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Hair Cut Question

FlowerBear — Sat, 28 Sep 2019 11:27:45 GMT

Can anyone tell me why at the Salon when I get my hair trimmed, the stylist will clip the hair up and then take a clip out and comb it out then cut the ends of my hair . They do that several times.

Im wondering why dont they just trim along the

ends of hair ?

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Nonametoday — Sat, 28 Sep 2019 11:32:39 GMT

I would suggest you ask the stylist.

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FlowerBear — Sat, 28 Sep 2019 11:39:02 GMT

@Nonametoday They all do this at any salon though.

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Nonametoday — Sat, 28 Sep 2019 11:43:02 GMT

@FlowerBear wrote:
@Nonametoday They all do this at any salon though.

@FlowerBear They get hair out of the way in patches, sotospeak, as it does not fall down in the way of them seeing what they are doing or cutting hair from an area unintentionally and making the hair two different lengths.

Have you ever painted a room and taped off the woodwork so you would not get paint on them? It's similar. You are keeping the hair out of the way so you can see what you are doing and not cutting hair that should not be cut. You might as well be blindfolded if you have hair falling down in the way of what you are doing.

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SilleeMee — Sat, 28 Sep 2019 11:45:43 GMT

Trimming hair off one section at a time makes for a cleaner cut. If the cutting is done with too much hair then that can look uneven or jagged and then more cutting needs to be done to even things out....not good.

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Harpa — Sat, 28 Sep 2019 11:47:32 GMT

It's because they cut in sections. Every stylist I ever went to cut that way, and they never got it right, anyway!

Except....

Just this week I went to my DDs stylist who did not cut in sections! His cutting was so precise! The length was perfect and even all around! After he did that initial cut, then he put in the layers.

The only other really good hair cut I got was when the stylist cut from the top down (and not the other usual way of cutting in sections - bottom first.) Next time I went to her, she did it the old way. And did it that way the next time. I stopped going to her, because it never came out right. Besides, she had distractions, her little girls allowed in the salon.

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newagain888888 — Sat, 28 Sep 2019 11:52:11 GMT

@FlowerBear, I always thought the purpose of doing that was to get a more precise cut. By working section by section, the beautician can correct for slight variations in hair thickness, texture, and the way hair can lay (for example cowlicks). With closer attention, each area can be made to blend more seamlessly with the next, giving you a more professional result.

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ECBG — Sat, 28 Sep 2019 12:06:31 GMT

My guess is that they're putting in "weight lines" so support your cut.

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Imaoldhippie — Sat, 28 Sep 2019 12:10:18 GMT

You should ask the stylist.

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Carmie — Sat, 28 Sep 2019 12:18:22 GMT

They clip up the hair to cut it because that is the way they were taught to cut hair. I first started cosmetology school back in 1970 and it was taught even then.

You get a better, more precise cut. Imagine cutting through several layers of fabric and trying to get clean lines. In addition, some styles are cut with each layer a little bit longer then the one underneath to get the hair to turn under, or each layer a bit shorter to get the hair to flip up. There are other techniques to get the hair to behave a certain way that must be done by cutting a layer at a time.

I would worry if my stylist just combed all my hair down and snipped off the ends. I don't even cut straight across bangs that way.

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x Hedge — Sat, 28 Sep 2019 12:22:44 GMT

Hair stylists are taught to cut a style into each small section, and the sections will all mesh together when done.

Barbers are taught to cut the style into the natural growth pattern of the overall head of hair.

I have textured, difficult hair. One of the best cuts I ever got was from a barber, who was correcting a stylist's cut from the previous day.

Just another way of approaching the same goal.

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millieshops — Sat, 28 Sep 2019 13:21:43 GMT

@FlowerBearI've been having my hair professionally cut once a month for over 50 years now and have never had any stylist do that.

My hair is fairly straight. Is yours curly? Maybe that makes a difference???

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KingstonsMom — Sat, 28 Sep 2019 13:23:16 GMT

It's to prevent having a 'chopped' look that you would get by just cutting across all of the hair at the bottom.

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Effie54 — Sat, 28 Sep 2019 13:24:09 GMT

This is how they get the hair cut evenly. They cannot take the entire head of hair and cut it all at once. It would not drape properly. I do the same thing; take the clip out, cut that hair, comb, take the next section out, cut, comb, etc.

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FlowerBear — Sat, 28 Sep 2019 14:05:36 GMT

@millieshops Stylists I have gone to all seem to do this, my hair is straight

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FlowerBear — Sat, 28 Sep 2019 14:06:29 GMT

Thank you so much everyone for your replies. It makes sense to me now Never have I thought to ask any stylist lol. But now I know the reason

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fluffysmom — Sat, 28 Sep 2019 22:58:41 GMT

@FlowerBear Mine does the same thing. She said thats how you get it right from every angle.

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AbbyAbhc19 — Thu, 10 Oct 2019 03:26:28 GMT

I think that's just how they do it. More precise than just to trim it right away.