How to Talk to Your Barber | Art of Manliness 

Oh... I thought this was a video to cover the awkward silences as the barber asks me about my day

I remember when I said this to my barber: *“So.. What do you do for a living?”*

"just fuck my shit up mate"

Barber: is that good? Me: yeh it's cool Goes outside Me: MADAFAKAAAAAA

I love when your barber asks: "As usual?" and he gives you an haircut youve never had before. ...

i say cut off an inch and i walk out half bald

"I would like a haircut please" Barber = "Say no more"

Still waiting on "How to be a person" tutorial

They always take too much off the top....

I've been a barber for almost 40 years and moved into a town that hadn't had a barber in about 20 years and they were all going to beauty shops. None of the men knew what to ask for and all of them were afraid of being misunderstood. I've done well.

Barber: "so what do you think?" Me: "looks perfect!" Also me: *it will grow back fast before anyone notices it right?*

The biggest regrets of my life are my haircuts !

Step 1: Bring a picture That should do it.

4:57 AM in Germany. Time to learn how to talk to your barber.

I need a friend like this guy to just take with me everywhere I go

That barbers beard is amazing

I thought this video was going to be about making small talk with your barber as they cut your hair. Still found this video useful though!

1. Have some knowledge about the clippers and their numbers. (Search it up and they show u with pictures ) 2. Bring a picture . A visual actually helps a lot 3. Be honest with your barber . It’s ok to be picky because it’s your hair and u want it a certain way 4. It’s just hair. It grows back within a week and if ppl hate who cares 👍🏽

If I knew exacty which cut to get or how much to take off, I'd be cutting my own hair.

Barber:does bad haircut Me: It’s great

New video!

Barber: How is it? Me: It’s good. (while fake smiling with teary eyes)

How to get the haircut you want without even talking: Step 1. Take out your phone Step 2. Find a picture of someone with the style you want, show it to the barber Step 3. ??!? Step 4. Done

my mom takes me to her hair salon fuck my life...

“Short back and sides, just a little off the top please mate” The barber - *removes your scalp*

I always tell my barber to give me the same haircut, yet I have walked out with a different one everytime.

We don't have barbers in Germany, just hair stylists, mostly women. They do what they think is best anyway, and that's usually crap.

"Dad?" "Yes?" "Can you come with me to the barber and tell him to do the same style he did last month?"

My barbers don't speak English

number 1 should be find a barber that speaks fukin english

give me the SSJ2 gohan fam

I just recently had to learn these tips by myself as I kept getting haircuts that were not what i wanted. Thank you for the video and I'm sure you'll help tons of other men out there!

I just sit and say "The usual", Been doing it for about three years now and aways worked out for me. First time I got there I just showed a johnny cash pic and they nailed it.

Me: I'd like this haircut Barber: does something different Me: it's perfect thanks Inner me: I will inflict a terrible curse upon you and your firstborn

Barber: How are you Me: Im good, how are you Barber: Im good Literally how it goes

While this generally works, one of the worst haircuts I've ever had involved me giving my usual description (3 on top, 1 1/2 on the sides, long taper, blocked in the back). I got no taper at all and a ragged neckline. So, step #0, especially if you get a clipper cut, is to find someone whose hair looks good and ask where he gets it cut.

Wow... I always wanted to find a barber shop around me that was a little old school like you guys recommend, as it is easier to just go to a Sportsclip or something like that. But now that I have found a barber shop (I Have yet to visit) I know exactly how to tell the guy what I would like. I have never heard any tips given like this before. Thank you guys for posting this and for helping a young lad like me communicate better with my barber.

Thank you for giving these tips. Last haircut I had completely unevenly cut the above the ear fade. I told my regular stylist it was an important cut as I’m going to vacation in Palm Springs. I wear glasses, so if this isn’t done well, the hair sticks out from the frames. She’s always had a problem with this. Before she worked on the ears, she had someone come in wanting to buy gift certificates so she rushed my cut and was a 1/4 inch difference on the ears! I was self-conscious about it the whole vacation. I will never go back to her again.

Great video! Growing up my dad always cut my hair the way he learned how to in the Army. So I never learned the terms. This helps a lot, thank you.

When I started watching these videos I was amazed to see how good they are! Congrats on a great channel!

My barber always asks me something. And when I try to explain him what I want, we both realize that he does not understand English good enough 😂

I love my barber because he doesn't let you ask for a specific haircut. He doesn't ask or listen to instruction. He's been a barber for 60-70 years and he doesn't give a shit what you think. You sit down, he walks a few circles around you while scratching his chin, he cuts your hair, and you look great every time. If you ask for something he will not listen, and I've seen him kick people out for demanding a certain cut. It's great, I love it.

this is all so correct. I'm currently at barber college and work with actual customers and many situations involve where the client doesn't know what they want or what the differences are between certain styles. But, it's not their fault.

Excellent. I've never really been happy with any haircut for the last 30 years, until the last one. The barber knew her craft. Now I'll be able to talk her language.

"poor communication is partly to blame" I ask for a little off my head He proceeds to give me a buzz cut

Here's how my haircuts look if I try an new one 1st cut: Alright, not bad but not great. 2nd cut: He's passed the learning curve and its looking good 3rd and beyond: Perfect.

Thanks for this info. Choppy is what I've been wanting for literally YEARS, but didn't know how to get my point across. Now I know.

This video definitely helps I normally get the usual short back and sides but I never know how much I want off the top so I just say just a trim on the top I notice that every time I say this it can be completely different each time you just need to say what you want in detail

We touched on this a few months ago. Good to know we're on the same page! - Cheers

“Cut a little at the top” “Say no more” *shave off my entire scalp* “How you like it” “Wow best haircut I ever got, thanks man”

Going in a nice shop tomorrow for a cut definitely using these tips to actually discuss with my barber what I want to achieve and let him be creative too

Too bad my face is disgusting so it makes it impossible to judge whether or not I have a good haircut because everything looks bad on me

I've been going to the same barber for 20 years and haven't varied my style much but this is fascinating nevertheless. It's good to know in case I do decide to go for a change.

“The art of anxiety”

Great Video! Got the best haircut of my life after learning all the terminology in this video.

I should've watched this the same day it came out! It was on my birthday as well!! But it is never too late for such tips! Thanks!!

I've had lots of bad hair cuts from barbers/hairstylist. I found many of them to be in a hurry and they don't care if you like your haircut or not. I learned to just cut my own hair and now I'm happy 100% of the time.

was expecting, how to make small talk with your barber...

The video all men waited for... Thank you for this amazing upload

that's a lot to remember to tell my barber. i will have to write most of that down. great info! i had no idea a haircut can be so complex.

Fuck kinda taper was that

I once went into a barber talk, apparently his sister died and he drank all night last day. I was 12. I walked out shocked

Thanks for the referral to this video after my comment in another one. I ended up getting my best haircut so far thanks to some of the tips in this video.

This is totally cool, and my hat is off to the production team who made this video.

1940: how to talk to your barber 2019: flying cars

I like this channel. It basically covers the basics of everything.

Last one is most important! Realy good Barber Knows what works and looks good!

love the fact that u included guys who are bolding. any suggestions for giys who are loosing their hair?

Barber: "This good?" Me: "Yeah" *GOES OUTSIDE* REEEEEEEEEEEE

Just watch the barber scene on "gran torino"

Short, to the point and informative.

Awesome video! I often just give my barber a general idea and leave the rest up to him. But I'm thinking next time, I'm just going to let him decide completely on something to complement my face/head shape. I've had roughly the same hair style for too long.

Always been bad at the jargon... I walked in one day and said “just an 8 thank you” sure enough they just shaved my entire head

1980 : Omg we will have flying cars in the future! 2018 : How to talk to your barber

This was such a great video.

I was just searching for this for months I was not able to communicate to my barber well. kudos Awesome Video the Best Video I have watched no You Tube. Perfectly Made for Me. I have got thin hairs and I am horrible when it comes to barber communication. Thanks.

i legit showed my barber a 360 degree photo of the hairstyle i wanted, so he proceed to turn my phone off after acting like he looked at it lol.

guy: *talks to barber* also guy: _they call me a madman_

The all out best thing to say is "hello" or some other kind of greeting first. A lot of people walk in, and because they're fixed on what they need, just start asking or demanding things like; "how long before me", "do I have to wait", or "how much is it". Where those questions are expected some kind of greeting first is awesomely appreciated when people walk in.

male cutting my 8 inch hair off tomorrow, super nervous. this video really helped my confidence. thanks :)

1/2" left on top 1/3" left on sides square off the back Done. Edit: Not trying to sound rude here, just my hair grows thick, not long. There is nothing else I can do with it, doesn't matter if I go to a $55 barber, or a $20 barber, I get the same results, just the $55 one is run by a conservative zealot who likes to talk politics while holding a straight razor to my neck; the $20 one is usually a cute girl around my own age.

Crazy to me how I show my barber the picture of the cut I want and he still manages to somehow butcher it

Great pointers. It also helps to develop a relationship with your barber or at least your shop. If they kind of know your story, betimes they can adapt your hair to fit.

Thank you so much Brett! This will surely help

Think back to my last haircut? About 7 hours ago.

Niqqa make me look gud.

Im so thankful for this video. i just scheduled a pretty famous barber shop in the city i lived in and I have been stressing the correct way to ask them. This is great. subbed.

this dude has such a chill voice...

Does this mean I have to talk to myself?

I don't talk to barbers, unless they talk to me, I just want them to cut my hair and I'll be on my way.

this is really useful!! was just going to get a haircut tomorrow

Very well done!!!! And great advise.

me and my barber talk about many subjects from cars to fishing lmao

I was thinking about switching to another barbershop (my current one is more of a cheap hair salon, where i had the same haircut for 10 years). The problem is: i don't have any idea what kind of haircut i want, or what kind of haircut will suit met. Another problem: the closest and most affordable real barbershop has turkish barbers, so i'm not even sure they speak my language, lol(last time i checked they didn't, instead they've got a boy-translator).

This is incredibly informative. Thank you. Subscribed. Good video on cold showers, too!

I literally needed this! Thanks

Half the guys here entered because they wanted to know how to make small talk with your barber lmao

Another thing, avoid being overly specific in terms of how you want us to do what you want done. I'm talking about clients that try to map out a haircut for us, like a number one here, then fade up to here with a number 7, and then cut like this, etc. Stuff like this is usually more restricting, especially when you (the client) don't know a darn thing about cutting hair, and you usually sound silly and misuse terminology. You'll get a much better cut if you answer our questions, and just let us do our thing within the realm of your answers. How do you wear your hair? Do you want to be able to comb it? Do you usually style your hair? How close do you like your sides? We ask you questions to figure out what you want. If you don't know what you want, it's our job to probe. Also, if you're a grown man, don't bring your wife or girlfriend to talk to the barber for you lol Unless she's cutting your hair or I'm cutting her hair, I don't need to talk to her!

above my neck nothing besides my eyebrows is safe from my safety razors, but these kinds of barber shops get too rare nowadays. they are fantastic, a true artform.

This was very cool - thanks for putting it together!