Need a hair cut at home? First of all, let's not get too crazy and do something drastic. This is more of a nice trim until you can get to a salon or just to give yourself a nice trim.
Before we get to cutting your hair, invest in a good pair of professional hair scissors and have hair ties and a sturdy brush on hand.
You may or may not want to dampen your hair. Dampening will ensure a more precise cut, but really curly or textured hair is better to cut dry (although harder to cut for us amateurs).
Now that you've gotten everything together, here we go!
1. To start, you'll secure your hair into a high ponytail. (Remember, it should be dampened and brushed as straight and smoothly as you can.)
2. Take the ponytail and pull upwards on the hair tie until it's only an inch or two away from the ends. If you have a lot of layering, you can secure extra elastics every few inches instead until you've reached that same point to keep things clean.
3. Now, cut just a half inch to an inch at the ends, straight across, and then point cut vertically to give texture and get rid of bluntness.
4. Take it down and assess your work.
Tip: If you start with a high ponytail, you'll get a softer U-shape in the back. If you want to frame your face a little more, start with the ponytail as close to your hairline as possible. This will give a slightly more V-shaped look in the back.
Oh, and your bangs? Always trim your bangs dry and styled as you wear them.
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