My first mentor told me to 'never cut wet hair' and I believed her for 5 years.

Turns out she was dead wrong. I was doing dry cuts on thick curly hair and wondering why my shears were dulling so fast. Has anyone else had an old school tip that just didn't hold up?

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maxp681mo ago

Oh man, did I waste a year sharpening my shears every month because I thought dry cutting was the only way to go? Turns out my mentor had me on a wild goose chase with curly hair too. I literally thought water would make the curls snap or something, what a joke. My poor scissors were screaming for mercy every time I hacked through dry frizz. Now I do a quick mist and the cuts come out way cleaner, plus my tools actually last more than a few months. Live and learn I guess, or in my case, live and keep making the same dumb mistakes for half a decade.

fionak631mo ago

Hang on, are you saying wet cutting is always better for curly hair? Cause I've been doing dry cuts for years and my clients' curls come out fine. A quick mist is one thing, but soaking wet hair stretches out the curl pattern and you end up cutting too much off. Plus, dry cutting lets me see exactly how the curls fall and layer them properly. I'd rather replace my shears every year than deal with surprise shrinkage and lopsided layers. Just my two cents from the other side.