How to Cut Short Hair
Here are some steps to follow and tips on how to cut hair short. Once you learn the basics of cutting hair. You will not only save money that is usually spent at your local salon, but your friends and family will be impressed.
Short style hair cuts are a reflection of confidence and control. Not to mentioned easier to maintain without all the fuss of trying to dry and styling it. Cutting hair is not a always are easy as your professional stylist make’s it look.
There are a few things to take into account. Once you know the basics and have a better understanding of how hair takes shape. You be cutting like the pros in no time.
Here are a two things to know about cutting short hair.
1. It is easy to manage. For boys it just a wash and go. For girls it makes you look younger!
2. A good short hair cut will emphasizes femininity and tends to look healthier and less damaged. As for Men or kids, nothing looks better then an gentleman’s clean haircut.
Here are a couple of things not to do:
Don’t brush your hair with to much force while its wet. Hair is more elastic when wet and can break or split if pulled to hard.
Avoid using rubber bands for ponytails Rubber bands will break and split the hair. Use coated elastic bands and scrunchy. These tend to put less strain on your hair.
Don’t over condition your hair. It will, over time damage your hair by drying it out and will also cause split-ends.
The first thing to do before you begin cutting is to find a photo(s) of the hair style you’re looking for. If you don’t have any magazines just go online and search for short hair styles in Google images.
Next is to get your hair wet. Wet clean hair is much easier to cut. Plus the hair will shrink some after it dries, so be sure to keep this in mind when your deciding the length to cut.
Important note: Don’t cut bang wet. Unless your 100% sure of what you’re doing or you’ll find that the bangs, once they dry will be half way up your forehead.
Now onto sectioning the hair; At this point you should have decided what length and style you want. Again refer to your photo.
Begin by cutting along the bottom of the hair to get your desired length and shape. Start in the back and work around the head either left to right or right to left. It really doesn’t matter which way you go. Only that you stick to a pattern and follow it.
As for the layering, be sure to use sections and clipping any hair from above out of the way, so to get a good view and clean cut. A hair pin will work fine for clipping the hair up. When you get to the next sections be sure to use you last section of hair as your guide. This is to ensure that your desired length stays even and consistent. Remember while you’re cutting don’t forget to check both sides of the head to make sure that your cut is even.
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