Facial Shapes & Profiles
This facial shape is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom
What is pear-shaped
The outline or shape of a hairstyle
What is form
Used in men's haircutting to cut and blend layers in the top, crown, and horseshoe areas
What is cutting above the fingers
This is a variation of the crew cut
What is a brush (butch) cut
Section of the hair, located at either the perimeter or the interior of the cut, that determines the length the hair will be cut to
What is guide
This shape needs to be visually shortened and it's angularity softened
What is Oblong
Measures or shows the comparative relationship between two or more design elements of a form
What is proportion
Is used to cut the ends of the hair and is an important menthod used in tapering
What is shear-over-comb
This haircut is a uniformly cut style that conforms to the contours of the head and produces a more consistent appearance on medium to thick hair
What is a quo vadis
angle or elevation that the hair is held from the head for cutting
What is projection
For this shape direct more hair to the temple areas and style the beard to slenderize the face
What is Square
Refers to how the tool is used relative to the direction of the way the hair grows
What is directional terms
Used for very short, straight, wavy, and curly lengths of hair
What is freehand clipper
Use vertical partings and steep, diagonal cutting lines to blend short sides to longer top lengths in this haircut
What is a classic pompadour
Removing excess bulk without shortening the length of the hair
What is texturizing
Balance this profile by arranging the hair over the forehead and adding a mustache and a close cut beard to minimize chin
What is angular
Used to blend, create fullness, or to create movement or texture in the hair
What is layering
Four methods of removing bulk
What is thinning, slicing, carving, and slithering
The majority of this cut is performed using the fingers-and-shear cutting technique to taper and blend the hair from one section to another
What is a precision cut
Equal or appropriate proportions that create symmetry and harmony is a design
What is balance
For this profile experiment with arranging the hair at the front hairline to add volume and suggest the client wear a beard or goatee to balance out nose
What is Convex
What are partings
There are two steps to this: 1-razor follows comb through the hair 2- comb follows the the razor
What is razor rotation
These cuts can vary in length and volume from long to short but should all conform to the natural head shape
What is a taper cut
Also known as freehand slicing
What is fingers-and-razor cutting