I am simple man. When I go get hair, I usually go with the following: - A buzz cut - 2 all around, - Short side burns - Tapered back It is not the most stylish hair cut, but it works. I mean, my hair is terribly nappy beast, so I do have to keep it short. Otherwise, after a few weeks, I look like Buckwheat who went on the bender. At any event, I always thought abut cutting my own hair, simply because it seems to a bit of a waste of money to have somebody cut such what I thought is a simple hair cut. Usually afterwards, though, I dismiss it, because if I screw up, everybody will notice and I will have to go the barber in shame to fix it. But then covid-19 and we were forced to work from home. I realize, then, that it will be a long before I ever get a chance to go to the barbershop - if at all. So the very day we were asked to work from home, I quickly ordered these clippers for arrival that same weekend. (As an aside, it seems a lot of people have the same idea, because as of April 11, 2020, this was out of stock) Anyway, the clippers arrived and I immediately went to through shear through my mass of my hair (which, at this point, makes me look like mad scientist who ODed on Adderall) and when I was done, I look. . . . . . not so bad. At the very worse, it was better than some of my worse hair cuts. The clippers were light and easy to hold, after some practice. I was able to get a fairly decent cut after in 15-20 minutes. Some tips. - Use a big mirror. If that is not available, the bathroom mirror will do. - Get a barber's mirror, so that you can look at your back head to catch spots you missed. - If you live with your partner or friend, have them do the tapering at the back for you - it is a tough to do it yourself, even with a barber's mirror. - Make sure to have sufficient light when cutting your hair. - If you cut while wearing a shirt ,It would a good idea to get a hand towel to tuck around your neck. That way, that the hair doesn't get underneath your shift. - Get yourself a beard brush (or blow dryer) to get the excess hair off you and use a vacuum to suck them up when you are done. Note that like pet hair, your follicles do goes into unexpected places, so be prepared to 1) Clean out your hair in the lint when you laundry your clothes and 2) endure mildly smug looks from your furry friends. The age of Pandemicuts is here and when it is all over, we will all either look like somebody who is hunting for mammoths or a patient who just escaped from your local insane asylum (a blessed few will be follically challenged). These clippers, while won't make you a pro at cutting your own hair, would at least keep you looking relatively normal.