I cut my own hair, and even started cutting in my own systems, But the part that eludes me still is a good fade cut. Cutting it real short on the bottom and gradually increasing length as you go up. Its real hard to do with the buzzer guards.. I end up always having a line. or cutting too short or something. Its hard for me because my system goes far down sort of, so if i cut the bottom real short, I have to have very fast increases of density as you go up. I know this is possible, but takes skill. The girl erin from nj was very good at doing the fade cut on me, Im trying to mimic it, but i feel like using the guards dont work well. Plus they are too big, and its hard to judge where you are cutting. I want to cut the very bottom of my side and back hair on a number two.. but as i get up , about four inches where it blends into the system, I would like that area to be at least half an inch length. So the fade has to be very quick. Any tips or suggestions?