Viewer submission!
Here is Erika, with her hair grown out from a super hot Girl with a dragon tattoo haircut. She is stuck at step 3 of growing out her short hair. This is the hardest phase.
She writes…….
Hey, Roxie! Okay, I’ve finally broken down and decided I HAVE to go get a hair cut so I wanted to send you some pictures and see if you could give me a little advice on what to ask for:
I still love my hair. Love it, love it. I no-poo about once a week and rinse with hot water every day. I use coconut oil at night once every couple weeks and only use a straightener in the most desperate of situations. I love my hair best when I air dry and “scrunch” a little. The reason I want to go in for a cut is really just to fix my bang situation. They’re grown out. There are two sets of lengths from the Dragon Tattoo cut. The longer ones I’ve been parting and taking to each side and the shorter ones I leave out on my forehead. I love the sides of my hair so much, but the front view is disappointing. I watched the video you made of a DIY bang trim and I was *this* close to doing it because you explained it so well. In fact, I would probably still give it a try if you give me a couple pointers based on my pictures.
I basically just want some cute shorts bangs but I’m not sure if I should keep growing the longer bangs or cut them too. I also don’t know if I should get the back trimmed or the sides at all. I want to keep growing out my hair and have a natural feminine look, but if you have any interesting cut ideas let me know I want to have a clear cut idea when I go to a hair dresser because you’re the only one I would trust to just “do whatever”.
Thank you so much for all the good advice you’ve given! I never thought in a million years that I could not use shampoo and especially not use heating tools and actually love my hair. It’s so nice to actually love the hair I was born with. It’s a huge boost of confidence. I’ve also been using your advice on doing baking soda as a face wash and vinegar as a toner and I absolutely love it. My bathroom supplies have been cut down 75%.
| HTHG’s response……First off, Im so glad you are liking the ShamPHree ( No-poo) Method. Kinda life changing, right? And coconut oil too. Love the stuff.Here is what I would suggest you do with your hair, Erika. I agree, the bangs look like they need a little style, and the back part is getting a wee bit mullet-y. I think that short asymmetrical choppy bangs would be perfect on you. Basically, this means sectioning out your bangs, then splitting them in half horizontally. The hairline section will be cut on an asymmetrical line, nice and short. Then, you will chop into the ends using the point cutting technique.
Then, you will comb down the top section, and cut them at the same line, parallel to your first one, but about 3/4 of an inch longer. Use the same technique to texturize the ends. Moving on to the back…..This may sound funny, but get yourself a small elastic ponytail holder and make a tiny super tight ponytail centered in the back, about 2 inches above your back hairline. It will not be long enough to get the hair from around the edges, but don’t worry about that. Cut about an inch off the ends of the pony. This may be basically the whole ponytail. What this will do is shape the hair around your neck and remove bulk and poof from that area, giving your hair more of a bobbed shape. This will grow out really well, and you can do the same thing again in 6 weeks or so to get you through that next phase. Good Luck, my lady! Send us a photo of the process if you want! XO, HTHG Here is Erika’s response… Hey Roxie (HTHG)! Thank you so much for your advice on cutting my hair. I did just what you said: right out of the shower, i sectioned out my bangs, halved them horizontally and cut the hairline section in an asymmetrical short line. Then I brushed out the top section and did a line parallel to the first one. I ended up cutting a little shorter on that section than I wish I had. (I was trying for the 3/4 inch difference you suggested but messed up a little) but when they grow out I’ll give it another go. I think I’ll also work on cleaning up the line a bit (or maybe choppy-ing it up a bit). I love the way they look now even! For the back, I made a tight ponytail and chopped the sucker off just like you said, and it worked perfectly! I was worried because it wasn’t exactly a clean cut I made in the back, but you can’t tell at all. It’s amazing, you can’t even tell that I cut it myself (or that it’s the first time I’ve EVER cut my own hair) In fact, at the post office today someone told me they loved my hair cut! I’m thrilled. Unfortunately it was hard to get pictures of the process, so I just have this one. It’s after I cut the first section of bangs, before I combed down the top section. Here are some after pictures. Thank you again so much. I feels so empowering to finally cut my own hair. |
