A Step-by-Step Guide for doing a home hair cut. Cutting hair is a lot easier then it’s sometimes made out to be. Once you get the basic techniques down. You’ll be well on your way to giving fantastic haircuts.
Like I said cutting hair is really pretty simple and cutting hair at home will save you money. Perhaps even make you some, once you follow these easy and simple steps.
Here I put together a basic hair cutting how to guide
Getting your Haircut is just a fact of life, and unless you are totally bald, then your probably already spending good money to have you and your family’s hair cut. Now once you learn how to cut your family and friends hair you can really start to save some hard earned dollars.
Start with a good pair of hair cutting scissors. This is very important, so to not damage your hair with paper or house hold scissors. Believe me, dull or paper scissors will pull the hair and just cause split ends. You’ll also want to have a brush and comb, spray bottle with water, a couple of hair clips and a good long mirror or two.
When you decide it’s time to cut, go ahead and shampoo and condition the hair. (It’s much easier to work with clean, conditioned hair) Then use a towel to get some of the excess water out. Now using your brush or fine toothed comb to comb the hair out, so that you can begin cutting.
Depend on the style and cut you want, I suggest if this is your first time to just trim a 1/4 to a 1/2 inch off. If your going for a even, single length cut, then this is pretty straight forward. If your wanting to have layers, then you’ll want to work in small sections, starting at the top of the crown (head) and bring that section of hair out at a slight angle using your comb and holding that section between you middle and index fingers. Then only cut about a 1/2 inch at first. After cutting each section let the hair fall, so you can see how the layers are forming.
Take the next section and part of the last section you just cut ( you’ll be using that last section as you guide to cut the correct length of your next section)
I want to repeat: When cutting the layers start at the crown and bring the hair straight up and out at an angle. The more angle you have before cutting the softer the layers will be. Then just work around the head. Starting center back. Then just work around one side and again repeating the same cut on the other side.
Remember to just take your time and make small cuts. Once you begin to see how the hair takes shape. You’ll start to build confidence in your cutting.
Once your cut is finished be sure to check that the lengths are even. The correct way to do this is take the same small sections from each side of the head (Best to start with sections above the ears, towards the top or just where the crown begins to curve and bring the two sections together (depending on the length of your hair) either toward the bridge of the nose and or the chin.
Dry your hair as you would normally and check for missed hair, or lengths that don’t blend in well and trim them.
To get a detailed step-by-step guide and instructions on learning how to cut hair. Which comes with detailed pictures and examples that will walk you through every step of the way. Then you’ll want to check out the “How to Cut Hair Guide for Beginners.” You can also sign up for my free 6-pair mini-course on learning how to cut hair.
Happy Cutting
