While ordering a crew cut is easy, since it’s on the menu, what about other kinds?
Can you just go “I’d like a men/women’s haircut” and leave it at that, or do you need something more specific, like saying you want a Charlestone done by a No. 3 to the sides, and a 4 up top?
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You can either describe what you want, or show a picture of a haircut that you like.
best to show a picture.
That’s what i do, but they never really listen, even though i usually ask to just cut off x cm or something.
go somewhere else, sounds like they don’t value their customers. I’ve never had this experience
I tend to bring a picture or two of the style I want.
“I dunno. I suck at this. what do you think?”
don’t do that at the cheap joints… but otherwise it usually sets up a good discussion.
protip, if you’re wanting a men’s style… go to a barber. usually less expensive, and usually much better at men’s style. (Also, most barbers don’t care if your a man or woman or non binary. they still won’t charge you extra the same way a stylist will charge some one passing as a woman women’s rates for the same thing. it’s pretty absurd.)
I bring a picture of myself with the haircut I want.
Husband says tight fade, zero to very short on top and that gets him what he wants, he goes to the same barber lady all the time, she doesn’t speak English and he doesn’t speak Spanish but they still manage to communicate the haircut information.
“Like it is now…only shorter.”
I say: make my hair beautiful/better (in the local language). I don’t really need to do anything else, it seems to work.
This is my go to as well. They know way more about hair and style than me. My haircut life got way easier when I have no expectations and just let them do their thing.
You need to be more specific. The last thing barbers need is having to guess what you want.
I get a 4 on the sides, a low taper to 0 on the back, and then say how much I want off top in inches. Letting them know how I comb/style my hair seems helpful as well.
You can also just google a hairstyle and show them a picture.
i show them a picture of my cock. please make my head look like this.
gets the curling iron
“One haircut, please.”
Sure thing. Let me get my bowl.
“the usual”, because i don’t know what hairstyle fit me and don’t know what its called. I tend to ask what hairstyle fit me and then get the same haircut everytime.
I show my hairdresser a picture of my previous haircut (or one I like).
You think that’s hard?
Last year my dentist/denturist asked my what I wanted my teeth to look like!
It was unreal, trying to develop an aesthetic preference for teeth. It was actually quite eye-opening. I did find that I had a very strong opinion about it. I haven’t quite gotten to the end product, but I now know what I want.
I recommend photos, but also to be careful in explaining what you like about the photo. It’s easy to latch on to one aspect of a style, not realizing that an attempt to reproduce other aspects might end up completely ignoring what drew you to it in the first place.
Feral, canine.
“Listen, dentist. You asked me what I wanted my teeth to look like and I told you. Several rows of razor sharp shark teeth, pronto.”
I tell them:
“3 on top, 2 on bottom tapered. Yes I know it is short.”
Haven’t failed me yet. As long as you know what you want, they usually do a good job. Try to get the same barber each time and you might not even need to say depending on how often you get your hair cut.
I like low maintenance, and generally have my hair cut once a year right before summer when it gets hot.
1-2 on the sides, blend to longer on top, usually comb it over messy like this, just needs to be shortened up on top.
I take a selfie when I get the haircut I like and show them the picture next time. Nice and easy.
