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Hello everyone, Im not a very regular poster, but I leave my little story here from time to time, some of you will remember me, and to the ones I haven't had the pleasure of knowing yet, Hello. Im 22, ling in Miami FL. Its been around 18 months since my last haircut.. ha! 18 months, is a long time. I know its dwarfed by the heavyweights here, but hey its MY 18 months.. lol :P I have gone tru all this time without trimming my hair and Im approaching that moment when I feel Id like to go to the hairdresser to even things out a bit, I grew from a buzzcut and my hair is a bit uneven as the layers are growing.. But before I put myself in the hands of the murderous barber, Id like to ask for tips from the age old wisdom board... what should I be looking for when stepping into the barber... what kind of barber or stilist... woman, man? what questions do I ask, what points should I stress to him/her and how to keep control of what he/she does so I dont have to set the building on fire... I might be asking too much, or sounding a bit of a noob but its been a long time for a barber to mess up my head because I didnt let him know what I wanted... thanks for ur help.. peace
Fully communicate EXACTLY what you want prior to any hair trimming happening with your stylist. If you want only a small trim use your fingers to let them know visually the length to cut. You would be surprised by how different hair cutters think what a half inch is. And only use a stylist who has long hair themselves. DO NOT allow a short haired person to ever cut your hair. Or better yet find a fellow long hair to trim your hair who knows that your hair length is important to you.
Duncan
DO NOT allow a short haired person to ever cut your hair.
I agree. I had a terrible experience last year from a short haired stylist who did nothing but make it seem like my long hair was an issue and turned my hair into what only could be described as a "man-bob", despite by instructions which were pretty specific. Luckily my hair grows fast and I was able to grow most of it out by Spring and had a competent stylist fix whatever the last hack did.
Which brings me to my own piece of advice. When you find a hair dresser you trust, remember their name so you can make appointments specifically with them. This will you will be less likely to have a "trim horror" in the future.
It looks like you're making good progress. Mind if I ask what your hair goals are?
On the length front, I'd say that your hair's actually one length because you've grown it out from a buzz cut. That will make it look like you have layers. Cutting it so it's "all one length" actually means cutting the shorter hair lower down so you end up with more of a bob-type style.
If you do go for a trim, I'd suggest going to a salon rather than a barber's. They will have had more training and also will be more familiar with longer hair. Ideally get a long-haired stylist. Show them how much you want to take off and make make it clear that you don't want to lose any more than that. After all, you're the paying customer. They should do what you want, not what they think you should have.
Also, bear in mind that when you do have longer hair cut, it seems like you lose more off the length than you actually do because, especially if you have wavy or curly hair, it will spring back a little more as it's lighter.
There is a lot of risk here for not much gain.
I would suggest leaving it another twelve months. If you really cannot wait then you need to be very careful in who you choose and even more careful that they understand what half an inch actually is. Many so called trained persons fix their minds on an end style NOT a specific maximum by which to shorten the hair.
If you thinking of the "dreaded trim" I would suggest you leave it for another 12 months and see. Keep it growing.
Cheers,
John.B
I see no need for a trim and think you'll regret it. You've gone 18 months so why not go 24 months with no trims or even more than that?
In time your hair will even itself out.
Kevin
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Getting your hair trimmed has a lot of unknowns. My view on this is to just let it grow for at least another year.
Scott
I'm kinda of the majority's mind here that you shouldn't risk a trim because, well, its just too risky. Obviously its your choice, and if you do go through it id advice you really stress to them that you want to grow your hair long and for them to take off as little as possible. Otherwise they will likely take a little "liberty" with your directions. :P