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Melanie Papworth cutting her son's hair at home

Home haircuts are a win when you want to become more self sufficient! Learn a valuable new skill while also saving time and money. It’s like the king of multi-tasking, and I’m here for it!

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First off all: What does emergency preparedness have to do with cutting hair?

  • QUARANTINE: Remember COVID? When we literally couldn’t get hair cuts anywhere BUT home? Enough said.

  • ECONOMIC CRISIS: Have you ever lost a job and had to cut out unnecessary costs like haircuts? Now is the time to get the skills and the tools.

  • MONEY: By learning to cut hair at home, you start putting money back into your budget, allowing you to spend it on emergency preparedness items!

Where do I even start?

I’m not gonna lie. It can be intimidating to know where to start.

And I can say that, because I am about as far away from being a beauty school graduate as they come.

 

Enter: Ashlee Sutton, founder of The Haircut Box.
I learned about her on the Gram, and my life has never been the same.

 

I am absolutely obsessed with this idea and product.  Ashlee gets me!

She knows what’s been holding me back! And that’s…all of it.  The knowledge, the tools, the skills, the answers to questions…I was pretty much helpless before I learned about the Haircut Box.

 

If you don’t believe me, check out what my boys looked like during Covid. 

Little boy with crazy hair during quarantine
Quarantine Hair

What are the best DIY haircut tools?

The Haircut Box comes complete with tutorials AND all the tools you need to give an AWESOME haircut at home.

There are a few different options to choose from, depending on what types of hair you will be cutting.

BOY HAIRCUT BOXES

BALLER BOY BOX

  • Upgraded salon quality clippers and trimmers with attachments
  • Scissors that cut like butter
  • Texturing shears
  • Long snap enclosure cape
  • Continuous water bottle
  • Pro-grade wide-tooth cutting comb
  • Amazing step-by-step tutorial cards for different haircuts
  • QR codes with more instructions/videos
  • Neck brush
  • Clipper oil
  • Clipper cleaner brush
  • Treats
A picture of the Boy Baller Haircut Box and all that's included

basic BOY BOX

  • Professional clippers and trimmers with attachments
  • Scissors that cut like butter
  • Texturing shears
  • Long snap enclosure cape
  • Continuous water bottle
  • Pro-grade wide-tooth cutting comb
  • Amazing step-by-step tutorial cards for different haircuts
  • QR codes with more instructions/videos
  • Treats
A picture of the Boy Basic Haircut Box and all that's included

GIRL HAIRCUT BOXES

glam girl box

  • Scissors that cut like butter
  • Texturing shears
  • Long snap enclosure cape
  • Continuous water bottle
  • Pro-grade wide-tooth cutting comb
  • Amazing step-by-step tutorial cards for different haircuts
  • QR codes with more instructions/videos
  • Assorted Small Ponytails
  • Assorted Large Ponytails
  • Tail combs
  • Wet brush
  • Hair mascara
  • Hair picks
  • Treats
A picture of the Glam Girl Haircut Box and all that's included

basic girl box (an add-on box if you already have a boy box)

  • Amazing step-by-step tutorial cards for different haircuts
  • QR codes with more instructions/videos
  • Assorted Small Ponytails
  • Assorted Large Ponytails
  • Tail combs
  • Wet brush
  • Hair mascara
  • Hair picks
  • Treats
A picture of the Basic Girl Haircut Box and all that's included

The haircutting scissors that changed my life

Want to know my favorite thing in the Haircut Box?
Actually, my second favorite thing.
My first favorite thing is the tutorials.

 

But my next favorite thing is: the scissors. 

pair of haircutting scissors and texturing shears

Butter.

Dreamily smooth. 

It’s the little things that get us moms all excited, amiright?? 

These scissors are so.dang.amazing. 

I didn’t know what I was missing.

 

And texturing shears???? Are you kidding me??? 

I had never touched those!! 🙅🏼‍♀️

But now I do … and it’s not even scary … and I feel so professional!

How does buying a Haircut Box make you money?

My Baller Box paid for itself after 5 haircuts for my 2 boys and husband.  So after 5 months, my Haircut Box was MAKING me money.  

Now I can spend that $75+ a month on things like food storage, 72-hour kits, etc!

Pretty cool, right?


Here is a cost breakdown of the Basic Boy box, which pays itself off a month sooner for my family’s numbers.

Haircuts for my 3 boys costs $78/month
Is it cheaper to get a haircut at Great Clips, or to buy The Haircut Box? Great Clips is $312, Haircut Box is $307.
4-month SHOP PAY INSTALLMENT PLAN. Split the price into smaller, INTEREST-FREE monthly payments! Great Clips Monthyl Bill is $78, the Haircut Box monthly bill is $77.

Now do you believe me?

With the installment plan (which costs NOT A PENNY MORE than if you purchase it all at once) allows you to split the cost of The Haircut Box into 4 monthly payments.

But the best part is, your box ships right away, so you are not out the money upfront! You can literally spend the same money you would at the salon, on your payment each month.  The difference is, you only have to pay that bill for 4 months (if your numbers are like mine). And then, THE BILL STOPS!

How does buying a Haircut Box save you time?

Have you ever been super annoyed that you have to spend time driving to the barber, spend time waiting for the barber, and then spend time driving home from the barber?

 

Think of all the time you would have for emergency preparedness if you started giving haircuts at home! Okay, that one was a stretch. But it’s a cool bonus that most people don’t consider.

 

 It’s also super convenient!  You don’t have to schedule an appointment in advance and try to squeeze it into your already giant list of errands.

And are you ready to be shocked? I’ve got a breakdown for you. Of course, this is using my numbers. But it gives you an idea.

Why I Love To Cut Hair At Home:

  • If we're ever quarantined again, my kids won't look homeless.

  • It gives me a reason to talk/hang out with my kids without them even realizing it.

  • I am saving my family $78/month just by cutting the boys' hair.

  • I don't feel guilty putting in an order for food storage every month.

  • I just feel cool and professional. I have a skill that I didn't have before and that feels good.

Girl holding hair cutting scissors and the Haircut Box

Experience the magic for yourself.  Get a Haircut Box and start working that puppy off so it can make you money!

 
 

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