i tried doing this on my son’s & my husband’s hair. i must’ve done it right coz now they won’t go to the barber anymore. thank you for sharing your expertise!
Very good tutorial!! Got myself a great cut and i got the length i wanted. Barbers always cut it too long or too short lol. Only downside is that its hard to make sure the scissors are positioned correctly in the mirror and ur arm will start hurting from keeping it in the air
Video idea: Can you make a video about different hairstyles that exist? What are the major (most common) hairstyles? How do they differ? What variations are there? Get some nice pictures/videos of the hairstyles and just go over them explaining the different properties of each hairstyle. This would be such a cool video :)
Thank you for this. In addition to the general step-by-step, I learned so much about how to manage the comb and scissors - when cutting my own hair. Thank you!!!
Saw this and went straight to work on myself. Didn't follow exactly cuz it was kinda hard and just started winging it at some point fixing it bit by bit until I got the exact cut i wanted. Ended up better than most cuts I've ever gotten at a barber.
Saving this video, I have neurodivergent kiddos and this seems straightforward. We can take our time and accommodate my son in the comfort of his home this way without having to drag him to an uncomfortable situation. Recently he likes his hair a lot more "surfer long" so we haven't had to do anything to it for a good while but I see that passing soon and will need to know how to sort it later. Might also work for my partner who just can never be bothered to get hair sorted. Willsee!
just did this without any tutorial and its really simple. As long as you dont cut too short, you can keep cutting until you dont miss a long hair and it looks fine.
Thanks for sharing your skills! I was always so worried about doing my own haircuts until I finally realized nobody really cares if your hair is perfect - If you have a “bad” haircut or a “good” haircut - most people don’t really notice - So I have been cutting my own hair for two years and my life hasn’t changed because of it. I’ve messed up every once in a while but I keep getting better and better.
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Also with scissor-cut hair, if some hairs are short and some are long, it's hard to even see that. I recently tried a 3 inch clipper guard lol, and it did NOT work at all, though I might be able to get it to work better, but I'd rather use scissors now anyway. But, it clippered off an inch and half in some places, like 3 inches is some places (oops), and yea all over the place. But I can't even tell that anything went awry. Still need a self-haircut through because it's too long for what I want, which I'll be doing right this moment, actually.
Great learning right here! I would like to see a vid where you point out what not to do on hair cuts. Specially since we have a lot of tutorial content (not barbers also), it would be nice to see what you think on most tips or techniques
Bro I just cut my own hair today for the first time at age 17. At first I thought that I was going to mess it up because I have black hair and couldn't see the line where I cut to use it for my next section. But it turned out so good. Thank You So Much Bro!
No wonder some barbers cut the top so short they lost their guideline, thanks tho Andy I know you save a lot of money doing this and you’re saving a lot of other people money by teaching us so thank you and the hair looks good bro, super stylish
Andy, I like all of your tutorials. Very detail, clear and straight to the point. Because of the Covid 19 pandemic, I've been learning and giving my family haircuts :) . I'm improving as I go along thanks to your videos. Keep doing more useful videos. Have a good day and be safe!
Yo for real, thank you SO much for uploading this. I've been cutting my hair ever since covid but now the top is too long and have been dreading cutting it as I didn't know any technique like this. After seeing you do it, it feels like... wow, thats simple I should have realized thats how you do it... but that is how you know it is good advice. Thanks again you saved my hair!
Same I've been giving myself fades forever cuz even with a appointment seem to wait forever then the cut takes like 45 mins when I can do it faster with no experience lol and the prices have gotten crazy Everytime it get long long I dread cutting it an just cut it short lol
Been cutting my own hair for about 20 years now (since I was 12) only with a razor and never used this method to cut my top. By method I mean with scissors lol Just tried this and got it on the first try because of your great tutorial!! Thank you brotha 🙏🏽
This is what I was actually searching for thanks man. I had cut my hair twice but these were different and I was definitely not educated. once I cut my hair from the back, right down to the neck, with blunt scissors, and once I trimmed my hair's sides like mullet style. But now I wanna do it like this and cut the top of my hair. What an inspiring and educational video thanks again.
As a socially awkward girl with short hair, who hates to go to the hairdresser's, this helps a lot. I've been cutting my own hair since the beginning of the pandemic but I always kinda winged it. It's time to do it right from now on 😂 thanks a lot, man!
You should try to put yourself in those uncomfortable situations or you will never conquer them. Coming from someone who was very socially awkward for the first 19 years of my life.
@@wkr420 facts I used to be terrified I decided to just fuck it and flew to Canada on my own got stuck in Philly for the layover from London UK, met a nice guy he bought me a cheesesteak was the first American thing I ever had (I had no American currency) so he bought everything for me made sure I got it the most authentic American way as I didn’t have a clue then sat with me and it was the first conversation I had in years with a complete stranger. And when I finally arrived in Canada I had the time of my life ended up in banff with a random friend group and have the best of mates now
I was scared to cut the top of my hair until watching this video. I think I may even prefer to cut it myself at this point. Thank you so much for making this video, it means a lot!
I have been watching many videos on UA-cam on how to cut men's hair but never worked for me, this is only video that made it easy! I managed to use this technique about couldn't believe how easy it is!
Perfect timing! I need to cut the top of my son’s hair and this will help a lot. He loves his disconnect with the top long but I’m going to try to talk him into adding more layers like yours. Thank you so much for this video! 💥💪🏼
Thanks man this really helped me, I recently got a great haircut by a stylist and came out great , it grew about couple inches fast and started to get super thick and wavy, this saved me to get back to where I was
Best tutorial. I like to combine this with another tutorial for a simple side fade with electric clippers, and can't be happier about results. Finding a good, honest barber is more difficult than learning from an expert like you! Wish you all the best
I first found your channel when I was trying to learn about photography equipment and it hasn't been until today when i seen your shirt in the video about motivation and discipline (which Im also going through the same struggles trying to figure out content and my set up for my UA-cam channel, that i haven't started yet and ive been saying i was going to for a year but am trying to make everything perfect before i post one and its just wasting time) that i learned that you're also a barber with you're own shop! I relate to what you share on you're channel so much because I also own a shop in the front of my house.. I do barbering, hairstyling, nails, and waxing. I loved this video, you're an excellent teacher Andy!
This will make cutting kiddos hair easy. I know how to hit the sides, but top trimming with scissors was very hard. This is awesome. Although this is the only video I’m gonna watch, you got my sub.
I've needed this. I haven't seen my hairdresser for 2 months. I faux hawked it 2 weeks ago so I could take pics real fast. My hair is too long to pompadour it now and I'm broke. Tomorrow it's me and the scissors ✂️ THANK YOU!!
Great video. You do an amazing job of showing how, while explaining in an extremely understandable way. The best part of this video is you didn’t just do an absolute perfect job the first time and leave it like that, because that’s not how anybody’s gonna learn. I like how you went back and showed us all how to fix it like you know we’re gonna have to do. I am really thankful for people like you who do a good job teaching on UA-cam, because it’s become an extremely valuable resource for me to live the independent kind of lifestyle that I like. Thank you for the knowledge brother, I really appreciate it.
Such a great video. Really well done. Just cut my hair now! and it turned out great. I really like it. Looks like a regular perfectly fine haircut. Will also be easier the next time, since my hair was very different lengths all over the place. I screwed up a few things and learned some stuff: - I went much shorter than I was intending, mainly because I went too far back for each new section of combed hair, so the guideline was then shorter than it should have been, relative to the new hairs I was cutting. Really wanna work your way back in smaller increments. - Another part of it was that I struggled to see where the guideline even was (which is what lead to the prior thing I mentioned), but eventually I figured out which orientation to have the comb so as I could see just the tips of the guideline-hairs pop up, distinct from the new hairs I was cutting. Can't have the comb obstructing the view, especially if your hair is a similar colour to the comb. - Other than that, I made a serious mess of the bathroom! wet hair everywhere, is not good at all. Usually I am using clippers on dry hair for the sides and back (with a 4-foot tall mirror on an angle facing the bathroom mirror to see the back of my head), and then I just use a vacuum cleaner, but when the hair is wet, it's a nightmare (for just cutting the top there's no need for double mirrors). But anyway! my actual haircut does look great! lol. Update: I just cut my hair again, and this time it was a better setup. I stood in the bathtub, and had my 4-foot mirror lean against the wall (on top of a narrow box). All the wet hair falls into the bathtub and the water from my spray bottle doesn't make the situation worse like when the tiles were getting all wet before. I need to buy myself a cape, because those little hair really stick to ya skin. What would be preferable, is a smaller mirror that can be suspended from hooks over the top of the shower (or trust suction cups temporarily), and then cut the hair on top in the shower, since only one mirror is required and it doesn't need to be tall like when clippering the back of the head in the bathroom mirror. Easier clean-up, and you're already in the shower, so the hair under the feet doesn't need to be addressed. Just needs to be good enough lighting from in the shower. What's nice is that the direction can then be changed via putting the mirror on a different wall, for better lighting on that side of the hair. Second haircut turned out REALLY good. Like, it's a fantastic job lol. Next time should be a lot quicker as I get used to it. This time I figured out how to best hold the tools at each step like in the video, which is very handy.
Thank you for this tutorial. it's a little bit straight hair specific but it's kinda give you a general idea about cutting your own hair, i'll try this today.
wish I'd watched this b4 I did my hair. I haven't done an awful job, but I know when I do it next time how to do it right. I started doing my own a few months ago because my hairdresser went on maternity leave and really didn't want to go searching for someone to trust wiv my hair. Thank you ❤
Cutting the Top Hair: (1) Hair Preparation: Wetting. Because it sticks together and straightens curly hair out (2) how much do you want to cut? (3) Comb emplacement: Comb the fringe back and up, and snip (4) Back combing: Push the comb deeper in, and use the first layer as a guideline, and snip. (5) Transition to all horizontal displacements of the scalp. (6) Snipping the side wings of the scalp may be done by tilting the comb. Tilt = less hanging over the sides. But some hang looks good.
I'm gonna get into self-cutting soon. I think Heather Symmes' undercut video as Part 1 and this vid as Part 2 make great reference points in starting self-cutting, especially for this style. Very simple.
It's an amazing video! I am so happy and grateful to have access people like you that teach us such a valuable skill especially these times.! I watch the video over and over again to learn more and I can say that this is the video what made me be able to cut my hair close to perfect. I hope you're doing well. Thank you, Andy!
My hair has been thinning and falling during the pandemic, I just went to the barber to a haircut, clippers on the side and little longer on the top, but that haircut doesnt suit me anymore, it was too long and thin, just saw this tutorial and did it :D, it was a big change, now its shorter and looks thicker and stands on its own! Not perfect by any means, but its pretty decent, thank you!!!
I tried cutting my top today following your video, it came out pretty even, thanks again for great videos, this should be mandatory for any one including barbers. Some day hope to go to your shop when i head to west coast.
Enjoyed this one, especially you showing the 'guide'. I'm still on the hunt for a good clipper over comb showing/explaining the guide. I'll be re-watching this one!
Great stuff man, This really helps. I pretty much got the fade down but i never really know how to cut the top of my hair. Usually i'm too scared to cut length on top but now i think I'll actually gonna do a good job! Thanks again!
Thanks for this video mate! Always great content from you. Very well demonstrated and explained! This gave me the confidence to have a crack at doing this myself during my quarantine at home!
Dude ik this video was 2 years ago but this video helped me so much so I can learn how to cut my boyfriends hair. I had no idea what I was doing last time & it somehow turned out okay but this video was THE ONE. I needed this video thankyou so much, my boyfriend will appreciate it✌️
Yeah right bro, this guy and his perfect hair, i've been doin my cuts since 7 years now, Always struggled with cutting the top long hair, the fades on the sides is easy but the top hair is not, This guy hair is thicc & stay together so well, you could do it blindfolded, While mine goes everywhere + bold spot in the top front lol. Goodluck doing this perfectly if you dont have his amazing hair
lol this is like a compliment and a diss at the same time. I don’t know if I should say thanks or what. But it really works! It might not be as easy but this is how you do it.
In the past when I’ve cut my fringe, I just did the front and the rest stayed long. It looks terrible. But when you comb it back or to the side no one notices even if you ask them if they notice anything about it.
new sub ! thank you , i have always wanted to learn to cut my own hair lol , so i gave it a shot using your video , and my hair is very nice now . i had to use a diffrent video for short back and sides , but without this video i wouldve been stuck ! Big thank you , also if posible , could you do a video explaining how to trim the back and sides so it blends with this trim on top ? or maybe explain in reply . would be amazing !!!
A trick for anyone beginning - I have wavy hair which made cutting with scissors really difficult - so don't be afraid to use clippers to replace the scissors!
While hair salons are open here, it's been hard for me to make time with work to get to one. Going to one just isn't something I feel totally comfortable with still. I bought clippers to shave my sides as that was pretty straight forward as I typically only just get shaved at 1 anyway. This video helped me loads, I just wanted to trim up the top as it got so long and bulky. I did this method as it's the easiest one I found to follow. I didn't butcher it! I'm pretty proud of myself for having never cut my hair before. Thank you so much!
Great video! Thanks! We all need it. By the way.. you could take your computer monitor and set it up to show you the camera. That way instead of the mirror... the monitor will be your mirror.. just a thought. you rock!
When you cut the top on both the left and right sides, are your fingers slightly angled in an upwards sloping direction on the right and downwards sloping on the left? Or do you want to keep your fingers horizontal and lift the hair straight up the entire time?
Is no one talkin about how this a killer shoulder workout 😭
Indeed it is😢😢😢
Yo I can't go more than 20 secs, its crazy painful
@@bitiboy786hat is what I said to my girl😢
@@crztr1g473 😭😭😭
After keeping my arm up for hours, I soon lost all ability to hold it up for 10 seconds while finishing my hair, it was excruciating
Your videos should be mandatory viewing for the “stylists” at Great Clips.
haha. I wouldn't mind if they ask me to teach a class
Big facts
Facts
@@kadenjett801 stop it lol you guys suck. He commented 12 minutes ago.
Bruh I jus got my cut there cuz my REAL barber was out and I needed a cut... they messed me up🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
i tried doing this on my son’s & my husband’s hair. i must’ve done it right coz now they won’t go to the barber anymore. thank you for sharing your expertise!
i find this helpful maybe you like it: ua-cam.com/video/XGem9VfYZrE/v-deo.html
cuz u kept it simple
@@svfoxYeah, a simple haircut is fine for me. Cause I like to do my hair instead of getting a perm or something like that
Amazing, after 6-7 vids of other youtubers only showing how to fade/cut the sides, we get a real video on how to cut top asian hair! Thanks!
Thanks for watching!
.....and East Indian hair
@@simonejohnson-ramlakhan1724be quiet
@@AndysCuts and long baby hair. Used this video to cut my 7 month olds hair!
And Mexican hair too
One of the best tutorials I’ve ever seen. Straight to the point. Thank you, Andy!
Thank you anton
@@AndysCuts I love how you actually made mistakes everyone would actually make while doing this and showed how to troubleshoot and fix the mess.
This helped a lot ….u fortunately my hairs is crazy curly so so much harder to deal with even wet 🥲
Very good tutorial!! Got myself a great cut and i got the length i wanted. Barbers always cut it too long or too short lol. Only downside is that its hard to make sure the scissors are positioned correctly in the mirror and ur arm will start hurting from keeping it in the air
Best straight forward hair cutting tutorial I have ever seen. No “advanced techniques” or fancy products….just doing it right. Thank you.
You're welcome! Thanks!
After 5 million videos finally one that makes this super simple. This makes sense. Thank you for getting right to the point.
Video idea: Can you make a video about different hairstyles that exist? What are the major (most common) hairstyles? How do they differ? What variations are there? Get some nice pictures/videos of the hairstyles and just go over them explaining the different properties of each hairstyle. This would be such a cool video :)
I tried this today.
He makes it look easy 🙃
@Bill Gates I'm guessing not great
Yup
@@hel2727 😭
I also tried today ..now im bald
@@leimang66 you poor soul 👨🦲
Thank you for this. In addition to the general step-by-step, I learned so much about how to manage the comb and scissors - when cutting my own hair. Thank you!!!
Saw this and went straight to work on myself. Didn't follow exactly cuz it was kinda hard and just started winging it at some point fixing it bit by bit until I got the exact cut i wanted. Ended up better than most cuts I've ever gotten at a barber.
Lol nice
Saving this video, I have neurodivergent kiddos and this seems straightforward. We can take our time and accommodate my son in the comfort of his home this way without having to drag him to an uncomfortable situation. Recently he likes his hair a lot more "surfer long" so we haven't had to do anything to it for a good while but I see that passing soon and will need to know how to sort it later. Might also work for my partner who just can never be bothered to get hair sorted. Willsee!
Thank you for this video. You give very clear instructions, especially for folks like me who need to know how to confidently cut men's hair.
Thank you!
I’m not a professional at all. I just followed the steps and I have to tell you that my 16 year sons is very thankful for you!
Thank you! Take your time and it'll come out good!
just did this without any tutorial and its really simple. As long as you dont cut too short, you can keep cutting until you dont miss a long hair and it looks fine.
Yes, you are absolutely correct. Good job
You gave a thorough idea on how hair should be cut. You look very handsome with your good haircut and blonde cut out.
Thanks for sharing your skills!
I was always so worried about doing my own haircuts until I finally realized nobody really cares if your hair is perfect - If you have a “bad” haircut or a “good” haircut - most people don’t really notice - So I have been cutting my own hair for two years and my life hasn’t changed because of it. I’ve messed up every once in a while but I keep getting better and better.
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Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit
Amen
@@brightinspirationallifetim8347 what the hell, man !
Yes we do! We notice all the time!!! We are looking at your hair right now! their look they’re looking, we’re all staring
😂😉
can you stare at DEEZNUTZ?@@sho8611
Also with scissor-cut hair, if some hairs are short and some are long, it's hard to even see that.
I recently tried a 3 inch clipper guard lol, and it did NOT work at all, though I might be able to get it to work better, but I'd rather use scissors now anyway.
But, it clippered off an inch and half in some places, like 3 inches is some places (oops), and yea all over the place. But I can't even tell that anything went awry. Still need a self-haircut through because it's too long for what I want, which I'll be doing right this moment, actually.
Great learning right here! I would like to see a vid where you point out what not to do on hair cuts. Specially since we have a lot of tutorial content (not barbers also), it would be nice to see what you think on most tips or techniques
I can do that. I don't like to call out other people who are trying to teach.
@@AndysCuts that says a lot about you good man!
Bro I just cut my own hair today for the first time at age 17. At first I thought that I was going to mess it up because I have black hair and couldn't see the line where I cut to use it for my next section. But it turned out so good. Thank You So Much Bro!
You're welcome man. I'm glad it helps
Done it myself, took awhile but was worth the effort. Wasn’t to bad for my first attempt gonna keep trying every few months or so brilliant video.
Thank you! Yeah just keep practicing. You'll get it down
while cutting my man sounds like kermit the frog, enjoyable :)
No wonder some barbers cut the top so short they lost their guideline, thanks tho Andy I know you save a lot of money doing this and you’re saving a lot of other people money by teaching us so thank you and the hair looks good bro, super stylish
Thank you very much. Yeah I hope it helps you guys
Andy, I like all of your tutorials. Very detail, clear and straight to the point. Because of the Covid 19 pandemic, I've been learning and giving my family haircuts :) . I'm improving as I go along thanks to your videos. Keep doing more useful videos. Have a good day and be safe!
Yo for real, thank you SO much for uploading this. I've been cutting my hair ever since covid but now the top is too long and have been dreading cutting it as I didn't know any technique like this. After seeing you do it, it feels like... wow, thats simple I should have realized thats how you do it... but that is how you know it is good advice. Thanks again you saved my hair!
Same I've been giving myself fades forever cuz even with a appointment seem to wait forever then the cut takes like 45 mins when I can do it faster with no experience lol and the prices have gotten crazy Everytime it get long long I dread cutting it an just cut it short lol
Been cutting my own hair for about 20 years now (since I was 12) only with a razor and never used this method to cut my top. By method I mean with scissors lol
Just tried this and got it on the first try because of your great tutorial!! Thank you brotha 🙏🏽
That is awesome!
This is what I was actually searching for thanks man. I had cut my hair twice but these were different and I was definitely not educated. once I cut my hair from the back, right down to the neck, with blunt scissors, and once I trimmed my hair's sides like mullet style. But now I wanna do it like this and cut the top of my hair. What an inspiring and educational video thanks again.
As a socially awkward girl with short hair, who hates to go to the hairdresser's, this helps a lot. I've been cutting my own hair since the beginning of the pandemic but I always kinda winged it. It's time to do it right from now on 😂 thanks a lot, man!
You should try to put yourself in those uncomfortable situations or you will never conquer them. Coming from someone who was very socially awkward for the first 19 years of my life.
@@wkr420 facts brother
@@wkr420 facts I used to be terrified I decided to just fuck it and flew to Canada on my own got stuck in Philly for the layover from London UK, met a nice guy he bought me a cheesesteak was the first American thing I ever had (I had no American currency) so he bought everything for me made sure I got it the most authentic American way as I didn’t have a clue then sat with me and it was the first conversation I had in years with a complete stranger.
And when I finally arrived in Canada I had the time of my life ended up in banff with a random friend group and have the best of mates now
Date me?
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I was scared to cut the top of my hair until watching this video. I think I may even prefer to cut it myself at this point. Thank you so much for making this video, it means a lot!
You’re welcome!
I have been watching many videos on UA-cam on how to cut men's hair but never worked for me, this is only video that made it easy! I managed to use this technique about couldn't believe how easy it is!
Perfect timing! I need to cut the top of my son’s hair and this will help a lot. He loves his disconnect with the top long but I’m going to try to talk him into adding more layers like yours. Thank you so much for this video! 💥💪🏼
Thanks for watching. If it's like a man bun kind of hairstyle, then you might not be able to layer
Thanks man this really helped me, I recently got a great haircut by a stylist and came out great , it grew about couple inches fast and started to get super thick and wavy, this saved me to get back to where I was
This video created such great atmosphere. I think I'm just gonna leave it on repeat
Best tutorial. I like to combine this with another tutorial for a simple side fade with electric clippers, and can't be happier about results. Finding a good, honest barber is more difficult than learning from an expert like you! Wish you all the best
Wow, thanks!
I first found your channel when I was trying to learn about photography equipment and it hasn't been until today when i seen your shirt in the video about motivation and discipline (which Im also going through the same struggles trying to figure out content and my set up for my UA-cam channel, that i haven't started yet and ive been saying i was going to for a year but am trying to make everything perfect before i post one and its just wasting time) that i learned that you're also a barber with you're own shop! I relate to what you share on you're channel so much because I also own a shop in the front of my house.. I do barbering, hairstyling, nails, and waxing. I loved this video, you're an excellent teacher Andy!
Thank you Sarah, for the kind words. I'm glad this video helped you. Looking forward to hearing more from your journey in the future
This will make cutting kiddos hair easy. I know how to hit the sides, but top trimming with scissors was very hard. This is awesome. Although this is the only video I’m gonna watch, you got my sub.
Yes! Thank you!
I've needed this. I haven't seen my hairdresser for 2 months. I faux hawked it 2 weeks ago so I could take pics real fast.
My hair is too long to pompadour it now and I'm broke.
Tomorrow it's me and the scissors ✂️
THANK YOU!!
I want to learn how to cut long man’s hair I think this is very helpful, it looks very simple the way you do it. Thank you!
You're welcome!
Great video. You do an amazing job of showing how, while explaining in an extremely understandable way. The best part of this video is you didn’t just do an absolute perfect job the first time and leave it like that, because that’s not how anybody’s gonna learn. I like how you went back and showed us all how to fix it like you know we’re gonna have to do. I am really thankful for people like you who do a good job teaching on UA-cam, because it’s become an extremely valuable resource for me to live the independent kind of lifestyle that I like. Thank you for the knowledge brother, I really appreciate it.
I love this. Thank you for sharing! Glad I can help
Oh man when you explained the part where you DONT let go of the part you cut just saved me from a mess, THANK YOU!!!
And you're very welcome man. It's a very important detail
ive been looking for a tutorial like this for a while. you make this seem really approachable! i and my wallet thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Such a great video. Really well done.
Just cut my hair now! and it turned out great. I really like it. Looks like a regular perfectly fine haircut. Will also be easier the next time, since my hair was very different lengths all over the place.
I screwed up a few things and learned some stuff:
- I went much shorter than I was intending, mainly because I went too far back for each new section of combed hair, so the guideline was then shorter than it should have been, relative to the new hairs I was cutting. Really wanna work your way back in smaller increments.
- Another part of it was that I struggled to see where the guideline even was (which is what lead to the prior thing I mentioned), but eventually I figured out which orientation to have the comb so as I could see just the tips of the guideline-hairs pop up, distinct from the new hairs I was cutting. Can't have the comb obstructing the view, especially if your hair is a similar colour to the comb.
- Other than that, I made a serious mess of the bathroom! wet hair everywhere, is not good at all. Usually I am using clippers on dry hair for the sides and back (with a 4-foot tall mirror on an angle facing the bathroom mirror to see the back of my head), and then I just use a vacuum cleaner, but when the hair is wet, it's a nightmare (for just cutting the top there's no need for double mirrors).
But anyway! my actual haircut does look great! lol.
Update: I just cut my hair again, and this time it was a better setup. I stood in the bathtub, and had my 4-foot mirror lean against the wall (on top of a narrow box). All the wet hair falls into the bathtub and the water from my spray bottle doesn't make the situation worse like when the tiles were getting all wet before.
I need to buy myself a cape, because those little hair really stick to ya skin.
What would be preferable, is a smaller mirror that can be suspended from hooks over the top of the shower (or trust suction cups temporarily), and then cut the hair on top in the shower, since only one mirror is required and it doesn't need to be tall like when clippering the back of the head in the bathroom mirror. Easier clean-up, and you're already in the shower, so the hair under the feet doesn't need to be addressed. Just needs to be good enough lighting from in the shower. What's nice is that the direction can then be changed via putting the mirror on a different wall, for better lighting on that side of the hair.
Second haircut turned out REALLY good. Like, it's a fantastic job lol. Next time should be a lot quicker as I get used to it. This time I figured out how to best hold the tools at each step like in the video, which is very handy.
Thank you!
I tried for the first time, only once and I’m Fuxking awesome at it. Good lookn.
Congrats man! Glad it came out perfect
Literally a life saver, did it almost perfect on my first try, never going back to barbers again. TY!
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Thank you for this tutorial.
it's a little bit straight hair specific but it's kinda give you a general idea about cutting your own hair, i'll try this today.
This is great !! Never cut my hair but, I am going to do it!! The music is great and really relaxing. Thank you!!
Wonderful!
wish I'd watched this b4 I did my hair. I haven't done an awful job, but I know when I do it next time how to do it right. I started doing my own a few months ago because my hairdresser went on maternity leave and really didn't want to go searching for someone to trust wiv my hair. Thank you ❤
I got laughed at by the entire hair salon with this one 🗣🔥🗣🔥🗣🔥🗣🔥🗣🔥
This is amazing. I am cutting my sons hair today and this is exactly what I needed.
Wonderful!
Cutting the Top Hair:
(1) Hair Preparation:
Wetting. Because it sticks together and straightens curly hair out
(2) how much do you want to cut?
(3) Comb emplacement:
Comb the fringe back and up, and snip
(4) Back combing:
Push the comb deeper in, and use the first layer as a guideline, and snip.
(5) Transition to all horizontal displacements of the scalp.
(6) Snipping the side wings of the scalp may be done by tilting the comb. Tilt = less hanging over the sides. But some hang looks good.
Thank you! this was the clearest video I've seen about self haircut
I'm gonna get into self-cutting soon. I think Heather Symmes' undercut video as Part 1 and this vid as Part 2 make great reference points in starting self-cutting, especially for this style. Very simple.
It's an amazing video! I am so happy and grateful to have access people like you that teach us such a valuable skill especially these times.! I watch the video over and over again to learn more and I can say that this is the video what made me be able to cut my hair close to perfect. I hope you're doing well. Thank you, Andy!
Best explanation of how to use scissors I’ve come across, thanks.
Thank you and thanks for watching
One of the best explanations on UA-cam for cutting hair. Thank you!
Wow, thank you!
My hair has been thinning and falling during the pandemic, I just went to the barber to a haircut, clippers on the side and little longer on the top, but that haircut doesnt suit me anymore, it was too long and thin, just saw this tutorial and did it :D, it was a big change, now its shorter and looks thicker and stands on its own! Not perfect by any means, but its pretty decent, thank you!!!
I tried cutting my top today following your video, it came out pretty even, thanks again for great videos, this should be mandatory for any one including barbers. Some day hope to go to your shop when i head to west coast.
This was great man! Felt like I was back in the shop with the music and everything. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Enjoyed this one, especially you showing the 'guide'. I'm still on the hunt for a good clipper over comb showing/explaining the guide. I'll be re-watching this one!
Man I needed this in 2019. Glad I've decided to check back on your channel.
One of the best hair tutorials
I like the perfection even though it is on your own hair!!!! Great Tutorial!!!!!!!!!
It was especially important with my own hair lol
Andy I will cut the top of my hair this week. Thanks for the great tutorial.....
You're welcome! Good luck
One on the best instructionall video's on UA-cam. Thank you.
Cutting my top has always been mediocre. Always looking for tips to get better. Thanks!
Happy to help!
Great stuff man, This really helps. I pretty much got the fade down but i never really know how to cut the top of my hair. Usually i'm too scared to cut length on top but now i think I'll actually gonna do a good job! Thanks again!
Great video! First time I had it explained where I understood how to judge where to cut after the initial cut.
Great to hear!
Great video! I just started doing my own cuts and basically do a good job but needed this video to keep the top a little longer. Appreciate you man.
You have no idea how much this helped me
Thank you so much! I'm glad it did
Took me a minute to get used to it but this was massively helpful. Safe to say I’m happy with the end result
Thanks for this video mate! Always great content from you. Very well demonstrated and explained! This gave me the confidence to have a crack at doing this myself during my quarantine at home!
Your videos have been super helpful! I truly appreciate you taking your time to show us your professional skills!
Dude ik this video was 2 years ago but this video helped me so much so I can learn how to cut my boyfriends hair. I had no idea what I was doing last time & it somehow turned out okay but this video was THE ONE. I needed this video thankyou so much, my boyfriend will appreciate it✌️
You're welcome!
Heck yeah bro, you just gave me the confidence to go for it. I got this. Great video thanks.
Give this man an Oscar, damn that was perfect ❤️✨
Fantastic tutorial. Very informative and great narration of what you’re doing and why. Thank you so much!
Thought I was going to mess up, came out pretty good. Now I have to learn how to trim the back. Thanks!!
Glad I could help!
Cutted my hair for the first time today at 2:40 am. Thanks man.
Yeah right bro, this guy and his perfect hair, i've been doin my cuts since 7 years now,
Always struggled with cutting the top long hair, the fades on the sides is easy but the top hair is not,
This guy hair is thicc & stay together so well, you could do it blindfolded,
While mine goes everywhere + bold spot in the top front lol. Goodluck doing this perfectly if you dont have his amazing hair
lol this is like a compliment and a diss at the same time. I don’t know if I should say thanks or what. But it really works! It might not be as easy but this is how you do it.
@@AndysCuts Ahah that was an easy diss bro :), just jealous of your perfect hair :) good tutorial tho :)
Man u make it look so easy...but will take practice to get good like u
Yup! You got this
Woooow, amazing how simple it is to cut my own hair, thank you for this video, i can now use my buzzer And Shears
In the past when I’ve cut my fringe, I just did the front and the rest stayed long. It looks terrible. But when you comb it back or to the side no one notices even if you ask them if they notice anything about it.
this video is a lifesaver
I hope that helps
@@AndysCuts Definitely helps Andy. Thanks for making this video. I always found it easier cutting the sides compared to the top.
Great video!!!! Cutting my son hair tonight and the video was awesome!!!
nice!
Amazed by your way of explaining the steps so well, chapeau!! ❤
more informative than the other haircutting videos i watched
Thanks!
Thx my barber was on crack today and decided to not cut the top part ; even though !! I TOLD HIM TO TRIM It
I'm literally going through this right now
Find a new barber. I’m fuckin pissed
tf
new sub ! thank you , i have always wanted to learn to cut my own hair lol , so i gave it a shot using your video , and my hair is very nice now . i had to use a diffrent video for short back and sides , but without this video i wouldve been stuck ! Big thank you , also if posible , could you do a video explaining how to trim the back and sides so it blends with this trim on top ? or maybe explain in reply . would be amazing !!!
Thank you for another wonderful tutorial. Everything is on point. 💯
Gonna master that layering stuff.
A trick for anyone beginning - I have wavy hair which made cutting with scissors really difficult - so don't be afraid to use clippers to replace the scissors!
Nice!
Bro your a life saver you make it so simple I love it. God bless you
I appreciate that!
Successful haircut with 1st attempt..Tnx man👍🏼..helped greatly
Bro best tutorial ever , i finally had my wished haircut , even better than the local barber ^_^
Thank you for the tutorial Andy! The best that I’ve seen yet. So thorough and easy to follow. 👌👏
SÚPER helpful !! .. because I did this last night and didn’t cross check it like you …
While hair salons are open here, it's been hard for me to make time with work to get to one. Going to one just isn't something I feel totally comfortable with still. I bought clippers to shave my sides as that was pretty straight forward as I typically only just get shaved at 1 anyway. This video helped me loads, I just wanted to trim up the top as it got so long and bulky. I did this method as it's the easiest one I found to follow. I didn't butcher it! I'm pretty proud of myself for having never cut my hair before. Thank you so much!
Why do we have same name?
Great video! Thanks! We all need it. By the way.. you could take your computer monitor and set it up to show you the camera. That way instead of the mirror... the monitor will be your mirror.. just a thought. you rock!
That could definitely work!
Thank you for your video! It helped me get the courage to finally cut the top of my head.
Wonderful!
Selfie-HairMaster Even-Zen ! Tough to DIY style layer the top head crown ! Great Demo ! 😎
When you cut the top on both the left and right sides, are your fingers slightly angled in an upwards sloping direction on the right and downwards sloping on the left? Or do you want to keep your fingers horizontal and lift the hair straight up the entire time?