Attempting to cut one’s own hair is a rite of passage that almost every kid goes through at some point. They discover a pair of scissors or a buzzer lying around and decide to give themselves a little trim. Unfortunately, it almost never turns out how they thought it would. It does make for some pretty hilarious photos though.
We’ve gathered 75 of the funniest self-inflicted haircuts to share with you today. While the kids and their parents weren’t laughing at the time, we’re sure that one day they’ll all be able to look back on these ridiculous haircutting incidents and smile. After all, it’s only hair. Give it a few months or so and it will grow back stronger and lusher than ever.
1. No Laughing Matter
Both the older brother and the dad were cracking up about the youngest’s accidental haircut. Judging by the boy’s expression though, he doesn’t think it’s so funny.
2. Playing With Scissors
He got a hold of a pair of kid’s scissors. They are supposedly safer than adult scissors. However, when it comes to cutting hair, they still do a pretty good job.
3. Eyebrow Error
This individual decided to trim his eyebrows, but when he accidentally cut them too short, he panicked. His solution was to glue some hair from his head onto where his eyebrows used to be. Now he regrets that too.
4. Not Happy
As soon as she cut off her bangs, she knew she made a big mistake. “Mommy, is it really messed up?” she asked. Unfortunately, the answer was yes.
5. Headband Coverup
“She proudly declared that she cut it like Caillou (the annoying, bald cartoon character),” the mom explains. “When asked after the fact what she thought when she looked in the mirror and saw what she had done, she said, ‘I thought I looked fab.'” She is now upset because her mom is making her wear a headband.
6. Streaky Chaos
One of the hottest new fashion trends for men is buzzing little designs into their hair and eyebrows. This kid’s attempt at giving himself a similar style didn’t go too well though. It’s a little chaotic.
7. Mission Impossible
She carved a little path right down the middle of her forehead. When the mom asked the hairdresser if it was fixable, the woman didn’t know what to say. Short of doing a full-on buzzcut, what is one to do?
8. Helmet Cut
We have definitely seen worse than this bad haircut. However, that doesn’t change the fact that it is absolutely hilarious. It looks like the child is wearing a helmet of hair on his head.
9. Stylish Mullet
She is actually quite proud of her new cut. It’s definitely somewhat of a mullet, but we don’t see it as a big issue. We wouldn’t be surprised if she ends up becoming a professional stylist one day.
10. First Buzz Cut
The dad had just finished trimming his beard and made the mistake of leaving the hair buzzer sitting on the bathroom counter. Soon, his kid got ahold of it. This was the result.
11. Hair No More
He had such amazing red hair. Then he got his hands on his mom’s trimmer. At least he is having a lot of fun in the process of shaving it all off though.
12. All Smiles
Daddy’s little princess is going to need a new crown to cover up this hair cutting goof. Luckily, she doesn’t mind. She is still full of joy and happiness, just like always.
13. Mohawk Accident
His original idea was to cut himself a mohawk. The only problem is that he accidentally cut off the middle part of his hair. It’s the most important part of a mohawk, so obviously, plans are going to have to change now.
14. Changing Things Up
The mom left her son alone for a few minutes. When she came back, his appearance had completely transformed. He gave himself an awesome new look.
15. Looking Pleased
Her bangs might not exactly be even, but that doesn’t change how happy she is about what she did. Really, as long as she likes it, that’s all the matters.
16. Aspiring Stylist
Here we have another child who was very pleased with his new cut. The mom, on the other hand, was a little horrified. She loved his long and wavy brown hair, but he cut both the sides and the bangs off.
17. Bald Spot
Whoops. There is no other way to explain this unfortunate photo. She took the buzzer straight to the middle of her head and now there is a giant missing patch of hair there.
18. Crispy Style
This five-year-old decided to cut his hair because he said he wanted to “look crispy for the girls”. While he is probably a little young for real dating, his new semi-balding look definitely gives him an older appearance.
19. Bye Bye Bangs
This youngster “got tired of her bangs so she cut them off”. She is only eight years old and doesn’t understand that these things are probably best left to the professionals.
20. Buzzcut Disaster
He wanted to cut his own hair with scissors so the mom let him go for it. She figured she would fix it later with the buzzer. However, before she realized what was happening, he had gotten ahold of the buzzer too.
21. Young Joe Dirt
With this new hair cut, she is pretty much the young female equivalent of Joe Dirt. She’s is rocking the awesome blonde mullet with pride, completely unfazed.
22. Buzzing Sounds
The parents heard the boy brushing his teeth with his electric toothbrush. However, whenever the buzzing sound changed pitches, they went to check what he was up to. They arrived too late to stop him.
23. Missing Hair
A tiny pair of kid’s scissors was all it took to snip off this girl’s beautiful locks. They might be designed for arts and crafts, but they do just as good of a job at cutting hair.
24. History Repeats
Kids have been cutting their own hair for generations. Just have a look at this photo. It shows a child from several decades ago making the same mistakes as kids now.
25. Wild Hair Don’t Care
It looks a little short and wild, but it could be worse. All things considered, it’s much better than some of the kids’ self-styled new looks. At least there is no bald spot anywhere.
26. Young And Balding
The mom didn’t know whether to laugh or cry when she first spotted her son’s awesome cut. He was six years old when he first did it. He’s much older now and these days, they both can look back and laugh at it.
27. He-Woman
She gave herself a cut just like the comic book superhero He-Man. Whether it was done on purpose or not is not clear. We’re leaning towards no, considering he is a comic book character from way before her time.
28. One-Time Mistake
He’s probably not going to be cutting his own hair again anytime soon, but the good thing is that he still has a sense of humor about his error. Just look at that smiling face.
29. Waiting It Out
Some kids, like this girl, are pretty sad when they realize what they’ve done. Luckily, hair always grows back. It just takes some time. She will be back to having long bangs again in a few months at most.
30. Ruined Family Photoshoot
This girl has so much frizzy hair that it’s hard to even tell that she cut any off. If you look closely though, you’ll see that one side is much longer than the other. The mom couldn’t wait to get to their family picture appointment a couple of hours later…
31. Haircut Confusion
She tried to cut her own hair. However, it didn’t turn out how she expected it too. Now she is both surprised and a little upset.
32. Yearbook Photos
It was school picture day and this goofy kid decided to shave off part of his eyebrows. Of course, the mom was very pleased with his actions. They will remember it forever now.
33. Slowly Growing Back
It turns out, this haircut took a very long time to fix. According to the mom, a year later and she is still trying to grow it back out to its original length. Some mistakes are not easy to undo.
34. Bald Patch
While we can appreciate the boy’s attempt, unfortunately, he didn’t do a great job. He has a loving dad though who did what he could to salvage the patchy hair cut.
35. Just A Trim
This little guy has a whole lot of random missing hair spots. They are all over the place. Although, the most noticeable are the choppy-looking spots right at the front of his forehead.
36. Let Down Your Hair
“My 5 year old decided to cut her hair and when asked why she did it she said you always say you need to cut off your split ends so your hair will grow and I just wanted mine as long as Rapunzel’s,” explains the mom. Regrettably, it might be a while until her hair gets to Rapunzel length now.
37. Blame Game
The girl cut a big hunk of hair off of the back, then tried to blame it on the parents for leaving the scissors out! Obviously, it was their fault that she used the scissors to give herself a trim.
38. Kids Being Kids
The young girl was only three years old when she made this haircutting goof. Both her and her older brother look pretty oblivious. They are so distracted with the action figures that their hair is the least of their concerns.
39. Childhood Bloopers
Here we have another toddler just doing what toddlers do best — getting themselves in trouble. The mom will never forget this lovely haircut, ever.
40. DIY Haircut
Why go see a professional hairdresser when you can cut your bangs yourself? At least, that was this young girl’s logic. She learned an important lesson that day.
41. Hair In My Eyes
This girl was tired of her hair getting in the way of her vision. She decided to take matters into her own hands. Now, she can see so much better!
42. Unfortunate Mullet
Whenever trying to cut their own hair, most kids end up with either a bald spot or a mullet. This one definitely belongs in the mullet category.
43. Fringe Cut
The mom was on the phone and the daughter jumped on the opportunity to try and cut her own fringe. Judging by the face she is making, she probably wishes that she didn’t.
44. Accidents Happen
He tried to be his own stylist and got himself into a bit of a pickle. Now, the family is desperately in need of an emergency trip to the salon. Luckily, these sorts of mistakes are much easier to fix when you’re a boy.
45. Bang Buzz
It’s an all too common haircutting problem. The kids go straight for the bangs with the buzzer and seconds later realize what a mistake it was. Once you buzz it off, there’s no turning back.
46. Cake Distraction
There is no better way to take your mind off of a bad haircut than by baking a cake. Once you get a taste of that sugary goodness, your hair problems are the last thing you’ll be thinking about.
47. All-Around Bad
A lot of children simply go for the front part of their hair when giving themselves a cut. It’s the part of the head that is most accessible. However, this kid even hit the back part!
48. Looking Good
Here we have a young dude proudly showing off his new cut. His mom made him pose for the camera so he would always remember what he did before they went to the barber to get it all buzzed off.
49. Bound To Happen
It’s pretty much inevitable. Leave the scissors lying around long enough and something like this will happen. That’s what this family found out recently.
50. Sisterly Love
She and her sister were playing around and one of them decided to try and cut the other’s hair. It turned out pretty funny. It was years ago but they are still laughing about it to this day.
51. New Hairdo
It looks like he missed a couple of spots. He hit the middle of his head but left every other part of his hair untouched. Clearly, he was never trained properly in the art of haircutting.
52. Preparing For Photo Day
Here we have another goofball who decided to snip some of his hair off right before school picture day. He doesn’t look too happy about the mistake. His mom must have given him quite the scolding.
53. Half-Finished Masterpiece
It looks like he began cutting his own hair and for some reason chose to stop halfway through. He must have realized he wasn’t going a great job and decided to quit before he made it worse.
54. Before And After
She cut a large chunk off of her bangs. Luckily, the hairdresser was able to somewhat fix it and make her look normal again. At least, they did what they could.
55. Tears Of Regret
There is no use in crying over spilled milk, or in this case, a bad haircut. It’s too late to turn back the clock now. It looks a little funky currently, but he’ll be back to his normal length soon enough.
56. Playing Hairdresser
This young girl let her nine-year-old sister and her friend give her a trim. They cut her bangs down so short that there was practically nothing left. They are no longer visible at all except for a few strands of hair.
57. Curls No More
As you can see, the girl is not happy about the fact that the mom didn’t let her finish cutting her curls. She was caught in the act and forced to put the scissors down.
58. Kid Logic
Her mom asked her what happened to her hair. She responded, “Sorry mom, but it was in my face!”. There was only one logical thing to do — cut it off.
59. Just A Hair
He spotted a tiny hair sticking out that was a bit taller than the others and thought it would be easy to cut off. However, once he started cutting, it quickly got out of control.
60. Lost My Bangs
Sometimes hair just gets cut. We don’t understand how it happens, but it does. That is what happened here. It is still a mystery where it all went.
61. Caught On Video
The longer we watch it, the worse and worse it gets. Somehow, seeing the girl give herself a haircut in real-time makes it much harder to bear than just seeing the results afterward.
62. Mom Doesn’t Approve
The girl spent the night at her dad’s house. When she came home to her mom’s this is how she looked. She had given herself a nice haircut while she was gone.
63. Asymmetrical Styling
One side of her hair is her normal length. The other side, well, it got shortened up a bit. Based on her expression, she is unsure about how it turned out.
64. Secret Haircuts
The mom was confused as to why it was so quiet in the house. It turns out, it’s because both of her boys were hidden away in the bathroom cutting their own hair. She should have known that something was up.
65. Not Bad
This girl’s mom was taking a quick shower. When she came out, she discovered her daughter snipping away. The girl was actually surprisingly precise about it, and the end result after going to the hairdresser to get it fixed looks pretty fabulous.
66. Focused On The Game
The family was planning on going to a football game and the girl didn’t want her bangs messing up her view. The obvious solution was for her to give herself a nice haircut. At least, now she can see the players really well.
67. Interesting Trim
It is definitely fascinating how she chose which pieces of hair to cut and which ones to leave. Although to be fair, it’s quite hard to see the sides and back of your own head unless you have the mirrors positioned perfectly.
68. Holiday Makeover
“This is the ‘oh no, she noticed and said she was disappointed’ look,” explains the mom. Her son decided to cut his hair right before they were going to get their family Christmas pictures taken.
69. Minor Failure
This is the face you make when you realize you messed up big time. Although, it’s not that bad in the grand scheme of things. We’ve seen much worse haircuts in many of these photos.
70. Super Smooth
Check out this fresh new haircut. They say weird is in style these days, but we’re not sure if this qualifies. We’ll have to ask his classmates at school what they think.
71. Shortening Things Up
She lost pretty much all of her length in her attempted trim. However, it’s nothing that a hairdresser can’t fix. The only requirement is that she is going to have to go really short for a while now.
72. Lesson Learned
It might have been a failure at the time, but it also serves as a valuable teaching moment. There are some things that you can do on your own and some things that are better off left to the experts.
73. Stylish Fix
His haircut accident was a blessing and a curse. It seemed bad at first, but now he gets to rock a very artsy new buzzcut with a fun design shaved along the side. He’s even got the cool t-shirt to match.
74. Goodbye Beautiful Hair
The good news is that most girls realize after cutting off one piece of hair that it was a foolish idea and stop. The bad news is that one long bunch of hair can still cause a bunch of problems.
75. Impossible to Salvage
This is what a buzz cut that has gone wrong looks like. If you don’t understand the settings on the trimmer, it’s best to not cut. However, at his age, it can easily seem like a good idea to start shaving.
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