I buzz my own head. I can't afford 20 a month for haircuts.
this post was submitted on 19 Oct 2026
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1.5 inches on the top, medium fade
The same person has cut my hair my entire life. I just sit down and let her do her thing.
Same again.
I show them a picture of what i looked like in a previous haircut and say, "Make me look like that."
I used to say, "I've got a hot date make me look good."
6 fade
I don't tend to have much use for a hairdresser, I've been bald for decades. I do sometimes chuckle "short back and sides, please" to myself in the shower as I put a razor to my head.
The last time I actually went to a barber was right before my wedding, so someone else could just razor off whatever stubble was there for the special occasion.
I just say buzz the sides with size 2 guard and then scissor trim top until it's just long enough to style a little bit combing it back and to the right. The details beyond that are up to them and if they fuck it up I never return.
Which isn't often because I've used the same barber shop for 6 years now.
"Same as last time please Julie"
Professional, handsome, clean…but not like a cop, convict, conscript, or a creep (sometimes I use Catholic Preist here…same thing)
Seeing as I cut my own hair, I just do a #5 all over.
10 cm off.
Back when I had short hair I got the GOAT barber/hairdresser: when I said I don’t know what I want, except that somebody else decides for me they lit up and delivered the best (by far) haircut I’ve gotten before or after. And then I didn’t write down their name… Life is so much easier with long hair.
I point and wave my hands around my head. Then the stylist inevitably does whatever she wants. 😁