Lock down hair cuts

I bought a pair of thinning scissors and my daughter, hairdresser's cutting ones. Mine actual looks OK. The only problem is I have no spatial awareness and have trouble looking in the mirror. I keep missing bits!

I bought some thinning scissors but not really sure what to do with them! My hair is layered and just below chin and very thick and bushy now.

If you have longer hair you could always try the infamous Mumsnet haircut. www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7Y0IqErutk. If you do, please post for and after pics.

I have been keeping on top of mine, I usually have it cut every 3-4 weeks, dosent look too bad, but looking forward to getting the bits I cant reach sorted out.

I used to cut my own hair when I lived in a small island in the Caribbean. It was long so relatively easy but I always needed the back evened off by my husband.

I cut my fringe, but my DH has cut on more than one occasion the ends of my hair it’s just above shoulders now, he does a good job actually, I bought hairdressing scissors

Yes I have not asked DH yet im scared haha

Lol I dont think so

I cut mine when it was wet over the bath i cut about 4 inches off
It will do for now.
Dh didn`t notice so must be ok.

What is a haircut?

I can trim my fringe myself and make a not too bad result but nothing compares to going to the hairdressers and being pampered for a couple of hours does it?

The length of mine needs a good 3/4 inches off so I cannot attempt that myself it is boardering on waist length now so seeing the back is impossible.

My hairdresser sadly will not be reopening due to 3 lockdowns it took me a long time to find her so I will have to start looking again soon.

No I haven't cut it- wouldnt know where to start as its thick, curly and grows fast. I have coloured it thought to cover up the white roots - missed several bits but its better than it was.

I can cut the front but the back really needs shaping.
I’m afraid to start in case I can’t do a decent job. My hair seems to naturally sweep towards one side at the back and does it’s own thing. Trouble is it’s not the thing I want it to do (and it’s bushy). ✂️ ??‍?

Mine looks a mess it was naturally quite curly but since lock down it’s just limp and flat. I had it cut when the hairdressers opened up again. I don’t know what was on the hairdressers mind she just hacked at it. I have been going there for a few years it’s been cut fine. I swore I wouldn’t go there again so have been trimming it myself. I don’t like dyeing my hair I used to put a copper shampoo on it. Since lock down I haven’t bothered now I look like a silver vixen. When lock down ends I shall decide what to do with it.

Same as BigBerthal thick curly hair that grow quickly so no I have not cut it nor would I attempt to. The easiest way for me to style it is to let it dry naturally (takes ages) and then even out the curl into soft waves with a heated brush. Works quite well for me.

I haven't had it cut for almost a year, apart from chopping the fringe and the bottom (badly), but I doubt that it's more than 6" long yet.

My hair is short (pixie-ish) and I cut what I can reach at the front and trust my husband to do the back.

Used to go to the hairdressers every 4-5 weeks but haven't been for over a year now!

I have cut mine several times, the back doesn’t get much attention but as long as the top and sides are neat it’s okay. I have discovered that I’m pretty good cutting my husbands hair too. My cousin has never looked so good since her husband started to cut her hair. Makes a much better job than her normal hairdresser.
Be careful what you moan about though. I started chemo two weeks ago and am now waiting for all my hair to fall out. Problem solved.

Sorry to hear that Ellet Sending good wishes to you. I agree. Be careful what you moan about. I have alopecia totalis (no hair). The pandemic has made it extremely difficult to get my hair system serviced. I am in a complete mess. So much on TV and elsewhere about help with your hair during lockdown.
I find it quite distressing but I do realise I am in the minority and of course people want their hair to look nice.

Kate I'm surprised that your hair system is not available, as it's for a medical condition, along the lines of podiatry, dentistry, etc., not life-threatening but conducive to general health.

Kate1949 - I am sorry to hear about your hair system not being able to be serviced.

Yes, you are right that we should be careful what we moan about but I guess it is how people are. You have brought me up short and it made me think.

The sides and back of my hair are the same length so am just letting them grow and I am able to cut my fringe fairly easily.

It must be harder for people with complex hairstyles.

My hair clinic has now been given medical exemption due to the effect on mental health of hair loss. They were closed prior to obtaining this. However, I was too afraid to go to my last appointment due to Covid figures going up and me being over 70. I have now had my vaccine and will go when I can get in. I didn't mean to make anyone feel bad. Of course you all want your hair sorted.
Prior to this happening to me, I wouldn't have given a thought to anyone with hair loss.

My short pixie needs maintenance. With the first lock down I cut it and the hairdresser said that I hadn't made too bad a job of it.
It's really lost shape as I stupidly cut the fringe. It's a bit of a disaster and I'm in two minds as to whether to cut it again. I put up with it, after all it's trivial compared to your problems Kate and I sympathise as hair is central to our feelings of self-esteem and confidence.

I think the key is once you get a haircut, or before it gets too out of control, is to “give it a go” in small steps. I think at our age
(grans) we’ve watched our hairdressers give us enough haircuts over the years to give it a try, especially if your one of those ones like me who keeps getting the same cut, or goes back to the same cut time and again. I use a full length mirror, as I think it’s best to do it standing, and try and follow the “hold up sections of hair and snip across taking small cuts off at a time all over. I then do it again and snip into it downwards like you see them do, pretending I’m a professional. I give it a quick brush and if I feel I need a bit more if I repeat the process. I think it’s best to just dampen hair ever so slightly, hardly at all before cutting and then wash your hair . I’ve been amazed by how well it’s turned out.... in fact on some occasions I’ve preferred it to the salon... would you believe!! as for the back.... I just hold the scissors against the back of my neck ( for short hair) and just cut across, and maybe snip from the side view for the back...ALWAYS looks better than before I started. I think I’ve reached that age of “try it” surely no once would cut till they were bald... lovely trim and tidy.

My hair is shoulder length and fairly thick. A few weeks into the first lockdown last year, five or six months after my last haircut, I looked in the bathroom mirror and just had an overwhelming urge to chop off a couple of inches. The nearest sharp scissors were a pair of pinking shears so having sectioned my hair into four pieces with hair elastic I lopped a chunk off each quarter.

It actually didn’t look too bad at all for the next few months till I managed to get an appointment with my hairdresser and to her credit she managed not to snigger at my attempt and tidied it up nicely.

I’m resisting the temptation to do it again.