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Long Layered Hair Cut
ť from Dan D on Mar '06 | 19 replies.

It's a staple of the stylist's arsenal, and probably the most versatile and basic haircut in history. When you master the circle cut you realize how easily it can be modified to a wide variety of possibilities and looks. A short circle cut is sassy and bouncy, while a long circle cut gives volume to the style.

Wet the hair and section it in the standard seven-sections: left side, top, right side, left crown, right crown, left nape and right nape. Leave approximately ź to ˝ in. (1-1.5 cm) free along the perimeter of the hairline.
Starting at the nose, decide how long to cut the hair. Remember that wet hair will shorten as it dries - as much as an inch to an inch and a half (4 cm) for straight hair, and as much as 4 inches (10 cm) with very curly hair. Cut a guide approximately one inch (2.5 cm) wide. Work your way around the head following the perimeter. Hold the hair with light tension as you go and make sure to follow the hairline. Work from the front to one side, stopping at the ear, and repeat this process on the other side. Next, move to the back center of the head, decide how long you want the hair to be. Start cutting the hair along the perimeter of the hair using light tension to hold the hair down with no elevation. Work from the center back to the ear on one side, return to the back and do the same on the opposite side. As you meet with the front side at the ears, blend the two lines together to form a single continuous line.
Let down the left and right nape sections. Comb these sections down and once more starting in the center back, slice a section of the hair vertically and comb it out-ward at a downward angle. You should clearly see the guideline you cut at the bottom of the section when you cut the perimeter. Hold the slice at an angle with your fingers and cut it. Re-comb and take a new slice of hair that includes part of the section you've already cut. Hold the slice at the same angle and cut, using the already cut hair as a guide. With this method, work your way in one direction and then the other.
Take down half of the left and right sides and left and right crown sections. Comb them out and re-wet if needed. Starting at the back again, comb a slice of the hair that includes a segment of the hair below it for use as a guide. Hold the hair straight out from the head and cut the hair vertically. Follow as before, working from back to front, first one side, then the other.
Next, free the top section and comb it out. Beginning at the front of the head, comb a slice of the hair up from the forehead on both sides to assure that the seg-ment is centered on the head. Using the perimeter length as a guide, cut the segment from the forehead back and repeat the process, working backward to the crown of the head. (It is important that you comb the crown section straight up on both sides or risk having a lopsided effect.)
Finally, take down the upper halves of the left and right sides and left and right crown sections. Start in the center back of the head and blend the lengths by connec-ting the line of shorter lengths from steps four and five. Work back to front, one side then another. When completed, you can cross-check your haircut, by combing the hair out from the head and holding it horizontally, and carefully clip away any protruding "corners" or segments that may have been missed. Once you've checked the haircut thoroughly, style the hair as desired. The result is a style consisting of uniform layers.

Advice: Practice this hair cut on a mannequin before trying it out on a real person.


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Tami Whitehead - Sun, Oct 12th, 2008

I am a cos student too, only 150 more hours to go!!! and honestly, I thought it was a very good step-by-step, and with permission, would like to print it and give a few of my fellow students. I am a good cutter, but long layers has been one of my weaknesses, I always loose it around the front, but with this method, I think I know how to avoid that now. The description of cutting a guide in front and then blending it on the sides while cutting the guide, and doing the back at basically a low 45' and the sides at a 90' made sense to me.

To Dan, thanks, and don't stress over these beauty school drop-outs and kitchenticians who don't know how to take good advice and tailor it to their needs for a particular cut. They probably bombed basic hairdressing anyway, or they would see how this cut is very adaptable to suit assymetric or boldly angled styles. They are just hatin' on you. Hope to see more of your contributions.

Long Layered Hair Cutť from Dan D on Mar '06 | 19 replies.

19 Response to 'Long Layered Hair Cut'