Going Up/Down?
Geometry
This Isn't A Gossip Session
Shear Rage
This and That
100
This alias for elevation is the angle or degree in which a subsection of hair is held from the head when cutting.
What is projection or lifting.
100
This is a thin continuous mark used as a guide.
What is a line.
100
This is a conversation between stylist and client to find out what the client is looking for in terms of haircutting, haircolouring, hairstyling etc.
What is a consultation.
100
All professional haircutting shears are made of this.
What is steel
100
This section of hir determines the length the hair will be cut.
What is a guideline/guide.
200
This degree of elevation build weight.
What is zero degrees.
200
This is the space between two lines that intersect at a given point.
What is an angle.
200
Asking these types of questions will better serve the stylist, encouraging explanations or descriptive answers.
What are open ended questions.
200
The hardness of the metal that shears are made of are measured by this gauge.
What is Rockwell hardness
200
Understanding these will help you find balance within the design, so that both sides of the haircut turn out the same.
What are reference points.
300
At this degree of elevation, weight is being removed from the hair.
What is 90 degrees.
300
These are the two basic lines used in haircutting.
What are straight and curved.
300
While analyzing the hair, these four characteristics will determine the behaviour of the hair.
What are growth patterns, texture, density, and elasticity.
300
This is the frequency that shears should be sharpened.
What is as needed!
300
This occurs when you comb the hair away from its natural falling position, rather than straight out from the head.
What is overdirection.
400
This degree of elevation is required when performing a long-hair layered cut.
What is 180 degrees.
400
These lines are perpendicular to the floor and are used to remove weight in a haircut.
What are vertical lines.
400
This describes the thickness or diameter of the hair strand, and is usually classified as coarse, medium, and fine.
What is hair texture.
400
This is used to lubricate cutting shears.
What is scissor oil
400
This type of guideline is used to create graduation.
What is a traveling/moving guide.
500
Cutting curly hair requires this type of elevation because hair shrinks as it dries.
What is low elevation
500
These lines are used to create fullness in a haircut and to blend long layers into short layers.
What are diagonal lines
500
Analyzing this will enable a stylist to begin to make decisions about the best haircut design for the client.
What is face shape.
500
Generally a shear guaged between these two numbers of Rockwell hardness are ideal for stylists.
What is 56 or 57
500
This describes the amount of movement in the hair strand.
What is wave pattern.
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