QuoteReplyTopic: How to create Thin Ends? PIX added Posted: July 06 2005 at 8:23pm
Anybody got any suggestions for how to cut extensions so the ends are
very very thin like single drawn hair (the hair that's thin at ends).
I'm trying to get my RK double drawn superwavy hair to have thin ends
; they are TOO full for me.
Hey Koffee: Use either a Feather Razor or thinning shears. You can taper and blend those ends just how you want em!
*If you've never used a razor before(especially with a fresh blade) practice on some "bunk" hair till you get the "feel"...and that's exactly how I describe it. You *feel* when it's right!!
I have one of these. Sounds like what I should be using right?
When I've used it in the past, I've can look at hair and tell whre I
cut/thinned. You can see too much 'bluntness' on the ends. Guess I
ain't got the feel for it yet. I'll practice
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yes it is! Just do what Gina says and practice using that razor on scrap hair before using on your extensions! And remember this when using a fresh blade.... one time after just replacing a blade and not even realizing how dull my blade was....with the first swipe of the new blade I took out one BIG CHUNK right in the front layers around my face.....GRRRR!! So I had to spend an hour removing and replacing the extensions that I hacked off!
Ok Koffee...if you still feel like the ends look blunt with a razor, here's what I do. Take the tip the razor and go "In" to the strands, pulling/feathering down.(Like you're making brushstrokes with a paintbrush)
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Hey Gina. Do you do that with or without a guard?
The razor still makes me nervous. I always have to go super slow
for fear I'll take out way too much or take off my finger...
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I would say the razor has a guard! If you're hesitant about the razor, use thinning shears and point cut (cut straight into hair thru the ends). This will def. thin out your ends.
oh wow! lots of great tips. I like the idea of cutting into the
strands, but I best use shears and not a razor. I'm not that
steadyhanded, and i'd for sure cut myself. I have some EP hair that has
the thin thin ends (that I know some don't like, but I do), and i want
to get the RK hair like that.
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RK ends
EP ends
EDIT: to resize pix, to avoid scrolling
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I've definitely gone the thinning shears point cutting route
before. You need to change your bunches of hair and move the hair
aroud a lot but it does work.
Mocha...OMG girl! They have guards(you'd loose a finger otherwise)
Honestly, Koffee...those ends from EP look razored to the max!
Either tool...you can get those ends to taper. Like mocha said... don't keep thining in the same spot. You can get lines that way, too. You can also slide cut with the thinners, too.(Like the same motion you'd use with a razor)
Practice and patience! If in doubt...don't cut it, just leave it , come back to it later!
I made clip-ins with the double drawn and I had the
same issue to tackle.
I fanned the hair out and made a big U-shaped cut. Then,
I held the hair and scooched my sharp scissors at about
the half-way length and ran it all the way through to
the bottom. No blunt cuts and it thinned the hair
all the way down.
AMM. I know! I know. And I don't want to make the RK hair AS thin as
EP's ends, but I knew the pix of EP and RK together would give an
idea of what look I was going for. I'd like to thin the RK ends out
some tho. I agree, EP's ends are razored to max already. I would trim
about an inch of the EP ends before wearing it to get rid of some of
the stringyness, but i really like how hair looks once installed w/ the
thin "wispy" (guess that's right word) ends.
EDIT: Your cutting tip sounds like just what I want, but what do u mean by "scooching"?? .
I guess I mean, lazily running it down the hair while kind of snipping it at the same time. I never close the scissors all the way, I just kinda open and close them just enough to start thinning but never really cutting INTO the hair. I hope that made sense.
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