How to S&D? Or dust?

**_janne91_** · October 26th, 2016, 11:24 PM

Hi

If it's ready available could someone link me?

Was looking to see how people go about their search and destroy.

My hair ia so thick and layered wanted to see if anyone has a good method to get it all done well?

Much appreciated!

**Decoy24601** · October 26th, 2016, 11:42 PM

It seems like you might be mistaken about what S&D is? There isn't really a trick method to doing a lot of hair fast. S&D is where you hold up individual strands to light to find splits and snip the individual splits. It takes multiple sessions over quite a long period of time to get 100% of splits in anyone's hair.

"Dusting" hair refers to taking a small amount of hair off the entire length, aka microtrimming.

**Shiranshoku** · October 27th, 2016, 04:35 AM

I don't think S&D and quick can really be combined, to be honest :-)
Some general tips:
- use good scissors
- do it in daylight
- find a contrasting background, ie a dark one if your hair is on the lighter side, a bright one if your hair is on the darker side
- the smaller your sections, the easier the splits will show up. But it does take longer that way.
- stop when you go cross-eyed. It's not a competition.

Hope that helps!

**_janne91_** · October 27th, 2016, 03:46 PM

Originally Posted by Decoy24601

It seems like you might be mistaken about what S&D is? There isn't really a trick method to doing a lot of hair fast. S&D is where you hold up individual strands to light to find splits and snip the individual splits. It takes multiple sessions over quite a long period of time to get 100% of splits in anyone's hair.

"Dusting" hair refers to taking a small amount of hair off the entire length, aka microtrimming.

I didnt ask for how to do it fast

just to do it well.
Like I said I have really thick and layered hair and wasn't sure how to tackle it. Like divide and do bottom layers to top or go around the head. Just any tips so I can do it thoroughly. But multiple session like you said sounds exactly what Im going to have to do!

Definitely got dusting wrong I thought it was completely different

**_janne91_** · October 27th, 2016, 03:48 PM

Originally Posted by Shiranshoku

I don't think S&D and quick can really be combined, to be honest :-)
Some general tips:
- use good scissors
- do it in daylight
- find a contrasting background, ie a dark one if your hair is on the lighter side, a bright one if your hair is on the darker side
- the smaller your sections, the easier the splits will show up. But it does take longer that way.
- stop when you go cross-eyed. It's not a competition.

Hope that helps!

I didnt ask for quick

just to do it well!

Thank you for your tips though! Definitely wont try in my bathroom then its white as can be and my hair is pink blonde!

**Decoy24601** · October 27th, 2016, 04:59 PM

My hair is extremely thick and also layered and I just grab random sections and see what splits I can find. Some days I spend only a few minutes, some days a full 30 min or so session. It works for me

.

**littlestarface** · October 27th, 2016, 05:10 PM

Thick or thin hair doesn't matter when it comes to S&D you just grab sections of hair and look through all the strands in front of a window when its sunny. It'll take a long time sometimes hours for me but I get on a roll and cant stop. Theres really no tips or tricks you just pick up some hair and look through and cut it off a little above the break or dot.

Dusting is good to get the few hairs that grow longer than the rest you literally are dusting off the ends of the length with scissors.

**Rowdy** · October 27th, 2016, 05:50 PM

I like to divide my hair in four sections and then do one section a day. I do it this way because I tend to reach for certain sections more than others and I don't want to overdo one part of my hair and thin it out more than the others.

**trolleypup** · October 27th, 2016, 06:51 PM

Originally Posted by littlestarface

Thick or thin hair doesn't matter when it comes to S&D you just grab sections of hair and look through all the strands in front of a window when its sunny. It'll take a long time sometimes hours for me but I get on a roll and cant stop. Theres really no tips or tricks you just pick up some hair and look through and cut it off a little above the break or dot.

Best possible scissors, because dull scissors will just make the problem worse.

I'm also in the random hank of hair camp. For me, super bright side light against a velvety black background works.

I recommend stopping S&D before you fall out of the chair.

**littlestarface** · October 27th, 2016, 06:58 PM

Originally Posted by trolleypup

Best possible scissors, because dull scissors will just make the problem worse.

I'm also in the random hank of hair camp. For me, super bright side light against a velvety black background works.

I recommend stopping S&D before you fall out of the chair.

Or when you start to go crosseyed.