Well, I’m falling into the classic mom problem of not having much time to fix my curly/tangly hair. Uncool. On Saturday, with Cool Dad watching the boys, I went to the backyard and chopped it off. Don’t worry, I consulted Google first. I found this post which describes how to cut curly hair into a short bob. It worked really well! Thank you Sheryl Canter!
Here are some video highlights for your entertainment. (Apologies for how grouchy and sleep-deprived I am in this video. Yikes.)
Words of caution: cutting hair without being able to see anything can be difficult (surprising, right?). I made the mistake of opening the jaws of the scissors and chopping against the whole thick ponytail rather than making small snips at a time. This caused strain on my hand (took forever) and on those poor scissors.
The verdict: though I sometimes feel like an old lady with a too-tight perm, ninety-five percent of the time I am loving the cut!
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Oh. my. goodness. You never cease to amuse and amaze me Laura!
I so wish we lived closer because it feels like forever since we’ve seen each other! Your hair looks AMAZING. Seriously. Short hair looks SO good on you. And I was SO going to ask you if used real haircutting scissors to avoid the “gnawed off by a rat” look… which made your last comment even more amusing. Ha!
well, it HAS been forever since we’ve seen each other…sad! in the meantime, glad i can amuse you from all the way over here. =)
AHHH! Laura that was amazing. You’re my hero! Do you always cut your own hair?? Looks great!
this was my very first self-haircutting experience and i plan to keep doing it indefinitely! now, nobody in my family needs to pay for haircuts (i’ve always cut CD’s and CB’s hair)!
I think you are amazing! and it looks great too. I’m betting this particular technique is not going to work on my board straigh hair though…what do you think
definitely would not recommend for straight hair. the curly hair covers up all the mistakes. and its a good thing, because it is pretty uneven!
wow. i agree with elizabeth, you never cease to amaze me! i am so impressed by your skill (b/c it really does look good) and your lack of vanity to not worry about if it wasn’t perfect. wow. way to save the bucks and be super chic!! miss seeing you. i request more pics of Cool Newbie!
thanks! well, i recently selected tons of pictures to start uploading to facebook and then facebook froze up and lost my selections. boo.
Go, Cool Mum! Save us money! Buy me cookies!
Sure!
You are just too cool. I have cut my own hair before and it was not a good thing. You are so brave and you’re rocking the short hair!
cutting straight hair…now THAT is brave!
Wow! Thanks for posting this! I’ve been wanting to get a haircut forever, but I’m too cheap as well as traumatized by past stylists who have no clue how to cut curly hair.
You are brave for taking the plunge– I hope you give yourself some Cool Points for this!
Thanks! You can do it, Maria!
So I took the plunge… hehehe. I blogged about it, if you want to read about it: http://downrightdomesticity.blogspot.com/2010/08/adventures-in-hairdressing.html
YES! Go Maria!
Ahahaha! You are amazing! Such a fearless cool mum you are! This makes me feel like such a sucker – paying $60+ for a haircut when you got the same effect in 5 minutes and for free. You are my super idol.