Same hair length for the last 3 years

[pilateschick7]

I am a vote for a barber shop. It seems much more straightforward and less stressful.

[Tovah]

I haven't cut my hair since the beginning of June. Because it was going into summer, I thought that by putting a few long layers in my hair, I could just let it curl without it looking too wild. Well, that didn't work out and now I'm paying the price. My hair is just about collar bone length now and I am deathly afraid of going back to the salon for a trim. I have only gone for coloring-leaving with wet hair.

My daughter is coming home for Thanksgiving. She has always had long hair and I usually trimmed it for her. This year she can reciprocate and dust the ends for me. Is this a beginning of a new era in my life?

If she's too nervous, the barber shop alternative seems most attractive.

[julliams]

Thanks for the link Rach. Your method looks good. I will try it out when I need to.

At this stage I don't have any split ends so I will ride this wave until I spot my first and I will only cut then.

[slz]

Originally Posted by Tovah

I haven't cut my hair since the beginning of June.
(...)
My daughter is coming home (...) she can (...) dust the ends for me.

There's no real need for any dusting at that point, especially if your hair is collarbone length : this is all quite new hair, it shouldn't have had time to get any damage. Well except if you blatantly mistreat it that is (blow frying, bleach, etc) , in which case you should stop anyway !

I am personnally pondering the need for a (very light) trim in the near future (like, beginning 2010). Which would make 12 months between trims, and this for ends that are quite a few years old .... hmmm, to trim or not to trim ....

[jojo]

Originally Posted by julliams

Do you need super long hair to do a self trim? Mine is between APL and BSL so I'm not sure how to get my hands around there let alone cut it. I'll look for the link and check it out.

Juliette

I started cutting my own hair at 18", these days I have found a long hair hairdresser who just cuts the ends for me.