No Guidelines vs Guiedlines 

Bad blend can be saved by a good line up! And a bad line up can ruin a good blend! 100% on point!

Kann, the no guideline system has worked out great for me. My fades are looking better than ever. Your tutorials are educational, especially without loud repetitious music distracting us from your commentary, thank you!! 😊

My barber is one of the best and been cutting my hair for over 20 years. He’s old school and doesn’t do guidelines. To him it’s like cheating and being lazy. He’s a true master at this craft. I can tell you got some skills too the way you cut and explain. You’ve been trained well and have experience and knowledge. Props to you💯

Guidelines is like a puzzle. You have to cut hair along a line at the same length and then blend into the guard size higher or lower than that one. The key is to blend all the lines evenly and smoothly. The reason guidelines works so well is that it gives the barber a chance to check his/her work and ensure the transition is smooth. Now,some barbers can do what this man does and it works for him. Ultimately though the client is the one who should decide what he likes. On self cuts, I use guidelines all the time because it helps me blend both sides of my head evenly. Thanks for the video !

Best video I seen on RU-vid on fading. Very clear and right to the point. Im no barber, but slowing learning.

I had an older mexican gentleman barber fade me up a couple times right before he retired and it was clean but you could still barely see his guide marks..looked like tetris or like he was following a grid. Interesting technique.

Grandfather owned a shop for 25 years. Taught me how to blend without guidelines using the Oster Classic 76. Never needed guidelines after learning with those clippers, taught me crazy feel with the 76.

I like how you say " in my opinion" Big humble but highly skilled asf.

After legit every sentence he says “okay” “yeah” “ya know” “alright” lmfao. Legit after every single sentence lmfao wtf

i can cut a customers head bald without guidelines

This is exactly how I have my hair 5 on top blended at the sides. I’ve just tried this on my own hair and it looks great thanks.

I 100% agree with everything this barber just said and did . Good job brotha 👍🏼🤘🏼

subscribbed for that honesty of accidently getting clients

You damn right brother. I always thought about it that way. It’s faster, smarter and better! that’s how I do my(my own hair) tapers and it comes out way better 👌🏼

Youre a great barber. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. It really helps alot

The best video I've seen, thanks for not rushing, not everyone picks it up super fast!

Kann, thanks for this informative tutorial my fades has gotten so much better. Love how you compared the two styles . It makes so much sense now.

Subtitle should be “autocorrect vs no autocorrect”

THIS IS INSANE!!! Thanks for the knowledge barber brotha! Love from Winnipeg CANADA!

Guideline is a smoother fade I would say

Okay no guidelines .. *proceeds to make guidelines*

This video helped me a lot to give a perfect fade. You are the best. Ty.

Your client seems skeptical as to whether you're making a guideline or not haha

I thought I've seen all the best tutorials out there already then I stumbled upon this. Thanks man!

Dope Video its sweet to see both types of fades on 1 single client crazy!

A bit square like around the crown. But hey maybe dude wants it like that. The Guile cut, from street fighter.

Regardless of how you make it seem there's still a guideline that you are using whether you say you do or dont

Like how you explain the methods on your vids my dude. Keep up the good work

There really is guidelines the only difference is after you bald it out you don’t move the lever all the way open and make a second line you only move the lever once for every level

Guidelines slow you down, and you can cut without guidelines is being done from a long time, guidelines are for people learning to cut hair or learning new hairstyles.

So basically, you go up a 1/4 of an inch every time you go higher? That makes sense! Thanks bro I’m going to try this ASAP

You still made guidelines either way you have to take out each line

Well, it isn't necessary to start off by making all 4 guidelines from the start. You could've already been blending out the bald line after making that 2nd guideline.

It’s called tip fading u can start fading just by using the tips of the clipper at an angle and using the shape of the clients head.

The bald line is technically a guideline so you can’t really mess it up from there if you maintain consistent with the amount of hair being taken off at every level

Thank you so much for the tutorial! I tried this method and the fade came out PERFECT!

I honestly think cuts come out cleaner with guide lines

I been cutting for 20yrs never used guide lines i can cut almost 4 heads in a hr!! great work!!👏👏 👍

Thanks for the video, I’m working at a barbers shop and seems like bald fade is most common cut. Very picky about it even though it grows out in a few days!

I definitely need a barber that knows as much as you and spends time on a trim like you, my hair is very hard and tough, I'm Turkish African

This is an outstanding video tutorial my man! This is like some kinda "Barbers: What they don't want you to know" type of video leak. LOL Very informative tho! Thanks!

This is how ive been cutting for a long time. I just fade up from bald, never make a line to blend out

You did an excellent work.well done.from A woman from Morocco.

My clippers with no guard cut like this guys #1

Clean fade but something looks wrong at the back of the head blending to the top?

Great cut my man! One of the best videos I’ve seen in a while in terms of ease of explanation. Keep up the great work. I just subscribed and am looking forward to more videos.

Wow bro that’s skill right there! I still use guidelines for safety I guess. But your right on doing the same work twice on guidelines. Need to start practicing how to blend without guidelines. Great cut by the way, also learn a lot on how you breakdown what and why you do what your doing.

Guidelines or not, its the same amount of time. Also, your method of blending does not give room for flicking out unless its near the crown, causing you to blend in 1/4th of a guard increments in the majority of the blend. Whereas with guidelines, you have better flick-out room so you can still pull out a clean fade and save time by blending in 1/2 or 1/3rd of guard increments. Jorge zepeda is a good example

Bro thanks for this video... it helped a lot... thank u

I have about a year experience in cutting and i always fade without guidelines when i try making guidelines i feel that i be leaving some untouched bold spots..great video bro im a andis man though lol

yo thanks for this! you explain fading and cutting the most clear out of most if not all videos on youtube lol keep it up!! maybe some combovers or other hairstyles would be nice

Great video man! I'll have to give no guidelines a try. If you like the detailers and wahl, try out the cordless detailers. They got a lot of flack after they came out, but I ordered some up and absolutely love them. Much easier to use than my corded ones and much cleaner lines. My only complaint about them is they are a bit noisy.

Without guidelines is far faster than using guidelines

This was a great tutorial, thank you Sir.

Kann, Thank you so much for this video. Im two months into cutting hair and I love it, but I am having a hard time learning how to fade. I've been using the guideline method, but for some reason, my blends end up patchy. I have tried the no guideline method once before and it worked better for me than the guideline method. How did you learn the no guidelines method? Have you ever used the guideline method? Did it take long for you to master fading? I really need some inspiration from someone like you. Thank you for what you have done and what you are doing. You are really making a difference in peoples lives.

A quarter of an inch to a barber is actually 1/8 of an inch to construction workers

that was a great tutorial for both methods..like how you did both even though you dont like to use guidelines you still gave great detail on both..thanks

I enjoy watching your video ..im here in Philippines

Definitely a 🔥🔥🔥 technique.

You made ol boy look like boomhaur from king of the hill

Would have rounded the top with a 4 1/2

Nice cut man! Hahahaha "I may have a cut a client or two" hahahaha 😂

Wow never thought to do it this way, thank you for ur time in helping a sista out!

Haha that cut got em looking goofy

Best teacher so far

Dudes fade higher than the empire state building

I need guidelines to help me so shit 😂😂

it always blows my mind that barbers work from the bottom up instead of from the top down to do your fades.

I love them detailers

I love your methods

Ill try the no guide line method thanks

When blending the hair are you moving the clipper in small circles

You did that bro!!! Clean cut!!!🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼🔥

Trip look at guidelines like those street reflector bumps or drunk bumps ... they help keep u alert, on path and with long lines of customers waiting. 4get this guideline stuff n get paid. I listened to dude here ... and can now do some hard fades even faded ... capitalize swiftly n get paid.

He's right though. A baldline and guideline are 2 different things. Since I self cut I don't do the guideline route. Both ways work though. Just preference I guess.

Whenever i go from no guard closed to open it never puts a line in, like there isn't enough difference to leave a line

6:49 wait so my clippers come with a 0 guard so a .5 guard is basically a 0 guard? I don’t need to open it? Anyone help because ive been using no guard just half open as a .5 guard because i thought mine didn’t come with a .5 guard.

Personally think too much attention is played on the blend. In two days the blend is taken care of natural growth. I do my own just straight up to top quick flat top short on the top and done. Less than 15 20 minutes tops.

That asian hair cutting like cream

I enjoyed this video when you started to mention the number of blade or guard in the beginning but you lost me when you continued to fade without mentioning is the blade numbers and whether they were open or closed? If you can use this comment to address the future videos I would appreciate it. I am definitely subscribing to you and will continue learn. Thanks for the great work :)

Great vid! I will have to try this!

Dude, your making a guideline

Great comparison - Thank you !

That man's hair didn't need to be cut

This was very helpful

I just ordered those clippers (wahl detailers) did u thin the blade or just zero gap them?

What kind of clippers are those

Definitely making guide lines. Just fade down.... no guide lines!!!

Dope, subscribed!, your vids help for sure man thanx👍🏼

Similar to a traveling guide line

Thank you, Kann !!!

Went high on the blend. It’s alright keep mastering your skill

I don’t give a shit what they say this is a good video man but I’m new cutting at home my family members so I still have to use guidelines

I'm confused.... Could you do a whole video on the technique used on the left side of his head, please?

Experience for real 💥

Love it Thank you ❤

Good video man👌

Why does the guideline not get clearly when i Cut hair?

Sound so much like "Mase" the rapper lol...good job bro 👍

Nice ✂/ your detail work is exemplary...👍