It's time to cut after you prep and section.Talk to your client about the kind of bob she wants before you cut it.These cuts are likely to be the culprit.
Step 1: Take care of the hair.
There is an article about how to section for a bob haircut.You will get the best results from proper preparation.
Step 2: You should make a natural part.
The hair should be divided into four parts.Follow the hair's natural part from the crowd down to the back of the head.Straighten the hair to either side.
Step 3: Take a piece of hair from the back of the head.
Take a small section of hair from the bottom of the back section.Allow it to come to a natural fall by flattening it against the client's neck.
Step 4: Take a straight line from the middle.
Use your comb to cut the hair square from the middle to the outside edge.Make sure the line is straight and even.
Step 5: Go back and forth with the rest of the hair.
Take another small diagonal section and comb it over the first cut.The first cut was along the straight line.For a straight, classic cut, continue doing this throughout the bob.
Step 6: Divide the hair into neat and straight sections.
Your client's head should be straight down the middle of your horizontal and vertical parts.Each side of the horizontal portion should be tucked off to the other side.
Step 7: The hair needs to be combed against the neck.
Natural fall is when the hair should be cut.The hair should be combed against the neck with light tension.It will help create more blended graduations.
Step 8: Begin cutting.
Take a diagonal section of hair from the back, and hold your hand close to the base of the scalp at a 45 degree angle.You can cut the hair with your fingers.The parietal ridge is where the skull begins to curve upwards to the top of the head.If you are left-handed, start with the right half of the first section.Left handed individuals should follow the directions in reverse, starting with the left section and working from the outside in.
Step 9: Follow the guidelines of your hand.
You should cut a straight line from the outside.To keep your cutting angle, use the straight edge of your hand.Pull a small piece of hair from the same spot on either side to check the length.
Step 10: The left side of the first section needs to be cut.
This is similar to cutting the right side.Keeping the same angle of cut on each side is important.
Step 11: A new section of hair should be taken at the same angle.
A half to a full inch above the first section line is what your next section of hair will be.Make sure you are cutting in a straight line.It's important to make your uniform consistent.
Step 12: Continue until you reach the crown and back of the head.
There is an imaginary line from ear to ear across the middle of the head.Direct the back portion behind the ear.The back and side sections will be connected properly.
Step 13: Divide the hair into four-quadrant sections.
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Step 14: Cut a bob to the occipital bone.
You can find the occipital bone by looking at the back of the head and imagining a line extending from there to the ears.
Step 15: The hair should be taken from the occipital bone up.
Adding layers will increase the volume of your cut.It's important to remember that your horizontal sections should be in one half inch and one whole inch.
Step 16: To get a 90-degree angle with the head, lift each section of hair.
Doing this will allow you to hold the hair above the client's head.You can determine the length from this position.
Step 17: At your angle, cut the hair you want.
This will give you a lift.A cut that makes the hair stack on itself will give you a stacked bob.You have to cut the same angle and length on both sides.
Step 18: Continue until the back of the head is complete.
You need to connect one ear to the other by cutting across the middle of the head.When you have exhausted your back subsections, you are ready to move on to the front.
Step 19: The front of the bob needs to be cut.
The bob outline should be continued up to the occipital bone if you want to work through the front section.Pull the hair from the top of the head back to the crown and trim away any overhang to blend the layers.