TOOLS
Three different styles of this tool include duckbill, crocodile, and butterfly.
What are clips?
What is the apex?
This is the vertical dimension of length and weight within a haircut.
What is height?
These positions work with the arms to control elevation, cutting lines, finger angles, and tensions.
What are hand positions?
This is the preparation stage that includes pre-dry and finish methods.
What is the blow-dry?
Three types of this tool include cutting, texturizing, and thinning.
What are scissors?
This is the flat area behind the apex.
What is the crown?
This is the distance the hair extends from the scalp.
This hand position allows control of the hair with the teeth of the comb and is typically used to maintain weight vertically, as it limits elevation and tension.
What is in comb?
This is the consultation and evaluation stage used to determine which technique, geometric shape, and overall length of the haircut is appropriate.
What is the basic shape?
The spacings on these tools provide control, shine, and polish.
What are brushes?
What is the mastoid process?
This is the horizontal dimension of length and weight within a haircut.
What is width?
This hand position allows control of the hair with the fingers and is typically used for building weight vertically, as it allows efficient adjustment of the cutting line, finger angle, and elevation.
What is in hand?
This is the inspection stage. Take vertical sections to check your technique and horizontal sections to check your geometric shape.
The different spacings of the teeth on these tools provide control and tension.
What are combs?
This is the bone that forms the lower back part of the cranium.
What is the occipital bone?
This controls elevation and over direction.
What is arm position?
This helps control the cutting line and supports elevation and section angle choices.
What is finger angle?
Use this to polish and finish the haircut in preparation for the service guest to leave the school or salon.
What is the style and finish?
These tools feature adjustable speed and heat.
What are blowdryers?
This forms the sides and crown of the cranium; it is the widest area of the head shape.
What are the parietal plates?
This is the horizontal movement of hair toward or away from the face.
What is over direction?
This hand position allows control of the hair above the fingers and is typically used to remove weight vertically, as it allows for easier tension and elevation.
What is overhand?
This is the personalization and detail stage. Determine how the hair falls and where it moves and add any detail work. For example, clean up the outline, add fringe, and soften/blend weight lines.
What is refinement?