ONE LENGTH HAIRCUTS

A ONE LENGTH HAIRCUT IS ACHIEVED BY CUTTING THE HAIR TO THE SAME PERIMETER LENGTH FROM THE NATURAL FALL. THE NATURAL FALL REFERS TO THE NATURAL POSITION OF THE HAIR.

ENSURE THE HAIR IS EVENLY WET THROUGHOUT. SECTION THE HAIR THROUGH THE CENTRE FROM THE FRONT OF THE HAIRLINE (MIDDLE OF NOSE AS A GUIDE) ALL THE WAY TO THE NAPE OF THE NECK. USE THE TIP OF THE COMB AT A 30 DEGREE ANGLE TO CREATE A CLEAN AND EVEN SECTION. COMB EACH SIDE AWAY FROM THE CENTRE PARTING, OVER THE SHOULDERS TOWARDS THE FACE.

STEP 2: CREATE THE FIRST CUTTING SECTION

TILT THE HEAD DOWN SLIGHTLY AND USE THE TIP OF THE COMB AT 30 DEGREES TO CREATE A CLEAN SECTION FROM THE CENTRE TO THE MASTOID BONE. USE YOUR SECTION CLIPS TO HOLD THE HAIR IN PLACE ABOVE AND AWAY FROM YOUR SECTION. THE DIAGRAMS BELOW SHOW THE SECTIONS TAKEN AS YOU MOVE UP THE HEAD.

STEP 3: CUT THE GUIDE - (1) SQUARE

TILT THE HEAD DOWN FORWARD SLIGHTLY MORE. CUT THE FIRST SECTION WHICH WILL BE THE GUIDE YOU FOLLOW FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE HAIRCUT. WHEN COMBING THROUGH THE HAIR FROM THE ROOTS TO ENDS, BRING THE FINGERS AND COMB DOWN TOGETHER IN UNISON. TO CREATE THE SQUARE SHAPE, STAND DIRECTLY BEHIND THE CLIENT WHILST CUTTING THE BACK AND DO NOT MOVE YOUR POSITION AROUND THE HEAD. KEEP THE HAIR CLOSE TO THE BODY OF THE CLIENT AND DO NOT PULL THE HAIR TOWARDS YOU - THIS WILL CREATE AN UNEVEN LINE. CUT WHERE THE TENSION IS STRONG BETWEEN YOUR FINGERS, FROM FINGER TIP TO SECOND KNUCKLE AND KEEP YOUR FINGERS HORIZONTALLY STRAIGHT.

STEP 3: CUT THE GUIDE - (2) ROUND

KEEP THE HEAD UPRIGHT THIS TIME AND THE CHIN PARALELL TO THE FLOOR. CUT YOUR FIRST SECTION WHICH WILL BE THE GUIDE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE HAIRCUT. WHEN COMBING THROUGH THE HAIR FROM ROOTS TO THE ENDS, BRING THE FINGERS DOWN TOGETHER IN UNISON. TO CREATE A ROUND SHAPE, MOVE YOUR BODY AROUND THE BACK OF THE CLIENT WHILST CUTTING EACH SECTION. STAND BEHIND THE CLIENT TO START. TAKE SMALL SIDE STEPS TO THE LEFT WHEN CUTTING THE LEFT SIDE AND THE SAME ON THE RIGHT SIDE. AS BEFORE, KEEP THE HAIR CLOSE TO THE BODY AND DO NOT PULL THE HAIR TOWARDS YOU - THIS WILL CREATE A UNEVEN LINE. CUT WHERE TENSION IS STRONGEST BETWEEN YOUR FINGERS, FROM FINGER TIP TO SECOND KNUCKLE AND KEEP YOUR FINGERS HORIZONTALLY STRAIGHT.

STEP 4: CUT THE BACK

REPEAT STEP 3 MOVING UP TO THE APEX. THIS SHOULD TAKE ON AVERAGE 3-5 SECTIONS TO WORK FROM THE OCCIPITAL BONE UP TO THE APEX. WHEN PULLING EACH SECTION DOWN YOU WILL SEE A GUIDE LYING BEHIND FROM THE PREVIOUS SECTION. CUT INLINE ALONG THAT GUIDE AND ONCE YOU HAVE REACHED THE APEX YOU CAN BRUSH ALL THE HAIR ON THE HEAD BACK AND MAKE YOUR FINAL CUT - THE BACK WILL BE COMPLETE. ENSURE YOU CHECK BOTH SIDES HAVE BEEN CUT BALANCED BEFORE YOU PROCEED.

STEP 5: MOVE TO THE SIDES

ENSURE THE HEAD IS HELD UPRIGHT FOR BOTH THE SQUARE AND ROUND SHAPES, WITH THE CHIN PARALLEL TO THE FLOOR. EACH SIDE WILL BE DIVIDED INTO ROUGHLY 4 HORIZONTAL SECTIONS, FROM THE BOTTOM WORKING UP TO THE CENTRE OF THE TOP OF THE HEAD. STAND EITHER SIDE OF THE HEAD AND BEGIN AT THE BOTTOM HAIRLINE. CREATE A CLEAN SECTION WITH THE TIP OF THE COMB AT 30 DEGREES. TAKE A SMALL SLIVER OF HAIR FROM BEHIND THE EAR TO USE AS A GUIDE FOR THE SIDES. PULL THE SECTION FROM THE SIDE DOWN UNTIL YOU SEE THE GUIDE FROM THE BACK AND CUT ALONG THIS USING THE SAME METHOD AS WHEN CUTTING THE BACK. RIGHT-HANDED PEOPLE WILL CUT TOWARDS THE FACE WHEN STANDING ON THE LEFT AND WILL CUT TOWARDS THE BACK WHEN STANDING ON THE RIGHT. ONCE COMPLETED, PULL THE NEXT SECTION DOWN AND YOU WILL SEE THE GUIDE LYING UNDERNEATH/BEHIND FROM THE PREVIOUS SECTION.

STEP 6: CUT THE OTHER SIDE

REPEAT THIS PROCESS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE HEAD TO COMPLETE THE HAIRCUT. ENSURE THE HEAD IS HELD UPRIGHT, WITH THE CHIN PARALLEL TO THE FLOOR. AFTER COMPLETING THE HAIRCUT, CHECK FOR AN EVEN BALANCE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE HEAD.