Cut Hair

CUT HAIR : You Can Learn How To Do It

By Roswaty Siahaan

Cutting Hair

Learn how to cut hair properly, giving yourself the skills to save both time and money for the rest of your life.

It is said that ‘your hair is your crown’. Especially for women, having beautiful hair is a pride. It is so important to each one of us for our self esteem that we take care of it, maintain it, and make it more attractive. How important it is then to be able to give a great haircut. If you got the quality to cut hair, you can make your loved ones feel more confident about their appearance, knowing that you can help them look their best.

You know,  cutting hair  techniques that each professional hairdresser uses can be learnt simply.  They might not want you to know these basics  because if too many people learn them, they would be out of a job. You don’t need to go to college to learn how to cut hair. It can be learned, it is a trainable skill.

First of all, always use extremely sharp scissors. The type of shears you use is not that important as long as they are razor sharp. To test the sharpness of the shear, hold a piece of thread in one hand and let it dangle in the air. If your scissors can cut through this with ease without pulling the other end to make it taut, then they are probably sharp enough to trim hair.

After that, you need to comb or brush the hair thoroughly. Thick hair and long hair may need to be wet first. Make sure no hairs are hidden behind the ears or nape of the neck.

Then, this is important to  remember, to cut off less hair than what you want the finished length to be. Hair will shrink after being trimmed, especially if it is wet when you trim it.

However, professionals should learn in order to give best services, to satisfy their customers. They learn because they should be skillful in cutting different textures, such as: curly  hair, thin hair, wavy hair, fine hair,  African American hair. Not only that, but, there are more to learn, like to cut specific cuts, namely :  bobs, blunt cuts, flattop cuts, fades, clipper cuts, emo cuts, shags, mohawks, razor cuts, long layers, short layers, and bangs. Moreover, hairstyles mainly depend upon the shape of the face. Basic shapes of face include :square, round, rectangle, oval, triangular, oblong, diamond and heart.

As I was writing the above article, it struck me that you may be interested in reading this too: Skin Beauty or another Beauty Fragrances guide!