Reference Points
Points on the head that mark where the surface of the head changes or the behavior of the hair changes, such as ears, jawline, occipital bone, apex, and so on; used to establish design lines that are proportionate.
What are Reference Points?
Thin, continuous mark used as a guide; can be straight or curved, horizontal, vertical, or diagonal.
What is a Line?
Also known as a one-length haircut; haircut in which all the hair comes to one hanging level, forming a weight line or area; hair is cut with no elevation or overdirection.
What is a Blunt Cut?
Process of shaping and directing the hair into an S pattern through the use of the fingers, combs, and waving lotion.
What is Finger Waving?
Area between the Apex and back of the parietal ridge
What is the Crown?
This is the highest point on the top of the head
What is the Apex?
To divide the hair by parting into uniform working areas for control. During haircutting, the working areas of the hair.
What is a Section?
Slow or immediate buildup of weight; an effect or haircut that results from cutting the hair with tension, low to medium elevation, or overdirection.
What is a Graduated Haircut?
serve as the basis for patterns, lines, waves, curls, and rolls that are used in a wide range of hairstyles
What are Pin Curls?
Also known as projection or lifting; the degree at which a subsection of hair is held, or lifted, from the head when cutting
What is Elevation?
The bone that protrudes at the base of the skull
What is the Occipital Bone?
Smaller sections within a larger section of hair, used to maintain control of the hair while cutting.
What is a Subsection>
Effect achieved by cutting the hair with elevation or overdirection; the hair is cut at higher elevations, usually 90 degrees or above, which removes weight.
A technique used to keep curly hair smooth and straight.
What is Hair wrapping?
Stationary, or non moving , foundation of a pin curl(the area closest to the scalp); the panel of hair on which the roller is placed.
What is a Base?
The widest area of the head, starting at the temples and ending at the bottom of the crown
What is the Parietal Ridge?
Space between two lines or surfaces that intersect at a given point.
What is an Angle?
Visual line in the haircut where the ends of the hair hang together.
What is a Weight Line?
Technique of drying and styling damp hair in a single operation.
What is Blowdry Styling?
Also known as ruffing; technique used to build a soft cushion or to mesh two or more curl patterns together for a uniform and smooth comb out.
What is Backbrushing?
Points on the head that signal a change in the shape of the head, from flat to round or vice versa.
What are the four corners?
Rotates from a central point; also referred to as pie shape sections, used for layering and graduating.
What is Pivoting?
Create movement and volume in the hair by releasing weight.
What are Layers?
Method of temporarily straightening extremely curly or unruly hair by means of a heated iron or comb.
What is Hair Pressing?
Outer line of a Hairstyle
What is the Perimeter?