I love how Brad recommends the products we need as if we aren't all doing this semi-impulsively in the bathroom at 3am

I’m sorry. I used kitchen scissors. I don’t have hair scissors and watched this video at 4am and was too impatient to wait for Walmart to open so I cut it with kitchen scissors. It turned out good but I was just feeling guilty and had to confess

I used to cut my hair like this back in 80's and I forgotten how much I loved this style! I'm 68 and am now rockin this shag again! 😅 I just cut it 30 minutes ago. I love it with my gray curly hair! Thanks for reminding me!!😘

I have thick hair that nobody seems to know how to cut, and I always end up with a “let me speak to your manager” haircut. I saw this video around a year ago and I’ve been cutting my own hair ever since. Thank you so much!!

brad: "pls don't use kitchen scissors" me: ok *uses fabric shears*

this literally could not have come at a better time i’m so tempted to do this

Brad idk how to thank you for this. You can't possibly know how much this means to me. My mom is a hairdresser who doesn't care about our (me and my sibs) hair bc we don't pay her. The last time she cut my hair, she ignored what i wanted and messed up my hair so bad that i was crying in her chair. I hated it. She told me that she'd never do my hair again and I'm not allowed to go to anyone else. It's been a year of waiting for it to grow out. As a gender queer person, the long hair was killing me. I watched this tutorial and just cut my hair. And even completely unstyled, I'm in tears over how much better I feel. Thank you. That's all I can say. Thank you ❤

Brad, I love you. You don't realise how much help this is to people like me who struggle socially and have major anxiety about sitting in a hairdressers. I've just done this cut on myself, I struggle with super thick hair and it's lifted a huge weight off my head, literally! As a bonus it also looks pretty damn good 💇🏻‍♀️❤️

Lets get ready for "Brad reacting to people following his shag hair tutorial."

Brad: please please PLEASE don’t use kitchen scissors Me: having lost my kitchen scissors ready to risk it all with kid’s craft pattern scissors

I’m a hairstylist, married to another hairstylist, and my bestie is also a stylist, and I still HAD to try this ponytail method. I have curly hair, and I went pretty short with the curtain bangs. It turned out so good! Everyone loves it, and it was so fun! Thanks Brad!❤️

As someone who has thick hair that fluctuates between wavy and soft curly depending on length (aka due to the weight of my hair) but still ended up with the most undermost layer flat, this hairstyle is prob the best one I have had yet. I have struggled with the weight of my hair straightening out my soft curls but when having it too short (to get the curls back) would cause crazy amount of frizz and maintenance for preference. This hair cut has allowed each of my layers to curl or twist in fun directions INCLUDING THE UNDERMOST LAYER! Can’t thank Brad enough for the help and saving me money from having to go to a curly/ wavy specialist to get it done! A couple of things for people who may have this kind of hair: 1) I followed all the steps up until I got to doing the bangs. Again, hair is thick so the length was too long for my liking (due to soft curls overweighed down) and decided to do the another method where you pull it all up into a “unicorn” ponytail (idk the actual method). 2) I wasn’t able to brush my hair using the comb recommended and used my own flexible bristle brush-it worked just fine 3) When making the cuts off the pony tails, your scissors wont be able to easily cut all the hair as easily as shown with example (due to being more than hair and wider diameter of hair) and will flatten the ponytail out to where you may struggle to spread it all flat. I’d recommend to try to keep as straight as possible while without flattening it and mainly cutting through it using the inner part of the scissors then going back until even-ish cut 4) try to keep wetting your hair to keep it as straight as possible, but don’t worry about the cuts being “perfect”. Essentially the locks will start to curl on their own and separate into their different level of kinks and directions, so a slightly uneven cut won’t be as obvious when it dries compared to example that has straighter & finer hair Hope this helps anyone who has had this struggle and may be contemplating it :)

mister Brad, the people need you to put a wig on and do these tutorials on yourself ! please and thank you

“A comb or brush would be great” After the videos he’s seen his expectations are LOW

I just did this to myself and IT IS SUCH A GAME CHANGER. I used to spend like... 60 dollars at a hair salon to replicate exactly what I just did. TBH, it is a little uneven but that's fixable. Thank you Brad. You're a God send. 👌👌👌

My sister had such damaged hair that it was breaking off, she could barely get a brush through it when it was wet, she's very attached to her hair so didn't want to just cut it all off. I did this cut on her today and her hair feels and looks so much better! So we both owe you a massive debt of gratitude as she still has decent length to her hair but the dead is more or less gone and, because it went well, she's not mad at me for cutting off about 7 inches of hair 😂 so thank you Brad Mondo, saviour of hair and sisterly relationships 😂

brad “please don’t use kitchen scissors “ me: “don’t worry brad… I used school scissors”

Imagine Brad doing an at-home haircut tutorial but he's wearing a wig and actually doing it on himself

Following this tutorial 3 years later… and my hair still turned out AMAZING! Thank you for the video Brad!!

HEY BRAD I just graduated high school and decided to follow this tutorial to celebrate me finally getting out of that hell hole. I've never cut my own hair before and was absolutely terrified of fucking things up but it turned out SO GOOD. I'm absolutely in love with the new look and newfound confidence. You're a lifesaver ❤

dear brad, after two years trying to grow my hair since my last bad haircut, i was inspired by your video to cut it myself. what happened: i made the ponytail too close to my forehead, and the front pieces ended up being too short, i dont really mind it, but my mom and dad said i looked hideous so i cried myself to sleep. love u!

BRAD FOR FUCKS SAKE I LITERALLY TRIED TO CUT A SHAG TWO DAYS AGO AND I'M STILL CRYING WHY COULDN'T YOU COME SOONER

I cut my hair like this 6 months ago and my salt n pepper curly hair has never been more carefree in my life! I went a step further .... and cut the silver white very straight-textured hair at my temples down to about an inch! Extreme yes - but it looks so punk! At 62 I feel like a rock star! Thank U Brad! Came back here today to refresh my memory on what to do. It’s time to give myself another haircut today, ✂️

i just wanna say that if you have really thick long hair and are intimidated because the model has super short hair i do this haircut on myself every year and have been for 3 years and it is still incredible!!!! i don’t have choppy layers and haven’t lost any length it just adds layers and texture bc my hair is wavy! love it brad is a genius we all knew this ❤

A week and half ago, I went to a new hairdresser and showed her a couple reference pics off of Pinterest and she like, refused to do the short/medium shag! She barely put any layers in and kept saying she didnt want me to not like it even though I repeatedly kept saying it was fine and not the end of the world if I didnt like it bc my hair grows fast and would be grown out in a few months anyways. I always have problems with hair dressers not doing what I ask them to. One time I wanted silver-blue and she gave me ash blonde bc "you sound like you live in a conservative area and I dont want you to regret doing it" like that is MY decision and I told you what to do multiple times. Cost me $160 to get some blonde hair that looked like my natural hair color but in summer when its lightened a bit. Needless to say I havent gone back to her. Finding a good hairdresser is like finding a mystical creature, I swear!!!

Who else feels so confident like a professional hair stylist after watching his videos but scared to try them yourself bc you think your gonna fuck in your hair?

This cut was so easy! My brother girlfriend wanted a haircut desperately and I did this, every step. LAYERS LAYERS AND LAYERS, I'm so proud, it was incredibly cute. ❤

I'm 53. I've never cut my own hair before. I have watched this video probably four or five times in the past few months. I just got finished cutting my hair! OMG thank you so much Brad Mondo it looks so good! I am so happy with the way it turned out! I tweaked my way of cutting but with my curly hair it looks fabulous! I FEEL FABULOUS 😁😘😘

Brad: don’t use kitchen scissors! Me, sweating and repeatedly glancing at my antique dagger: 🗡👀

0:18 Intro/Disclaimer 0:55 If you don't want to mess up 1:20 Tools to use 2:00 Hair prep 2:35 putting the hair up 3:25 If your hair is long 4:00 Before cutting 4:16 don't want to remove length? 4:55 First cut 5:00 Explaining the method 5:39 Letting the hair down 6:27 Face framing 7:50 Adding a curtain bang 8:59 Main cut finished 9:28 Adding Product 11:50 Diffusing 12:20 Adding texture/Thinning 13:45 Adding definition 14:55 Alternative styling 15:40 Final comments

GUYS TRUST PLEASE DO THIS, I DID IT AND MY HAIR LOOKS WAY BETTWR THAN WHEN I GOT IT DONE AT A SALON 2 YEARS AGO (thank you so much Brad 😋)

I had my hair ruined by a hairdresser, and this video absolutely saved me from going around looking like a lunatic (as i have been for a while). Plucking up the courage to finally cut my own hair has saved me from my misery - thanks Brad!!

Brad: Don't cut your hair at home unless you're a professional Also Brad: at home haircut tutorial Step one: be Brad Mondo

“Like your scissors are hungry but they’re only trying to snack on the hair” Why do we actually understand this language?

I just did it, your tutorial is amazing. Thank you ! For those who want to try : It’s very easy and if you follow the directions meticulously, you can’t messy it up. I use a water spray to wet my hair at the end of the process because my hair started to dry, big help. You’ll probably need some help during the second part (the « front » curtain bang) the right is easy if you are right handed, but the left side is really treacky. I call my men to do it. Sorry bad english 🙏🏻

Getting ready to do this on my short, thick hair. Wish me luck!! Will update no matter the results. UPDATE: OMMFG!!! My hair looks amazing! Your tutorial was so easy that I didn't need to rewatch it. I did use all that he required, and that made All the difference.

Me: guess I'm gonna let my hair grow, Brad: Hi beautiful Or not.

I am DYING to see Brad put on a wig and cut his "own" hair!! Really try these haircuts out and see how easy/difficult it is to do on your own head ☺️☺️

My shag came out so well! It may have been a tiny bit shorter than I wanted but it’s amazing, masculine and yet still feminine, fitting my girl boss energy, and gave me such a big confidence boost, the layering is perfection (mostly 90%), and I can’t wait for my break to be over to show it off at school :)

Wanted to try a butterfly cut, but I am horrible at sectioning my super-fine straight hair. So I ended up doing a wolf cut. Took some length off first like you suggested, and then did the layers. Waiting for it to air dry, but it already feels so much better. Ended up cutting off about 2.5” in length, and about 2” for the wolf cut, and my wet hair is still below my shoulders, so can’t wait to see what happens. Just glad the ratty ends are gone!

As a Brit, I can’t help but laugh whenever Brad says “shag” 😭

I like that he knows that in spite of him telling people to go to the hairdresser, they will cut it themselves anyway and so he shows some techniques to not f it up too badly

Gave myself this very haircut and my hair feels so much better!! I cut off like 4 inches of hair without losing any length and my hair has so much more body and volume and feels so lighter. I had a very grown out Bob cut so it was very blunt cut, with no body or layers at all. This frames my face so much better and I’m so excited to style it!! Thanks for saving me so much money brad!!

I've followed your wolf cut tutorial a few times and I love how it turns out. Gives my hair movement, volume, great shaggy layers. Thank you soo much for simplifying and making so I can do it at home myself. Your Awesome.

I am literally coming back to this video since 2 days ago- I wanna cut it but then again I don’t know if I want to do it. Update: I did it. Even my mom likes my hair now 🥲 never felt this proud of myself lmao

The fact that he's putting these out over quarantine for people at home, a king

Brad Mondo, you are my new favorite person. I just cut my hair after letting it grow out for 2 years and it looks amazing. ❤

I just did this on my hair that's halfway between wavy and curly, and I love it! It's the perfect layers to make my waves pop! This was so easy to follow!

I just did this cut: I’ve done a lot of ponytail cuts on myself over the years, because my super thick hair often gets butchered by hair dressers, and this positioning is the best- You want the ponytail lined up on your head with your ears, basically. I have… a lot of hair, and it takes so long for me to get it all unlumpified for the ponytail, but it’s worth it. This cut turned out well, but I added a layer- I like angling around the crown in the back, so I like to take a thin section on top, comb it forward, and point cut/thin it out just below the brows. It gives you a pretty, textured layer about ear level in the back. Give it a shot!

2 hours ago I ruined my hair trying to do a shag cut on myself😭😭😭 I needed this video before😭

I just gave myself a wolf cut using your tutorial. Your instructions are clear and concise and the step by step instructions are easy to follow. I’d like to say the haircut was a success! I am absolutely obsessed with it and I can’t stop looking at myself in the mirror bc WOW! Thank you so much, Brad!

Brad, my lovely! I did a butterfly cut on my hair, I did it from memory thinking I was doing a Wolf cut! It was gorgeous! Then 2 weeks later followed your tutorial, and I love my new curly old lady Wolf cut. I even love my silver streaks! Thank you, you're marvelous!

Since I don't really like my boring staright ass hair, I've decided to give this one a try. and I must say that I absolutely love it omg!!! I'm so happy rn It came out perfectly, like straight from the hair saloon! I started to like my hair again thanks to you Brad, you're amazing! love you

I have never cut my own hair in all my 33 years. Not even to trim the dead ends. I watched your tutorial a few times and finally got the guts to do it. Oh my gosh I absolutely LOVE IT! Thank you so much for doing this!

It is so much fun watching an artist at work. I know this video is 2 years old, but I revisit it every 6 months or so when I’m ready for a haircut, for inspiration! 😊

I’ve been following this cut for over a year and today I found myself watching and cutting it once again. Thanks Brad you’re the best!!

I love Brad cause he doesn't get mad at people doing their hair at home, he teaches you how to do it well 🖤

The great thing about having curly hair is that you can do an at-home shag haircut and make it look decent because the curls hide away the mistakes :)

I followed your video, with the help of my friends, and now I have the Wolf cut I've wanted for so long I'm obsessed ! ❤️ It was sooo simple, thank you ! 🔥

Thank you for this video Brad! I am using this video for at least a year now, cutting my hair this way. I love it. Today is another cut day for me and i noticed, that i havent left a like a comment before. So i am doing so now. Thanks to you, i have a beautiful, shaggy hair witch i love. ❤️ You are awesome.

sure, when I do the unicorn cut I'm "crazy and unstable", but when Brad Mondo does it he's an "artist"

I would love to get this haircut done professionally but I just don’t trust my local hairdressers... let’s just say I had a bad experience before. I feel like I will do it myself after my prom EDIT: I got curtain bangs AND I LOVE THEM.

Finally, the hair cut I've always wanted to be able to do at home. Now Ive finally just done it! It seemed like I was chopping so much off, but afterwards, it was still long. This is great for thinning out some of that heavy hair in the summer.

I literally clicked on your page ,while randomly surfing… verdict? Love you like crazy😂 and I’m doing the shag cut and I will picture and post. Keep up the good vibes, totally “let’s not take this too seriously kids“ attitude. ❤

Me, cutting my hair for years and basically having this haircut, watching this trend 👁👄👁 ETA: it’s literally because every time I go to a salon it gets messed up and I decided to mess it up myself for ✨free✨

I have a feeling that things will go wrong for some people when they're cutting curtain bangs lol

I immediately did it after watching it, I was a bit skeptical because I have curly hair type 3b and I thought it’ll look weird or so. But I just went straight to it and it turned out amazing thanks for your help ❤

Just used this tutorial and my hair turned out AMAZING thank you so much, as a busy mom it's really hard to find the time to get to the hairdresser so this helps with upkeep between appointments for sure!

I just realized that I've been cutting my hair with that style at home for the last decade, which means it's Brad Mondo approved

I’m 75, have let my hair grow way too long. I saw this and am getting hair cut soon & this is what I want. It was fun to watch you do your magic. Your effervescent personality made me smile. Thanks!

Thank you so much for this! We haven't had it in the budget for me to see a stylist in a couple years, and I was feeling really down about how my hair looked. I did my best and even used hair scissors, and I love the way it came out! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

I did this to my 2a/2b hair and OH MY GOD THE VOLUME IT GAVE!!! Ugh. Can NEVER go wrong when you follow Brad's tutorial

Just followed your tutorial on my butt length hair. I was wanting to go extreme and chop a lot off but I followed your advice and only took a little. I’m glad I did. I feel so refreshed and my ends look way better. It turned out great!

I just gave myself this cut and it turned out really well! I absolutely used fabric scissors (lol sorry, Brad) and my fingers were cramping up doing the scissor hold on my thick hair, but I would say this is a pretty easy to follow tutorial. I 100% agree he should wear a wig and do it on himself. ✨sidenote✨ I set the playback to half speed so I could follow easier and he sounds straight up like a Becky in a bar bathroom. couldn't stop laughing.

Tbh my hair wasn’t too long and decided to follow your destruction. It didn't turn out the way I expected but, the style I currently have thankfully matches me and I am so proud of it. Thank you.❤️

I ADORE this cut! I'm sooo glad it's coming back. Its been my cut since the 70's. 😊🥰😍😘 THANK YOU!

Step 1: people gotta learn that a shag and a mullet are two different haircuts/styles lol

I watched the video and immediately, went and cut my hair (with hair shears lol). I have naturally curly hair. It's thin but there's a lot of it and so much frizz! I'm in love with these layers! No more mushroom head! P.S. I did it in two takes because I didn't want to go crazy and regret it. So I only cut about 2 inches each time. It never touched the length, just gave me layers upon layers that are all perfect. Thank you, Brad!

Just followed this tutorial tonight and IN LOVE!!!! So happy with the cut, and I went ham with the thinning shears- absolutely wild about it. Thanks for curing my hair boredom Brad!!!! 😘

Painless! I only did step one and I'm very happy with my shaggy choppy layers. Perfect for summer.

As a fellow hairstylist, I get in trouble for doing my own hair all the time. I used your method and was pleased with the results. I used a razor to tweak it a bit, made it a little shorter. Super happy with the results.

I had an almost waist length straight shag in the seventies. It took forever (years) for all of my hair to be middle of my back same length. I swore I'd never have a shag again but your video makes it tempting. My hair texture has really changed as I've aged, now it is gray and much more wild, it used to be shiny, slippery and super straight. I might try this, if I mess it up it's OK slot of people still have bad home Covid cuts, lol. If you're going to accidently F up your hair, now is still a good time, a lot of bad lockdown hair is still out there.

BRAD MONDO!!! You just saved me, I have the thinnest hair and nothing going on with it, but after I followed this tutorial, my hair looks EXACTLY how I want it to look, even did bangs and I'm so happy

I'd really like to thank you for this simple and easy tutorial. As you said, willingness and patience and trust me it turned out so good and I feel alive at the moment. It feels like its me again. Thank you so much!

I feel like the Shag is the cut where everyone knows what they want, but when they get it they say it's 'not that'. 🤦

Literally I cut my hair like that since 2010 . It just proves that all styles come back some time around

It is so lovely to see someone so passionate and inspired by his own profession. Thank you for being you!

absolutely brilliant video, i've been cutting my own hair for years, i have really REALLY thick curly long hair so it is very forgiving when i cut it myself but i always struggle to get good layers in to help get rid of the bulk of my hair not length, and WOW, i've given this ago and i am so pleased. i took the strand from the back so i wasn't cutting any length off and it looked like a lot, but i just went for it and the result is amazing (if i do say so myself) and my head feel so much lighter and with my curls i have so much more volume. thanks Brad

I love how excited and nerdy Brad gets about his products. Like he put so much work into it, and you can see how proud he is of them. That BDSM is the truth fr ✨

I did this cut on myself today while watching the video. Turned out perfect! I think it’s a very forgiving cut and does not need to be *that* precise to look good to the average person. I also have very thick and wavy/curly hair so it hides a lot of mistakes.

when ever i think about wanting to cut my own hair i come here!! it gives me the tools and knowledge and CONFIDENCE!!!!!! thnx brad i love your tutorials ill give and update soon

I actually asked my hairdresser for a shag haircut a few months before they went viral and everyone started getting them. She had no idea what I was talking about, even when I showed her a picture. I bet she knows now! Lol. I still want one, so here I am studying your video to just try it on myself. 😉

Tried this out on my 2c hair and although it’s still drying, I’m already super happy. I only took of like 2 inches because this was my first time trying to cut my own hair but it was super easy and I have hair a little past my collar bone. Im honestly considering going in and taking off another couple of inches!

Brad has had enough on people doing that one minute mullet

Just this on myself! Helped me out so much as I fired my stylist for making rude comments about my trich almost 6 months ago! I really needed this! Thank you!

I just did it! It's still wet but from what I can see, the result is amazing! Thank you so much for this, Brad! 😀 ❤️

Please do it on a wig that you wear during cutting!

I know it's scary af to cut your own hair but this tutorial is it !! haven't cut mine in ages and I was so nervous but it came out so cute 🥺 bless u brad n good luck to anyone else cutting their hair !

I did this yesterday. And I fricking ❤️ it!! Follow the steps. Make sure your ponytail is smooth, and located at the correct spot. If you need to watch the video more than once do so. After watching the video five times. And realizing how bad I am at making a smooth ponytail 😂 While cutting a watched the video step by step, paused and rewinding when needed. I feel so refreshed and confident after doing this. Thank you Brad Mondo for believing in the unique beauty in us all. Blessings to you! I might just add a bit of color for some summer fun! Feeling fabulous and sassy af!!

Thank you so much!! I’ve been cutting my hair a similar style for a long time and it would take me for ever! So hard to do the back! This was so easy and quick! Now I don’t have to plan a whole day to cut my hair! For reference I have wavy/ curly hair. More on the curly side and this worked for me. Took about 20 minutes and even gave myself bangs in that time. Basically same as this video but cut the front shorter. Did the thing were you twist bangs cut at the nose then twist other way and cut a little more. Worked great!