Periwinkle
August 9th, 2008, 01:25 PM
I've never trimmed my own hair before, but I've been impressed with how many people here do it. Recently, my ends have been feeling really dry, and this last week it's really started to bother me, so I decided to trim them. Because my hair is layered and all the ends were dry, this meant taking about 1cm off all the ends, including the layers.
I started with a regular straight-across trim, which made the ends of my hair feel fantastic. Then I decided to tackle the layers.
I tried several methods, but eventually did it like this: I combed all my hair over to one side of my head and then tipped my head on its side. This made lots of the short bits come to the top. I gathered as many as I could in my hands, then when I had most of them, I tied them in a bun on top of my head. Then I went through the rest of my hair trying to find the rest. When I thought I had them all, I braided the longest part of my hair and took the rest out of the bun. This was rather entertaining, as it let me see what I'd look like with shorter hair (and it reminded me why I like it long!!). Then I did another straight-across trim on the layers, only parts fell out, so I did them on their own. Finally, I took all my hair out and ran through it with my hands and trimmed a few bits that still felt dry.
Overall, I took between 5mm and 1 inch (hooray for mixing measurements!) off most of my hair. The ends feel a lot better, though they're still uneven because of the layering. I think I've made the layers a little too short, but I only cut off what was dry, so it's for the best I suppose. Overall, a good experience!
And now - how can I stop my ends getting dry in the future?
I started with a regular straight-across trim, which made the ends of my hair feel fantastic. Then I decided to tackle the layers.
I tried several methods, but eventually did it like this: I combed all my hair over to one side of my head and then tipped my head on its side. This made lots of the short bits come to the top. I gathered as many as I could in my hands, then when I had most of them, I tied them in a bun on top of my head. Then I went through the rest of my hair trying to find the rest. When I thought I had them all, I braided the longest part of my hair and took the rest out of the bun. This was rather entertaining, as it let me see what I'd look like with shorter hair (and it reminded me why I like it long!!). Then I did another straight-across trim on the layers, only parts fell out, so I did them on their own. Finally, I took all my hair out and ran through it with my hands and trimmed a few bits that still felt dry.
Overall, I took between 5mm and 1 inch (hooray for mixing measurements!) off most of my hair. The ends feel a lot better, though they're still uneven because of the layering. I think I've made the layers a little too short, but I only cut off what was dry, so it's for the best I suppose. Overall, a good experience!
And now - how can I stop my ends getting dry in the future?