kair65•29d ago

The Saturday I fumbled 4 haircuts in a row and wanted to quit

Last Saturday started off fine, first client was a standard fade, no issues. Then the second guy came in with a picture of a style I had never even seen before, some kind of textured crop with a hard part. I tried my best but it came out crooked and he noticed right away. Third guy wanted a skin fade but his hair was way too short on one side from a previous cut. Fourth cut was just boring but I rushed it because I was already in a bad mood. By noon I was ready to pack up my clippers and go home. Ended up taking a 20 minute walk to cool off and finished the day decent. Anyone else have a day where nothing goes right?

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james99529d agoProlific Poster

The part about the textured crop with a hard part really got me. Ive been cutting hair for 15 years and that style still gives me nightmares. Its one of those cuts where if the angle is off by just a hair it looks completely wrong. Your client probably knew it was coming out crooked before you even finished because those lines are so unforgiving. That kind of cut can make you question everything you know about barbering.

thomas.piper28d ago

@james995 nailed it. I botched a hard part so bad once I just handed the guy his money back and apologized...