Do you cut your own hair?

I trim my own bangs but thats about it. I wish I felt confident enough to trim my own hair. I went in a few months back for a trim and was charged 25 bucks for it. I couldn't have been in that chair for longer than 10 minutes. Plus the old guy next to me (bald on top too) actually had more hair trimmed off than I did! Like you I'm a low maintenance type person. I'm 48 and I've never had a manicure, pedicure or massage. I just can't see paying someone to do those things for me.

Yes, I cut my own hair and have been for almost two decades. Of course I shave my head and am completely bald, but I do it myself.

I am 58 and have been cutting my own hair since I was in high school. I don't know how many times I've been to a salon in my life, but it hasn't been many. I give myself perms most of the time also. I haven't ruined my hair yet! LOL

I cannot imagine cutting my OWN hair, but I would do somebody else's for them. My friend's daughter highlights my hair, she does a great job, but I would also never want to do THAT myself either. I can do the kits with the cap and hook but I cannot do foils myself and I prefer the way foils look. When I was a kid, my mom took me to a lady who cut hair, and I don't recall whether she did it for free or if my mom paid her, but I don't remember enjoying the experience very much. I do go to a salon to get haircuts but by salon, I mean the quickie ones that are fairly inexpensive. You don't have to make appointments and if there's no line, it takes only about 20 minutes. I actually like getting a haircut now and then, it means I get that time to just be me, and usually don't bring my kids.

Totally agree with you! I've not been touched by a hairdresser for about 12 years. I reckon it really doesn't matter too much if I mess up because people are paying a fortune to have their hair cut and styled to look like they just got out of bed! I just go into the bathroom and think 'Hmm, maybe I'll cut my hair ..' - and then I might add a few pink or purple streaks. My husband and sons also cut their own hair.

alot of people cut their own hair. including myself. i think its a good thing. some people pay crazy amounts for a haircut. its economical to cut it yourself.

I do! I'm the only one I trust to cut it while it's growing out. As long as I have a hair scissors. Besides, it's therapeutic and fun. I've been doing this off and on since 2002. We lived in Germany back then and I didn't know the language, so I was frightened to get my hair cut at a salon! Though in retrospect, they probably spoke at least some English, especially in the city.

I have cut my own hair for many years. I cut it right after I trim the dog's hair. Not much difference.

I did cut my own hair for many years. I actually think I really didn't do that bad of a job considering the texture of my hair. Since my hair was very curly, making any mistakes were unnoticeable, but I think if I had straight hair that wouldn't be the case. Now I do have my hair professionally styled periodically. I actually like the time to myself to be pampered and I like my hair stylist a lot because she is a personal friend of mine, but you are right; haircuts don't come cheap so I try to spread mine out over a period of six weeks or so.

I have been cutting my own hair for a long time. My mom showed me how to do it. She used to do it herself, now I cut her hair. She even had a stylist she used to go to get made at her because he thought she went to another stylist for her cut when she did it herself....the woman could not believe she did it herself...LOL Every once in awhile I will go to a pro, but I don't like spending the money on something I can do myself. And nowdays everyone has crazy haircuts so even if I mess up it looks like I got one of those. I get weird looks too. But I think they are just jealous because they do not have the guts to do it themselves...and some people get mad that someone would want ot cut their own hair....oh well.

I have never cut my own hair, other than my bangs when I had them. Even that was disastrous about half the time, as they were never straight. I also do not find getting my haircut to be relaxing or fun at all, and hate making small talk with someone I am only going to see every 6 months, at best. The last time I got my hair cut, it was ruined and I had to get it cut again somewhere else. Say, if you are good at cutting hair, would you mind cutting mine? I really do need to get mine cut since I haven't since September.

In the country where I came from, you can pay for haircuts for as low as 2USD. High-end salons will have you pay 20USD but I've never had my hair cut from them. I just go to the low to middle-end salons where I am sure I can get my money's worth. The only thing I've tried with my hair is with my bangs. I asked the stylists a few months ago to give me a haircut with bangs so after a few weeks, these started to grow and I have to trim them myself. But its only a simple trim so I'm sure that I am capable of doing it LOL!

I've attempted to cut my own hair when I was younger and now I still do my own fringe sometimes because the salon don't always get it right. I get bored with the inane chat as well, but I do have a mate I sometimes go to, which is not so bad.

Wow! You're good in cutting your hair...looks like that's a talent... uhmmm, i have a long hair so i don't cut mine...what i do is that i'm asking someone to cut my hair for free... :D ...but sadly, no one's do it...LOL...

I use to years ago. I could cut my hair and put in a perm because my hair is so straight. now I can keep my arms up long enough to cut or put in a perm. so now I go to the wal-mart hair salon and get it cut about every 2 to 3 months longer if I can stand it,

yes i do. sometimes....lol to save money for the salon. like you, i feel also that they cant give me the exact cut that i want for my hair. i would rather spend on spa and massage than to get a hair cut at the salon. my hair is easy to cut for i only cut a few edges.

I always cut my own hair. The few times I have had it cut by a stylist I have said, "Just trim an inch and keep the same shape." They cut about a foot off and butcher it into some insane style my dog wouldn't go out in public in. The only time I have gone to a stylist was when I was too ill to do it myself and it really needed trimming. I have been on chemo a lot. It doesn't all fall out, but it starts to look like hell real fast. Now I just live with it until I can do something about it.lol Shalom~Adoniah

I'd like to, but I'm scared. Right now my hair is very short, so if I mess it up it will be too obvious. Maybe when it grows out a bit I will. But I don't get it cut often. Maybe once or twice a year.

I'm a very low maintenance person and have never been to a hairdresser in my life! When my daughter was visiting, I had her trim my hair to get rid of the split ends and neaten it up a bit. I've cut my own fringe in the past, but it's a bit hard to see the back - so I'll keep asking my daughter, I think!]

I have an electric head shaver and shave my head every weekend. Since I am giving myself a "crew cut" there is no risk of messing it up - albeit missing a small patch at the back :)