Hair Cuts - How to Cut Hair at Home and Save Money
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Cut hair at home and save money by learning a few simple techniques of hair cutting.
I was sick and tired of spending $20.00 on a hair cut and coming out looking like hell. I'd take my kids to the Hair Butchery and when they came out, I wanted to cry. How could they make my beautiful children look so terrible? So, I decided to learn to cut hair myself.
I was my own guinea pig. The first time I cut my own hair, I received compliments galore! Now, I cut everybodys' hair. And they like the hair cuts!
So, the other day, when my son, Ajax, decided he was sick of the Sterling Holloway look, I decided to write a Hub about it.
Follow me through a basic haircut, a short cut on a curly haired young man. You can modify this same technique for different lengths on men and women.
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Hair Cut - Male Hair Cut With Scissors and Clippers
Assemble materials - sharp scissors, electic razor, comb.
Decide on hair style and length. Ajax wanted it short.
Dampen hair slightly.
Begin the haircut above the forehead, dividing hair into sections, moving around the top of the head, following the cut lines in the illustrations. Keep the sections small and don't cut off too much. If he wants it shorter, you can always cut off more.
Make sure that you cut the sections evenly. You can gauge the cut length by lifting a piece of already cut hair to measure against.
Scissor cut in horizontal lines at the top of the head and vertical lines around the back and side.
Scissor cut the shorter hair on the lower portion of the head.
Begin at the front of the head, gather a section angled from front to back
Snip carefull along the section
Move around the head, pulling up and cutting small sections
Have the 'client' move his head so that you can easily reach the section you want to cut at the proper angle
Cut side hair in vertical sections
Scissor cut the back before you use the clippers
Hair Cut - Now for the Clippers
Comb the longer top hair out of the way. Secure. Hair should be completely dry.
Make sure that you have read all the instructions that come with the clippers. This will tell you how to make the proper adjustments for the length that you want. The number set on the guide attachment will determine the length of the hair.
Cut hair off in an upward, scooping motion as shown in the photograph.
Clean hair out of the clipper frequently by using a small brush or blow it out.
Bend his ear to trim above the ear.
Remove the guide to trim the bottom edge in back and the sideburns so that it's nice and straight.
Pull the longer, top hair out of the way
Start at the bottom and work toward the top in a scooping motion
Neatly trim the bottom edge. Take the gude off the clipper.Make sure you get it straight!
Hair cut - bend his ear to neatly trim the hair above the ear
Hair cut - all done and doesn't he look happy and handsome too!
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Ha, you must miss the funny barber. Thanks, Diamond.
I am a woman with long hair, but I also cut mine at home. My last trip to the salon in December when I dyed and got my hair layered was about 120 dollars, so I decided it is time to save money. I always enjoyed my stylist up until that point, but I actually felt kind of weird around her that last time I went.
I felt like I was not cool enough for her to be styling my hair, or at least compared to some of her other clients. I was sad to come out of the salon feeling this way because I had really come to enjoy her services up until that point, but even the second to the last visit was kind of weird. Oh well, I can cut my hair at home, and I am actually am happier with the results.
Sweetie, I bet you're happier with that extra $120.00 too! You think that she thought you weren't cool enough? Well I think you're cool enough. Huh! You should have said, 'I gota 100 Hubscore, bitch - ' haha
Informative hub. Good pics and handy vids. Reckon I could shear a few people now, but I guarantee you, my wife wouldn't let me near her hair wih a pair of scissors. Ha!
chrisiansek - i found it best to practice on myself. also, you can start off with someone who has fairly long hair and just don't cut it off real short, give yourself some wiggle room.
Great article and instructional pictures. I use to cut my boy's hair when they were still at home.
Thanks for stopping by, Nancy. Most of my kids are grown and they want me to cut their hair more now than when they were younger. Maybe because now they have to pay for it.
Great pix. Informative, too. I cut my own curly locks with a razor. I got tired of paying $$$ for haircuts I wasn't happy with. Now if I'm not happy with the way I cut it, at least I didn't have to shell out for it.
So true, Olive. As I always say to myself before I cut my own hair - it'll grow back. And if I don't like it, at least I didn't waste money.
Thanks for the hair cutting demonstration. It was very helpful and yes your son looks very happy and handsome too!
Dotti, I remember the days when a hair cut meant screaming and crying (that was the other one). Now he wonders why I let him grow his hair so long. Thanks for stopping by.
I've been cutting my hair since high school days. I also cut my husbands hair and for many years also my mothers. As you say...it if is not perfect...it grows back. Ha!
Your son is handsome. Nice of him to pose for the photos for your hub.
Peggy, thank you. Yes, I don't know what's happened to the boy. He's cooperative, pleasant, and smiled when he saw I used his picture on HubPages. What's wrong with my son!?
Hey there Dolores, I am all for cutting hair at home, this is bonza. Just be careful of those ear lobes LMAO, darn they are hard to sew back on loool. I speak from experience. xo
blondepoet, I've always been a Star Trek fan and really like those Vulcans. And fairies and pixies too. Those pointy ear lobes might look kinda cute with a pixie cut!
Wow! Beautiful red headed guy! A real model for you and he is a cool cutie!
I first cut my long hair when I was a teen - to barely shoulder length, and it was horrible! That was a long time ago, but the memory still haunts me! I do much better today on my very short and greying hair! :-)
Thanks for a fun and informative hub!
frogyfish, I think shorter hair is easier to cut. Sorry you messed yourself up in the past, but what good are the teenaged years if you can't make a bit of a mess of yourself. Thanks for stopping by!
another good hub thnaks
I am glad that you enjoyed it, Lgali. Thanks for stopping by.
The before pic looked too funny, so I was curious and scrolled down to see the after pic. It looks neat. Good job!
I'm unable to count the times I never went back to a hair butcher. I ended up having my own hair cut at home by a friend. I think it's ok for guys. Thanks, Dolores. :)
Thanks, Pacal. I am glad that you enjoyed the humor. I still can't believe that my son actually allowed me to put his picture on here!
DiamondRN says:
4 months ago
I've been cutting my own hair for 25 years or more. My wife has to do the neckline, but I do the rest. It's easy for a bald guy. The barber used to tease me about charging me the full fee for a haircut. He said that half of it was for a "finder's fee."