Uniform Layered Uniform Layered HaircutHaircut

Uniform Layered 90-Uniform Layered 90-Degree HaircutDegree Haircut

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

IMPLEMENTS & MATERIALSIMPLEMENTS & MATERIALS

TowelsTowels Shampoo CapeShampoo Cape ShampooShampoo Cutting CapeCutting Cape Wide-tooth CombWide-tooth Comb Sectioning ClipsSectioning Clips Haircutting Shears or Haircutting Shears or

RazorRazor

Water Spray BottleWater Spray Bottle Neck StripNeck Strip

PREPARATION:PREPARATION:

Perform the client consultationPerform the client consultation Drape the clientDrape the client Shampoo and condition the hair as necessaryShampoo and condition the hair as necessary Towel-dry the hair. Towel-dry the hair. Escort the client back to the styling chair. Escort the client back to the styling chair.

Secure neck strip. Place cape over the strip & Secure neck strip. Place cape over the strip & fasten in the back. Fold neck strip down over fasten in the back. Fold neck strip down over the cape so that no part of the cape touches the cape so that no part of the cape touches skin.skin.

PROCEDURE:PROCEDURE:

1.1. Detangle the hair with the wide tooth comb. Detangle the hair with the wide tooth comb.

2.2. Section the hair into 4 uniform sectionsSection the hair into 4 uniform sections

3.3. Secure sectionsSecure sections

4.4. Begin in the nape and take a horizontal Begin in the nape and take a horizontal parting ½ inch from the hairline, depending parting ½ inch from the hairline, depending on the density of the hair. This creates the on the density of the hair. This creates the first subsection of your guide linefirst subsection of your guide line

5. With the client’s head upright, comb the 5. With the client’s head upright, comb the

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

6.6. Check to make sure your cutting line is Check to make sure your cutting line is

straight before moving on.straight before moving on.

7.7. For the top guideline take down ¼ inch For the top guideline take down ¼ inch from the top of each of the front from the top of each of the front sections, creating a section that runs sections, creating a section that runs from the front hairline to the apex. from the front hairline to the apex. Comb other hair out of the way.Comb other hair out of the way.

8.8. Beginning at the crown, comb the Beginning at the crown, comb the section straight out from the head, section straight out from the head, keeping your fingers parallel to the keeping your fingers parallel to the head, cut to desired length.head, cut to desired length.

9. Optional you may cut your guide at the 9. Optional you may cut your guide at the

front hairline. Continue working forward front hairline. Continue working forward to the front hairline (or working backward to the front hairline (or working backward to the crown). Round off any corners as to the crown). Round off any corners as you go along and making sure your you go along and making sure your fingers are parallel to the head form. fingers are parallel to the head form.

10. Continue cutting guideline from crown 10. Continue cutting guideline from crown to the nape.to the nape.

11. To maintain control and consistency while 11. To maintain control and consistency while

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

12. Work through the right side first. Take 12. Work through the right side first. Take

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

13. Continue working with a traveling 13. Continue working with a traveling

guideline to the back of the ear. Repeat guideline to the back of the ear. Repeat on the left side. When working on the on the left side. When working on the left side of the back, shift your body left side of the back, shift your body position so that the tips of you shears position so that the tips of you shears are pointing down and fingers holding are pointing down and fingers holding the section are pointing up. By shifting the section are pointing up. By shifting your hand position, you will be able to your hand position, you will be able to control the section. In essence, you are control the section. In essence, you are reversing the hand position you used reversing the hand position you used when you cut the right side of the back.when you cut the right side of the back.

14. Cross-check the entire back area. 14. Cross-check the entire back area. Take horizontal sections and elevate Take horizontal sections and elevate the hair at 90 from the head. the hair at 90 from the head.

As you are checking, you should see a line As you are checking, you should see a line

that runs parallel to the shape of the that runs parallel to the shape of the headhead

15. Section off the top area by taking a 15. Section off the top area by taking a parting that begins at the recession parting that begins at the recession area and ends at the crown, just above area and ends at the crown, just above the parietal ridge on both sides. Clip the parietal ridge on both sides. Clip the sides out of the way..the sides out of the way..

16. Cut the top area using vertical partings. 16. Cut the top area using vertical partings. Using the previously cut center section Using the previously cut center section as a guideline, connect to the crown, as a guideline, connect to the crown, holding each section straight up at 90 holding each section straight up at 90 degrees from the head form. Do not degrees from the head form. Do not over-direct the hair.over-direct the hair.

17. Cross check the top, using horizontal 17. Cross check the top, using horizontal

partings and elevating the hair 90 partings and elevating the hair 90 degrees from the head form.degrees from the head form.

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

19. Cross check the side sections, using 19. Cross check the side sections, using

horizontal partings and combing the hair horizontal partings and combing the hair straight out at 90 degreesstraight out at 90 degrees

20. Comb the hair down. Notice the soft 20. Comb the hair down. Notice the soft perimeter and rounded head shape.perimeter and rounded head shape.

21. Blow dry the haircut, using a vent brush 21. Blow dry the haircut, using a vent brush to encourage movement, and completeto encourage movement, and complete

22. Follow cleanup and sanitation steps.22. Follow cleanup and sanitation steps.