Haircutting Help And Advice

videos on training questions x2

When you are in the early stages of cutting hair, you will probably get frustrated at time and make mistakes. It's okay, everyone that has learnt to cut hair has been in the same position.

If you can learn these question, or add some of your own, it will serve as a good reminder of the things you should be doing when cutting hair.

1. Here is a list of some of the questions I would ask myself while doing a haircut.

2. These questions are based on a basic uniform haircut

3. Is the section 90 degrees from the head?

4. Am I standing in the right position to see that angle clearly

5. Can I clearly see my guide?

6. Are my fingers at the right angle?

7. Are my scissors at the right angle?

8. Is my section at the same angle as the other side of the head?

9. Is the way I’m standing on this side of the head, change the way my scissors are angle.

10. If so, have I compensated my body position for that?

11. Have I got the section I’m about to cut in the natural fall position?

12. Have I unnecessarily dragged the section I’m about to cut?

13. Can I clearly see the edge / tip of the previous section to use as my guide?Am I using the mirror