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Appreciation post: How I changed my approach to thinning shears
For my first five years cutting, I used thinning shears on almost every cut, thinking it added texture. About eight months ago, I watched a video from a barber in Miami who said he only uses them for about 10% of his clients, mostly just to soften weight lines. I tried that for a week and saw a huge difference. My fades and tapers looked cleaner because I was using my clipper over comb technique more precisely. Now I reach for my thinning shears maybe twice a day, and only on specific hair types. Has anyone else cut back on thinning shear use and seen better results?
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thomasb416mo ago
Totally ditched mine, same thing happened.
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the_julia6mo ago
My phone lasted a whole three days before it did that.
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white.keith6mo ago
Wait, only three days? What were you even doing with it, using it as a hammer? That's crazy fast for something to go wrong... I'd be taking that straight back to the store. Makes Thomas ditching his sound like the right move.
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stella1115mo ago
Honestly that Miami barber's advice is spot on. Thinning shears can make a cut look fuzzy if you lean on them too hard. It forces you to get your regular shear work and clipper technique actually clean instead of using them as a crutch. Tbh my finishes got way sharper when I stopped trying to texture everything. Now it's only for very specific bulk or to blend a hard line on someone with a ton of hair.
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