Butch Attire & Fashion

[Kelt]

Originally Posted by Daktari

Shaved m'own head for years...it's really easy. I cut Pops' hair with clippers and different comb lengths which is also really easy.

Cutting my own with more than just a shave or one length all over? No way, no how!
I want it to look real sharp and I wouldn't be confident doing it for myself.
I have very high expectations of my young barber dude, thankfully he lives up to them or else I'll be back to an all over shave.
Not only is he really good but he's cheap too at £6 ($10) sans tip for a cut in which he takes his time to get it 'just so'. He knows I'll be back if I find a flaw.

I look forward to seeing your experiments in self hair cutting

I agree with you on the perfection factor when I had the flattop, precision required, no question. It wouldn't be possible to self cut. What I'm thinking of is I believe what you are referring to as clippers w/comb attachment. It looks like three lengths plus razor line the neck which I touch up myself anyway.

I'm thinking one or two trips to the barber paying very close attention and then give it a try. I don't have to look like anything for anyone right now so I could have a couple of "mistakes" and either take it all down to a #2 and try it again in a couple of weeks or, if it just needs correcting slap on a hat and make a sheepish trip to said barber to fix it.

Originally Posted by DapperButch

<--- strongly considering encouraging Kelt simply so I can get a big belly laugh out of it (not certain how i will get him to send me the picture so that I can get this laugh, however).

So you are talking for the flat top or for "The Clooney"?

This would be the "Clooney" which I am currently sporting. Knock the corners off a flattop and you have it in two weeks since it is just an overgrown Crew cut. Turns out it is called a "Harvard Clip" officially.

Translated into Dapperese:

Flattop: $12 + $3 tip x 26 times per year = $390 annually

Quality clippers $50, nope free, already have them.



All this said, last week I gave the cat a summer cut and it looks like I threw her at an industrial fan.

If it's one length all over then I'd say have at it, give it a go and get a mate to check it over (within a day) for stray long hairs, tramlines, etc.

The Pops has always said there's only a fortnight between a bad and a good haircut!




I was going to go to the barbers today but it's a little bit too late in my day to do so before I do other stuff...and I washed m'hair and it's all a bit fluffy so I'll leave it until tomorrow when I'm less tired, have more time and don't have quiff that looks like a cat straight outta the tumble dryer.

[DapperButch]

Originally Posted by Kelt

I agree with you on the perfection factor when I had the flattop, precision required, no question. It wouldn't be possible to self cut. What I'm thinking of is I believe what you are referring to as clippers w/comb attachment. It looks like three lengths plus razor line the neck which I touch up myself anyway.

I'm thinking one or two trips to the barber paying very close attention and then give it a try. I don't have to look like anything for anyone right now so I could have a couple of "mistakes" and either take it all down to a #2 and try it again in a couple of weeks or, if it just needs correcting slap on a hat and make a sheepish trip to said barber to fix it.





This would be the "Clooney" which I am currently sporting. Knock the corners off a flattop and you have it in two weeks since it is just an overgrown Crew cut. Turns out it is called a "Harvard Clip" officially.

Translated into Dapperese:

Flattop: $12 + $3 tip x 26 times per year = $390 annually

Quality clippers $50, nope free, already have them.



All this said, last week I gave the cat a summer cut and it looks like I threw her at an industrial fan.

Just messin' with you. I believe me hair is a bit more complicated, but we could try!

"Male business cut" (something along those lines): $41 + $8 tip x 17.33 times per year = $849.17

PLUS

Hair lightening: $ 85 + $16 tip x 5.77 times per year =$582.77

Annual Cost = $1, 431.94

Flying Quality Kelt twice from the wrong coast - Over budget!

[Kelt]

Originally Posted by DapperButch

Just messin' with you. I believe me hair is a bit more complicated, but we could try!

"Male business cut" (something along those lines): $41 + $8 tip x 17.33 times per year = $849.17

PLUS

Hair lightening: $ 85 + $16 tip x 5.77 times per year =$582.77

Annual Cost = $1, 431.94

Flying Quality Kelt twice from the wrong coast - Over budget!

Dayum! You must be purdy!

[DapperButch]

Originally Posted by Kelt

Dayum! You must be purdy!

I SURE is!

<--knows it is all in the details

Hair lightening?

Fer real?

[DapperButch]

Originally Posted by Daktari

Hair lightening?

Fer real?

Yep. I add a touch of blond to my light brown hair. I look rather drab, otherwise. I don't get a lot, just a touch on the top and on the top portion of the sides.

People never notice when I have it done.

I suppose that if my hair wasn't such a light brown, it would be noticeable. Or, if I didn't get it done consistently I suppose it could be. I've only been asked if I "darkened" my hair when I skipped a time of getting it done. I don't get asked if I lightened it.

[Kelt]

Originally Posted by DapperButch

Yep. I add a touch of blond to my light brown hair. I look rather drab, otherwise. I don't get a lot, just a touch on the top and on the top portion of the sides.

People never notice when I have it done.

I suppose that if my hair wasn't such a light brown, it would be noticeable. Or, if I didn't get it done consistently I suppose it could be. I've only been asked if I "darkened" my hair when I skipped a time of getting it done. I don't get asked if I lightened it.

Soooo... You get it lightened all the time so it won't be dark and if you skip a session it is darker and you get asked if it is darker.

Aand... Since you lighten it all the time people do not notice the difference when it is light because it's all the time...

Tip for ya; Give it a decade, it will lighten for free and you can call it "distinguished".

Here's $582 bucks, get yourself something nice.