Q&A for How to Cut Your Own Curly Hair

First, you need to make sure your cutting tools are sharp. If you use dull cutting tools, you'll end up with split ends, which can work their way up your hair and lead to breakages over time. Also, make sure that you monitor the length of each layer as you cut. If you lose track of the length in each layer, you could end up with an asymmetrical haircut.

Let your hair air dry until it's damp before you cut it. Curly hair shrinks as it dries, so cutting it wet might make your hair too short.

An easy way to create layers would be to detangle your curls and put them up into a ponytail. Decide how much hair you want to cut off and cut it straight across using hair shears. Remove the hair tie and you’ll have layers. You can trim them more or even them out if needed.

It depends on how high you put your ponytail. For example, if you keep a high ponytail, the layers in the back would be shorter than the layers in the front.

For curly hair, cut while dry, and cut each curl separately. Look for the "C" in the curl, and cut in the middle of the C, at about a 45-degree angle.