Cutting Hair

Now you could do a whole year (maybe more) just studying the cutting of hair, although in this section of my blog I will just be talking about the basics of cutting hair including: the tools that are commonly uses and the techniques.

Tools

There are many different types of tools that can be used when cutting hair. But the most popular/commonly used cutting tool is the shears. These scissors have been specially designed to fit the hair dressers hand, and they have a “tang” on them for the pinky finger of the stylist to rest on to help give them more control. They are also made to be really sharp to avoid any folding or bending of the hair.

Some other tools include: texturising scissors (for thinning, texturising or softening the hair), razor comb (used to get a more straight cut) and hair clippers (used to cut short hair and create things such as fades).

Techniques

There are so many techniques used to cut hair such as layering, over directing, blunt cutting, point cutting, thinning (and the list goes on). The technique used will usually depend on firstly the style that the person wants in their hir, and secondly the hair stylist and what works best for them. For example if the client wants a more layered look then the hair stylist could use many different techniques. What is usually done is the stylist will hold the hair hat a 90 degree straight angle from where the hair’s roots are, and cut it in a uniform length around the whole head.
Of course there are many other techniques used for layering but it would take many pages to explain all of them.