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Originally Posted by Temporary_User
no offense to wittynickname, but if you go in to some place and ask for a #3 (any number), expect a bad haircut. Find someone who knows what they are doing and cuts with scissors.
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To an extent I agree--but if someone wants hair as short as a number 1-3 is going to get you with the clippers, that's pretty much impossible to acheive with scissors, you just can't get that close. Even scissor over comb, you're probably not going to get closer than 1/4 inch, and it's going to be much harder to get the exact length that you would with clippers and a guard.
Most guys get a numbered guard on the sides (usually somewhere between 2-4), and then scissors on the top, and then you blend the area in between. Of course every person is different, but having worked in the industry for 3 years, I've noticed a few similarities.