Re-Introduction: The Dreaded Razor

[sheepish]

Hello all!

I have been a very long-term lurker on these forums and have gleamed much knowledge on henna and hair growth. I created an account a little while ago but got distracted with the chaos of life and returned to simple lurker status. And then I decided to bleach the henna out of my hair, followed by an application of a fashion colour (Turquoise, why?!), followed by more bleach and colour remover and semi-permanent dyes. I effectively gave myself a chemical haircut, with strands snapping off en masse, but overall my hair was still okay and just needed a bit of a trim. Instead of going to my local hairdresser, who knows a bit about curly cutting, I decided to have a "treat" and go to the salon director of a very fancy salon. I now have a razor cut, with the shortest parts around chin length and the longest just above shoulder.

Like many others, I have lost a lot of confidence since the haircut (roughly two weeks). I am lucky enough to have a partner who loves me and finds me attractive regardless (he has jumped me while I had my hair wrapped during a henna treatment ), and technically I have a lot on my plate with full time study and a 5 year old so I am trying to forget about my hair a little in the hopes that it will grow while I'm not looking. BUT right now I'm struggling with the lack of heat styling at this length, with my crazy curls going in all directions from the razor cut and would love to document my progress as well as lament my situation with people who will understand and will give awesome advice on how to achieve the hair of my dreams.

My current goal is to grow out my natural colour (naturally ginger/auburn, currently coloured brown) while growing out the razor cut. I will be searching the forums for threads on these topics, especially on growing out the razor without having to cut too much off, but if anyone has any experiences of their own to share then by all means.

[lapushka]

I effectively gave myself a chemical haircut, with strands snapping off en masse, but overall my hair was still okay and just needed a bit of a trim. Instead of going to my local hairdresser, who knows a bit about curly cutting, I decided to have a "treat" and go to the salon director of a very fancy salon. I now have a razor cut, with the shortest parts around chin length and the longest just above shoulder.

BTDT. Chemical cut & burn on the scalp. I went from bra strap to chin. The hair just broke and snapped off in chunks!

It will grow especially when you're not looking.

My current goal is to grow out my natural colour (naturally ginger/auburn, currently coloured brown) while growing out the razor cut. I will be searching the forums for threads on these topics, especially on growing out the razor without having to cut too much off, but if anyone has any experiences of their own to share then by all means.

Just be patient and you'll get there. There is a dye grow-out thread around here which is especially nice if you are growing out color.

Welcome back!

[slynr]

I also had someone do a razor cut on me about 5 years ago. It was not good but with patience and time it will get better. Razor cuts resulted in lots if splits for me.

Anyway, welcome and happy growing!

[sheepish]

BTDT. Chemical cut & burn on the scalp. I went from bra strap to chin. The hair just broke and snapped off in chunks!

It will grow especially when you're not looking.



Just be patient and you'll get there. There is a dye grow-out thread around here which is especially nice if you are growing out color.

Welcome back!

Thanks Lapushka!

So you know my pain.
Your hair looks absolutely beautiful now though so at least there is still hope.

I've actually lurked a bit on the grow-out thread and have seen some amazing progress. I'm considering probably just growing it out until I can afford to colour remove (using one of the rotten egg, bleach free removers) and then visit a hairdresser to colour match the ends to my roots. While it's not ideal, I don't think I'm brave enough to rock lighter roots into darker ends.

I also had someone do a razor cut on me about 5 years ago. It was not good but with patience and time it will get better. Razor cuts resulted in lots if splits for me.

Anyway, welcome and happy growing!

Thanks Slynr!

Seriously the ends now look worse than before the cut, they are so fried. Even my partner commented on them. :/

How did you manage the razor grow out? I'm considering just removing all of the razored ends but I feel like that will leave it way too short.

[slynr]

I did microtrimming pretty much all new growth every month. The hard part was the layering that was put in that I hated and made difficult to trim. So, yeah, no perfect way to do it but that was my method.

[sheepish]

I did microtrimming pretty much all new growth every month. The hard part was the layering that was put in that I hated and made difficult to trim. So, yeah, no perfect way to do it but that was my method.

I will have a look at microtrimming! How long did it take to get rid of the razor cut using microtrimming?