Haircutting For Dummies, 2nd Edition

follow Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Introduction About This Book Conventions Used in This Book Foolish Assumptions Icons Used in This Book Beyond the Book Where to Go from Here Part 1 Shopping, Talking, and Acting Like a Pro Chapter 1 Setting Up Shop: Kitchen Beauticians Discovering Your Inner Artist: Do You Have What It Takes? Setting the Scene Cutting Up in Your Kitchen Mane-taining your own hair Chopping your children’s hair Clipping a companion’s hair Chapter 2 Strapping On Your Tool Belt Running with These Is a No-No Selecting scissors Playing it straight Making beveled eggs and blades Caving in to convex blades Getting a handle on ergonomics Seeking specialty scissors Caring for your scissors Calling All Trimmers Short List: Tools and Supplies Combing It Over Feeling Secure Practicing with Doll Heads Chapter 3 Beauty Show and Tell Getting Acquainted Being mindful of the past Evaluating the present Getting personal Figuring Out Face Shapes Playing Show and Tell Chapter 4 Typecasting Different Hair Personalities Talking about Texture Feeling fine Striking a happy medium Cozying up to coarse hair What’s Your Type? In the Thick of It: Hair Density Calming Cowlicks How to discover growth patterns Working cowlicks to your advantage Part 2 Mastering Basic Techniques, Stat! Chapter 5 Understanding Head Shapes, Elevations, Angles, and Guides Getting to Know the Four Pillars of Haircutting Identifying Head Shapes and Points of Interest (a.k.a. Head Mapping) The four corners of the head Elevating Your Haircuts Getting a Handle on Cutting Lines and Angles Guiding the Cut Horsing around: Using a stable guide This hair is made for walking: Using a traveling guide Chapter 6 Parting Ways: Sectioning Hair for Successful Cuts Four-Section Parting Four-Section Spherical Parting Five-Section Parting Seven-Section Parting Seven-Section Parting with Hairline Sections Chapter 7 Dressing Up the Ends Graduating with Honors Taking It Up a Notch Point Cutting Remarks Any Way You Slide It Chapter 8 Cuddling Up to Clippers Getting the Best Clippers for Your Needs Cutting the cord Bells and whistles Guiding the cut Clipping ABCs Maintaining Your Machine Getting Clipper Happy: Practicing Some Standard Techniques The Boyish Taper Cut Bald as a Billiard Ball: Clipper and razor balding cut Part 3 Maintaining Hair Moxie Chapter 9 Making Bangs and Frames Tips for Creating Bangin’ Bangs Starting Out with a Bang Boho bangs Layered bangs Sideswept bangs Curtain bangs Eye-framing bangs Curved bangs Chapter 10 Cutting Your Crowning Glory Tipping the DIY Haircutter in You Minding the golden rules of cutting your own hair Examining the details of your existing cut Analyzing your current haircut Diving into DIY Haircuts Faux cut for straight or wavy hair Dusting cut Condensed Bob Chop Getting Edgy cut Layers and Lift cut Chapter 11 Perfecting Touch-Up Cuts A Little Goes a Long Way Cutting Back: Refresher Trims Getting Down to Business cut Getting Down to Business cut for Type 4 hair A Little off the Top and Sides trim Tipping and Dusting trim Part 4 Getting Snippy Chapter 12 Getting Snippy and Clippy with Women’s Short Styles Checking In Before You Begin Life on the Short Side of the Street Being Pixie Perfect cut Keeping It Simple cut Pulling the Plug cut Chapter 13 Getting Snippy with Women’s Mid-Length Styles Checking in Before You Begin Being in the Middle: Mid-Length Cuts It’s a Frame-Up cut Her Name Is Bob cut The Tilted Lob Bob cut Let It Slide cut Part A: Basic haircut Part B: Slide cutting Part C: Curtain bangs Part D: Haircut check Chapter 14 Getting Snippy with Women’s Long Styles Preparing Thyself for Long Locks Shape-Shifting Styles for Long Hair Changing up a one-length cut Being Single-Length and Loving It Making a Clean Break Slaying the Long Lived-In Layer cut Part A: Cutting the perimeter of the hair Part B: Cutting the top and sides of the hair Part C: Cutting the hair at the back of the head Part D: Cutting the front section Part E: Notching and point cutting the ends Part F: Checking the haircut Chapter 15 Getting Snippy with Men’s Styles Cutting Corners and Other Barbering Techniques Using the “over-comb” cutting technique Absolute power tools Parting the hard way Finding Your Masculine Mojo Tips for longer masculine styles Negotiating a Standard Business cut Buzz Skill clipper cut Fading away Kicking back with a Trendy Casual cut Chapter 16 Getting Snippy with Children’s Styles Getting Practical with Your Pint-Sized Peeps Girly Cue Cuts Petite Chic cut Lollipop Kids cut Part A: Perimeter cut Part B: Layering Bountiful Curls cut Getting into Boyish Styles The Basic Boyish cut Boys Next Door buzz cut Part 5 Making Your Haircuts Shine Chapter 17 Setting the Stage for Cuts and Styles: Caring for the Hair and Scalp Doing No Harm to the Hair Avoiding the Overuse of Hair Products Testing Hair Porosity Perfecting Your Family’s Hair Care Routine Avoiding common cleansing missteps How often should you shampoo your hair? Caring for Dry and Oily Scalps Special tips for dry scalp and hair Special tips for oily scalp and hair Selecting Shampoos and Conditioners Based on Hair Types and Conditions Sidling Up to the Bar Getting Clean with Co-Washing Leave-In Conditioners: Giving Hair Frequent Sips of Water and Moisture Giving the Scalp a Scrub-a-Dub-Dub Refreshing the Hair with Dry Shampoos and Conditioners Dry shampoos: Sopping up sebum and uninvited debris Dry conditioners: Replacing lost moisture and shine How to dry shampoo and condition hair Chapter 18 Handling the Sticky Stuff Becoming a Styling Aid Connoisseur Mousse is more than a dessert Getting a grip on hair gels Shimmying up the barber pole Know when to hold ’em Taking a hair powder Smooth around the edges Lunch is served: Nutritious oils and serums Four Specialty Styling Aids for Coily Hair Chapter 19 Everything You Need to Know about Heat-Styling Tools Brushing Up on Heat-Styling Brushes Key brush types used for heat styling Giving your brushes a checkup Choosing the Best Blow-Dryer for You Style-worthy blow-dryer features Maintaining your blow-dryer Choosing the Best Styling Irons for You Types of curling irons and wands Curling iron bells-and-whistles Finding your perfect flat iron Curling wands for trendy styles Nifty, nonessential heat styling tools Temperature Guidelines for Heat Styling Chapter 20 Styling Tips and Tricks They Went That-a-Way: Directional Styling and Lift Directing the style Learning the base-ics Taking it down a notch Taking it up a notch Blowing Them Away with Your Drying Techniques Sectioning the hair Working with tension Seriously breathtaking blow-dry sets Blow-dry setting techniques Scrunch styling for movement and curl Curling Irons: Spiraling in Control Perfecting poppin’ curls Curling wands: Creating loose and unstructured styles Flattening the Curve: Straightening Irons Becoming a smooth beauty operator Curling hair with a flat iron Flat-ironing ribbons and curls Heat-Free Styling Tips Plopping for curl perfection Twirly curly finger styles Curling super-fragile-istic hair New-fashioned roller sets Handling Styling Conundrums Chapter 21 Cleaning Up Your Act Sanitizers versus Disinfectants Treating Your Haircutting Space Disinfecting Towels and Capes Disinfecting Combs and Brushes Cleaning and Disinfecting Scissors Sanitizing and Disinfecting Trimmers and Clippers Sanitizing and Disinfecting Sundries Scalp Encounters of the Third Kind How to Spot a Clean or Dirty Stylist and Salon Is your stylist clean or dirty? Is the salon clean or dirty? Part 6 The Part of Tens Chapter 22 Ten Slices of Advice on Cutting Kids’ Hair Good Timing Secure Seating Curbing Curiosity Covering Up Brushing Up Spiking the Waters Banishing Tears Getting a Grip Entertaining Ensuring a Good Time Chapter 23 Ten Hair Fails and Fixes Embracing the Good Times Multitasking with Scissors Playing by the Rules Going Overbold Disorderly Cutting Conduct Taking a Leave of Absence Keeping It Straight Reaching the Breaking Point Exceeding Hair Capabilities Conquering Curl Rebellions Chapter 24 Ten Bits of Advice for Thinning Hair Understanding How You Can Help Those Dealing with Hair Loss Communicating with Care Terms of Concealment Techniques for Hiding Hair Loss Haircutting Tips for Pattern Baldness Haircutting Tips for Diffuse Hair Thinning Styling Tips for Male Hair Loss Styling Tips for Female Hair Loss Styling Aids and Thickening Hair Products Seeing Neither Hide nor Hair Index EULA