r/CutYourOwnHair

Original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/curlyhair/comments/1wetsth/what_is_this_haircut_called_any_advice_on_how_to/

Since I asked for help on here, I thought I'd update how it turned out, and also share the experience in case anyone else was interested.

After a lot of digging (some of you made it sound fairly easy to find videos but I kinda struggled), I found some videos that cut a "curly mullet" - "wolfette" - "curly haircut with layers and disconnect", under which people were (often viciously) commenting on the competence of the hairstylists. To each their own I guess

Then, I found some even harder to find other videos that showed specifically how they cut my hair texture.

What I learned was a little infuriating tbh, because it seems to me that the structure of the haircut, whether the hair be curly, wavy or even straight is often the exact same. So I feel like the leap from cutting straight hair to curly hair — as long as you take into account and are willing to learn the specifics of curly hair like shrinkage — is really not that big. To me, everything looked technical and difficult, but I feel like professionals could manage it fairly easily.

Curly hair even seems more forgiving at times, since in multiple videos, they mentioned that there is less need to keep an intense and consistent tension and supremely neat cutting line, since the point is more to keep the curls bouncy and flowy, with some movement throughout the haircut.

Anyway, I went in armed with a lot of time, the idiot's confidence, my three-way mirror and some nice cutting shears, and well. I had honestly little idea what I was doing, but I took my time, didn't panic, and tried to be conservative with the amount I cut.

I also bleached the underside twice on the same day, felt like it didn't show enough, so bleached a little more hair the next week, and voilà.

Obviously not a professional result, but I absolutely love it, everyone else loves it, and I feel like myself for the first time since childhood. Can't wait to see how it all grows out.

Routine: same as previous post for the non bleached parts, so I will post the one for the bleached hair that turned high porosity.

• In the shower
  • Separate the bleached from the non bleached hair with a comb so that I am extra gentle with the bleached hair.
  • Keratin hair mask for 5 minutes: french brand Kerasoin professionnel - Masque reconstructeur spécial cheveux très abîmés enrichi en kératine
  • Shampoo with Garnier Ultra Doux avocado oil and shea butter
  • Conditioner: Bounce curl super smooth cream conditioner
  • Detangle very gently. No pulling. If there are tangles, I go in very gently with the fingers until i can use the brush. Then I put the bleached hair back into clips and deal with the rest of the hair.
• Once out of the shower: LOC method
  • Reapply water with conditioner (Authentic beauty concept hydrate conditioner)
  • SHITTON OF OIL. This hair is a sponge I cannot even believe how fast all the product disappears. I use 1. Avocado Oil (goes to the core of the hair), 2. Shea butter (outer layers of the hair), 3. Castor oil (coat on top to seal in the moisture.) All from Aromazone. I apply them one after the other and not all at once.
  • Kurl potion superfood milk (additional available moisture and oil so whatever the hair needs, it can absorb)
  • Gel: Authentic beauty concept hydrate curl enhancer

3-4 days later it's already dry again (with no buildup), so I rewet it, reapply the Kurl potion superfood milk, and then a little oil. I think I will wash it like the rest, once every two weeks.

Edit: moved a parenthesis + wording

barber fucked my shit up, went and recovered,, my partner said I should cut my hair more and I fucked my shit up