Okay so I messed around with fox cuts this weekend because honestly my hair was just blah. Wanted something fresh but not too crazy. Started by staring at my phone screen for like an hour. Scrolled through endless pics – shaggy layers, blunt chops, wispy bangs thingies. Kept circling back to fox ear vibes though. That flippy volume near the cheeks? Yeah. Needed that.
The Great Scissor Disaster
Grabbed kitchen scissors first like an idiot. Big mistake. Chopped left side chunks way shorter than right side. Looked like a squirrel gnawed it off. Tried fixing it myself and wound up with uneven stair steps. Panic-shamed myself into covering it with a beanie for two hours straight. Finally caved and phoned my cousin who cuts hair from her garage.
Salvage Mode Activated
She took one look and snorted Coke Zero out her nose. “Gimme thinning shears and pray,” she said. Watched her slice vertically through my butchered mess. Made that “tsk tsk” sound forever. Thinned out bulk near my neck, kept length up top. Textured the living daylights out of my front pieces. Took three tries feathering those cheekbone layers.
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Key savior moves she did:
- Point-cut my wrecked ends to blend
- Left temple pieces stupidly long to frame jaw later
- Dry cut to see how hair actually falls (game changer!)
Final Product
Two hours later? Magic. The shorter top layers flipped out just above my ears – actual fox points! Heavy sides got transformed into wispy curtain bangs when I tuck them behind ears. Volume lives at my crown now instead of my chin. Tosses sideways on its own when I walk. My cousin shoved me toward her foggy mirror saying “that’s your face shape’s bestie right there.”
Lesson learned: Force-feeding your hair to fit a trend won’t work. Got mine by mixing elements from three fox cut inspo pics. Find photos showing your exact hair type and texture before attacking your head. Kitchen scissors still live in the drawer. For now.
