21 Long Layer Technique

Layer the Front

1. Make sure that the ear-to-ear part remains clean. If

necessary, clip the back to isolate it from the front.

2. Now stand on the client’s left. You will be layering the

hair on the right, and keeping the guide closest to you.

3. Pick up the rectangular section that you just cut, and holdit at 90° from the center top.

4. Use the comb to bring up a 1ý subsection without

changing the elevation of the original guide. The

subsection is:

• Parallel to the guide.

• On the side away from you (the client’s right).

5. Cut the subsection to the length of the guide, following

the angle of the guide.

6. Continue bringing up subsections in front of the ear-to-ear parting to the guide until no more hair on the right side reaches the guide. Make sure that the guide is always at 90° to the center of the head.The hair not reaching the guide falls away and remains perimeter weight.

7. Stand on the client’s right and repeat for the left side.

Layer the Back

1. Keep the ear-to-ear part in place.

2. Continue the rectangular subsection into the back.

3. Section out some of the guide hair from in front of the

ear-to-ear parting to use as a guide in the back.

4. Comb up the rectangular subsection into 90° from the

top of the head.

5. Cut a backward flowing angle from the guide. The cut

rectangular subsection will act as the guide for layering

the back.

6. Standing on the side with the guide, continue bringing

up rectangles of hair and cutting to the guide. Notice

how the hair that doesn’t reach the guide falls away andbecomes perimeter weight.

7. Always standing on the guide side, layer the rest of the

back section.