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squee
November 5th, 2009, 07:48 AM
I searched the forum on how to trim your own hair.

Something that I am very interested in due to my lack of trust in hair dressers.

...last time they cut 6in off when I said 3 (the other 3 inches were free of split ends, perfectly healthy!)...
things like that happen a lot for me

So I decided to find a few links on how to cut ones own hair and make a thread here because I was unable to find a trimming your own hair thread. I just used the search buttons, forum and general one.

Anyway,

Feel free to post how you do it if you trim your own hair

Links:
Link1 (http://community.livejournal.com/feyeselftrim)
Link2 (http://motowngirl.com/content/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6&Itemid=110)
youtube long-layer cut vid. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYMyJ-LR8so)
2nd youtube vid., just trimming long hair (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUTpkP-4tlk&feature=channel)
there's more on youtube...a lot more :)

tamif27
November 5th, 2009, 08:09 AM
I've been pulling all my hair to the front , like a backwards ponytail, with the tail the center of my forehead at the 'widow's peak' area

carefully combing to make sure all the hair is evenly brought into the ponytail

I then comb the tail as evenly as possible, align the hair

Then I bring my hair betwixt my fingers and trim the whole tail straight across

(My hair is thin so I can get the whole ponytail between two fingers.)

This gives a layered-ends V shape which works for my thin hair.

I do think i'll try the feye's V-trim, though.

thanks!

squee
November 5th, 2009, 08:30 AM
no problem :)

junkyschristmas
November 5th, 2009, 09:14 AM
Hey - I did Feye's a couple of weeks ago and was really happy with the results, esp. since I have a morbid fear of hairdressers! Here's a link to a thread with LHC members discussing self-trimming: http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=34991&highlight=feye%27s

kdaniels8811
November 5th, 2009, 09:36 AM
Feye's self trim method is widely used here, it works really well.

squee
November 5th, 2009, 10:07 AM
They did have one, wonder why it did not show up in the searches.... eh oh well
sorry for double posting.

Kiraela
November 5th, 2009, 11:46 AM
I use Feye's self trim for U shape, and it works beautifully!

squee
November 5th, 2009, 12:10 PM
Thinking about doing that myself, just need to get some hair cutting scissors.

lapushka
November 5th, 2009, 01:12 PM
One-cut layering styles / trims.

Long layers (http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/Cutting-Hair-with-Lightning-Speed.id-1561.html)
Short layers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vO1KtgPUTY4) (video)
Something in between (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xF6quAXI0gM&feature=related) (video)