Do you have any techniques for do-it-at-home layered haircuts?

Question

What are some tips to get your hair cut at home (by someone other than yourself) with layers? I am looking for either helpful websites or your own personal techniques that you use to get a layered haircut without going to a salon. Thanks!

By the way, I don't want to have to do anything to my hair in the morning (except brush it), so please provide suggestions that don't require lots of maintenance (sp?). Also, I have medium-long length, thin hair.

Answer 1

If your hair is long enough, you can put your hair in a ponytail on the very top of your head and cut the end of the ponytail straight across. 1, 2, 3 inches. However much you want to cut off. When you take the ponytail down, you will have long, wonderful layers. It takes only a few minutes. You can do it yourself and look like you have been to a salon. I have been doing this to my hair for years.

Answer 2

Proper tools are probably the most important part of this haircut. The following is the Preparations:

A pair of sharp scissors is a must. Most trouble with haircuts comes from using scissors that are dull. It is impossible to make straight, clean cuts with dull scissors. Most haircutting scissors found in grocery or drug stores usually don’t retain their sharpness as long as an expensive professional pair but they work for a while.
A fine toothcomb is another tool that will make this cut go fast and easy. Any type of comb is fine as long as you can comb the hair our evenly. Hair must be combed out evenly and a fine toothcomb works well.
Clean hair is also a must for this cut to work. Hair can be wet or dry although most people prefer wet cutting. Make sure that hair is shampooed and combed out. The hair must be free from residue such as hair spray and gel. Make sure that you cut your hair in an area away from food and where the hair can drop freely onto the floor.
Don’t bother with a plastic covering for your clothes or a towel around your shoulders if you are trying this cut on yourself. It will just get in the way and make it difficult for you to cut. The cut can be done in front of a mirror to make sure all of the hair is tangle free and smoothed out, but the actual cutting will be done by looking at the hair.

Now you are ready to begin the cut.

Stand up, feet one foot to one and a half feet apart.
Bend over, flipping hair towards the floor.
Comb hair out straight and smooth.
Make a cut straight across your hair.
Depending on the thickness of the hair, you may need to make more than one cut.
Just cut horizontally as straight as possible.
The length from the top of your head to the scissors is how long the top layer of hair will be.
All hair beneath the top of your head will be longer.
If your cut is three inches from the top of your head, your top layer will be three inches and neckline layer will be approximately nine inches.
All the other hair will be layered to lengths in between three and nine inches.

Answer 3

Section off the top, cut it to desired length and then pull up each side and cut it to match the tops length and do the same with the back.

Answer 4

wash your head and put it up side down and comb evenly and then cut a little bit