I have been cutting my own hair for quite some time. First you need to invest in a good pair of scissors. I bought mine from a beauty shop supplier.
I lean over and gather all my hair into a pony tail on top of my head and fasten it with an elastic band. I then stand up and trim the ends. Next I lean over again and put it in a pony tail at the back of my head. I then trim off the ends.
I look at it the mirror and make sure the ends are even on both sides of my head. I then layer it using a comb to bring the hair up to the top of my head and trim the ends to different lengths. After this, I will trim the ends whenever I need to to keep it at the same length.
By Laurie from Ontario, Canada
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That isn't a good way to trim your hair unless you wanted your hair in what is the 60's shag. I wouldn't suggest this for anyone.
@AngelMum1, I used to look for coupons and used them for several of the cost cutter type salons. I finally stopped though, when I laughed at the latest ugly haircut and said 'I can do something this awful to myself for free!'
I also use the pony tail at the crown haircut method, although I leave it at the one pony tail trim and don't go as far as Laurie does-anymore:) I've used the two pony tail method, and layered using the tips she wrote about; it does give a sort of 60s-70s style, but it also frees up weight on the hair and can be styled by scrunching.
My hair looks pretty good using the one pony tail trim-the layers are long and the weight pulls out the wave so that I have a nice bit of hair to work with when I want to 'do' my hair for special occasions.
I'm giving this tip of Laurie's a thumbs-up because I know it works, and has saved me a lot of money over the years.
I have short curly hair and have cut it myself for over 30 years.
I am giving this a thumbs up too. I cut my hair for years and always had many compliments on the cut. I have seen what some "$4.99 pro's" have since done to my hair and it's not pretty.
Also, I have been using a Robo-cutter (you hook it onto the vacuum cleaner) and I've been cutting me and my husband's hair this way for 25+ years. It costs $50 but sure saves money!
Definitely NO to do-it-yourself haircut. Some things are better left to the professionals. You may think it looks ok but...
I feel that it is a good idea, if you know what you are doing. I find people who are better in art, do a great job in cutting their own hair. I have been saving so much money over the years cutting my own hair myself and I get a lot of compliments on my hair.
I started cutting my hair when I was a teen and have been doing it ever since. I rarely ever go to a beauty parlor. When I was in my 20's I also decided to learn how to groom dogs and found it came very easy to me. I did the best job grooming Poodles out of everyone in my class and I groomed many other types of doggies hair styles through the years.
I do believe that cutting my own hair made me a better groomer for cats and dogs alike. I have also had people ask me to cut their hair and have kept coming back through the years. Just to let you know I have had long hair the majority of my life and for some professionals they have found trimming the ends to be a challenge. I have done a better job then some so called professionals, as I found that they would not trim the ends of my hair evenly. Why pay for a messed up hair cut, I would rather do it myself!
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