Haircutting Basics: Guides, Shears Safety, and Salon Reminders

Vocabulary flashcards covering haircutting guides, shear safety rules, salon service order, and elevation degree types.

Guide

The section you use to determine the length of the next section.

Stationary guide

A guide that stays in one place.

Travelling guide

A guide that moves with each subsection.

Shears safety around clients

Keep shears closed when moving around the client.

Dense hair cutting approach

Work in smaller sections and control the weight instead of trying to remove everything at once.

Quick salon reminder procedure

Consult $\rightarrow$ Section $\rightarrow$ establish guide $\rightarrow$ cut $\rightarrow$ cross-check $\rightarrow$ style $\rightarrow$ recheck

Good sectioning

A technique that makes the haircut easier and more predictable.

$0^\circ$ cut

Blunt haircut.

$45^\circ$ cut

Graduated haircut.

$90^\circ$ cut

Layered haircut.