Perfect Blended Layers Haircut Tutorial - Thesalonguy

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Here is a perfect layered haircut tutorial. In my experience as a hairstylist, clients will often come in for the first time with an unbalanced layered haircut. The key to achieving a great haircut is the way it's layered. In this haircut tutorial video, I demonstrate a full breakdown step by step haircut of how I create a perfect blend with my layers.

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What'S going on YouTube Steven, a salon guy here and in today's hair cut tutorial, I'm going to be doing a step-by-step haircut on this mannequin, and this is the haircut that a lot of women want almost like the most demanded layered haircuts. Where you know everybody wants shorter layers, but they want to keep the length they. When I get some volume - and you know, I'm just basing this off - of the hundreds and hundreds of clients that I've had over the years who have wanted a haircut like this and I see and and the reason they're coming in to me - is because one other People can't do it properly or they're just getting it botched completely botched up and they're coming to me to fix it. You know I like to call my haircuts: it's like doing reconstructive surgery, sometimes so here's what we're doing today and here's a typical kind of scenario where somebody you know their hair's grown out. They have almost no layers they're complaining. They can't get a haircut. So if you're a client like that, like let me know in the comments below or you know like the video, so I know you can relate because people travel from all over the place for haircuts with me to focus on this stuff. You know, or the other scenario is I'm seeing women coming in with the layers so bashed up and it's not blended properly. It'S just a disaster alright, so I want you guys to see this kind of before. Alright, it's pretty much all one length, there's really no layers in it and what we're gon na do is we're gon na create some layers starting kind of around this area and we're gon na angle. It all the way down and create a beautiful short longer layered shape, and you know I'm gon na break it down step-by-step, so you guys can understand it and why it's important to cut the way I'm cutting it and also, if you're, a hair stylist. You know experienced or whether in school this will be very helpful. Video for you too, because this is a haircut that you really need to know. So I'm going to wash this mannequin and then we'll come right back and get started alright. So, let's get started, what I've simply done is I've part of the hair, basically right down the middle, and I've created a section on both sides here, which is basically called the division point. What separates the front from the back? You know I like to do this. Just because it helps me and keeps me organized that anything you know from here for is really technically the sides and the front. Alright, this is a whole different area back here. We have to treat it as such because we have to cut this and then connect it into here. So we can't really focus on this part too much. What we're gon na do now is we're going to establish the base, and I always talk about this in my haircuts, where the base, really, when you think about it, is the length right at the length of the haircut but like with any haircut or any foundation Right, the foundation is the most important thing right. It'S like when you're building a house, or so you know the foundation is literally the most important part and with that a solid foundation, you know you're off you're, not really off to a good start and the haircut could collapse. It just may not fall well. You know - and this is also the really the key part of the entire haircut - you know, because it really outlines everything. So I don't always use clips to be honest with you, I'm a guy who just kind of likes a section off and get through it rather quickly. So you know, do you have to use Clips, not necessarily, but if you are used to using them, then fine. So here's what we're dealing with right now, all right we're dealing with the back and the length - and this is the first part of the entire haircut now as a few things we can do. Okay, you have to make sure that the back here is gon na. Be balanced with, however, short you're bringing it to the front. Now, I'm gon na base this length off of the majority of the requests from what women have been looking for. Since I've been doing hair. The old quater want this around this. You know neck length like right, pretty much right into the the bottom of the neck or that you know top of the shoulders around that area. Okay, close because I noticed that women still like to have some length to their hair and, ladies, let me know: if you're you agree with me, you know not everybody wants it super super short, but from my experiences, sometimes women like to keep the length, but also Have some volume to it? So that's why I'm picking this area now keep in mind, even though we're cutting the back, if you notice what I'm doing, I'm standing, you know - or you probably can't see, but I'm combing this straight down this way, I'm not bringing this out to cut it, because I want to maintain that weight in through the corner, so I'm bringing everything not into the middle, but basically straight down. So what I'm going to do is we're gon na comb. This all down and depending on the thickness of the hair, really depends on the sectioning that you're, how many sections are gon na take. So this says relatively thick hair but because I'm experienced, I can pretty much see the guide and I know where I want to cut this. But if you are just starting out, you know or top this, the stylist. You know discretion if whatever they come with, but as long as you can see your guideline you're fine, okay, now remember what you want to do. Is you want to keep as little like no elevation whatsoever and not a lot of tension, because what's gon na happen, is you may start to layer the hair a bit too much or you may start to create some sort of different type of shape into the Hair that you don't want to create, so that's why I like doing it with really little to no tension whatsoever just enough that you can hold the hair and your fingers, but without lifting it or elevating it. Alright, you want to keep this really pretty much zero degree elevation, which means straight down. Okay, now, as you can see right into here once again, we're combing the hair back, we're not I'm not over extending out to the sides here, because I want to maintain that length alright and I'm really just standing directly behind where I'm cutting. So if you want to just cross double-check this, just to make sure it's okay, comb, the hair straight down again with no elevation of whatsoever as low as possible, or you can comb this all straight. Just like that, with no no finger tension whatsoever and literally just cut this straight across, sometimes that works just as well, but this is the part where you really want to make sure that everything is even so right now we're even-steven we're looking good it's time to Connect in through the sides and the front all right, so I'm just gon na unclip, the hair and a comb is all straight down again, depending on the thickness of the hair. You may need to take two sections. I personally don't I like to just take this. All kind of in one section, because it's not too thick and it's just enough so right now what I'm going to do is I'm going to actually connect this here and then also start. My angle, I'm gon na, be standing directly in front of the section that I'm cutting there's the piece from the corner that we left longer and it's really important. Look at that see how straight that is. It'S really really important that you leave that corner, because if you cut this you're gon na create a hole, that's why I bring everything behind the ear. So we have this room. Alright, we have this room that take off this way, definitely a little bit of a trick for you, professionals out there or people that are other in school. Alright, so now it's time to connect and create our angle. So what I'm going to do is I'm just going to finish the length right in through here because you never know. Sometimes the client may freak out and say I don't want an angle. So, okay, fine there we go, we little one length. That'S it don't have to worry too much, but now what I'm going to do is I'm going to establish the biggest part of the haircut, which is the face frame, and not only is this the face frame, but again this is. This is really the base for the layers, because if we cut this here, that means everything has to kind of flow into that and be balanced and there's a few ways. We can do that. You can do that by just bringing everything forward this way and creating a kind of forward direction. Layered cut with all kind of feathers back, not a whole lot of movement on top or we can really kind of blend everything in and create more of a layered. Look on top to remove some excess weight, so what I'm gon na do is I'm gon na comb this all straight down, I'm just about standing right in front of where I want to cut this so because I know those hair will shrink up. This is where I'm gon na start this. Now the finger position is really really important. You don't want to cut an angle parallel this way. So if you see your stylist grab your hair and stand they're gon na go like this, like literally get out of the chair and run get away hey, you want to always make sure that the body position and the finger positioning look like it's actually right and And and you'll be able to tell right, it'll be kind of obvious to you, because they'll be kind of holding their fingers this way so the higher you point, your fingers and work, the steeper the angle is gon na, be alright. So now we're cutting there's our first cuts right there and we're gon na work this in to the side. Now, I'm not going really really far into the sides, because again this is the length and we want to keep that length for the most part, but sometimes clients won't understand that you need. You know us professionals. We need to cut some of those hair in order create that to create this shape into here. Okay, it's something we have to do and you know sometimes the clients will challenge us and say: oh I don't want, then I say well, look. You know the haircut that you want. This is what needs to be done, or else it's not going to necessarily do that. So what I'm doing now is I'm just going back in and I'm cleaning up the layers to make sure everything is looking just right and there we go so technically what we could do is actually you know this is a haircut in itself right here. We could actually brush this all back and I believe I've done this even in the past, we can brush this whole thing back like this and we'll have a kind of soft flowing face frame right into here, but keep in mind there's no layers here. It'S all just in the front, so a wool appear to be a bit on the heavier side and not a whole lot of movement. But if you're looking for something with just a slight angle and just very very slight texture right into the front here, then this is the ideal way to do it. So now, what we're going to do is the same exact thing on the other side, just like what we did there, I'm going to comb it all without using two sections, I'm gon na. Do it all in one shot, there's my guide from before. On the other side and I'm cutting it straight across again I'm going to even though we did cut the other side, I'm still gon na cut this all one lengthen through here. So I have my good my good base and then I'll go back in and layer. It so now it just kind of gives me an opportunity to look at everything: okay, so now here's what we do here this is. This is the piece that we cut on this side and guess what folks we have to kind of match this up. So I like to take a little bit from the one side there and now I'm going to stand in front again, there's the length and now I'm going to cut upwards all right, I'm gon na cut upwards so that we can match the layers that we cut On the other side, once again there, it is I'm pointing my fingers downwards. This way, I'm standing basically almost directly in front. You know. Obviously, if the client is is here, you'll you'd want to be on top of them, but you know you're gon na need to to get pretty close, because you need to stand right in front and what I'm doing is again now, I'm pointing my fingers downwards. This way, which is going to allow me to create a shorter to longer shape, so I'm cutting this to the guide from the other side, which is keeping everything balanced. So, let's coments all straight down and as you can see, we actually ended up pretty pretty darn good, so I'm gon na comb this all forward right - and this is this - is the best way. We can just kind of cross check this to make sure that we're pretty much on the same page, all right, bringing us all forward and we're gon na nip those kind of thinner ends to give it a nice solid, strong foundation. This is the key to the whole haircut. Is this real solid, solid foundation? Okay, I apologize for the elbow in the face, but this is again the most important part we haven't even started really doing the internal layering. Yet we haven't started doing the internal layering yet, which is really gon na, be the next part. So you want to make sure if you're a client, that the stylist is really really being thorough. With this all right and anytime, I'm cutting someone's hair. I actually reinforced that I let my clients know I say: look I spent a lot of time on this. This is just a base. This is the most important part of the haircut because sometimes they're sitting there going, I mean this guy is still cutting them. Cutting my hair in the length as you can started, layering it well. This is this. Is why? Because it's it's, it's really really really important. The last thing you want to do is drive. Your style is crazy by telling them how to cut your hair by telling them this by telling them just you know if they, if they know what they're doing, which will be pretty obvious, then just let them do their thing. Alright, you're gon na drive it you're. Gon na drive, the style is crazy, so again cleaning that all up - and here we have the angle so now we're going to start the layers throughout the back here. Alright, now I haven't done any layers yet in the back, so we have the freedom to start right here. Okay, right here at the top, now keep in mind that this is always another challenge to is here is the front right. This is how short the front is right into here and look at the difference. Okay, look at the difference. We have all this hair into here that needs to blend and you're, probably gon na say how the heck we gon na do that. We have a short range to do it. That'S why this is the most important part, so you have to make sure that when you're cutting this, you know you're not leaving it too long, but you're also cutting enough hair that it's going to be well balanced, because we do want to leave a little bit Of length throughout the back, because it always works best, going shorter to longer and creating that flow, but you also want to make sure that we can connect everything and make it look balanced. So I'm gon na take another section, and what I'm doing here is I'm pulling the hair up on this one side right here and I'm going to cut it to the guide right underneath here. Okay, the guides right underneath again apologize for the elbow, but what I'm doing is I'm literally cutting straight across and I'll probably do one more section, because this hair is a bit on the thicker side. You don't want to go too far down because you remove too much weight and you'll make the ends very, very thin. What you don't want to do so I'm going to bring one more section up to this top piece right here, this top layer and we're going to cut straight across, see that nice, even beautiful layer right in through here and I'm gon na drop this down. I'M not gon na continue to bottom, yet I'm not gon na. So I'm just gon na jump here to the other side and we're gon na pick up where the division point is, and I'm gon na comb straight up now, I'm using the fine teeth of the comb for when I cut I'm holding my elbows parallel and I'm Cutting straight across, I just want to show you guys here what it looks like I'm taking another section and then I'll probably do one more section here: here's what it looks like facing frontwards. So you could see this cut right through here and I'm cutting straight across one more section, not very not a very, very thick section, because I want to leave that solid base and I'll show you guys how we're going to connect that. But I'm bringing everything straight up again: I'm standing right behind where I'm cutting the elbows, the elbows parallel to the section, and I'm gon na drop this down alright. So now it is time to continue layering throughout the back. Remember we basically layered from here all the way across okay. All this above here is layered. This isn't the mistake that I see a lot of stylists doing is they'll bring this hair way up here and they'll over direct it and layer it and they and they leave all this weight down through here and you. You really can't do that, especially if the client is looking for some some movement and some layers, but what we can do is we can still maintain length as long as everything's blended in alright. So here is that weight it'll jump right out at you, so you can see it we're gon na comb is straight down and those longer pieces that are kind of jumping out at us. That is what needs to be cut, that is the weight and we're gon na go all the way down here. That'S the length, so that really, what we're doing is we're just connecting the entire haircut. That'S all we're doing is connecting the entire haircut and this whole section. Now. This whole piece is perfectly blended, so next up I'm taking another section and I'm working from the center to the right hand, side or the back of the head. There'S my guide, I'm holding on to this always make sure that you hold onto the guide they're very important, so they don't lose it combing. It straight out and cutting remember, hold on and we're gon na go all the way down here and we're gon na comb. It straight out there's the hair that needs to be cut, because that is laying over it and that's preventing it from having that movement. Don'T forget those pieces, the very very bottom all right. It'S very very crucial that that's gon na prevent the hair from having a nice flow to it and that's because you're not layering it and that's a very, very common mistake, all right. A lot of stylists. Do that really don't go all the way down to the base here now. Remember we're not cutting the base, because that's what that's the length we need that solid foundation, but we're cutting everything basically right on top of it all right and let's do one more section right behind the ear again, very, very important. So, as you can see, I'm combing this all straight back right, I'm combing a straight back, because I want to maintain that weight to carry and travel with me to the sides. If we, if we we move too much weight into here, what's happening, is we're gon na create a hole, and we don't want to do that. I'D rather get rid of the weight when I need to in through here. As you can see, we've maintained that solid foundation. Everything looks good and now I'm going to continue the same exact thing on the other side. So I'm gon na skim through this and again we're just basically mirroring and what we did there's the guide and after I'm done with this, then we'll come back and we'll work on the top. Alright, so I'm done with the back here. But what I want to do is I'm gon na comb, this all straight down and the important thing right. If you look at this, if you look at this, you actually don't see any layers. That is the key to a good layered execution. Is you don't see it when you comb it straight down? If this was really gon na be all botched up? I would see like really harsh steps, but look look at that when we do this, you can see all the movement and the layers that this has and how its seamless, okay, how this whole thing is seamless all the way from here down to the very very Bottom, what I'm gon na do now is I'm going to cross-check this because I want to you know cross checking, especially with me. Hey, you never know what you know mood my haircuts are gon na. Be in that day is I always like to just kind of go back in and create any sort of shape. That'S needed, or you know, cut any hairs that need to be cut this really it. You know it's kind of like that guarantee. You know this is a guarantee by you going over it. It shows the client, if either professional, it shows them that you're putting that extra time in that labor of love, and it also is gon na help really maximize the haircut and the longevity of it. That'S really what's important and all I'm doing is creating slight diagonal sections going from top to bottom cutting palm the palm. By doing this, the hair is gon na really just again. If it's something needs to be cut, it's just gon na be very, very obvious. Are you gon na get this haircut every time? No, and I get emails literally on a daily basis from women all over the country, including men as well. But you know for these types of haircuts, I mean I literally, have people travel hours and hours for haircuts with me for this stuff. You know a lot of the times they ask me or they'll. Ask me: oh: can you recommend someone who cuts hair like you in like Texas and I'm like really ma'am, I'm sorry, I don't know anyone and I can't, unfortunately, control or predict how somebody cuts hair. I really really can't, and that's probably one of the biggest challenges and frustrations is that, like I mean sometimes I get frustrated because people are like what do I say to my stylist where I go, you know if your stylist isn't great like it's not my problem And I can't help you you know or if you can't find anyone your area, I mean it's like nothing. I can do about it. You know I mean there's it's like a restaurant, there's a good chef. You know as well as bunch of bad chefs. You know it's it's really hit or miss, so I unfortunately can't really control it. You know, I would say, just look up online. Look up reviews, you know just do some research on the stylist look at their Instagram and just see what kind of work the salon in general is. Really, you know producing all right. So again, the cross-check is almost complete. Everything is looking good and I'm just bringing everything down and cutting off any bits that need to be cut and I'll also do this as well I'll pull everything straight out now. Okay, this side is a bit longer. I think, because I've had the head head tilted. This whole time, so what I'm gon na do is I'm gon na go back in, and I'm going to extend this straight down this way to look and see, and there it is. That is why you need to cross-check. That'S why you need to go back in because it's better to catch it now then have the client go home and find it alright, so don't be afraid to ask the stylist to check it. You know I have a lot of clients that do that to me. Okay, they say Stephen somethings doesn't doesn't seem like even Stephen right now. I go okay, okay and then I'll go back in and and double-check everything all right. So that's good we're looking good here! Folks, now is the time to connect the top with the back and how I do that is this is this is really really crucial, ladies really crucial for when you're getting your hair cut that your stylist does this, so what I'm gon na do is I'm going To turn the head this way, so you guys can see and I'm taking a piece from the back, and I just want to show you guys here all right, I'm going to lower this, but more so you can even conceive even more so what I'm doing here Is I want you guys to be able to see this on an angle, I'm standing right where I was before? There'S the layers there's the layers there, it stops and look all of a sudden we've got long hair. What we need to do is we need to make sure that all that short hair that we cut back here is falling out of this section, because we don't want to cut what we've already cut. That is why we do this way. I I go vertically. I cut towards the face for the connection. Once the connection is complete, then we can kind of move on from the back. You know we're done with all this and then we can start to work through at the top. If you don't, if the stylist isn't doing this, you know now they may have their own method of doing it, but this is my method, doesn't say that I'm one percent right or wrong, but I also you know this is what works for me. So there we go so now guess what the back completely done. We don't have to worry about the back anymore and, as you could see right into here, look there's no harsh lines whatsoever. This is really really important to see. Ladies there's no harsh line from here and to here because we connected it - if I held this straight up without connecting it this way, moving forward there'd be a line right into here. So now what we can do, let's bring us down again, is we can work throughout the top right into here, and it's good that I wore a black shirt for this because typically I'm wearing the wrong colors and what I'm cutting okay. So now again we're done with the back and we can cut now horizontally and now I'm holding everything straight up from the head and I'm working towards the face. Now I like to always say we're kind of working and almost like a mohawk section, because we're literally just going down the middle we're going right down the middle and that's it where I don't want, say we're home-free, but we're home-free. As far as this top section right here, because all we're doing is just following the pattern of combing the hair straight up and cutting it straight across and what's going to happen, is once we get to the very top of every front. There'S not going to be really a lot of hair to cut and because we've already cut up a four. So here we are at the very very front and we're combing it up and, as you can see, there's like nearly nothing to cut now. There may be, and I'm going to show you guys how to blend that, and that's the most important part is the blending of the layers right. The blending. That sounds like a ritual, the blending of the layers hey, I should've been a game of Thrones episode. I'M going to work in through the corners top corners sides very, very important. This is this is very, very important too, because this is where all the the blending and the connection is going to come in. So there is the length and the weight it needs to come off and we're gon na bring oldest right down to the very very bottom, and this is where we can remove that weight that we had before. So I'm not cutting that because that's the length we don't want to cut the length. We just want to cut everything on top of the length right to make sure it blends and has this has a smooth flow to it. So once again, combing it straight out to the corners there's our guide from before hold on to that hair. Stylist make sure you hold on to that hair comb, it straight out, there's the length and here's the weight that needs to be removed, and now we have perfectly blended corners and sides. I'M going to continue this all the way to the front and look. I know I'm talking quite a bit, but let's Akins again into consideration that you know there's a lot of stylists out there on YouTube, where all they do is voiceover work. Alright, I am doing everything live like if I was cutting a real client. So none of my stuff is voiceover work. It'S all live, it's all happening right now, because I think that's the most relatable, and I think that is what clients, respect and appreciate is that they really see me in action and for those of you who are my clients that are watching this. You know you know, you see me in action. This is what I'm doing, plus throwing in a few bad jokes, all right. So, okay! So what have we done here? I have no idea now. What have we done here? Is we've actually blended in the entire haircut? All this is now worked in. We'Ve got that layer right into here, as you can see, and it's all flowing in now. We have to do this. On the other side, I keep forgetting there's still another side of the head. We'Re going to go right here. Same thing now I've changed my body position. This was called the armpit in face stance, and now I'm kidding, I'm kidding so same thing hold on to that hair, bring it all the way down to the very very bottom. This is where that weight is going to be from the back. Let that base drop down, don't cut that base, and here we have it so push this out of the way, cutting the corners, there's the guide and and depend, hopefully, you know, depending on you, you may be taking off more hair than you expected. You may be taking off not you know not a whole lot, but there's got to be some hair coming off, because if there's no hair coming off, then something went wrong somewhere, because this is this is a heavily layered haircut, all right, a heavily layered haircut. So there's got to be some hair coming off here, but, as you can see we're kind of cruising right along now, I take about 45 minutes. You know to cut so I booked about an hour from my appointments, maybe a little bit longer depending some clients takes me. You know two hours depending through you know. If I'm on a valium or not all right, you know, but it really depends on my clients and what I'm doing, but for the most part, I'm spending a good hour so cutting their hair. And the reason is because I know, and it's kind of again my guarantee, as I say to them, I know your hair is going to look good. You know a couple of months from now now, if somebody wants this look and they want to the short layers and they want to, you know, come in all the time. That'S different! That'S totally fine! You can do that, but you know I can cut this and I know for a fact in like four months if they were just to grow this out, that their hair would look phenomenal. That'S just based off of my confidence and also my experience. So now here we go. This is this: is the money shot right here, folks, the money shot huh, I feel like Bruce Springsteen right now, I've been tall. I think I'm doing a concert over here. All right, so I'm gon na go right down the middle again, and this way too, you see this right. Look at this we're gon na Col miss. Now again the hair doesn't grow straight up. This way the hair grows out from the head all right. It goes out from the head like this. No one really has their hair grow straight up this way or like this, it kind of grows out from the head and everyone's hairline is different. So what I'm gon na do is I'm gon na comb this straight out. This way, all right, so you can see here, let's bring this over a bit more and the good thing is: is holy cow there's not really much hair to cut, but what this means is that this is showing the actual connection between this part. Here in the front - and this part throughout the top going all the way back and folks, we hit a homerun here, we hit a homerun, because this seam seamlessly trap is blended from here all the way to the back hallelujah all right. So now I'm going to pick up a section from the side and what what I'm gon na do is I'm going to yank the hair out of her head. I'M gon na comb, this all right to the middle right, I'm combing us all right to the middle and checking and cutting all. This really is doing is ensuring balance and making sure everything is blended. This isn't it. This is necessary because if you don't do this and you have pieces that are like three times as long in through here, it's really not gon na be good. For the haircut I'll, be honest with you, it's it's gon na prevent the hair from the flowing. It'S gon na. You know block that all that layering you did. It needs to all be connected telling you I've done this a million times. This needs to happen and, most of the time honestly, if it was done properly, there really wouldn't be a lot of hair. Coming off so that's done there and then what I like to do is just do one last brush through or comb through of all the hair. Get all these little knots out into here, and the most important part really is here the corners. So, look that one little piece jumped out at me right there and I'm gon na keep combing to make sure everything is blended and connected right in through here. We'Re looking good same thing on the other side and the reason I'm being a little more aggressive is because you know I know how to work with hair right. I know how to handle here. I know how to comb it and you know. Sometimes the experience comes into play, but you want to you want to be a little aggressive, sometimes with the hair right. You want to make sure that you're really combing through it want to make sure that you're getting every section don't be afraid to be a little aggressive with the hair. Okay, you kind of need to take charge sometimes well. That'S how I could honest. That'S how I could and then last but not least, I'm notorious for this is you know you want to pull everything straight up and make sure it's even and if there's any little bits that aren't even then we have to create make sure we're even-steven. For that day, or else we'll be getting the phone call later on all right, so I'm just going to finish this up here and then we'll proceed to do the blow-dry. Now what I want to do is I want to show you what this looks like, as is okay with no product in it whatsoever. I just want to show you kind of what we have going on into here. Look at all that lift and that volume and that texture alright, look at that, and I think that this shape looks great. I think that you can see that the layers are all working in seamlessly. It'S got a great flow to it. You know, and I always like to show clients this too, when I say look how its drawn that's, why I cut wet into dry? Okay, if you noticed, I didn't once go back in and spray the hair down. The reason is especially on blondes or finer hair, or just because I want to see how everything is really working in that's what I want to see. I want to see look at that. You see how that's flowing in, even even though it's a bit damp. If we could see these kind of results from the haircut, then we know we're in good shape. I'M so excited about this haircut, I'm out of breath over here. Any anyone have oxygen um. No, I'm just kidding so bring this back and there we go all right. Look at that beautiful, so I'm gon na put a little product in it. We'Re gon na blow dry it and then we'll come back and see the finished result. Okay and my arm and shoulder are killing me now. Here is the finished blow dry and I know you're probably saying who on earth wears their hair like that? Well nobody, but this is how I blow dry this haircut, so I always have the client do, and this is my famous money shot. Ladies, this is the money shot, so we've got everything towards the face. Now. What we're gon na do is we're gon na rake, it all back off the face, we're gon na rake it like that rake. It rake it and we're gon na work. All of these layers in through the haircut then we bring it forward and I go ma'am. Look at that. Look how it just falls right in okay. Let'S look at the side profile. The side profile is very, very important. All right, when working with this type of look so look at that see, we've got this starting look. How short that is right here, and it's not it's literally the perfect length. Okay, look at that, so this literally flows all into here literally seamlessly. This has gorgeous. It'S actually makes a hair look a bit longer. It actually makes the hair thicker, because what we've done is we've actually created, and when you have a good haircut, that's balanced what it does is it actually creates volume and and really creates the hair to have it's all in sync together when the hair is all Flowing and synced together, it's just a seamless, beautiful flow and that's to bring this back to the front. So you guys can see now I I'm kind of a flip guy. All right, I like to flip a little bit. You know I may be a little bit old school, but I mean look at this see how gorgeous it is, how much life it has to it. How much bounce, and, let's rate this all back and then a little bit of hairspray. We could spray that in, but this literally is the haircut doing all of the work I've put in. I literally I all I use is a repair spray. This is my my fleek repair shine and smoothing spray, so the haircut is creating all of that volume. So this is really a beautiful haircut and I think you came out apps gorgeous Wow. What a whopper of a video I feel like! I just gave birth to a blow dryer yeah whoo. What a what a video that was hot talked about, but I got ta say I'm I'm so passionate about haircuts like this. Okay, let's just see what this looks like underneath so in case your client is ever hanging from the ceiling. You know they can give you good feedback on the hair all right, but this is. This - is really really an amazing look and if the client wants to flip their hair around to the side, I mean this is a really really gorgeous hair. This is the money here cut I charge $ 150 student. My prices will increase to about $ 500 in here. Could I think, honestly, but uh but yeah, so look at that man, I'm just so happy with how this came out so anyway, again, ladies, if you're a client watching this, I can't promise you or I may not know anyone in like throughout the country. Who knows how to cut hair? This way, I have really have no idea. I just focus on myself. Do some research, you know, find somebody who may be on Instagram or social media, who you see, photos like this of the haircuts stuff that you're looking for again, you know if somebody's charging say $ 25 or $ 30 for a haircut like this. I mean you know: are you gon na get that detail that attention you may or may not I'll be honest with you. You know I charge 150 bucks. I spent about an hour. You could see what I put into this haircut. I think Aaron see this client that their hair will look phenomenal in like three months, because I just know what I put into it. I can't can you you know: can your stylist promise the same for you all you're, getting those results and, if you're a stylist, why aren't you producing results like this? I mean it really comes down to education and practice. So, ladies, let me know in the comments below, if you're a stylist professional, if you found this helpful, please let me know if you're a client and love this haircut and you're like oh, my god, you know and if you're asking how do I tell my stylist, How to do this? You can show them the video. You can take a screenshot on your phone. You know I'm sure their stylists out there who've seen eight million tutorials of mine from their clients. I apologize, I don't. I don't force it on them, but if they want to show you a video of mine and that's cool, I apologize again but maybe check it out. You know it may be helpful to you. So thank you guys so much for watching. Don'T forget to Like comment and subscribe and I'll see you next time for more videos with a salon guy

caressa Apple: I love when you post videos like this. They are a little longer but more informative than your shorter videos. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. Your an amazing artist and our profession is lucky to have you.

Becca Wicks: This "connected" layered cut is one that I've done for over 45 years and it works for short, medium, longer hair and works for all hair densities and textures. It was great to see Stephan being so thorough.

Patsy Mendez: Exactly the haircut I've wanted but seems as if no one knows how to cut hair these days.

Elizabeth Moore: I live in New Jersey. I've had the same stylist for 25 or more years. He would do this cut on me every time. Watching you do this cut makes me think of him. I used to say it was like watching an artist, because he took so much time and did exactly what you did in this video. He gave such a great hair cut that I could go up to 6 months and my hair always looked great. Sadly he lost his battle with cancer this year. He was a wonderful stylist as well as a wonderful person. I used to tell him that he could never leave me, no matter how old we got. That I'd have someone wheel me in my wheel chair to his wheelchair to have him cut my hair, and we would laugh. I've not had a good hair cut since he became ill. I've had my hair cut several times since his illness and I feel there are just no stylist out there that want to take the time like he did.

Briggs Barbering & Nonsense: Great work as always! Let me tell you, the YouTube community is so very fortunate to have people like you taking the time and explaining the processes. Many, many thanks!

Barb Bucaro: Wish I could find someone that could cut my hair like this. It is exactly the cut I'm looking for.

Pamela13: I am a stylist and have performed that layer cut for many many many years. I agree stylists today have no clue how to properly style a layer cut. GOOD for you for showing them how.

Devilish: thank you for the demo! it’s exactly what i want and my stylist botched it the last time! as we were in lockdown i tried to fix it myself and that was a nightmare as i messed it further. i’ll show her this video and hopefully i’ll end up with this! ❤️❤️

Robert Young: I finally did it! I cut my own hair and You humor helped immensely!! I loved your layering style and how simple your explanation.

Susan Harris: I love, love, love this!! I've had SUCH a hard time getting a good haircut! This is perfect!!

SANDY ALEXANDER: I gave myself the most beautiful haircut using this tutorial! I have been to many many hairdressers and it amazes how they can graduate from school not knowing how to cut hair!!

Georgina Cox: Loved watching this haircut! The final style was beautiful. I learnt a lot about how I would like my own hair styled!

MaryEllen Meekins: This an amazing video! Love the way you thoroughly explain everything! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for all the work you put in this video! I wish I could have you cut my hair! You have an amazing talent.

Renee Ellory--"Eyes For Lies": Thank YOU so very much for this! I am locked in with the pandemic due to a pre-existing condition, and this has made me sane again! My sweet husband followed your steps and wow! Thank you!!!!!!!

Virginia Shell: thank you for posting this video. as a stylist just starting out, this video really helped clear up any questions i had or help me realize what i had been doing incorrectly. i had always dreaded getting a client who wanted a style like this but now i want to practice and learn that it isn't a bad as i'm thinking it is.

Dianne Arendell: Thank you for talking and re-affirming what you are doing through the whole cut. I have been out of school for 20 plus years and the way you did that layer haircut is different than I was taught but your way looks phenomenal when it’s done!

Luce Z: Love this tutorial. A good quality haircut costs money. And you are right Steve it will grow out looking great! I had some very boring looking haircuts in the past where the layering was just non-existent . So, I now cut my own hair in quarantine by following online tutorials. Some 30 hrs( over 2 months of adjustments here and there) later it starts to have a flow. Thanks a bunch for sharing you did a fantastic job there! Greetings from the U.K.

The Indecisive Wig Wearer: Thank you thank you thank you! Great tutorial. I needed some help with a wig that needed a little modification as it has a funky layered style and this is exactly what I needed!!!

Mimi: Gorgeous. This looks like it would grow in beautifully.

Anne Adams: Love this. You do amazing work. I have been on the receiving end of several unblended and disastrous layered cuts. This is exactly what I am looking for; so to help others, what specifically does a client ask for when they come in? How should they tell their stylist or a new stylist what they would like ? I think sometimes when clients ask they don't know how to ask for a specific cut and sometimes clients don't take into consideration the type of hair texture they have which could work against them . So, what should a client ask for for this specific cut?

chelle lawrence: That's the exact cut I hope to get in a few days... beautiful, well done!

Putu AP: Really really love this kind of layer hair style! I found it very difficult to have a right stylist to do this properly thank you for sharing!

Diane Wilson: You are totally correct, this is the exact haircut I ask for everytime I go to the salon. The Jennifer Aniston cut in "Friends". I have had a hard time getting it. This was an amazing tutorial!!!

Bobbi P. Bernardo: Thanks for a great teaching of layer cut!Very good teaching!Thanks for all the tips on layering!I use to do hair for over 25 yrs but had to quit cause of health issues but still cut family hair...

💕BONNIENDAVID💕: Love this cut! Great job and very thoroughly explained!

Launch MOBs: Wow! That looks amazing; very pretty! You made me love layers again.

Flutter Girl Mystified: This is exactly the haircut I was looking for!

Aprill Roberts: Yes you’re right. I get asked for this style all the time. Classic and easy to manage. Thank you for the video

Irene Smith: As a 30 year hairstylist I so enjoyed your video . This is how I have been doing my layer cuts for years but I still learn from you !! Good job !!! Now I'm subscribed for sure !

Danielle Gutierrez: I’m a stylist and I’ve only had my license for about 6 months. I really found this video helpful thank you so much! I had trouble understanding how to connect the back layers to the front so thank you for the video!!

Jonny Basque: Hi Stephen, this is such a clasic and timeless cut . It also reminds me of when I trained (32 years ago) when it was all about perms & big hair and volume. I relate to your method as thats how I trained and love your straightforward talking. I'm also fascinated by the fact that you went from Hair to Fireman/Police? WTF? Glad to have you back in our industry creating and posting content like this. Youre a breath of fresh air in a world full of pretentious people! Respect.

Connie Heil: This is exactly what I try to ask for every time I get my haircut. I've traveled to multiple cities across the U.S. for work and had my haircut countless times over the past 17 years. I could count on one hand the number of stylists that were able to accomplish that and I'd probably still have a couple fingers left over. I wish I could get a stylist to watch your video before cutting my hair or better yet be able to take a contract close to where you set up shop! ❤❤ I'd love to find a list of the salons that you've trained across the United States.

Rose Rose: I love doing this cut. You did a beautiful job. Your an artist.

April Barbi: Just followed your directions and cut my own hair! I’m so happy with it!! Thank you!!

passionfruitfruit: Wonderful job! Huge thanks for all that detailed explamation

Charr Ski: That is an awesome cut - I have longer curly freezy hair (hard to control in the Florida summer) - not sure if that length would work for me - maybe in a longer layer. I have copied your 45 deg angles and it has improved my hair tremendously I haven't been to a salon since I haven't found anyone that can layer well.

kristy w: Yes!!! I used to do hair and this is how I layered most haircuts. Excellent work. I can’t find anyone to a good haircut or a good round-brush blow dry.

Shawna Leister: Haven't been a hairstylist for very long but I watch a lot of your videos and this one helped me out alot! Thank you so much!

Debs Day: I'm nearly 60 and I have my hair cut exactly the same as it's straight, not short not long , fantastic style. Thanks for the tutorial,

Tauna: I just love your tutorials. Thank you so much for sharing your skills and artful eye with us!

Sandra Gahn: Followed your video and trimmed my own hair and it looks so much better, thanks for sharing your knowledge!

Angelsbythesea1127: I love how you took time to do all the layers and double check yourself. I still yet have to find a hair stylist who takes that much time to do the haircut. I will try to save this video and show to my next hair stylist. Thank you.

Cindy Wascow: This is the perfect haircut. I pray I get this haircut. I’ve had some that come close and you are soooo right that it needs barely any product to have amazing shape and it lasts months

Ashley Du: When my hair grows I’m trying this on myself with literally zero experience! This was so easily explained:)

Kefir Heals: OMG - that is a beautiful haircut. I wish I could find a hairdresser in my area that knew how to cut a beautifully layered cut like that!!!!! That's what I've been looking for. I've let my hair grow out during this COVID phase, and I'd love to have that haircut. I have salt and pepper hair, and I know it'd be a perfect cut for me. What state/city are you in. And what is the name of your salon????

Misty Vegas: I love this cut. I just got mine cut and it's not blended from the back to front at all. Having such a hard time styling it now. I would happily pay to get a great cut like this.

Anja Bielenberg: This is the exact haircut I ask for every time! What I get? The base line! I'm done! No one in my area knows how to cut the way you do. I even asked an older hair dresser for the old school Farah Faucet layers and I got the base line!

5 STAR SETTI: Gorgeous!! You do beautiful work!! Thank you so much for this video!

peaches5712: That was a beautiful thing to watch! THAT is the haircut I wish I could get. I go to different stylists trying to find someone to listen to what want and it never totally happens. I’m always checking my layers when I go home and geez.....if I can see it why can’t they! Thank you for showing the correct way! Ok.....I almost want to cry because this is a perfect cut!!

Queen Amethyst: Looks gorgeous! Great hair on that model. Love the color. ☺

Kim: This is the haircut I need !!!! The longest TIME I’ve been looking through Pinterest, Google, YouTube, Instagram, - this is what I’ve been wanting! Honestly, this is how they used to cut hair years ago. I walked in to a salon said I want it shaped and take off weight and I can remember even the way they would pull my hair in different directions cutting and checking.... this is how it was done. It felt so good like a brand new person. This is gorgeous ! Very feminine and soft, such beautiful work!! ✂️

SB: Very artistic cut. Exceptional cut. Love the precision!

Susan Tomes: Beautiful, accomplished haircut. A pleasure to watch an artist at work.

Deborah Noble: I might try this on myself as I’m in quarantine for another 3 weeks and have already been 6 weeks with hair cut.., your videos are so easy to follow and your hair cuts are great .,.

jill lehr: Amazing haircut love it! thank you very helpful! Will try this technique.

HairSalonNoarlunga: Thanks for this. I’m a stylist and love your techniques and help.

Tesa Jimmy: Omg!!! Amazing! I was looking for this exact haircut. Thank you so much.

Sharla Dreikosen: Beautiful! Would love this....motivation to grow my hair longer!

Lisa Sebelle: I'm not a stylist but I needed help giving myself a quarantine cut. I love how you cross checked yourself ...so meticulous.

Pam Phillips: Wow! you are awesome! My stylists have tried to do this on me but it doesn't turn out as nice. However, I have very fine hair, a cowlick or whatever in my bangs...so I don't have the easiest hair to deal with. You seem like a hair god! Thanks for the videos!

Janai Russell: I wish I could find someone to give me a perfect blended layered haircut!

Marylou Cancilla: This is the first time i have Watched your video on blending and layering hair and i love your style of cutting it was beautiful exactly how i would want my hair to look ! And not to mention your amazing sense of humor !

Myra Bowling: This is exactly what I'm looking for. How do I get someone to cut my hair like this???? Awesome job, i love it!!!♥️♥️

Tina Bryce: Me being a hairdresser. I was always taught and told time is money. Lmao.. Im sorry I will always pick quality over quantity. I always take my time on all haircuts and i have clients that loves it. I also always go on you tube for continuing education from other stylists like Salon Guy.

layne doon: ive spent months looking for this haircut,now i willl be able to show this to the hairdresser ,its a perfect example very skillfully done and it looks like its going to suit most age groups,thank you ,,xx

Maria Pecero: I love it ! Im loosing so much hair ! Its exactly what i need ! Layered hair cut ! Perfect !

Natalia Merlich Struss: Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! I followed your instructions step by step and I had an awesome haircut cut by myself.

Mamie Welden: I’m a hair stylist, and I love doing this haircut. But I only cut family and friends. This is my favorite, you did it perfectly. ☺️

Mikaila Smith: As a student this is extremely helpful thank you so much!

gabriela11ism: I’ve been a inactive Cosmetologist for a long time, I mostly do man hair, but I’m doing this haircut to my sister this weekend at 90% off, just $15.00 I can’t wait to practice, Thanks Steve!

Maria Cepeda: I absolutely love your hair cutting video especially with these manikins which makes it so hard to cut here with them because they’re not real but you make it so easy to learn how to cut the styles I thank you so much love all your videos please don’t stop..

Marie Kelly: My friend does the same exact haircut but with even more layers in the back but the same style. When she’s done with my haircut and I go outside, literally a lot of people will stare at it because seriously it’s an amazing haircut and as it got longer it became even more amazing. My hair is a bit now below my shoulders and all I do now is go for touch ups. When I want to show off the layers, i’ll use rollers or the hot curler, the back of my hair looks beautiful. The other day I went to a salon to get my hair colored and the woman was amazed at the layers because the way they do it is choppy. It looks nice but nothing as flowy and blended like the gentleman did here. The trouble with a lot of these salons is that they are in a hurry to move on to the next customer. So if you find a hairstylist who will literally take the time to do it right keep them and be willing to pay extra because they’re hard to find. This guy is a gem and whoever has him as their hairstylist is fortunate. He’s amazing!

Judy Franck: I am a long time fan of your haircut tutorials, & this one is the best yet, along with one other similar cut on a person (a blond). Both are similar to the cut & style I have, except your cuts are better, of course. On this tutorial you adjusted the camera so viewers could see the angle of your fingers when cutting the crown — that was helpful! My only request is that you would do this same shoulder length layered cut without ‘bangs.’ That is, longer hair on front/top and crown. I don’t like hair falling onto my face & eyes that I have to constantly push back, just to have it fall back in my face. I’m certain it can be done, because I once Somehow had that style, but can’t seem to achieve it again — so frustrating! Thank you Steven!

Tracy Dean: Yes, I'm a client just like that. I'm suffering with a botched chopped thinned out once thick hair. They always massacre it with thinning ✂ like they get frustrated how to layer. I'm frustrated with stylists.

MelissaPaige93: Hi I’m training to be a hairdressing. This is amazing work ☺️ Question - To do a trim to this haircut would you go through everything exactly the same?

Edith: Mesmerizing, I love watching stylist who know what there doing, I'm not a stylist, but had my share of bad haircuts in Western New York, over razored, over thinned, uneven layers not blending, you name it, I'm one of those patrons that have to point out uneveness. Would love to find a stylist that I can just relax and let them do there thing, and not one size fits all haircut, look a the clients hair, see where hair is thicker, thinner, might be uneven, might have a callic, etc, and give more attention those parts of the hair, anyway im just frustrated.,

Fashionwork12: This is a great haircut. I was taught to cut layers two ways. One by maintaing weight thru the bottom by using my finger angle as my guide which is a great tool to have for long layers. My basic layering technique is creating my guide in thru the top and working in thru the bottom to connect it to the top. Find your technique master it and go with it. Whatever is most comfortable for u from there you can create anything.

Kim: P.s. I’ve just read so many of the comments and I’m floored by how much this cut is wanted!! Can you imagine if women could get what they ask for how many tips would be increased and clientele referrals a stylist doing this work can get? Moreover how much happier hundreds of women would be!!!!! We are really not asking for the moon . I wish I could do this on myself

deborah sorrill: Well, it's Covid time, and I can't go for a hair cut in California. I started with short hair a year ago and thought it would be fun to see how long it would grow before I could go back. Not that fun anymore. So, these videos are incredible. In fact, as good as my hair stylist is, I think this is even better. I am going to start by doing the longest hair cut with layers and after I get practiced, go back for the mid length. I think you are fantastic! I will be looking at color and products soon. Thanks for being there. =0)

Susie Florian: My hairstylist cuts my hair exactly like this, I love it. He only charges me $30 and I give him a $10 tip. He always does an amazing job on my hair. I hope he doesn’t see this video and starts charging $150! Sheesh.

Sagarika Hendricks: Really like the way you cut. I use the similar techniques when do my clients hair. really helpful videos

Choppini: Now THAT is a he// of a haircut! I'm coming already pretty close. For me seem 30-45 minutes not long when I cut my own hair, even though most of the time, towards the end, my arms hurt. Too bad that I did not discover your channel sooner, but THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart for this video. It is never too late for learning something new

uyanga purevsuren: Supercut, thank you so much for teaching thoroughly.

Deb M: I had a similar layering and it was so nicely done. Next time they layered using a technique pulling back up higher up towards the crown instead of vertical and now it seems so disconnected in so many sections and doesn’t lay right.

Lisa Carson: Perfect I would definitely pay top dollar for a haircut like that. I’m going to show my stylist this video. I’m hoping the world opens soon or I will be attempting this myself. Thanks so much for everything you do and share.

Carol Weaver: This was so perfectly done! No one will do mine properly either, as they get it 'too short.' I wanted it like this. I want Volume, height, and have fine hair. I do not want to be bossy at all and try hard to allow them to do what they feel is right and yet must add how I would like it to some degree.. I ask for Pointcut in order to have it look fuller. My bangs to my eyebrow ( means if wet one must give extra length in order to have it not shrink when dry) That is a trick to get anyone to understand! WHY? I do not know? Wish you could do my hair, but that would be impossible. Thank you for sharing it, as it is very helpful to many of us!

DianeCanDoFlamtaps: This is an amazing haircut and instructional video! Thanks!!

K K: Omg thank you. I will never go to a new stylist again unless they're willing to watch this. Just got the worst cut of my life that was supposed to look like this and isn't even close. It's clear she had no idea how to do this properly. I had cut my own hair for years, and realized how close my process was to yours, but never just right. Now I'm pretty sure I can perfect it myself and not be at the mercy of someone else's lack of skills. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!

Sandra Thompson: I absolutely love this cut!

Linda Moreno: I do love this style I hope to find a stylist to do this for me I did save this picture to show her. Thank you! Love your videos

Malala: I love it ,this is the length of my hair right now so thank you, I will do it .

Dania Jaber: This is an amazing haircut. They say that you don’t cut a 90 degree layers on clients and it’s just for practice but I noticed while watching layering haircuts that they do the basic 90 but in different order !

Marta Sarno: Great precision haircut so refreshing to see a good cut.

Artistic WhistleBlower: Thanks for making it possible for us to do our own hair!!!

Lory Lou: Thank you Steven. Have you made a video with a totally blotched hair cut, trying to get to this style, so now how do we make small adjustments as our hair is growing out to the point of being able to cut our hair into this cut? I believe a video showing this would be very popular .

jme dnerth: I'm frustrated, no one seems to understand me when I ask for this type of style! I'm having my daughter watch and learn with you; so she can do this for me! You are the BEST!!!

Louise S: You are right about women wanting this cut -- I have been asking for it for for years and never getting the results you show here. The blending is definitely the key part, and the most difficult to achieve. As you say, if you can clearly see the lines of the layers, especially in the back, mistakes were made. A lot of stylists seem to think that "texturizing" with a razor type tool is the way to achieve blending when really all that does is give you thin wispy ends. While I always ask for the length you show here with layers with lots of volume and movement, I often end up with just a long slightly layered bob or at the other extreme, an aggressive shag style cut. While it is frustrating to not be able to get this blended cut from local stylists (and I have been to many and will pay almost anything)at least I know now that it is not an impossible dream! You are a truly gifted and passionate stylist while still being down to earth. You set the bar for all others. Bravo.

tradeja: Wow!!! Beautiful, I love it. Truly fabulous!!!

Carol Johnson: Thanks a lot, great video! I'm going to cut my friend's hair soon so I needed this, being an amateur.

Lori Thery: Yes yes yes !!! This so perfect, It took me years to find someone who could so this, she is not doing it any more. Buut this is a sure go to guide!!! You are awesome!!

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