How to cut men's hair for beginners (tutorial) 

A few weeks ago, I cut my husband's hair for the first time and needed some guidance. Your video was by far the best I'd seen online. Thanks to you, his haircut came out great! Today I cut it again and watched your video to refresh my memory on how to do it. After the first haircut, I told you that you deserved to have a million views (you had 19K) and wow, now you are over a million and have sponsors! I'm really happy for you. You totally deserve it.

I am a cosmetology student and sadly my teachers did not go into depth on a men’s haircut. This was the best video I have found by far!! Thank you very much!!!

I feel like everyone’s here coz their dad wants them to cut their hair

I'm bald now. Actually, I was bald before I watched this video. Great job!

I gave my husband a quarantine haircut today following this video. It turned out great! Thank you so much! Update: My dad saw how well my husband's hair turned out, so he had me cut his hair too. Another success! Thank you so much for this tutorial!

Out of all the tutorials on how to cut men's hair, the is by far the best one that explains the hows. I really appreciate that it was done in "slow motion". It was very helpful to see how to cut it while you were explaining it. The down side, however, the music was drowning your voice out. Less background music and more of your voice. Great job! Thanks!

i’m cutting my dads hair today. i’m 12, idk how well it’s gonna go so i’ll update you 😃👍🏻 edit: i messed it up, he ended up shaving his head, oops sorry dad

This is by far the most well explained haircut tutorial that I have seen! It was so easy to understand! Thank you for this!😄😄

I wonder how many men have the same haircut now because of this video 😁 I'm going to cut my husband's hair since he hasn't had a haircut for a year now and he'll be one of the men who have this haircut 😅

I’ve been cutting my husband’s hair since the start of lockdown last year, I always go back to this video. My husband said I get better each time😂🥰 Thank you for this🙏😍

The instructions had just the right amount of detail, and the demonstration was excellent. Thank you, Chelsea! My husband's new haircut is a success.

The best do-it-yourself men's haircut tutorial on RU-vid, followed her guidelines and got perfect results! Thanks, Chelsea.

I tried this on my brother and it went very well. Here are some tips- Trimmer/clipper part will be easy. You can't go wrong in that because the length is fixed. Now coming to scissors, it's only natural to be a little scared for a beginner (like me). Trust me, just go with it. Always make sure there is comb in between the scalp and scissors before cutting, so that you don't get the hair too short. You don't have to be perfect, just go for it. It will surprisingly take shape on its own. It fact, I felt using scissors was faster and easier after some time. Also thank you for the amazing tutorial🤗

Thanks for your tutorial. I have watched 4 different clips and found yours easier to follow. I have never cut anyone’s hair before. Now my younger son’s (aged 12) hair is soooo long for the summer in quarantine lockdown, I am obliged to try. Voila! I put the ipad next to us, paused and followed thru. After 1.5 hour, we are so pleased with the results. Thanks! Now my older son (aged 16) books me for next weekend to cut his! Wow! 5 stars!

This is the best hair cutting tutorial I’ve watched - as someone who has never even picked up clippers, let alone switched them on, I now feel confident to tackle my teen’s overgrown hair. Thank you so much lovely 💙

Thank you, thank you, thank you! Followed your instructions-- actually played the video while I cut-- and gave my husband a great haircut! Due to quarantine, he hadn't had it cut for 12 weeks, it was so long! I was afraid to do it but with your tutorial I actually did a good job :)

This is such an excellent video !! I just finished cutting my 16 year old son's hair for the first time and it turned out really well! He is actually willing to go out in public! It was not as easy as Chelsea makes it look, but her instructions and video is so well done that I was able to do it!! My haircut turn is next. I will have my wife watch and follow your video as well. Thank you for posting this!!

My mom watched the whole tutorial and just gave me our first quarantine cut. Thank you for the guidance!!!

I've cut my boyfriend's hair 4 times now I learned how by watching this video and refer back to it each time! It's awesome and easy to follow and we're both happy with the hair cut every time! 10/10 tutorial!

Thank you so much for your help!! I'm going to start cutting my dad's hair. He's in a nursing home. And they aren't allowing barbers inside the facility. Hope I'll do a good job. Thank God he's 83 years old and still with us.

My 12yo son has barber anxiety. He had a bad haircut before and now will only go to a certain barber that lives the opposite side of my city. It’s a big journey so a real inconvenience. His hair grows so fast and he was in need of a cut, I couldn’t travel to the barber he usually uses.. but he refused to go to our local barber shop. I found your tutorial and was able to cut his hair myself, successfully. He wants me to do it from now on! Saves me money, time and makes my son feel at ease.. Great!

You did a great job of communicating and demonstrating the techniques clearly. My husband’s cut didn’t come out half bad for a first time attempt. Thank you!

Watching this to prepare for cutting my dad's hair tomorrow for Christmas, wish me luck!

adding my thanks to everyone else. It had been 6 months since my last haircut. Carefully following your video, my bride was able to do a great job!

In the dozen hair cutting tutorial I’ve watched the last couple months, I found this to be the easiest way to follow. Now I can improved my cutting talent 😂 (right my talent for the couple months having to cut my husband and son’s hairs while quarantine) Thank you @Chelsea for your simple hair cutting technique.

Boyfriend has asked to cut his hair and this is saving my life

Going to cut my boyfriend's hair tomorrow. Kind of excited. UPDATE: He liked it! 😀😀 and me too ;)

Thank you so much for doing this tutorial. We bought clippers to do my husbands hair and I wasn’t to confident to use them. Your calm presentation and instruction was so easy to follow and he now almost looks like he has been to a hairdresser........

Just followed this to cut my boyfriend’s hair and it worked beautifully! My first time and he was impressed!

Excellent tutorial with easy to follow instructions. Thank you Chelsea!

Amazing tutorial! I’m going to cut my husband’s hair today & I’m going to play your video again while cutting his hair to get this perfect haircut! Thank you for sharing!

My husband doesn't like hairdressers/barbers/people and I decided to give him haircut following this tutorial. I needed two attempts but it looks really good! Not as good as profesional hairdresser would do but still, my husband is happy with his haircut. Thank you!

Thank you for this awesome video!! The first time I cut my hubby’s hair (after watching a different tutorial) I totally botched it. This tutorial was SO helpful! Thank you for breaking down the steps for each area of the head and mentioning how far up the head to go! Awesome video!

What a professional tutorial. You deserve, my dear, a gracious tip for this upload. Because of the Pandemic, I will be cutting my husband's hair this week for the first time, so in the meantime, I'm going to study your trimming methods repeatedly so I can make it right. Thanks, Chelsea, for taking the time to put together this haircut video for beginners.

I used your guide to cut my sons hair. My son liked my work and it was largely due to this video among others because the explanation was just so clear and methodical. This is a great fundamental men's haircut video. I'm watching this vid for my third haircut revision before getting on with it again.

This is the best explained tutorial yet! Clear instruction, not a lot of extra chatter, systematic and easy. Thank you!

Thank you, Chelsea. This was brilliant. Just did my old dad's hair for him and the lovely ol' fuss pot was thrilled! Lol. Great tutorial!!!

Very well explained! I’ve been watching videos like this to cut my family’s hair and this one will help me master the basics and cut my own hair. Thanks for sharing! 😊

Of all the videos I’ve watched, this is the best one. Step, by step. Good visual; some videos the tutor is in the way so you cant really see up close. Now, if my husband will sit long enough for me to take my time and do a good job. He is very restless and impatient

What a great tutorial for us beginners! You were so sweet to do this and explained everything so well!

I've just started training to become a hairdresser, my partner has decided he wants his long hair cut off and wants me to do it! No where near learning mens cuts yet so this has been super helpful! Thank you

You have been a life saver!!! This video gave the perfect guideline of how to do a haircut for men. Did one for hubby yesterday and he is justifiably ecstatic!!! This was my redemption for a bad haircut I gave him a decade ago.....thank you sooooo much!!!!!

I have been cutting my husband’s hair for years, but it was only the generic one used mostly for school boys, I recently decided to look for a guide, watched a ton of them, but yours is by far the best one I have watched and it really helps settle my own nerves for venturing into a new way.

Thank you so much for your very clear and patient guidance! My first mens haircut went great!

I'm about to cut my boyfriend's hair this weekend, I'll be keeping this video close by lol. I hope I make it look good

After watching this thorough video, I think I have the courage to cut my husband’s hair. Thank you!

I never cut anyone hair my whole life. (36 yr) I watched this video and cut my husband hair and the result is great 👍. You are the best .

I've noticed how most of the comments were made during the quarentine lol we where all in the same crazy hair situation

my dad is elderly and is too afraid to get his hair cut in the pandemic. gonna cut his hair tomorrow, thank u so much for this. he's been really insecure about it

Boys are going back to school after lockdown lifted, this video will help. Thanks.

Just cut my husband's hair last night and used your video as a guide, turned out great. Yours was the most helpful video - ty!

Quarantine round 2 and this has so far been the best explanation and camera angles so far so we will see how it goes tomorrow 😀

Feel confident to help me dad, toddler son, and husband cut their hair now. Thank you so much Chelsea!

I cut my husband's hair using your tips, and he was impressed and said he received compliments at work! You're a great teacher :)

Thank you. You finally cleared up how to use the guide :)

I gave my boyfriend an impromptu haircut just by his guidance of what he believes to be what his barber does; which left us both frustrated with each other when the results weren’t the best (to say the least 😂). Your video makes it look so simple and I’ll definitely apply your technique next time. He said I’m supposed to start with the sides first but I’m gonna do just like you and start on the back first!

Thanks Chelsea! You did a great job of presenting the basics. The instructions are clear and concise.

Thank you!!! I've never cut hair before, but my husband's hair hasn't been cut for over six months now and I was desperate. Your video helped me do way better than I thought I was capable of doing!

Thank you sooo much! I’m getting ready to give my husband a Covid cut, and would not have attempted without this vid. 🤞🏽🤞🏽

Thank you so much for this video!! I have been searching for a long time to find a good one for cutting men’s hair!! My husband has been insisting that I cut his hair and I have never cut his hair before! You broke it down so that anyone could follow along! Thanks for showing how to blend it! I can now give him a good cut!!!

My man found your video and asked me to try giving him a haircut at the beginning of the pandemic. He was soo pleased, he has asked me to cut it every month. I always watch your video before so I don’t forget any steps. I appreciate your kind manner and gentle teaching. You are generous to share your expertise, thank you ! Much gratitude.

Followed this tutorial n gave a quarantine hair cut to my husband. He loved it! I was so happy with the results! Thank you so much for this amazing video!

I found this tutorial extremely helpful. Thank you for breaking it down into easy to understand steps.

I have been following this tutorial to cut my boyfriend’s hair and this will be my third time cutting his hair. 😍

Thanks so much for sharing this tutorial. I just cut my husband's hair today and it turned out great. I did it with scissors instead of clippers. I really liked how you mentioned how far up to cut as it wasn't quite clear to me. Props to the camera person for showing good angles.

Thank you for the wonderful video! Just cut my husband’s hair first time. Very happy about the result. I am confident for more cuts in the future!

Thanks, Chelsea, you made it look so easy. I've learned a lot.

Bought a Wahl barber set at Costco; watched this video 3 times and cut my boyfriend's hair. He loved it. Great video-gave me the confidence to try it. Thank you!

This is so great! The speed of the video makes it really easy to follow compared to other vids I've seen 🙌🏽

I have watched possible 20 tutorials. This by far is the best one. Wish me luck!

Thanks for the crash course and wish me luck bc I'm cutting my dad's hair tomorrow night!

Quarantine days here..i have gone throughyour tutorial and will be trying out this on my son's hair in 2 days time. Found clarity in your presentation ... Thanks a lot.

Perfect tutorial Chelsea. Just finished cutting my husband's hair and came out looking pretty good, thank you

I have been cutting my husband's hair since COVID happened....never thought I could, but this video saved the day! I rewatch it every rime he needs a cut. It may not be as good as his old barber's cut, but that's because I am not as skilled as she is in this tutorial...he still is very happy with the results (and it's free, haha)! Thank you; great video!

this was really helpful, thank you so much for the clear instructions!

Very helpful! I was able to cut my boyfriend's very this and curly hair. He loves it. Thank you!

Thanks. I've been cutting hubby's hair since the pandemic and while I don't mind messing with my own cuts, his slightly curling hair stumps me. This finally made it come out much better!

Cutting my dads hair today and this is such a great tutorial to follow along to! Thank you 😊 I hope it turns out as good as yours

Never seen anyone use shavers on wet hair before, but it turned out great

My wife just cut my covid length hair using your guide. Turned out great! Thanks so much.

Thank you for this video. Just bought a hair a Philips hair clippers to cut my husband's hair for the first time since the lockdown began. Your video is very thorough and excellent on technique, but of course I will watch again at least a couple of times before having a go on my husband!!

Thank you for this wonderful tutorial! I followed along with you while cutting my husband’s hair and it turned out great! He’s so pleased he wants me to keep cutting his hair from now on! 😂

Thanks for the tutorial! I’ve been cutting my boyfriend’s hair lately and had difficulties getting the fade/gradual length to the back without cutting too much. It’s better to know the right movements to get a better result since I have to take his new passport photo as well. I’m just a photographer, not a barber. 😄

Your video has been a pandemic lifesaver! Thank you so sincerely ❤ (PS Your calm instruction and upbeat music helped calm my nerves. I'd never done this before and my husband was so pleased, entirely thanks to your excellent tutorial. So grateful for you!)

What a wonderful guide for the amateur hair cutter. This helped me to give a great cut to the men in my family! Thank you!!

Definitely the least fussy and forgiving (from what I watched) and organic way to cut a guys hair ! Great work!

If I ever get married and/or have a son, I'd love to be able to cut his/their hair. It seems like such a loving act. Thanks for this video!

This is the best tutorial I've watched.......😄💕 Thank you!

Thank you so much. We are still not completely comfortable venturing out and cutting hair at home is one way to minimize our contact. This tutorial is such a blessing in this stressful time. Can't wait to have barbershop night!😆

Started cutting my husband’s hair during lockdown (by his request) now he doesn’t want to go back to the salon 😝😳. Having to watch videos to keep up. Really liked this one- thanks for sharing your technique! 🙌

a well made video, useful and that lovely smile at end was extra bonus thank you mam

I’m going to cut my husband’s hair next week when the electric shaver comes through the mail. Due to COVID we’ve been quarantined for ten weeks already and his hair is getting long. Your tutorial is helping me feel a little bit less scared.

Great job, I’ve cut hair for 20 years and stumbled upon your video, very informative, simple guide for beginners. Thanks for sharing.

This video is wonderful! Thank you so much. Hubby was more than unhappy with his hair after weeks of lock down and I followed your video instructions and his hair looks great! Thank you so much for sharing this video, I now have a very happy Hubby, hugs x

Thank you soooo much!! I can’t wait to try it on my husband.

This is a great video. She explains well, the audio is good, and the one holding the camera did a good job too. Thank you

I started cutting my family hair and so far I am on my way to be professional! Thank you for assuring my work is good

Cut my Husband's Hair this spring for the first time with Clippers, the outcome was not too bad. I did followed one of the Instructions here. Today I went looking in You Tube again,it was time for a cut. Right from the start I saw your Tutorial advertising and did watch it, I learned an awful lot. your Instructions were precise and easy to understand. You did a good Job. Thank you.

me: *is literally on my temporary license and booking a state board exam soon* me: *watches this video before doing dad and sisters boyfriends hair because of anxiety, but still knowing exactly what to do* update, literally had no reason at all to be nervous and theyre in love w it

My only advise would be not to wet the hair...clippers cut better when the hair is dry...wet for scissors but dry for clippers