Does it sound terribly trivial if I say that a lot of women are very worried about their hair at the moment?
April 02, 2020
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MST
Apr 29, 2020 09:10
I colour my own hair with Castings Crème Gel. It's a semi permanent that does not wash out but gradually fades and does not leave a hard line. I mix two colours to get the shade that I want. I put some of the colour on the roots and around the hairline and leave for about 10 mins and then I put conditioner on the ends of my hair before putting the rest of the colour all over my hair and combing through. I then leave for around 15 mins. This works for me and my hairdresser thinks that the colour looks good and has not tried to persuade me to have it coloured at the salon.
During lockdown I am trying to avoid using heat on my hair as I don't intend to cut it myself.
During lockdown I am trying to avoid using heat on my hair as I don't intend to cut it myself.
tricia
Apr 12, 2020 10:25
Hi Cathy - please remember I am not the expert here. If you think about it a hairdresser stands behind you and lifts a strand of hair. If he/she is right-handed she will cut down to the left at 7'0' clock. If I am cutting my own fringe I am probably pulling it forward - so the angle will be upwards toward 11 or 12 0 clock. I think the main point is that you cut into the ends of the hair and not straight across. This will achieve a more 'feathered' effect than a hard sharp edge which will look awful if a bit wonky. Hope that helps! Tricia
tricia
Apr 12, 2020 10:25
Hi Cathy - please remember I am not the expert here. If you think about it a hairdresser stands behind you and lifts a strand of hair. If he/she is right-handed she will cut down to the left at 7'0' clock. If I am cutting my own fringe I am probably pulling it forward - so the angle will be upwards toward 11 or 12 0 clock. I think the main point is that you cut into the ends of the hair and not straight across. This will achieve a more 'feathered' effect than a hard sharp edge which will look awful if a bit wonky. Hope that helps! Tricia
Shirley Freear
Apr 12, 2020 09:01
Very helpful tips regarding hair, you have obviously done a lot of research and hard work into producing a very interesting article. Thank you.
Happy Easter.
Shirleyx
Happy Easter.
Shirleyx
Cathy
Apr 12, 2020 07:38
I have a question about the angle of the scissors in trimming my fringe(via the point-cutting method). On your brave video I thought you were using a 12 o'clock upright position, or perhaps 11 o'clock angle. In the blog you say 7 o'clock, which is a different matter. It sounds more likely for a hairdresser, but difficult to make fine cuts. Could you please clarify before I do myself damage? (So far I am just accepting the excess, as indeed I always have to do when forgetting to make an appointment!)