S.O.T.H
Visualizing the sections of the head form as presented in the textbook will help you to:
1. know where to start a haircut
2. Develop patterns/steps for cutting specific styles
3. Eliminate technical mistakes when blending from one section to another
4. Reduce confusion when cutting because you will know where you are in the cut
5. Facilitate easier checking of the final result
Horizontal lines
This cut is the action of gradually increasing the length of the hair from one point on the head to another without any lines of demarcation, such as gaps or steps.
Taper/ Tapering
The space between two lines or surfaces that intersect at a given point is called?
Angle
What two types of neck lengths are there?
Long and Short neck
List all the sections of the head form:
1. Front
2. Top (apex )
3. Temporal (crest, parietal ridge, hatband, horseshoe)
4. Crown (tonsure area)
5. Sides
(2x)
6. Sideburns
7. Back
8. Nape
Name the line that removes weight within the cut and creates layers.
Vertical lines
Clients often describe taper styles in terms in length using words, such as:
long, medium, short, close, or extra-short, or faded.
Part
Identify this face shape:
Narrow at the temples and chin
diamond
NO cap / CAP:
The temporal section of the head is not part of the parietal ridge and is also known as the crest, horseshoe, or hatband region of the head
CAP
NO CAP or CAP:
Diagonal finger placement may also to create a stacked, layered effect at the perimeter or to blend longer layers to shorter layers within a haircut.
NO CAP
In a standard taper cut, gradual tapering occurs from the ___ through the back and side sections up to the top.
hairline
This degree of projection is equivalent to a medium elevation or graduation. It creates layered ends/stacking.
45 degree
Identify this face shape:
narrow at the top and wide on the bottom.
pear shaped
NO CAP/ CAP:
Reference points are used to establish proportionate design lines and contours .
NO CAP
Dark colors
A bald fade haircut, most of the tapering takes place ________.
around the parietal ridge.
A subsection or smaller section of hair that is parted off from a larger section of hair.
parting
This type of profile has a receding forehead, but the chin tends to jut forward.
Angular profile
(x3)
Where does the occipital bone begin when using a comb as a guide at the nape area?
The occipital bone begins where the head curves away from the comb when the comb is placed flat against the nape area
(x3)
This type of space occupies the haircut form facing the client toward the mirror.
Positive space
How can hair be cut? List all three.
1. against the grain
2. with the grain
3. Across the grain
(2x)
Zero elevation and 45 degree elevations are the only two that create, what type of line?
Weight line (2X)
Dark, thick sideburn hair often requires very close cutting and tapering in order to reduce the appearance of weight and create this with the overall haircut.
balance