Diagonal Short Layer

Steps:

1. Section hair and isolate sections 5&6.

2. Stand on clients right side and begin cutting sections below 5 & 6.

3. Apply a 1/2" diagonal subsection in front of the ear. Thesubsection should be parallel to the hairline.

4. Using the fine teeth, comb and hold the hair at 90°, T to the section. Hold with medium and even tension. Use primary scissors position and cut to desired length.

5. Pick up some of the guide and then the next 1/2" diagonal subsection, parallel to the first. Hold at 90° and cut to the guide. Repeat for the next 1/2" diagonal subsection.

6. Hold the hair at 90° and cut to the guideline. Where thereis no guideline (below the ear), just continue the line.

7. Continue with subsections until you reach the center part.

8. Repeat steps 2-7 on the left side.

9. The next step is to cut a front perimeter.

10. Next you'll be creating a connection.

Connection

You will now connect the hair from above the parietal ridge. 11. Create a center parting from the front hairline to the top of the crown. Then add an ear-to-ear parting. Starting at the center back, comb hair in the crown, distributing it evenly through the crown.

12. Create a 1"- wide center subsection behind the ear-to-ear parting (subsection 1 in the bottom illustration).

13. Pick up the subsection and some of the cut hair

underneath as a guide. Using comb elevation (the ear-to-ear parting is the location for the comb), cut to the guide.

14. Move to the right and divide the remaining pie-shaped

section into two smaller sections (subsections 2 and 3 in

the illustration). Using comb elevation, cut each of the pie sections using the hair just underneath as a guide.

15. Still on the right, create two rectangular subsections

(subsections 4 and 5 in the illustration). Using comb elevation, cut each of the rectangular subsections to the guide (hair just underneath).

16. Move to the left and repeat steps 11-15 for the left side.

17. Finish by layering the top and checking the cut.