haircut – Christina Hopgood

Last time I cut my hair, I did a layered cut. Tutorial here!

This time, I wanted a straight cut. I want my hair to be like Sarah’s in Labyrinth. Here she is:

See how nice and straight the cut is? No layers in that cut.

Now my hair has layers quite high up, so I’ll need to grow it out a bit before the whole thing can be straight.

Onto the tutorial!

Here I am before my haircut, all raggy daggy ends!

Brush it all out so that there are no tangles. If you have curly hair it might be best to straighten it at this point. Mine is straight enough so I don’t need to.

Part your hair where you normally do so it won’t be crooked when you part it later.

Put it in a ponytail at the nape of your neck, making sure there are no lumps.

Grasp the elastic and pull it downwards. Not outwards!

Stop when you have a little ponytail at the end. The elastic is your guide for cutting!

Snippy snip! Straight across.

Repeat the whole process a few times to even it out.

Here’s what mine looked like when I finished! Straight across the back.

At the front you can still see my higher layers, but eventually it’ll be all grown out! I’m going to keep cutting it like this so that I can have hair like Sarah’s!

Today I gave my hair a bit of a trim at home. I’ve been trimming my hair every few weeks recently to keep it healthy and nice. The last time I went to the hairdresser was in August when I was getting married! This haircut gives you some nice layers which are shorter at the front and longer in the back. Here’s how you can do it yourself!

Start with straight hair – either use a straightener or do this when your hair is wet. My hair was already straight enough for me.

Comb all your hair forwards, making sure it’s lying flat on your head. Comb out any knots and tangles.

Tie your hair in a ponytail at the centre top of your forehead, right in the middle of your hairline.

Make sure it’s tight and not bumpy.

Now tie another hair tie around your ponytail and slowly pull it down the hair, evenly. Pull it down to just above where you want to cut.

This acts as a guide for you and also keeps the hair all together. Snippy snip! Cut straight across and try to make it all the same length.

See? Like a horse’s tail.

Now take the whole thing out and repeat these previous steps. You’ll probably find that it’s a bit uneven when you look at it again.

Then I like to use a comb to double check the evenness again. Here’s where you can get a bit obsessive trying to make it completely even. My advice: know when to let go and say “it’s even!”