Cutting your own or someone else's fringe

[covycrump]

I miss my fringe and I want it back, but I really, really don't fancy going to the hairdressers (am 38+4, and sitting still for too long makes me uncomfortable). DP is great with the scissors, and gives me trims and can add layers, but he's a bit nervous about putting a fringe in. However, if I could give him a good guide, he might be prepared to give it a go.

My hair is pretty well-behaved: neither thick nor fine, with a bit of movement but pretty much straight, so it's not hard to deal with. The fringe I want would be a slanty one, going towards the side.

I can find lots of guides about how to trim an existing fringe, but not how to put on in from scratch (my old one's pretty much vanished now). Anyone have any ideas about resources for this?

I cut my own fringe using this tecnique, and it was great, my only advice is to do it gradually, start off much longer than you think you want it, say at nose level, then take a few milimeters off at a time until you have it right.

Good on your dh, btw. I will never darken the door of a hairdressers again. After one too many bad haircuts, I have become fairly profeccient at it myself and use the money I would have spent on haircuts on treats instead.

Let us know how the fringe looks

Thanks for the link, but I don't think that could be adapted to do a sidey fringe; I think I need to do some fancy chopping in to it, or razoring, or something. I am contemplating myself in the mirror and thinking of attacking. Not quite brave enough yet...

Actually mine is a side fringe, I just put my parting at the side and divided my hair as in the link, then I clipped back the side sections and twisted around the section left in the centre and chopped. When I got that the length I wanted, I released the sections at the sides and cut them at an angle to graduate it on either side. Then I attack the ends with a razor for a choppy effect.

Good luck with your baby, you'll look gorgeous in the photos

Oooooh, badly cut fringes always seem to take longer to grow out. If you're cutting one back in, rather than just trimming it, I'd proceed with caution.

How about callng a mobile hairdresser to come to your house so that you can stay comfy?