-At first, I was nervous about how I would be perceived
with a very daring haircut.
But then I realized I do not care
what other people think about what I look like,
and I never have.
I'm Julianna, and today I'm getting a mixie cut.
I'm getting a mixie cut
because I think that this is going to be a big change,
and I've been waiting for a big change to come in my life.
Just cutting off like an inch or two wasn't enough,
but I was ready to actually cut it all.
So I've been a vintage collector for five years now,
ever since I moved to LA. I love to style people,
and I will dress people so crazy and so fun.
But my personal style is pretty tame.
I think that this cut is going to,
you know, just make me go wild.
-I'm Holly Seidel.
I'm a hairstylist, and I specialize in razor cuts.
Mixie is a hybrid of a mullet and a pixie.
It's characterized by shorter top
and then soft tendrils around the neck.
The thing that I love most about '70's-style shags
is just that they're effortlessly cool.
It seems that every decade it comes back.
It's just like a classic, cool rock and roll vibe.
It's so good to see you. It's been so long.
-Yeah, Holly. It's so good to be back.
Oh, my gosh, I've missed you.
So I think I want to get the mixie.
-I love that cut for you.
-Yeah? -Yes.
I think it's going to be absolutely gorgeous.
You can add fullness at the top and frame your bone structure
and bring out your best features.
I'm excited.
-Thank you so much.
-Do it! -Thank you!
-To get this style, I have the client washed first
so the hair is clean and a nice conditioner
and then some type of product
to put on the hair under the razor
to keep the hair lubricated because it's really important
when razor cutting to keep the hair evenly damp
and keep it lubricated.
And then, basically, you identify how long
that you'd like the longer tendril pieces to be.
And what I do is, depending on how thick the person's hair is,
starting in the back, I take out
a lot of vertical weight with the straight razor.
And that opens up the hair so it can have movement.
And then I start working my way up.
And as I go up, I create shorter layers;
and they're very scooped out.
So it goes from short to the longest length,
which are those tendrils.
So then I would go into the front and shape the bangs,
maybe make some pieces shorter, scoop out
and carve out the tendrils
that you want around the face and the pieciness.
And then, lastly, you cut the top
by basically pulling it up in vertical sections,
taking out weight, maybe carving it out from short to long,
so you have some little flips. And then, basically,
you bring the back up to meet those top layers
and just take it straight off. So, with this cut,
it can be left to dry on its own with the right product.
Today I used some round brush
to basically directionally without some of the pieces,
have them around the face just a little bit more curved
and also to get a little more volume around the top.
And that's pretty much how I do it.
All right, Julianna.
Are you ready to see your mixie cut?
-So ready.
-Awesome. -Let's do it!
-All right. Here's the big reveal.
-Oh, my God! This is amazing! This is amazing.
-I love it on you.
I mean, just the way it's framing your face
and your features. I just love it.
-This is beautiful. I had no idea this was possible.
Like, this is incredible.
-Oh, I'm so glad you love it. I really do too.
I feel like it just fits you like it was made for you.
-I feel so good about this.
I'm just kind of over the moon right now.
Like, I can't believe that my hair could do this.
Like, it was so long and flat and lifeless.
And now it's so full of volume, energy, life.
Like, I can just play with it, like put it up,
you know, put some, like, texturizer in it.
Just kind of like ruffle it around and just kind of go.
-The maintenance on this cut is really easy.
This cut is meant to evolve and grow out,
so you really don't have to keep it up
unless you really want to.
Some people really enjoy watching it evolve
over like three to six months,
and it becomes some seem different.
It doesn't grow out and get heavy
because of all the weight removal with the razor
and all of the cool interior pieces that are installed.
So that's really cool.
-A lot of the times I've, like, kind of like paved my head
or put my hair away, you know. Now it's all part of the look.
It's going to bring everything out.
It's going to just make everything come together with,
I don't know, just so much more vibrance
and just a lot more energy to everything.