Yes, I do trim myself because, like you said, I feel awkward going to a hairdresser, not to mention it puts a hole in my wallet haha.

Anyway, the reason I trim myself is because I don’t mind if it’s not perfectly even since I have curly hair and so it’s not noticeable.

When I trimmed it, I first combed my hair and saw at what point it got extremely tangled (indicating when it starts to become too dry and causes breakage) and cut it from there.

I would recommend having a spray bottle with water to spray your hair because it’s much easier and more accurate to cut your hair when it’s wet.

Also, I cut my hair in 3 layers. I first cut the layer of hair really low on my head (while tying up the rest). Then I tied that part back and combed out another layer and cut that. And finally, I tied those two layers back and let down and cut the top layer (pretty much the hair at the top of my head, near where I part it). I usually cut this a little shorter than the rest because it’s the area that’s damaged the most and causes the most breakage.

And finally, I would recommend you have two mirrors so you can see the back of your head, because trimming the back can get difficult haha.

Hmm, that’s about it. I think the main thing is not to worry if it’s not completely even because if you keep cutting it trying to get it even, you’ll wind up cutting off a lot more than you wanted (I speak from experience haha).

Hope this helps! :D