first up the right tools for the right
job first up on the list a good pair of
hair cutting scissors also known as
shears what you're looking for is
something on the smaller side about five
to six inches in length next up we've
got a standard barbers comb this is a
narrow comb that has both a fine and
wide teeth and it's gonna be about six
to eight inches long
next up two mirrors and at least one
that's hand held this is optional if you
have somebody else cutting your hair but
it's nice to be able to see yourself to
be able to give feedback to the person
who's cutting your hair if you've got
longer hair we want to have at least a
couple large hair clips about three to
four inches in the length these are
going to be used to hold the hair in
place before you cut it next up we've
got Clippers now in today's tutorial
we're gonna rely more on scissors the
Clippers are really nice especially for
the detail work on the base of the neck
and the lower parts of the head thinning
scissors are really nice because they
allow you to cut half as much hair
basically in the transition zone when
you're going from short to longer hair
you're able to get a nicer smooth
transition without the lungs next up you
want to know the basic head terminology
first where we've got the crown at the
top of the head next up we've got the
hairline this goes along the front top
of the face all the way back behind the
head and around above the years we have
the upper half of the head below the top
of the ear we have the lower half of the
head now for most hair styles the bottom
two inches of the upper half that is
known going all the way around as the
transition zone now right at the base of
the lower half we have what's known as
the nape this is where the neck connects
to the head and let's talk about the
part if the part goes right down the
center that is known as a center part if
it goes to the right side or to the left
side that is known as a side part now
before we get into this the three big
mistakes you want to avoid the first
mistake being too aggressive cutting too
much too fast - hi guys is the recipe
for disaster
big mistake number two miss
communication gents if you've got
somebody cutting your hair for the first
time or the hundredth ton you want to
make sure that you're on the same page
that they understand what you're looking
for so make sure to show them a picture
show them a video of the hairstyle that
you want the third big mistake
expectations gents if you're getting
your hair cut at home most likely it's
not being cut by a professional you got
to trust the person you're asking to cut
your hair is going to do the best job
they can worst case you're not happy
with the haircut guess what summers just
around the corner
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hair rule number one envision what you
want so look at yourself in the mirror
and play with your hair look at the
various lengths look how on the sides
it's a lot shorter and up on top it's a
lot longer in fact let's have a little
bit of fun here imagine the electrified
look basically if your hair was to stand
on it and what it all would look like
now the difference between the desired
electrified look and the current
electrified look this is where you want
to cut now this sounds simple but it's
so important that you understand and you
communicate clearly what needs to be
done to get to the desired look you want
step two to cutting your hair at home
hair prep first up wash your hair use
shampoo and conditioner if necessary you
want your hair to be clean get rid of
any product anything that would be in
your hair you want it cleaned out next
up after drying your hair go ahead and
comb your hair straight back next up
take a seat in your favorite chair make
sure that the floor around you is
cleared and finally don't forget to
protect your clothes from any loose hair
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step number three to cutting your hair
from home start with the sides now if
you remember the diagram I showed you
earlier this is the lower half of the
head remember that two inches right
above the ear that's the transition zone
you don't want to cut there yet so using
your comb with the bristles facing up
starting at the base of the hairline
lift the hair on the lower half of the
head and begin to cut you're cutting
about a quarter of an inch at a time
now you want to repeat this going a
little bit higher about a quarter to a
half an inch each time but remember not
into the transition zone you move around
the head in a steady movement starting
at the base then going up gradually
about a quarter of an inch each movement
and you're just systematically going
around the base of the head now remember
it's always better to cut less than more
because we can go over this again and in
fact once you've made your first pass
take a step back look at your work and
then make a decision do I want to go
over again and then take off maybe an
additional eighth of an inch all that
being said if you feel your work here is
pretty good let's move on to step four
cutting the top now note we're skipping
right past the transition zone and we're
gonna focus in on the top of the head so
begin cutting the top I want you to
start from the front
and make your way to the back focus on
the center two inches basically if you
can imagine yourself with a mohawk this
is the area that you're trimming pull
the hair with your fingers perpendicular
to the head and then cut a small amount
off the ends you want to move backwards
about a quarter of an inch every time
you cut this gradual transition right
here is going to make for a smooth look
once you've gone to the back part of the
crown but not into the transition zone
we are going to go over to the left side
now for the left side we've got another
area about 1.5 to 2 inches wide we're
gonna go ahead and make our way back
repeating the same process again once we
get to the back of the crown but not
into the transition zone we're then
gonna move over to the right side and
then focus in on that 1.5 to 2 inch wide
area we're gonna make our way back
repeating what we did on the other two
sides and again Jen's I can't say this
enough it's better to cut less we're
talking about a quarter of an inch then
it is to be overly aggressive now one
thing you may notice when cutting the
hair on the top of your head is that one
side may be longer than the other this
is actually very normal especially if
you comb your hair over to one side
meet my style right here I've got a left
side part so the hair on my left hand
top area that is going to be in general
longer on each side just cut an equal
amount so if you cut half an inch on the
right side well then cut off half an
inch on the left side as well step
number 5 - cutting your hair home the
connection zone by Jen so in my opinion
this is the trickiest area to cut your
hair you want to make sure that you
proceed with caution you can do it but
you want to be very careful cut only a
little bit at a time if you brush your
hair just straight back the transition
on both sides is gonna be relatively the
same however if you park to the right
like I do the left side isn't going to
have as smooth a transition as the right
side in general on my left side I'm just
gonna have longer hair right next to the
transition zone then I will on my right
it's not gonna be even but the way I
style my hair it works let's take that
top here and get it out of the way using
your clips or fingers you want to pull
the top hair and keep it out of the way
now starting at the bottom of the
connection zone using
the same comb technique we mastered
earlier you want to go ahead and hold
the hair perpendicular to your head and
connect the upper to lower haircuts by
starting to create a transition now it's
here in the connection zone where we are
building the silhouette of the cut when
it comes to the connection of the longer
hair on top with the shorter hair on the
sides
if in doubt leave the hair longer look
for the lines that the barber or stylist
left and try to follow the silhouette
that was originally there and similar to
the lower half you want to start on one
side in this case we're starting here on
the left and move your way to the back
and then over to the other side so now
let's clean up around the ears you want
to use the comb and scissors to raise
the line around the ears again be
careful you don't want to cut yourself
next up look for random long hairs
random areas where you missed something
and now let's talk about cleaning up the
nape of the neck carefully as this is a
very easy place to over cut you don't
want to go too high step 6 - cutting
your hair at home the big picture now
it's time to comb your hair as you
normally would and look at yourself in
the mirror what do you think first up
are there any lines these are clear
transitions between short and long hair
you want to try to get rid of those as
best you can
next up you're looking for off shapes
these are puffy areas where the hair
lays more than on one side than the
other it creates an imbalance
asymmetrical look what we want here is
symmetry now at this point you want to
carefully evaluate is it worth it going
back in making adjustments in my opinion
you should let little things slide
because messing with good in an effort
to get perfect often leads to a
screwed-up cut and just remember just a
good hair product can make your hair do
whatever you want and it can deal with
you a little bit of puffed up areas no
problem so what video to watch next
well how about Alpha M's video on how to
cut your own hair his approach is a
little bit different than mine and in
fact I want you guys to go check it out
and see what he has to say and do me a
favor after watching his videos come
back to this video leave me a comment
and let me know which video you found
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