How to: Trim Layered Hair

[mne040603]

i've been searching and searching, and you are the only person on here doing it right..Alas!

[diANASOURRrr]

@CureMoonlight1994 When you cut the dead ends of your hair only

[CureMoonlight1994]

hey , what is trim ?

[breannaisthename]

What's the songs name? :3

[exitexistential]

I commend you on your do-it-yourself hairstyling! It's empowering to take personal matters into your own hands as opposed to buying into society's mentality of paying to make everyone else do it for you. Besides, it's more creative and fun this way! :)

[nemanjatosovic]

ur so cute

[Superstarfitnesstv1]

Cool vid girl!:-)

[lalagirl211]

i told my mom to trim hair cut it at the end but she cut my hair up to my shoulders and she did not use any clip at all..it was a lousy job now i hte my hair its thick again and i need to layered it!!.. :(

[Pathrissia]

funny i cut my hair just like u :)

[allhopeisgone12995]

were those regular scissors? or hair scissors? is it ok to use scissors that you would use to cut paper in school?

[MsLaBelleMel]

@allhopeisgone12995 no they are trimming sheers bought at any beauty supply stores.. please don't use anything less otherwise you could get split ends from dull scissors.

[JDLHJDLH]

Great video, I loved the directions. I am not a hairdresser but I love hair and sometimes people ask me to trim it for them. I'm going to do my first layered cut today =O I'm going to use your technic ^^ Hope it works ok! =D

[MsLaBelleMel]

@JDLHJDLH good luck! =)

[vanessaYEhh]

You look great at the end but you didn't measure anything much so how do you know your layers are even? The last time I had my haircut, it was horrible. My sister cut it very short and took off atleast 5 inches! And the layers were uneven and the style was ugly and now I'm trying to grow everything out evenly so I can have very long and one length hair :)

[MsLaBelleMel]

@vanessaYEhh aww.. sorry to hear that. when i trim, i typically guage how much I trim off when my hair is straight down and do the same throughout. with layers tho, when u take it to the side, u would cut at an angle from the shortest length to create that layered shape so there's not much measuring involved.

[HarryPotterForever98]

I am really confused as to what you did to cut your hair. -.- It looks amazing though.

Hairdressers always cut off more than I want, so I really want to try this. But, I wasn't exactly clear on what you did? As stupid as that makes me sound...=P

[MsRoxana88]

you make it look too easy lol I don't think I could do this

[MsLaBelleMel]

@MsRoxana88 hehe.. had plenty of practice. believe me =)

[Divalicious666]

You look way better with a middle parting. :) Helpful vid, cheers ^.^

[MsLaBelleMel]

@Divalicious666 really?? hehe.. never really done middle parting at all.. glad this helped ya! =D

[aljamoda]

U did a good job! How much did u cut off? Does trimming make hair look noticeably short????

[MsLaBelleMel]

@aljamoda trimming shouldn't take off that much from ur hair - probably like half an inch maybe? enough to trim off any split ends or whatnot =D

[msan3054]

nice video......i want to trim my hair myself as i am trying to grow them and the hairdressers chop off more than my hair grow......but i have curly hair........any tips on trimming curly hair?............

[MsLaBelleMel]

@msan3054 def. need to trim ur hair wet to keep the curls tamed. when trimming, leave a little extra wiggle room since hair will bounce up when dry especially on curly hair. You don't want to trim too much by accident, so measure where u think u want ur hair to lay and move another half inch lower to be safe =)

[msan3054]

@MsLaBelleMel thanks heaps.....will try it over the weekend..............

[awsomepawsome619]

this really helps. i love your hair...

[2010ilovemyfamily]

wow this looks so easy. i never cut my hair but i really want to. but im scared because salon sucks.

[Natashalulu]

I have never seen anyone cut their own hair so well before...Thanks for this tutorial!

[marthasan08]

Thanks, you made it look easy. I'll be trimming my hair from now on:)

[MsLaBelleMel]

@marthasan08 ur welcome =)

[oleainatoivo]

Wow.

[MunchkinMaike]

this is a really great video!!! Easy to follow, and now I feel more confident to try it out, just gotta let my hair grow a bit more ^^

[MsLaBelleMel]

@MunchkinMaike great to hear! good luck! =)

[FeatherRocks23]

Gorgeous!! you have natural gorgeous looking hair!!! i'm still kind of afraid of trimming my own hair. i hope this helps me. thank you! ;-)

[MsLaBelleMel]

@FeatherRocks23 thank u! good luck! =)

[china2207]

very nice

[piccalily]

wow, that was actually really helpful, thanks for posting the vid!

[MsLaBelleMel]

@piccalily ur welcome!

[Lacehairwigs]

very nice.i'm impressed

[MsLaBelleMel]

@Lacehairwigs thx!

[Miosdove]

do you trim it having dry hair or wet?

[MsLaBelleMel]

@Miosdove always wet.. it's easier to keep hair in place and also to avoid more split ends.. also.. when wet, try to trim a little past where you want the hair to end since hair will dry and bounce up =)

[MsAoitori]

I love this video, next time my hair needs a cut I am going to try it with your tut

[MsLaBelleMel]

good luck! =)

[lindafeehily91]

ur hair looks smooth and shiny. wat products do u use?

[MsLaBelleMel]

thank u! i honestly just shampoo, condition and let air dry most of the time. if i use heat, then i'll protect my hair with infrared spray. i have a haircare routine earlier which you can see what products i use on day to day basis =)

[Miosdove]

do you trim the hair dry or wet?

[naclovesmac02]

i'm about to trim my hair i'm nervous and suppper excited! your video is giving me more convidence thanks so much for making a great vidd !

[MsLaBelleMel]

aww.. np! take baby steps if it's your first time like cut little by little until desired legnth. if u do mess up, just remember, it's hair.. it'll grow back! good luck! =)

[AzyanBeast123]

i love your asian hair^__^

[MsLaBelleMel]

hehe.. thx =)

[AzyanBeast123]

your welcome:)

and are you chinese?

[MsLaBelleMel]

yep =)

[xjxexwxexlxsx]

Hey! nice video! Can I ask how you remember exactly how much u cut off the bottoms of the ends? I tried this once, and it was very uneven. Also, can u explain to me, what cutting at an angle does for the upper layers? Is it just for the layers? Thanks!

[MsLaBelleMel]

u cut off how much you want to.. for me, i just trimmed it all around to get the dead ends off. as for cutting at an angle & cutting straight across will create layers for you. hth =)

[ljmxo]

wow.. I pay $12 here!

[MsLaBelleMel]

that's cheap! =)

[ljmxo]

One of the perks of living in a small town :)