Cut vertically! Instead of across, hold the scissors straight up and down. I hate having my hair cut my stylist friend taught me how to trim it myself without looking like I did it myself. If you trim straight up and down, skipping spaces, she can get the wispy look back! For her, just holding them up and down, careful that only a few hairs at a time make it in the scissors should do the trick.
I don't think it looks bad! Just if you liked the wispy look in the earlier picture, thats how to get it back, just shorter.