Vertical Short Layer

Vertical Layers Cutting Procedure

Vertical layers create the least amount of weight in the backand side areas of the head.

The main difference between the diagonal layers cutting procedure and the vertical one is that you use vertical subsections rather than diagonal.

1. Section the Hair

1. Create a center part.

2. Create basic sections 5 and 6. All the hair above theparietal ridge should be isolated.

2. Create a Guide

1. Start on the client’s right side.

2. Apply a 1/2" to 1" subsection.

3. Separate the remaining hair and clip it out of the way if necessary.

4. Use the fine teeth of the comb to position the hair T to the section.

5. Use your fingers to hold the hair at 90°, T to the section. Hold with medium and even tension.

6. Cut the hair:

• Use primary scissors position.

• Cut to the length you want to use as a guide.

• As you cut, your scissors and fingers holding the hair are parallel to the parting.

• Cut from top to bottom if you’re right-handed and bottom to top if you’re left-handed.

3. Layer Hair Below Sections 5 & 6

1. Comb the guide down to check how it falls. Adjust as necessary.

2. Pick up some of the guide and then the next 1/2" to 1" vertical subsection, parallel to the first.

3. Hold the subsection at 90° and cut to the guide.

4. Continue cutting vertical subsections until you reach the center of the back.

5. Repeat cutting vertical layers at 90° on the left side.

6. Use horizontal subsections to cross check the cut, payingparticular attention to the center back area to ensure that the connection of the right to the left side is even.

4. Connection

The rest of the cut is identical to the diagonal cut:

1. Create a safety section and cut the front perimeter to thelength desired.

2. Connect the uncut hair to the cut hair.

3. Layer the top (see Layering the Top of the Head in this

lesson).

4. Clean up the perimeter (see Cleaning Up the Perimeter in this lesson).

5. Cross check using horizontal subsections.

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