Comments on: How to Cut Women's Curly Hair

on 5/26/2009 I agree with the post by LuLuKins - this advice is horrible! If you cut curly hair in layers (instead of each curl individually) then when your hair dries you'll look like an umbrella. Trust me - been there, done that. Check out my article on caring for long curly hair - see a photo of my curls - I actually LIVE with this hair not just see it for an hour every now and then... http://www.ehow.com/how_5049505_care-long-curly-hair.html

on 8/17/2008 Mmmm... NO. Pretty much everything about this is wrong.

Step #1: talk to the stylist. That much is correct, but the Step #2 says to shampoo the hair. A stylist that TRULY knows how to cut and style curly hair knows that shampoo is about the worst thing for curls. A real curly hair specialist will steer you away from shampoo.

Step #3 says to use a comb to detangle. Wrong again. No brushes, no combs. Just fingers to detangle. Gently, gently, gently. A good conditioner will do most of the detangling, and combs should be unnecessary when separating curls.

Step #6: Curly hair should be cut dry, but not in sections. Each curl should be cut individually. Cutting curly hair in sections is only going to disrupt the natural curl pattern, and likely result in unmanageable, frizzy curls.

As for Step #7: Why does the hair have to be cut in long layers? Some curlies prefer sh