Give yourself a layered cut at home

mogwai

Being able to give myself (and my sis) a layered cut at home has totally been MSE for me! I haven't had my hair cut in a salon in 1 year now, and have saved around £300 :j

Invest in a good pair of hairdressing scissors (£7 from Boots) as Ive found this makes all the difference...you get a neater cut, and split ends arent a problems for a while (unlike with normal scissors, I seem to get split ends straight away).

Flip your head over, comb your hair, hold your hair flat in your left hand, and snip straight accross with your scissors. When you flip your hair back you will have fabulous layers graduating through the length of your hair.

People think I have my hair cut at a salon, and I actually prefer my style now to how the layered salon cuts used to be!

onewingedangel

Thanks for that- must say though, u r brave to try it!!!lol
I'll need to psyche myself up for trying this. I've had a few hair disasters in the past.lol

emmy05

ive seen this done on the telly, im seriously not brave enough to try this myself though lol

chalky_75

Mr Chalky has been cutting my hair for ages now with much advice about feathering fringes from this site. All I can say is he did not have a moment of hairdressing experience but people comment ( in the positive ) about my hair and we have saved 100's of pounds

Aussieonabudget

Thanks Mogwai

Hmmm, have been thinking about how to do this for a while. My fiance's sister is a hair dresser so I hadn't paid for hair cuts since I met him (and that was just after I finished Uni so my parents paid up until then). But we have lived over here for nearly 5 years now and I have mustered up the courage to pay for a hair cut only once (and she has cut it one other time when I was back in Aus). So it is now about 18 months since my last hair cut and was starting to think it was time for another.

How do you know how short it will be - I work in a hospital so need to tie it up while at work, I'd be afraid to cut it too short! Maybe I can measure how long the shortest bit has to be and enlist the OH to cut it off at that length (just trying to picture it now with me standing with my head upside down at his mercy!!!!).

Will let you know how I go!
Aussie

jeannieblue

This thread makes me sooooooo grateful that my lovely niece is a brilliant hairdresser.

I do pay her, but it would cost so much more in a salon.

I could never do my own. I suit an even bob type style which I could never do myself!

mrspiglet_2

Another method I saw on TV years ago was to brush your hair forward and twist it so it sort of comes out of your forhead. Then trim any bits sticking out along the length and then trim the bottom.

bank_of_slate

Did it work?
...Linda xx

mogwai

lol!

With this method, depending on how short you snip it, you get layers all through the bottom half of your hair. I snip it so that the layers start just around my chin, and then I get a lovely 'rolling' cascade of hair that looks great even when I just air dry. I don't think I will be going back to the hairdressers unless I go for a drastic change in style!

You need to keep your head straight, ie the top of your head facing the floor, grab your hair in a bunch and just snip! Its good if you have some help, but it takes seconds to do.

Best time to experiment with this to see if it suits is just before a hairdressing appointment! :rotfl:

@ Aussieonabudget, the longest layers, ie the lenghth of the hair is determined by the hair at the bottom of your scalp, so :
1. grab your hair at the lowest part on your scalp where you want it the length to be,
2. flip your head over, still marking where you want the length to be,comb your hair straight
3. align the rest of your hair with that length, and bobs your uncle!

Edit: just read your post properly, the shortest layer is at the crown and very top of your scalp, so again, just measure those strands to where you want the shortest layer to be..

LillyJ

I would rather stick with being a model for posh salons, I get it free (colour costs £5) and don't have to risk my rather clumsy hand!

Badger_Lady

I can't reach the ends of my hair When I kneel down to try and reach it, it flops on the floor...