When I was in my late teens/early twenties I used to cut my own hair. I cut it into an angled bob and got compliments up the wazoo all the time on my hair all the time. I also cut a few of my nieces' hair, my sister's hair, my mother's hair, etc. I'm NOT a professional, I just had a very good eye and a very sharp pair of scissors. When I got a better paying job I started going to salons and getting my hair cut. I was NEVER satisfied with the cuts I got. I asked for THE SAME cut and for some reason it never laid right. I was specific about how I wanted it to look and it was always too short, not flattering, weird pieces hanging low in the back, etc.
My niece went on to beauty school and opened her own very successful salon and I started going to her. Still, I was never happy with the cuts she gave me. It got so I started wearing it longer and cutting my own bangs because I was never happy with the way my bobs came out in her salon. One day she asked me if I wanted her to cut my bangs. I said sure, and then she began to separate out this huge hunk of hair at the front of my head. I stopped her and told her I wanted the bangs to be much more narrow and she began to explain to me that bangs generally should be cut using the ends of the eyebrows as a guide. I said yeah but I weigh 400 pounds. The ends of my eyebrows are in east and west oshkosh and it's going to accent this and make my face look wider than my ass. She reluctantly did as I asked.
I've decided to go back to cutting my own hair. I really feel as though a hairstyle, like clothing, will not flatter everyone the same. It has to be cut differently for each face yet I find that most sylists live by one rule of thumb and that they *must* do it this way or they won't get into hairstyle Vallhallah or something. Strange how you can go to two stylists and get the same cut but one looks good on you and the other does not. Anybody have any expereinces with this?
My niece went on to beauty school and opened her own very successful salon and I started going to her. Still, I was never happy with the cuts she gave me. It got so I started wearing it longer and cutting my own bangs because I was never happy with the way my bobs came out in her salon. One day she asked me if I wanted her to cut my bangs. I said sure, and then she began to separate out this huge hunk of hair at the front of my head. I stopped her and told her I wanted the bangs to be much more narrow and she began to explain to me that bangs generally should be cut using the ends of the eyebrows as a guide. I said yeah but I weigh 400 pounds. The ends of my eyebrows are in east and west oshkosh and it's going to accent this and make my face look wider than my ass. She reluctantly did as I asked.
I've decided to go back to cutting my own hair. I really feel as though a hairstyle, like clothing, will not flatter everyone the same. It has to be cut differently for each face yet I find that most sylists live by one rule of thumb and that they *must* do it this way or they won't get into hairstyle Vallhallah or something. Strange how you can go to two stylists and get the same cut but one looks good on you and the other does not. Anybody have any expereinces with this?
