HOW Can I trim my own ends?
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Topic: HOW Can I trim my own ends?
Posted By: digitaldiva
Subject: HOW Can I trim my own ends?
Date Posted: June 11 2007 at 2:03pm
I am seriously trying to do a lot of my own hair care. I always end up with a botched freakin' hair cut whenever I get it done. It's like they always take off too much. Last time 3 inches of my hair! I'm terrified of going to a stylist to get my ends trimmed. If I could do it myself then I really wouldn't have to go. . ANY advice would be helpful.Thanks Gang! ------------- AS OF 5/25/2007 4A 10 1/2' in the top 10 on the sides 3 1/2 in the back GOAL BSL |
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Posted By: SilkStrands
Date Posted: June 12 2007 at 8:59am
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Well, I wouldn't really attempt to give myself a stylish cut, but when I see split ends, I just snip them off one by one. You have to have reeeeally sharp scissors though, or else the hair will just split again.
But yeah, I'm a little OCD about split ends, lol... they gots to go!
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Posted By: digitaldiva
Date Posted: June 13 2007 at 7:58am
I don't want to cut it into a style. I just want to trim off the split ends when I have them. I'm tired of stylist cutting off 2 inches or more of my ends when I tell them not to. How in the world do you trim the back? 
------------- AS OF 5/25/2007 4A 10 1/2' in the top 10 on the sides 3 1/2 in the back GOAL BSL |
Posted By: blackhoney112
Date Posted: June 14 2007 at 9:07pm
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Here are some trimming instructions I found on LHCF, I haven't had a chance to do this yet because of a area I am trying to grow with no trims. http://community.livejournal.com/feyeselftrim/
HTH ------------- http://public.fotki.com/blackhoney112/hair_album/101505_.html - Hair album pw:Romeo |
Posted By: digitaldiva
Date Posted: June 15 2007 at 7:38am
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That's a great link. Unfortunately I have short/medium length hair. So, that one doesn't really apply to me. How is not trimming your ends working so far? I have tried that and I'm not sure which method works best. If I get it trimmed the stylist behaves for the first few times then goes scissor happy and ends up cutting off 3 or more inches. If I could find a way to prevent breakage, I don't think I'd have to get my ends trimmed as often. ------------- AS OF 5/25/2007 4A 10 1/2' in the top 10 on the sides 3 1/2 in the back GOAL BSL |
Posted By: blackhoney112
Date Posted: June 15 2007 at 7:58am
Hey digitaldiva, I really wish that when my hair started getting healthier I stop trimming because I would have so much length right now! Keeping to a protein treatment schedule has helped prevent me from trimming and since I stopped trimming I have held on to 2in' which has helped me edge past APL, however I do search and destroys faithfully lol I go through sections of hair to search for split ends and cut them off. What I noticed was when my hair was breaking I would get a trim and it would be good for a few days but then it would start breaking again  ...sometimes trims don't get to the hairs that are breaking. Have u done a heavy protein treatment such as Apoghee for damaged hair? ------------- http://public.fotki.com/blackhoney112/hair_album/101505_.html - Hair album pw:Romeo |
Posted By: CurlyKinks
Date Posted: July 04 2007 at 10:17pm
| If you rollerset, you could clip the ends before you roll; or you could separate the hair into four sections and go thru each section by parting and clipping. |
Posted By: digitaldiva
Date Posted: July 05 2007 at 8:32am
I did a Apoghee treatment this past weekend. I always know when I need a trim because I get snags when combing and a little breakage. Once I get a trim that doesn't happen at all. But you guys know I'm terrified of going back to the salon to get a trim. I loved that "trim your own ends" link that was posted last week. I am going to try that next week sometime. Parting your hair in sections before trimming. We'll see. But then again. My hair is in a bob and I don't want to mess up the style so what do I do? ------------- AS OF 5/25/2007 4A 10 1/2' in the top 10 on the sides 3 1/2 in the back GOAL BSL |
blackhoney112 wrote:Posted By: BeautyWitch
Date Posted: July 15 2007 at 11:39pm
 I trim to keep my ends thick because I'm obsessed with full ends but I haven't experienced split ends like I use to. I did six trims last year alone before I started bagging everyday.------------- http://www.fotki.com/beautywitch - My Pics 
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