No Guidelines vs Guiedlines

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[@brianhoke450]

Bad blend can be saved by a good line up! And a bad line up can ruin a good blend! 100% on point!

[@conceptbarbershop]

Brian Hoke thank you Brian 🙏🙏🙏

[@danielv1607]

Hell no

[@raylangeles7195]

Brian Hoke facts

[@louisGC28]

I would say a bad blend will be extremely noticeable with a good line up and the bad blend will only be emphasized, but I think that’s what he meant mb. Overall good video thanks 👍

[@mumble97]

what if you cut your own hair because of quarantine and now u have a bad line up and bad blend fml

[@anthonyemmm]

My barber is one of the best and been cutting my hair for over 20 years. He’s old school and doesn’t do guidelines. To him it’s like cheating and being lazy. He’s a true master at this craft. I can tell you got some skills too the way you cut and explain. You’ve been trained well and have experience and knowledge. Props to you💯

[@conceptbarbershop]

Anthony M thank you Anthony 🙏🙏🙏 i really appreciate it

[@LongDongSilver78]

I had an older mexican gentleman barber fade me up a couple times right before he retired and it was clean but you could still barely see his guide marks..looked like tetris or like he was following a grid. Interesting technique.

[@my240sx2]

Grandfather owned a shop for 25 years. Taught me how to blend without guidelines using the Oster Classic 76. Never needed guidelines after learning with those clippers, taught me crazy feel with the 76.

[@rewind12354]

This is exactly how I have my hair 5 on top blended at the sides. I’ve just tried this on my own hair and it looks great thanks.

[@DavidOrtiz-nh5ce]

Guidelines is like a puzzle. You have to cut hair along a line at the same length and then blend into the guard size higher or lower than that one. The key is to blend all the lines evenly and smoothly. The reason guidelines works so well is that it gives the barber a chance to check his/her work and ensure the transition is smooth. Now,some barbers can do what this man does and it works for him. Ultimately though the client is the one who should decide what he likes. On self cuts, I use guidelines all the time because it helps me blend both sides of my head evenly. Thanks for the video !

[@iiSup3rior]

I stopped cutting my own hair, makes my arm goes all sorts of ways.

[@chloejohanna31]

The client doesn't decide what techniques you use to get the desired outcome. The client doesn't know how to cut hair.

[@randolphfernandez7931]

@@chloejohanna31 lol very true

[@oscararlene4148]

Best video I seen on KZbin on fading. Very clear and right to the point. Im no barber, but slowing learning.

[@kenhayes3183]

Kann, the no guideline system has worked out great for me. My fades are looking better than ever. Your tutorials are educational, especially without loud repetitious music distracting us from your commentary, thank you!! 😊

[@conceptbarbershop]

KEN HAYES thank you Ken!! I’m happy you gave it a try and thank you so much for the positive feedback

[@reyes3579]

KEN HAYES exactly the music always throws me out

[@khmer4life]

Kann, thanks for this informative tutorial my fades has gotten so much better. Love how you compared the two styles . It makes so much sense now.

[@conceptbarbershop]

JerryToca thank you Jerry!! I really appreciate your feedback and I’m really happy that it works for u as well!

[@ahoj6614]

Youre a great barber. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. It really helps alot

[@TheYoungAze]

You damn right brother. I always thought about it that way. It’s faster, smarter and better! that’s how I do my(my own hair) tapers and it comes out way better 👌🏼

[@conceptbarbershop]

Young Aze 🙏🙏🙏

[@tee228]

i can cut a customers head bald without guidelines

[@reyes3579]

ghost your a hacker thats so hard for me to do, i cant do any bald cuts without any guidelines i praise u Sir.

[@M_Ladd]

If it's all bald you don't need guidelines!

[@thekidwiththehair3782]

M Ladd Quit being ignorant and start flicking out that bald line.

[@reyes3579]

TheKidWithTheHair lol

[@M_Ladd]

@@thekidwiththehair3782 You kids need guidelines for everything! Bet you can't spell cat without a guideline!

[@danieldimas9576]

The best video I've seen, thanks for not rushing, not everyone picks it up super fast!

[@DubSuperia]

I like how you say " in my opinion" Big humble but highly skilled asf.

[@conceptbarbershop]

Ice Dub thank you 🙏 🙏🙏

[@paoloa6703]

I thought I've seen all the best tutorials out there already then I stumbled upon this. Thanks man!

[@jkrooks2584]

I 100% agree with everything this barber just said and did . Good job brotha 👍🏼🤘🏼

[@conceptbarbershop]

J Krooks 🙏🙏🙏

[@iicordii648]

After legit every sentence he says “okay” “yeah” “ya know” “alright” lmfao. Legit after every single sentence lmfao wtf

[@JB-gl6tq]

If you don’t watch the video he doesn’t say this at all

[@AnthonyMartinez-jg8lo]

Kinda like you saying legit twice.

[@alecsasebastian]

1:42 you’re wrong

[@iicordii648]

@@AnthonyMartinez-jg8lo it’s legit

[@iicordii648]

@@JB-gl6tq he still says it, I just wouldn’t hear it

[@patongko_ando]

yo thanks for this! you explain fading and cutting the most clear out of most if not all videos on youtube lol keep it up!! maybe some combovers or other hairstyles would be nice

[@johntucker3105]

This video helped me a lot to give a perfect fade. You are the best. Ty.

[@conceptbarbershop]

John Tucker thank you John!

[@TheRicereater78]

Great video man! I'll have to give no guidelines a try. If you like the detailers and wahl, try out the cordless detailers. They got a lot of flack after they came out, but I ordered some up and absolutely love them. Much easier to use than my corded ones and much cleaner lines. My only complaint about them is they are a bit noisy.

[@ghostrecon755]

This is an outstanding video tutorial my man! This is like some kinda "Barbers: What they don't want you to know" type of video leak. LOL Very informative tho! Thanks!

[@xHibachi24x]

Great cut my man! One of the best videos I’ve seen in a while in terms of ease of explanation. Keep up the great work. I just subscribed and am looking forward to more videos.

[@conceptbarbershop]

xHibachi24x thank you!! Really appreciate the kind words

[@tarikkavaz96]

I definitely need a barber that knows as much as you and spends time on a trim like you, my hair is very hard and tough, I'm Turkish African

[@m.k.6633]

Thanks for the video, I’m working at a barbers shop and seems like bald fade is most common cut. Very picky about it even though it grows out in a few days!

[@josephduenas4718]

subscribbed for that honesty of accidently getting clients

[@juliekim9955]

Thank you so much for the tutorial! I tried this method and the fade came out PERFECT!

[@conceptbarbershop]

Julie Kim wow that’s great!!!! That makes me so happy to hear that!! Thank you so much for the inspiration!!

[@V7v7V33]

Like how you explain the methods on your vids my dude. Keep up the good work

[@conceptbarbershop]

fabio paez thank you brother 🙏

[@STEPHBLURRY]

THIS IS INSANE!!! Thanks for the knowledge barber brotha! Love from Winnipeg CANADA!

[@alizargani3029]

STEPH BLURRY 📚✏️EDUCATION!! Have to put our city on #204

[@HamoLive]

Subtitle should be “autocorrect vs no autocorrect”

[@the4thken]

I just ordered those clippers (wahl detailers) did u thin the blade or just zero gap them?

[@conceptbarbershop]

the4thken nice!!! I just zero gapped them. Hopefully u have the wide blade instead of the Standard blade. Zero gapped as much as possible without cutting skin. U can test it on your fore arm

[@seanieboyfx]

Guideline is a smoother fade I would say

[@ant2909]

There really is guidelines the only difference is after you bald it out you don’t move the lever all the way open and make a second line you only move the lever once for every level

[@fadekingrodriguez1516]

You did that bro!!! Clean cut!!!🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼🔥

[@monroesuber632]

Kann, Thank you so much for this video. Im two months into cutting hair and I love it, but I am having a hard time learning how to fade. I've been using the guideline method, but for some reason, my blends end up patchy. I have tried the no guideline method once before and it worked better for me than the guideline method. How did you learn the no guidelines method? Have you ever used the guideline method? Did it take long for you to master fading? I really need some inspiration from someone like you. Thank you for what you have done and what you are doing. You are really making a difference in peoples lives.

[@rhondalove1047]

This was a great tutorial, thank you Sir.

[@lianadel8597]

Wow never thought to do it this way, thank you for ur time in helping a sista out!

[@carpenterfamily6198]

Great comparison - Thank you !

[@senequa]

Great vid! I will have to try this!

[@drvenhrd46]

It’s called tip fading u can start fading just by using the tips of the clipper at an angle and using the shape of the clients head.

[@aarongalacier]

Well, it isn't necessary to start off by making all 4 guidelines from the start. You could've already been blending out the bald line after making that 2nd guideline.

[@nogutznoglory90s10]

Yeah that kind of confused me

[@eliasrodriguez2999]

Wow bro that’s skill right there! I still use guidelines for safety I guess. But your right on doing the same work twice on guidelines. Need to start practicing how to blend without guidelines. Great cut by the way, also learn a lot on how you breakdown what and why you do what your doing.

[@conceptbarbershop]

Elias Rodriguez I hope u give it a try to see for yourself whether or not it saves you some time

[@missagavia2746]

Guidelines slow you down, and you can cut without guidelines is being done from a long time, guidelines are for people learning to cut hair or learning new hairstyles.

[@dissectthis9640]

Nice ✂/ your detail work is exemplary...👍

[@jprimemfp2187]

Guidelines or not, its the same amount of time. Also, your method of blending does not give room for flicking out unless its near the crown, causing you to blend in 1/4th of a guard increments in the majority of the blend. Whereas with guidelines, you have better flick-out room so you can still pull out a clean fade and save time by blending in 1/2 or 1/3rd of guard increments. Jorge zepeda is a good example

[@jessehannah2989]

This is how ive been cutting for a long time. I just fade up from bald, never make a line to blend out

[@marcusaurelius8285]

jesse Hannah same I don’t even know how to make guide lines like that haha

[@orlandolopez3509]

When blending the hair are you moving the clipper in small circles

[@Relax_Rombey]

He liked but didn’t say what he did

[@Mr.boxxchevy]

A bit square like around the crown. But hey maybe dude wants it like that. The Guile cut, from street fighter.

[@gottiic6529]

I have about a year experience in cutting and i always fade without guidelines when i try making guidelines i feel that i be leaving some untouched bold spots..great video bro im a andis man though lol

[@conceptbarbershop]

Gottii C I use to be ALL andis myself. I had like 5 fade masters at one time

[@bobmarley6161]

Is this possible to do giving yourself a fade as in cutting your own hair which I like to do looks like a good way to do my fades

[@johnnyvegas5681]

that was a great tutorial for both methods..like how you did both even though you dont like to use guidelines you still gave great detail on both..thanks

[@chinowooify]

Bro thanks for this video... it helped a lot... thank u

[@conceptbarbershop]

Chino Woo I'm happy I can share with you a few things I've learned thank you bro

[@damonemcdonald7664]

I love them detailers

[@mohmadmasoudi556]

You did an excellent work.well done.from A woman from Morocco.

[@dapoet713]

Regardless of how you make it seem there's still a guideline that you are using whether you say you do or dont

[@joseortega5131]

Yup

[@jando123]

Okay 😂 get out noob

[@Switchbased5150]

Still a way to do it with noooo guidline

[@ms.anonymousinformer242]

Yeah in your brain, visualizing it invisibly.

[@eugenemoore677]

Dude there is no guideline he is fading upward from bald to long hair vs therefore there is no erasing of guidelines 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@bknow2920]

Thanks for the vid. Very helpful and with the circular motion; do you use that on every fade ?

[@xrobmctx]

Your client seems skeptical as to whether you're making a guideline or not haha

[@JimmyHondaRacing12]

Nice cut man! Hahahaha "I may have a cut a client or two" hahahaha 😂

[@AndreClassicCuts]

Dope Video its sweet to see both types of fades on 1 single client crazy!

[@conceptbarbershop]

Andre' ClassicCuts thank you Andre!

[@benitocardenas2422]

Do you use the no guideline technique on every haircut ?

[@dannyh4539]

Is your #1 guideline and #2guideline open, halfway, or close on the lever? Thanks!

[@KY-Konnoisseur_Kutz]

Did u ever figure it out

[@rayl2379]

I love your methods

[@tigermoon7867]

I would love some input. I use the oster classic 76's with all metal blades. And i find that that for me it works better working top to bottom with no guidelines. But sometimes i etch out my zero line. Sometimes i dont. Does anyone have any advice on using all metal blades as far as guidlines vs no guidelines(?) Thanks 😊

[@patman9760]

When he used a 1/2 guard, the equivalent Oster blade is #1. For a 1 guard, the equivalent Oster blade is #1 1/2. A 1 1/2 guard is close to a #2 blade. For the #2 guard, the equivalent Oster blade is #3 1/2. If you did this haircut with 76’s, you’d use a 3 1/2 all the way up on the sides and work your way down to a 000 blade. Fanning or rotating the blades with your wrist is key in removing lines - I have had to stretch the skin with one hand while blending. You can clean up lines between the 000 and 1 blade with a Wahl clipper that has a lever. Hope this helps 😊

[@23dannyt]

So the 1&1/2 blends perfectly into the 5 if u just flick out torwards the crown ???

[@conceptbarbershop]

23dannyt if you can flick outward right you can blend into any number and create a blend

[@tomlatimer3]

Definitely a 🔥🔥🔥 technique.

[@illestofdemall13]

Just curious as to why you don't use the 3 and 4 guards to blend into the top which a a 5 guard. Any particular reason?

[@conceptbarbershop]

Kris Klekosky hey brother! Because i was able to blend it out with the number 2 guard. Sometimes if you’re able to flick with the wrist you can blend it out and get away with not using the higher guards. I hope that helps bro, hope it was clear

[@eevee4408]

Or the hair texture

[@xXZyRkOnXx]

8:12 what guard do u need to use for removing that guideline? This is where i get stuck

[@MrShedom8]

The guard is the 1 1/2 guard but you can do a proper fade with only the 0, 1 and 2 guards if you use the lever to blend between open to closed

[@kenhayes3183]

Thank you, Kann !!!

[@per4mexbagger541]

great video. mind if i ask what clipper/blade you setting that bald line with?

[@conceptbarbershop]

Jose Medina when I make the bald line I use the magic clippers and it's zero gapped all the way close

[@Roycutsnfishes]

Dope, subscribed!, your vids help for sure man thanx👍🏼

[@LILN1CK1E]

This was very helpful

[@IvansCut101]

I enjoy watching your video ..im here in Philippines

[@thoney2461]

I been cutting for 20yrs never used guide lines i can cut almost 4 heads in a hr!! great work!!👏👏 👍

[@LummyLumz]

The bald line is technically a guideline so you can’t really mess it up from there if you maintain consistent with the amount of hair being taken off at every level

[@claudioromano9764]

Love it Thank you ❤

[@guillee3709]

Whenever i go from no guard closed to open it never puts a line in, like there isn't enough difference to leave a line

[@sherazaadabdulla2694]

Dudes fade higher than the empire state building

[@mrtrusttv7525]

thanks bro..i guess this video will help me alot

[@1q2w3e4r59]

So basically, you go up a 1/4 of an inch every time you go higher? That makes sense! Thanks bro I’m going to try this ASAP

[@judebraimoh678]

Sound so much like "Mase" the rapper lol...good job bro 👍

[@eduardovillamar1173]

My clippers with no guard cut like this guys #1

[@officialcatchthefadewhavik803]

What up mister kann i like your work homie. I feel like the first line is a guide line beacuse it guides you on how high you go uo with the lever open

[@harmonics2012]

I enjoyed this video when you started to mention the number of blade or guard in the beginning but you lost me when you continued to fade without mentioning is the blade numbers and whether they were open or closed? If you can use this comment to address the future videos I would appreciate it. I am definitely subscribing to you and will continue learn. Thanks for the great work :)

[@ineverstop]

Best teacher so far

[@chrisprgaming2435]

Ill try the no guide line method thanks

[@dyyy270]

Okay no guidelines .. *proceeds to make guidelines*

[@carlosriosoxnard805]

Trip look at guidelines like those street reflector bumps or drunk bumps ... they help keep u alert, on path and with long lines of customers waiting. 4get this guideline stuff n get paid. I listened to dude here ... and can now do some hard fades even faded ... capitalize swiftly n get paid.

[@deecar3096]

Love ur work...

[@conceptbarbershop]

Deecar thank you so much! Hearing something like that makes all the hours spent video editing all worth it

[@eliorrodriguez3237]

I honestly think cuts come out cleaner with guide lines

[@DavidOrtiz-nh5ce]

Me too. I think without the use of guidelines barbers rush the haircut and the blend will not be as smooth. The type of hair also matters. On some people there's more dark spots than others and it requires more blending and with guidelines you can see that better.

[@TeW33zy]

Exactly

[@walterormsby4931]

Clean fade but something looks wrong at the back of the head blending to the top?

[@jtlaflame29]

Its his head shape and the way his hair texture stands up if it were thicker and layed down it would look better or if his hair was shorter

[@budaman5644]

Went high on the blend. It’s alright keep mastering your skill

[@reyes3579]

Raff Ross he went high because it depends on the clients headshape

[@gonzodabarber4467]

another great cut thank you.

[@jorgevega238]

Well explained

[@ultra8067]

Experience for real 💥

[@yugelo1]

I do this, but I start from the top of the blend

[@alvino1983]

Would have rounded the top with a 4 1/2

[@jmflip7]

I'm confused.... Could you do a whole video on the technique used on the left side of his head, please?

[@conceptbarbershop]

Jeff Marz hey Jeff yeah i have a few more videos demonstrating each technique 🙏🙏

[@jmflip7]

concept barbershop I will definitely subscribe once I few it. Thank you, Sir.

[@reyes3579]

6:49 wait so my clippers come with a 0 guard so a .5 guard is basically a 0 guard? I don’t need to open it? Anyone help because ive been using no guard just half open as a .5 guard because i thought mine didn’t come with a .5 guard.

[@jjrodriguez3426]

Yeah I don't get the difference between no guard and a zero guard? Idk if that's a idiot question but I only have a #1. No guard smaller than that came with.

[@reyes3579]

Jj Rodriguez thats tuff mine comes with 0-8 guards just without a 5 guard but yea i found out that the zero guard is a .5 guard. And the difference is that the 0 guard just cuts less than no guard

[@skltr21]

it always blows my mind that barbers work from the bottom up instead of from the top down to do your fades.

[@spaceman3650]

You made ol boy look like boomhaur from king of the hill

[@papirico3920]

How much do you chargue for a cut like that?