sissors

> Do any of you cut your own hair? (or a non-hairstylest> friend does?) Do you use normal craft sissors? I tried> trimming my own hair, but I guess I did something> wrong, cause it started splitting VERY easily after> that.A a person who is not a formally trained stylist, but who has been self-training for about eight months (and getting lots of complements on my styles!), the only advice that I can give you is to get a good pair of scissors that were made for haircutting...in the trade they are called shears.Note that they do not have to be expensive. Beauty supply stores have reasonably good shears for under $20, but really nice ones can cost as much as $200, but I think that is just hype, etc.Two qualities to look for: *sharp* blades and weight. The sharper the better, that gives a cleaner cut on the hair shaft (maybe why your hair started splitting, the blades of the scissors you used were not sharp enough). Heavier is good too (up to a point) because this helps you cut heavy sections of hair with little effort.If your shears are too light, you end up having to exert too much effort to cut thicker hair, and this can lead to ragged looking lines, also probably not good for the hair shaft. You want a smooth cutting action, NOT to be "hacking" at the hair.Sharp blades and weight of the shears will give you a good clean line every time.Z.

Thanks for your responses, Deana and Zorak (cool name, by the way.)