted

You ever mess up a fade by going too heavy with the clipper because you didn't account for your own hand pushing down? I always feel like I need to check at least twice on the crown area where the weight sits, otherwise it's too easy to take off more than I wanted.