I've just tried the mumsnet haircut!

[TheOnceAndFutureQueen]

I've been toying with the idea for years and finally, desperation has forced me to ignore the stories of bad mullets and other home hair cut disasters and try it (in my last couple of weeks of maternity leave so fairly skint and in need of a back-to-work trim).

It actually works!! Looks a normal shape at the back, has a few layers and feels like I've had a proper hair cut when I run my fingers through it .

Hopefully this means I can cut the costly salon trips down a bit this year not that I ever went more than 2-3 times a year anyway

What's a mumsnet haircut?

Aherm.

You know the rules...

Turn head upside down. Make ponytail on forehead. Take sharp scissors and chop across the end.
I've done it. It looked ok, but the layers were a bit short on top for me to do it again

No picture, this thread is a travesty!

Glad you like it

riiiiight!

Praps I'll leave it to my hairdresser tho..

Rules is rules Op ...pic or it never happened

What's a mumsnet hair cut.

I did it a few weeks ago. I lifted it waaaay too high & ended up with a mullet

Its passable though just

I watched this video (about a million times!) - the way she angles the cut at the end has made the layers quite subtle.

Picture plllleaaaaseeeee!
I am considering it too.

Bear with me - not very tech savvy and on my phone but I'll try to do a picture now.

I think it must depend on the shape of your head and the thickness of your hair as to whether it goes mullety?

I did it once years ago, it looked quite good to be fair.

I contemplated this a couple of weeks ago. Thank goodness I saw a post from a salon on fb needing hair models. Got a free haircut!

Ahhh, I ahem, didnt watch the video.

I chopped it off at sort of eye level. Thats why I look like a twat then

Ive been doing that cut for a couple of years now! It works most of thr time but I find it's better to not have the hair pulled so far forward, but I have very curly hair so it hides some of the disasters of uneven cuts that sometimes happens

From the back. I only took about 1.5 inches off - too scared to do more on a first attempt!

Doh, first pic didn't post!

It's not straightened so not sure how clear the layers are.

Skaters that was my fear!! I hope your hair recovers soon!

There are other videos but this one talks about where to have each section of your hair in the ponytail. If I hadn't watched it I think my Op would have been very be different

Just don't take too much off avoids any disasters

My work colleague does this but instead of the pony tail makes two high bunches and cuts. Looks very professional

you have great hair OP

I used to do this and it was really good!

Yep I do this. Make sure you make the ponytail RIGHT at the front of your forehead like a unicorn horn. NOT on the top of your head. On the front.

Looks great and saves a fortune.

Thanks BumbleBeee

It looks great on you! I'm not sure it looks good on the Gil in the video though!

Someone once told me to do the same but right on the top like a pineapple! The cut straight across. It layers all around.

I used to just get wined up and go at mine with scissors when I was younger. How I miss those days!