Medium Length Haircut Tutorial - Shag Haircut With Side Bangs | Matt Beck Vlog 93

So that was nice grab a friend and hang it sup guys welcome today's vlog today. What we're going to be going over is a medium length. Shag haircut thing I like most about this is we're going to do some layering techniques throughout the haircut to create those short layers. I think what people struggle with when they're cutting this haircut is that these layers get really heavy within it, so we're going to blow it dry and what we're going to do with some dry haircutting techniques that I know you guys are going to like a lot Of slide cutting in this to create that shattered edge you can see. This is the end result. We have a lot of layering in there. You can see the layering in the back and then this broken shattered baseline and that's what makes this haircut so unique. These techniques are very salon friendly. You can use them every day in the salon. So let's not waste any time. Let'S get started here. We go with our step-by-step, so I want to start sectioning this haircut symmetrically. So what I'm going to do is a center parting. All the way down Center back then, what I'm gon na do is create a triangle section right in the bang or fringe area, and I'm going to go about two inches up from the forehead on that to the point of that triangle. So what this is going to do is give me a symmetrical section on the front of the head that I can create any type of bang that I want later on now we're going to create a horseshoe section off of the corner of that triangle. So it's a little bit higher than the corner. The reason I did that is, I want to stay right along that parietal Ridge area, depending on the density of the hair, is really how big you're going to make this horseshoe section. So if they have a higher density of hair, you're, probably going to do a higher up you shape or horseshoe section, because you want to really look at the top of the haircut as the roof. And if you have really thick hair, you don't want too much hair falling over top of everything else. So that's the only sectioning for the haircut, so it makes it pretty simple. So what we're going to do is start on the side of the head. I chose the left hand side of the head, I'm going to take vertical sections or vertical partings throughout about an inch wide so because the density of the hair, like we talked about earlier - it's not super thick. So I can take inch sections if she has thicker hair and it's hard to see your guide through. It then definitely break that up, but we're just going to take those inch sections bring everything forward to a stationary guide and cut it. Key thing here is the elevation that I'm working with so think about. Look at my fingers. Look how high I'm elevating the hair! It'S pretty much parallel with the face. If I went any higher, it would remove more weight and if I go any lower, it's going to start to build up weight, so it really depends on. Do you want to expand the shape around the face, or do you want to collapse the shape around the face? Again, that's based on density, so if they have a higher density, real thick hair, then you're going to elevate higher if they have a lower density of hair, thinner, hair, then you're going to keep your elevation low and build up a little more weight and maybe get A little lighter towards the top, because, even though you have a low density of hair, you don't have a lot of hair, doesn't mean you don't want layering and movement. It'S just. How much do you want is going to really change the look of the haircut. So you can see that face frame that builds up. That'S what the shag part is all about, but what I didn't want is to only over direct everything forward and build up a ton of weight in the back. The shag kind of has layering all over it. So what I'm doing is now I'm going to create some concave layers in the back. So I brought everything forward pushed all the way to the back, and now I'm going into the back and removing all that extra weight that I created so like I've talked about in a lot of past videos. If you haven't subscribed to this channel, I've done over 600 videos of different haircuts, and the key thing here is when you're cutting hair you're pushing weight to a certain place to either do something with it later or you're, pushing it somewhere for a purpose. In this case, I pushed it to the back, because I want to remove it from the front, but now I've got to deal with the weight. That'S in the back, so I'm creating the concave layering and the great thing about the shag haircut is all of the movement and the layers that are in it. So I wanted to keep this medium length. The other thing I want to show you guys this is coming all the way back to the center, so everything I'm working with is a stationary guide or the stationary guide in the front. Now, in the back of the concave layering, I'm pushing everything to the center back of the head to create that, so what that's going to do is have all the weight kind of meet it right behind the ear. The thing that makes that okay is that we're going so high with the layering. It'S not going to be super-heavy. The other thing I want you guys to notice is that I haven't really messed with the length of the haircut. Yet we're going to do the length of the haircut when it's dry. I want to see the weakness of the hairline or the baseline of the haircut. I want to see all of that dry, there's no sense in cutting it wet. So now we're going to work. Our way into the top and what I'm showing you there is that this is also going to be a stationary guide, everything's going to come to the center. So what I'm gon na do is follow the head shape, so I'm creating a rounded shape to the haircut using 90 degree layers. The 90 degree layers are going to give me a seamless, feel there's no weight being distributed. Really, it's seamlessly passing those layers over the head. When you see somebody that has a really heavy weight line in their haircut, it's because the angle wasn't quite what they wanted, so you're, seeing that weight build up. So what I'm doing is going through following the round of the head with my parting and then over directing it to the center back, using that as a stationary guide. So there's a couple things you're going to notice me doing throughout this portion of the haircut. I will comb multiple times and change the elevation of the cut, because I want to keep it at 90 degrees. I think a lot of people would just pull this up. Real quick cut it off and then just move on and then in the dry cut. They'D have to fix the weight that they had built up. What I'm doing is I'm combing multiple times, creating that seamless feel and following that 90 degree, point across the head head shape, plays a key role in how this haircut is going to turn out so because the head shape is round. I have to shift my angle every single time. I comb to make sure that I'm at the angle that I wanted in 90 degrees is the key to keeping that seamless throughout all right. So we're just finishing off that section. Look at how much over direction is happening, so I'm taking everything from that side. Temple area we're going around the head and cutting it in the center back over my guide line whenever you're cutting hair. You want to think about all right if I hold it at this point, what is it going to do when I let it go anytime, you over direct something in an extreme matter, so we're over directing this all the way from the temple to the very back Of the head so technically that would be pushing a lot of wait to the front now when you match that up with the right elevation. That'S when it changes everything. So if I did that same over direction, but kept everything low, maybe low crown area occipital bone area, I would have so much weight pushed to the front that the haircut to me wouldn't really look right and the client would have a hard time with it, because We'Re at that 90 degree point at the very back of the head. It is still keeping by the time I get around to the side temple area and I over direct it over. We still have a high elevation, so it's still going to keep the haircut nice and light. So you got to think about a few things when you're cutting hair think about where you're over directing the hair to what it's going to do then, and also the elevation that you're working with within that portion of the haircut so now fun little trick with the Bangs, what I did was I combed every set whole triangle over twisted it towards my body over top. That gives me that over direction - and then I just cut it with a razor which gives me a nice textured, fun feel to the fringe. It'S nice and light, and also it's not a perfect line, so it gives me a little more freedom. I think that matches up really well with a shag haircut because of all the layering and texture in it to cut that fringe. We use the carving comb which is available on free salon, education comm, it's probably the coolest $ 35 tool you will buy because it's a comb attached to two different types of razors. You have one razor that cuts a hundred percent of the hair, another razor that cuts 50 percent of the hair. And then you have a comb. You have a wide toothed comb or a fine toothed comb, depending on which carving comb you get so just a very versatile tool. You can use it while you cut hair with scissors, you can have all those tools in your hand at once, or you can use it by itself. So it's pretty awesome. This is also the Brocato vibratory iron thing. I love about this Flatiron and what separates it from all the other ones I've used. Is it vibrates as it irons over the hair, so it creates less damage, less friction and also a nice smooth pass through of the iron. It'S digital works really. Well, I keep it on 410 degrees, usually when I'm working on my guests, if they have fine, fragile hair I'll, keep it more around the 390 area, maybe 372 great iron. If you're looking for new one for your hair, now I want to talk about the switch incisors that I just made so the the very beginning part of the haircut. I did everything with my DB 20 scissor, which is my precision cutting scissor. It'S a 5.7 inch scissor. Now I'm moving to my Mizutani Puffin, which is a dry cutting scissor one of my favorites. You can see how thick the blades are and I'm doing a slide cutting technique, which is a half-closed of the scissor sliding the scissor down. Now. Why this technique works and why I love it. So much is because I went through and did all that layering. So it's skinny out the bottom of the haircut, so I really was able to see where I wanted to cut it dry and then just go through and slide cut and define that portion. You couldn't do this. You couldn't just start off by flat ironing somebody's hair without a haircut and then go through and just slide cut. The bottom make it shattered. There'S a purpose behind everything that we do so we remove the weight from the top of the head using the concave layering. Allow it to fall down and then go through to our detail. Work dry and it just makes the whole haircut make sense. So I went through all the way around the haircut doing that slide cutting technique, just a half-open. Half-Closed of the scissor, like I said, and it just pulls in all of that texture makes the layers have a little bit of separation and air, and then I use a the Paul Mitchell spray wax just to style. It up add that texture bring it to life and then finish it with a peccato maximum hold hairspray just to give it a little extra hold. You could see all of that texture in there the face frame, how it works. It'S medium length such a great cut. I hope you liked it. Let me know in the comments below thanks alright guys, like always, if you like this haircuts and hit the like button hit, the share button share this video with all of your friends out there. 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