Due to the new crown epidemic (COVID-19), many barbershops have been forced to close, but hair is getting longer and longer. This is a great time to cut your own hair at home, you may be desperate for your trimming skills, let us help you avoid a DIY disaster, we asked our barbers for their advice on cutting long hair at home, first check out this guide....

1) Make sure your hair is dry and straightened, as this will ensure that it's completely even. Sit on a balance chair in front of the mirror.

2) Divide your hair in two with an imaginary parting from the center of your head.yneed wig

3) Using a comb, slide half of your hair down with your fingers - keeping the comb horizontal. It's important that you keep your head level and your body still, because any movement will result in an uneven cut. That's why you shouldn't even cross your legs in the salon chair.yneed.co.uk
4) Keeping your fingers and comb level, use the scissors of your choice - preferably sharper than the kitchen ones - to trim the ends of your hair using the point technique. This technique cuts into the hair, rather than across it, allowing for a more forgiving, textured line. If you're feeling confident, you can trim horizontally to get a solid blunt feel. But remember, it's important that we only cut the ends, it's an isolation SOS (Save Our Splits) trim - not a haircut! If you are confident, you can cut off the ends to give your hair a more textured look.

5) Repeat this action on the other side.

6) To gauge if you have achieved an even cut, sit flat and close your eyes. We close our eyes and use our sense of touch as a guideline because our sight can sometimes throw us off. Touch your hands from head to head, top to bottom, down the sides of your head, keeping the hair between your fingers and your hands parallel. Your hands should finish at the bottom of the hair at the same time. This means it's a balanced hairstyle. If it's not, don't be alarmed, just trim the longer side to match accordingly.