February 17, 2009

Practical Tip Tuesday



On Tuesday, I am going to start participating in Practical Tip Tuesday, where you give practical tips!


So, mine today, I actually did last night. I give all haircuts in my house. My husband's and my boy's. I used to do mine until my sister became a beautician and pretty much refused to let me do it myself. So, now I just do all of the boy's.


Here they are, all happy that I FINALLY cut their hair:


What is the practical tip in this? Don't be afraid to do it yourself! After my husband and I were first married, he went to a barber and and his hair buzzed. And paid too much. So he bought a Wahl Hair razor, with different heads to set the length of the hair. Out of necessity, I became the beautician, I mean barber, and started learning how to cut hair!
Last summer, after using that razor for 9 years, we got a new razor, this one by Vidal Sassoon. I'm not as big of a fan of the new one, but it serves it's purpose, high and tight cuts.
With my boy, Caden, pictured on the left above, I cut his hair with a pair of scissors. Yeah, a basic pair of cuttin'a piece of paper scissors. I know, I am going to invest in some real sheers. Last night, I also experimented with thinning the boy's hair (it is SO thick!), I did the top I left it a little longer and just thinned it.
So, my practical tip is: DO IT YOURSELF! Invest in some decent equipment, and cut hair yourself! I was never trained, and frankly had no desire to cut anyone's hair, but out of the frugalness of our hearts, we learn! =)
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5 comments:

Megan said...

Great tip Sarah!! I do my boys with a razor too. I even tried to use scissors on Shad last year. I'm not good with scissors but a buzz I can handle.

Do you use razor on Austin and Deklyns hair? If so what size guard do you use. Maybe I should try a longer guard and try it on Shad???

thanks for the tip!!

Sarah said...

THe longest guard I have is #4, but on Deklyn and Austin's sides I use a #3, and then trim the top with scissors. Usually I will do the #4 on the top in the summer, which puts the hair shorter!

Anonymous said...

This is something I know I should do, but have been so afraid to try. Maybe soon...thanks for the tip and inspiration!

SmilingsMyFavorite said...

Aha! Very smart and frugal! I'm quite chicken to try that myself, but now that I know you had no desire to learn but tried it anyway and now you are an EXPERT, I might give it a try. Jason cuts his own hair with a razor he has so I might let him try it on Dawson. I am always afraid he'll go to short.

Genesa said...

Good Tip! We do this too!