I’m autistic, I’ve had one haircut since covid because I hate the sensory aspect of haircuts. I’ve been searching online of how to cut hair and it doesn’t look that hard, but a lot of people seem to advise against it. I think that if I fuck it up it’s not the end of the world, I can just go to a professional. But I have very long hair so I have a lot of opportunity for trial and error. I think that if I get some practice, it’s something I can continue to do going forward. I also don’t particularly care how it looks, I just want it to be shorter.
Watch videos and practice on something that isn’t you if you can. It’s easy to goof up with long hair if you don’t use the right techniques. I have been clipper-cutting mine for over a decade now. Obviously that’s much simpler but it still took practice.
Might be worth asking in !autism@lemmy.world
I cut my own hair, I am bald.
A complete success!
Best advice I can give you is to take your time with it no need to rush, and also be prepared to except a bad haircut from time to time. I’ve been cutting my own hair for years and I’m about 70-30 for giving myself a good haircut.
I have been cutting my own hair since covid.
It isn’t that hard. A pair of scissors, some hair rubbers and a hair trimmer if you want it short.
The hardest part os, of course, the back of the head. But with time you can get a pretty decent result.
I tend to prefer a “messy” hair style which helps hiding my mess ups.
With long hair, you have two particular easy opportunities:
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Just trim only the temples with a trimmer, and let the rest grow as it pleases. Or cut the ends to some length that makes sense. This way you can have a ponytail, or loose hair if that’s your style, and look okay.
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Or, get a ‘long mohawk’: have a barber buzz the sides so that you have the back and top in a straight wide stripe, then tie a ponytail and shave the sides with a trimmer once every week or two. This is more fit for dudes, though there are photos of gals in image search too. The benefit of this style is that it’s more chilly than a full head of hair, while also being low-maintenance.
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If you’re going to try the scissor route, I recommend you aim for messed up. Like anime style, lots of different lengths going lots of directions. Then you might actually do something nifty. If you try to do anything even or any fades, you’ll have a very hard time.
I shave my head daily in the shower. It feels good, requires no mirror, and always looks consistent. Have been doing it for years.
This is the only way I’ve been able to do it. Don’t try for sleek lines, embrace the scruff. It’s not bad once you get the hang of it. The back of the head it tough, but doable. Maybe have a friend do the neckline
Yeah I think I can manage a messy look, I’ve bought some hairdressing scissors I’m going to have a go tonight
I started to go bald in my early twenties and started shaving it. I haven’t been to a barber in decades now. Even if they came up with the perfect baldness cure, I wouldn’t take it.
I always strongly encourage everyone to try shaving their head bald at least once, just to feel how it is. There’s nothing like having your scalp finally not itchy at all. No hairs pulling in any direction. Chilly in a pleasant way. It’s amazing!
The only downside for me is that I’m already visibly ill, so I look just like a cancer patient lmao
Yes, shaving one’s own head with clippers on a short setting is not hard to learn and do well. It’s incredibly convenient although it does limit what you can do with your hair. But the time saved is so wonderful.
Not really.
I was a barber and yes, if your hair is long, you can trim it without training, as long as it’s not very straight it doesn’t matter if it’s precise. Short hair and straight hair are less forgiving.
Basically you just want to make sure the two sides left and right are the same length and there are no “points” - no sharp length changes.
I’d just look for videos with people who have hair similar to yours, showing how they cut their own hair. You can do it!
I shave mine. Typical a 3mm guide over the blade. I’ve been doing that for about 20 years.
I don’t know if it would bother you, because it can be noisy, but:
People thinks it’s ridiculous, but I’ve been using one since well before the pandemic. It does as well as a barber ever did.
George Clooney uses one.
I do it, handheld trimmer in front of a mirror, not gonna win any awards but it works.
I’ve done it and it’s not that hard. Plenty of tutorials. It will take you a bit of practice to get the back right though, since you need to either be fine with it looking sloppy or work from a double mirror setup.
As a dude I go from long hair to slightly-less-long hair by cutting it on each side above the shoulders. Pulled forward below the neck if long enough, sort of like the opposite of the unicorn trick (tried that in the past, but easy to mess up the layering).
Also probably makes more sense if you usually keep your hair in a ponytail, as any imbalance won’t be obvious.
