Changed my mind about using thinning shears on curly hair

Had a client come in last Thursday with tight 3C curls and I reached for my thinning shears out of habit to take down bulk. Normally I swear by them for texture blending but this time the curls popped up all choppy and uneven. It was a mess and I had to cut off almost 2 inches to fix it. The client was patient thank goodness but I felt awful. Now I only use point cutting or my straight shears for curly hair. Has anyone else ruined a curl pattern with thinning shears?

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mary77621h ago

Huh, I dunno if I'd go that far. In my experience it's more about your technique than the tool itself, your mileage may vary though.

drew69021h ago

Saw a stylist on YouTube break down how thinning shears cut some strands at their midpoint instead of the ends, which messes up the natural clumping in curly hair. She said you're basically creating random weak points along the hair shaft that make curls pop out in weird directions. Switched to only using my straight shears for dry curl cutting after that video and my texture blending has been way more consistent.