My First Attempt at a One Length Cut!

Today I attempted my first ever one length cut. It was actually much easier than I expected! I started out by conditioning my dolls head, then gently towel dried it so it wasn’t soaking wet. I attached my clamp stand to my desk and then placed my dolls head on top, and made sure it was secure. Then we all watched Julie’s demonstration of a one length cut and tried it out for ourselves!

I quickly set up my area by having my comb kit and scissors set out neatly in front of me to ensure I had easy access to everything.

We had to start off by combing the hair with a wide tooth comb in order to make sure there wasn’t any knots; using a wide tooth comb reduces the amount of hairs lost and it is much more delicate on the hair. I then sectioned the hair in a middle parting and then from ear to ear, leaving me with four even sections (We call this the ‘Hot Cross Bun’).  I then pinned up the front two sections, and took a very thin layer of hair from both the bottom sections, this was going to be my guideline. This step was really easy to follow, as long as the partings were kept straight.

After that, I ran my comb down the hair to make sure it was all smooth, then used my index finger and my middle finger as a guide to make sure my cut was going to be straight. Once I was happy with that I took my scissors and cut about 1cm off then ends and hoped it was straight! Luckily it was!

I then took another small layer from both the bottom sections and repeated the previous steps, using my first layer as my guild line, to ensure it was all the same length. (Tip: Make sure your sections aren’t too thick, as you won’t be able to see your guide line and your cut won’t be straight) I kept repeating the previous steps until all the sections had be cut and I was happy with my work. Personally I was really happy with my final cut, considering it was my first attempt! The one thing I would recommend is to make sure that you always have a water spray to hand, therefore you can keep the hair wet and make sure that the hair is kept all the same length; because when the hair dries it can look slightly shorter, especially if the hair is naturally curly!

Becky x