Blunt Haircut
A blunt haircut is when all of the weight of the hair is on the bottom by pulling the hair down at 0 degrees.
I struggled with making the right side and the left side, I made the left side shorter than the right.
A blunt haircut is when all of the weight of the hair is on the bottom by pulling the hair down at 0 degrees.
I struggled with making the right side and the left side, I made the left side shorter than the right.
Stationary guide
I pulled all the hair up to 180 degrees following a horizontal guide. I didn't really have trouble with this haircut, I was just slow.
I pulled all the hair up to 180 degrees following a horizontal guide. I didn't really have trouble with this haircut, I was just slow.
Travelling guide
I pulled a guide out at 90 degrees and every subsection that I cut became the new guide. I had trouble with the sides and kind of gave her a mullet.
I pulled a guide out at 90 degrees and every subsection that I cut became the new guide. I had trouble with the sides and kind of gave her a mullet.
Round layer
I took subsections at 90 degrees and every new section that I cut became the new guide and I curved my fingers a little. I had trouble making both sides even.
I took subsections at 90 degrees and every new section that I cut became the new guide and I curved my fingers a little. I had trouble making both sides even.
Angle- The space between two lines or surfaces that intersects at a given point.
Apex-the highest point on the head.
Fringe- A triangle part of the hair that begins at the apex and ends at the front corners of your hair.
Bevel- A technique using diagonal lines by cutting the end of the hair with a slight increase or decrease length.
Blunt- Hair is cut at zero elevation, its one length all throughout, all hair comes down to one level.
Carving- A technique done by placing the still blade into the hair and resting it on the scalp, and then moving the shears through the hair while opening and partly closing the shears.
Cross-checking- parting the hair the opposite way from the way you cut, checking for precision of line and shape.
Crown- The area of the head between the apex and back of he parietal ridge.
Cutting line- The angle at which the fingers are held while one is cutting, also the line that is cut, the position of the finger, the cutting position, and the angle.
Distribution- When and how the hair is move over the head.
Elevation- angle of degree where the hair is held up or down to.
Four corners- points on the head that signal a change in shape of the head, from flat to round and vice versa.
Free hand- A notching technique where pieces of the hair are cut out in random intervals.
Graduation- A haircut that results from cutting the hair with tension, low to medium elevation or over direction.
Growth pattern- direction in which the hair grows.
Guideline- a section of the hair, it usually determines the length at which it will be cut; also referred to as a guide, the first section that's cut to create shape.
Hairline- hair that grows at the outermost perimeter along the face, around the ears and on the neck.
Interior-the inner part of the hair.
Layer-create movement and volume in the hair by releasing weight.
Long layer- cut at 180 degree angle, shorter layers o top, increasingly longer layers toward the perimeter.
Nape- back part of the neck, below the occipital bone.
Over direction- combing a section away from its natural falling positions, rather that straight out from the head.
Palm to palm- A cutting position in which the palms of both hands are facing each other.
Parietal ridge- The widest part of the head, starting at the temples and ending at the bottom of the crown.
Parting- line dividing the hair to the scalp that separates one section of the hair from another or creates subsections.
Perimeter- the outer line of a hairstyle.
Point cut- A technique in which the tips of the shears are used to cut points into the ends of the hair.
Reference point- a point on the head that marks where the surface of the head changed or behavior of the hair changes.
Section- to divide the hair by parting into uniform working areas for control.
Stationary guide- a guideline that does not move.
Subsections- smaller sections within a larger part of the hair.
Tension- An amount of pressure applied when combing and holding a section, created by stretching or pulling the section.
travelling guide- Moves as the hair-cutting progresses, used often when creating layers or graduation.
Weight line- A visual line in the haircut where the ends of the hair hang together.