Feye's Self Trim Method

[@ibraidhair]

I've been trimming my hair using Feye's method for almost 15 years. (wow, am I really that old? lol). I love it and have always been happy with the results. I recently started cutting my sister's hair this way. It's only collar bone length and the method still works great!

[@werelemur1138]

My ends have been getting crunchy but I haven't managed to have time, money, and motivation synchronize for a salon trip. So I tried Feye's method for a straight cut when I got home from work, and it looks awesome! Thank you for the link and the inspiration!

[@LucysCorsetry]

Ahhh I'm due for a trim too! But I just got my CreaClip in the mail so I'm gonna give it a test run this weekend and post a first impressions vid.

[@torrinpaige]

+Lucy's Corsetry Oooh, CreaClip! I've heard wonderful things! I hope it works.

[@EloraLiveZ]

+torrinpaige I use the CreaClip and its very useful really. I wanted to tell you I bought these scissors a month ago and I am BLOWN AWAY. They are incredibly sharp and smooth, the cheapest yet the best Ive had so far.

[@EloraLiveZ]

+Lucy's Corsetry Do you use any hair scissors in particular?

[@LucysCorsetry]

Elora Duran Yes, I use the Tweezerman Professional Stainless 2000 7.5-inch hair shears. I bought it online. :) amzn.to/1SQAzxS

[@hannabissbananabiss9846]

I love the U shape. To me it looks very flattering

[@DogNamedWatson]

My hair is the longest it's ever been, it's made it juuust past my tailbone. I'm so proud

[@torrinpaige]

Yay! You've reached a milestone. Congratulations!

[@k4tlyn661]

You almost look like you have more hair with the NEW hemline! Looks amazing. I have never been brave enough to take more than 1/4 inch with feye's method. My sister is a hairdresser and cuts it when I need more off.

[@Sewersquatch]

I know this video is older but I still come back to every time I trim my hair. 😊

[@julieo.5804]

I think this cut looks very soft and flattering.

[@KittyPillar13]

I always cut my hair just doing the pony slid down the nape of the neck. I never knew about the other steps. Thanks for sharing.

[@madamesophia2004]

Your hair looks great as always. I also cut my own hair esp since I'm 47 and Danish women generally cut their hair off to less than 6 inches at my age. All the hairdressers are hard wired to cut all women's hair off. I had my mil trim it once and I had to knock her over and disarm her of scissors because to her 1 inch meant 3 feet! I bun my hair at family gatherings and have felt the need to cover it as well. The men here seem to prefer long hair so I don't know why women cut it off when they marry or hit 30.

[@kerihatgirl8990]

I love your hair :) I am growing mine out, it is just past my elbows, but I want mine to grow as long as yours. I have my guy trim my ends every other month. I take a seat on the stool as he sets out a glass of wine for me before he capes me. He uses the morocco method as he sections and trims each successive layer at just the tips to remove only the splits and keep my hemline neat. I had bad experiences with scissor happy stylists as well. I have been salon free for a number of years now and I do not miss it at all. Being I have silver strands that are too numerous to pluck, he has become my colorist as well. I have him do henna, to my full length every three months and a root touch up six weeks in between. It leaves me with great color, shine and my hair feels silky soft. The last time my husband did my hair, a friend stopped by just after he had me caped and my hair pinned up. I told him to continue anyway and she watched how he was doing my hair very intently. She worked in a salon and commented that he was very meticulous and did great work, but that he wasn't taking off very much and that my hair was quick thick and it needs to be thinned out. It reminded me why I do not miss the salon. I am not very good with the shears either, so thankfully I am a very lucky lady that my husband is and that he is not scissor happy. He has a really good pair of Japanese steel hair shears that he keeps sharp and stored away so they are not used for paper or cutting things that would dull them.

[@torrinpaige]

+Keri Hat He probably doesn't need to trim them quite so often. It sounds like your hair is supremely well taken care of - I'll bet you only need a trim every six months at the minimum.

[@kerihatgirl8990]

+torrinpaige , when I first started my journey, it was about eight months after a bad haircut. He had used a razor and tore my hair up pretty good even though I asked him twice not to use the razor. The second time he screamed at me, "you don't tell me how to cut hair, Im a professional". When my guy gave me the first trim, I had a lot of damage from that bad haircut, shorter pieces I couldn't pull back and my longest layer was just past my collar bone. He was patient with me as he was doing damage control taking off very little of my length but removing damage about every three months. Four years later my hair is to my elbows and I ask for the dusting every other month, just trimming the splits on the underneath layers, I am getting growth with fewer tangles. The amount he takes off you cannot even see in the dust pan. Just removing splits and keeping the hemline neat. If I went longer, I would have far more split ends and the comb would not glide through my hair like it does without tangles. The henna has really helped, my husband notices far fewer splits. So I get quality as well as length.

[@torrinpaige]

Ah, I see. A razor cut. Then I totally understand. It won't be long, though, until he will be able to space out your micro trims. You are lucky to have such a good man to help you out. ;o)

[@kerihatgirl8990]

Yes, I am a very lucky lady that is for sure. I check how much he sweeps up in the dustpan off the floor after he gives me a dusting on my ends, and it is less than the sheds I comb out of my hair each day. You could not tell he had done my ends unless you lifted up a section of my hair and inspected my ends. My hair often grows faster on one side of my head than the other, and he keeps my hemline neat so I don't have straggly ends. I am happy with the 8 week interval, if there are less splits, then there are less for him to clean up :)

[@MrsBrit1]

I have cut my own hair since I was in high school. I used to the the same method with a flipped over head to get perfect layers. Works every time!

[@eezepeeze]

I had a u shaped hem for a long time. i liked it bc it made it easier to tuck my ends in when bunning. i have since gone back to a shorter, layered length (still long by most standards, BSL) and i really like that too. Its good for the curls. i like the u on you. let us know how you like it.

[@billm6294]

Thank you as always for educating and inspiring long hair girls around the world ♥

[@kathywenthold3821]

Your hair It looks really great. My hairdresser passed away from Covid several years ago and since then I’ve been growing out my hair and I trim it. I used the beard method. It seems to work great and it’s similar to the one you’re using today except that you pull your hair into one hair Tie under your chin and then another one down at the bottom. My hair is growing really well and it’s down below my armpits. I’m 77 years old.

[@Emily-777]

I gets so obsessive about perfection when i cut my own hair that I tend to take too much off but this looks easy to control so i might give it a try. My biggest problem with going to the salon besides finding the right girl is the price. They all want to double the price of the cut just because my hair is so long. An inch straight off the bottom should be the same at shoulder leangth or floor leangth yah know?

[@TheRubyFeline]

+Emily Frady Gah, really? What the heck though, that makes no sense. I've been cutting my own, unless some adept relative or friend is around, so it's been ages since I went to a salon.

[@torrinpaige]

+Ruby Feline Totally true - there is an "Extra Length" surcharge at most salons - it runs from an extra $5 to an extra $35 for extreme length. Le sigh.

[@Emily-777]

+spirals 73 Sometimes they put it on their sign or others try to sneek it in later. There are places that dont charge extra but im always careful about asking a few times before they get their hands in my hair. I only haf my hair cut by a barber once because I just happened to need a trim at the same time my cousins did. It was a good experience but it wad only the one time and i didn't pay so I dont know if barbers in general are better.

[@Emily-777]

+spirals 73 Same. I still go in about once a year cuz I'll want to part my hair diffrently or want some highlights or something I just have trouble doing on my own.

[@HairDom]

Your hair looks amazing in this video.

[@taniathepirate]

seeing you cut your hair made me so nervous because i am had so many people mess up my hair! so many bad hair stylists that think that 1/2 inch is 3 inches!!! drives me nuts, but i have had some pretty good stylists too, to when I find them, i keep on coming back to them! after a certain length though, I usually just start cutting my own hair. i found a method for myself that works pretty well :D and i also have to say congrats siobhan!!! so happy for you! :D

[@KiahSilverdew]

I AM a cosmetologist and don't go to salons. I've cut my own hair since 1990 when I decided to go from BSL to Classic.

[@thegracklepeck]

I'm terrified of trying bandu knots after having tried them many years back and it pulling sooooo much hair out as I tried to undo them. I feel for you there! Feye's Self trim method is still my favorite way to trim my hair. I know this is an old video at this point but I've been watching you (through a couple different accounts over the years) since probably 2008ish. I still enjoy watching your content, even though your hair is much more coarse than mine is. It's so hard to find tutorials for thick hair that is long that isn't just people heat styling their hair the same few ways or flipping hair loops over regular ponytails and calling it a new "style".

[@SuperBlondecat]

My husband commented we could have been twinsies. Same hair, same body. similar voice. Yeah. :)

[@emmamacgregor731]

Great job! The curved hem looks amazing, and I had no idea how much wider and even more luscious it could make the hair look. Incredible! Looking at the back pics, surely you're at knee length. It is just SO long! I remember a vid about 4 years ago where you said you were stuck at classic...but wow what a difference! Do you think the Tangle Teezer made the difference? I've heard wonderful things about it but have tailbone length curly hair so am always worried about breakage. Just ordered the curly version...you nevah know till ya try, eh? :) Thanks, again, Torrin (Heather) and I hope your Nana is recovering quickly. MIss your sweet smile. Hugs, M

[@torrinpaige]

+Emma MacGregor It's still classic - I just have a really big bum. I keep it trimmed there - although it does stray down to fingertip every now and then when I wear it up all the time. Knee length is just too long for me to handle since I DO like to wear it down now and then. I did stand next to my mom and squish down to her height - she's a foot shorter than I am - and it's mid calf on her. Lol. Oh, and yes - it's a combination of the Tangle Teezer and using a T-shirt to dry it instead of a towel that has resulted in it being able to get longer, I think.

[@emmamacgregor731]

Thanks so much! That makes sense! I am 5'4" so need less than you for classic...and with curly hair it feels like forever! 'Hope you are doing well and that you are home again and all is well. Looking forward to trying out the Tangle Teezer, and thanks for the confirmation.

[@Rachelhappyface]

I have a great hairdresser in England, she says "I'll take as much as I need but as little as possible" so I don't trust anyone but her with my hair!

[@dorothythorpe6183]

Many hairdressers don't know how to BRUSH out long hair! Like from the bottom! Very weird. Sad. Thank you for the video -- I need it!

[@Sheylenna]

well while my stylist did once ask me why I wanted long hair... that was also when I was growing it out from a really short cut so he was just making sure that is what I really wanted it was also before he started loosing hair I think he is much better at understanding now. he is pretty good at not taking too much off but I also go to him only about twice a year. but he also works with long haired gals. I've been going to him on and off since High School so it's been almost 30 years now. when I moved I looked for places near my home but never found any good ones. for a while I cut my own hair but used the flip the head method and I learned to hate layers and the u shape and the straight cut is the only reason I still go to a stylist. although when I had shoulder length hair I once asked a Supercuts guy to cut my hair straight across the back and he asked me if I was sure I wanted it longer in the front like it was a scandal or something. glad I didn't ask him for an A cut

[@inova4556754]

I trim my hair in a similar way, even bought hair scissors, it sure beats expensive visit to a hairdresser!

[@KorenKatja]

I always do it myself since once my hairdresser terribly messed up. One side was shorter than the other when she cut it. Since then I found out about Feye's method and I swear by it. I always cut exactly as much as I want and I love not spending money on hairdresser. Also it is totally worth investing in good cutting sheers.

[@torrinpaige]

+Katja Koren I know, I really need to get a set. The next time I'm at Sally's I think I'm picking up a pair - because now I can cut mine as well as my husband's. :o)

[@KorenKatja]

+torrinpaige It is really a good feeling to not be dependent on anyone to cut your hair. If you mess up you don't have anyone to blame except yourself. But I believe you're even more careful when cutting your own hair :)

[@jarinlechelle]

thank you for this video! I need a trim but have been terrified to try cutting it myself. this makes it seem less scary

[@Alfadanz1]

Your hair is way passed your butt now !! It grew alot !! Keep it growing. You do have amazing hair ! :) I remember it was just waist length when you started your videos.

[@DixieGirl9876]

Bravo! Need to send this to my girl, (that waits till mom is super busy then wants a trim.) lol I got over the fear of cutting my own hair years ago after coming home from the salon and having my hair two inches shorter on one side from the other.grrr I figure I could not do any worse than that and have snipped at it ever since.

[@TheRedkdawg]

I've used this technique to trim up my hair again. This is wonderful for when I can't make it to a professional

[@ilonapugmire6312]

Tuanks formthat.....very useful guide love your styles🍀💞🍀💞❤️💐💐💐💐

[@FrozenUSA]

If it makes any sense at all, this new U-shaped cut makes your hair look thicker and fuller. It really is good for hiding the kind of damage you have. I don't think this cut would work on my hair because it is so much shorter than yours is (it is only like maybe 2-3 inches below shoulder length) and I have chunks of broken pieces all over that I'm trying to grow out. One day I would like my hair to be a waist length but almost BSL is the longest I have ever been able to grow my hair to before a major cut. I just think my terminal length is much shorter than I would like. Good job on the cut since you usually have your husband do it for you.

[@ibraidhair]

I cut my sister's hair this way and it's around collar bone length. She had lots of damage and many different lengths due to breakage. This helped to hide the damage and gave nice face-framing layers. You should consider it.

[@WillSmith-gt2yz]

You are hair is so beautiful. I can hardly wait 4 mine 2 b as long. Love ur vids. Take care.

[@dlnaries]

Awesome job!

[@EmbraceWithin]

Your hair is goals! I'm trying to get there

[@torrinpaige]

You can do it! Patience is the hardest part.

[@malakothman8206]

your hair is gorgeous ... how did u grew it this much ??

[@EmbraceWithin]

Mustafa Othman don't cut it, it gets there I'm a couple of years

[@NatashaGraves555]

That is the method I used to use to trim my hair when it was longer :)

[@Stormandfire]

I feel like I've known this method for ages since a friend in high school told me how she gets rid of her split ends. I use a completely different method for the bits that hang by the sides of my face, though I can't recall whose method it is. Though sometimes I just slide the scissors to do a curve rather than comb and turn the comb 90 degrees and trim along it. And now I think I should give my hair a trim before I have my shower tonight....

[@Likeamonkeyonthesun]

with hair as long as yours.... do you ever get anxiety attacks cutting your hair...... my daughter is growing her hair out right now.... she is 7 and wants her hair to her ankles.... it grows VERY FAST but when she goes in to get a trim to get the bad ends off she has bad anxiety about it..... just wondering if you had the same and how you deal with it......

[@torrinpaige]

No, I don't have any anxiety over cutting my hair. My philosophy has always been "Quality over Quantity" so I know that if I want my hair to look nice the raggedy ends have got to go. Sure I may lose three or four inches, but they were three or four inches that weren't pretty and were making all of my hair look bad when the rest of my hair is great. Healthy hair is happy hair and if you let splits go too long they split further and further up the shaft and then you don't have happy hair anymore. ;o) I don't know if you think that explanation will help your daughter or not - but that's always been my feeling on it. :o)

[@Likeamonkeyonthesun]

Thanks for getting back to me..... Most KZbin's.... Don't reply to the fans.... And... I believe that will help me out some with her hair......

[@redsrum3372]

how do you get it that long my hair is too my butt or close to my butt.

[@JensUniqueNibblesandMore]

I love your tutorial, but I wish you'd stood on a stool so we could see the ends lol! My hubby didn't hold the hair when he helped me with a trim, and cut through my shirt! Fired, lol! (And he thinks I'm scary, pfft.) And I noticed that, probably because they're in the business of cutting hair, hair stylist little respect for long hair. Usually they say they think you have an overly controlling man in your life who won't let you cut your hair.Well. Bye then. I'm in the middle of a four month hair growth challenge, and then I will use this method for my next trim :-)

[@JensUniqueNibblesandMore]

Ha! It won't let me edit, so I'm adding this to say that now I see your before and after photo at the very very end, so disregard my wishing you'd stand on the stool haha! Looks good :)

[@ESP1009]

tailbone length?

[@szbyzan]

I have been cutting my own hair for a long time. Last time I went to someone for a cut she cut my fringe from the top of my head. I think she confused fringe with layers. I keep forgetting why one side of my hair has a short length with damage then remember. It is now only 4 inches from the hem -waist length- but it still irritates.

[@cesarbenji3062]

I love your very long hair !!!

[@dolphingirlrocks]

I may have missed it in other videos but how is this working now that it's a year later?? Have you gotten hair scissors yet?! :)

[@torrinpaige]

I did get real hair scissors - and they made a HUGE difference. I'm still using this same technique. I've given myself a trim twice since this vid - I just trimmed right before Christmas.

[@dolphingirlrocks]

torrinpaige yeay! Glad to hear! My biggest struggle in growing out my hair is getting it cut. I'll certainly be giving this a try. Thanks Heather!

[@britt-louisefransson6487]

tack för tipset , hälsning från sverge , bara en fråga hur gör du på natten

[@torrinpaige]

+britt-louise Fransson I used google translate, so I'm guessing that you were wondering what I do with my hair at night? Two things. I usually pull my hair up over my pillow and slide my hair between my bed and the wall to keep it from both tangling and wrapping around my neck. Lately I've been wearing it in a loose English braid at night just because the winter months are hard on my hair with all the tangles and such.

[@britt-louisefransson6487]

+torrinpaige thak you so much , you have very beautiful hair

[@divyakhan5836]

torrinpaige Poor videos as your hair length can't be seen fully n wt shape is also not seen 👎

[@kazuyalkazzy]

I'll never go to a hair place again. They do chop shops every single time and say that I don't need long hair. /rolls eyes..... I've recently learned how to trim my own.. Well, maybe not that recent, guess it's about 3yrs now. Also, I don't have the 40$ to pay someone else to trim 2 or so inches. It's just easier to do it myself anymore.

[@amixeblu]

Thanks for the thumbnail picture in the front, because it was quite hard to follow, not being able to see to the end of the length and all (such a shame), but anyway. I still love your videos. :D And WOW, that is almost knee length! Isn't it?

[@torrinpaige]

+amixeblu Well, I did pull up to cut it, which is what it was about. I am sad that you couldn't see the Vshape, then the Ushape - but my bathroom is only so big and when I looked through the viewfinder, you should have been able to see the ends. Alas, this camera has a stupid auto focus and it insists on making the window smaller than it should be to focus on my face. It is agitating. I really need a new camera.

[@amixeblu]

I got the gist of it, so don't worry too too much about it, Heather. It's all okay! :D I love Feye's method. I am into layering more these days, though. The book "Haircutting for dummies" has a few compact cut layering techniques that are *amazing*!

[@gemmaevans2013]

I just had to cut over a foot of hair off because of a dye disaster :( I feel so bald now! your hair looks gorgeous as ever tho!

[@torrinpaige]

+gemmaevans2013 It will grow back! I know the loss of so much is still tough no matter the reason, but hair is a wonderful thing in that way. It always comes back for more. ;o)

[@gemmaevans2013]

+torrinpaige I had to keep telling myself that in the stylists chair "hair grows,hair grows,hair grows!" lol. I am quite lucky that mine grows quite fast ☺

[@Lindy0068]

Totally gorgeous! Winner cut! I'd say you are halfway to knee length.

[@torrinpaige]

+Lindy0068 Nope, this is it! I just maintain here. Knee length is beyond my willingness to care for that length. It gets into too much as it is at fingertip. Lol. That's why I always go back to classic. That's my jam. ;o)

[@Lindy0068]

:) I get that! LOL

[@_rmel]

Damn, wish I'd had this when I trimmed my hair last week haha. I'll definitely use it for next time because I totally botched my hair

[@torrinpaige]

+Elizabeth La The most wonderful thing about hair? It grows back. :o)

[@xJorx]

+Elizabeth La Feye's guide is really good, there's one guide for V shape, one guide for U shape and one for straight line cut. Torrin posted the link to Feye's old journal on the description box, worth having a look :)

[@cheshirecat6438]

Omg, I thought only i my country hairstylist have 'measurement' problems haha. I haven't gone to one in years.

[@mollyoxy]

If my hair was silky straight I'd grow it out really long. But alas, my hair is super frizzy, wavy/curly, and HELLA coarse. So it gets tangled really easily. The longest I got it was to the tail bone. Then it got too annoying so I cut it to my collar bones lol

[@RamonaQ]

I'm surprised at how significant that curve is.

[@torrinpaige]

+Ramona Q Right? Especially when there really wasn't very much hair trimmed off. There's always WAY more when the old man cuts it. I dig it!

[@rainalawrence388]

Soo long i will die maintaining them !

[@hahablabla85]

I don't go to the salon because I don't want to spend 60 euros on a shampoo and a five cm trim.... They always cut my bangs wrong and the last time I decided to "treat" myself and go to the salon, the lady "massaged" my scalp and it was sooo painful... So no.

[@Apricotcha]

you are so beautiful lady! thanks a lot for the video!:)

[@dudanunesbleff]

We can't actually see the results os your efforts: your hair is too long for the camera, or the camera doesn't zoom out

[@torrinpaige]

I realized that as I was editing. Thus the photo at the beginning so you can see how it turned out. It's hard filming by myself, especially when it's anything having to do with the full length of my hair down. The life of a long hair You Tuber. Lol.

[@cac123ish]

In my opinion, there is NOTHING sexier than a woman with long butt length hair. As super gorgeous as your hair is, keep it hanging down to your butt, no longer and no shorter. It is a huge turn on to see women especially as attractive as you with hair as gorgeous as yours hanging down to her butt. You should always keep your hair butt length.

[@meinkanta]

cac123ish it’s hilarious that you think she cares what your preference is for her hair