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#12 Final Cuts

Hello everyone hope all is well! This will finalize my haircut journey with you all. It has been a special pleasure to be able to show my gifts and talents to you all. That's why I'm glad I took this class. The journey does not end here. There is still much more to be done and so much more to learn. Hopefully after I graduate from college, I will be able go into barber school and really perfect my craft. Thank you all for your comments and feedback.

#11 Two Cuts Are Better Than One

Hello everyone! It's getting real close to the end of my haircut journey with you all. This weekend, I was really busy with cutting hair. I cut a total of four people's hair in two days. The most I've ever cut! It was a great turn out because I got to display my talents, and left my customers very satisfied. Here are some of my work from Friday enjoy.

#10 Fade Haircut

Hello everyone hope all is well! Today's post is a fade haircut. I remember a couple years ago, when I was at my beginning stages of cutting hair, I was terrified to do a fade. It was tough because my brothers didn't trust me to practice on their heads. So what I did was constantly watched videos of barbers cutting and fading haircuts, and eventually I became more comfortable and confident. It's been a process throughout the years, but now it's something that comes natural. I haven't mastered it yet, but I'm working on it.

#9 Haircut Line

Hello everyone hope all is well! As I promised before, I was able to get a little bit of footage of my work for you. It's nothing too major, but just a basic hair line. Hope you all enjoy.

 

 

 

 

 

#8 Barber Competition

http://www.selfcutsystem.com/index.php

The link above is the official website for the self cut system. If your looking to find more information about it, then the website will give you more insight about it.

 

This video is a barbers competition and every year, about 20,000 barbers from all over compete at the Toyota Oakdale Theatre. This is something that inspires me because I really want to be a part of this in future.

#7 The Self Cut System

This is called the self cut system. The video will show you what is and how it works. I personally do not have it yet, but I will definitely be purchasing it soon. It consists of three mirrors that you can hang on your doors and it allows you to give yourself a decent cut. This is just a easier system if your trying to learn how to cut your own hair.

#6 Taper and Line Haircut

 

Hello again everyone! The cut that I want to talk about today is a pretty simply special cut. This cut really is just a basic taper fade haircut. If you do not know the difference between a fade and a taper when it comes to cutting hair, this is a link that briefly explains the distinction. For me this is one of the easiest cuts because there is not really much you have to do, but cut the hair down to a certain length and then just fade the sides and back.

http://www.menshairstyleguide.com/taper-fade-haircut-men/


This video below is a basic tutorial of how to cut a taper/fade haircut.

#5 High Top Fade

Hello everyone!! I hope all is well, today I'm going to talk with you about the high top fade haircut. This is a very special hairstyle to me because it was very popular during the 80's and 90's. You guys probably know the former rappers and actors Kid 'N' Play, and also DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince (Will Smith), who is still acting today. Well these guys wore the high top fade style during their time and it was so popular back then, that people are still wearing the style till this day. The picture above is my younger brother, Malachi. I've been practice this style on his head for some months now and it's looking better every time.

Here is a picture of Kid 'N' Play with their high top fade hairstyles.

And this is DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince with their high top fade hairstyles







I was unable to get a video of me cutting this hairstyle, but I will have some very soon. The video below is just a basic tutorial of how to cut a high top fade.

#4 Fading and Blending

 

 These are just basic steps on how the process of the cut was going. Like I mentioned, this was my first time doing this so it may not be the best, but in order to get better at anything, you have to practice and dedicate yourself.

This is the fading step. You always want to make sure everything is even all the way around the head. Basically like a color line where it goes from dark to light.

This is the blending step. When blend the hair, always make sure that there are no lines around the head. If you look at the picture above, you can see the difference.

#3 High Fade Haircut

 

 

This was a basic tutorial for a high fade haircut on my suitemate. Mind you this was the first time that I performed on a Caucasian person, so I will admit that I was slight nervous, but confident at the same time. This is just a brief video on how I started the process of the cut. The pictures will show the finishing results.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

#2 Basic Equipment

Here you will see some of my own personal haircutting equipment that I use. I don't have the top notch professional stuff yet, but the stuff that I have, I put into good use. What you will need to start the process is hair clippers and liners. If you do some research online, you will see that there are plenty of places locally that you can purchase them. There are also different brands of hair clippers and liners that you can get. The clippers you see on the far left are Wahl brand. Next to those are my Andis T-Styliners. The rest are just a few basics things you will need, comb, brush and a dusting brush.

 

 

These are mainly the vital things you need for the hair cutting process. Here you see blades for the clippers. These generally come with the clippers if you purchase them in a store. The blades vary in size. The smaller size are mainly for shorter hair and larger for longer hair. Also hair cutting scissors is something you may need. These are really helpful when cutting frizzles out the hair. Also you see a small brush, this is use for brushing the hair off the clippers and liners. It can become a hassle when there is a lot of hair on the blades, so those really come in handy. And lastly is the Andis blade spray for disinfectant and rust preventative. The spray is one of the most important things to have when cutting hair because you want to have sterilized blades that are clean when you cut different sets of hair. That's not just the blades, always sterilize and clean all your equipment after use, so it prevents infections and different hair problems.

Hello everyone! Hope all is well. I just want to take the time and share with you on why I chose to create my blog. For one, I have a passion for cutting hair. It has been something that I've been doing since I was fifteen. Now I get the opportunity to share some of my work with the world. In my blogs, you will get to see photos and videos on tutorials. I will give steps on how to go about the process, and also the different haircut styles. Stay tuned and hopefully this will inspire those who are up coming barbers, that are looking for tips.

-Myles