Banishing Bad Hair Days since 1997!™
Articles
Blogs
Celebs
Hair Loss
HairTalk®
Ask Karen™
Gallery
Glossary
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed - Anyone here ever cut their own hair?
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Register Register  Login Login

Anyone here ever cut their own hair?
 Post Reply Post Reply
Author
  Topic Search Topic Search  Topic Options Topic Options
aubergine View Drop Down
Junior Member
Junior Member
Avatar

Joined: August 14 2005
Location: England
Status: Offline
Points: 406 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote aubergine Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Topic: Anyone here ever cut their own hair?
    Posted: August 23 2005 at 9:59am
I sometimes cut my front layers when they are growing out...but I did it once and cut them too short - I looked REALLY stupid.

When I was four and blonde I cut my fringe right to the scalp with textile scissors! :)  I thought I was doing my mum a favour!
Back to Top
sporty_chick View Drop Down
Newbie
Newbie
Avatar

Joined: August 20 2005
Location: Canada
Status: Offline
Points: 68 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote sporty_chick Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 22 2005 at 5:05pm
A friend of mine did, she cut layers in hair all by her self...and she looked great! But i guess that was just her luck...what if she messed it up? I'm too scared to cut my own...so..yeh.
Much Luv
Your Canadian Buddy :)

Back to Top
ASamuraiWarrior View Drop Down
Newbie
Newbie


Joined: August 21 2005
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 7 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote ASamuraiWarrior Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 21 2005 at 2:57am
I only trip about 1 cm of hair that covers my ear by myself.  The hair still covers it completely but the length is just right enough to cover my ears a cm longer.
Back to Top
duke View Drop Down
Member
Member
Avatar

Joined: December 11 2000
Status: Offline
Points: 603 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote duke Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 19 2005 at 1:05pm
With one real exception, I have cut my own hair since 2000. I wear it in a chin-collar-length bob. As my hair is relatively thick (if straight), I cut hairs in the back shorter underneath by pulling them out from underneath (they will stick out themselves to an extent and lopping them off. I use a rear-view mirror. It takes time to learn it but for me it's worth it.
Back to Top
clovisdied View Drop Down
Newbie
Newbie
Avatar

Joined: August 13 2005
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 11 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote clovisdied Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 13 2005 at 11:05pm
I do mine all the time...and i've actually gone into some more in-depth styles.

But i have no fear when it comes to my hair.
Back to Top
eKatherine View Drop Down
Senior Member
Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: August 06 2004
Status: Offline
Points: 1368 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote eKatherine Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 11 2005 at 7:29am
Feye's method


Just looking for a few good hair slaves - is that too much to ask?
Back to Top
Tyranna View Drop Down
Junior Member
Junior Member
Avatar

Joined: June 13 2005
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 259 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Tyranna Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 10 2005 at 4:02pm

Yes I do.  But my hair is long (barring the bangs) so mess-ups are not noticable.  And I have 'mastered' the wedge bangs-trim and the rest is merely a matter of trimming the ends.

If I had short hair, I would probably not cut my own.  I would like to have my hair professionally shaped, but really don't know of a good stylist I could trust.
Back to Top
Porpoise View Drop Down
Newbie
Newbie
Avatar

Joined: August 02 2005
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 87 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Porpoise Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 09 2005 at 10:25am
Nope. I'm too scared I'll screw up.
DANGER! I drive like you do.
Back to Top
goddess_mels View Drop Down
Newbie
Newbie
Avatar

Joined: April 08 2005
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 78 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote goddess_mels Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 09 2005 at 1:33am
I can't remember the URL, but Google Feye's Trimming Method. I used her method to trim my hair when it was longer and it worked great.
Mels
Back to Top
ragdollragdoll View Drop Down
Junior Member
Junior Member
Avatar

Joined: August 05 2005
Status: Offline
Points: 110 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote ragdollragdoll Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 08 2005 at 9:02pm
does any body know what website has step by step instuctions to follow to cut hair at home for the first time. I am planning on cutting my hair short. I am not sure how to do it.If I can't get to the hairdresser I am going to cut it at home
Back to Top
Jade30 View Drop Down
Newbie
Newbie
Avatar

Joined: June 14 2005
Status: Offline
Points: 38 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Jade30 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 04 2005 at 3:34pm
Small trims mostly. Nothing major like a whole new length or new hair do. I'm too chicken. :)
Back to Top
Elissa View Drop Down
Member
Member
Avatar

Joined: February 07 2003
Location: SAHM extraordinnaire!
Status: Offline
Points: 784 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Elissa Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 23 2005 at 8:07am
I've been doing it for years, I've saved myself a lot of money and "overcuts" that I didn't want (ie too short). But I have thick wavy hair, which is very forgiving of uneven cutting.

But I must say, when I went in for a good shaping about two months ago, I looked and felt fabulous. Even for home cutters, I think it's a great thing to do once in a while.
[/url]

Back to Top
Kuroneko View Drop Down
Elite Member
Elite Member
Avatar

Joined: August 27 2003
Location: USA
Status: Offline
Points: 2023 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Kuroneko Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 23 2005 at 4:30am
Do it all the time, for general lack of money, some previous bad experiences with stylists, and my own self-consciousness (hate it when people feel the need every time to point out how thin my hair is or how it grows in weird directions in some places! :-P !)  The only tip I can give is to mark with rubberbands, tape, or something else you can feel onto a comb so when you're measuring in places you can't see, you can feel whether it's going the right length or not.  I wish I were better at doing hair so I could be of more use than that.

Edited by Administrator
Back to Top
eKatherine View Drop Down
Senior Member
Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: August 06 2004
Status: Offline
Points: 1368 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote eKatherine Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 22 2005 at 9:27am
Way back when I had a permanent I hated. After about 2-1/2" of growth I chopped it off using the "pull up a chunk and chop it off" method. Tons of compliments, go figure.

Now I trim my long hair myself, no problem.


Just looking for a few good hair slaves - is that too much to ask?
Back to Top
RubyValentine View Drop Down
Newbie
Newbie


Joined: June 03 2005
Status: Offline
Points: 3 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote RubyValentine Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 22 2005 at 8:48am

Due to lack of funds and extreme irritation with my fried hair-ends thanks to the bleaching disaster of a few weeks ago, I gave my hair a little cut today and I must say I'm v. pleased with it! It was going beserk in the heat and looked so limp and sad, so I spruced it up at the sides with a bit of choppiness and gave myself a side fringe. Didn't really touch the back, except to trim the ends; perhaps next time I do this I shall enlist a friend to help.

Anyone else here cut their own hair? And if so, can they give me any tips on the best techniques for cutting hair?
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply
  Share Topic   

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down