What's up guys, Matt Beck here from freesaloneducation.com
Today, I'm going to be sharing with you guys how to shift weight in curly hair
I'm going to show you guys the perfect layered curly haircut and a really easy technique to do it
We're going to break down everything from what scissors to use. Also, how to lift the weight in the vertical line
and also how to shift the shape in the horizontal line. So you guys don't want to miss this haircut
Let me know what you think in the comments below of the haircut
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Let's get started with the video. Here we go. Look at this, how it just kind of builds and gets big in the back here
That's what we want to address and adjust and work through. I'm going to be doing dry cutting and I'm going to be using my dry cutting scissor
This is the Mizutani Puffin. You can see the thickness of this blade compared to a regular precision
cutting scissor. The benefit that comes with having a thick blade is when you go to cut dry hair
it's going to smoothly go through it. It's sharpened a little bit differently
And also cutting dry hair can dull your scissors a little bit
So clip the hair away a little bit. What I want to do is I want to start by building a guideline
Elevation is what's going to bring the vertical shape either up or down on the head
So when you look at her straight on and you decide, what do I want this shape to look like
Do I want to remove some of this weight here to kind of lift
it up? See how that just changes the side of her face from it being flat
like that. So what I want to do is I just want to lift this shape up
skinny it up a little bit. So how do I do that? I do that with elevation
How do I change this shape? Where do I want this weight to shift
Do I want to skinny it up in the back and push weight to the front? Do I want to skinny it up in the front
have a little extra weight in the back? Do I want it to be balanced all the way around
And kind of open up the face a little bit more. That could be a goal as well
So my thoughts for this haircut today are to keep this shape nice and round
throughout the cut, but then in the front, I want to lift this shape up
How do we lift the shape up? I'm going to take vertical sections all the way around the head and work my way
through. I'm going to start in the front. So let's say if we want to look at this out like a clock
we're going to start at 12 and just work our way to 1, 2, 3, 4
That way we're working our way around and we're keeping now that horizontal
shape nice and balanced. Then we work nice and high with the elevation to get the layers
So here's what we're going to do. We're going to work kind of a pinwheel effect all the way around the head
So I'm going to go top wide teeth of the comb so that I don't disturb the curl
pattern too much. And then I get my section up and I'm just going to comb a little bit into the
hair. I'm going to point cut into this section. So right here I come through and I'm going to start to point cut
So here now I'm going to come still straight out from the head and I'm going to
start cutting into it. I'm going to use my fingers to kind of comb through it and then pinch this
section together and then work through. I've got a little bit of a guide from the previously cut section and I'm just
going to work through it and point cut a nice line into the hair
This is going to start to lift the shape up. So you can see already when you look at the one side
how flat it lays and how heavy it lays. And this side you can already see how it starts to lighten itself up
If I wanted to push heavier weight into the back, what I would do is over direct forward and cut into this
Then that would push the hair back. If I want it to be balanced and round throughout the side
then I just come straight out from the head and cut there. I've got my guide go through and I cut
If they're going to wear it curly, then it's good to just kind of work your fingers through it
Keep it from freezing out. And I'm working the hair through my fingers and making sure that it's all kind
of sticking up. So I'm kind of combing it. It's just probably the most relaxed form of combing there is
And I just make sure I get a blunt edge on all those curls. And then when I drop it down
I start to get a nice little stack in the layers. So my elevation is up above the head, right
And the higher it goes, the shorter the hairs on top will be
but the higher that that weight line will be. I want it to be a little bit in the middle
So I'm going more 90 degrees throughout the crown area. And I go through and blunt cut that hair. Same thing
Just continuing working around the head. And this last little bit, this is right in the front of the head
So you can see that shape already changing, lifting up, right? Okay
So now that gave us kind of our outer perimeter, the horizontal
it lifted it vertically. Now I'm going to add some of the finishing touches to this haircut
So we'll do a little bit of that tease cutting technique for me
the top layer here, I can go in and I can just soften it. So as I grabbed some of these little bits of hair out
I'm half closing the scissor in like that and just softening the edge
It just creates a really soft feel to the edge. So again, here
and I'm not even worried about this fringe area yet, cause I'm going to do that last and I'm just softening the last
little bit, this weight line that could be created throughout the top
I'm going to open up the face kind of like that with a clip. Um, so we're going to go in and change it up a little bit right here
just for this little triangle spot in the head. So here's her parting
So this little triangle bit right here in the front of the head
down the hairline right there. That's the only part that we're going to do this technique on
I grabbed the triangle right here, kind of right at the eyebrow, the edge of the eyebrow there. And I bring this entire piece over
this entire triangle over, and this is going to be the longest part, right
So it's going to fall out first. And then I go in and I tease cut
You could also point cut that as well. And that will start to lift that fringe area up
And I'm going to do the same thing on the opposite side. So that lightens up that edge starts pushing it that way
And I grab a little piece here in the front. I just soften that
soften it and shorten it a little bit. So then I had a little bit of Paul Mitchell extra body
For me, I like this to even be in just a little bit more. So I could go right here and just individually shape up some of these pieces
Now, again, if they're going to wear it straight ever, then I would comb it and go in and do a little bit more precise
If they're going to wear it curly, it's nice to have it, have a little extra movement
All right guys. So I hope you liked the haircut. Let me know in the comments below what you think
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Thanks for watching today's video. I'll see you guys on the next one. Thanks