Hi guys, today i went for a haircut, planning to go for botak.

The barber ask me 0 or 1.

May i know what does the number means?

0 = no use the black thing place at the machine
1 = use 1" black thing at the machine
2 = use 2" black thing at the machine
3 = use 3" black thing at the machine
4 = use 4" black thing at the machine



This post has been edited by zikree: Jun 15 2013, 01:18 PM

Ditch those numbers and just go straight for shaving. Trust me, you will not look back. Ever.

Thanks for the fast reply.

I plan to do a haircut similiar to Matsumoto Hitoshi

dunno how to put img here >.<

here is picture of him Matsumoto Hitoshi

which number should i choose? Or is it shaving?

those numbers mean the guard attachment to the electric trimmer/shaver. the higher d number the longer the hair length.

0 = no guard. almost botak licin.

i suggest u go for no 2 guard 1st...some ppl have head shapes no suited for botak style wan..like me. if u look ok wit no2 den maybe u can go for no1. dats wat i did. den only go for no guard (0)

dun go for straight clean shaven head. some ppl cant accept wan.

This post has been edited by jonny4: Jun 15 2013, 01:47 PM

hey dude its should be 1-2

the number represent how short you want your hair to be.less means less hair

rough guide:

00000 - 1/125"
0000 - 1/100"
000 - 1/50"
0A - 3/64"
1 - 3/32"
1A - 1/8"
1.5 - 5/32"
2 - 1/4"
3.5 - 3/8"
3.75 - 1/2"

*in inches

This post has been edited by jonny4: Jun 15 2013, 01:57 PM

jonny u always cut botak de?

When I go to barber, I usually said "atas 3 (kadang-kadang 2), tepi sama belakang 1".

i forgot whats the setting cause my barber knows what i want. i think its 1/2 setting. Yup about the same as the pic you posted but I prefer the sides and back to be even shorter of not too rounded.

I get mine cut at x-cut - Rm18

This post has been edited by idoblu: Jul 5 2013, 07:26 AM

wanted to maintain no1. sides n no2 top style but realized i have to go for trims every 2-3 weeks if not look like durian head. plus d style dun really suit me

is it hard to maintain shaven head?

daily shaving prob required.

try this :

clipper numbers

oh now do you still keep botak head? just curius usually u all will go barber e.g. indians or saloons?

i was botak almost a year ago. but i grew my hair out a few months later.

barber the best for botak cut coz their hands r steadier n they usually do an even job.

most important is to make sure d barber understand wat style u want. i went for a no2 all over n it was horrible.

This post has been edited by jonny4: Jul 5 2013, 07:38 PM

well alot diff is same length allover and the sides shorter. which one is actually more standard/typical?

dayum, my barber asked me the same question when I was going to cut my pubes.... I opted for no. 0 on the sides and no. 2 on the middle about 1/4" width all the way to my tummy.

Now feels like having an air plane landing strip down there