How to Trim & Shape My Hair at Home
You
might not be brave enough to change your style without the help of your
trusted stylist, but you can handle a quick trim and shape-up between
visits. After all, your stylist has already done all the hard work. The
lines and the style are there, you just have to knock off the edges.
Follow the lines exactly, and you'll end up with a fresh, new trim that
didn't cost you a cent. Now, what to do with the money you saved?
1.Wet your hair down with a spray
bottle. Hint: Put warm water in the bottle and you won't get the chill
factor. Comb through your hair and determine the basic shape of your
cut. Section it off and comb it out from your head in small sections.
Look at the lines. Do they look like something you can follow? If it
looks too intricate, don't do it. But if it looks pretty
straightforward, go for it.
2.Comb your hair straight down,
parting it in the middle. Cut around the bottom perimeter of your hair,
removing about 1/2 inch -- any more than that is not considered a trim.
3.Separate your bangs -- if you
have any -- from the rest of your hair and comb them toward the center
of your nose. Take off 1/2 inch. Comb your bangs straight up, taking off
another 1/2 inch to add layers.
4.Carve out a center strip of hair
on top of your head measuring about 1-inch thick. Comb the strip
straight up and trim the ends. Always follow the lines left by your
stylist.
5.Continue the strip down the back
center of the head, hold it out and trim it. Work your way around the
head, one side at a time, lifting up 1/2-inch sections and trimming
them. When you lift up each section, make sure you have a bit of the top
strip in there and some hair that you cut from the previous section.
Use that hair as a guide, to help you keep it all even.
Things You'll Need
1.Spray bottle
3.Sharp scissors -- ones for cutting hair, if possible
2.Comb
Tips & Tricks
If you can't set up mirrors so that you can
see the back or can't hold your hands just right to make the cut, ask
for a friend to help you. There's no sense in getting all cramped up if
you have someone who can help.
If it's been more than eight weeks since
your last salon visit, don't even think about taking those scissors to
your hair. You won't be able to see the lines your stylist has created
because hair grows out unevenly. It's best to leave it to the pros if
you've waited too long.
Hoe To Trim Ur Hair Extensions
Some
women enjoy using hair extensions on a daily basis while others turn to
them only when they're getting ready for an evening out. Either way,
extensions can make you feel supersexy and add a bit of va-va-voom to
your style, but you do need to take proper care of your extensions if
you want them to last and stay looking lovely. Just like your natural
hair, extensions can become damaged and start to look rough and worn.
Trimming your hair extensions is simple and can help freshen up your
long, add-in locks.
1.Place a piece of cardboard (a
piece about 10 inches wide and 10 inches long should be large enough;
you just need to ensure the cardboard is wide enough to hold your
longest weft) onto a staircase ledge, window ledge or other hard surface
with an edge. Be creative! Just make sure you have enough room on the
cardboard hanging over the edge to attach the clips from your hair
extensions. Sit a door stopper or other heavy item on top of the
cardboard to keep it firmly in place.
2.Clip one of your hair extension
wefts onto the free edge of the cardboard. The hair on the extension
should hang down and flow freely, allowing you room to work. To keep
from driving yourself crazy, you should have an area somewhere around
you where you can keep two separate piles: the extensions you have
trimmed and those you still have to do.
3.Run a comb down the length of
the extensions to remove any knots or tangles. Once the hair is nice and
smooth, run the comb through the hair again and hold it in place near
the ends. You can stop higher up or lower down, depending on how much
hair you want to trim off, but remember that it is always better to cut
smaller amounts and have to cut more times than cut too much off all at
once because, unfortunately, the hair on your extensions won't be
growing back any time soon.
4.Place a pair of scissors at one
edge at the bottom of the hair extension and start to make short,
precise cuts across the hair, cutting just below the teeth of the comb.
Professional hairstylist Ted Gibson states that cutting hair dry works
best, as trimming the hair when it's dry prevents you from cutting hair
too short since hair will shrink after cutting if you cut it wet. It's
important you keep the comb in one position and not move it around
because the comb is your guideline; if you keep moving it, your cuts are
going to be way off. Continue cutting in this manner until you reach
the other side. You may need to go over the ends and snip a few stray
hairs here and there to ensure the cleanest cut.
5.Repeat this process on the rest
of your hair extensions. As long as you take proper care of your
extensions by washing and conditioning them and avoid using heat styling
products on them too frequently, you should not have to trim your
extensions again for a while. It is well worth the time so you can look
hot and sexy, not frumpy with dead hair extensions hanging off your
head. Work it!
Things You'll Need
1.Piece of cardboard
3.Comb
2.Door stopper
4.Scissors
Tips & Tricks
If you want layers in your extensions or an
otherwise more difficult cut, you may want to pay a visit to your
hairdresser and have her cut your extensions for you. Extensions blend
better in layered hair, but unless you want to look like a piece of
abstract art, having someone cut your hair for you is probably ideal.
Curly hair can be difficult to cut and many stylists recently have only begun learning specifically how to do it. These stylists, however, can run your bill up quite a bit more than your neighborhood mall or nail salon’s chops. Trimming your end helps keep your curls looking healthy and neat, and your purse full of cash.
Tips To Trim Curly Hair
Trim your ends to keep your
curls looking healthy and neat, and your purse full of cash.
Curly hair can be difficult to cut and many stylists recently have only begun learning specifically how to do it. These stylists, however, can run your bill up quite a bit more than your neighborhood mall or nail salon’s chops. Trimming your end helps keep your curls looking healthy and neat, and your purse full of cash.
Trimming Basics
Trimming is the easiest way to freshen your look without drastically changing it. However, mastering the technique behind trimming curly hair is a professional talent! Be sure you know what you’re doing before you cut, or else that big chop you planned for next year may happen today!
1. Trim your curls while damp: Many
stylists believe that cutting wet hair gives you better control, but
the trouble with cutting hair wet on curlies is that our hair has a
tendency to shrink. Our wet locks are by no means the length of our dry
ones. Often times, trimming hair while wet can result in over
cutting. As a rule of thumb, the curlier your hair, the more it will
shrink as it dries. Instead of cutting hair wet or dry, trim your
tresses while they are damp. Make sure that you scrunch them to add the
true texture to your locks. The slight wetness of your hair will help to
give you more control, yet the slight dryness will help you to
visualize the actual length and reduce shrinkage.
2. Try dusting instead of full-out trimming: Dusting
is a technique that is easy and fast. It allows you to snip off your
dead ends, and keep your current curly hair style. Start by detangling
the hair with a comb. Twist the hair into several pieces around the
head. The ends of the twists will show the dead ends that need to be
trimmed. The dusting technique is executed best when the hair is dry or
slightly damp. This allows you to see where the hair needs to be
trimmed. If the hair is too wet, it isn’t as noticeable where to cut.
What You’ll Need
- Shears
- Comb
- Pins or clips
- Thinning shears
- Optional: Add texture! Adding texture to your hair is a great haircutting technique that removes hair and bulk without shortening the original length of the hair, thus helping you to maintain your current style. You can add texture to your curly hair with thinning shears. Be sure to never use a razor when adding texture as this can often create frizz and weakens the hair overall. Razor cuts on curly hair are best left to the professionals. Women with fine curls should never use a thinning shears, either. Thinning on fine hair will only create thinner hair, as you might imagine.