It's definitely a bit daunting at first cutting your own hair but Everything about wearing is and we manage! It's quite forgiving also,it's not like surgery..you can get away with not being perfect . Finding a good stylist is appealing to,as long as they don't rip you off like we probally all have before!
Yeh love hair the dreaded temples lol I have cut recession into the piece before but unlike you haven't graduated the hairline so wearing hair up wasn't really an option...your method sounds really precise, I wouldn't have the patience for all of that! Hair wearing is really an art and so many different things to tweek. Is nair an easy process? Does the hair shed pretty soon after or does it take a while? I was thinking of going for a B contour on the custom order, I hope it's enough with the dentsty drop to support my sides and grow them out a bit they do look thicker. I don't want to go down temple flap route or HT yet....feels like when you're just getting the hang of things something else pops up ! Have you considered ordering blonde front if you dye anyway and dying that to your colour to eliminate knots