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Male haircuts - Classic cut


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Introduction

• Men's haircuts tend to be short, layered looks. The chief dierence betweenthem is the treatment of the neckline.

• Most men wear a traditional, classic men's haircut. The hair is cut over the earsand above the collar at the back. The hair at the front is combed away from theface.

• classic cut never dates but elements of it may chan!e. Modern variations on

the classic men's haircut include dierent len!ths and te"tures, de#endin! onsuitability and clients' lifestyles.

• Men's stylin! ran!es are becomin! more #o#ular and this will also in$uence the%nished look of the classic cut.


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&te# of ( - &ectionin! #attern

• Take a dia!onal section from in front of theear to the na#e area.

• Create a series of dia!onal sections acrossthe back of the head.

Ti#) *se dia!onal sections tocreate a conve" sha#e thatwill enhance the head sha#e.


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&te# + of ( - irst cuttin! section

• Take your %rst cuttin! section from the fronthairline.

• *se a dia!onal section. This will hel# youfollow the sha#e of the head.

• To !et a better an!le that will take your cutcloser in to the head, cut the hair between

the inside of your %n!ers.

• lways kee# the hair wet at all times thiswill make it easier for you to obtain youran!le.

Ti#) y cuttin! the hair on the inside ofyour %n!ers, you can create dierentan!les and cut closer into the head.


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&te# of ( - Cleanin! u# and balancin!

• efore movin! round to the back area,clean u# the side ear area.

• *se the #oints of your scissors and cuta!ainst the skin.

• /e#eat on the other side of the head.

• The way you sha#e your desi!n is down to#ersonal choice. 0our %nished look willde#end on what you discussed with yourclient durin! the consultation sta!e.

Ti#) 1ractice cuttin! a!ainst the skinusin! the #oints of your scissors.

This techni2ue re2uires a steadyhand and very little #ressure.


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&te# ( of ( - Cuttin! behind the ear

• Take a dia!onal section from behind theback of the ear to the na#e area. 1lace you

%n!ers #arallel to the section and cut.

• ollow the sha#e of the hairline. This willcreate a shar# line.

• /e#eat on the o##osite side. Cut on the skin

to clean u# the section and stren!then thesha#e.

Ti#) 3old yourbody #osition

#arallel to yourcuttin! section.


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&te# 4 of ( - Cross-layerin!

• 5ork across the back area, rememberin! to kee# the

hair wet at all times, to create even tension on eachsection. s you work across the back area your cross

layerin! becomes more a##arent.

• ollowin! your dia!onal sectionin! #attern, kee# your!uideline between your %n!ers and elevate each section

sli!htly.

• It is im#ortant to brin! each section down to meet the#reviously elevated section. Then elevate.

• If you brin! the sections down to the cuttin! line ratherthan the #revious section, you will create wei!ht and

your line will become heavy and bold.

Ti#) 6ee# yourelevation to aminimum or you willlose the sha#e ofyour haircut.


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&te# 7 of ( - Com#leted %rst side

• 3ere, you can clearly see the dia!onallayerin! our stylist has created. This is

known as cross-layerin!.

• 8ote how much wei!ht and len!th has beentaken away from the na#e area.

• 5ork the sectionin! #attern across the head,

from the side crown to the o##osite na#earea. 0ou will be able to use this as a cross-check #oint when you cut to the centre fromthe o##osite side.

• /e#eat the #rocedure on the other side untilyou cross over the na#e area.

Ti#) The client's head should be#ositioned sli!htly to one side to allowyou to achieve the correct an!le as youcut.


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&te# 9 of ( - Cross-checkin!

• 5hen you have com#leted both sides, youshould cross-check your haircut so far.

• lways cross-check the o##osite way towhich you cut the hair. :ur stylist ischeckin! the hair hori;ontally.

• 0ou should need to remove only a minimal

amount of hair at this #oint.

• 5hen you have cross-checked thorou!hly,move on to the internal layerin!.


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&te# < of ( - =ayerin!

• &tart your layerin! at the front area.

• Take your !uideline from the side area, atthe front of the crown.

• 3oldin! the hair at a >?-de!ree an!le fromthe head, club cut the line.

• 5ork u# towardsthe centre andacross to theother side of thehead. /ememberto kee# holdin!

the hair at >?-de!rees. 6ee# thehair wet at alltimes.


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&te# > of ( - Creatin! len!th

• 0ou have now created your !uideline fromone side across to the other. lways

remember to follow your !uideline and cutthe hair to the same len!th.

• 5ork towards the front hairline, #ullin! thefront area hair sli!htly backward to createmore len!th at the front.

Ti#) Make sure you can always see your

!uideline. If you can't see it, !o back to yourstartin! #oint.


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&te# ? of ( - ack area layerin!

• 5e now start to layer the back area

• *sin! your !uideline from the crown, take acentral vertical section down towards thebottom of the crown. 3old the hair at a >?-de!ree an!le to the head and, still usin! aclub cut techni2ue, work the section in withthe back area.

• /emember that wehave already cutthe some of theback area in ourcross layerin!techni2ue.


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&te# of ( - lendin! in !uidelines

• 1ivotin! the hair out from the centre, worktowards the back of the ear, blendin! in

your !uidelines as you !o.

• /emember that there are two !uidelines toblend in)

- from the centre crown@ and

- from the side area.

• /e#eat on the o##osite side of the head.nd check your balance a!ain.


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&te# + of ( - Aistributin! the wei!ht

• :ur stylist is movin! their body #osition asthey work around the head. This will hel#

them to distribute the wei!ht evenlythrou!hout the haircut.

• lend in the to# and back areas, workin!from the crown to the back of the ear.

• /emember to kee# hair wet at all times.

Ti#) ollow your!uidelines as you blend inthe hair. Aon't cut thehair without a !uideline@

your end result will be anunbalanced haircut. If youlose your !uideline at any#oint, !o back to yourstartin! #osition.


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&te# of ( - rin!e area

• &ha#in! the frin!e area is #articularlyim#ortant in men's haircuts. The wron!

frin!e can make or ruin your hair sha#e.

• irst, it is im#ortant to establish yourclient's hairline #attern at the front. Inmany men, the hairline recedes to somee"tent from baldness.

• 0ou should avoid makin! the frin!e area tooheavy but never take out too much wei!hteither. This can make the hair look as if it isthinnin!.

• :ur stylist is aimin! to kee# len!th in thefrin!e area. They are blendin! the hair infrom the tem#le area across to the otherside, kee#in! it lon!er in the centre tocreate len!th at the front.


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&te# ( of ( - inished result

• s you can see from our inished result thisclassic men's hair sha#e.

• This haircut can be done on most men. 0ouwill %nd that you can achieve dierent%nished results by addin! !els or wa".

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