Haircutting

vocab

100

Define "line"

thin, continuous mark used as a guide; can be straight or curved, horizontal, vertical, or diagonal

200

Define "graduation"

elevation that occurs when a section is lifted above 0; most likely a 45 degree haircut

300

Define "beveling"

Haircutting technique using diagonal lines by cutting hair ends with a slight increase or decrease in length

400

Define "radial section"

section that is taken from ear to ear and divides the head from front to back, starting behind the apex in the crow 

500

Define "effilating"

Aka slithering: process of thinning the hair to graduated lengths with shears; cutting the hair with a sliding movement of the shears while keeping the blades partially opened 

sanitation

100

When should you sweep up the hair? 

Before blow-drying 

200

During a haircut, what should never leave your hand? 

Comb, and shears

300

How often do you disinfect your shears/clippers?

After EVERY client

400

When applying oil to your shears, at which angle do the shears need to be opened to? 

90

500

How to drape a client for a haircutting service? Clipper vs Shear 

clipper cut- neck strip and cape

shear cut- towel/neck trip and cape (towel if shampooing prior) 

capes should NEVER come in contact with the skin (only exception is if no chemicals are being used- and cape is laundered between each use) 

consultation

100

"I want my hair to appear fuller, and stacked in the back for volume" 

45 degree

200

I want my hair all one length, but a little bit of layers on my ends for movement"

0-degree perimeter with 180-degree layers 

300

"I would like draw attention away from my large forehead"

Suggest bangs

400

"I want my hair to have a lot of volume, and appear rounded out"

uniform haircut - 90 degrees

500

"I don't want layers, but would like to have my sides feathered"

Face framing with slide cutting or feather razor 

tools

100

What are swivel shears?

thumb hole on shear moves for better ergonomics

200

when properly fitted- your thumb should never go back your ___?

cuticle

300

What is a haircutting comb called?

barber comb

400

how many teeth are on a "blending shear"

38-50 teeth

500

Shears used to be called haircutting scissors if they were under 10 inches long, but in ____, professional cutting tools took a grand leap in quality and design - and "Shears" become the common term for haircutting scissors as well. 

late 1970