Nightingale
On the Grow and Keeping it Simple
How do you do it? When I'm at school, I don't have a stylist I trust enough to trim/cut my hair. I am lookinf for some methods that I can use to do it myself. PLEASE HELP!
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Nightingale
On the Grow and Keeping it Simple
Anybody? A girl need some help here...
Lovelylocs
Well-Known Member
I dont trim my own hair but I will do a very LIGHT dusting once in a while. To do a dusting, you just look for split ends and cut the split part of those strands off.
Others use various methods. Some have their boyfriends or their husbands trim it for them. Some use t-shirts and mark where they want their hair cut up to. Do a search. I am sure smthg will come up.
Others use various methods. Some have their boyfriends or their husbands trim it for them. Some use t-shirts and mark where they want their hair cut up to. Do a search. I am sure smthg will come up.
SparklingFlame
New Member
I invested in a good pair of hair trimming scissors at Sally's. I think they were $10. Then I twist my hair in individual twists about small to medium in size and then I take each twist and snip the ends. You have to do it with a method or you'll cut the same one twice or skip some. I find this to be the easiest way. HTH!
Nightingale
On the Grow and Keeping it Simple
Thanks Ladies! I'll stop by sally's today.
Nightingale
On the Grow and Keeping it Simple
I just got back from Sally's. Bump!
Mizani_Mrs
Well-Known Member
I just do it the same way that stylists do it. I just take way less off than they do. they don't do any magic trim. i simply part my hair down the middle and I hold my index and middle fingers together, as if they were a pair of scissors, I grasp the very very end of my hair with my fingers (held like scissors), then i take the real scissors and i snip the see-thru ends. i usually barely take off 1/4th inch. this is how stylists have done my hair...they never even bother to snip the top of my hair. but i do. i'll just part a straight part and snip.
SparklingFlame
New Member
nubianqt86 said:
Let us know how it truns out! I am about to clip my ends. Well, actually my husband is...I know he'll only take off a lil bit because he likes my hair long. I do the twist and snip method. Good Luck!
determine3
Member
funny you should ask bc i just finished doing "blunt cut" trims. What I do is flat iron my hair first, then section off all my hair into little ponytails with ponytail holders, pull my hair either up (if doing the middle section) or down (if doing bangs, sides or edges) and snip across. I believe I first heard of this method from SouthernGirl.
Not to go off topic but, the cut i just gave myself has brought my hair body and shine. I was noticing that my hair was looking healthy and full to a certain length then all of a sudden it got thin and dry. I cut those bad boys off and only left the healthy thick part of my hair. My hubby commented how black, shiny and healthy my hair looks!!
Not to go off topic but, the cut i just gave myself has brought my hair body and shine. I was noticing that my hair was looking healthy and full to a certain length then all of a sudden it got thin and dry. I cut those bad boys off and only left the healthy thick part of my hair. My hubby commented how black, shiny and healthy my hair looks!!
Nightingale
On the Grow and Keeping it Simple
Thanks! I'm off to stalk another album...
Nightingale
On the Grow and Keeping it Simple
Found it!
SouthernGirl's Self-Trimming Steps
I've trimmed my own hair for the past 10 years. The steps you see below have helped me to do a successful trim or haircut each time. My cuts are always blunt, so they are very easy, whether I'm trimming, or cutting several inches into a shorter style.
You'll need a pair of hair-cutting sheers (I buy mine for about $14 at Sally's, but you can probably get them cheaper). Don't use them for anything else but your hair!
IF YOUR HAIR IS RELATIVELY THIN WHEN STRAIGHTENED:
1) Wash and condition the hair as normal
2) Dry hair (either via air-dry or blow dry on low heat w/out a comb attachment)
3) Flat iron, press, or whatever you do to your hair to get it as straight as possible. If you are transitioning to natural, it may be a little challenging, but if you're used to straightening your hair you'll have no worries.
4) If you can get your hair to be straight and it's thin enough to put into a low ponytail in back, part the hair down the center, only about halfway, then comb it back into a ponytail.
5) Hold it very tight, making sure it's very even, and take the end of the pontyail and chop it STRAIGHT accross.
IF YOUR HAIR IS RELATIVELY THICK WHEN STRAIGHTENED:
1) Follow steps 1-3 above.
2) Instead of making one ponytail, section your hair in 3 parts- starting with a part down the center, make another part cross-ways (from ear to ear). You'll now have a left section, a right section, and a back section. Secure the two front sections w/clips.
3) Starting with the hair in back, make a ponytail (or just pull the hair straight b/w your fingers) and just cut straight across. I know it's hard to see the back, but you can do it. I cut my hair into a chin-length bob once and I did it myself! Just feel the bottom w/your hands, and use a mirror to look at the back occassionally to make sure you are holding the amount at your fingertips that you want to cut.
4) Let the hair in back down and check it w/a hand mirror to make sure it's even.
5) With the back hair combed down, undo one of the front sections. Comb it down and see where it falls relative to the back hair. It may be a bit longer, depending on 2 factors: (1) How long it was to start, (2) How much you cut off in back. If it's longer, this is a good thing because you'll know right away how much to cut. If at this point it's at the same length, unless you want it layered, or shorter than the back, I wouldn't cut it just yet. Maybe a slight dusting.
6) If you want it one length all the way around like mine, comb it down to where it meets the back, then cut it to the same length, and NO SHORTER!!! When I first cut mine, the sides were a slight bit longer than the back, and I did this on purpose. You couldn't tell by looking at it, and it made my hair look much longer than it was from the front. Additionally, if you cut it using the first method, the front and sides will be longer anyway because you're gathering it into a ponytail in back.
7) Do the same for the other side
8) When cutting the front two sides, you also have the option of cutting it shorter if you want, which is what Carlie of www.longhaircareforum.com demonstrates in her album. The trick that I liked about Carlie's method, is that since her hair is long, she takes multiple ponytail holders to secure the hair before cutting. I was using only one pony holder and my hair is too bulky for that. Using her method, I just put about 5 or 6 ponytail holders on my hair, then I could easily cut it across.
That's it!!! I've done this forever, and believe me it works. I rarely get splits, and I don't trim a whole lot. As your hair gets longer, you can pull it to the front (like I have it in my hair album where I'm facing forward) and clip your ends that way too. I only use that method if I do a little dusting, not a full trim. When I dust, I take off about 1/4". When I trim, I take off 1-2". I don't trim often- maybe 2x per year.
Happy trimming!
SG
SouthernGirl's Self-Trimming Steps
I've trimmed my own hair for the past 10 years. The steps you see below have helped me to do a successful trim or haircut each time. My cuts are always blunt, so they are very easy, whether I'm trimming, or cutting several inches into a shorter style.
You'll need a pair of hair-cutting sheers (I buy mine for about $14 at Sally's, but you can probably get them cheaper). Don't use them for anything else but your hair!
IF YOUR HAIR IS RELATIVELY THIN WHEN STRAIGHTENED:
1) Wash and condition the hair as normal
2) Dry hair (either via air-dry or blow dry on low heat w/out a comb attachment)
3) Flat iron, press, or whatever you do to your hair to get it as straight as possible. If you are transitioning to natural, it may be a little challenging, but if you're used to straightening your hair you'll have no worries.
4) If you can get your hair to be straight and it's thin enough to put into a low ponytail in back, part the hair down the center, only about halfway, then comb it back into a ponytail.
5) Hold it very tight, making sure it's very even, and take the end of the pontyail and chop it STRAIGHT accross.
IF YOUR HAIR IS RELATIVELY THICK WHEN STRAIGHTENED:
1) Follow steps 1-3 above.
2) Instead of making one ponytail, section your hair in 3 parts- starting with a part down the center, make another part cross-ways (from ear to ear). You'll now have a left section, a right section, and a back section. Secure the two front sections w/clips.
3) Starting with the hair in back, make a ponytail (or just pull the hair straight b/w your fingers) and just cut straight across. I know it's hard to see the back, but you can do it. I cut my hair into a chin-length bob once and I did it myself! Just feel the bottom w/your hands, and use a mirror to look at the back occassionally to make sure you are holding the amount at your fingertips that you want to cut.
4) Let the hair in back down and check it w/a hand mirror to make sure it's even.
5) With the back hair combed down, undo one of the front sections. Comb it down and see where it falls relative to the back hair. It may be a bit longer, depending on 2 factors: (1) How long it was to start, (2) How much you cut off in back. If it's longer, this is a good thing because you'll know right away how much to cut. If at this point it's at the same length, unless you want it layered, or shorter than the back, I wouldn't cut it just yet. Maybe a slight dusting.
6) If you want it one length all the way around like mine, comb it down to where it meets the back, then cut it to the same length, and NO SHORTER!!! When I first cut mine, the sides were a slight bit longer than the back, and I did this on purpose. You couldn't tell by looking at it, and it made my hair look much longer than it was from the front. Additionally, if you cut it using the first method, the front and sides will be longer anyway because you're gathering it into a ponytail in back.
7) Do the same for the other side
8) When cutting the front two sides, you also have the option of cutting it shorter if you want, which is what Carlie of www.longhaircareforum.com demonstrates in her album. The trick that I liked about Carlie's method, is that since her hair is long, she takes multiple ponytail holders to secure the hair before cutting. I was using only one pony holder and my hair is too bulky for that. Using her method, I just put about 5 or 6 ponytail holders on my hair, then I could easily cut it across.
That's it!!! I've done this forever, and believe me it works. I rarely get splits, and I don't trim a whole lot. As your hair gets longer, you can pull it to the front (like I have it in my hair album where I'm facing forward) and clip your ends that way too. I only use that method if I do a little dusting, not a full trim. When I dust, I take off about 1/4". When I trim, I take off 1-2". I don't trim often- maybe 2x per year.
Happy trimming!
SG
SouthernGirl
New Member
Glad you found my instructions - I hope that they are helpful.
SG
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Yellowflowers
Well-Known Member
Thank-you SouthernGirl for posting your self trimming methods. I just tried it and it worked like a charm. Now do not have to fear that a beautician will cut off too much of my progress because I can now do my own trim. Your lovely pictures should include angel wings.
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Dlene
New Member
I am constantly looking at my ends and I dust my ends whenever I see splits or just snip off the strand where that split is. It has been very beneficial for my hair and I have recently found a new stylist who doesn't say she'll trim my hair and end up cutting off a couple of inches. LOL!!! So, now I am in control and I see what she cuts and in between salon appointments I either dust or I twist my hair and snip off splits as I see them that way.
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