A reader asked me to do a post on how I trim my hair. Maybe you're expecting some elaborate explanation or an in-depth step by step of how I trim my hair, but you won't get it because the way I trim my hair is not involved or complicated. I simply pick up a pair of high quality hair shears, twist my hair, cut split ends and then unravel and cut straight across.
I use professional shears and I have a couple of pairs. I recently posted something on the importance of using high quality shears. A lot of women think that because they are using hair shears as opposed to house scissors that it's good enough, but you really need to invest in an amazing pair of scissors or you will be doing your hair more harm than good.
I've been cutting my own hair since high school. It's all very intuitive and organic to me. I just cut off what I feel is necessary and if it's a little uneven I don't care, but that may not be for you. I cut my hair dry or wet, it depends on how I feel. I wear my hair in braid-outs with flexi-rod set ends, so sometimes I just trim a few millimeters off the braid. I typically set my hair in the same number of braids, the same thickness... so it makes sense for me to cut it this way.
I polished my skills by reading books like Curly Girl
and Curl Talk: Everything You Need to Know to Love and Care for Your Curly, Kinky, Wavy, or Frizzy Hair
. My only advice is 'less is more'. You definitely want to start with small cuts because you can always go back and trim a little more off, but once it's gone it's gone, so be very careful. If you feel you have no natural ability and you aren't confident with trimming your own hair, you should leave it to the experts until you've researched self-trimming and experimented with a small section before you try to tackle your whole head.
and Curl Talk: Everything You Need to Know to Love and Care for Your Curly, Kinky, Wavy, or Frizzy Hair. My only advice is 'less is more'. You definitely want to start with small cuts because you can always go back and trim a little more off, but once it's gone it's gone, so be very careful. If you feel you have no natural ability and you aren't confident with trimming your own hair, you should leave it to the experts until you've researched self-trimming and experimented with a small section before you try to tackle your whole head. There are some good YouTube videos on self-trimming. You should check them out.
POPULAR YOUTUBE VIDEOS ON SELF-TRIMMING
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