4. Making sure this is all combed forward, trim this inch section with the scissors using a point cut method - cutting the hair piece in small movements keeping the blade pointing up, as opposed to one blunt slice across.This becomes your foundation and minimum length, so make sure you’re happy with this length before proceeding.

5. Now, with the either sides to your fringe, either match these up to the middle (the piece you just cut). For a full fringe, match these up so they’re even horizontally, and for a more graduated fringe, pull them out with your index fingers, rotating your fingers towards you, cutting them at a 180 angle (pointing towards your head). You should be left with a softer triangle, being shorter in the middle and elongating either side from the parting… remember to follow the original shape if unsure.

To check it’s even, hold each side of your new fringe in your fingers at the root. Pull each side down simultaneously all the way to the end to check they’re the same.

If one side finishes first, this means it is slightly shorter one side. If so don’t panic visually trim the longer side more to match them up until symmetrical.

6. Finally, to check it’s ok and to style blow-dry the hair again with a round brush to check it sits fine. Use a Volumising product like Color Wow’s Raise the Root (£19/150ml) to add volume and hold the fringe.

“I cut a new fringe with nail scissors during lockdown – this is what happened”