Hairdressers Guide To Cutting A Shag And Not Ruining Your Hair
Hi Beautiful! Today I show you how to achieve a beautifully layered shag haircut on your own hair. With 5 simple steps and a few tools you'll have the most chic shag ever!
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Hi, beautiful shags are all the rage right now and there's something about a shag haircut done well, that makes me just gasp like it just makes me so excited. I see so many people on tiktok and youtube trying to do their own shag haircut and it always comes out a mess typically, and i want to share with you a technique on how to cut a shag haircut very very easily. It'S about four steps. Anybody could do it. I also want to preface this by saying this is not exactly how i would do a shag haircut on a client. However, i've simplified things to make it easier for you guys at home. If you're going to attempt this, i wanted to give you a way to do it easier and do it pretty well, so, with a few tools, some patience and willingness to learn, we can accomplish a shag haircut. That is my goal for you today. I also want to say one last thing: if you are not willing to accept that you may mess up your hair. If you try and cut it yourself, do not attempt this. Even the easiest things in my opinion can be difficult for some people to accomplish on their own hair. So do this at your own will with that said, let me show you how to do an awesome and easy shag haircut on your own hair. Let'S do it so i'm going to be using just a regular hair cutting scissor, please just go, buy a disposable hair cutting shears. If you would like, i will link something below that's cheap on amazon that you can buy. Just don't use kitchen scissors, please. I would also advise you to get some thinning shears. They have the little teeth on them. I will also link something down below some clips would be good. They don't have to be like this. At least two of them. A comb or brush would be great and, lastly, elastic. That is such few things. This is all i'm asking. Please don't use kitchen scissors so with that all said, let's get my client for today and, let's start the cut, oh hi miss you want a shy haircut. I'M gon na give it to you. You'Re gon na want to start with your hair wet. That is the number one thing, because when your hair is dry, you have all kinds of waves going on in there, even if you don't see them on the top, there may be some underneath. That means your hair is not going to be cut evenly, but when your hair is wet, it gets weighed down and that weight pattern comes out easily. So her hair is really tangled, but you know we got our hydromaniac conditioning mist to help with the tangles and conditioner hair and give her a beautiful, shiny, healthy hair. I just whip my face with a bunch of water. Okay, now, let's brush this hair out a little more hydromania make sure that hair is nice and smooth. We grab our elastic and we're doing a really really high ponytail. So i'm just gon na brush all the hair back and we're just gon na pull it all up literally to the very top of the head, and you must make sure that you have no bumps in the hair. You want this to be as smooth and beautiful as possible. Now, typically for such a high pony, i might use a hair bungee, but i want to show you guys how you can do it without buying those things, because they can be expensive and we're just gon na smooth that out put our elastic right in there get It as perfect as possible so that it is centered in the top of her head. So that is what it should look like. So we're on to the fun stuff we're gon na get cutting. Did you do it right? This is an important step. Hi, it's brad from the future here um. I forgot to mention kind of important part if your hair is extremely long and your goal is to make it shorter as well as do a more of shaggy layered. Look please before you do this step cut your hair shorter, bring your hair to the back of your head and cut a straight line across to where you would like your length to end. Have somebody help you please? Otherwise, if your hair is already at a length that you like - and you do not want to cut your length first, please proceed with this next step and don't worry about it. Okay, now we take a deep breath: do a prayer to the hair gods and hope for the best um, i'm just kidding it's all gon na be fine, so we're gon na brush out the ponytail with our comb or a brush, and we are going to do A little scissor moment with our fingers get our fingers in there on the ends. I'M gon na be cutting off three or four inches off the top of her hair, probably like right there. What we can do, if you want to be sure that you're not cutting off length, is take a piece out from the back of the ponytail and bring it up, and you see how that lands like right there. That means, if i cut right there, i won't be getting rid of any of the length. I want to cut these layers, as short as i can, without getting rid of the length, because her hair is already not that long. If i cut it any shorter, it's going to not have that like shaggy, feel so by having this piece out in the back and bringing it up to the ponytail marking where that ends and then cutting there. That is going to give you a cut. That does not get rid of the length of your hair. It just adds a lot of layering, so we're going to comb it out, put our fingers on there and then i'm going to just cut right across so now we have that cut just like that. I'Ll show you guys that what's happening is you're pulling all this hair up right to the top of her head, and it is also more forward than back. Also, the ponytail is up on the front of her hair as well, so you're gon na get maximum length at the nape of her neck down here. So it's gon na be really long. It'S gon na start to get shorter as you get up here, because the ponytail was directed more towards the front of her hair, and the shortest parts will also be right where the ponytail is pulled up at right on the top of her head. So you're gon na get that layering up here up here and then it's gon na get really shaggy down here because of that over direction we did so now. Let me show you what i got. This is the exciting part get excited, get excited. Okay, i'm really excited i'm such a little hair nerd. Let me shake this out. Imagine this came out like terrible, and i was like i'm just kidding all right. So here is what we have now. We have these layers sitting about right there, which is a great spot. We also have this layering around the face now and we still have our length intact. We'Re gon na add even more texture onto this haircut, but look at that like all of this layering is sitting beautifully. You know we pull these layers up, just a random group of hair and look at how pretty precise that is like it's nearly a straight line like it's quite beautiful, but we're not done yet we're gon na add the finishing touches to make this be spectacular, even Better than what it already is, so, let's part our hair down the middle, because you know what with a shag, you need to do a middle part. I don't care what you say. I don't care now things get a little tiny, tiny bit more complicated, and i want you to bear with me so we're going to do our middle part like i just did and we're just going to section this front section out right behind the ear and just Push the rest of the hair back or clip it. If you would like we're going to work this in two sections, i'm going to over direct the hair all the way to the other side - and you see how i have those two shorter pieces - i'm just going to cut off that long stuff in between all right. So we have a nice straight edge. I'M gon na bring the rest of the hair over and i'm gon na use that guide. I just made and cut that other extra length that we don't need all right. This is going to give you some beautiful layering around the face. You see that it ends right at the chin, it's so pretty, and that was extremely easy to do. You see that, oh, my god, i love this haircut. Let'S now do the other side, so we'll do the top part first, we'll just bring it to the other side of the head and wherever your shortest pieces, mine's right there, i'm just gon na cut off the rest of that hair. This is looking gorgeous. I'M obsessed, i wish this was my head, because i want this haircut next and nearly our final step. I think i said four steps. Maybe there's a five. Maybe i was tricking you i don't know. You'Re, just gon na take out a little triangle piece in the front of the head, just like that, like a little slice, this doesn't need to be perfect. You really don't need to do that. Section perfect either, but you're just gon na add a little sort of um curtain: bang, okay, so comb out the hair and just take the shears wherever, like the top of your lip bottom, your nose ends just take little tiny munches until you meet the rest of The hair length, you know start off small and work your way up, like keep going until you get what you want, except don't do it too much that you end up bald. Okay. So that's what i'm going to keep, but i did just two quick little moments of munching people are probably what the is he saying munching on the hair like? Does anybody get what i'm talking about? I'M gon na do the same thing on the other side, exactly where i did before right under the nose and just take out little munches, like your scissors, are hungry, but they're only trying to snack on the hair. You know, okay, that was a lot of hair. You know that's how much i'm taking off and that's just gon na give us that little slight curtain bang - and we have our layers after that, and just like that we have finished the main part of the haircut. All we have to do after the blow dry is just a little bit of tweaking with the thinning shears just to make sure there's no harsh lines in the hair, but this is the haircut now. I'M gon na do probably a very natural air, dried sort of look with my diffuser. I want to make it look very lived-in and very fresh and natural, just because i love when hair has texture with a shaggy cut like this. So let me grab some products and i'll be right back, so we're, of course, going to hit the hair with some force field that protects the hair up to 500 degrees fahrenheit. It also adds a nice amount of hold to the hair to make sure your style lasts now just to do a quick little sprinkle on the top of the head, not too much and not too little. Let'S brush that in really quick just to make sure it gets all over the entire head. Let'S add our wave tech wave foam. Oh the holy grail, you're gon na see her hair transform with this product. Before your eyes, it's gon na go from this straight hair. To this beautiful body full wave with a diffuser now this product is great for obviously curly hair people. You guys have probably heard about it. It'S literally gone super viral like it's insane like. Thank you for that by the way, but it'll also add nice body on straight hair. Now it will not make your hair curly. Let me just say that if you have straight hair, but it will give you beautiful amounts of body and wave as long as you use a diffuser, we're gon na put this on our comb. You can use any kind of comb. You can use a white cheese comb or whatever you want to do and we're just gon na get this all over the head. It'S not that serious! It'S gon na look like you're, literally shampooing your hair, but that feeling goes away once you start drying it or once you start air drying it. This product can be used to air dry or to blow dry. Of course, i really want to get it all over. Those roots, too, that way we have no frizz. This product can take a little bit of trial and error of just knowing how much you want to use on your hair. It all depends on how much hold how much body, how much a lift you want. Everybody'S different, so just experiment with the product and give it a try we'll brush that through. I know this hurts some people like. Why are you brushing through you know, wavy or curly hair? I like to do it that way, and it's up to you how you do it. I feel like it works better when the product is all over every strand. But that's just me and now for this look because i want it to be more lived in less glossy and more gritty. I'M gon na use salty sea salt spray to give me that lived-in beachy hot sexy summer hair this product has oils french salt, water and so many other amazing beneficial ingredients. So i'm just gon na scrunch the hair. I know it looks crazy. I know it looks ratty, but it's gon na. Look. You la la la la la la la we'll. Do that middle part again and just get the top a little bit smooth before we start blow drying, give it a little more scrunch and we can diffuse and boom. Her hair is dried now before i finish, the waves, um and the style of it. I'M also gon na show you what it looks like when it's actually smoothed out and you can really see the layering a lot more, but before we do that, i'm just gon na finish this haircut with you guys and this part is going to involve these babies. The thinning shears, it is a lot easier when your hair is dried straight. If you're going to wear your hair wavy just pick out some spots where you feel like there's a lot of heaviness, so i would say like that piece. It looks like it's a little too heavy for me. I'M gon na, like two inches up from the bottom of the hair and just take out a little bit of weight. That way you get a little bit more of that beautiful frayed edge. You know you want that really wispy light flowy, airy sort of vibe with this haircut so just going on those top layers and giving it a little bit of texture. You can literally just pick up pieces and give it more texture. It'S easiest when it's dry. That way, you can really see the effect of what you're doing so. Let'S just go around the head and take out a little bit of hair where we feel necessary. Don'T go overboard with this. Okay, just take out enough, you can always go back and do more later on the next day, whatever you want to do, but let's just remove some of that bulk from those layers and just get a little more of that wispiness going on, especially in the bang Area the ends are really a little too thick for me, so i'm just gon na go in a few times to give it a little more bounce and a little more sexiness. So we have our shortest layers right here right under her eyes and our longest hair. All the way down here and it's giving me that shag life now, let's just finish this off with the one and only product that i love so much for shaggy hair, which is bdsm a slick and defined balm. Let me grab it here. She is. This. Is the one i use on my hair every single day, let's just take a little bit on our fingertips and let's just go through the bottom, and just give it a little more separation, a little more of that pieciness a little more that lived in vibe. This adds hydration gloss, shine and hold, but a very flexible sexy hold, and that is my shaggy hair. Look all complete! Oh my god like do you see how much that just transformed her look? You can make this as shaggy as you want it. You can go crazy with it like if you have these ends more straight and the rest of the hair, more wavy it'll give you even more of that. Like melody, shaggy look. Otherwise it's really up to you how you want to style it. It just gives you a really great base in order to style the hair, give it nice life and volume, and it really helps accentuate that wave pattern um without this haircut. Her waves would not look like this and i so love this lived in punk rock 70s. Look so much, but let me also show you what the hair looks like styled: a completely different way with some shorter bangs, and here she is. This is the same haircut with shorter, bangs and styled differently. I love this one as well. This has a beautiful like voluminous blowout going on. You can see even better that nice short layering that the haircut gave her and there's no, you know ugly shelving going on like there's no harsh lines. It'S super airy super sexy and super cool um kind of obsessed with this look like what like hello, i saw her on the street if i saw both of them like hanging out together on the street. I'D be so intimidated, like walk right by them like i wouldn't know what to do, because i'd be like. Oh, my god, they're too pretty for me yeah. We both got the same haircut like we asked for a shag. What do you think becca? Oh, my god, i'm obsessed too, oh, my god, i'm so happy, i'm glad i got to teach you guys that there's just such a satisfied feeling when you do hair exactly how you envisioned it. I'M obsessed with the look. I hope you are too, and i hope if you try this on your own hair, it worked out well and i would love to see what you guys do. Your hair, please tag me, and if you are planning on doing this haircut, well good luck, you're, going to kill it and just remember, be careful. Take your time make sure you guys follow me everywhere else here on my social media handles all around me: go for it. This is my phone number. Yes, it's really connected to my phone yesterday. You see some of your messages and yes i'll, be replying back to a few of you guys who text me right now. This will also keep you notified every time. I post a new video if you guys like to check out any of the products mentioned in today's video they're all linked below for you. You can also head to our website to check out all of our hair care and color products at xmentohair.com, or you can get hair inspiration on our instagrams at x, model, hair for hair care and x model color for color. If you guys like to check out my lip, your extra life merch, you can do so, it is so damn comfy. It is listed down below or at xmlhair.com make sure you subscribe if you're not already and make sure you click the like button. If you like, the video and the bell icon to be notified every time i post a new video, today's instagram shout out goes to westy, and this says hi brad been watching your videos for a really long time and i've always wanted to do something fun. With my hair but wasn't allowed to until i was 16., although i can color it in natural colors, i was wondering the cut and color you would recommend to me. Oh you know what i'm about to say to you. Westy, your hair would look so good in a shag like the haircuts. We did today like cutting your hair short first and then doing a shag. That would look amazing, especially with those bangs that you already have. I honestly really like your hair color. If anything just add a few more highlights, but your hair color is beautiful. I don't want to mess with it too much. So a shag keep the color add some highlights, keep the bangs. You know it'll, look great, that's all for today guys. Thank you. So much for watching don't forget to live your extra life and i'll see you next time. Bye, guys uh
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Alyssa Sansone: mister Brad, the people need you to put a wig on and do these tutorials on yourself ! please and thank you
Angeline Nicole Ortiz: brad: "pls don't use kitchen scissors" me: ok *uses fabric shears*
Jessica Weaver: I love how Brad recommends the products we need as if we aren't all doing this semi-impulsively in the bathroom at 3am
Maria Natzayeth: Brad: please please PLEASE don’t use kitchen scissors Me: having lost my kitchen scissors ready to risk it all with kid’s craft pattern scissors
Jen: I’m sorry. I used kitchen scissors. I don’t have hair scissors and watched this video at 4am and was too impatient to wait for Walmart to open so I cut it with kitchen scissors. It turned out good but I was just feeling guilty and had to confess
Melissa Figueroa: brad “please don’t use kitchen scissors “ me: “don’t worry brad… I used school scissors”
Megan9689: A week and half ago, I went to a new hairdresser and showed her a couple reference pics off of Pinterest and she like, refused to do the short/medium shag! She barely put any layers in and kept saying she didnt want me to not like it even though I repeatedly kept saying it was fine and not the end of the world if I didnt like it bc my hair grows fast and would be grown out in a few months anyways. I always have problems with hair dressers not doing what I ask them to. One time I wanted silver-blue and she gave me ash blonde bc "you sound like you live in a conservative area and I dont want you to regret doing it" like that is MY decision and I told you what to do multiple times. Cost me $160 to get some blonde hair that looked like my natural hair color but in summer when its lightened a bit. Needless to say I havent gone back to her. Finding a good hairdresser is like finding a mystical creature, I swear!!!
Alexandria Perez: Who else feels so confident like a professional hair stylist after watching his videos but scared to try them yourself bc you think your gonna fuck in your hair?
Liv Marie: Brad: don’t use kitchen scissors! Me, sweating and repeatedly glancing at my antique dagger:
alohabulato: Imagine Brad doing an at-home haircut tutorial but he's wearing a wig and actually doing it on himself
Arietta: Since I don't really like my boring staright ass hair, I've decided to give this one a try. and I must say that I absolutely love it omg!!! I'm so happy rn It came out perfectly, like straight from the hair saloon! I started to like my hair again thanks to you Brad, you're amazing! love you <3
Tamra Bananarama: As a fellow hairstylist, I get in trouble for doing my own hair all the time. I used your method and was pleased with the results. I used a razor to tweak it a bit, made it a little shorter. Super happy with the results.
mel: i've been cutting my own hair for 2 years now using a razor and it's a shag, but i guess it could look even better - i'm gonna try this today, hope it'll look well ! thanks for the vid man. :) update: cut it yesterday, styled today. looks AWESOME! gonna be cutting it with this method every two months.
Lixie Liu: I am literally coming back to this video since 2 days ago- I wanna cut it but then again I don’t know if I want to do it. Update: I did it. Even my mom likes my hair now never felt this proud of myself lmao
Tatiana D: I just did this cut: I’ve done a lot of ponytail cuts on myself over the years, because my super thick hair often gets butchered by hair dressers, and this positioning is the best- You want the ponytail lined up on your head with your ears, basically. I have… a lot of hair, and it takes so long for me to get it all unlumpified for the ponytail, but it’s worth it. This cut turned out well, but I added a layer- I like angling around the crown in the back, so I like to take a thin section on top, comb it forward, and point cut/thin it out just below the brows. It gives you a pretty, textured layer about ear level in the back. Give it a shot!
lanii: i rarely comment on youtube vids but i impulsively tried this and it turned out so nice!!! thank you so much for this, its more subtle cause my hair is so thick so i might go back and add more layers. Also im used to cutting my own hair at home so if it's your first time id definitely be careful and follow each step carefully
Lynn Davis: sure, when I do the unicorn cut I'm "crazy and unstable", but when Brad Mondo does it he's an "artist"
karyne: i saw this tutorial a while ago and decided to cut my own hair today following this, and my hair is just amazing! a little bit shorter than the video but I really really love the final result, although the process was reaaally difficult (2 hours almost crying in front of a mirror ) you are my hero, thank you!!
Riven Smith: Brad: Don't cut your hair at home unless you're a professional Also Brad: at home haircut tutorial Step one: be Brad Mondo
Add F: When Brad did a haircut at home diy, I followed. When he did a diy curtain bang tutorial, I got curtain bangs. And I’ve never been more excited and ready for this tutorial. Xx
India Mace: OMG Brad, this is the most amazing technique to get those beautiful layers that use to take me hours to achieve on my own! This technique is so simple, so easy. I absolutely LOVE the way it came out! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Maiden: Months ago I totally messed up a haircut on myself, and got something chaotic that also felt strangely comfortable and good when I looked in the mirror. Only recently I’ve learnt that I got something closer to what it seems to be called a “Wolf cut” out of pure coincidence by messing up. And now thanks to your video I am finally able not only to adjust it but also to shape it better with method and not just pure luck. Thank you so much.
Khai: i have 2b/2c curly hair and it works! highly recommended! (i usually wear my hair in middle part and previously have no layers at all because i cut them myself in straight line before. So my hair feel so much lighter now since my hair is quite thick) Thank you Brad!✨ will never go to salon again lol
Aysha Analeise: Did this on myself and everybody absolutely loved it! I have received soo many compliments! Thank you Brad ♥️ (Have been cutting my own hair for almost 10+ years, so I have some experience )
Fiona Dudley: I absolutely had to cut my own hair at home, no choice. After viewing a number of videos, watching a couple of them repeatedly (including this one) I chose this video as my guide. It came out great. I wanted my hair to be slightly shorter than in this video, had a lot of damaged hair to cut off, and hate bangs in my eyes. So I just used the principles Brad shows here . It worked just fine. And all I had were some excellent shears, a comb, a detangler and 1 hair tie. Thank you Brad.
Jo Stephensen: Love this easy to follow tutorial, I've been eager to do it for a while now. Bit the bullet and went for it, turned out perfect. And just as good as the first time I wore this style in the 70's, actually it's better. Thanks Brad (I used hairdressing scissors )
Ania: Yay! Thank you for this! My mom was a hairstylist in the 70’s pre having kids so I trust her and she did this for me. She may not have the most up to date techniques but she has the skills to pull things off.
dcgn fghgh: Lets get ready for "Brad reacting to people following his shag hair tutorial."
Kira Bartel: THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! My hair was so damaged and I needed a cut so bad but haven't had time to get in. Followed this tutorial and gave myself the best haircut I've had in years!! Also, your wavetech has added so much body and actually gives my lifeless straight hair a little wave, I love it so much!!
How yer doin?: I just did this with my curly 4b/4c hair and I love it that length stayed and my hair is a lot more defined because of the layers. I also already had that curly bang look going on in the front so now my face is ALOT more framed than it was before, once again becuase of all the layerings. This was actually quite easy to do and this was my first time cutting my hair plus it only took a few minutes once you got the hang of it. Glad I didn't mess it up because I got graduation tomorrow, that would of been bad . Thanks Brad this really helped my hair and this is probably going to become my go to cut
Juanita Blight: So…I was a little (ok a lot) nervous about doing this cut! I watched your video about 5 times and then started cutting… OH MY GOODNESS it came out so cute!!! I ended up cutting off about about four inches, but my ends needed it. My hair is naturally wavy/curly and this cut works with my face shape! I couldn’t figure out if I could put my pics here so I’ll find you elsewhere. LOL This was great! THANK YOU!!
Sophie Vanderbilt: I just did this cut and it turned out really cute!! Btw I used the Creaclip (yes I know Brad roasted it on a video before but that thing works great for me) and it was the perfect tool for this shag look. Yes, I could have used my fingers and a hair tie, but I’m disabled and the creaclip really helped me keep it even.
Brittany Whicker: I have never cut my own hair in all my 33 years. Not even to trim the dead ends. I watched your tutorial a few times and finally got the guts to do it. Oh my gosh I absolutely LOVE IT! Thank you so much for doing this!
Caroline Mariétan: My first endeavous took place at 1am with my boyfriend sighing and resignedly going to bed. He later said that he found it was the best cut i've ever had and that it matches the perception he has of my personality lol :p Gotta admit, first did it with regular scissors like a month ago, and just retouched it with proper hair cutting tools (normal + thining scissors) because of the split ends that it was creating. Looks perfect !! Thank you <3
Beth L: I just want to thank you for your video on the four section cut your own hair technique. After a bit of trial at the start, I got in the groove and it went well. I didnt use the elastics but rather eyeballed the length as in the past I have used the elastics and my hair ended up getting lobbed of by me inadvertently. I have curly hair and also cut it wet and combed straight and not straightened and dry. Anyway, the point cutting makes the ends so much better in terms of blending too. It was not perfect but my best self haircut so far. Your 4 section tip and the point cut tips were very helpful. Thank you for your advice videos.
bigtuna: my mum cut my hair with this tutorial this morning and I AM IN LOVE!! i have never been happier with a haircut, and we literally did this in my kitchen. we used haircutting shears and the same comb. i am gonna have to style it everyday before school which is kinda annoying but i knew that if i was going to have this haircut that it would be fairly high-maintenance. just keep in mind when you are cutting it that it looks so much better once it's styled. i would also recommend that you have someone else to do it with/for you. thanks brad!
bryony ayaka: this literally could not have come at a better time i’m so tempted to do this
Taylor Rose: Literally woke up early this morning so I could do this! Very easy to follow along and my hair looks pretty damn good! Thank you Brad :) I haven’t had to pay for a haircut in over a year thanks to you!
victoriah rosah: I am SO FREAKING HAPPY I found this! I went for a hair cut and they cut my hair like crap! Now I’m going to do this bc that’s exactly what I wanted! Thank you brad mondo ❤️❤️❤️
Sambina: Brad, I destroyed my hair your instructions were great, I’m just so hair challenged. I mostly screwed up when I decided I needed to try and cut my bangs short. I’m so embarrassed lol.
Megan Halls: Tried this out on my 2c hair and although it’s still drying, I’m already super happy. I only took of like 2 inches because this was my first time trying to cut my own hair but it was super easy and I have hair a little past my collar bone. Im honestly considering going in and taking off another couple of inches!
let's get this bread: dear brad, after two years trying to grow my hair since my last bad haircut, i was inspired by your video to cut it myself. what happened: i made the ponytail too close to my forehead, and the front pieces ended up being too short, i dont really mind it, but my mom and dad said i looked hideous so i cried myself to sleep. love u!
Mimi C: Its 2 in the night and I was just gonna watch this video and go to sleep...... ended up cutting my hair and I'm so freaking happy with the result!!!! I love my new hairstyle and can't wait to show my friends how awesome I look now! Thank you Brad for always being the best of the best <3
Kristin H.: I tried this! I have a little wavy/ curly hair which is pretty thick. I always didn't like how my hair felt in the ends. This haircut really thinned my hair, while not losing length. My hair looks just more alive. But still I wished that Brad would have shown the cut more closely, so I can see how thin it will actually be. It really is worth a try!! Oh and putting my hair up in a high ponytail with wet hair was hell
Josefine Wistrand: I have a side part so it got a bit wonky at first, and I think I put my ponytail a bit too far back on my head XD but then I went in all around the head with overdirecting the hair and cutting off layers "manually" and that worked like a charm - even though I'd never done it before! :D I cut my own hair 15 cm shorter to a bob using your tutorial too before that today! :D thank you for these tutorials, brad! :D
Heather Toves: I was willing to accept I may mess up my hair but I went for it anyway and it turned out pretty dang good if I do say so myself! Thank you for this easy to follow tutorial…seriously thank you! Love all of your vids
Vanessa Quintero: I've always loved this hairstyle. I've been having it for like 3 years but I think it's really flattering for my type of hair and face.
Dio L: “start with hair wet” me: *has 3c curls…. imma do it straightened & dry
Eva Khallouky: Yes!! It worked really well on me. For the first time I have an actual hair cut and not just everything flat and cut at the same length. Thank you Brad!!!
Jacquie T: I just followed this tutorial and it came out nice! Then I tried following another one of your tutorials for bangs and that was definitely harder to do... I cut them too short but not bad. I think in 2 weeks it'll look cute. Thank you for sharing your expertise with us!
Leech: “Like your scissors are hungry but they’re only trying to snack on the hair” Why do we actually understand this language?
Sloan Long: Hi Brad, I can't thank you enough!! I'm a home hairstylist only now with another non-hair full-time job, and had a theory the ponytail method should work, but wasn't 100% certain, until I saw your perfect tutorial! We had been in lock-down for ages and my mid-back length, curly, fine strand, thick hair, was a straggly mess. After watching your vid (all the way thru, LOL) I had my bf trim my length across the back and followed your instructions, which resulted in perfect shaggy layers that refreshed my curls and after a little side length tailoring, face framing and razor thinning, I feel like new!!!
maureen stemmle: 6:09 This makes me feel a lot better about my last self trim. I may have to try the face layers next time but i basically folowed this but at arms length on my curly/wavy hair (2c/3a.) So thia works super well on long hair too. It adds a lot of volume to my texture which is really friendly to diy
Christina A MacLean: Hi Brad, finally someone explained how far on top of one's head the ponytail needs to be and why you pull a piece of your long hair up to cut the length. I know how to cut the bang part of your video. Thank you Brad, your video was awesome.
Krista Garcia: Brad I literally just did this like 30 mins ago and I freaking love it my hair looks AMAZING thank you so so so much!!! I actually got the layering I wanted
Linda M Keefe: OMG❤️Thank you thank you for this video this is exactly how I’ve been trying to explain how I want my haircut I have very long hair I am so excited reminds me of when I was a kid actually I’m in the 60s and 70’s!! I have all the tools I need I have good scissors hairdressing scissors and I’m gonna do it myself! Thank you for this video and you are so entertaining I really enjoyed watching this video. I do have bangs exactly like the second model. Loved the look!And my hair is wavy this is going to be perfect.I don’t want to give up long hair but it is weighing down my face and I believe cut into a shag will be perfect I’m so excited to try this I’m going to do it tomorrow! Thank you so much
Charlene Garant: I just discovered your channel today and am really enjoying your tutorials! I already tried your shag cut and I'm loving the extra layers. I wasn't sure if it would work on my long hair, as my arms could barely reach high enough to not lose overall length, but it worked. Thanks for your videos, I look forward to more and hope you enjoy your break.
Lily .R: OK so I love love love to cut my hair, but have never done it on my own, I usually only cut my bangs and they turn out pretty good... this time at the middle of the night I thought of this cut and said I'll do it, opened YouTube, watched this video, woke up the next morning and did it. It turned out Amazing! Truly, my mum usually hates all my hair cuts, she likes it long and plain, I like it short and messy, but she LOVED this one! It has been a week since I did it and every time she sees my hair down she express how much she loves it! She even said this is the best haircut I've ever had!! Sooo, thank you so much
AkumaCV: Used this tutorial to cut my own hair today - first time cutting my own hair, and first hair-cut in about 3.5 years. I took off about 20cm before hand per his advice to cut to the length you want before proceeding with the high ponytail, and it turned out beautifully. Thank you for sharing the tips and the excellent explanations - I had a lot of nerves when deciding to cut and this helped me a lot to get 'er done.
Mai N: Hi Brad! I had this beautiful layered Korean-Bob/Pixie cut that grew out into an awesome shag for a while, but now my layers are evening out after a few diy attempts to maintain my layers. I’m dying for a rescue tutorial on how to remove weight and maintain your layers at home!!! Love from Canada ❤️❤️❤️
Angela Shoson: I used to cut my hair like this when i first started cutting my own hair. But i learned more techniques as i got older. I usually don't grow my hair out this long anymore so i couldn't use this technique anymore anyway but this is definitely a great way to start for people who cut their own hair at home.
Isabella: Tried this and I was surprised at how good it looks even before styling it.
Asim Harith: It's 4:00 am, just got done following the magical instructions of our one and only Lord and Mondo, and it feels fantastic! So fresh and airy, thank you Brad you absolute angel! Would not have had the guts to try it out without your tutorial. XOXO. P.S: My hair is naturally very wavey and voluminous, nipple length-ish, and if your hair is too, go for it!
Ellis Delpi: “A comb or brush would be great” After the videos he’s seen his expectations are LOW
Patricia Angelina: For those who need to know, when bringing your hair in front of your face to trim and shape, pull it in front of your nose and keep the shears and hair at the same angles on both sides! If you cut one side and your shears and straight up and down, do the same on the other side. It DOES matter
Scribblette: I did this cut on myself today while watching the video. Turned out perfect! I think it’s a very forgiving cut and does not need to be *that* precise to look good to the average person. I also have very thick and wavy/curly hair so it hides a lot of mistakes.
Nancy Raman: Dear Brad: Thank you for the haircut lesson. Tried your method and my hair looks great!! Might be my imagination, but it also feels thicker. Again, thank you!!
Mama Laryn: I was debating trying this on myself but when you made the mannequins talk to each other I was like yes. This is my sign, gotta try it. So I’m doing it brad!!!! This will be your fault, whatever happens.
MileyObsession96: As a Brit, I can’t help but laugh whenever Brad says “shag”
Júlia Tagliaro: I have been cutting, bleaching and coloring my own hair since I was 12ish (now 27) and I feel like I always take much more time to do the tutorials because I simply have A BUNCH OF HAIR, like, A LOT. That's also one of the reasons why I don't go to hairstylists, they always charge me more because of the amount of hair I have
brookejguilbeaux: This ended up working really well for my very fine and sparse hair, 2C up top and 3A underneath. When hairdressers cut my hair straight or wet and it dries naturally, the top is longer than the bottom and I look like a sad jellyfish. My hair is only shoulder length, so not all of it reached into the ponytail, but I trimmed just enough that after the wash and it dried, it looks like a normal layered cut. If I straightened it, I'm sure I'd get that shaggy look, which I don't mind, but I rarely ever use heat, so this is great as a budget friendly update.
Heidi Luebben: This hair cut is just what I needed! Only took me 20 minutes and so much movement & volume. Brad you are the bestie you didn't know I had!
A C: Holy crap I’m trying this tonight, this looks SO much easier to do than I thought a hairstyle could be! Thanks for the tips!!
Evita Khach: Step 1: people gotta learn that a shag and a mullet are two different haircuts/styles lol
Ms Bogdanova: After watching the video 4 times and followed all the steps I did a great job on my hair :D It's hard to do it on your self especially the front part but I measured 100 times before a cut. My hair is curly on the bottom and straight on top (very annoying type) and thin. Good luck people
Kim Chaffin: Thanks Brad! It worked so well! My husband did it and now thinks he is sooooo good at hair . But thanks! It was so easy!
Georgie Leaman: my hair was already different lengths due to it breaking off in the past so I wanted a way to get it looking mice and healthy without cutting too much hair off. I’ve just tried this and i’m so amazed at the results, its like i was always meant to have this hair cut!!
ur mom: I was about not to do that today and actually do it after summer camp. But today at 4 IN THE MORNING I literally said FCK IT I am gonna do that shii No regrets, it came out so good *Ps.I had curtain bangs my own before cutting them SO HERE IT IS...YOUR SING TO CUT YOUR HAIR LIKE THIS lol if you cut them and it come out bad sorry babe not my fault<3
Sierra: Me, cutting my hair for years and basically having this haircut, watching this trend ETA: it’s literally because every time I go to a salon it gets messed up and I decided to mess it up myself for ✨free✨
contemplativegirl21: Just did this with the curtain bang tutorial and it turned out so freaking good - thanks for these tutorials, Brad! Super helpful.
Lisa Thomas : Hey Brad! I followed this tutorial…….super impressed with the results! Sending big thanks from the UK!! Xx
Misty Music Studio: Excellent vid! I probs won’t try this myself but I feel like I can get a non-professional friend to do this on me lol. Love watching you getting excited about hair too, the passion is real
Giuliana Frontini: ahhh ! have been using the whale spout technique for years but never had the extra steps and actually stopped doing it because of how choppy it would come out sometimes. Will definitely try the extra steps and thinning sheers !
Fantastic Thingies: Brad when he first started reacting to people cutting their hair at home: "nO WhAt ArE yOu DoInG gO To A pRoFfEsIonAl" Brad now: "so here's how you cut your hair at home"
GrAcE DCF: It's been almost 2yrs since I had my hair cut.... Feel like this would be the look for me. I do prefer to cut my hair myself, cuz i didn't/don't have great experiences with hair salons, but maybe that's just in my country... (also not bashing any hairdressers from my country). I was never satisfied with the result after visiting the hair salon. Scared yet excited to do this myself. Let's hope it ends well for me
Cordelia Lampley: I've been doing my own since I was 14 and I do it in steps because I have very thick hair. Cutting one ponytail doesn't quite work with my hair type. But I do it in 3 ponytails,and my straightening combs. And I get a flawless layered look every time. I never trust anyone with my hair cause the 4 times I've ever gone to a salon they fucked it up. That being said your tutorials are the only ones I'll ever do my hair by.
It’s Private: WHY DIDN’T YOU DO THIS video a year ago when everyone was in QUARANTINE
rosalie: Thank you! I tried it and I'm really happy with the result. I have curly hair so it looks different but any possible mistakes are hidden. My husband told me I look like an 80s metalhead. Goal achieved.
Casey Braico: I did it Brad! It came out okay, I struggled with the bangs a little bit because I’m right handed and I had to use my left hand to do the right side so they aren’t perfect but I don’t think they are bad.
Ashley Bee: This is the best cut-it-yourself haircut there is! Been doing this off and on for years now. I was originally taught how by my mom who cut her hair like this in the 70s. As long as you’re careful, it’s incredibly easy and then looks great
Cassie Rogers: I love how exited brad was throughout this video- he looks adorable✋
Rebecca Duncan: Believe or not I was around in the early '70s when this haircut first came out and it was done with the ponytail also. Except closer to the head so the layers were shorter. I got it done and loved it! I was a young teenager. I've recently gone to the newer version that your showing about 4 mo. ago. I did it myself this time ( no ponytail this time ) It was a lot more work. But I love it. It is a classic on all ages. Funny thing that haircut and Seeing Paul Mitchell demonstrate his 'new products' way back then is what inspired me to later become a Hair Stylist. Etched in my memory. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Wonderful!
Emma's plants: The great thing about having curly hair is that you can do an at-home shag haircut and make it look decent because the curls hide away the mistakes :)
melanie martinez is my wife: I followed this tutorial AND MY HAIR LOOKS FLAWLESSSS thank you brad ♥️
neko: Just did this on myself, was needing a trim anyway but cant make it to the hairdresser currently. Couldnt find my hair shears so i used my craft scissors (theyre good quality ones at least lol). It was super easy and turned out kinda nice. Thanks for making this ❤
Ann Johnson: Great video!!! I have wavy hair and tend to air dry it now that I'm retired. After using your Wave Tech, my waves are really amped up. The waves stay for 3-4 days!!! I especially love my day after hair. Put a little BSM in it and WOW. Thanks for such great products and videos!!
Amanda Robinson: Brad you are AMAZING!! I gave myself the best shag cut because of this video and it was SO FAST! OMG!! You're amazing, I'm so glad you exist!
Hediye Ghadami: Me: guess I'm gonna let my hair grow, Brad: Hi beautiful Or not.
Brittany c: You are just adorable! I love your spunk Brad! You make learning to touch up my grown out hair fun! I shaved my head, to get back to virgin healthy hair, right at the start of the pandemic and it’s now 14-15” long. I have been DYING to do something with it. This looks so fun! Thanks hon!
C DelTR: This tutorial is gold! It was so easy Thank you!