Almost never.....every few months I will go for a trim to get rid of any split ends. My hair is all one length with no bangs...so there is no style to deal with.I only get it trimmed to keep it healthy looking. I had short short hair my entire childhood, and only once as an adult have I cut it short and thats when I was 8 months pregnant in the middle of a really hot hot august. I look horrible with short hair and its so hard to keep up with. Now I can have it up,down,braided, twists, or just stick it all under a hat....lol.