Unpopular opinion: I stopped using thinning shears on most clients

Used to think thinning shears were essential for blending. Switched to strictly using scissors-over-comb about 2 years ago after a bad experience with a client in Cincinnati who had really fine hair. The thinning shears were leaving weird gaps and chunks. Now I get way cleaner blends and my clients don't complain about weird stray hairs poking out. Has anyone else moved away from thinning shears for certain hair types?

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ericgonzalez4d ago

Started using thinning shears on dry hair instead of wet and it made a huge difference for me. Found that if I only use them on the last inch or two of the hair and never near the root, I don't get those weird gaps anymore. Still prefer scissors-over-comb for really fine textures though, just feels safer.

emery8794d ago

Yeah, I feel you on that. "Weird gaps and chunks" is exactly the problem I kept running into, especially on people with fragile or super straight hair. I ruined a good fade on a guy with baby-fine texture once and never fully trusted the shears again after that. Swapped over to texturizing with a straight razor on dry hair for most of my clients now, and it gives me way more control. No more accidentally cutting a hole in someone's hair, thank god.