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Haircutting tech
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Palm-to-Palm | A hair cutting technique that positions the palms of your hands facing each other; using the palm to palm position when cutting prevents the hair from being lifted up off your hands and the hair from being pushed out the front of this shears. |
| Sections / sectioning | Dividing areas of hair that can be managed and controlled |
| Apex | The highest point of the head |
| Interior | The inner or internal part |
| Partial ridge | Largest curve of the head it separates the interior of the head from the exterior of the head |
| Exterior | The outer or external part |
| Nape | The section of the head from the occipital bone to the hairline |
| Lines of hair cutting | Also known as the edge or division of a shape. The basic lines used in haircutting are straight and curved. There are three types of straight lines horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Each line represents various movement and design options |
| Vertical lines | A line that extends straight up from the floor; opposite or horizontal |
| Horizontal lines | A line parallel to the floor opposite of vertical |
| Diagonal lines | Slanting line between horizontal and vertical lines |
| Weight line | Concentration of hair was in an area that gives the appearance of heaviness and density |
| Parallel lines | Consistently traveling in the same direction at an equal distance apart |
| Disconnected lines | Not connected independent lines that normally do not blend having a define break in the design |
| Angle | This space formed in between the point where two lines join combination of two straight lines jointogether producing various effects and qualities |
| Guideline | The first section of hair that is cut to serve as a guide to determine the length and or shape |
| Stationary guide | A fixed guidelines that does not move |
| Traveling guideline | A guideline that moves around or passes from one section to another |
| Interior guideline | A guide that is inside the haircut, not around the hairline or perimeter this will create less weight and more softness to the perimeter |
| Shifted distribution | Also known as / directed is directing the hair out of its natural fall |
| Elevation | Also known as degree or projection, is the degree or angle by which the hair is lifted and combed in relation to the head |
| 0°/ blunt haircut | No elevation cuts. Also known as a one lane, Bob, or solid form haircut technique |
| Tension | Application of pressure applied welcoming and holding their hair prior to cutting |
| 45° / graduated haircut | Medium elevation cuts. Also known as a Wedge or graduated |
| Crossed check | Parting the hair in the opposite direction from which it was cut, to check for precision of lines and shapes |
| 180° / long layered haircut | A haircut with increased long layers |
| 90° / uniform haircut | A uniform elevation cut at 90° that provides movement |
| Combination haircut | A haircut using two or more degrees |
| Texturizing | Techniques that help to blend lines or remove excess bulk without changing the shape of the cut |
| Point cutting | The texturizing technique using the tips of the shears to cut into the ends of the hair to create multiple lengths that will blend within the hair ends |
| Notch cutting | A texturizing technique similar to point cutting but the cutting is done towards the end rather than into them, creating a chunking effect |
| Chunking | A text you rising technique that removes larger sections of hair chunking creates movement and a perimeter DesignLine by breaking up the weighted line |
| Slithering | Also known as slicing, is a texturizing technique using a sliding movement down the hair shaft used to remove bulk and added mobility within the haircut or for blending in framing areas around the face |
| Carving | A cutting technique for the steel blade is placed into the hair and the shears are partially opened and closed while moving through the hair |
| Beveling | A technique that creates curved lines in a haircut by cutting and with a slight increase or decrease in length |
| Tapering | Also known as fading, is a cutting technique that blends hair from a shorter length at the perimeter to a longer length as it moves up the head |
| Edging | Also known as outlining or itching, is the technique of cutting around the hairline to create a clean line or design within a haircut |