Uniform Layered Haircut

Uniform Layered 90-Degree Haircut The layered haircut is created with uniform layers. All the hair is elevated to 90 degrees and cut at the same length. Your guide for this haircut is an exterior stationary guide to establish your traveling guideline and an interior guideline is inside the haircut rather than on the perimeter. The resulting shape will appear soft & rounded, with no built-up weight & corners.

IMPLEMENTS & MATERIALS Towels Shampoo Cape Shampoo Cutting Cape Wide-tooth Comb Sectioning Clips Haircutting Shears or Razor Water Spray Bottle Neck Strip

PREPARATION: Perform the client consultation Drape the client Shampoo and condition the hair as necessary Towel-dry the hair. Escort the client back to the styling chair. Secure neck strip. Place cape over the strip & fasten in the back. Fold neck strip down over the cape so that no part of the cape touches skin.

PROCEDURE: Detangle the hair with the wide tooth comb. Section the hair into 4 uniform sections Secure sections Begin in the nape and take a horizontal parting ½ inch from the hairline, depending on the density of the hair. This creates the first subsection of your guide line

5. With the client’s head upright, comb the subsection in a natural fall from scalp to ends. With your dominant hand, comb the subsection again, stopping just above the cutting line. Make sure the comb is horizontal and just above the cutting line (desired length). Cut the subsection straight across against the skin, remembering to keep your shears horizontal and parallel to the floor.

Check to make sure your cutting line is straight before moving on. For the top guideline take down ¼ inch from the top of each of the front sections, creating a section that runs from the front hairline to the apex. Comb other hair out of the way. Beginning at the crown, comb the section straight out from the head, keeping your fingers parallel to the head, cut to desired length.

9. Optional you may cut your guide at the front hairline 9. Optional you may cut your guide at the front hairline. Continue working forward to the front hairline (or working backward to the crown). Round off any corners as you go along and making sure your fingers are parallel to the head form. 10. Continue cutting guideline from crown to the nape.

11. To maintain control and consistency while working through the haircut, separate the sides from the back by parting the hair from the apex to the back of the ear. Work through the back areas first. The parting pattern will be wedge-shaped, where each section begins at the same point in the crown and is slightly wider at the bottom of the nape.

12. Work through the right side first 12. Work through the right side first. Take a vertical parting that begins at the crown and connects with the guideline, creating a vertical section that ends at the hairline. Keep the sections small to maintain control. Beginning at the crown and using the previously cut guideline, comb the new section to the guide, and elevate the hair straight out from the head, with no over-direction. Cut the line by keeping your fingers parallel to the head and matching the guideline.

13. Continue working with a traveling guideline to the back of the ear 13. Continue working with a traveling guideline to the back of the ear. Repeat on the left side. When working on the left side of the back, shift your body position so that the tips of you shears are pointing down and fingers holding the section are pointing up. By shifting your hand position, you will be able to control the section. In essence, you are reversing the hand position you used when you cut the right side of the back. 14. Cross-check the entire back area. Take horizontal sections and elevate the hair at 90 from the head.

As you are checking, you should see a line that runs parallel to the shape of the head 15. Section off the top area by taking a parting that begins at the recession area and ends at the crown, just above the parietal ridge on both sides. Clip the sides out of the way.. 16. Cut the top area using vertical partings. Using the previously cut center section as a guideline, connect to the crown, holding each section straight up at 90 degrees from the head form. Do not over-direct the hair.

17. Cross check the top, using horizontal partings and elevating the hair 90 degrees from the head form. 18. Now move to the right side. Work from the back of the ear toward the face, using vertical sections, and connect to the previous section at the back of the ear and the top. Comb the hair straight out from the head form at 90 degrees, removing any corners as you go and repeat on the left side, shifting body position so that the tips of your shears are pointing down and the fingers holding the section are pointing up.

19. Cross check the side sections, using horizontal partings and combing the hair straight out at 90 degrees 20. Comb the hair down. Notice the soft perimeter and rounded head shape. 21. Blow dry the haircut, using a vent brush to encourage movement, and complete 22. Follow cleanup and sanitation steps.