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How do I Cut My Own Hair?
ť from lcrimsontidel on Mar '06 | 3 replies.

You will need some tools to cut your own hair; at least you need a big mirror, a hand mirror, a sharp pair of scissors and hand clippers or electric razor.

Wash your hair, then towel dries it enough for it to stop dripping, but so that it is still wet.
Brush your hair. Then part it down the middle (don't worry if the parting isn't completely even; this is not an exact science). Bring each half forward over your shoulder. Brush your hair so that it falls straight down your chest on either side of your head.

Decide where you want to cut. Define the point in terms of some independent landmark on your body - remember that once you've cut one side it will curl up a bit and look shorter, so don't rely on it as a guide for the other side. If you want a long bob (just touching the shoulder), cut directly in front of each clavicle.

Grab one half of your hair firmly (so that the top of your fist is just below the cutting point) and pull down slightly. When deciding the length to cut off, remember that if you leave only a half inch to an inch on your head you will have very short hair.

Now cut it. It will most probably slide around a lot while you're cutting and look like it's going to look terrible. It is vitally important that you do not stop at this point, whatever you do.
Now do exactly the same thing with the other side.

Brush your hair forward again. Stop and look your whole head over. You should be able to see all sides of your head, top, left, right and back, by using the big mirror and the handheld mirror. Determine what you need to trim to even things up all around. If you do need trimming, this can be done with electric hair clippers or an electric razor.

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N. Visscher - Mon, Jun 9th, 2008

It is definitely very possible to cut your own hair. Of course you can't do the same job as an experienced stylist because you don't have eyes on the back of your head. But you can give yourself a very respectable haircut if you know what you're doing, if you take it slow, and if you practice.

I know many people who have cut their own hair for years and you'd never know that they did it themselves.

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None Y. O'Business - Tue, Jun 3rd, 2008

jackie. i'm sorry but you are frikkin' annoying.
"kute"? be a dear and go back to kindergarten so you can learn to spell correctly.

and i've tried cutting my own hair and i thought i was being all "creative".
but let's face it, we didn't major in beauty and there are more little nuances a hair dresser can do with those scissors then you could possibly conceive.

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jackie bernabe - Sat, Feb 2nd, 2008

i love cutting my own cause i'll rather go with be creative than copying other peoples hair styles beauty is my passion and it might be my future career<3i like evrything that has to do with hair,make up,accessories,dressing nice or kute!

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