TTMA- Cutting/Trimming Your Own Hair

[penguin129]

My hair is curly and a few inches below my shoulders. I think I want to trim a few inches off it and am considering trying to do it myself. Has anyone done this? Any advice or website/pins? Thanks!

[Rama]

I have long, thick wavy/curly hair, too. When I cut it, I use a mirror and start in the middle (behind you), using my fingers to even as much as possible. It's never perfectly straight, but my hair bunches up when it's not straight or wet, so it's not hugely noticeable, either.

[ihatepizza]

Nov 15, 2015 14:38:31 GMT -5 penguin129 said:

My hair is curly and a few inches below my shoulders. I think I want to trim a few inches off it and am considering trying to do it myself. Has anyone done this? Any advice or website/pins? Thanks!

I've cut my own hair several times with success. I just make sure it is wet. With my bangs I use gel because it lets me see the change I made. Usually it's between going to the hairdresser because I live in such a remote community my hairdresser is far away. I have a friend who cuts my hair extremely well (DH not so much haha)

[Daikoku]

I've been cutting my own hair for over a decade. However, mine is fine and straight. I don't know the first thing about curly hair.

[thechickencoop]

Nov 15, 2015 15:33:24 GMT -5 Rama said:

I have long, thick wavy/curly hair, too. When I cut it, I use a mirror and start in the middle (behind you), using my fingers to even as much as possible. It's never perfectly straight, but my hair bunches up when it's not straight or wet, so it's not hugely noticeable, either.

Pretty much this. It's been a while since I've trimmed mine myself but I used to occasionally. I would keep it dry, then line my mirrors up so I could see the back to keep it kind of even, and then just made sure I kept t even in the front too. All the rest was kind of a free-for-all because it's curly and thick and all over the place anyway.

[Deleted]

I rarely cut my hair. Less than once a year. The longest i've gone is 2 years and 2 months.

I just want to wish you good luck because I could never cut my own hair.

Make sure to post before and after pics if you end up doing it.

[cheshie6]

How curly? There's a book called "The Curly Girl Handbook" by Lorraine Massey who teaches curly girls how to trim their own hair. I've never done it but my curly group on FB has and some swear by it! It's the owner of the Deva Curl products.

[penguin129]

Thanks everyone! My curls fit this description from naturally curly.com
"Type 3a curls shows a definite loopy "s" pattern. C3a hair is well defined and usually springy with a circumference the width of a piece of sidewalk chalk. Generally, this hair type can be easily straightened or retexturized. 3a curls are more prone to frizz and losing definition that type 2 hair. 3a celebrities include Taylor Swift, Lorde, Annalynne Mccord, and Kimberly Perry."
Eta picture from website:

[kayladawn91]

I cut my own bangs and do not do a great job. So I have no advice really.

[dke2010]

My hairdresser follows the instructions from Curly Girl and cuts my hair dry, one curl at a time. That's what I would do if I were you.

[cheshie6]

We've got a lot of curly girls in our group. I'm a 3c

[penguin129]

Nov 15, 2015 21:16:11 GMT -5 dke2010 said:

My hairdresser follows the instructions from Curly Girl and cuts my hair dry, one curl at a time. That's what I would do if I were you.

I'm looking this up right now.

[cheshie6]

Nov 15, 2015 22:52:44 GMT -5 penguin129 said:

Nov 15, 2015 21:16:11 GMT -5 dke2010 said:

My hairdresser follows the instructions from Curly Girl and cuts my hair dry, one curl at a time. That's what I would do if I were you.

I'm looking this up right now.

If you go to My Deva Curl you can find a stylist who was trained to cut curly hair! 

[penguin129]

I'm falling down the curly girl rabbit hole. Does anyone use the co-wash method? If so what conditioner do you use?

[penguin129]

Nov 15, 2015 23:02:43 GMT -5 cheshie6 said:

Nov 15, 2015 22:52:44 GMT -5 penguin129 said:

I'm looking this up right now.

If you go to My Deva Curl you can find a stylist who was trained to cut curly hair! 

I just looked. There's actually a few stylists in the area, but with a price tag of $60 that is way more than I can spend

[dke2010]

Nov 15, 2015 23:21:27 GMT -5 penguin129 said:

I'm falling down the curly girl rabbit hole. Does anyone use the co-wash method? If so what conditioner do you use?

Yes, I have only shampooed my hair twice in the past year. Shampoo strips too much natural oil out of your hair. I like the Tresemme Naturals, but Suave works too. Normally I use the Suave first to "clean" my hair, followed by the Tresemme to moisturize. If you look up "co-wash" you can find lots of good products without the bad chemicals.

[Deleted]

Nov 15, 2015 23:21:27 GMT -5 penguin129 said:

I'm falling down the curly girl rabbit hole. Does anyone use the co-wash method? If so what conditioner do you use?

No sure what the co-wash method is but MH has curly hair. He uses conditioner only about every 7-10 days . He only uses shampoo if we are traveling and in a pinch.

ETA: He uses Avalon Organics Lavender something in his hair and something else AO makes for his beard.

[cheshie6]

Nov 16, 2015 12:26:23 GMT -5 @wallflwr926 said:

Nov 15, 2015 23:21:27 GMT -5 penguin129 said:

I'm falling down the curly girl rabbit hole. Does anyone use the co-wash method? If so what conditioner do you use?

No sure what the co-wash method is but MH has curly hair. He uses conditioner only about every 7-10 days . He only uses shampoo if we are traveling and in a pinch.

ETA: He uses Avalon Organics Lavender something in his hair and something else AO makes for his beard.

Co- washing is conditioner washing.  He's already doing it!  I have mixed hair so I like Shea moister coconut hibiscus conditioner. I also like deva curl one conditioner.


penguin129, they can be expensive depending on where you live but like I said, if you get the book (some libraries have them) you can learn to trim your own hair!  I go to a deva stylist once every other year to see what products work on my hair. I hate experimenting with hair products.

[Deleted]

Nov 16, 2015 22:56:17 GMT -5 cheshie6 said:

Nov 16, 2015 12:26:23 GMT -5 @wallflwr926 said:

No sure what the co-wash method is but MH has curly hair. He uses conditioner only about every 7-10 days . He only uses shampoo if we are traveling and in a pinch.

ETA: He uses Avalon Organics Lavender something in his hair and something else AO makes for his beard.

Co- washing is conditioner washing. He's already doing it!  I have mixed hair so I like Shea moister coconut hibiscus conditioner. I also like deva curl one conditioner.


penguin129, they can be expensive depending on where you live but like I said, if you get the book (some libraries have them) you can learn to trim your own hair!  I go to a deva stylist once every other year to see what products work on my hair. I hate experimenting with hair products.

OMG, duh. I assumed it meant something completely different.