Tools
These tools come in a variety of shapes and styles. Usually plastic or metal. Two main types used in cosmetology are duckbill and butterfly.
Sectioning Clips
Blunt Haircut
cutting with your hands in this manner, helps to prevent strain on your back as you work.
Palm to Palm
this is created when a space between two lines or surfaces intersects a a given point.
angle
The area of the head between the apex and the back of the parietal ridge.
crown
There are two types of this tool. One is straight and the other is feather blade. Can be used to cut entire cut, texturize or thin hair in certain sections. Come with and without guards.
Razor
This haircut is achieved when the hair is cut overdirected, usually around 180 degrees.
Long Layered haircut
When standing, keeping your knees slightly bent and bending at the knee instead of the waist is the proper way to do ______ to your weight?
Center your weight
There are two (2) types of diagonal lines. One creates movement toward the face and one creates movement away from the face.
what are they?
Diagonal forward & diagonal back
May be located by placing two combs flat against side and back of head and then locating the back corner where the combs meet.
four corners
Mainly used to remove bulk from the hair.
Texturizing Shears
The most common elevation of this haircut is 45 degree.
graduated haircut
You client should be sitting upright in your chair and should not _______ when having a haircut, to prevent uneven lines and agles.
crossing legs
These line are perpendicular to the horizon. They remove weight and create graduated or layered haircuts.
Vertical line
The shape of the head is also known as the ?
head form
Mainly used to cut blunt or straight lines in the hair.
Shears
This hair cut is also known as the 90 degree cut.
Layered haircut
A general rule for cutting hair is to stand or sit directly in ____ of the area you are cutting.
working in front of your section
also known as projection or lifting when performing a haircut.
elevation
this is also known as a movable guideline?
traveling guideline
Used mainly on shorter haircuts. Can be used with or without guards.
Clippers
A visual line in the haircut, where the ends of the hair hang together.
weightline
It is important to aware of your habits of ____ and body ____ as a working cosmetologist.
posture and body positions
this is the angle in which the fingers are held when cutting the line that creates the end shape.
cutting line
the number of hairs per square inch on the head is known as
hair density