If you want to create a hip but low-maintenance short haircut, try using the scissors-over-comb method.
Diane Jeep Ries, a hairdresser with more than 20 years of salon experience, presents the in’s and out’s of the scissors-over-comb method. These tips will enable you to create hip hairstyles at home.
Diane Jeep Ries, a hairdresser with more than 20 years of salon experience, presents the in’s and out’s of the scissors-over-comb method. These tips will enable you to create hip hairstyles at home.
Shorter hair does not mean just shorter length; it can also mean reducing the breadth. For example, if you want to have more shape in a jacket, you’ll take out the fabric from the waistline, not take the hem out. It’s the same with hair. The way to achieve that reduction is with the scissors-over-comb method, which is a prime technique for creating more shape. This method will save time and allow you to cut a versatile hairstyle with a delicate, feminine look.
When you work with your hands in hair there are usually three strokes: There’s combing, holding and then cutting the hair. With scissors-over-comb, there are only two strokes. The first stroke combines combing and holding the hair, and the second stroke is cutting the hair. By eliminating one of the three strokes, you will reduce haircutting time by about one third.
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The hairstylist’s ideal of facial balance and proportion is to have an equal distance from the hairline to the brow, from the brow to the tip of the nose and from the nose to tip of the chin. Most people do not have perfect balance and proportion, so a hairstylist must create the illusion of it by moving the weight of the hair to emphasize or de-emphasize different areas of the face. Continue reading »
