-Salons have been shut for a couple weeks,
now, which might lead some people to wonder,
"Can I be my own hairdresser"?
I asked some experts for tips.
-So, yeah, the name of my salon is HauteNChic Hair.
It is an extension bar.
It's located in Alexandria, Virginia.
-My name's Erwin Gomez. I own two salons.
Karma by Erwin Gomez.
-I haven't got my hair cut in a long time, now, which is bad.
All I have at home is kitchen scissors.
Can I trim my split ends with kitchen scissors?
-And the way you would do it, you would actually comb it
and flip it and look in the sunlight
or under a really bright light
and then, cut it very, very tiny.
Number 1, don't ever use a razor.
Okay?
Because razor cutting would give you, end up split ends.
If you don't have a scissor, you can use a nail clipper.
-Oh, a nail clipper?
Oh, weird. -Exactly.
Just go get one, little, like a small, little piece.
Not a big piece, okay? And then.
-I turned 'em up.
-Turn it 'round and look at.
Check where all your split ends
and go ahead and try cutting that area.
-Oh, yeah. There they go.
-And the beauty about it: You won't be cutting too much
because that gives you guidance.
-I'm gonna need to vacuum after this.
-Yeah, I know. -It's alright.
We don't have anything to do.
-Cutting your own hair.
Don't [laughs].
Don't. A lot of clients,
a lot of those folks who have bangs,
you know, they're getting in your eyes.
You can't really see.
Get yourself a round brush.
Give it a spritz.
Blow dry those bangs.
Let them cool for a second
while you've got your round brush still there,
and then let it go.
You can then separate your bangs
and they'll go away from your face.
Do not cut them.
Again, do not allow your boyfriend, your husband,
or your teenager to cut them.
That could end up very bad.
-What do you actually not want your clients to do to their hair
while they can't come in to your salons?
-First, I wouldn't suggest coloring their own hair.
-Yeah.
Don't [laughing].
Don't. Don't do it.
That is my main suggestion, is do not do it.
The biggest thing you could do is ruin your color
and potentially, in the long run,
it will cost you more to have it fixed.
So, what I would say is to get yourself,
you know, in the drugstores
and even online, you can get them on Amazon.
Get yourself some root touch-up spray.
-Get a little Xerox, okay?
L'Oreal Magic Root Cover Up.
You can get this at CVS.
It comes in all these colors, light golden brown, dark blonde,
red, medium brown, dark brown.
The spray, the Style Edit.
It comes in different color.
And also Oribe.
It comes in this tube.
You can actually use your eyeshadow as well.
People are gonna wonder how is it going to stick, okay?
By using hair spray, okay, and then apply it
and then put hair spray again.
Another thing also that I would suggest is using mascara.
-Hmm.
I would never have thought to put mascara in my hair.
-What I would suggest, I would use a tissue,
wipe down the residue,
because you don't want it to be so heavy,
and then apply like this.
Apply it like this.
And it's not damaging.
That's the most important, important,
important lesson that I can give,
that I have to tell everyone.
Don't damage your hair.
-Well, so, for that, I think we're kind of just in a position
where we just need to, like, leave them alone,
you know, for the most part
until you can get in and get your maintenance done.
Stick with the shampoo that your stylist gave you
when you got your extensions done.
Stay connected with your hair stylist.
A lot of stylists are really willing to FaceTime
with their clients,
you know, if they're having any sort of issues.
Please do not let your boyfriend or your teenager go in there
and start removing your extensions.
That is the worst thing you could possibly do.
You could make the problem worse.
You could start pulling out your hair.
You know, they don't know what they're doing.
You can't see what they're doing,
so make sure that you're brushing through your scalp.
That is the most important thing.
Make sure you're using that extension brush
so that you're getting all of those loose hairs
and dead hairs out of there
and you're not causing any matting or dreading.
Moisturize, moisturize, moisturize.
In a time like this, we have to make sure
that we're keeping our scalps really healthy,
so I would mainly say to shampoo with conditioner,
scrub your scalp as if you're using a shampoo,
and then go ahead and rinse it out,
and just put some conditioner on your ends,
and rinse it with some cool water.
That will help, you know, dissipate the oil.
Definitely get yourself some dry shampoo.
That is the best thing that I would suggest for clients
who get those long-lasting blowouts,
those once-a-week blowouts, you know.
Now is a great time to embrace your curly hair,
your texture, you know, your wavy hair.
I'm sure a lot of you
probably don't even know what your natural texture is
'cause you blow your hair out so much.
Yeah, so, unless you want to buzz it all off,
I would say leave it alone.
Otherwise, you know, the man bun has become a thing,
so embrace, you know, long hair, guys.
But definitely try not to give your barber a huge job.
-Okay, you would get a comb, you would brush it back,
and then get a scissor and cut it exactly where --
just trim all the little curlicues,
and then move it forward again, and again cut it in front.
And that would give you a nice, perfect trimming.
And, of course, if you have a trimmer,
if you have a trimmer, you could actually use --
trim the back side, the back line to make it a little nicer.
This is when we really have to use our hair products.
Our hair products are very, very important right now
to make it look like it's tame.
You will look like a million bucks.
-The most important thing I think for everyone to do
is to not panic, number one, because you can't go anywhere,
so it's not so necessary for you to look, you know, so amazing.
-Think about us, our safety first instead of our beauty.
Our beauty will be there.
We will be here.
Everybody in our industry will be there for them.
-Embrace the top knot, embrace the half up, half down.
You know, now is the time for all of that.
-And the hats, the great hats. -And the great hats.
Now is the time for a great hat.
A good baseball cap never hurt anyone.