The Numbers On Your Clipper Guards, Or Clipper Combs, Indicate How Short Your Hair Will Be When You Use Them To Cut Your Hair.
In fact, most barbers often use number 3 haircut sides as the longest guard size for fade haircuts. A longer version of the buzz cut can be given by it by using it on the top of the hair. It is generally used by stylists to give short dusky sides.
A #2 Guard Leaves 2⁄8 Inch (6.4 Mm), Two Weeks' Hair Growth, On The Scalp;
The reason these are so admired is their tight and safe fit, durability, and facilitation of more accurate, more comfortable haircuts. Barbers will use this as the highest number to cut a fade. Here are the haircut numbers and their respective clipper guard sizes (lengths):
We Recommend The #3 If You Don’t Want To Go Super Short.
Number 3 hairstyle is one of the highest clipper sizes where the hair is almost cut down to 3/8 of an inch. One end of the guard is generally longer while the other is much shorter and the lengths graduate in between the two. These are also the longest clipper sizes, however, it is only found in a few brands like wahl, oster, etc.
The Front Part Of The Haircut Can Be Trimmed Into An “M” Shape If The Face Is Long Or A Wide “U” If The Face Is Square Shape To Even Out The Look.
Even going from a #2 to a #3 makes a huge difference. The number 10 and number 12 are the least commonly used clipper sizes. It provides a hot look and is easy to wash and style.
One Can Keep A Clean Shave With This Look, As It Has A Buzz Cut With A 3/8 Length In Inches And 9.525 In Millimeters.
The number 10 will leave about 1.2 inches or 32 mm long hair and the. Although this more accurately amounts to approximately 9.5mm, for our purposes, it’s (almost) exactly what we need. The number seven clipper guard leaves the hair 7/8 inch or 22 mm.
