How to Master Hair Cutting Techniques

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Wet the hair.

   Fill a spray bottle with warm water.
   
   Saturated the hair with the warm mist—your hair should be damp, not dripping.
   
   Use a fine tooth comb to detangle your wet hair—carefully remove snarls and knots from the locks.Keep the spray bottle nearby.
   
   As the hair dries, re-wet the locks.
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   Step 2: Divide the hair into five sections.

   The five-section part is used on clients with average to thinner hair.
   
   Part the hair down the center of the head—from the top of the forehead to the base of the skull.
   
   Part the hair horizontally at the top of the ears.
   
   This will create a section on the top of the head, known as the top box and two side sections.
   
   Twist each section and secure it with a large hair clip.
   
   Part the hair at the base of the ears.
   
   This will create a section at the base of your skull.
   
   Twist each section and secure it with a large hair clip.Make sure the right sections are even with the left sections. , Begin by parting the hair in a straight line from just behind one ear to the just behind the other ear.Create a part on each side of the head along the parietal ridge—approximately 4 finger widths above the tops of your ears.
   
   This will allow you to section off the hair on the top of the head.
   
   Comb the hair towards the top of the head, twist, and secure it with a clip.
   
   Comb, twist, and clip the hair on the left and right sides of the head.Part the hair down the center of the crown.
   
   To isolate the left and right crown sections, part the hair horizontally from just behind the ear to the center part.
   
   Comb, twist, and clip the two sections.Divide, comb, and clip the remaining hair at the nape of the neck into a left and a right section.
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   Step 3: Divide thicker hair into seven sections.If the hair you are cutting is thicker

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   Step 4: consider dividing it into seven sections: top

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   Step 5: right side

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   Step 6: left side

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   Step 7: right crown

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   Step 8: left crown

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   Step 9: right nape

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    Step 10: left nape

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    Step 11: and a ½ inch band of loose hair at the hairline.

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