while it's really great to talk about something in theory it is quite another to actually do them
since i've actually done both of those haircuts on myself and i've had pretty decent results from
both i figured i would share with you guys some of the similarities and differences that i personally
noticed between the unicorn haircut versus the pigtails haircut on curly hair if you're teetering
on the edge and you're not really sure which diy curly haircut to go with first hopefully this
will help you to make a decision as to what you think will be the right haircut for you
the unicorn haircut is where you gather all your hair in a ponytail towards the front and
you place it right here as if it is a unicorn horn and then you cut all your hair in one go
the pigtail haircut is like it sounds you just split your hair
in half into two pigtails and then you cut each side one at a time
there are three things that i really wanted to cover when it came to these haircuts these
three things are probably the most important differentiating factors the first thing is shape
the second thing is evenness of haircuts the third thing is curl compatibility let's just hop into
some of the similarities that i feel like i found with these haircuts both haircuts are done on wet
hair which is actually a good thing because it will ensure that your hair is in general
pretty even the layering can be more or less dramatic depending on where you put your ponytail
and also where you put your pigtails for the unicorn cuts the closer you put the ponytail to
the front of your head or towards your hairline the more dramatic the layers are going to be
from front to back and when you turn to the side that's how you'll see the layers
you definitely won't really see it from the front or the pigtail cut the higher you place
the pigtails towards the crown of your head the more dramatic the layers are going to be
the lower you place the pigtails on your head the less dramatic and more subtle the layers
are going to be you're going to see more of a rounder shape from the front from top to bottom
both of the diy haircuts are not good for big chops or cutting off a lot of length and the
reason why is because your hair is wet they're really designed just to shape and layer the hair
rather than cutting a good chunk of hair if you want to cut a really really large chunk of hair
or you want to go really short make sure that you do that part dry so that you get a very good idea
of the amount that you're actually cutting off and then you could follow up and go through with a
pigtail cut or a unicorn cut to get some shape and layers into your curls both diy haircuts require
a dry cut as soon as you finish and all the reason why is because neither of them are as thorough
as if you were to go in smaller sections all of your hair is gathered right to the front or all
of your hair is either gathered into two parts of course you're bound to miss a spot if you're
like myself or you have a lot of different curls and some are curlier than others and some are
way looser than others then you definitely are going to have to go in with a dry cut
to help even everything out in my experience i've had to do this with both haircuts so yeah
now on to the major differences which i think are the most important when it comes to the
deciding factor with the unicorn cuts it creates a very defined v shape and it's
pretty dramatic looking it's a very sharp v and when you do the pigtail cuts it is a very
round u shape it will give you more layers that you see like i mentioned earlier from the front
if you are looking for a dramatic v shape with your curls then the unicorn cut is the one for you
if you are looking for a softer more rounder shape than the pigtail haircut would be a better fit
let's talk about curl compatibility because this is a big factor into deciding whether
you want to do the pigtail cuts or whether you want to do the unicorn haircut i have noticed
that with the unicorn haircut when your curls are not uniform and you have different curls smaller
curls bigger curls all on the same head the unicorn haircut is not very well suited to that
it will give you a little bit more choppier results i definitely had more success with the
pigtail haircut because of the diversity of curls in my own head it's a lot easier for me to do it
side by side and section off certain sections that i know need to be cut a little bit differently
but if you have a more uniform hair pattern or uniform curls then the unicorn haircut
can work for you i don't think one is good or bad it really just depends
on whether you want a v-shape or u-shape that's the most important thing especially for curly
hair shape is everything the way the layers go are everything the last haircut that i did was
a pigtail haircut i'm going to link those videos in the description box so you guys can compare
and contrast how i went through the whole process and how i did the haircut on my curly hair okay my
love hopefully you have a much better idea as to what haircut will suit you better go
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the love light and good vibes and i'll see you in the next one both of them are done
both of them are done
frizz free curls can be really easy to have when you know these do's and don'ts
i've been using flax seed gel for around seven years and i've
definitely used it the wrong way i want to help you guys avoid doing that and maybe for
some of you who believe that Flax seed gel just does not agree with your hair
try out these tips and let me know if there's any shift in how you feel about it and your results
do not be tempted to use it in your hair if it smells a little funky
trust me i've been there where i was desperate i didn't have
nothing else to use and i'm just like oh maybe if i do a little don't do it