‘I love your hair-cut ‘ is what I use to hear a lot which now always makes me smile because back then I cut my own hair at one stage with a pair of poultry shears {not recommend however I was tired delirious and hormonal} because I was that desperate to get rid of some of my hair. Now however that I pay someone I don’t hear a thing about how good my hair is which makes think I should possibly change hairdressers but the girl I see; well she gives a good massage and nothing beats a good head rub; well maybe there are but we are talking about hair today.
Anyway I have fine but thick hair and far too much and mine grows fast which is I’m told not normal but then I’m not sure there is much about me that is. I also don’t have a lot of time for myself {that whole guilt thing} and when I was cutting my own hair I was going through that stage of I can’t ask anyone for help that would signal to the whole world I am not coping when the fact is that’s just stupid and why I stopped being able to say my own name hence the use of poultry shears. Now I have seemingly less time but no more guilt.
Now back then naturally not having enough time, not wanting to ask for help for an hour so the kids could be watched, being so independent it was crippling and slowly falling into that exhaustive episode I now call the exhaustive episode I learnt to cut my own hair via you tube, online and goodness knows where else.
Now whilst I can’t teach you how to cut your own hair I can give you a couple of tips on how to trim your fringe between salon visits but I always recommend the use of a professional and I am by no means an expert just a mum with little time and too much hair.
So..
1. Should you be going to cut in your fringe {which I don’t recommend unless you have lots of time for it to be cut and to grow back as well as lots of confidence } determine your face shape before you start cutting away with loose abandon. It will help determine your fringe style. I am a diamond shape incase you were wondering so I have the off centre part thing happening and its wispy but you can work it out through here or here.
2. Do not use poultry shears ever unless you’re hoping for admittance somewhere based on your hair cut where the jackets are white and the walls are padded. Invest in a good pair of pointed hairdressing scissors. Craft scissors will also not do. And do it in front of the mirror and clean one without toothpaste spits all over it.
3. Your hair should be dry. Your hair is longer when wet so naturally when cut wet will dry shorter. Should you cut it wet you will end up with a mullet and there is no fun in that and your husbands work mates will never let you live it down.
4. Take your time. Do not rush trimming or cutting your fringe whatever you have the brazenness to do. You may not have time to get to the salon but make sure you have plenty of time up your sleeve to cut your fringe. Your fringe takes forever to grow out so go slow on the cutting…using the term ‘it will grow back’ will only reassure you for so long.
5. Do not cut a straight line unless of course that is your look. Hold your scissors at a slight angle lightly cutting small sections at a time slowly use the tip hence the good quality scissors. It creates a better looking fringe and is softer on the face.
Yet having said all of that a good salon {the one you attend regularly and who does cut your hair not just any old salon; commonsense please} should do a free fringe trim for free and as I have found don’t usually require an appointment unless of course its Christmas time, a Saturday afternoon or clearly their salon is full to the brim but most salons are more than happy to give a quick trim {again commonsense in your expectations} between your cuts.
Now combine that with this handy guide to a 30 minute beauty routine and a bathroom clean and you have a new you in just under an hour without even leaving home.
xx Deb
