
Learn the best basic scissor hold
Learn about the comb and holding it with the scissors
This lesson shows you what 90 degrees means on hair. I would be great practice for you to practice collecting sections at 90 degrees for ten minutes before you begin cutting.
THE CUTTING BEGINS. This will be lots of fun. You will work in a horseshoe section around the sides of the head. Then Step down lower to make a reverse horseshoe. Finally you will cut the perimeter.
Now its time for you to enjoy cutting the top. Once you are finished, get it all dried off and STYLE......
Learn the basics of scissor over comb for tension-free cuts, aiming to the bottom of the ear, using 90-degree passes and a top-down tapering approach.
Visualize a taper with scissors over comb, shaping hair from long to short around the ears and neck, then fine tune and introduce over direction for added top volume.
Master over direction and compound over direction to blend hair by pulling sections back toward the crown, preventing disconnection and creating a seamless front-to-back transition.
Learn slicing to create texture and direction by trimming a uniform layer down to the bottom of the ear on wet hair, then shape the fringe.
Learn to cut a swept-over top with a side part using scissors-over-comb and claw technique, guiding diagonal sections and over-directing for a tension-free fringe.
Learn how to create texture with chipping in using scissors, making sections shorter to roughen ends and achieve a textured finish across the crown and top.
Master bias cutting and texture with a slicing technique using the back blade on the scalp to create direction, a balanced, proportional finish, plus even distribution of Matt Clay.
Connect with Michael Holmes for beginner gents scissor cutting and explore his other barbering courses, while asking questions and sharing ideas for future content.
This Course will walk you through common methods for scissor cutting mens Hair. Anyone interested in learning to cut hair with scissors can do this, you don't need to be an expert beforehand. I have created something which will be easy for you to understand and by the end you will have a greater knowledge of scissor cutting.
It sure is daunting trying to manage hair and learn an organised method for working your way from the start of a haircut through to the end of it. It was daunting for me 20 years ago when I started, but with these basic methods in your tool box you will always have a way to cut hair no matter how long it is.
Also in this course I show you ways to texturise hair so that you can get creative with the hair you are working on yourself, you'll learn slicing, chipping in and bias cutting. You'll also learn cutting with and without tension as well as styles like the classic uniform layer and the taper.
Cutting the fringe is demystified in this course as well as joining the sides to the top. Everything is methodical and throughout the course you will build on what you have already learned from previous lessons.