Unpopular opinion: I think the 'always thin' rule for fine hair is wrong

A client last month told me straight up, 'You're making my hair look worse, not better.' She has very fine, straight hair, and I was doing my usual thing of thinning it out a ton at the ends to try and add movement. She said all that thinning just made her ends look wispy, weak, and even thinner, and she was tired of it. It hit me hard because that's what I was taught in school. I changed my approach completely. Now, for hair like hers, I focus on a blunt, one-length cut with maybe just a tiny bit of point cutting at the very ends for texture, no thinning shears at all. The weight gives it a cleaner, fuller look. It's been a total game changer for about 6 of my regulars now. Has anyone else moved away from heavy thinning on fine hair?

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finley_wells6610d ago

Oh man, I feel this so hard... I was the king of over-thinning for years. I swear I turned some clients into walking dandelions. It took a friend letting me cut her hair and then crying in my chair to finally get it through my thick skull. That blunt weight is everything for fine hair. It just sits so much better. I feel bad for all the heads I butchered before I figured it out.

sethmartinez10d ago

Guess we all had to learn the hard way not to turn hair into fairy floss.