And it honestly doesn’t look too bad!

I have to say, I was *very* nervous to cut Arjuna’s (my boyfriend) hair. Will he be completely bald when I’m done? What if he hates it? Am I going to cut off a chunk of his ear? How can I avoid knicking his neck? Will there be blood????

Okay, maybe some of those worries were more reasonable than others, but still. My boyfriend has gorgeous, silky, curly hair and I seriously didn’t want to screw that up and make him regret asking me to cut his hair. Luckily for me, he’s had a deep buzz cut before and looked good in that, so worst-case-scenario, we could completely shave his head if my cut was horrible.

Bu, despite all of my fears, his hair came out well! Even better news, I didn’t cut him! I might’ve accidentally poked his butt with the clippers when I went to take off some of the excess hair from the head of the clippers, but that’s not important...The important thing here is that I was able to give Arjuna a salon-worthy haircut with only two YouTube videos as guidance.

The first video I used was probably the best video I watched. It was recently filmed and of good quality. 

I mainly used this one to understand the actual technique and strategy of cutting a man’s hair. I liked how she instructed me on where to start on the head, how to maneuver the head, and basically how to do the actual cutting. Super helpful. But when I went to actually take the clippers out of the box and put things together, I realized I had no idea what to do with the safeties and the clippers! So, I had to turn to another Youtube video to show me how to set up the clippers themself.

Though this video isn’t in the 1080p I’m so used to, it was still very helpful. I truly couldn’t have gotten started without this video, so thank you for that!

With my hand-dandy videos on display, I was feeling much more confident. I also got even more confidence from Arjuna himself as he trusted me to do this and had faith that I’d do a good job!

It took me about an hour to do a 15-minute cut, but hey, there was no blood and he looked handsome as ever afterward! 

I’m super happy that I finally got my first cut out of the way, and feel even more confident in my abilities to cut Arjuna’s hair again in the future. I’m definitely a learn-by-doing type of person, so the more cuts I do, the better I’ll be.

Aside from the fact that I’ve learned a new skill, I also got to spend some much-appreciated quality time with my boyfriend. Who knew holding a dangerous weapon to my boyfriend’s scalp could be so intimate! LMAO. But seriously, it was a great activity to foster more trust in each other, have some great, uninterrupted conversation, and just be together. I also really enjoyed that it was another “first” for us. With quarantine, so many couples struggle to try new things because they can’t go out and take a class together or do an outdoor activity. Couples are having to get a bit more creative in their dates and doing new things together, so, if you’re up to it, I recommend cutting your partner’s hair! It takes a lot of trust and confidence in one another, but it’s a great way to bond and do something new together.