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Cut Your Own Hair
ť from momo on Mar '06 | 6 replies.

First, make sure the hair is dry! This is important. Real curls (not the kind straight-haired people get with a perm) relax a bit when wet. But they don't do it evenly. So, if you cut natural black hair with it wet. And you don't want that. You want a nice, even cut like the people on the news, so it looks like you spent $50 just for the cut! Also need the hair to be clean and snarl-free. Clean hair cuts better and more evenly. And snarls in the hair will definitely cause an uneven end result! So, wash the hair the day before you intend to cut it. Then, right before you're going to start cutting, comb it.

First, grab a pair of straightedge cuticle or mustache scissors. Style bangs as usual and clip back the rest of your hair. Start at the center of your bangs and work your way to the outside.

Using your fingers, gently hold a small section of dry hair - only about 10 to 12 hairs at a time - straight down against your forehead. (Don't pull too tight - you'll stretch the hair and end up cutting a lot more)

Trim and cut below your fingers to keep from cutting it shorter than you'd like.

When you are done trimming each section, comb it back into the rest of your bangs to check length (and that they are even) before moving on. When you reach the end, return to the center and trim in the opposite direction until you are done.

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Anonymous - Sun, Oct 26th, 2008

I can't imagine what you all look like, but just from the few words that a couple of you jotted down- I'm guessing butch cuts!

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Kate 4 - Wed, Sep 17th, 2008

I LOVE BUM :D
YOU DO TOO ;)
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IT TASTES WELL NICE
YOU DO TOO ;)
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I TOUCH MYSELF (8)
I DONT WANT ANYBODY ELSE< WHEN I THINK ABOUT YOU I TOUCH MYSLEF (8)
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Darlene - Fri, Jun 27th, 2008

I'm sorry, but if you cut "real curls" when they are dry, you are in for a bad ride. It's like trying to make an afro lay flat. The only way to cut curly hair is when it's wet, this way it can be made "straight" with gentle resistance.

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Stefania - Thu, Jun 26th, 2008

Im not a hair dresser by any means... and i can cut my own hair with thinning sheers and all... never once did i get a bad comment about my hair.. girls love it and want me to cut their hair as well..

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N. Visscher - Mon, Jun 9th, 2008

Cutting your own hair is very doable. I have cut my own hair for many years and know a lot of other people who do their own hair too. It just takes a lot of practice.

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sarah - Tue, May 13th, 2008

Im sorry but that is the biggest load of crap ever if you are a hair dresser your self you are the biggest dick you dont teach some one to cut there own hair that is just plain stupid...

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