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Our hair on average grows about half an inch a month, says Jones.
A trim is removing less than an inch of hair length to maintain health.
(Kitchen scissors, for example, wont cut it.)
Jones recommends stocking your bathroom/salon with five things before getting started.
Once youve found the length you want to snip, twist the strand and cut downward with the scissors.
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What that does is give the hair more of a tapered end than a blunt end, says Jones.
Check to see if you like that length or if you want it to be a wee bit longer.
Cut just a little bit at a time, and you wont accidentally wind up with a hack job.
Let the piece of hair separate again so theres an equal amount on both sides.
Take another 1/4-inch section from the left side and match it with the piece on the left.
Take another 1/4-inch section from the right side and match it with the piece on the right.
Tuck the rest of your hair behind your ears.
This time, you dont need to twist the hair.
Instead, cut downward at an angle, pointing the sheers toward your shoulder blade.
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Repeat on the left side, then verify both strands match in length.
This will hack away at anysplit endsand leave your hair looking smooth and more layered than before.
Repeat the same process on the left and style as desired.
You just cut your own hair, fam.
Stylist and coloristLina Waledwill help you tend to the situationand stat.
How to trim your own bangs
Take it from me:Bang trims can end in disaster.
In short: Trimming your own hair at home is inconvenient… but not entirely impossible.
Maybe choppy bangs and mismatched lengths are the new It style?
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