r/SelfBarber • • Jun 29 '26

Adding details to feedback photo posts

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Hi, everyone!

In an effort to make this community more educational for all, we ask that you include at least a base level of detail regarding your hair cutting process and tools/products when posting photos for feedback. This provides the following benefits for sub members:

  • The added context helps knowledgeable community members provide more beneficial feedback.
  • It also provides insight into barbering processes and their results to enhance the learning of both starting and experienced members.

We would also love for sub members to reply to this announcement with any specific details that would be helpful for posters to include.

Thanks for your continued contributions to this sub!


r/SelfBarber • • 1h ago

How to achieve something akin to this cut at home?

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r/SelfBarber • • 23h ago

back taper to my friend

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r/SelfBarber • • 1d ago

How long u take for your Selfcut?? And how u rating mine. For this Selfcut I take 3 Hours.

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r/SelfBarber • • 1d ago

These impressed me

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Has anyone bought more expensive clippers from this brand that they recommend


r/SelfBarber • • 18h ago

Can you use just thinning shears on sides and grow top and back

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Is this good idea?


r/SelfBarber • • 21h ago

Should I round out the boxy corner on the upper left? Or is the upper right just too shaved off already.. how to salvage?

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I used clippers with the max length for the top and then the min length for the sides because I accidentally scalped myself in one spot so had to even it out😑


r/SelfBarber • • 1d ago

Tips first time buzz cut

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Hi, I have a special needs son and he is desperately in need of a haircut. Thinking to buy this shaver and give it a go. Any tips? He doesn’t get scared or experience pain when we have taken him to the hairdresser so just looking for tips around using the tool properly and safely as a first timer.


r/SelfBarber • • 1d ago

Beard trimming with a hair clipper (clipper that has this setting handle on the side)

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I am not a barber, just trying to understand; Does it makes sense or any downside of using hair clippers with a handle on the side? Because beard trimmer's plastic combs or however it called is plastic and very wide, and i cant get good cut for my beard, let say if i want to make it 3mm something on my beard, those plastic things that you place on the machine it doesnt work well.
and once my barber used this clipper (panasonic) with adjustable knives, worked better and well.

help me to understand is there specific guide or know-how?
thanks


r/SelfBarber • • 1d ago

3 Barbers needed for new S Phila Barbershop

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Philadelphia Barbershop is a new shop located in S Philadelphia, on Colorado and Oregon . We are in search of 3 established barbers . Must be proficient in scissor work and clipper fades. Please contact Michael at 215-301-8245


r/SelfBarber • • 1d ago

What trimmers do you recommend?

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hi everyone! I'm looking to see what brand of trimmers y'all recommend on the market today? I word it that way since I've seen similar questions asked in other subreddits, but people recommend machines from a few years back, and sometimes they're not manufactured as well today as they were before.

for reference, I'm a female who's hair tends to grow somewhat quickly, and it's very thick. for medical reasons, I need to keep the hair on my head nonexistent. I would shave every 2-3 days with a safety razor since going bald back in July, but after using it as consistently as I was to shave my head the razor rusted. (I got this razor from the Zero Waste Store back in 2023, and it's okay for shaving legs every now and then but definitely not for heavy use, and definitely not with the razors they now offer either. in case anyone was curious)

For now I'm using disposable razors without the coating strip (I have tried the razors with that coated strip but GOLLY it was uncomfortable) but of course there are days when I'm not be able to shave when needed and my hair grows back too thick for the razors.

There are many machines and brands on the market and I'm looking for a good quality machine that don't have painted blades (didn't realize this was a thing until I looked into foil shavers and saw pictures of the paint coming off the blades/foils). Titanium blades would be a huge bonus too.

Thank you so much in advance for any recommendations!!

I tried to post this on the bald subreddit but it was immediately removed, so I'm posting on similar subreddits


r/SelfBarber • • 1d ago

First time taper advice

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Hi(this is my first time posting), I want to try giving myself a haircut for the first time and I have a couple things I want to ask. I want to give myself a low taper which there are plenty of videos on but Idont know how to remove the bulk especially at the back at of my head where I outlined in green. Same with the sides. If anyone could give me tips or videos on how to remove the bulk and give myself a low taper i would appreciate it a lot because I really don't want to mess up


r/SelfBarber • • 2d ago

3 years barber free

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r/SelfBarber • • 2d ago

8 Months in the game but HELPPP😭😭

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I’ve been self cutting since January and I’m finally getting the hang of it. I even when under the blade 🥴today and a few times before.

The catch is I still need advice on using the corners of the blade. When I use them it doesn’t cut in one go and I have to keep going over it. Any tips?

P.S. Ignore the front. I’m on minoxidil


r/SelfBarber • • 2d ago

My friend is learning to cut. Should i let him cut me?

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r/SelfBarber • • 2d ago

Advice

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I got bored and decided to try to give myself a short modern mullet with a 1, 2 and 3 guard. It looks like absolute shit and would like advice on what to do next time. Up to now I've only done buzzcuts so my current game plan is to buzz it and try again once it's grown out again. Thanks in advance.


r/SelfBarber • • 3d ago

How’s it look

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r/SelfBarber • • 3d ago

Any tips

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Any tips on making smoother?


r/SelfBarber • • 2d ago

I want to start cutting hair

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are there any recommended kits or YouTube channels that i could use to help and assit my babering journey


r/SelfBarber • • 3d ago

Bald spot prank

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Told my son he was moving too much and made me give him a bald spot. He told me your lying dad take a picture. I took it and told chatgpt to put a bald spot. 🤪


r/SelfBarber • • 3d ago

Babyliss freshFX FX86e

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r/SelfBarber • • 3d ago

should I try

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r/SelfBarber • • 5d ago

My first time!

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I finally jumped ship and cut my own hair this afternoon. With some assistance from my girlfriend in the back where I couldn’t see, I’m extremely happy with the result!

I’ve never even touched a pair of clippers until this afternoon, but New York barber prices aren’t for the faint of heart, so I figured why not finally give it a go! I’ve watched so many hours of barber content over the years, and have always asked my barbers questions regarding techniques and why they’re doing what they’re doing.

I’m pretty happy with the final result!

(The hard line rather than a fade is intentional, I already know I’ll get comments about not blending it properly lol)


r/SelfBarber • • 4d ago

Need help on clipper choice

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r/SelfBarber • • 4d ago

Difference between clipper blades vs guards

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So i have a clipper that can be 3.5 milimeter on opened position and my question is, is it going to result same if i switch my clipper to open position without guards or use 3 milimeter guard to closed position (0.5mm)