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AS PROMISEDโฆ hereโs the follow up to my previous post โ๏ธ If youโre reading this, youโve probably already seen Brad Mondoโs viral TikTok and YouTube Butterfly Cut tutorialsโฆ but is it really that easy?
After cutting my own hair, this is my verdict: itโs a very forgiving style to attempt by yourself at home, with amazing results, and if youโre at all thinking about it - PLEASE, ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐. Infinite bragging rights โ๏ธ
Hereโs my experience attempting it as a total hairstyle noob, and the very important lessons I learnt (which I feel no one really emphasised on enough). If youโre DIYing it, this is the post to read!
โ๏ธ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ฅ ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ช๐ ๐ฆ ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ
I didnโt highlight this in my pictures above because this is pre-cut prep. Basically, this style is SO good at maintaining length that youโre not going to get your hair to a short length, if thatโs what you want. I didnโt realise this to begin with (or maybe didnโt believe it, cuz I cut my hair 10 inches off and I was like โthat has to make a difference, right? WRONG) so I only adjusted it after ๐If youโre totally on your own you can bring it to the front of your shoulders and snip it evenly from there, but your best bet is to get someone to make sure itโs a good even length from the back view (hair behind shoulders).
1๏ธโฃ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ฃ
By which I mean WET HAIR. Donโt take a shower, but donโt be stingy with the water either - it dries up quickly, so youโre going to need some sort of spray on hand (yes, I used a pressure plant watering spray. DONโT JUDGE ME). My hair was so SUPER long that managing it was difficult, and if It wasnโt drenched thereโs no way I could have completed this. Comb through before you start - tangles are not your friends.
2๏ธโฃ๐พ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ก ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐ช๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ค
The first step is to separate your hair into two ponies - one in front of your forehead, and one above the head. Please watch the tutorials I linked for a visual, but here are some tips to take note of:
> The ponytail separation is from BEHIND one ear to BEHIND the other ear.
> The pony in front of the face looks different from the wolf cut - donโt be confused, follow the tutorials.
> The pony at the back must be at the TOP of the head
> Make sure the line across is as straight as possible - this requires mirrors, checking in your camera OR help - and I suggest this last option. I spent more than an hour getting my ponies right, because my hair was sooo long (waist length) and difficult to wrangle. I literally had to take a break LOL
3๏ธโฃ๐๐ค๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ค ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
Once you get your ponytails, use an item to determine the length you want to cut off. This is important for two reasons - itโll allow you to cut the same length off the front and back (IMPT) and it takes the guesswork out of measurements. Itโs a lot less finicky then using a ruler and trying to look at the correct number. Trust me on this.
ALSO, when youโre cutting the back pony, try to measure the length while itโs straight up. Pulling it forward or to the side will affect layer length - I STRUGGLED bc my hair is waist length, but just get an idea and you can neaten it up later.
ALSO ALSO when youโre cutting, donโt just do straight one BLIP across. You can do that about 1cm from the desired length, then cut vertically (snip upwards) to get rid of that last cm so itโs not too gaudishly straight across.
4๏ธโฃ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐๐ค ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฃ๐๐
I know youโre tempted to let it down and see the final result IMMEDIATELY, but HOLD BACK THE RIVER. Youโre gonna let down the front FIRST, join the ends, and make any adjustments, tie it back up, THEN do the same with the back. This is going to help you to keep that separation line CONSISTENT - in case you decide you want to take away more length etc, you still have the same ponies to work with.
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After you let it all down, youโll find bits over the next couple days that youโll want to snip off or that you realise are unbalanced. Heck, I dyed my entire head and then cut off another good 2 or more inches because I realised it was still too long. Thatโs okay! The beauty of this haircut is, itโs so layered, ๐ฃ๐ค ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐จ. It all just blends in beautifully.
Thatโs it girlies!! It really is just three steps (pony-snip-trim) but these tips are what I learnt while doing it for myself, and I hope itโs helpful to you too ๐
If you have any questions or youโre now thinking of DIY-ing it, PLEASE leave a comment down below! I canโt wait to see the results!