HOW TO RESHAPE YOUR OUTGROWN CURLY LAYERS AT HOME (the pinwheel haircut)

[@saramarcaccini5231]

Mel, I HAVE to tell you. The pigtails cut AND this cut combined and IM NOT SORRY but I'm not visiting my hairstyler anymore. My hair has never been this light and beautiful. Thank you. I absolutely ADORE you.

[@owoboogieoogie884]

did you do the pigtails first?

[@confused-bear-1]

How do you combine the two?

[@saramarcaccini5231]

I did the pigtails first and this one immediately after to even the layering! Got myself the haircut a couple months ago and then just the one of this video a few days ago and the hair looks great. I have 2b/2c waves. Try it out!

[@confused-bear-1]

@@saramarcaccini5231 Oh, thank you so much! I'll give it a try definitely :D

[@veraslifestylewereld]

@@saramarcaccini5231 thanks for your reassurance! I was planning on doing this one too after doing the pig tails earlier this week.

[@rponce1119]

Mel, you do such a great service to the entire DIY hair trimmer community. Not only do you save us money, you save us tears, lol. I owe hundreds of dollars in gratitude!!! But ya know...I'll pay ya back in likes 😊❤

[@jenniferjen5422]

The reality is most regular hairdressers don't understand curly wavy cuts and way too many hairs don't get cut properly. It takes a long time but i know Mel's methods are more thorough than visiting a commercial premise with 1 hour on the clock!

[@rubier.3503]

Sometimes even going to a “curly” professional they dont know what they are doing either

[@KristenLundbergHehe]

I thought I was alone with the shelf. I thought I imagined the shelf. Thank you for validating my shelf and need to remove it!!! :)

[@ilariabenedini1188]

Hi Mel! English it’s not my first language, so I’ll probably mess up with the grammar and I’m sorry for it. I’m Italian and I live in a really small town where hairdressers are not used to treat curly hair. I struggled a lot to find someone who could actually understand my hair pattern and cut it properly, in facts it’s been ruined one too many times and I always left the saloons in tears. I started cutting my hair by myself in the past year and you’ve been my guru ever since. Today I followed this tutorial and it turned out absolutely gorgeous, so I wanted to thank you for being a life saver and for spreading your knowledge to people like me. P.S. I have mid-back lenght hair with different curl patterns (from 2B on the bottom to 3A on the top layers) and this technique worked out really fine.

[@sharonirons9828]

When I went to "beauty school" in the 90"s I learned this method, it was called pivot point cutting, and I have used it for 30 years. This combined with my ouidad cutting training has served me well as a stylist.

[@tiffmullen9864]

Let's get our main girl to a million subscribers I feel like she works so hard and shares sooo much information for free!!! I really appreciate your time and information girl I'm sure you have helped so many ❤ you have helped me feel more confident and helped me love my waves ❤

[@r55tem]

Anyone who compliments my curls and wants to learn, I'll say: "let me introduce you to my guru".

[@natalieandreici9333]

Thank you for this! I paid $400 back in Feb for the haircut from hell, and I've been waiting desperately for it to grow out so I could try and fix it. Everytime I do one of your DIY haircuts at home, my hair looks amazing. Never going back to a hairdresser EVER!

[@CajunistaAnya]

Great tutorial! I'd love to see a diy round layered cut for chin length hair. My layers always look fine from the front but it's the back of my head that always looks heavy and not so round like I'd want. Love your channel!

[@talaaa2897]

Mel!! I was literally thinking of cutting my hair because my curls have outgrown, one day later here you are! This’s almost like magic lol- you always read my mind, what a connection- YOUR LOYAL FAN ASA

[@ManesByMell]

We are indeed very connected 🫶🏻 our hair cycles are all synced up hahaha

[@talaaa2897]

@@ManesByMell truly

[@galenwilliams9839]

I gave this a try last night on my longish, fine, 2B to 3B waves. Despite my variable curl pattern, I got really nice, even layers and more definition and movement with wet cutting. The back is especially nice for a DIY.

[@kristencancglin5281]

I have been using the pigtail haircut for a long time but as soon as I got above my shoulders I just couldn't achieve the look I wanted. It literally made my day when I saw this video! Just gave it a shot today and it is the best haircut I've ever had! Your videos are so helpful and has made going natural so easy!

[@rebeccaknight8249]

I cut my own hair now. I have had horrible haircuts from several hairdressers. This definitely helps! Thank you!

[@emilyguzmansinger]

This video is exactly what I needed!! So much easier to understand compared to other videos I’ve seen. I’ve been doing your pigtails cut for about 3yrs💜 saved me from more traumatic salon haircuts. I’ve always wanted more layers though and wasn’t sure how to get them w/o jeopardizing my length so this is perfect!!! Thank youuu, can’t wait to do this.💗🙌🏼 obsessed w your channel & personality

[@mirahh7283]

No joke!!! I was standing in the mirror 10 minutes ago saying I need a hair cut. and here you are giving me exactly what I need

[@eLiiSAlACHiiNa]

yesterday I tried this method and um I want to cry because of how good my hair looks THANKS TO YOU! I was confused at first but I got the hang of it and I'm finally in love with my hair ❤

[@sarahp4420]

Hi Mel I love your videos! Do you think in the future, when doing a before and after photo, you could use a pic from directly after a wash day as opposed to before so its easier to see the differences between the haircut when the hair is in a more similar state? Hope that makes sense 😅

[@kimmydredd72]

This amazing tutorial really works at getting rid of my horrible shelf thing at the back of my head. I've just finished styling my hair after the cut and, if im honest, was kinda dreading checking the back but it looks so good. I can't believe that it came out so neat and even. There was only a centimetre or two that I actually removed but it has given me a totally beautiful and professional looking haircut. Thank you so much for this tutorial Mel, it's really really appreciated ❤

[@TheEudaimonya]

The difference this made in how my hair lays is unreal! The heavy rectangle at the bottom is gone, and the top blends in so nicely now. I hardly cut any hair!

[@darlejdawson]

This worked so well!! My wavy salon cut has grown out since, well, over a year. You made it easy (read: not scary) to cut some HELLO! back into my hair. Thank you!

[@romedina2426]

This is soooo helpful! Its being around 5 years now that I started cutting my own hair cause I can't get a decent haircut and I thought: if it won't look how I wanted and is not going to be well done, I might as well do it myself and at least don't complain about wasted money... turned out I can do a decent job but didn't quite know how to round it up more, thanks a million!

[@mikaylahaumau4308]

I'm on my knees begggginggg for a dry cut tutorial for the babes with mixed dramatic af curl patterns 🫢🤣🥹

[@tammyk3030]

It would be awesome to have a breakdown of which diy hair cut we should do depending on what we need. Im still doing a modified pigtails cut and dont know if I should do this instead?

[@jessierosales1039]

I tried this method and it's great. This is the best hair cutting video I have ever watched. Thanks so much.❤

[@sashapekler6883]

I just did tried this tutorial yesterday because my layers were outgrown and my hair wasn’t cut evenly so it looks like two different cuts on my head and after I tried it my layers look better and more even. I also tried her bangs tutorial and I love my new look. Be sure to but enough time in to the cut though because it is time consuming if you want it to look good. Good luck!

[@MariaTana]

Thank you so much! I'm so glad I found your channel here. My best hairdresser changed his job years ago and havent found any good and payable one till now. I had such nice long hair but now its short cause last one let me look like an umbrella and the end of the curls been messed up. I started to get me a scissor set by amazon and started to use and follow your steps in your videos. Today I will try this one. Its brilliant and i think its not as tricky as if we had straight hair😅 ❤

[@ishitabh448]

I have tried to cut my own hair for the past 5 years and your tutorial videos have been a great help to understand how cutting and layering works thanks a bunch❤

[@kryki_cha6206]

You are the best. Seriously. Amazing how that little bit of cutting makes such a difference!! I'll be trying it!!

[@jasminecasado5052]

Thank you so much for not speeding up your video THANK YOU! This is so helpful, you were so detailed with your explanations. I've never ever cut my own hair before (or anyone else's) but I've been wanting to give it a try. I'm so glad I found you!

[@Aud-Rey38]

I did it and it turned out good! That was scary. I had only done the unicorn before. But it is exactly what I needed. Thank you very much Mell :)

[@alesshurtado]

JUST TRIED TODAY, WAS AMAIZING THANK U SO MUCH

[@UncommonRD]

Loveee these hair cutting videos so much. Ty for breaking it down even just the vertical and horizontal explanation helps a lot bc I never understand till you just explained it 😅

[@oliveyule]

Very interesting! It would be helpful to see a small window in the corner of the video that shows a view of the hair from above so I can see exactly how the sections are coming out of the pinwheel

[@ManesByMell]

Noted, we need more camera angels! I did have one off to the side but the angle did not work out and the footage was basically useless 🥲

[@naimasaid]

Literally what I needed!! Ive been avoiding salons and now I can take care of my hair ^^

[@nuwwy_xx]

You saved my life... !!!!!!!! thanks, mother!

[@0L1V3Rst4r]

I needed this!! I got a really bad haircut a month ago, and now it’s growing and my hair looks like a literal table lol

[@LydiaMoodyinFlorida]

I just did this hair trim and it came out great. I always cut my own hair and I used the pigtail haircut you posted last time. I was in need of a trim and didn't want to go to the salon and was about to cut it. I might still cut it some more but this will hold me over until I decide.

[@StormyDay]

The mic sounds fabulous!!! I’m so glad you listened to us!!! Please share what it is! It sounds great!! ❤

[@nataliabailey5174]

I just did this and fixed my haircut. Looks so so so so much better! Thank you!!!!

[@rachelzatuchni2627]

Would love to try this but could you please explain in more depth what you mean by using the other section as a guide and then not cutting as much from the bulkier section? Are you cutting off a bit more from that guide section? Thank you

[@juliarasmussen3767]

This did absolute WONDERS for my hair, thank you so much!!!!

[@susanapling7785]

thank you - I had so much fun and laughter following you

[@dagnolia6004]

mell is out the box CRAZY.....love it

[@kessedihakim6222]

Hey Mell! I was wondering if you were ever thinking about doing a curly hair/professional styling masterclass. I'm sure people would love it! I often think about how I would enjoy becoming a professional hair stylist, but I don't really have the ability to go to a school...

[@stellad7018]

Hey Mel, I generally trim my own curls, (using more or less this method so thanks for making it so much clearer!) problem is - I now have waist length hair so the whole reaching the hair straight up part… doesn’t work when my hair is longer than my arms can reach 😂 any suggestions for dealing with longer hair?

[@jenniferford2067]

You need a helper for that. I always had to have a helper when my hair was below mid back.

[@rrooster8218]

You are going to need a seester. 😂

[@arleathialorenzen5664]

Thank you for your gray hair community

[@user-ot6dy1df5y]

Mel thank you so much for posting this. I just tried it on my own hair after a bad Deva cut. It’s not dry yet but I can tell the shape is 100x better than before. The layers from the Deva cut were not uniform and I was left with a bottom heavy triangle shape. A lot of my ends were stringy and uneven. One quadrant of hair had a long layer on top, a short layer in the middle and another long layer on the bottom. Idk how she managed to cut my hair that way.

[@candibryan2828]

Mel this tutorial was AMAZING! Thank you for making this easy to understand. QUESTION - Will this also look good when blown out?

[@lynzicollins8131]

Happy texture Thursday ❤️

[@ManesByMell]

Happy texture Thursday lynzi ❤️❤️❤️

[@angieainslie5981]

And just your videos; I’m in love and loving my hair so far

[@ansleybirchmore2792]

Hey Mel! How does this haircut differ from the pigtails cut in terms of results?

[@aida087]

OMYGOD Mel thank you so much for sharing!! I've been hating my overgrown layers and wanted to get new even layers especially, shorter layers in the back and your video is perfect timing!! Doing this tomorrow morning!!❤🥰🙏

[@dacrow7150]

Just at the right time was about to refresh my cut for my bachelors degree in 2 weeks 🎉

[@staybruta]

Nice but weird flex LOL

[@gioianti]

Mell, your voice, face and gestures remind me of Fran the nanny. And i love Fran the nanny! Thanks for your amazing tips btw!

[@hunlybunlyable]

Excellent tutorial Miss Mel ! Very thought out, easy to understand, well spoken and informative ! A natural born teacher :)!

[@Useridk123-y]

Literally the exact video I needed

[@FrootLoopKicker]

Thank you for the video! I'm curious how you'd do this for someone with several different curl patterns. Would you use the same method with dry hair, or would you do something else all together? I'm always looking for ways to improve my home haircut game, and while my front curls are 3A/B, the back is closer to a 2B. I've had more success getting it even while cutting dry as a result.

[@anvanseijen-wesenhagen6761]

I’ll go to my stylist, no DIY for me. Loved to see you cutting your hair. ❤

[@dianaf2820]

You have such beautiful curls!

[@AlexisBelon]

Always a good day when we put up vid up at the same time 🥂 You have no idea how much I needed this for my curls - thanks you !

[@joycejardim7031]

I love your honesty

[@LisahTali]

I just messed up my retrim of my layers but I'm pretty sure this cut gonna fix em! Thankssss

[@goldiealoof]

Ugh. Thank you SO MUCH. I needed this video so badly!! You’re amazing!! ❤❤❤

[@saloshnachetty3556]

Mel you're my inspo. I'm definitely trying this out when doing my trim the next time

[@bandidragon6772]

I actually had the idea in my head of cutting hair in quarters like this, good to know I got the Mell seal of approval 😁

[@garnettekken]

saving this for when my hair grows a little (i have a pixie cut)

[@natalies4751]

This is actually genius, my mind is blown 🤯

[@jenniferjen5422]

Excellent explanation of layering, are we more prone to these shelf triangles after doing the pigtail trim? Mine is so thick I cannot do the pigtail or wolf/ butterfly cuts

[@jessg.829]

Definitely gonna try this! My next haircut appt isn't till August and my top layer has been so weighed down. Thanks Mell!!

[@bellzchellz]

I now live for texture thuuuuuuursday 🎉 okay so I would never try a DIY cut in fear of just chopping off all my hair I am just not skilled in this department LOL but I love to see it! Your hair is soooo fire 🔥. I’m loving the new mic 🤭 your personality is top notch and always has me smiling ☺️

[@mauryamm2154]

Loving the new microphone! ❤

[@ManesByMell]

Thank you, I had to do a bunch of secret voiceovers during the cut because it pressed up against my skin and sounded AWFUL lol

[@kate7557]

@@ManesByMell The audio is a lot better than the heavy echo tho! Next time you wear a cape try sticking a big safety pin in it and clip the mic to that.

[@Peach-yh9ri]

Right. It's decided. I'm doing this 💁🏻‍♀️

[@denisenj7648]

I think I achieve a similar result by grabbing all my hair straight up to the ceiling and cutting. Then i trim the bottom a bit and bangs

[@karine8738]

Serously !!! I am scare of doing it but it my work .... hum

[@jebradley25]

Thanks for your tutorial! You gave me the confidence to trim my own layers. You're awesome! Thank you again!

[@susanhaynes3001]

I was going all to You from NJ upon visiting my in laws in Buffalo. A few days after u went KZbin 😢 But I’m so Happy that decision worked out for you I Love all ur videos Mel 😘

[@xYSamaraYx]

I would like to see a review on the Mielle products, specially the rosemary mint strengthening masque ❤️

[@llerlynperez1296]

Love you for this. You are an amazing teacher. Thank you ❤

[@emkn1479]

Been cutting my waves for a few years now and I’ve done something similar, but this has some extra tips that I love. I can’t seem to get the top layer right….trying this next time! Thanks Mel!

[@JJ0901]

I've been cutting my hair for a few years using your universe and pigtail cuts. I'm def trying this method next time. Thank you!

[@sophiaaloeristok]

Always coming clutch with what we need ❤

[@ReelMemeToks]

I did my first diy haircut today! This video was very helpful! Thank you @ManesByMell 😊❤🥰

[@euphoricwrld]

Im gonna try this and lyk how it goessss

[@bri-aunnarau8303]

Just tested this out today... it's great, thank you!

[@anarey-oktay2683]

I have a middle part, and your pony tail trim video was really effective. I kind of get scared the more steps there are.

[@christinatortorilla8519]

Just in time for my trim, trying tonight!

[@laundrydaypunk]

when you're just trimming your length (not your upper layers) in individual sections, how are you making sure/measuring that it's even with the rest of your head?

[@CBear2023]

So I've been eyeballing the aveeno line specifically the oat milk one, would you do a review on those? They're super affordable and really appealing but I don't know if they're truly good products or not.

[@rose4mj]

This is something I really need to try!! Thank you so much, you make it look easy so I'm going for it! You are also so funny, I enjoy watching your videos! 😂

[@dekumd-pn1kp]

Mel thanks a lot! Your videos are giving me hope that maybe my hair can be saved. I have a question, do you recommend this haircut for super fine and damaged hair?

[@breezer2353]

Can you please show a cut done on someone with tailbone length curls?

[@karendemilo8665]

Hey there Mell the Magnificent, yeah that's right we know who you are. I'm 66 and love your tutorials! And to every curly gurly I say this: EMBRACE THE CURL GIRL! That's right ya gotta do it. Just watch Mell and she makes it easy. Don't forget ETCG!

[@Whatisthat901]

I was just thinking this morning about how my layers have grown and that i should cut them Not sure weather to do this or the unicorn cut tho

[@yoyo201127]

This is really hard! A real work!

[@hevnleee]

Thank you for this! Now I can stop giving myself such terrible hair cuts! I'm addicted to the scissors!

[@Lilo-A]

Sounds good on this end.

[@daileighnovember]

??? Was just watching a short ab “when to use gel” QUESTIONS: do u EVER just wear your hair natural as it is or even only rake w ur hands in some cream or aomething for def/rid of some frizz and just wear it as it mostly is?! Would u show us how. Itd look when u do.

[@safari335]

I really love the result. Buuuut i'll never have the guts to do it myself ...

[@teresas.3979]

This worked great! THANKS MEL!

[@mari23055]

Loved the intro 😅 I'm about to be over the edge 😂 you made my day!

[@jjmaus5260]

Can you do this to cut layers if you dont have any?

[@Celeste-.-marie]

Does this work for low densty hair and if you have long layers?