CUTTING: Disconnected layers create a feminine, face-framing look.
✂ ETHEREAL POWER
TECHNICAL STEPS
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STEP 01
After preparing the hair with Catwalk Oatmeal & Honey Shampoo & Conditioner, apply Hairista & Bodifying Spray as the cutting agents.
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STEP 02
Take a central profile parting from the forehead to the nape.
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STEP 03A
To isolate the interior, take four diamond-shaped sections in each quarter, then join them together.
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STEP 03B
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STEP 03C
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STEP 04
Take a central vertical section at the occipital bone. Comb the hair to 90˚ to the head and elevate to 90˚ to the round of the head. Remove weight from the baseline by layering from shorter to longer towards the length.
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STEP 05
Continue the technique toward the ears, over-directing each section back to the centre. This maintains weight and length through the corners.
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STEP 06
Note the change of hand and body position and repeat the same technique on the other side.
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STEP 07
Reshape the baseline by point-cutting squarely to one finger’s depth elevation.
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STEP 08
Take two slight diagonal sections at the eyebrows to designate the fringe area.
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STEP 09
Take a central vertical section at the forehead. Comb and elevate the hair to 90˚ to the hairline and blunt-cut following the head shape.
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STEP 10A
Within the fringe, over-direct each section back to the centre on both sides of the head, until the high point of the recession is reached.
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STEP 10B
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STEP 11A
To reshape the side perimeter, slightly over-direct forward and control-slice at a low elevation to blend to length and create softness.
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STEP 11B
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STEP 12
Isolate and secure the underneath area and release the top. Take a central vertical section. Comb and elevate hair to 90˚ to the top of the head.
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STEP 13
Establish the central layering guide by point-cutting from slightly longer at the front and shorter towards the back, using the length from the underneath. Then over-direct the remaining hair to the centre guide and follow to complete the layering.
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STEP 14
Slice-cut the last section from the centre, outwards. This softens the overcut and helps create a visual blend between the layers and the perimeter.
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STEP 15
Blow-dry the hair using a TIGI PRO Large Round Brush.
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STEP 16A
Detail and personalise the cut using slide-cutting, deep parallel point-cutting and slicing.
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STEP 16B
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STEP 16C
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STEP 17A
Apply Texturising Salt Spray to the surface of the hair, then buckle with your hands and blow-dry to create a soft, lived-in texture. Finish the look with Work It Hairspray.
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STEP 17B
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