You may want to save money and decide to cut your own hair. You can give yourself trims in between regular, professional cuts, or maintain a simple style through personalized shearing techniques that you can do easily at home. Follow some tips to make the most of a homespun hairstyle that works.
Using the proper tools is critical for a satisfactory job. Go with clippers designed to cut locks, instead of plain scissors that you would use for other household use. These shears can give you a finer cut for detailed work and help protect the hair from roughing up the edges with dull blades.
You will want to cut the locks when they are still wet from the shower so that you have control of the ends, and make sure you go conservative with the amount you take off. The strands will shrink as they dry, so what may look to be the right length when the locks are wet will be shorter upon drying. Better to trim then see how short it is and dampen again for another try.
For a basic, overall trim, take a clump of strands and cut up and away, slightly at a slant as you make slow but consistent progress through all of the locks that need a trim. This process will allow for a natural look without blunt edges becoming split. This strategy also works well for bangs when you may be in between sessions with a stylist for trims.
The exception for cutting up and at a slant is with curly locks. In this case, a straight-across cutting technique may work better as you pull the strands down and cut. Ask a stylist for particular tips when dealing with textured or curly locks, as lengths can be deceiving when cutting this type of hair.
Make sure you have a spritzer bottle filled with water close to where you are working so that you can dampen strands in case they become dry during the trimming session. Dry strands can be missed by shears, or be damaged by the cut. Keep the area you are working on dampened for best results and to eliminate any flyaway strands that would later stand out as being uncut and longer than the rest of the locks.
You can check the progress in terms of how even the cut is on both sides by pulling the strands to a fixed point, such as the nose or cheek, and seeing how the cut is coming along. For longer locks, this is a way to check how you are doing as you go along to make sure you do not take more off one side than the other. Shorter locks could be pulled to the tips of the ears for another type of comparison.
Take your time to do a proper job when you cut your own hair so that you can be pleased with the style that you attain. Allow enough time to make sure the trim is even and complete. With the proper tools and a level of detail to attention, you may be happy with the results you are able to achieve.
Using the proper tools is critical for a satisfactory job. Go with clippers designed to cut locks, instead of plain scissors that you would use for other household use. These shears can give you a finer cut for detailed work and help protect the hair from roughing up the edges with dull blades.
You will want to cut the locks when they are still wet from the shower so that you have control of the ends, and make sure you go conservative with the amount you take off. The strands will shrink as they dry, so what may look to be the right length when the locks are wet will be shorter upon drying. Better to trim then see how short it is and dampen again for another try.
For a basic, overall trim, take a clump of strands and cut up and away, slightly at a slant as you make slow but consistent progress through all of the locks that need a trim. This process will allow for a natural look without blunt edges becoming split. This strategy also works well for bangs when you may be in between sessions with a stylist for trims.
The exception for cutting up and at a slant is with curly locks. In this case, a straight-across cutting technique may work better as you pull the strands down and cut. Ask a stylist for particular tips when dealing with textured or curly locks, as lengths can be deceiving when cutting this type of hair.
Make sure you have a spritzer bottle filled with water close to where you are working so that you can dampen strands in case they become dry during the trimming session. Dry strands can be missed by shears, or be damaged by the cut. Keep the area you are working on dampened for best results and to eliminate any flyaway strands that would later stand out as being uncut and longer than the rest of the locks.
You can check the progress in terms of how even the cut is on both sides by pulling the strands to a fixed point, such as the nose or cheek, and seeing how the cut is coming along. For longer locks, this is a way to check how you are doing as you go along to make sure you do not take more off one side than the other. Shorter locks could be pulled to the tips of the ears for another type of comparison.
Take your time to do a proper job when you cut your own hair so that you can be pleased with the style that you attain. Allow enough time to make sure the trim is even and complete. With the proper tools and a level of detail to attention, you may be happy with the results you are able to achieve.
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