Watching a barber in Tokyo handle a double cowlick with just thinning shears changed my whole approach.

He didn't fight the hair's direction, just removed the bulk cleanly in under five minutes. Anyone have a specific thinning shear technique for stubborn crown hair?

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evan_dixon671mo ago

Man, I feel you on that... it's a constant battle. My own crown hair just wants to do its own thing no matter what I do. The thinning shears trick makes so much sense though, just taking the weight out instead of trying to force it flat. I've been trying to work in small, vertical sections right at the root, just a few snips to remove bulk without making it look choppy. It's not perfect yet, but it's way better than how I used to fight it with a comb and a ton of product.

the_wesley28d ago

Damn, people really out here acting like a cowlick is a life crisis. It's just hair growing in a different direction, not a broken bone. Thin it out a little, comb it wet, slap some product on it, move on. Making whole tutorials and deep philosophy about it seems like a lot for something the barber fixed in five minutes.

iris_rivera441mo ago

My own cowlick is so bad I once gave myself a reverse mohawk trying to thin it. Evan's vertical section idea is the only thing that saves me from looking like a confused hedgehog.