Houseofcurls

I have been CG for 5 months now. I've seen my hair go from 2b-c to a s
Beautiful 3a. My problem is that I straightened my hair for 15 years or more, the ends are a loose curl, so e times a wave. I see a few places that curl beautifully, and then the last 2-3 inches just straight with a small curl at the end. I had a trim and t got better, but I see a few pieces that would just look better if I snipped them. Will I regret it? I am starting to see the curls, they are predictable now, I feel like it won't matter too much since I never straighten my hair. So? Bad idea? Good? I live a good 1.5 hours from any CG stylist so that's why I haven't done one, being a sahm and combo of the travel, I just can't make it happen. Wwyd?

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Rae ~ 2c/3a ~
Wife to a 3c Curly Guy
Mom to a straight and a curly.

"The Longer the Hair, the Bigger the Blob."

Porous, very dense but fine hair. Medium everything else.
CoWash: Trader Joes TTT
RO: SM Gold label condish
LI: Tresemee
Home Made FSG, followed by SM Smoothie, Plop, then AG Curl trigger, and diffuse. Finish with SM Hold and Shine spray.
Always wash upside down.

Hootenanny

I'd say go for it. I recently cut some flat-iron damage off myself, and I'm so glad i did. If you have some good mirrors so you can really see yourself from all sides, that'll help with the process. There are also quite a few YouTube videos on how to cut your own hair, and how to cut curls specifically.

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Cleanse: SM Moisture Retention, Elucence MBC, KC Come Clean
Condish: Giovanni DL, Cure Care, Ion Treatment, GVP Balm, AOHR
Protein: AOGPB, CNPF, SSRPT
Stylers: KCCC, SM Souffle, AOMM, SS CEJ, JCRR, JCCC

Aqua_Lily

Hi! Sure you can cut your own hair! Just make sure you have a trimming scissor (a regular scissor will cause split ends). I've been trimming my own hair since a couple of months! It's not difficult at all I do it when it's wet and I cut off an equal part from each section.

I think it's very easy to cut curly hair; because it's curly you won't be able to see it when you make tiny mistakes.

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Natural blonde going for 53 inches length!
M MP HE HD (med texture, med porosity, high elasticity, high density)

HG products:
Lo-poo: Nature's Gate CR
CW: Elvive Volume Collagen
RO: EO Keratin conditioner
LI: Elvive Volume Collagen, KCKT
Sealer: grapeseed oil
Style: Kiss My Face gel, Studioline MineralFX gel
PT: own recipe
Hair growth stim.: JBCO with EVCO

iherb.com 5-10$ discount code: VHT541 Many natural hair products

dusalocks

If you're going to wear it curly, I say go for it because little things don't show. Nevertheless, I just don't trust myself when it comes to cutting my hair evenly. I can do bangs and short hair okay, but longer hair is a challenge. I always seems to snip off more than I intended (thanks to curl shrinkage) and then I don't do it right. For instance, my stylist cuts my hair at angles. Diagonal lines from here and there. That makes the hair look more tapered, textured and encourages ringlets to form. I'm not so good at the angles. I wind up cutting straight across and that causes my hair to frizz/expand because the ends are sort of blunt it can have a fraying effect. It also messes my curls' shape. But that's my experience. Chances are you could have a real knack for it.

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3A / C - HP - ME - HD (Coarse - Highly Porous - Medium Elasticity - High Density)
CG since Nov. 2012.

Poos: SM Moisture Retention or Yucca Baobab (1x a wk), TJ Tea Tree Tingle (to clarify as needed)
Condish: TJ Tea Tree Tingle*, SM Restorative*, Curl & Shine, + Yucca Baobab, Tresemme Naturals*
Stylers: KCKT + KCCC**, FSG*, SM Curl Enhancing Smoothie* + Curl & Style Milk*, CJ Pattern Pusha, Experimenting w/ Curl Keeper
Sealers: Jojoba or grapeseed oil or smoothie*

* = HG

Jas76

Yup! Do it!

I cut my own hair all the time, but even when I have gotten my hair cut by others I still end up going back and snipping things!

Start off with a little bit - you can always go back and cut more length or even more pieces.

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2c/3a/3b, Fine/med, Dense, high porous, & normal elas.

Lo-poo - Renpure Keratin, SMR, Giovanni SaS
clarifying - mix Johnson's H2T with low poo
Co-wash - Suave Nats. clar. or coco.
RO - GVPCB, Ion Eff. Care, TN.
LI - SMR, Cure Care, or RO
Seal - MO or Jojoba
DT - + honey, ACV, & EVOO to SM masque & GVPCB
PT - Gelatin!, CNPF
Styling - FSG, AIF, BRHG, LALS/PS, GF curl spray gel, SM Souffle/Smoothie, LOOB
Oils - MO!, EVOO, jojoba, GSO, SM Elixer, EVCO, VO5 Hairdressing

Ml001

I cut my own hair, too. Google and find instructions and videos for confidence. And like someone else mentioned, use good scissors.

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remember, with all advice or suggestions for your hair, YMMV!!
My hair:
2b wavy, medium texture, low porosity, med-high density. Protein finicky.
My routine:
Cleansing: DCNP, every 4-5 days (occasionally use CJ cleansers).
RO: CJSC, occasionally use JCDC
LI: KCKT or CJSL
Gel: KCCC, CJCIAB for 2nd day hair (sometimes third)

Heat is my friend: warm water rinses, steam caps, and diffuse dry. I love CLU cloths and my Denman.

Jas76

I have a great link that I read through before cutting my hair... If I can find it I'll repost...

ETA: found it!

http://www.hairfinder.com/howto/cuttinghair.htm

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2c/3a/3b, Fine/med, Dense, high porous, & normal elas.

Lo-poo - Renpure Keratin, SMR, Giovanni SaS
clarifying - mix Johnson's H2T with low poo
Co-wash - Suave Nats. clar. or coco.
RO - GVPCB, Ion Eff. Care, TN.
LI - SMR, Cure Care, or RO
Seal - MO or Jojoba
DT - + honey, ACV, & EVOO to SM masque & GVPCB
PT - Gelatin!, CNPF
Styling - FSG, AIF, BRHG, LALS/PS, GF curl spray gel, SM Souffle/Smoothie, LOOB
Oils - MO!, EVOO, jojoba, GSO, SM Elixer, EVCO, VO5 Hairdressing

NvmbrCurlss

I trim and shape (layer) my own hair now. Yes, I was scared, but I did my research and it turned out! I only cut dry, to measure length. Good luck

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3B, Fine, Normal P, Normal E, Low-Med D
LowP: Kinky Curly Come Clean (50% EVOO)
NoP: As I Am CC
RO: Suave Coconut, VO5 Shea Cashmere
LI: KCKT or CJBCLI or HETT/HENOYF (w/ 8 drops GSO)


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