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violetpastille

(1,483 posts)
Sun Nov 4, 2018, 07:14 PM Nov 2018

Cut my own hair yesterday!

Last edited Mon Nov 5, 2018, 09:32 AM - Edit history (2)

I used the instructions from this website: http://sherylcanter.com/wordpress/2009/09/easy-way-to-cut-your-own-hair-in-a-curly-bob/
It only took about 10 minutes! I saved a ton of time and money and I won't go back to a salon. Ever!

(I'm also growing out the grey. I'm at about the 4 week point.)

Do you cut your own hair too?

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Cut my own hair yesterday! (Original Post) violetpastille Nov 2018 OP
nice cut handmade34 Nov 2018 #1
Thanks! violetpastille Nov 2018 #20
I usually do snacker Nov 2018 #2
Thank you! violetpastille Nov 2018 #15
I should be back to resting after my ordeal Thursday;getting weary again. sprinkleeninow Nov 2018 #3
Are you beginning to feel better? murielm99 Nov 2018 #13
Had a restless night. Mb I did too much during the day. Things piling up. sprinkleeninow Nov 2018 #33
Thank you! violetpastille Nov 2018 #21
Had a restless not good night, but now eased up some. sprinkleeninow Nov 2018 #32
Nice! CousinIT Nov 2018 #4
Thank you! violetpastille Nov 2018 #22
Wow underpants Nov 2018 #5
Yes, I've been doing it for years. Has saved me a ton of money and the cut is great! RKP5637 Nov 2018 #6
You're so pretty! TruckFump Nov 2018 #7
Looks great! CaptainTruth Nov 2018 #8
Nice job vercetti2021 Nov 2018 #9
Thank you!! violetpastille Nov 2018 #25
Very nice job! Kaleva Nov 2018 #10
Thank you! violetpastille Nov 2018 #24
You look FABULOUS! Good job! Squinch Nov 2018 #11
Thank you! violetpastille Nov 2018 #18
This message was self-deleted by its author violetpastille Nov 2018 #19
You're gorgeous! Duppers Nov 2018 #12
Thank you! violetpastille Nov 2018 #16
I've been cutting my own hair for a decade. intheflow Nov 2018 #14
Thank you! violetpastille Nov 2018 #17
Accidentally Deleted My Post (grrr) Here is the Link violetpastille Nov 2018 #23
Wow. Good work! MontanaMama Nov 2018 #26
Very nice! I do cut my own 2naSalit Nov 2018 #27
Great job! WA-03 Democrat Nov 2018 #28
Anything for a WA-03 Democrat! violetpastille Nov 2018 #29
Looks amazing! Armymedic88 Nov 2018 #30
Beautiful! lunamagica Nov 2018 #31
I can't even keep my sideburns straight dembotoz Nov 2018 #34
Flashing back to 1969, Woodstock mulp Jan 2020 #35
You did a great job. Kacy Sep 2020 #36
You did a great job. Kacy Sep 2020 #36
I've been cutting my own hair for about 20 years now... mac2766 Jan 2021 #38

snacker

(3,632 posts)
2. I usually do
Sun Nov 4, 2018, 07:29 PM
Nov 2018

Thanks for this link as I will using this method next time. By the way, you look gorgeous!

sprinkleeninow

(20,593 posts)
3. I should be back to resting after my ordeal Thursday;getting weary again.
Sun Nov 4, 2018, 07:29 PM
Nov 2018

I have a Cosmetic Arts license so I do me all.

Is that a photo of you?

Marry me! 💙



sprinkleeninow

(20,593 posts)
33. Had a restless night. Mb I did too much during the day. Things piling up.
Mon Nov 5, 2018, 02:56 PM
Nov 2018

Opted to stay put yesterday. Will see urgent care later today or tomorrow. The aching last night eased up. The ER should've given me some pain meds. It's said that's how they're being lately. I blame the unmentionable in the oval office for EVERYTHING bad. Even my dilemma. And I don't care!

Grateful for your kindness and concern.

💙

sprinkleeninow

(20,593 posts)
32. Had a restless not good night, but now eased up some.
Mon Nov 5, 2018, 02:45 PM
Nov 2018

My PCP docs left and the practice has one new one. Not taking new patients at this time.
Will go to the urgent care in our insurance loop.
The hospital ER said I could come back there. $$$. Sure.

I appreciate your good thoughts, violetpastille!

[There were those violet pastille candies in a cool tin. I forgot the name?]

💜

CaptainTruth

(7,271 posts)
8. Looks great!
Sun Nov 4, 2018, 07:38 PM
Nov 2018

One benefit of getting older & inheriting my dad's bald-on-top hairline is that I just set my clippers on the shortest setting & shave it off every 6 weeks or so.

I figure I save a ton on shampoo & lots of time blow drying. Plus it's a lot cooler in the Florida heat!

Response to Squinch (Reply #11)

violetpastille

(1,483 posts)
16. Thank you!
Mon Nov 5, 2018, 09:22 AM
Nov 2018

I cut my husband's and my daughters hair also. Haircuts have gotten really expensive, $50 dollars for a woman's cut is pretty much the beginning price where I live. But the result is pretty meh and they seem to always play crummy new country.

intheflow

(29,054 posts)
14. I've been cutting my own hair for a decade.
Mon Nov 5, 2018, 08:04 AM
Nov 2018

Every time I cut it again someone compliments me and then are amazed when I tell them I did it myself.

You did a great job on your cut! You look rocking!

violetpastille

(1,483 posts)
17. Thank you!
Mon Nov 5, 2018, 09:23 AM
Nov 2018

It's pretty amazing how much hype I believed about the superiority of professional haircuts!

violetpastille

(1,483 posts)
23. Accidentally Deleted My Post (grrr) Here is the Link
Mon Nov 5, 2018, 09:34 AM
Nov 2018

I used the instructions from this website: http://sherylcanter.com/wordpress/2009/09/easy-way-to-cut-your-own-hair-in-a-curly-bob/
It only took about 10 minutes! I saved a ton of time and money and I won't go back to a salon. Ever!

(I'm also growing out the grey. I'm at about the 4 week point.)

Do you cut your own hair too?

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MontanaMama

(24,087 posts)
26. Wow. Good work!
Mon Nov 5, 2018, 10:27 AM
Nov 2018

I wish I could chance cutting my own...but I have a ton of hair and can’t seem to bring myself to let it go grey yet. Maybe when my kiddo is out of high school. 😏 I go to my stylist/colorist every six weeks. Hey, im a job creator! 😉

2naSalit

(93,444 posts)
27. Very nice! I do cut my own
Mon Nov 5, 2018, 10:30 AM
Nov 2018

on occasion but would rather someone else do it... usually a trusted friend. But my hair is about three ft. long so it's not hard to deal with like it would be if it were short. Even with long hair, I don't spend a lot on shampoos and such, I spend about $60/yr on such things. When I can't brush it anymore is when I'll be keeping it short but not until then.

 

Armymedic88

(251 posts)
30. Looks amazing!
Mon Nov 5, 2018, 10:47 AM
Nov 2018

I didn't know that it was possible to cut your own hair that well! As a man who always has a high fade, I'm not too confident mine would turn out as well! And my face isn't as pretty as your's! 😂

 

dembotoz

(16,922 posts)
34. I can't even keep my sideburns straight
Wed Nov 7, 2018, 08:34 AM
Nov 2018

U did a superb job on ur hair
A bridge way to far for me

mulp

(8 posts)
35. Flashing back to 1969, Woodstock
Thu Jan 2, 2020, 05:02 PM
Jan 2020

Other than a few years, I've cut my own hair, probably badly to very badly, but as a computer guy that added credibility. Mostly it's just chopping an inch or two off my pony tail when the split ends make combing my hair to make the pony tail too painfull.

When some coworkers tried to remake my life, I found getting a cut pleasant with the wash, the comb and cut, plus the cutter explained what she was doing, the layered cuts and such.

I don't have the patience to even try anymore.

But hey, my hair and beard reinforces my now aging curmudgeon image.

But you did a great job!

Do you think about how you made some worker poorer, like I do when I think about all the people I don't pay to keep up appearances?

Kacy

(32 posts)
36. You did a great job.
Fri Sep 4, 2020, 01:48 PM
Sep 2020

You’d look good though even if it had been choppy.

I’ve never even trimmed bangs well, but I’ll follow you link and give it serious thought. I think I need clever lines of a stylist to have a flattering hair cut though. It’s the hair color that’s a bigger expense and hassle. I like mixed colors, not one-color dies.

Kacy

(32 posts)
36. You did a great job.
Fri Sep 4, 2020, 01:48 PM
Sep 2020

You’d look good though even if it had been choppy.

I’ve never even trimmed bangs well, but I’ll follow you link and give it serious thought. I think I need clever lines of a stylist to have a flattering hair cut though. It’s the hair color that’s a bigger expense and hassle. I like mixed colors, not one-color dies.

 

mac2766

(658 posts)
38. I've been cutting my own hair for about 20 years now...
Sun Jan 31, 2021, 10:45 AM
Jan 2021

I got tired of getting a bad haircut every time I got it cut. I decided to get a set of clippers and do it myself. The cut is every bit as good as any I'd get at a barber shop or salon, and it's free. My wife does trim around my ears and the back of my neck, so I suppose it's a team effort.

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