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Thank you MNers, I have just cut my own hair and it looks

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JackBauer · 16/04/2009 19:30

frigging awesome!

I used a method from this thread and then something similar to trim the back.
I did have same length below shoulder hair and now it is all layered and light and pretty.
And it took 10 minutes in the kitchen with a brush, hairband and some scissors!

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MammaPiggy · 19/04/2009 13:02

i think ive got a phobia of them too actually cos i never ever really liked going for some reason

SlightlyMadStirrup · 19/04/2009 13:07

I also have a phobia about hairdressers. When I was 5 my best friend had her hair cut "short" I begged to have mine the same and my mum eventually gave in. Then my friend moved and I didn't want it "short" anymore and I begged to have my long hair back. I didn't ever have my hair cut again my anyone until I was about 12. And even then I would only go toa friend of my grandma's who literally just trimmed the dead ends off.

Now I go to hairdressers about once every 2years. I just don't have the time. Don't know the ettiquette.....I would like to find a mobile hairdresser who could do it in my own home but so far I have been unsuccessful.

nappyaddict · 19/04/2009 13:09

Mine had an advert on netmums. Sometimes see them advertise in the paper aswell.

StripeyKnickersSpottySocks · 19/04/2009 16:50

Have just done DD'S hair, it took one minute and looks fine.

SlightlyMadStirrup · 19/04/2009 17:23

Just straightened.

Looks better - still a bit stepped at the front (although I have tapered it a little with a little more freehand hacking. I think it looks worse as it has uncovered my grey layer - need to invest in some "nice n easy" I think .

I think my problem is that I have just done it the wrong length. The step would look fine an inch or 2 shorter as it woudl be a fringe. If it was longer it would stil over my shoulder - but it is right on my ear....

Anyway. DP still hasn't noticed

MaryAnnSailors · 19/04/2009 17:44

Ha ha... i've just done it and i could just about convince myself it was Suzy Quatro-esque when my dh walked in and said i looked like Kath or Kim... one of those... oh well only 8 weeks...

giraffesCantRunA10k · 19/04/2009 18:21

we will all have matching hair!!

SlightlyMadStirrup · 19/04/2009 18:27

Mine is very like yours Giraffe - but with a bit of a step on the RHS - and not as dark

giraffesCantRunA10k · 19/04/2009 18:41

If I toss my head about (which of course I have been doing!) you can see all the layers swishing which I love!

MerlinsBeard · 19/04/2009 21:04

I just gave myself a "mumsnet" and it looks fabbo.

I used 2 bobbles though 1 for the main pony tail and another just above where i wanted to cut to hold it better. It will prob need a bit a trim in the morning as its a lil bit greasy at mo but i like it and DH too.

SlightlyMadStirrup · 19/04/2009 21:13

I can't believe that this hasn't made it onto teh "discussions of the day"

How many Mumsnet hairdo's are we up to now?

Mine is growing on me (the straightened version).

I am going to do a home dye next weekend (probably a wash in wash out rather than semi-permanent)

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JackBauer · 19/04/2009 21:29

Mammapiggy
JackBauer
Claireybee
ponygirl17
MrsSchadenfreude
misdee
moonmother
badgermonkey
V ictoria nSqualor
MegSophandEmma's DD
Comewhinewithme's DD
MamazonFirstladyofFilth
Hassled's DD
SlightlyMadStirrup
HecatesTwopenceworth
TitsalinaBumsquash
Noddyholder
Saltire
Wallace
gir affesCantRunA10k
StripeyKnickersSpottySocks's DD
MaryAnnSailors
MumOfMonsters

and Hunker!

Awesome! Let the revolution continue!
I was out all day today and it was a bit tangly when I got back so have washed it and it is all flicky and 70's cool looking, should be straighter after I've slept on it. Love it!
(Oh, and I took a bit more off the back last night after wine o'clock with DH and his BM watching in horror, looks good though)

Sms, has he noticed yet?
Re the shiny hair thing I am the same as misdee, I very rarely dry it and don't own straighteners, I just wash (with Lush stuff) and leave it to dry on it's own.

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SlightlyMadStirrup · 19/04/2009 21:37

NOPE

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JackBauer · 19/04/2009 21:45

Is he normally this uselss?
Are you planning revenge depnding on how long it takes for him to spot it?

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SlightlyMadStirrup · 19/04/2009 22:01

To be fair I normally have it tied bak in a basci ponytail at teh nape of my neck. When it is down though it was like Misdee's before pic but a bit curlier. Now it is like Giraffe's after photo - so quite a difference!

TBH I think that he has noticed...he just hasn't said anything.

I am away Tuesday night. I was thinking of putting something hideous on the Tesco order for him to cook Tues night. What do you reckon?

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JackBauer · 19/04/2009 22:32

Oh yes, something really complicated or that smells while cooking (fresh fish?!)

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SlightlyMadStirrup · 19/04/2009 22:39

I don't want to starve my DDs - they will need to eat it

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JackBauer · 19/04/2009 22:50

Trained chef? Make him cook them fishfingers and alphabet smiley things! My mum always hated making convenience foods for us as she was a cook and it went against every bone in her body!

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serenity · 20/04/2009 00:43

Oi Bauer, you left me off the list!

Well, after experimenting on DD's hair further up (or down) the thread (depending on what settings you have) I bit the bullet and did mine.

It looks fab. Doesn't look much different style wise, as I have layers anyway, but it's taken all the split ends off and tidied the old layers up and it looks all healthy and shiney again. Haven't got a problem with 'steps', but my hair is bra strap long so the layers are further down my hair anyway.

I'm really pleased, thanks for the thread/link

mummygenius · 20/04/2009 00:54

what a great style but why, in the celeb scissorhands vid, is the ponytail on the side and not the middle?

mummygenius · 20/04/2009 01:01

anyone?? about to go to bed might try this in the morning got a haystack on my head!

nappyaddict · 20/04/2009 01:03

I was thinking if you can't do this cut if you've already got layers what are you all going to do when you need to cut it again and you have cut layers into it?

serenity · 20/04/2009 01:08

Does it on the side to make it a cut with a side parting, and sweeping fringe (I think!)

I did it, and I've already got layers. It just tidied them up (missed the bit where it said you shouldn't!)

nappyaddict · 20/04/2009 01:32

Apparently it only works if you've got long layers.

AliceMumma · 20/04/2009 04:05

Oh man i am just CRINGING when i read this thread!!!!

I am a hairdresser and have seen some shockers!!
But if its working for you, go for it, your saving money! Hair cuts are a rip off.....

If you are cutting your own fringe wet, remember it will bounce up. To cut layers, just pull up sections of your hair straight out from your head and chip them (cut it jaggedy not blunt).
If you are getting someone else to cut the back length, tilt your head foward a bit when they cut it.