Good quality tools are important, but a tool doesn’t a master make. A master of her craft employs the most appropriate tools to achieve her masterpiece.
I’ve taken razor cutting classes from the best of the best, and I’ve learned that razor cutting is fun to watch, style, and photograph, but has its limitations and often looks flat when clients try to style their hair at home.
The one haircut that is best done with a razor is a highly texturized shag with long wispy edges (think 1970s). These haircuts photograph well because they are very textured and can withstand lots of plumping product, which looks great on camera. But these styles fall flat without styling products, and wear out quickly because they lack supportive foundations and often suffer from over texturizing.
The precision haircuts and curly haircuts that I do are never done with razors, because the sawing motion of a razor weakens the shape, and results in broken and distressed curls. My haircuts are responsive to the natural texture of the hair I am working with, the hair density, and the unique growth patterns, so that the final style is versatile and flattering, with minimal styling effort.