HAIRCUTTING LINES
These lines have a slanting or sloping direction
What are diagonal lines?
The most common elevation degrees in haircutting
What is 45 and 90 degrees?
This is based on each hair strands diameter and is usually classified as fine, medium, or course
What is texture?
These combs are used mainly to detangle and are ideal for textured or relaxed hair
What are wide-tooth combs?
This section is taken from ear to ear and divides the head from front to back
What is a radial?
These lines are described in terms of up and down and remove weight
What is vertical?
Degree at which a subsection of hair is lifted from the head when cutting
What is elevation?
When a hairstylists combs the hair away from its natural falling position, rather than straight out from head to increase designs length
What is overdirection?
They are primarily used to remove bulk from the hair
What are texturizing shears?
This section divides the head in two sections and facilitates subsectioning
What is a profile?
This guideline moves with you as you progress through the haircut and is used when creating layered haircuts
What is a traveling guide?
The highest elevation in a haircut
What is 180 degrees?
Method of layering the hair in which the fingers and shears glide along the edge of hair to remove length
What is slide cutting?
This comb is used for most haircutting procedures, can be 6-8 inches long and have fine teeth at one end and wider teeth at the other
What is a styling or cutting comb?
The working area that the hair is separated into before cutting?
What is a section?
The line dividing the hair and the scalp
What is a part/parting?
To build weight, keep the elevation below this degree in haircutting
What is 90 degrees?
The size and number of subsections needed to complete a haircut
What is density
These combs are used mainly to section and subsection the hair
What is a tail comb?
Hair subsection that determines the length the hair will be cut
What is a guideline?
A technique using diagonal lines to create angles by cutting hair ends with a slight increase or decrease in length
What is beveling?
In this haircut, the hair is cut at 90 degree elevation and then overdirected to maintain length and weight at the perimeter
What is a long-layered cut?
Texturizing technique performed on hair ends using the tips of the shears to create a broken edge
What is point cutting?
All professional haircutting shears are made of this
What is steel?
This section rotates from a central point and is used in layering and graduation
What is pivoting?