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Haircutting
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Cosmetology
10th Grade
05/25/2011

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Term
Angle
Definition
Space between two lines or surfaces that intersect at a given point.
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Apex
Definition
Highest point on the top of the head.
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Bang(fringe)
Definition
Triangular section that begins at the apex and ends at the front corners.
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Beveling
Definition
Technique using diagonal lines lines by cutting hair ends with slight increase or decrease in length.
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Blunt Haircut
Definition
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-elevtion cut.
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Carving
Definition
Haircutting techique done by placing the still blade into the hair and resting it on the scalp, and then moving te shears through the hair while opening and partially closing the shears.
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Clipper-Over-Comb
Definition
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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Cross-Checking
Definition
Parting the haircut in the opposite way from which you cut it, to check for precision of line and shape.
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Crown
Definition
Area of the head between the spx and back of the parietal ridge.
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Cutting line
Definition
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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Distribution
Definition
WHere and how hair is moved over the head.
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Elevation
Definition
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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Four Corner
Definition
Points on the head that signal a change in te shape of the head, from flat to round or vice versa.
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Free-Hand Notching
Definition
Notching technique in which pieces of hair are snipped out at random intervals.
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graduated haircut
Definition
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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Graduation
Definition
Elevation occurs when a section is lifted above 0 degrees.
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Growth pattern
Definition
Direction in which the hair grows from the scalp; also referred to as natural fall or natural falling position.
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Guideline
Definition
Section of hair, located either at the perimeter or the interior of the cut, that determines the length the hair will be cut; also referred to as a guide; usually the first section that is cut to create a shape.
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Hairline
Definition
Hair thats grows at the outermost perimeter alongthe face, around the ears, and on the neck.
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Head Form
Definition
Shape of the head, which greatly affects the way the hair falls and behaves; also called head shape.
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Interior
Definition
Inner or Internal part.
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Interior guideline
Definition
Guideline that is inside the haircut rather than on the perimeter
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Layered Haircut
Definition
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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Layers
Definition
Create movement and volume in the hair by releasing weight.
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Line
Definition
Thin continous mark used as a guide; can be straight or curved, horizontal, vertical, or diagonal.
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Long-layers haircut
Definition
Haircutin which the hair is cut at a 180-degree angle; the resulting shape has shorter layers at the top and increasingly longer layers toward the perimeter.
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Nape
Definition
Back part of the neck; the hair below the occipital bone.
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Notching
Definition
Version of point cutting in which the tips of the scissors are moved towardthe hair ends rather than into them; creates a chunkier effect.
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Over-direction
Definition
Combing a section away from its natural falling position, rather than straight out from the head, toward a guidline; used to create increasing lengths in the interior or perimeter.
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Palm-to-Palm
Definition
Cutting position in which the palms of both hands are facing each other.
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Parietal Ridge
Definition
Widest area of the head, usually starting at the temples and ending at the bottom of the crown.
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Part/Parting
Definition
Line dividing the hair to the scalp that separated one section of hair form another or creates subsections.
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Perimeter
Definition
Outer line of a hairstyle.
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Point cutting
Definition
Haircutting technique in which the tips of the shears are used to cut "points" into the ends of the hair.
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Razor-over-Comb
Definition
Texturizing technique in which the comb and the razor are used on the surface of the hair.
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razor rotation
Definition
Texturizing technique similar to razor-over-comb, done with small circular motions.
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refernce points
Definition
Points on the head that mark where the surface of the head changes or the behavior of the hair changes or the behavior of the hair changes,
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Sections
Definition
To divide the hair by parting into uniform areas for control.
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Scissors-over-Comb
Definition
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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Slicing
Definition
Technique that removes bulk and adds movement 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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Slice cutting
Definition
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
Definition
Process of thinning the hair to graduated lengths with shears; cutting the hair with a sliding movement of the shears while keeping the blades partially opened; also called effilating.
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Stationary guideline
Definition
Guideline that does not move.
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Subsections
Definition
Smaller sections within a larger section of hair, used to maintain control of the hair while cutting.
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Tapers
Definition
Haircutting effect in which there is an even blend fromvery short at the hairline to longer lengths as you move up the head; "to taper" is to narrow progessively at one end.
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Tension
Definition
Amount of pressure applied when when combing and holding a section, created by stretching or pulling the section.
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Texturizing
Definition
Removing excess bulk without shortening the length; changing the apperance or behavior of the hair through specific haircutting techniques, using shears, thnning shears,or a razor
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Traveling guidelines
Definition
Guidelines that moves as the haircutting progreses, used often when creating layers or graduation.
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Uniform Layers
Definition
Hair is elevated to 90 degrees from the scalp and cut at the same length.
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weight line
Definition
visual "line" in the haircut, where the ends of the hair hang together.
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