Define
PARTINGS & SECTIONS
DESCRIBES HOW THE HAIR IS SEPARATED PRIOR TO CUTTING.
SQUARE
A STRAIGHT LINE
ONE LENGTH
CUTTING ALL OF THE HAIR SQUARE AT 0˚ OR 1 FINGER’S DEPTH ELEVATION
POINT-CUTTING
USING THE TIPS OF THE SHEAR TO CREATE A TEXTURED EDGE
PROFILE
CENTER FOREHEAD TO CENTER NAPE; SEPARATES THE HEAD FROM LEFT TO RIGHT
CUT
DESCRIBES THE SHAPE OF THE LINE BEING CUT
ROUND
A CURVED LINE HAVING NO CORNERS; FOLLOWING THE HEAD SHAPE
GRADUATION
A SLOW OR IMMEDIATE BUILDUP OF WEIGHT
DEEP PARALLEL POINT-CUTTING
USING THE LENGTH OF THE BLADE TO REDUCE WEIGHT WITHOUT REMOVING LENGTH; CREATING A SEAMLESS FEEL
RADIAL
CROWN TO HAIRLINE ABOVE THE EAR; SEPARATES THE HEAD FROM FRONT TO BACK
ELEVATION
DESCRIBES THE LEVEL AT WHICH THE HAIR IS LIFTED AWAY FROM THE HEAD.
SHORT TO LONG
AN INCREASE IN LENGTH FROM ONE REFERENCE POINT TO ANOTHER
LAYERING
THE REMOVAL OF WEIGHT WHICH GIVES A HAIRCUT ITS INTERIOR SHAPE
SLICING
USING THE OPEN BLADES TO GIVE DIRECTION, RELEASE WEIGHT, AND REMOVE LENGTH
DIAGONAL BACK
LINE THAT ANGLES AWAY FROM THE FACE
DISTRIBUTION
DESCRIBES HOW THE HAIR IS COMBED IN RELATION TO THE PARTING OR SECTION.
DECREASE IN LENGTH
A DECREASE IN LENGTH FROM LONG TO SHORT BETWEEN TWO REFERENCE POINTS
INTERIOR
ANYTHING INSIDE THE PERIMETER LINE
SLIDE-CUTTING
SLOWLY CLOSING BLADES TO VISUALLY BLEND SHORT TO LONG
DIAGONAL FORWARD
LINE THAT ANGLES TOWARDS THE FACE
METHODOLOGY and TERMINOLOGY.
METHODOLOGY IS THE ORDERLY WAY IN WHICH WE USE TERMINOLOGY TO EXPLAIN THE PROCESS OF CREATING A HAIRCUT. IT CAN BE THOUGHT OF AS A FORMULA WHICH WILL CREATE A SPECIFIC END RESULT.
VISUAL
A VARIABLE LINE CONNECTING TWO REFERENCE POINTS
PERIMETER
FOLLOWS THE NATURAL HAIRLINE AROUND THE CURVE OF THE HEAD; DETERMINES THE OUTLINE SHAPE OF A HAIRCUT
CHANNELING
THE SHEARS ARE PLACED AT AN ANGLE AGAINST THE HAIR; OPENING AND CLOSING THE SHEAR IN A CONTINUOUS MOTION GIVING DIRECTION AND CREATING SEPARATION
HORIZONTAL
LINE PARALLEL TO THE HORIZON