How to achieve this hair look? pics

[Henry Boogers]

Go to Sally's Beauty Supply if you have on in the area and purchase a pair of thinnning shears. These should cost you less than $10 and are basically scissors, but one arm appears to have 'teeth'. Essentially, this allows you to easily thin your hair and come closer to acheiving your desired look at home. I would first try going to the salon, however, to properly set your expectations of what is possible with your hair type.

I don't have the style you're looking for (then again I'm 30), but I've been cutting my own hair with a combination of clippers and thinning shears for years now.

 

[jondoe89]

do you know if like, walgreens would carry thinning shears? sallys is soo far haha. so i just cut all over with these then?

 

[skalogre]

Originally Posted by jondoe89

do you know if like, walgreens would carry thinning shears? sallys is soo far haha. so i just cut all over with these then?
I doubt it. But you know, I have serious reservations about doing it yourself. I know I am sort of biased but at the very least have a friend help you.

 

[jondoe89]

Here are a couple more pics after i wet my hair a little. It is very thick in teh back and sides in the front iono wtf is going on lol. Thanks http://lh6.google.com/image/FYaqub89...JPG?imgmax=800 http://lh5.google.com/image/FYaqub89...JPG?imgmax=800

 

[jondoe89]

aight so i got the thinning sheers. now how do i use them? do i cut from the scalp or what? thanks

 

[jaustin]

hey, this is just a general question about thinning shears.

do they just make your hair look thinner and less poofy, or are there certain hairstyles that require thinning? What else does thinning do for you?

thanks.

 

[Henry Boogers]

Start very slow with thinning shears, they don't work well at putting the hair back on if you cut off too much. Start cutting only about 1/3 of the length off in small bits and see how it looks. As you become more comfortable with them you can experiment with cutting deeper and a little more. These essentially cut roughly 50% of the hair that you 'snip', leaving the area much thinner and easier to style.

 

[Henry Boogers]

Originally Posted by jaustin

hey, this is just a general question about thinning shears.

do they just make your hair look thinner and less poofy, or are there certain hairstyles that require thinning? What else does thinning do for you?

thanks.

They make your hair less 'poofy' I suppose. They make the hair much easier to style for sure.

 

[ninpoo]

Did you want your hair cut similar to these?

It's quite easy..

 

[jondoe89]

Originally Posted by ninpoo

Did you want your hair cut similar to these?

It's quite easy..

not really. imm looking ore for somthing like ayn's, just shorter though.