Cutting Flashcards
What bone affects how the clients profile will look and affects what technique to use?
Occipital Bone
What divides the front and the back of the head?
Mastoid Process
What are the three techniques in hair cutting?
Line, Graduation, Layer
What are the three shapes used in hair cutting?
Square, Triangle, Round
What is over direction?
To direct the hair away from its natural fall
What is elevation?
To lull or lift the hair away from its natural fall
What is tension?
The amount of stress put on the hair
What are the three types of tension?
Through the fingers, through the comb, on the skin
What form of tension uses the most pressure?
Through the fingers
What form of tension uses the least amount of pressure?
On the skin
What areas on the head require less tension?
Above the ears, at the crown, at the hairlines
What are the three types of sectioning?
Horizontal, vertical, diagonal,
What does horizontal sectioning do?
Builds weight, is parallel to the floor
What does vertical sectioning do?
Removes weight, perpendicular to the floor
What does a diagonal section do?
Gives direction
What are the two types of guides?
Traveling, stationary
What degree is a line cut at?
Zero degrees
What shapes can a line have?
Any
What does a square shape do?
Builds corners, can start anywhere
What does a triangle shape do?
Shorter in back, longer in front. closes face, starts in back
What does a round shape do?
Shorter in front, longer in back. Starts in front, opens face
What type of tension is used when cutting a line?
Any type
What are the types of blow drying?
Beveling, leafing, wrapping, defusing
What is Beveling?
On the ends of the hair, 100%
What is leafing?
The mid shaft of the hair, 80% dry
What is wrapping?
Roots of the hair, 50% dry
What is defusing?
For curly hair, 80% dry
What is the line technique?
Heaviest technique, all the hair goes to the same plain, zero degrees
What is graduation technique?
Low to medium (1-45) medium to high (46-89) build up of weight, shorter on the bottom gradually gaining length towards the top
What is the layer technique?
Removal of weight created by holding the hair out from the head at a 90’ angle or higher,this technique controls movement and texture of the hair
What is the line technique?
Heaviest technique, cut at zero degrees, all hair comes to one plane, fingers should mirror subsection, any type of tension can be used, DOES NOT use elevation or over direction
