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

[JackBauer]

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!

I rarely have my hair cut aat all (last time was probably about 12-18m ago).

So if I can pluck up the courage I could have a regular cut.

If I have straighteners there is no real risk right? Cos I could always straighten it and it would just look trendy right?

there's a few of us that have done it and we're all impressed. go for it.

you do realise that there will now be a new haircut called the "MNer" because of this thread.

everywhere i go, if i see someone with a nice choppy layered look i shall know they are a Mner.

Not quite Mamzon...Hecates sister isn't impressed.

Has anyone washed it yet? How does it fair after a hairwash?

DD let me do this to her last night - she returned to Uni today sporting the MNer . The actual snipping bit did age me, though - but it looks good.

i washed ine this morning, asked Dp if it looked shite and as if i had been attacked by a flymo and he said no, i looked lovely.
of course if he hadn't he'd be fed his own knackers, but no i think it looks ok.

I JUST DID IT

Aaagh

Ooh SMS, and? What do you think?

Have washed mine and it looks fine, have DH's BM here and he is very big on appearances vain. He thinks it looks good and has known me since we were 16 so wouldn't lie to me to spare my feelings.

So we have
Mammapiggy (who started it)
JackBauer
Claireybee
ponygirl17
MrsSchadenfreude
misdee
moonmother
badgermonkey
Victoria nSqualor
MegSophandEmma's DD
Comewhinewithme's DD
MamazonFirstladyofFilth
Hassled's DD
SlightlyMadStirrup
HecatesTwopenceworth

who have the MNer and love it

(someone lock shivermetimbers in teh attic)

I think MNHQ tech should have a go next

Shall we run a book on when the first "Credit Crunch haircut that is sweeping the nation" article reaches the newspapers? I give it two weeks.

badgermonkey.
1 week is my bet!

And for the record, nosy journos reading this, I didn't do it because of the credit crunch, I've always been tight (and I have cut my own hair before - just didn't know there was such an easy way of making it look good!)

my hair is incredibly greasy and needs washing before I pass judgement.

I think it could do with being an inch or 2 shorter (haven't really changed the length) but I am not sure I am brave enough and I don't really want it any shorter at the front (I can just about get it al into a ponytail.

I cut off about 6" in length for the shortest layers.

You missed me off the list

And for me - I begridge paying £16 for a trim let alone a restyle - so I just don't get it cut.

Also I struggle to find the time.

DP has just come home and hasn't noticed - but to be fair it is stuck in ponytail for the time being until I get it washed and dried.

Mammapiggy
JackBauer
Claireybee
ponygirl17
MrsSchadenfreude
misdee
moonmother
badgermonkey
V ictoria nSqualor
MegSophandEmma's DD
Comewhinewithme's DD
MamazonFirstladyofFilth
Hassled's DD
SlightlyMadStirrup
HecatesTwopenceworth
TitsalinaBumsquash

Sounds good SMS. I actually trimmed a bit more off the back of mine last night. I would wait until you have washed it and then have another snip if you like. At least it won't cost you £30 to have another trim tomorrow

HOw would I trim the back without making it shorter at the front? Put the ponytail further back?

Lol @ credit crunch.
My status on FB reads 'VS just cut her own hair!!' one of the first comments was about the credit crunch (FWIW, if I couldn't afford a haircut I wouldn't have dared do it, I had to be sure if it fucked up that I could run straight round to the salon!!)

Did mine first thing today had to cut it 3 times making the pony tail shorter each time before it really looked 'right' It is amazing though I have somehow kept all the length made it really full and quite cool looking.Best of all the half grown out fringe has disappeared into the general shaggy effect Dp is amazed!

i'd like to say a big thankyou to lee stafford if he is reading this (as if!)
he showed the technique on celeb scissorhands a while ago and i thought it was so clever i wanted to tell evryone!
i heart lee stafford

Has visions of large queues outside hairdressers up and down the land on Mondaycorrecting mistakes.

badgermonkey - pmsl at 'credit crunch hairdo sweeping nation' haha!!

See I really want to do this

My fingers are getting scissor-urges. But I must not.

a) because I do that every time I have a baby and it always looks crap

b) because my hair ONLY looks Ok if long and is also wavy so I very much doubt it will do what it's meant to and look glamorous

and c) because everyone will know I use mumsnet!!!!!

Hands up. I tried it. Well, the front, or at least the front sides look quite short, but layered short , manily on one side, but I tend to wear a parting to teh left, so this may be it IYSWIM. I too had problems getting the back in, so did another ponytail then ran out of bands. The split ends have gone and I will do the back again maybe on Monday

Is there meant to be layers at the back as well?

i think it depends how long your hair is to start with saltire
mine is longish and all hair fits into the ponytail so it layers at back too
but jackbauer did it with two ponytails to get layers at back aswell
hope that makes sense

I'm gonna do it to DD tomorrow and if it looks ok will start doing mine as well!