Cut Customize
Customizing a cut is often done when the hair dries to shape after the initial cut. It is a way to make the cut individual for each person according to their face shape and hair type, and also a way to create your own personal and exclusive haircut.
Personalization creates additional smoothness or movement in a cut and can help shed excess weight, blend weight lines, and remove volume, which can make a big difference in how your hair is placed. A stylist, after blow-drying a cut, should be able to see with the naked eye where there is weight or where it may be necessary to remove the volume from the hair; They should also be able to see where you need to add some slice smoothness and texture to create a beautiful look.
Short hair for both men and women can often need a lot more customization than other cuts, as the weight lines or hair care distribution are already more defined due to the shortness of the hair. It also requires a lot of care, as you don’t want to keep cutting and cutting until there is no hair left, it has to be well executed!
Here’s a guide on how each custom cut is done, but as with many hairdressing skills, it takes a lot of practice to get it right and be faster.
Chipped
This can be used for both regular cutting when wet and customizing when dry. It smooths hair edges better than cutting straight lines and can help eliminate weight lines, whether used alone or as part of the scissor-over-comb technique.
Slice
Slicing helps smooth a cut by creating texture and removing weight. You can remove a lot of excess volume if your hair is thick, creating shape while doing it. It is done by sliding the scissors through the middle to the tips of the hair in very small strands, removing excess unwanted hair. It can be used only on the ends if necessary. If used too close to the roots, it can leave small strands of hair, so be careful, this technique is for strands and ends only.
Channel cut
This technique is used to remove weight and create cuts through the hair, giving texture. It is done by sliding very sharp scissors through the hair while resting on the head; You don’t need to pick it up, but it does require the customer to sit very still. If your scissors are not sharp, they will pull the hair and hurt the customer, so make sure your tools are very sharp.
Slimming
Thinning can be done in any of the above ways or with thinning razors or scissors. Cut small strands of hair to a shorter length, which between the length of the original hair makes it appear thinner, but of course it is not permanent. You should take extreme precautions when thinning your hair not to cut and cut and cut as you can remove too much and leave your hair looking extremely thin and shapeless.
Thinning scissors remove hair in a straight line, while channels can be cut, minced, or cut into very small areas where needed. It’s also done in different lengths to prevent weight lines from appearing, so it’s generally a more versatile approach.
