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Poiuyt

(18,087 posts)
Tue May 5, 2020, 07:40 PM May 2020

Has anyone tried cutting their own hair?

I think most women and some men can go for a while without a haircut. I have male pattern baldness, so if I let my hair grow out, I look like a hobo. And no, I don't want to shave my head.

BTW, my wife likes the longer hair.

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Has anyone tried cutting their own hair? (Original Post) Poiuyt May 2020 OP
Been doing so since 1972. Hermit-The-Prog May 2020 #1
I do it all the time. Not much to work with. Goodheart May 2020 #2
Just finished a few moments ago. LuckyCharms May 2020 #3
Useless without pics lame54 May 2020 #4
I'm shy. LuckyCharms May 2020 #7
you're amongst friends handmade34 May 2020 #10
I know. Thank you. LuckyCharms May 2020 #13
I would imagine it looks something like this... smirkymonkey May 2020 #29
My eyebrows are thicker LuckyCharms May 2020 #44
Come on, you can do it ornotna May 2020 #46
I do my beard too but I can't see the back of my head Poiuyt May 2020 #6
Get a good sized handheld mirror and use your main mirror to reflect off of that LuckyCharms May 2020 #11
My Lady Wife did mine Turbineguy May 2020 #5
I have been for a couple decades. Even get compliments sometimes, and I laugh and laugh. Lol. LizBeth May 2020 #8
have been for years handmade34 May 2020 #9
been doing it for 25 years jcgoldie May 2020 #12
Not Me ProfessorGAC May 2020 #14
I was using an electric razor TheFarseer May 2020 #15
I did for years meadowlander May 2020 #16
It's easy for men shanti May 2020 #17
Yes. I just buzz it down. Don't even use a mirror. Midnight Writer May 2020 #26
No buzzer on my hair. underpants May 2020 #39
Yes I do it all the time. ananda May 2020 #18
I used to, all the time. Ms. Toad May 2020 #19
I have successfully done so Generic Brad May 2020 #20
I did in the 1960s when I was a teenager, but I wouldn't now. nt tblue37 May 2020 #21
Always have as an adult KT2000 May 2020 #22
I've been so grateful that I've always cut both our hair. LAS14 May 2020 #23
Several times cally May 2020 #24
That's all I do now. Buckeye_Democrat May 2020 #25
I'm a shaver now. BGBD May 2020 #35
I felt the same way. Buckeye_Democrat May 2020 #37
I have a special attachment for my lawn mower. Rollo May 2020 #27
I cut my bangs with some success. Demsrule86 May 2020 #28
I always keep my hair long enough so that I can pull it up in a ponytail/bun, which smirkymonkey May 2020 #30
Been doing that since forever Yeehah May 2020 #31
I used our ancient hair clipper set to bushwhack my husband's head yesterday. I have never used Nay May 2020 #32
My dad cut my hair last week sakabatou May 2020 #33
I cut mine last month. greatauntoftriplets May 2020 #34
I cut and color my hair with a two step process I_UndergroundPanther May 2020 #36
I've cut my bangs and colored. Rae May 2020 #38
Saturday- just on the temples and one spot up top underpants May 2020 #40
Mine is easy; a razor and hot water. Codeine May 2020 #41
Been using a flowBee and my vacuum for 30 something years.. easy peasy... nt mitch96 May 2020 #42
Same here. My son is a musician and uses it for his wild cuts. Saved thousands over the years. TheBlackAdder May 2020 #43
Same here, also I cut it when I want...... every two weeks if I want... A function to go to? mitch96 May 2020 #49
Yes, I cut my hair two days ago. I don't do the whole job, just the parts that are out of control. Stuart G May 2020 #45
There is always the "Suck-Cut" smirkymonkey May 2020 #47
I cut my bangs, just to keep them out of my eyes. Chellee May 2020 #48

Goodheart

(5,264 posts)
2. I do it all the time. Not much to work with.
Tue May 5, 2020, 07:41 PM
May 2020

Some electric clippers and some buzzes. Like a lawnmower across the noggin.

LuckyCharms

(17,278 posts)
11. Get a good sized handheld mirror and use your main mirror to reflect off of that
Tue May 5, 2020, 07:45 PM
May 2020

to see the back and sides. takes some practice, but you'll get good at it.

Turbineguy

(37,206 posts)
5. My Lady Wife did mine
Tue May 5, 2020, 07:43 PM
May 2020

over the weekend. She wanted to be sure that this would not become regular. It's short now....

But I'm good until the middle of June! At least.

handmade34

(22,755 posts)
9. have been for years
Tue May 5, 2020, 07:44 PM
May 2020

and my partner's and kids'... electric clippers with assorted guide combs and good scissors

cheap and easy!!

ProfessorGAC

(64,413 posts)
14. Not Me
Tue May 5, 2020, 07:47 PM
May 2020

I quit getting haircuts 15 months before I retired. I've been retired almost 17 months.
I use a trimmer to keep sideburns neat and straggler hairs on the temples under control.
I do have to say my ponytail is as long as my wife's now! It's around 9 inches long now.

TheFarseer

(9,308 posts)
15. I was using an electric razor
Tue May 5, 2020, 07:48 PM
May 2020

to just knock it down a little so it didn’t look so bad. Went in for a haircut yesterday though. Sorry but this haystack on my head was driving me crazy

meadowlander

(4,358 posts)
16. I did for years
Tue May 5, 2020, 07:49 PM
May 2020

but it was mid-back length and straight and I kept it in a pony tail or bun all the time so all I had to do was trim it in a straight(ish) line every six months or so. Now that I have it short again I wouldn't like to try.

Anyway there's no one around to see me so I'm not bothered. I'll get it cut again professionally when there's a vaccine.

Meanwhile, I've rediscovered headbands to keep my bangs out of my eyes.

Ms. Toad

(33,915 posts)
19. I used to, all the time.
Tue May 5, 2020, 07:50 PM
May 2020

Now I just let it grow. It was chin-length in 2016. I can almost sit on it now. It's close to time to whack it off, again.

Generic Brad

(14,270 posts)
20. I have successfully done so
Tue May 5, 2020, 07:51 PM
May 2020

It looks passably fine too. My wife wanted to take some clippers to me but I balked because I had just seen a collection of haircuts gone wrong on Buzzfeed. I figured if there was a chance of follicle disaster, it would be better for our relationship if I was my own butcher.

KT2000

(20,544 posts)
22. Always have as an adult
Tue May 5, 2020, 07:52 PM
May 2020

my friends have repaired the back for me though. Now I'll just have to live with it.

LAS14

(13,749 posts)
23. I've been so grateful that I've always cut both our hair.
Tue May 5, 2020, 07:52 PM
May 2020

When I was in my twenties friends persuaded me to accompany them to a hairdresser in an expensive suburb. The hairdresser combed my hair forward from a point on the crown of my head. He cut evenly, like a bowl cut, all the way arround. Pretty short. He combed it back and voila! A perfect hairdo. I can do that myself and have been for 50 years. I learned to be pretty good with hubby too. I do sympathize with those folks who have bigger challenges.

cally

(21,589 posts)
24. Several times
Tue May 5, 2020, 07:55 PM
May 2020

But it’s embarrassing when you go to a professional and they keep asking “Who cut your hair? As they find all the mistakes

I’m trying my husband’s tomorrow and we tried our dog. Luckily the dog doesn’t realize how ridiculous she looks. I’m not very good at it but she was getting too tangled and had too many thorns every time we took a walk

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,846 posts)
25. That's all I do now.
Tue May 5, 2020, 08:01 PM
May 2020

It would be tough if I didn't just clip and shave it off, though.

Maybe you can try a "Flowbee" or something, if taking it all off isn't an option for you.

 

BGBD

(3,282 posts)
35. I'm a shaver now.
Tue May 5, 2020, 08:37 PM
May 2020

A few years back I noticed I have two spots that were very thin and I immediately started just shaving it all.

I just let my bread grow a bit and rock the bald look. Hair is just overrated.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,846 posts)
37. I felt the same way.
Tue May 5, 2020, 08:39 PM
May 2020

I was blessed with a nicely-shaped skull too, or so I've been told.

Edit: And I always thought "comb overs" looked ridiculous!

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
30. I always keep my hair long enough so that I can pull it up in a ponytail/bun, which
Tue May 5, 2020, 08:13 PM
May 2020

means I can go for a while without a haircut. Also, it's just a lot easier than having to blow-dry it.

Yeehah

(4,520 posts)
31. Been doing that since forever
Tue May 5, 2020, 08:13 PM
May 2020

but I keep my hair pretty short.

I got some Wahl cordless clippers that I love. You can go outside anywhere to cut your hair. I just use a shorter comb on the sides and a longer comb on top and it works fairly well. I refuse to spend $15 or more for a haircut.

Nay

(12,051 posts)
32. I used our ancient hair clipper set to bushwhack my husband's head yesterday. I have never used
Tue May 5, 2020, 08:25 PM
May 2020

clippers, and never given a haircut, so I was nervous as hell. But his hair was driving him crazy.

It came out pretty well, if I must say so myself. Mr Nay was pleased. I took my time, tried not to buzz a landing strip on his head anywhere, and let him do his own eyebrows.

I'm letting my own hair grow out. It's usually kept short, so I've had to give up on the idea of my nice, sharp salon cut and just try to keep the bangs decent. I watched a video on YouTube and did an OK job.

greatauntoftriplets

(175,691 posts)
34. I cut mine last month.
Tue May 5, 2020, 08:33 PM
May 2020

It was unruly and badly tangled. It may not be quite even, but at least it looks some better. I also colored it and it looks okay.

Fortunately, my stylist is forgiving of do-it-yourself cuts.

I_UndergroundPanther

(12,450 posts)
36. I cut and color my hair with a two step process
Tue May 5, 2020, 08:37 PM
May 2020

I also shave the sides of my head myself.
I like my mowhawk. It's not a fan mowhawk it's spiky and layered kind of like a mullet Years ago I taught myself how to maintain my hair myself. I haven't been to a salon in decades.

 

Rae

(84 posts)
38. I've cut my bangs and colored.
Tue May 5, 2020, 08:40 PM
May 2020

I cut my husband's last weekend. Turns out he has a complete clipper set and it looks great! Next up, daughter's boyfriend. Lol. 💈

underpants

(182,270 posts)
40. Saturday- just on the temples and one spot up top
Tue May 5, 2020, 08:43 PM
May 2020

It’s crazy feeling my hair on a collared shirt. I can feel it when I’m running.

 

Codeine

(25,586 posts)
41. Mine is easy; a razor and hot water.
Tue May 5, 2020, 08:55 PM
May 2020

Since I wear a mask everywhere I’ve stopped shaving my face, however. Sadly, I still can’t grow a beard for shit. Fifty years old with peach fuzz.

mitch96

(13,816 posts)
49. Same here, also I cut it when I want...... every two weeks if I want... A function to go to?
Wed May 6, 2020, 08:23 AM
May 2020

Short on time??? 15 min,,,, job done Happy days.
I think the first one cost me $40... burnt it up after 10 years. The second one was more expensive. If I need another one I'll get the one for dogs... Same device but less money..Ha!
m

Stuart G

(38,359 posts)
45. Yes, I cut my hair two days ago. I don't do the whole job, just the parts that are out of control.
Tue May 5, 2020, 10:19 PM
May 2020

It looks kinda neat again. Good for a week or two till I get to the hair cutter..

Chellee

(2,086 posts)
48. I cut my bangs, just to keep them out of my eyes.
Wed May 6, 2020, 12:29 AM
May 2020

The rest is growing out, and will continue to grow out. I'm not going back to my salon until there's a vaccine or a treatment.

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