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Trimming your own fringe

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,400 ✭✭✭PlayGirl


    i dont trust anyone else with my fringe - for a fringe like that i find it better to cut small bits up the way - if you know what i mean..

    works for me anyways


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Politics Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 12,110 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dizzyblonde


    Trim it when it's wet and make sure you leave it a lot longer than you think you need to. It will bounce up when it dries. Don't cut it straight across, angle your fingers so it's a bit longer at the sides. And when you're holding it between your fingers to trim it, hold it right in close to your face - don't pull it out from you.
    Make sure you don't include any long bits from the side, tie them well back out of the way. Take only around half a centimetre off, there's nothing as bad as a too-short fringe. Dry it as straight as you can, then check for stray bits.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,400 ✭✭✭PlayGirl


    Trim it when it's wet and make sure you leave it a lot longer than you think you need to. It will bounce up when it dries. Don't cut it straight across, angle your fingers so it's a bit longer at the sides. And when you're holding it between your fingers to trim it, hold it right in close to your face - don't pull it out from you.
    Make sure you don't include any long bits from the side, tie them well back out of the way. Take only around half a centimetre off, there's nothing as bad as a too-short fringe. Dry it as straight as you can, then check for stray bits.

    might just be me but when i trim my fringe i wash it, dry it in the way i want it to sit, straighten it, then cut it.. as then your less likely to get it too short or anything..


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Politics Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 12,110 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dizzyblonde


    PlayGirl wrote: »
    might just be me but when i trim my fringe i wash it, dry it in the way i want it to sit, straighten it, then cut it.. as then your less likely to get it too short or anything..


    You must be able to dry it really well - some people can't, or their hair is curly, and they can go very wrong. Cutting it while wet is usually preferable - once you only take very little off.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,400 ✭✭✭PlayGirl


    You must be able to dry it really well - some people can't, or their hair is curly, and they can go very wrong. Cutting it while wet is usually preferable - once you only take very little off.

    nope, just the way i would dry it on a day to day basis, as thats the way it will sit every day, not how it is when wet


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,635 ✭✭✭KatCookie


    When cutting your fringe, less is more!
    My friend wanted hers trimmed.. it ended up being an inch long! she wore it back in a hairband for about two months!!

    i usually get the mother to cut it when its clean and dry, usually does the job, then come back to it after a while to check for stray bits!


  • Hosted Moderators Posts: 1,413 ✭✭✭Lady


    Most times your regular hairdresser will trim your fringe for free if you pop into them, if not i'm sure most places would be happy to do it for maybe free or a small fee?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,104 ✭✭✭moonflower


    It'll be fine if you do it yourself, just make sure your hair's dry or you'll end up with it too short. And only take a tiny bit off at a time.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 419 ✭✭*Dallas


    just never cut across.. always cut upwards!

    anywho, here's how I do it:

    first, i make sure its dry then i clip the sides up.

    i start cutting the bit over my nose and over my eyebrows - i cut upwards and make sure the line of my fringe is as straight as i can get. i hold it bit by bit between my index and middle finger (my impersonation of a hairdresser lol)

    then i let down the sides and try to make it longer as i get nearer my ears... this sort of frames my face.

    I have a long face so i think this style suits me.. .other people might be different


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 716 ✭✭✭SarahJ


    I always cut my own, I hate the way they do it in the hairdressers, always too short!! I have one of those thinners that they use, got it in boots, works a treat


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 142 ✭✭BlondePrincess


    Yeah, most hairdressers will do it for free. . .but no harm in leaving a tip! i'd avoid doin it yourself. . .did mine once n runined it... .took ages to grow back was was noticibly crooked :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,060 ✭✭✭Niamho!


    PlayGirl wrote: »
    might just be me but when i trim my fringe i wash it, dry it in the way i want it to sit, straighten it, then cut it.. as then your less likely to get it too short or anything..

    I agree with this. Cutting it while its wet is decieving because it bouces back up a bit when it fully dries.

    I always cut my own fringe. have a side one now but i did have a straight across one before. i find that holding the Scissors Vertically and cutting "up" rather that accross makes all the difference. not as blunt. although it depends whether you want it blunt i suppose.....


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 606 ✭✭✭fifomania


    Never let anyone near your fringe!! 'A trim' to a hairdresser usually means an inch off, do it yourself if possible! :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,105 ✭✭✭LadyMayBelle


    A lot of hairdressers do it for free, esp if you have a regular hairdresser. i get mine cut abut every 8-10 weeks, so if inbetween i need a fringe sorting out, i pop in and it only takes five minutes..altho you do end up with all little hairs on your face so don't do it unless youre heading anywhere except home!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 996 ✭✭✭bnagrrl


    Thanks for all the replies.

    I got a hairdressers type of scissors in Boots and cut up into my fringe about 2cm. It's probably still a little longer than I want but better too long than too short!


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