Height
Width
General Cutting
Section Angle
Phases of a Haircut
100

Vertical or horizontal dimension

Vertical

100

Vertical or Horizontal dimension 

Horizontal

100

Overall length of hair

Depth

100

The three section angles

horizontal, vertical, diagonal

100

Number of phases to a haircut

7

200

Technique or Geometric Shape

Technique

200

Technique or Geometric Shape

Geometric Shape

200

Lower body position assists with

Over direction 

200

Horizontal sections help support this technique 

One lengths

200

Visual and technical inspection of your haircut 

Cross check

300

Three techniques are called

One length, Graduation, Layers

300

Three Geometric Shapes are

Round, Square, Triangular

300

Tool that provides a textured and piecey end result

razor

300

This section angle supports higher elevation

Vertical 

300

Proper style of hair in order to refine the haircut

Smooth and controlled

400

Helps control the weight of the hair vertically 

Elevation

400

Helps control the weight horizontally

Overdirection

400

The foundation of a haircut

Bone Structure

400

A diagonal section can be 

Forwarded and backward

400

Refinement requires detailing techniques such as this

Point Cutting
500

Technique created by elevating hair higher than 90 degrees

Concave Layer

500

This overdirection creates a balanced/uniform length haircut. 

Both Forward and backwards

500

All factors that determine depth, this is the most important

Guest Preference 

500

This is superior to any section angle

Cutting Line

500

Cutting hair dry vs wet depends on

Texture, formation, condition of hair

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