![]() ![]() I’ve seen this mentioned a lot on YouTube recently and a lot of curly girls in the forum talk about giving themselves a home haircut by doing a ‘unicorn cut’. While they will thin out your hair, they will also leave it looking very fine on the ends, which can make your hair look thin and stringy. They cut out half the hair as they go through. These scissors have one blade that’s a regular scissor blade and a comb-like blade on the other side. Very popular in the ‘80s for that Farrah Fawcett flick, these are not the kind of scissors that you want to thin out curly hair. If you’ve ever seen these scissors at salon or had them near your hair, you know immediately why I’m saying no to thinning scissors. I don’t see this technique mentioned as much online, though I think it gets a more versatile haircut that can suits lots of different types of curls – and hair types in general. Cutting it wet and then, once its dry, rechecking to make sure that its even seems to make the most sense. Many hairdressers I know follow this style of technique – or at least along those lines, whether your hair is curly or straight. ![]() Then they dry cut and do a recheck and cut again when it’s finally dry. They start with a wet cut, slicing into the curls to shape your hair. The Ouidad school of hairstyling (pronounced ‘wee-dad’) has a kind of hybrid haircut theory. It can be quite a time-consuming process and the stylist will charge more for this type of appointment. However, if you have way more heavy hair like I do and your curls can change from day to day, this type of cut produces a very uneven result. The benefit of this cut is it’s less likely that you’ll end up with a haircut that’s too short because it takes into consideration the way the way that curls ‘shrink’ once they dry. This technique is a dry cut, where they cut curl by curl, examining your hair as they go. This was also formalised by Lorraine Massey in her book Curly Girl. This style of curly hair is called a DevaCut was started from the Deva chain of salons in New York. And because in dry cuts my curls are never the same, I always end up with something uneven.ĭepending on your curl shape, this will be very different for you and you might prefer dry cuts. Personally I prefer wet cuts because they end up more even and give me versatility. It does have some advantages, but it also has some disadvantages. This is where they cut your hair curl by curl. There is a movement amongst curly girls to prefer a dry haircut. In the hairdressing industry, it’s pretty standard to do cut hair when it’s wet. So going to see a hairdresser who takes the time to listen to you and understand your hair is far more valuable than a particular specialist. Many curly training skills seem to be a little outdated. Yes, there are different standards that hairdressers are trained to, and while seeing a curly hair specialist can help, it doesn’t always necessarily guarantee that you’re going to get a great haircut. You don’t always need to see a curly specialist The best haircuts for curly hairĬlick here if you can’t see the video below. Here’s what I think are the best haircut techniques and styles for curly and wavy hair, plus some popular ways to cut curly hair that I think you should avoid at all costs.Īnd if you’re looking for more curly hair tips and tutorials, you’ll love my 30 Days of Curly Hairstyles.Ĭheck out my video talking about haircuts for curly hair below or keep reading for more tips. I have many great friends who are hairdressers and I have enormous respect for the industry. I wasn’t surprised when someone submitted this question to my Good Hair Q&A series I ran recently, and while I’m a little bit nervous to tackle it, I do have some tips that I wanted to share with you.įirst up though, I want to explain that I am not a hairdresser I am a person with curly hair who has been to many hairdressers over the years and has seen and tried lots of different techniques. One of the most debated topics online is which are the best haircuts for curly hair. ![]()
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