One-Length Below-the-Shoulders Cutting! 💫💫💫💫

👀📺🎬DVD: Scene 1.3, One-Length Below the Shoulder

In this variation, the client is standing during the cut, and

you cut the side perimeters with the client’s head turned.

1.) Position Client

The client should be standing with her or his back to you.

2. Section Hair

💫Attention: Sometimes with long hair, the hair in

sections 1 and 2 will be shorter than in sections 3, 4, 5,

and 6. This is because the hair in the nape area tends to be finer, has contact with clothing, binders, etc., and so it breaks more often than the hair higher up.Therefore, before establishing a guideline, be very careful to know where the final perimeter will be so that you don’t cut sections 1 and 2 too short. In some cases, some or all of sections 1 and 2 will not be long enough to be cut at all. In this case, use the longer hairs in sections 1 and 2 for your guideline. Or, you may have to use sections 3 and 4 as your guideline.💫💫💫

Section the hair into the six basic section

3. Cut/Establish the Guideline

(Cut Sections 1 and 2)

1. Drop sections 1 and 2.

2. Tilt the client’s head forward.

3. Comb the hair into gravity.

4. Hold the hair securely against the back using the spine of the comb.

5. Using secondary scissors position and 0° elevation, cut from the center to the right, and then from the center to the left.

6. Check for balance in sections 1 and 2 by stepping away to view the perimeter.

4. Cut Sections 3, 4, 5, and 6

1. Position the client’s head upright.

2. Drop sections 3 and 4 and comb the hair into gravity, evenly distributing it.

3. Cut the back perimeter to the guideline.

4. Turn the client’s head to look over her or his right shoulder.

5. Comb all the hair on the right side into gravity onto the client’s back, using no elevation. You do this in order to have a flat surface on which to work. If the hair is over the shoulders and cut, you run the risk of causing unwanted graduation.

6. Use the teeth of the comb to hold the hair against the back.

7. Cut from the center to the right side, cutting to the

previously established guideline.

8. Repeat on the left side with the client looking over her or his left shoulder and cutting to the left side.

9. Drop sections 5 and 6 and comb the hair into gravity,

evenly distributing it.

10. Cut the back perimeter, and then repeat the process of

having the client look over her or his shoulder as you cut the side perimeters.

5. Check for Balance

1. Comb all the hair behind the shoulders and step away to check the back perimeter.

2. Comb all hair into gravity including in front. Turn the

head to each side, checking side perimeters.

‼️Note: Remove any graduation. Directing the hair out of gravity will cause undesired “softness” in side perimeterareas.