Graduated Angle Technique

In this variation, an angle is added to the side perimeter. By adding a graduated angle, you can add softness to the cut. The angle of the cut can vary from just a subtle angle off the side perimeter to a sharp angle connecting to a short front perimeter. You can cut a graduated angle on a one-length, graduated, or layered technique cut.

1. Graduate the Front Perimeter 

-Create a safety section. Remember that the width of the triangle in the safety section determines the size of the front perimeter.

-Using secondary scissors position and holding the hair in gravity, cut a front perimeter to the length desired. 

- Find the comb elevation for the front perimeter by holding the comb at the point where the lines of the triangle meet.

-Bring the front perimeter hair up to the comb elevation and cut the hair to the guide.

2. Graduate the Side Perimeters 

-Stand on the side that you’re graduating.

 -Comb the rest of the hair in the side perimeter (the hair in front of the diagonal parting) forward T to the section. 

-Determine the comb elevation.

-Carefully determine the location of points A and B. It is crucial that you cut from Point A without cutting any length at Point A. If you cut into the length of Point A, the 

hair will appear shorter than desirable when viewed from 

the front.

-On the right side, hold the hair in your fingers and use primary scissors position to cut from Point A to Point B. 

 -To continue, create a 1"subsection parallel to the diagonal side parting.

-Determine the comb elevation.

-Pick up a part of the subsection and some of the previously cut guide.

-Recheck the elevation, bring the hair up to the comb, and then slide out the comb.

-Check for the guide, and then cut to it.

-Continue subsectioning and graduating the side until no more hair reaches the guide. Usually, basic sections 1 and 2 will not reach the guide.

-Repeat the graduation process on the other side.