A simple comb trick for blending around cowlicks

I had a regular client with a stubborn cowlick on his crown that always made the blend look choppy. After three haircuts of struggling, I tried holding a fine-tooth comb flat against the area while using my clippers over it. The comb acts like a guard but lets you see exactly what you're cutting, and it smoothed everything out in one pass. Has anyone else found a good method for those tricky crown cowlicks?

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the_kelly17d ago

That comb trick would just snag and pull my client's hair.

wilson.anthony17d ago

What kind of comb are you using, @the_kelly? A wide-tooth detangler on wet hair with conditioner should slide right through. If it's a fine-tooth comb on dry, curly hair, then yeah, it's going to catch on every single knot and cause a lot of pain. The tool and the hair type make all the difference.

linda_knight5116d ago

Ever notice how many arguments are really just people using the same word for totally different things? Like "comb" can mean a cheap plastic fine-tooth thing or a proper wide-tooth tool, and nobody specifies until there's a problem. It happens with everything from "cleaning the kitchen" to what counts as "on time.