AREAS OF THE HEAD FOR CUTTING
TYPES OF HAIRCUTS
TYPES OF CUTTING
TECHNIQUES
MIXED
100
Outer layer of a haircut
What is the perimeter?
100

Haircut in which all hair come to one hanging level, forming a weightline

What is a blunt/0 degree haircut?

100
Method of cutting or thinning the hair in which the fingers and shears glide along the edge of the hair to remove length
What is slide-cutting
100
Hair technique where the hair is held in place with the comb while the tips of the scissors are used to remove the lengths
What is scissor-over-comb
100
Space between 2 lines or surfaces that intersect at a given point
What is an angle?
200
Back part of the neck, the hair below the occipital bone.
What is the nape?
200

Graduated shape or wedge

What is a 45 degree haircut?

200
Removing bulk without removing length with shears, thinning shears or razor
What is texturizing?
200
Hair cutting technique in which the tips of the shears are used to cut points in the ends of the hair
What is point cutting?
200
Parting the hair the oppoisite way from which you cut it to check for precision of line and shape
What is cross-checking?
300
Highest point on the head
What is the apex?
300

Technique using diagonal lines by cutting hair ends with a slight increase or decrease in length.

What is a beveled haicut?

300
Process of thinning hair with shears, also called effliating
What is slithering?
300
Texturizing technique in which the comb and the razor are used on the surface of the hair
What is razor-over-comb?
300
Angle or degree at which a subsection of hair is held when cutting
What is elevation?
400
Hair at the outermost perimeter of the face, ears and neck
What is the hairline?
400
Cut elevated at 90 degrees from the scalp and cut the same length
What is a uniform haircut?
400
Haircutting technique in which the hair is held in place with the comb while the tips of the scissors are used to remove length
What is scissors over comb?
400
Haircutting technique where the clippers move side to side across the comb
What is clipper-over-comb?
400
Widest area of the head, starts at temples and ends at bottom of the crown
What is the parietal ridge?
500
Triangular section that begins at the apex and ends at the front corners
What is the bang or fringe?
500
A visual line is seen in a haircut that has this?
What is a weight line?
500
Technique done by placing the still blade into the hair and resting it on the scalp, then moving shears through the hair while partially opening and closing the shers
What is carving?
500
Version of point cutting in which the tips of the shears are moved toward the hair ends rather into them--chunkier effect
What is notching?
500
Direction in which the hair grows from the scalp, also called natural fall
What is growth pattern?
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