If your hair dries while you are combing it, use a spray bottle filled with water to re-wet your locks.

Make sure the right sections are even with the left sections, and that you have clean, precise parts dividing the sections.

A traveling guide moves with the area being cut. The most recently cut segment of hair in a section assumes the role of the traveling guide. It is held up to the next segment of hair and used as a ruler. [4] X Research source

Check the evenness of your trim periodically. Pull the hair in multiple directions and at varying angles to check the evenness of the cut. For example, if you trimmed a section using a vertical part, then check the section using a horizontal part. Trim any uneven pieces before moving onto the next section of hair. [6] X Research source

Check the evenness of your trim periodically. Pull the hair in multiple directions and at varying angles to check the evenness of the cut. Trim any uneven pieces before moving onto the next section of hair. [9] X Research source

Fill a spray bottle with warm water. As your hair dries, dampen your hair with the water from the spray bottle. You may also choose to forgo washing your hair and simply wet it with the spray bottle.

Instead of cutting off too much hair, start gradually. Trim off 1 to 2 inches (2. 5 to 5. 1 cm) of hair from your stationary guide and complete the entire haircut. If your hair is too long, take another 1 to 2 inches off from your stationary guide and re-cut your hair.

Imagine that you are transforming your hair into a unicorn’s horn. The ponytail should be located in the same place as a unicorn’s horn.

After you remove the ponytail holder, make sure to check you layers for evenness. If you notice any areas that are uneven, use a pair of scissors to clean them up. Be sure to look in a mirror as you do this.