barbers definitely be able to do it. u just got to be very specific. i dun think they know wat a butch or buzz cut is. if u know the local term even better.

but a word of caution tho. let me explain my experience last year.

one saturday morning mid of last year i sudd got inspired to do a buzz cut. so went to the nearest barber n told them "no 2 semua". it turned out horrible   coz i have thick straight coarse hair so no2 all over made me look like a durian. i went home with much regret. stared at myself in the mirror. later in the day i went to my regular salon n told d hairstylist to try to fix it. what she did was use no 1 guard for the sides n back. looked much better n less like a durian.

a month later i got inspired again. went to my hairstylist n told her i really wan to go all d way botak. so she used no guard. d result was alright but unfortunately i have one of those head shapes not suited for the botak look.  i looked like a monk or a PLA new recruit.

most of my frens laughed at me for going bald but at least i had d guts to do it LOL.

- never go for no.1 guard straight away. unless u went botak b4 in d past. tell them to use no 2. 1st n see how it goes. at least it grows bak faster.

- u r not gonna 100% know ur real head shape until u shave everything off. even using no2 guard i thought my head shape was alright to go fully bald. only when no guard was used i saw how unsuited my head shape was.

- most chinese dudes dun look good botak. maybe's its d lack of sharp features or the contrasting black hair n fair skin. but i have seen indian n malay dudes pullin off the botak look really well.

- leave some kind of facial hair if u decide to go botak/buzz cut or watever close cropped short hairstyle. makes u look less like a NS trainee or high school student.

- growing out the hair is the hardest part. there will be a period where the hair looks weird coz u cant style it, looks like a ball n it just sticks up. if u got typical straight asian hair its gonna be even tougher. i took a good 2 months to grow my hair to a length that is styleable but very minimally with a lot of wax.

try Top Passion@Paradigm mall. one of the stylist named Andrew does a pretty good job for me. my hair type is very straight, thick n hard so very difficult to cut. cut too much or thin down too much n the end result will be disastrous. i been there twice edi n both times the haircuts were perfect. he even makes sure the sides n sideburns r evenly shaped unlike some other places where u end up with different shaped sides.

1st time i went there he explained to me in detail wat he gonna do to my hair. not so much bout face shape but he concentrate more on a hairstyle that suits my hair type.

nope i have not tried

i dun change hairstylist often. b4 going to Top Passion i was getting haircut at the same salon by d same lady for 10+ years. but she started screwing up my hair...uneven shaped sides, back n sideburns. very basic stuff also cant get right. it was pretty nerve wrecking to go new salon haha.