Of course the people who post in this thread are going to be the enthusiastic ones who are awesome and cut their own hair, because nobody wants to be the Debby Downer who says it’s too difficult and time-consuming. With that said, there has been lot of good advice posted, so try some of it and see what sticks (and what falls off :D)
I wouldn’t do it if it wasn’t just a buzz cut. I can’t draw a semblance of a straight line without a ruler.
But on the bright side, one of the benefits of losing hair is that I don’t feel the need to screw around with it anymore. Just cut it off with the goal of it being even on both sides. Even if they created the pill to grow it back, I’d still cut it short as I’m now indifferent to wind, rain, and current fashion. It’s positively liberating!
Quick, but apt story;
I have a friend, female, busy school teacher, jaw length professional hair cut, nice cut, naturally wavy hair. Bit of tree hugger type, no product or irons, dyes or perms. Her sister a tad upscale, always perfectly, professionally styled hair, expensive cuts, high end products, etc.
So the school teacher takes to trimming, then cutting, her own hair to maintain the cut, without really telling anyone. The sister begins to badger her sister into seeing her high end stylist. She’s a wonder, she’s so good, she’ll know just how to style your hair etc. My friend eventually caves and waits weeks to see the much sought stylist. She goes to the appointment prepared to be severely chastised for the self styling and prepared to come out looking a new woman. Her sister is beside herself with anticipation of the new and much more flattering professional do.
When school marm gets into the chair, the stylist does what all stylist do, running her hands through the hair and asking her what she wants. My friend says something that will flatter my face and accommodate the natural curls/waves.
Then the stylist starts in. First she says she cannot stop handling my friend’s hair because it is so very rare that sees hair that’s never been permed or colored or isn’t regularly curled, straightened or treated with product in some way. Especially for a woman nearing 40yrs. Then she continues, the style you have is actually quite flattering for your face, the right length (she thinks her nose is too pointy!), and nicely accommodates the wave/curls. Huh! Who’d have thought?
Next comes the big question, have you been cutting it yourself? Sheepishly she admits, indeed she has. To which the expensive stylist says, “Well, you’re doing a pretty good job. Let me give you some pointers!”, and proceeds to show her a couple of better techniques on which way to pull it out and what angle to take etc. She ended up with a $70 trim!
Her sister was crushed to see no big change in style, since she paid the $70!
elbows, that’s a funny story. I’m embarrassed about going to a stylish for that exact reason.
I’ve been cutting my hair for the last 12 years or so. Like anything, you get better with time. Yeah, occasionally I’ll make an oopsie, but my oopsies are better than someone else’s. Mine don’t make me angry or cost money.
I have short hair, though. Which means I trim very frequently. It’s also multitextured and hard to predict. I’ll wake up one morning with cowlicks that didn’t exist the day before. I’ve learned to distinguish those that can be combed down or pushed behind an ear, and those that must be surgically removed.
Yeah, I’ve got cowlicks to go with my wavy hair, too. For some reason my hair stylists don’t seem to want to work with them - they either ignore them or think they can beat them into submission. I just work with them and everything comes out fine.
Heck no. Like many in this thread I was tired of wasting time waiting around at the cheapo hair place, getting a stylist that was green and didn’t listen to a thing I said, and walking out hating the way my haircut looked. So I tried cutting my own on several disastrous occasions that ultimately ended in buzz cuts.
Then I took a page out of the better half’s playbook. I started going to a proper salon. I tried a few different professional stylists until I found one that both cut my hair in a manner I was happy with, and was someone I could have a conversation with. Sure I pay 2x what the cheapo walk up place charges, but I don’t mind. I have a standing appointment every 5 weeks with the same stylist who knows how I like it cut. I walk in, wait less than 5 minutes, get a wash and a haircut and am out the door feeling good about the way my hair looks in no time.
Well worth the cost at twice the price.
I shave it bald every couple of months. Takes five minutes.
Before I loc’d my hair I wore a variety of styles and one was a “boy cut”.
I needed to go to the barbershop at least twice per week to keep it sharp and I LOVE the barbershop. Most of the barbers and patrons would probably succeed at stand up comedy; they had the freshest video games to play while you wait; they usually had a game (b-ball or football) on the big screen and I always had a good time.
I took my sons weekly when they were old enough for cuts and we had a good time. (The “line” has to be sharp).
I think that this photohas the right vibe.
I remember paying about $10 twice per week for my hair and about 7 or 8 bucks for my boys. The boys loved to pay and loved to tip.
I hope that remark above about a $.50 tip on a $12.00 tab is a joke. If not, then we have the reason that your haircut sucked.