[jonesy]

Originally Posted by wittynickname
Speaking as an actual professional with actual understanding of how haircuts work--the 'hard part' haircut that this woman was seeking is 1) extremely popular right now and 2) a very difficult look to achieve and in some places cannot be done legally by a stylist, only a barber, because straight razor cutting is involved, and at least in Pennsylvania, barbers can use straight razors, stylists legally cannot. e

here is where i got the impression it was illegal. not just rare, actually illegal. so i remain mystified by this. are straight razors so much more dangerous than scissors? This isn't even shaving, where you go against the skin, i think they razor off the hair ends instead of cutting them, which supposedly doesn't crimp it and it is the bomb.