We are at a very precarious time in history.

There’s a raging global pandemic and those of us who can, have been encouraged to remain house-bound. These factors, however, also make this a prime moment for a spontaneous DIY hair cut or dye job.

As the saying goes, change is as good as a holiday but when that’s off the cards, maybe a new fringe will suffice? In some cases, however, the risks outweigh the rewards – even more so if you have absolutely no experience in cutting hair.

To those who’ve tried and had less than desirable results, we thank you for sacrificing yourself for the entertainment of the masses. And to those who have succeeded with surprisingly amazing results, well done.

Laura Henshaw, who co-founded the Keep it Cleaner app, is the latest person to try her hand at isolation haircutting. And it didn’t exactly go…. well.

In a video posted to Instagram, Laura is seen giving her fiancé Dalton Graham a trim (which she admits was his idea in the first place). Only it turned out Dalton’s hair got a bit more than just a ‘trim’.

“Today’s activity was me cutting Dalt’s hair in our new home salon,” she captioned the post.

“It was even worse than I expected it to be.”

“He didn’t give me enough creative direction and I feel if I had’ve had more it would have been a different result but I did my best,” she wrote.

At least the couple devised a pretty sensible back up plan if things went awry. “I will shave my head if you bugger this up,” Dalton said early on in the video.

But Laura isn’t the only one who’s had a few hair-cutting mishaps, here’s 15 examples which showcase a spectrum of DIY hairdressing.

JUST HAD A QUARANTINE GIRLFRIEND HAIRCUT..... (video soon) pic.twitter.com/jMjt5LNUuC

— Arron Crascall (@arron_crascall) March 30, 2020

BREAKING: self-isolation self-haircut more or less exactly as bad as anticipated pic.twitter.com/903yjfTifl

— Gay-elzebub? (@ghoulsNgoats) March 24, 2020

Lockdown haircut poll taken between my friends and family. Landed on R9 2002, at least it's not a long baldy ???? pic.twitter.com/b1i0yX74lq

— Fraser (@FraserMac94) March 24, 2020

any guides on how to give yourself haircuts but not have this happen https://t.co/eOjzxpnaMh

— Brendan Karet ???? (@bad_takes) March 30, 2020

Quarantine mullet update 3/26/2020... @gwenstefani has decided to take it to the next level.. Stripes. pic.twitter.com/XZJzWOoAd5

— Blake Shelton (@blakeshelton) March 26, 2020

Lockdown locks!!!! ???????????? pic.twitter.com/UgkBJykc1V

— Stephen Graham (@StephenGraham73) March 26, 2020

It’s a good job we’re self isolating, just let Sophie attempt a skin fade and now it looks like I’m about to nuke America pic.twitter.com/AeDjaHMaAb

— Daniel Rundle (@DanielRundle) March 25, 2020

But not all quarantine haircuts and dye jobs have been disasters – no offence. Should you want to tempt fate, consider using these hair switch-ups as inspiration.

Behold...

quarantine haircut: before & after pic.twitter.com/MP9sEExdFv

— Anj (@anj3llyfish) March 26, 2020

quarantine haircut pic.twitter.com/QXGAsh129x

— peach (@0DespairsRay) March 31, 2020