I bought this set of clips a couple of years ago. I'd heard great things about them so I googled to see where I could buy them from. All that came up was the simple savings website in Australia. I can't remember exactly how much I paid but I do know they were cheap on the site but the postage to me from Australia was quite expensive. In total though, it probably came to less than $40 all up.
You get two in a pack. A large white one (around 30cms long) and a blue one which is about half the size. You can use the blue one for cutting fringes but as I don't really do that, I just use the big one. It is curved slightly and has a little air bubble leveller on it so that you can make sure it's even. To use with these, I bought some hairdressing scissors off Trademe. They were pretty cheap, I'm sure not salon quality but they are sharp and do the job.
I use this on my own hair and also to cut my daughters. To do my own hair, I really recommend doing it wet and making sure it's all combed out nicely. Instead of combing your hair down your back, you want to bend your head forward, and comb your hair all towards the front. Once you have done that, you need to open the clip up and get all your hair in it. It's always best to start off with trimming a shorter amount as you can always go back and trim more but obviously can't add your hair back on if you cut too much! Once you have all your hair spaced out evenly and it's levelled, you can start cutting. It really is as easy as that. Once you have cut all the way across, comb your hair back the right way and you can see if there are any little bits that need a little extra trim and make sure both sides are even. It is important to do this step, but it's nothing major that you are fixing, just little bits that need tidying. When you are doing someone else's, hair, it is a bit easier as you don't need to comb their hair forward over them.
I do have long hair and just like the simple layers that this gives me, I'm not sure if I'd feel as confident doing shorter hair but I'm sure it would be fine. You need to think about something like this as not a magical tool, you won't get a super fancy haircut with it. If you just want to give yourself trims or just basic layers and to save yourself money, then this is for you. If you like having the latest fashion haircut, then this wouldn't be what you need!
This has literally saved me THOUSANDS of dollars in visits to the hairdresser!! I am a serial layers gal and I have been using the creaclip for over 10 years. And I have never had a problem with it. Not only does it give me the best layers, but also using the mini creaclip, I get the prettiest side-swept bangs.
I have long thin frizzy hair.
The jist of it is basically this. for layers you brush your hair out, flip it over your head (so its hanging down in front of your face) take the clip and "scoop" the hair up making sure its even and lock it.. you then slowly pull it down to the length you want to cut it, make sure the level is straight and start snipping away under the clip. I recommend snipping away bits rather than cutting straight across for a more feathered look.
You can also do more stylised hair do's; (like bobs or blunt cuts) but that is something I have never tried before, if you're curious check out the website or YouTube.
This product is honestly soooo amazing, you are literally paying a one off price for a life long thing!
Tips: Get someone you trust to do it for you if you aren't confident about doing it yourself. Search YouTube for tutorials. Always use super sharp scissors or a sharp buzz cutter.