Graduated haircut procedure (45 degrees)

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Finished look

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begin your first section by taking the parting form the client's natural side part to the crown, then take a central parting from the crown to nape

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Repeat the same steps on the opposite side

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Shampoo and condition the hair as necessary

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Continue taking sections from the horseshoe until the natural side part is reached and all remaining hair has been cut following your guide

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Drape your client for a shampoo

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Escort the client back to the styling chair

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In preparation for layering, create a radial section by taking a radial parting from the crown to the top of each year, take a 1/2 inch wide central vertical subsection from the crown to the occipital

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In the front length is maintained by over directing back to a stationary guide at the radial section, repeat steps on opposite side

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Once hair is dry, detail the perimeter, starting at the nape, use the points of your shears for softness or bling cut for a stronger line, at the sides clean up your line at the perimeter

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Pivoting subsections are combed to 90 degrees overdirected back and using a traveling guide cut parallel to the head, when you've completed the radial section repeat on the opposite side

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The hair in this section is elevated to 90 degrees and overdirected back, your guide will be taken from the perimeter of the graduation for the length, you will point cut following the head shape

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The elevation decreases to one fingers depth just behind the ear where you transition to the sides and the bob line begins, from the ear forward, the hair is held in the comb to release tension and cut at 0 degrees parallel to the horseshoe parting

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When you reach the sides take a horizontal subsection from the natural side part, elevate to 90 degrees, overdirect up and point cut the following tour guide from the radial section, remember to begin at the natural side part and overdirect the section back to a stationary guide at the radial section

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a occipital bone, take a diagonal forward parting from the cneter parting to the middle of each ear then take a pivoting diagonal forward 1/2 inch wide subsection and elevate it to 45 degrees and cit parallel to your parting, both finger angle and elevation should be at 45 degrees

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continue taking pivoting diagonal forward subsections, using the previously cut subsection as a traveling guide, both your elevation and finger angle are held at 45 degrees elevate and cut parallel to your parting

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make sure that your section is no longer than 2-3 inches in length or your graduation will sit too low, this will serve your traveling guide

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next section will be a horseshoe section taken from just below the crown to the recession area on both sides

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once youve reached your last subsection, you should be parallel to your diagonal forward parting, con't to elevate at 45 degrees following your traveling guide

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repeat the same steps and technique on the opposite side, once completed cross check the balance from the outer edges on both sides

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repeat the same steps on the opposite side

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secure a neck strip around the clients neck, place a cape over the neck strip and fasten it, fold neck strip down over the cape so that no part of the cape touches the clients skin

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to begin the next section, take a diagonal forward parting from above the occipital bone extending to the top of each ear, each side is the subsectioned and cut as above

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to maintain the same level of graduation as the first section, comb the hair parallel to your parting and, using a small piece of the length of hair cut from the first section as a guide cut a stationary guide at the 45 degree elevation