During an earlier interview with a professional barber from the UK, Bored Panda dove deep into the line between good and bad haircuts.
“The main difference between avant-garde and plain bad for a haircut is the focus on details and the whole idea behind the haircut. You would think that haircuts like the bowl cut are never gonna be trendy. Wrong. It’s happening and thanks to extremely talented hairstylists, we see a lot of hipsters rocking a very fashionable bowl,” barber Giuliano Dore told our team earlier.
According to the barber, quality lies in the pattern, symmetry, and sometimes even controlled asymmetry. “If I see patchy haircuts, holes, or broken hairlines, I am gonna assume the worst,” Dore said.
He also shared some advice for cutting your own hair at home. “If you want to cut your own hair at home, go with a safe option. Same-level buzz cuts are a safe choice.”
“Home is not the place for challenging haircuts. For example, attempting a 0 to 2 high skin fade by yourself is not gonna work. Even professional barbers don’t do it themselves,” the barber told Bored Panda earlier.
“Being able to cut just based on the reflection of a mirror takes a whole new level of 4D chess and not everyone is ready for the challenge. I would also avoid sharp tools like razor blades. It’s absolutely possible to rock a very decent hairline without using razor blades at home. Clippers are your friends.”
The ‘Just [Eff] My [Stuff] Up’ online group has been entertaining the internet with the very worst haircuts from “all walks of life” for nearly 12 years, since 2014. The community has become utterly massive. At the time of writing, the subreddit gets a mind-melting 761k visitors every single week. This mass of internet users garners a whopping 7k contributions every single week.
The moderators who keep the group running emphasize that the goal of this community is comedy, not hate. Everyone is invited to gently laugh at people’s poor hairstyle choices, not poke fun at the individuals themselves. What’s more, certain things are off the table, such as sharing identifying information or shaming someone who is ill or injured.
Tell us about the very worst haircut that you have ever gotten! What happened, and how did you react? Did you go to a professional hair salon, or did you try to beautify yourself at home with some rusty DIY skills?
What do you look for in a hair stylist or barber these days? How do you explain to them exactly what you want to look like?
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