Do You Cut Your Own Hair?
Filed under: Hair Cut and Style
A few years ago, a popular hair product company sent a press release about its new line of hair-cutting scissors. Unfortunately, they also sent me a pair.
I don't know what it was, but from the moment I picked them up, I was under the illusion that I'd somehow earned a cosmetology degree. So not the case.
From small transgressions, like snipping away at individual split ends, I built up to larger offenses, like "angling" the hair around my face, and "evening out" unwanted layers. These types of things rarely end well, but since I was growing out my hair anyway, I convinced myself I could pinch-hit in the styling department until my hair reached below my shoulders.
Haircuts: Best left to the pros? Photo: Eyewire
I don't know what it was, but from the moment I picked them up, I was under the illusion that I'd somehow earned a cosmetology degree. So not the case.
From small transgressions, like snipping away at individual split ends, I built up to larger offenses, like "angling" the hair around my face, and "evening out" unwanted layers. These types of things rarely end well, but since I was growing out my hair anyway, I convinced myself I could pinch-hit in the styling department until my hair reached below my shoulders.
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Paris Hilton 
Yesterday we got this question from a reader:
You see Sarah Jessica Parker, realize she's in her 40's, and begin to long for her loose curls. Don't just wish for it, make it happen! You don't have to be 20 years old to have amazing hair. Let's look at a few celebrities who break the mold and have fabulous fringe, regardless of their years. Remember folks, age ain't nothin' but a number!
