 What's going on YouTube? It's been a minute since I posted. I know this I know this man You don't believe the year that I have I was going on vacations. I was going to Europe Japan all these places man not the cap To be honest, I was really just doing this a lot of this and a lot of this What and to be completely honest with you guys, I did miss you guys a lot in a long year I know I haven't posted in about like says like eight months, but feels longer than that You know just taking a little break. Hopefully I get back into it. I'm not gonna say that well, but I'm trying you guys. I really want to I just recently hit 10k made me want to start, you know, posting more But with the help of you guys and support of you guys, I know I can do it I thank you guys a lot for you know sticking with me you guys and it really means a lot to me 10,000 people actually like me. So That's a good thing, right? I mean spoken to you guys since like Well, it's been I think since like March April maybe I hope you guys had a great holidays Thanksgiving Christmas and New Year's I'm gonna say this at the end of the video to remind you guys too as well just Comment down low to how the holidays went for you guys So, yeah, you guys I hope you guys enjoy this video Doing a mid fade. I'm a boy. So I'm gonna take you guys to the video. So hope you guys have a good one Stay tuned guys What is going on YouTube? It's your boy. I'm back So we are doing the mid low or mid drop or mid fade I like dropping my mid phase low at the back Underneath the cipro bone. So that way it gives it kind of like a drop fade look I do it because I like keeping shapes in my haircuts. I've said that in previous videos Doing I feel like myself doing the shape and shaping it up Based on the client's hair and head or not hair head is head shape. It makes the haircut look even more better You guys don't have to do that, but this is this is personal preference for myself so make sure that you have the the ball line straight and Make sure you have every single hair On this next step, we're gonna be taking down the hair with a number five guard As you guys can see I am using the style craft. I think the style craft pro I'm not too sure, but they're made their style crafts clippers. They're just the same as Master not masters seniors or magic clip. I feel like myself Like they're a little bit better. If you guys don't have any you guys can just try to pick it up You should go to style craft The link would be on the bottom right right here But I'm doing a five against the grain Make sure that you guys always comb through the hair comb it back down and then and then cut comb back down and cut Come back down and cut So that way it just gets all the hair all the hair that you cut off of the head And also it just makes sure that the hair is laid down straight So that way it makes a better cut. Sorry. I'm studying you guys but I do eventually close it up halfway or maybe all the way All the way close this means that it just gets it basically all the hair that can possibly get with that guard So number five y'all I'm gonna make a guideline open with my style craft pro clippers These cut like budger as you guys can see they they kind of feel like Seniors and magic lives, but in my I feel like they're a little bit better. They use the wall guards and everything so and they also come with the Some some magnetic guards. So if you guys could take a look at their Instagram page I did put it previously about like 25 seconds ago Maybe 30 seconds ago on the bottom right corner. Yeah, just take a look at them And I do appreciate them sending me stuff I do I like getting their their clippers and try them out and everything. So yeah, take a look if you guys can But back to the haircut we just make sure that the the the guideline is straight and So that way your blend can be straight as well So we're gonna be getting into closing out the lever in a bit right here so what I like doing is I close it at first to see what the guideline on what the The clippers gonna do to that guideline then I open it up some more and then I play with the levers a lot I do close halfway and then open close halfway and open. So you know not to go past that That previous, you know open open lever. Don't go past that line anything above an open lever, so So just close it up a little bit use the corners of your blade That is very important when you do want to fade or taper because you want to be more precise Think of it as like a pencil, you know You have one little area to draw just like as a clipper you just have that little area of your clipper I'm not using the full blade. I mean, I'm not using the corners of it Actually, I am right here. It just doesn't look like that because I mean I'm going so fast But make sure you do use the corners you guys You So on this next step We'll be using a number one guard and we're gonna make the guideline half an inch about an inch about an half an inch actually About an inch. Yeah about an inch you guys Make sure that the guideline is straight make sure when you get to that top part of the End of the guideline you want to flick out You don't want to make a hard line because it's gonna be really hard to take out because I'm eventually gonna go in with my Clipper over comb technique and take that sucker right out So make sure that when you get to the top of your your guideline point You just flick right out you guys just flick out. That's that's important. Okay guys So when it comes to the clipper over comb technique, you want to make sure that the The comb is straight up at an angle and you just boom you see the hairs that are sticking up That's the ones you want to cut So what I like to do is I do that and I look at the front of the head and To see what like how the shape is and I just go from there I'm basically kind of like using this as like a guard I Mean this is basically what guards do they cut the hair based off measurements and everything so this is right here I'm just freestyling so I'm going straight up with it And I'm just clipping all the hair that I see that's poking out of the comb At first it does it is a little bit tricky to do clipper over comb But once you get the hang of it it is the best thing you could possibly do if it speeds up your hair cuts And it just makes everything so much better. Okay guys, so Now that we're done with that we are going to be going out and taking that Guideline that we made with a number one We'll be using the zero guard. So we have the lever all the way open using the corner of the blade And then we're just gonna be brushing it down every time you you want to brush you want to brush like every three to four to five Swipes I don't do that sometimes, but I try to So use your number one guard number zero guard. Sorry number zero number zero Number zero and you just use the corners Open and close it and then halfway you want to play with it a lot play with it play with it and to see what What lever takes out which dark spot? That's how I see it because not every lever is gonna take out something You know, it's not gonna take out the spot that it's supposed to so you got to improvise you guys So just open it up and close it halfway. Just play with it a lot And if you see any little dark spots hit it With the corner of the blade and just this flick out. Yes, just make sure you use a lot of flick out methods So we are going to the line up part I come to here down and I'm using a one and a half and I'm just taking off the hair that is hanging over This is very important. Try to be careful when it comes to this. You I'm just flicking up I'm not going in I'm flicking up flicking up flicking up Make sure you just go straight up straight up so that way you don't initially make any light spots possible I'm just flicking out you guys flicking up. So that way the hair is shorter and it's easier for me to line up So to this lineup part We're gonna be starting from the middle and then make them away from side to side I like doing it like that because That way you get that that base of where you want your your hairline to be So you just start off that middle and then make sure that the sides match You guys don't have to do that. Everybody has their own preference of how they want to do their lineups I do that way because I've been doing that since I started cutting hair It is easier. I actually I've tried a lot of different Like methods of lining up and this was the best for me I mean, I'm not saying it's the best for you guys But just try try this out and if it doesn't work, then it doesn't work, but it doesn't hurt the try so You can try this out. I am using my my baby's gold FX liners I don't know if they're called FX is pretty sure they are if not. I'm wrong These are my hitters. I love these ones a lot. These are probably like one of my favorite trimmers to use I do have cordless t-out liners, but unfortunately The corded and they get in the way. So I use these instead So I am gonna be using some enhancements in my clients hair I don't really need to but I just did it for the video. So it makes everything pop out So you want to make sure that your your hairline is straight as possible So that way when you do add the enhancements, it's just gonna be so much easier for you You don't want to keep making a new line and try to make sure everything's all straight with the paint and everything didn't just Yes, it's a hassle to do and it happens to everybody, but just try not to do that I'm using the kiss express. I think that's what the pain is called I'm using my airbrush machine to add the enhancements and it just makes everything better And it just makes everything more pop. Some people don't like it, which I understand, you know, it's not for everybody but I like doing it for my videos to make sure that the hairline pops out so much more so Yeah, just make sure that it is straight and everything is straight and we should be straight So this video is about over I want to thank you guys so much for sticking with me with this journey of my YouTube I recently hit 10k so that kind of gave me motivation to keep uploading more because I'm already there I just got to keep going you guys. I'd be lazy. I know I know it's a sickness To be lazy. It's horrible But thank you guys so much for sticking with me and whoever's watching this you guys are real. All right, so Just bear with me with the videos I try to come out as soon as I can but in the meantime, thank you guys so much. I hope you guys had a good holidays Thanksgiving Christmas and New Year's if you guys are still here. Just let me know how everything went I'm excited to know you guys. So my Instagram will be at the end of the video. Please don't forget like comment subscribe This is Arlen. I'm out. Take it easy you guys. Appreciate you guys so much You