16. Haircutting Flashcards

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Horizontal lines

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The straight lines used to remove weight and create one length and low elevation haircuts

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Vertical lines

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Straight lines used to remove weight to create graduated or layered haircuts

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Sections

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For control during a haircutting the hair is parted into working areas

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Cutting lines

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The angle which the fingers are held when cutting the lines that creates the end shape

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Traveling guideline

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Guideline used when creating layers of a graduated haircut

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Over direction

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The technique of combing the hair away from its natural falling position rather than straight out from the head

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Long face

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The stylist would recommend a style that adds fullness to the sides

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Curly hair

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Use less elevation or leave the hair a but pinger because of shrinkage

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Growth pattern

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The direction in which the hair grows from the scalp also referred to as a natural fall of natural falling position

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Barber comb

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Comb used for close tapers in the bake area and sides when using the scissors-over- comb technique

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Transferring the comb

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The technique used to free up the cutting hand at a subsection

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Tension

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Term used to describe the amount of pressure applied when combing and holding subsections

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Rule of thumb

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When cutting hiar is to stand directly in front of the area you are cutting

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Blunt haircut

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Asks called a beaver graduated haircut, it is customary to use a horizontal cutting line and cut below your fingers or on the insides of your knuckles

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Weight line

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Visual line in a haircut where the ends of the hair hang together

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Cross checking

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Parting the hair in the opposite way it was cut at the same elevation to check for precision of line and shape

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Wide teeth of the comb

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While cutting a blunt haircut, always comb the subsection first, with the wide teeth, then turn the comb around and reconsider with the wide teeth

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Locating bang area

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It is important to work with the natural distribution, where and how the hair is moved over the head

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Slide cutting

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A method of cutting or layering the hair in which fingers and shears glide along be edge of the hair to remove length

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Texturizing

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The process of removing excess bulk without shortening the hair length

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Slithering

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The process of thinning the hair to graduated lengths using a sliding movement of the shears with the blades kept partially open

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Slicing technique

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It is best to work on dry hair when removing weight or on the surface of the haircut

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Clipper over comb technique

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Amount of hair that is removed is determined by the angle of the comb

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Unnecessary wear and user fatigue

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Cause wine the blade tension on shears is too tight

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Between the stylist and clients
The ability to duplicate an existing haircut or create a new haircut from a photo will build a stronger relationship
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Elevation
Created by graduation and layers
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Perimeter
A guideline located at the outer line of the cut
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Only as needed
Sharpen shears
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Precise lines
Use moderate tension to straight hair
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Curly hair
Using a razor will weaken the cuticle and cause frizzing
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Great haircut
Always begins with a great consultation
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Before the consultation
Clients hair should be cleansed and unstyled
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Face shape
Quick way to analyze is to determine if it's wide or long
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Hair texture
Based on the color of each strand
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Hair density
The number of individual hair stands on 1 square inch of the scalp
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Clippers
Nah be hard win cutting guards of various lengths
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Case shears
Usually less expensive to purchase than forged shears
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Finger tang
Allows for more control over the shear
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Shears
Should be cleaned and lubricated after every client
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Before purchasing a pair of shears
Hold the comb between thumb index and middle fingers
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Consistent
Tension used when trying to achieve constant, even results in a haircut
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Heavier graduated haircuts
Work well on hair that tents to expand when dry
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razor
Gives a softer effect on the ends of the hair than shears
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Texturizing
Cannot be done with clippers
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Work against natural growth patterns
What you should always do when using clippers, especially The male
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When trimming make clients facial hair
Recommended that you check his ears and eyebrows and ask if he would like to remove excess hair
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Head form
Term that refers to the shape of the head
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Reference points
Places in the head that marks here the surface of the head changes
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Parietal ridge
Widest area of the head
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Occipital bone
The bone that pot rides at the base of the skull
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Apex
Highest point on the top | Of the head
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Nape
Area in the back part of the neck
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Bang area
Triangular section that begins at the apex and ends at the front corners
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Line
Thin continuous mark used as a guide
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Horizontal lines
Lines parallel from the floor and relative to the horizon
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Angle
The space between two lines or the surfaces that intersect at a given point
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Vertical
Lines perpendicular to the horizon
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Four corners
The reference points that signals a change in head shape from flat to round it vice verse
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Diagonal
Lines that have a slanting or sloping
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Part
Line dividing the hair at the scalp
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Uniform layers
Hair is elevated to 90 degrees from the scalp and cut at the same length
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Full convex edge
A type of shear blade edge that gives the smoothest cut and has the sharpest edge possible
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Purchasing shears
Consider purchasing a shear that comes with a finger fitting system
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Texturizing shear
The best for adding increased blending
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Prevention
The key to avoiding long term repetitive motion injuries and other muscular skeletal disorders
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Cutting over your fingers
The hand position that is used more often than cutting uniform or increased layers
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Long layered haircut
Cut at a 90 degree elevation and then over directed to maintain length and weight at the perimeter
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Consistent clean partings
Will give an even amount of hair each subsection and produce more precise results
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Slide cutting
Technique used to connect the top sections to the lengths when cutting a layered haircut on a client with hair past the shoulder blade
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Razor
Cutting tool that should be avoided when cutting curly hair
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Scissor over comb technique
Cross checked by working across area diagonally
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Taper
A haircut that represents cutting the hair very short and close to the hairline then gradually getting longer as you move up the head
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Shrinkage
Process where the hair contracts or lifts through the action of moisture loss/ drying