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Between cuts.

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Ask your barber

Taper, fade, or skin fade — which one are you actually asking for?

Three words that get used as if they mean the same thing, and the difference between them is about a quarter of an inch. Here is what each one does to your hairline, which head shape each suits, and the one sentence to say in the chair so you get the one you meant.

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The shave

What a hot towel actually does, and why the shave takes 35 minutes

The towels are not theatre. Heat and moisture soften the beard and lift the hair off the skin, which is the difference between a straight razor gliding and a straight razor dragging. A walk through the whole thing, towel by towel.

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Kids

First haircuts: how to make the chair the good part

Under-12 cuts are their own skill, and most of it happens before the clippers come out. What to tell your kid on the drive over, why the appointment gets a full half hour for a ten-minute cut, and when to just come back another day.

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