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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thomasb415h ago

Totally ditched mine, same thing happened.

the_julia3h ago

My phone lasted a whole three days before it did that.