Long Layer Technique

Long layering creates layers in the interior while leaving length and weight in the perimeter. It is an excellent technique for long hair with a fine density. Once mastered, this skill is a very quick way to layer a one-length or graduated form.Before layering, you establish a one-length or graduated back, side, and front perimeter.

1. Section Hair and Cut One-Length or Graduated

2. Cut a Front and Side Perimeter

3. Cut the Interior Guide

-Create an ear-to-ear parting to divide the front from the back: Part the hair from the front of the right ear (wherethe ear attaches to the head) across the top of the head to the front of the left ear. 

-At the top of the head, create a 1" vertical subsection from the front hairline to the ear-to-ear parting. Take 1/2" from each side of the middle.

-Stand on the client’s right.

-Hold the subsection (or as much of it as you can control) at 90°.

-Drop all but a little of the safety section. What’s left of it (the hair closest to the uncut hair) is your guide.

-Cut the 1" rectangular subsection:

•  Elevate the subsection to 90°.

•  Cut in a backward flowing angle. Position the fingers 

holding the hair at an angle that goes from short to 

long so that the scissors can follow the direction of 

your fingers.

•  Repeat until the entire subsection has been cut.