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Have you ever cut your own hair?

Discussion in 'Gender Identity and Expression' started by Foxfeather, Jul 4, 2017.

  1. Foxfeather

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    If no, would you ever do it?

    If yes, what style did you choose and how good did it look? Any tips and tricks? I'm thinking of doing it just once for the hell of it and never again.
     
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    I cut it myself with safety scissors when I was 8. I thought i looked beautiful.



    ....My hair still wont grow back properly in one spot.
     
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    I did, lol. The first time was long hair to shoulder length and it was pretty okay, but I'd say not the best. Then I cut my hair shorter to chin length and I messed up and had to go to the hairdresser to fix that :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes: But you know, I have experience with cutting my dog's hair and I'm very manually talented. That's why it worked the first time and the second wasn't tragic.
     
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    Yes, I did a buzzcut. Didn't look too good (you know, transguys overestimating how masculine their faces look) but it's not like I had to walk around with a basecap all the time.

    Maybe watch some Youtube first for the style you want and get two mirrors: One in front of you and one behind you so you can see what you cut in the back.
     
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    Yes, I cut mine all the time. It's pretty short (I kinda look like my avatar now, but without the bangs) so if I mess up it can be fixed in quite a short time. Also I've buzzed both left and right sides last year and managed to make them fairly symmetrical. When I had long hair with bangs I cut the bangs myself, too. Ah now I want to grow it out but sometimes I'm so tempted to grab the scissors again.
     
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    Since I can't make a straight line with my eyeliner, no, I never cut my own hair :joy: I could foresee the tragedy haha But I would like to try! Maybe a couple of hours before my next appointment to the hairdresser :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:
     
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    No, I never have. I don't think I ever will since I have shaky hands, and wouldn't want to mess up. Plus my hair is curly/wavy, so I wouldn't want to cut it to look weird.
     
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    I have been for over a year. After I came out I was "forbidden" from getting a haircut, so I did it myself secretly. I always have it tied up anyway so no one notices the length. Typically it's just above the neck, though come to think of it I'm due for one. Usually I just work with some messy layers, I don't care for super stylized cuts because, as I said, it's always tied up in a sort of samurai knot.
     
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    I know that ingrown hairs and stuff happen when you shave, but I doubt this is solely because you cut your own hair, especially since you can't cut it THAT closely to match the same effect of razors.

    P.S. :grin: I'm sure you thought right.
     
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    Only haircuts I could do for myself were buzzcuts. Then I noticed in public people though I was some sort of Biker. I personally just let my hair grow and spike it in the front; or a messy look; or a crazy punk spiked hair. So yeah. ^-^
     
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    While I was in the service, I had either buzz cuts or shaven head so if my ex couldn't cut it/shave it I did it myself, not sure how it would work for many outside the service though.
     
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    I cut my own hair fairly regularly. I usually wear it in an undercut, so the sides and back are shaved very short, and I leave the top long. I just part my hair in an even horseshoe shape around my head, tie up the top, and then buzz it all with a 1/2 inch guard blade. Then, I let down the top and part it evenly on both sides, and just trim it all to right above the tops of my ears, so I looks like a bowl cut when it's down. Then I can just part it either way and it just sort of hangs over one of the sides depending on how I do it. I have also just buzzed my whole head all over too with a 1 inch guard blade, which is pretty easy cause then it's just all the same length.
     
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    Just buzzing the side of my head that is, well, buzzed. I have no idea if I'm doing a good job or not, but I don't see little children pointing the finger at me in the street so I guess I'm doing okay. :wink:
     
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    I want to, but I haven't because I don't want to mess it up or be stuck with a bad cut
     
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    I just cut it again and I love it. I'm the best hairdresser, period. :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes: I'm never growing it out cause it's fabulous like that xD
     
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    I only cut my hair with scissors once because I was so frustrated with having longer hair than I wanted. Needless to say it came out horrible (no double mirrors) and it was a "hair vent" so to speak. Never did that again, but it grew out fine.
     
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    I did, when I was at the Uni. It was horrible :grin:. Hair everywhere, the cut never was what I wanted and I ended up looking just... ewwwww. But it did not matter because I considered myself as a tough punk rock guy back then, so having my hair messed up was part of my style :grin: When I look back now, I donĀ“t understand what the hell was I doing :grin: Now I have a nice and lovely hairdresser who takes care of me every month, and she is golden and I am fabulous!
     
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    I've been known to trim it a bit from time to time. Keeping looking okay before I need a full haircut.
     
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    I have not, I'm too scared that I'm going to mess it up. Rip
     
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    yes I have cut my own hair