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What If You Can't Go To The Barber?

I don't know about your area, but the world-wide health crisis closed barbershops in my area for a long time.

Now some are open, with varying degrees of mandated safeguards. Some more successful than others.

But what if you feel uncomfortable going to a barbershop just yet, even if they are open? Can you get an acceptable hair cut at home?

I asked a few Sharpologist contributors who also happen to be barbers for their advice for a future article. Here's what I have so far:

From Iain Kane of The Village Barber:

"...if you really must have your hair cut by anyone other than a professional, it is always best to buy a quality set of electric barbering clippers that come with a pack of attachments which can be attached to the clippers. These will allow you (or better still, someone else!) to run the clippers over your head for a uniform length all over. Whilst this is a more generic “haircut”, it offers less chance of a “disaster” by you or your partner believing they are the new “best thing in barbering”! ..."

From Health Perch:

"...just because you have a pair of scissors doesn’t mean you should start chopping away on your head quite yet. There are a few tools that are handy to have, and a few techniques that you can make use of in order to do a better job at a man’s haircut. What should you invest in and what you can you learn to be reasonably good at this at home?..."

Click/tap here for an infographic they created to help you along.

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