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| Triangular section that begins at the apex and ends at the front corners. |
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| space between two lines or surfaces that intersect at a given point . |
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| Highest point on the top of the head . |
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| Technique using diagonal lines by cutting hair ends with a slight increase or decrease in length . |
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| Haircut in which all the hair comes to one hanging level , forming a weight line or area ; hair is cut with no elevation or over - direction ; also referred to as a one - length , zero - elevation , or no - elevation cut . |
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| Haircutting technique done by placing the still blade into the hair and resting it on the scalp , and then moving the shears through the hair while opening and partially closing the shears . |
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| Haircutting technique similar to scissor - over - comb , except that the clippers move side to side across the comb rather than bottom to top . |
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| Parting the haircut in the opposite way from which you cut it , to check fo precision of line and shape . |
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| Area of the head between the apex and back of the parietal ridge . |
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| Angle at which the fingers are held when cutting , and ultimately the line that is cut ; also known as finger angle , finger position , cutting position , cutting angle . |
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| where and how hair is moved over the head . |
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| Angle or degree at which a subsection of hair is held , or lifted , from the head when cutting ; also referred to as projection or lifting . |
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| Points on the head that signal a change in the shape of the head , from the head when cutting ; also referred to as projection or lifting . |
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| Notchin technique in which pieces of hair are snipped out at random intervals . |
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| Technique used to release weight from the subsection , allowing the hair to move more freely . |
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| Graduated shape or wedge ; an effect or haircut that results from cutting the hair with tension , low to medium elevation or over direction . |
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| Elevation occurs when a section is lifted above 0 degrees. |
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| Direction i nwhich the hair grows from the scalp ; also referred to as natural falling position . |
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| Section of hair , locted either at the perimeter or the interior of the cut , that determines the length the hair will be cut ; also reffered to as a guide; usually the section that is cut to create a shape . |
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| Hair that grows at the outermost perimeter along the face , around the ears , and on the neck . |
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| Shape of the head , which greatly affects the way the hair falls and behaves ; also called head shape . |
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| Guideline that is inside the haircut rather than on the perimeter. |
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| Graduated effect achieved by cutting the hair with elevation or over - direction ; the hair is cut at higher elevations , usually 90 degrees or above , which removes weight . |
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| Create movement and volume in the hair by realeasing weight . |
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| Thin continuous mark used as a guide ; can be straight or curved , horizontal , vertical , or diagonal . |
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| Haircut in which the hair is cut at a 180 - degree angel ; the resulting shape has shorter layers at the top and increasingly longer layers toward the perimeter . |
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| Back part of the neck ; the hair below the occipital . |
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| Version of point cutting in which the tips of the scissors are moved toward the hair ends rather than into them ;creates a chunkier effect . |
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| Combing a section away from its natural falling position , rather than straight out from the head , toward a guideline ; used to create increasing lengths in the interior or perimeter. |
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| Cutting position in which the palms of both hands are facing each other. |
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| Line didving the hair to the scalp that seperates one section of hair from another or creates subsections . |
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| Outer line of a hairstyle . |
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| Haircutting technique in which the tips of the of the shears are used to cut " points " into the ends of the hair . |
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| Texturizing technique in which the comb and the razor are used on the surface of the hair . |
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| Texturizing technique similiar to razor - over - comb , done with small circular motions . |
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| Points on the head that mark where the surface of the head changes or the behavior of the hair changes , such as ears , jawline , occipital bone , apex , and so on ; used to establish design lines that are proportinate. |
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| To divide the hair by parting into uniform working areas for control . |
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| 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 . |
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| Technique that removes bulk and adds through the lengths of the hair; the shears are not completely closed , and only the portion of the blades near the pivot is used . |
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| Method of cutting or thinning the hair in which the fingers and shears glide along the edge of the hair to remove length . |
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| Slithering ( Effilating ) |
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| Process of thinning the hair to graduated lengths with shearas ; cutting the hair with a sliding movement of the shears while keeping the blades partially opened. |
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| Guideline that does not move |
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| Smaller sections within a larger section of hair , used to maintain control of the hair while cutting . |
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| Haircutting effect in which there is an even blend from very short at the hairline to longer lengths as you move up the head; " to taper " is to narrow progressively at one end . |
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| Amount of pressure applied when combing and holding a section , created by streaching or pulling the section. |
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| Removing exess bulk without shortening the length ; changing the appearance or behavior of the hair through specific haircutting techniques , using shears , thinning shears or a razor . |
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| Guideline that moves as the haircutting progresses , used often when creating layers or graduation . |
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| Hair is elevated to 90 degrees from the scalp and cut at the same length . |
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| Visual " line " in the haircut , where the ends of the hair hang together . |
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