How to cut hair at home –

Whether by choice, financial issues or due to social isolation, many people are taking the risk of cutting the ends or making a change at home when the wires are not in a way that we like. With that, we asked the hairdresser and hair therapist Raphael Venerucci some tips about how to cut hair at home and what materials we need to have.

First of all, let’s get to what you probably already know: the professional reinforces that the The ideal is to have the hair cut by a specialist but, as sometimes the desire to get rid of damaged ends is greater, he gives you “carte blanche” if you can’t go to the salon, but insists that you should never remove too much. It’s important to always think that you have to remove as little as possible, a couple of fingers long is already great. And no venturing into a new cut. This cut at home must be just for maintenance.

How to cut hair at home: materials

For the process, you will need:

a very sharp scissors, or specific for hair; Pthin cable wire with more closed teeth, so that a better alignment of the wires is made and to use the cable in the division;
hair elastics or piranhas.

In need of products? Click on the image or name of the products to buy the indications.

Hair cutting scissors kit

Rose Comb Kit – 3 Units, Lanossi Beauty & Care

Hair Ties Neon – 4 Units, Lanossi Beauty & Care

How to cut hair at home: dry or wet?

Raphael says that the The best way to cut straight or slightly wavy hair is with wet hair, as this gives it more grip. When they are dry, they “spread” more easily, becoming looser and more likely to move out of place. When wet, it gives more firmness to the scissors when cutting, and makes the hair straighter at the end.

But that does not apply to caches, it saw? For this type of yarn, it is best to cut dry hair, due to the shrinkage factor, that is, the length of wet and dry hair has a certain difference, so you may end up cutting more than you want. Also, it’s hard to predict how each curly section will look after it dries. Cutting with it already without moisture, it is possible to see which way the thread falls, with what texture, etc.

cutting techniques

There are several different techniques and ways of cutting hair to obtain different cuts and models, U-cut, Long bob, disconnected/layered… And Raphael teaches you how to cut each one of them.

long bob

The long bob is a little more modern and sophisticated, and also super simple to do.

You will part your hair down the middle and make a low ponytail in each, leaving the next two partings at the back of your head. Then slide the elastic to the length you want to cut, and run the scissors straight under the elastic. When letting your hair down, you will already notice a straight base at the back and a lift at the front.

U-cut

The U cut is simpler and more elegant, and super easy to do. With wet hair, part it in the middle and place each part all the way forward by pulling it from the sides. Cut vertically on each side.

(Remember that cutting two fingers is enough to cut the entire hair.)

Disconnected Cut/Layers

This is usually the cut most done at home. I suggest that you take a section of hair from the back of your neck as a base and cut it two fingers length. After that, lower your head and throw it all forward well aligned, until you manage to tie a ponytail close to your forehead in the middle of your head, but without attaching the strand used as a base.

Bring the strand used as a base to the end of the ponytail and remove the excess ends larger than it, which should take a maximum of two fingers. Do not cut more than that, otherwise, it may be that the cut was too marked and with too many layers. When letting go, your hair will already be disconnected and layered.

And don’t forget: The The secret to not getting crooked is to leave your hair well aligned and divided. When making the cut, you need to be very careful not to make the head crooked and end up turning it when you cut the different sides. Always keep the same position!

How to cut hair at home: video

Below, hairstylist Brad Mondo, from the United States, teaches, in English, a step-by-step guide to a straight base cut and a discreet layer. Check out.

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