Cosmetology Haircutting termsHaircutting

Basic Cosmeto logy Haircutting terms

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Front Back
Head form
Shape of the head
Lines
Horizontal, vertical, diagonal
Angles
Formed at the point where 2 lines join together or intersect
Scissor-over-comb
Haircutting technique in which the hair is held in place with the comb while the tips of the scissors are used to remove the lengths
Sections
To divide the hair by parting into uniform working areas for control
Reference points
Points on the head that mark where the surface of the head: such as ears, jaw line, occipital bone, apex,
Point cutting
Haircutting technique in which the tips of the shears are to cut “points” into the ends of the hair.
Perimeter
Outer line
Part
Line dividing the hair to the scalp that separates one section of hair from another or creates subsections.
Nape
Back part of the neck
Long-layered haircut
Haircut in which the hair is cut at 180-degree angle;
Interior guideline
Guideline that is inside the haircut rather than on the perimeter
Line
Thin continuous mark used as a guide
Weight line
Visual line in the haircut, where the ends of the hair hang together
Traveling guide
Guideline that moves