 Yo, focus, focus, what's going on YouTube? So we're back at another video. I'm very excited about this one because the dude I'm cutting in my video, he's been a client for good. I first started cutting hair in a barber shop. He's followed me around through every barber shop that I've been through and I appreciate it a lot. You always love to see those loyal clients and I couldn't have asked for any loyal clients better. So thank you for all the loyal clients out there that are loyal to your barber. So in this video, he had Afro. He had it cut in like three months. Man, I'm doing a lot of transformation videos lately because yeah, his hair was messed up on top and I saved him. I saved him a lot. So if you guys are new to the channel, please like, comment, and subscribe. And also, man, just stay tuned, y'all. This is the year that I break through on my YouTube then, y'all, so stay tuned, y'all. What's up, YouTube? It's Arlan back at it with another video. So as you guys can see, the client has a lot of hair. I picked his hair out just so you can, when you pick a hair out, you basically, it just gets all the hair that's curly. It just picks it all out so it's all even. So then when you do cut the hair, you don't have to worry about it not being even. So you always want to pick out a hair or comb the hair before you start cutting long hair, especially with Afros. So I'm using my shears to cut down the bulk on the head. So they're kind of angled. They're kind of like, the shears are kind of shaped and kind of like, as you can see, it is kind of shaped right there. So those help out with Afros on top because it shapes it for you. You don't gotta, it gives you more of an assist, okay? So I'm cutting a lot off the top. His hair curls a lot when it's wet. So I do want to keep a little bit more length because when his hair gets wet, it's going to curl down so much. So, and it's not going to look as long. So keep that in mind, you guys, especially when you cut people with curly hair, when it's wet, it gets, it shrinks down. So for this first step, we have our number one and a half guard on our walls. We're going to take it against the grain and we're making, not only making a line, I guess we're kind of, we're just taking off the bulk in the back because I want to see what I am doing, especially when I'm cutting hair. That's the most important thing, especially when you're cutting long hair. You want to see exactly what you're cutting. You don't want to cut blind because that doesn't make any sense. So you take off the bulk in the back or wherever you're cutting the hair. So that way you can see what guidelines, how big your guidelines are, et cetera. So I have my baby-less liners here and I'm making my first ball line. So we're doing a high taper on the sides and back. I kind of don't want to go too high in the back so I am doing my ball line a little bit lower than usual. So make sure that the ball line is straight. I'm going about like a half an inch below the ear because his hair is long on top and I don't want to go too high and you also want to base your line or your ball line or your guidelines on the head shape. His occipital bone is kind of lower than usual so we're keeping the fade or taper low. So to set our first guideline in, we're using our wall magic clips or cordless ones. I love these clippers a lot. If you guys don't have them, the link is in the bio so if you guys want to order them, feel free. So we're doing our guideline about half an inch. Make sure that's straight. So then we're going to take out that bottom line with a closed lever. We're going to close it up, then do halfway and then open. I like to play with my levers a lot because that way it gives you a type of blend that you want. Everybody has their own style. I've told you guys this in previous videos. You guys have your own style. I have mine. Just make sure you guys use the corners, especially in tapers so that way you have more precision of what hair you cut. So and also don't make sure you don't go past that line that I'm currently under because you don't want to keep raising the taper higher and higher. So right here we have our one guard and we're just going to try to make another guideline. I don't think it's going to make another guideline because we did do a one and a half to take off that bulk in the back. So I'm just flicking out and basically what it's doing is lightening up even more. So that way it gives me so much more time to see what I'm cutting, like cause I'm eventually going with a zero guard. So a lot of people ask me where do you guys get this clipper comb? I got this about like four or five years ago. So I really don't remember, but if I do find out where to get it, I will definitely put it in the description below. It's one of my favorite clipper combs, man, because it's carbon fiber light. Honestly, and it don't break. So the way I do my clipper comb is whatever hair I see, I just take it out right there. Just taking out, I'm going up at an angle like I'm cutting the hair. It does, it did take a while for me to do my clipper over comb because it's just like, you don't have a guard, okay? So you're basically just free-handed everything with a comb. So it does make it a little bit more harder. Some people don't think that they can get it down, but look, if you're more, if you are consistent and the repetition, you keep going more and more, you get it down, you guys. So for this next part, we have our zero guard and we're gonna close that thing all the way up just to take out that bottom line. So I'm flicking, flicking, flicking right here. I'm not trying to make another hard line, so I'm flicking and then I close it up, like I said, and then we go halfway to lighten up even more and then we go open to lighten up even more. You don't wanna go past that dark spot, as you guys can see what we made with our clipper over comb. So just make sure that you guys use the corners just to take out any dark spots necessary. So and then you just keep blending up. You don't wanna go too high though. You wanna make a good and nice contrast. Corners a lot, again, flick, edge angle and touch like we used to say back in barber school and yeah. So for the side taper now, we're gonna take off the book. So I am using a number three guard. I never use a number three guard, you guys, but I wanna kinda keep the shape of the hair on top. So I just, I'm going in with it and then as soon as I get to the part up top, I flick up, I just go straight up out of motion. You guys see, I'm not really digging in. I'm just kinda using that three guard to shape up the hair. So that way it'll be much, much easier to taper and also keep the shape of the hair. So I know I said we're doing a high taper. That was my fault. I really thought we're gonna, I got a complete loss, you guys. So we're all doing a low taper and I'm making my guideline about half an inch to an inch. I'm using the corners a lot because especially in tapers and on the side, you wanna use your corners. So as you guys just seen, I closed it up and then I'm playing with my lever closed and then halfway and then open. I don't wanna go past that initial guideline that we just made. So we're kind of going underneath it and just trying to get out all the dark spots as possible. On the next step, we have our number one guard. Again, using the corners to make the guideline or to cut the hair because you wanna have more precise, especially when you're doing a taper. So we're doing another guideline. It's not really making too much hard of a line. I'm not too sure why not. Maybe it's because the angle I'm going at and I'm not really trying to make a hard line. So make sure you use the corners again and just flick out a lot, you guys. You don't wanna make any hard lines. Like I said before, because they suck to get out, man, trust me. I've made mistakes in the past and it's real hard. So we have our zero guard and we're gonna use the corners again just to take out that open lever that we did before and close halfway open, play with that lever a lot. So we have our number one and a half guard here and we're just gonna be using it just to take out any dark spots, especially the one on the ear and we're just lightening things up. I am flicking up, again, flicking up especially when I'm doing this because I don't wanna make any hard lines. I know I said that too many times in the video but it's true, I don't, I do not want to. So I lighten it up, as you guys can see it is lightening up some more. So yeah, just please take my advice. Please don't make any hard lines. After just finishing up with that number two guard and flick out, we have our number one and now we're just gonna take out that line that you guys seen that I'm about to take out right now. I think I had it halfway, I think I had it halfway. So yeah, I am using the corners. I did halfway then I'm gonna be doing open just to lighten it up you guys. It's not really gonna make a big of a difference because we just did a one and a half and you see that little dark spot right there? I think if I know myself I'm gonna take it out with one and a half. Yes, I am. I'm gonna take it out with a one and a half just to lighten it up because we did do a two. Obviously, yeah, you know, we did a two. So now that one and a half is not gonna make any line. So now this little lineup part right here. So we're using our baby's liners. These are my hitters right here you guys. These are my hitters. We're doing that low taper. So we want to kind of make the arch fit that taper. If you know what I'm saying, because some arches don't fit the taper you want to have the arch fit the taper. So I'm not trying to push them back too hard or anything. So just make sure that arch is nice and archy. So for the front lineup here we are using the same liners we just did for the hook or the arch. Either one. We're starting from the middle. Make sure you don't press too hard on the client's head because my client right here he does have a sensitive forehead. Some clients have sensitive foreheads which means you can't really put as much pressure on their forehead or they just, you gotta use different liners. So make sure you guys keep that in mind. Everybody's skin is not the same. So adjust accordingly to your clients. So I started from the middle and I'm making my way from the left and then to the right. I like starting from the middle because it doesn't make me raise any sides of my hairlines. So start from the middle and we just meet up in the middle. 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