Part 3 - Understanding Haircuts
Caesar haircuts are the most common haircut to men. There are many different kinds of Caesar haircuts. It can be a light, very light, dark or even a close to bald caesar. They are very easy to do when starting out cutting hair. They do not take a long time to do because all Caesars are low haircuts. The best way to do a caesar haircut is taking your clipper such as the Oster 76 and go against the grain. You can go with the grain but the cut will be more even going against the grain all all hair textures. After you have completely evened the hair out to the length desired by the client, take the Outliner and line up the edges completing the haircut.
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Bald cuts are very easy at times and can be difficult at other times. You must take your time with this haircut so it will look good to the customer. Take the clipper known as the Outliner and go around the entire head until there is no hair left. Be sure to feel the head with your hands to feel for any stubble that you might have left behind. Make sure your brush is in your other hand so you can brush away access hair while your cutting. This will keep you from cutting in the same area for so long. You also have to be careful of someone’s scalp, because they could be tender headed and you will then have to press softly while using the clipper on the clients head. VIDEO RECOMMENDED
Afro haircuts are mostly worn by African American men and when cut correctly it can really make a client look good. Start by using a nice size pick to pick out all of the hair making sure its picked out to its highest length. Using the Andis master, you will adjust the level all the way up so its cutting is set to cut at the lowest point possible. Simply cut all of the edges off of the hair evenly as possible. Every now and then take a look at the hair to see if some areas need to be cut more than others. Ask your client the shape that he’s looking for to get a good feel of how your going to shape the cut before you begin the cut. After you have finished shaping it up all even, use the Outliner to line the edges up to complete the haircut. VIDEO RECOMMENDED
Fade haircuts are the most difficult haircuts to learn and once you have mastered doing them, everything else will come easy. The fade haircut ranges from extremely light fades to dark fades. Some people even want skin fades which is done with the Outliner or Andis Master clipper. Dark fades are mostly done with the Oster 76 normally using the 1 112 blade. (Clients are going to let you know how light or dark they want their haircut) Faded haircuts are done with alot of blending using different blades and also clip-ons depending on the technique of the barber. VIDEO RECOMMENDED
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Low Cut Ceasar
A haircut that many black males get.
The Caesar cut is a men’s hairstyle, with a short, horizontally straight cut fringe. The hair is layered to around 1 to 2 inches all over. It is named after Julius Caesar
An alternate version of the Caesar cut, worn primarily by African-American men, is a short men’s cut with a defined edge line on all sides of the head.
A fade is something that alot of barbers have trouble with at first because it just takes alot of practice. The easiest way to do a fade is to “fade down.” Start with a larger guard or blade first. Heres an example. Say the person you’re giving a haircut tells you he wants a 5 guard on the top, faded with a 2 guard on the back and sides. (some clipper guards are different, but in most cases the larger the number, less hair it takes off)
Start with the 5 blade. Take it over the entire top of the head and down the sides past the round of the head. After you have done this, take the 4 guard and start on the sides and go straight up with the clippers. When you reach the point where the hair was cut to the 5 guard, move the clippers in an outward scooping motion. Continue with the other side and the back, and then repeat again, scooping into the 4 with the 3 guard, then the 2 guard.
Using this method, there should be minimal lines. If there are lines, go back over the area with a LARGER guard than you used the first time, and finish up with the thinning shears over any unblended area if neccesary.
This is very hard to describe, but hopefully with practice you will understand it more and more. Good luck!
The Mohawk or Mohican is a hairstyle which consists of shaving either side of the head, leaving a strip of noticeably longer hair in the center of the head.
Mohawks became common in youth subcultures following their adoption by the punk subculture in the late 1970s. Throughout the 1980s, they were modified by subcultures within and derived from punk and adopted by various other groups, becoming more diverse in style in the process. Today, mohawks are still associated with the punk subulture, but have become a part of mainstream fashion and are also shared by many other subcultures.
An afro, sometimes called a “natural” or shortened to “fro”, is a hairstyle in which the hair extends out from the head like a halo, cloud or ball. This may or may not include wearing such afros long, to several times the diameter of the head. An afro requires curly hair which people of indigenous African descent often naturally have.
Anyone of any ethnic background is capable of acquiring an afro if they have curly hair, or just anyone with naturally very curly hair or naturally kinky hair, the spiralling, tightly coiled curls can be straightened out somewhat, giving the hair added volume and length, by first braiding the hair, then separating the coils using an afro pick. The afro pick is an adaptation of a traditional African grooming instrument,[2] which is essentially a narrow comb with long, widely spaced teeth. Sometimes hair is chemically straightened somewhat to give it a more frizzy or wiry appearance before being styled into an afro.
Shape-Up is the name given to a hairstyle that is a cut around the hairline. It is usually mix and matched with other hair styles, but on many occasions is done alone.
It is typically found amongst African American men who utilize the Caesar cut. The hair is cut low, and after the primary cutting is done, the barber uses T-shaped clippers to line up the customer’s hair line, circling the entire head to include behind the ears, the back of the head, and sideburns. In nearly all cases as well, the barber may remove other hair which is visible from the customer’s shirt collar growing from the back or lower neck.
A flattop is a type of very short hairstyle similar to the crew cut, with the exception that the hair on the top of the head is styled to deliberately stand up (typically no more than an inch or two) and is cut to be flat, resulting in a haircut that is square in shape. It is most often worn by men and boys, particularly those in the military and law enforcement in the United States.
A buzz cut makes the face look more defined, and the jaw wider. The buzz cut is popular among men and women who want a short, low-maintenance hairstyle. A buzz cut is worn by some men to conceal thinning hair. Fewer women than men get their hair clipped off.
A male buzz cut
A buzz cut is the American name for a type of haircut named after the sound of the electric razor, which is used to shear the hair very closely to the scalp