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Update: tried the 'hold the comb vertical' vs 'horizontal' thing for blending
For the last month, I tried blending fades holding my comb flat against the head like I always have. Yesterday, I switched to holding it straight up and down, almost like a guard, and just flicking my wrist. The blend from a 2 to a 1 guard went from taking me like 4 passes to just 2, and the line disappeared way cleaner. It felt weird at first but the speed and finish are totally different. Anyone else have a small change in how you hold a tool that made a big difference in your fades?
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iris_rivera443d ago
My barber showed me that same trick last year. It felt wrong for the first week but now my fades are way faster. The angle change makes the guard act more like a soft eraser than a hard line.
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paulhernandez2d ago
Interesting. @iris_rivera44 mentioned the guard acting like an eraser, which makes sense. Are you using that same straight-up flick motion on the very top of the fade too, like blending a 3 into a 2, or does it only work best on the lower sections?
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