This has been talked about a hundred times on this site but I have a question about what to do with thin sides.
I'm about 2 1/2 years into wearing. Things have been pretty good and I'm starting to get the DIY maintence down better and better. The salon I go to is great. There are 3 people that work there, the owner and two girls. I've pretty much went to the 1 girl my entire time as the my schedule doesnt match up with the others.
Anyway, my main issue is how she does my sides and back. I wear a crown topper, thin up front but no system there yet. The rest is my natural hair. All I've ever wanted is a fade or taper it short on the sides, real close at the bottom of my neck type of hair cut. I honestly think its the differece between between making me look real unkempt, and having a great hair cut.
Instead of taking the clippers with a 2 guard or whatever and fading the sides and back up, she cuts it thru a comb. Like lifts some hair with a comb, then cuts the hair that sticks out with clippers. She does that all the way around even when I ask to have a fade. What ends up happening is I have the same length and density all the way around my head and it just doesn't look good. I'm wondering if what I'm asking her just isnt possible if my sides are thinner than I thought. I just want something like the below picture. Due to a schedule change, I had to go to the other girl for the first time, I was nervous but she did it perfect. Kept changing guards and blending it in all the way up. I told myself to take a picture for next time but I forgot.
My reg girl even said at my next haircut that she can see how she did it, so I figured she'd follow the path, but she went right back to just trimming it with the clippers thru the comb.
I understand I'm paying the money I need to get what I want, but it would just be way too awkward after 2 years to be like, yeah I don't want to be your client anymore. Esp at a business with only 3 ppl. I just don't know how to convey to her how I want this done. I'm really frustrated because it'll all thats holding me back from really liking my hair. It looks clean, professional. And the other way I kind of look like a kid who got a bad haircut from his mom. Even with thin sides, I get cowlicks on the sides and back that won't go away and it looks really bad.
How can I convey that I just want something like this?
I'm about 2 1/2 years into wearing. Things have been pretty good and I'm starting to get the DIY maintence down better and better. The salon I go to is great. There are 3 people that work there, the owner and two girls. I've pretty much went to the 1 girl my entire time as the my schedule doesnt match up with the others.
Anyway, my main issue is how she does my sides and back. I wear a crown topper, thin up front but no system there yet. The rest is my natural hair. All I've ever wanted is a fade or taper it short on the sides, real close at the bottom of my neck type of hair cut. I honestly think its the differece between between making me look real unkempt, and having a great hair cut.
Instead of taking the clippers with a 2 guard or whatever and fading the sides and back up, she cuts it thru a comb. Like lifts some hair with a comb, then cuts the hair that sticks out with clippers. She does that all the way around even when I ask to have a fade. What ends up happening is I have the same length and density all the way around my head and it just doesn't look good. I'm wondering if what I'm asking her just isnt possible if my sides are thinner than I thought. I just want something like the below picture. Due to a schedule change, I had to go to the other girl for the first time, I was nervous but she did it perfect. Kept changing guards and blending it in all the way up. I told myself to take a picture for next time but I forgot.
My reg girl even said at my next haircut that she can see how she did it, so I figured she'd follow the path, but she went right back to just trimming it with the clippers thru the comb.
I understand I'm paying the money I need to get what I want, but it would just be way too awkward after 2 years to be like, yeah I don't want to be your client anymore. Esp at a business with only 3 ppl. I just don't know how to convey to her how I want this done. I'm really frustrated because it'll all thats holding me back from really liking my hair. It looks clean, professional. And the other way I kind of look like a kid who got a bad haircut from his mom. Even with thin sides, I get cowlicks on the sides and back that won't go away and it looks really bad.
How can I convey that I just want something like this?
