Appreciation post: The barber in San Diego who taught me how to fade

A few weeks ago I visited my buddy in San Diego and stopped in at his old barber shop in La Jolla. The guy there showed me a trick for blending skin fades using a foil shaver instead of a zero blade. It gave the cleanest line I have ever gotten in 15 years of cutting hair. Has anyone else tried this method or do you stick with the traditional clipper approach?

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elizabethn5622d ago

Is it really that deep though? It's just a haircut at the end of the day. I've been cutting my own hair with the same old clippers for years and never had a problem. A foil shaver might give you a slightly cleaner line but is anyone going to notice or care? Spend 15 years perfecting a fade and you're still just talking about hair.

henry60422d ago

Oh come on @elizabethn56, you're telling me you've never noticed the difference between a good fade and a great one? I get that it's just hair, but so is a buzzcut vs a clean lineup. It's like saying a taco is just a taco until you have one from that sketchy truck that slaps. I see dudes walking around with fuzzy lines and patchy blends every day and I guarantee you people notice. Not everyone cares, sure, but the ones who do are the ones who take the time to make their look sharp.