Sectioning | Learn How To Section Hair Like A Pro!

Alright guys so today, I'm talking about sectioning and sectioning is so important, especially in modern day barbering, because I think that in traditional barbering a lot of people refer to barbers as the people who use clippers, but in modern-day barbering, especially with immense modern men's hairstyles that We have today it's so important that you stay up-to-date and with the times and with the times right now, you have to also be good with your with your scissors and or in order to be good with your scissors. You have to practice clean and this plan sectioning now sectioning is so important because it's gon na allow you to stay organized and it's gon na. Allow you to make sure that you don't miss any spots on the head and just like you're clean with your guidelines. In your clipper work, sectioning is gon na help. You stay clean with your guidelines for your shear work. I did this video because a lot of people were asking me how to section and I've been getting this question a lot and I think it's it's pretty scarce. In the barber world, still as popular as it is, I find a lot of people still struggle with sectioning with sectioning. So here I have for you a couple of techniques that I like to use and also. I think that this will really separate you and your work apart from the barber that who's down the street or the barber who's you know and next to you in the barber shop, if you can use your clippers and your scissors and all your tools and master Them, I think, that's gon na make you a very complete barber and allow you to succeed in this industry. I'M gon na be trying to use. Majority of them are the most common ones, but there are hundreds and thousands of ways to section all. I really want to do is show you the fundamentals and allow you guys to practice this and to find out for yourself why these sections are so important. They can be used on multiple hairstyles and you can get started doing this as soon as right now follow along with this video. All you need are four simple tools: I'll be using my sectioning comb, my spray bottle a couple of hair clips and a model or mannequin. Let'S get started so a quick tip for you guys if you want a section hair and make sure that it stays nice and straight and the hair stays in place. You want to make sure that the hair is wet. Alright, so using my comb, keep in mind that I do have two different sides to this comb. I can use the wire toothed side or I can use the finer tooth side depending on the density of the hair or if the hair is curly or straight will definitely be the reason why I choose one side or the other. I just want to show you a quick technique for pushing and pulling using using this comb to section now, just notice, how I create a section, I'm actually standing in a position where I am behind my client or my model, and I'm just gon na create a Center line for you just to show you how I would like to go and section this, I'm actually gon na insert the tip of the comb to where the hair starts here at the front, in between the eyebrows, just on top of the bridge of the nose And what I'm gon na do is I'm going to take my index finger, making sure that I'm directly behind the model, I'm gon na put my finger on to the end of my comb and in one swift motion I am going to pull back into the middle Of my chest, okay, when my finger is completed, sectioning, I'm gon na place it down on the opposite section and pull away, and what this will do it was. It will allow the hair to split, creating a clean section line and making sure I go back with my comb and combing away from my section. So what I'm gon na do is I'm going to do that again, I'm going to show you from a different angle, going from back to front I'm actually gon na go with my thumb this time and quick tip for you for this, make sure that you are Connecting the comb to the scalp, you don't want to push too hard and hurt your client. But you want to take your thumb this time and from the middle of your chest opposite way. You'Re gon na push straight out and once motion making sure that you're connected and instead of your index finger placing down you're going to place down here the thumb and the section that your comb is on. You can come away from it, exposing section and as well as the other side coming away from your section is a very important step to this all right, so I'm gon na give you guys what I think is the most popular section used in most haircuts. All over the world, it's called most commonly called a horseshoe section, also known as a u-shaped section, and simply what I'm doing is I'm gon na be referring to certain points of the head to make sure that I accurately draw this out and number one thing that I want to say is: if you haven't watched the video on head shapes, I recommend you go back to my channel and watch the video on head shapes and order to properly identify the areas on the head that you will be sectioning so for the horseshoe shape. I'M actually going to be going to the corners of the of the hairline just move around the temple area along the parietal Ridge, as well as behind creating the shape of a U or a cornered you and basically what I'm doing with this is I'm sectioning, the Top hair away from the side of the hair, just so that I can work on the side of the hair, with clippers or with scissors. Big point here is making sure that you comb away from your section exposing your line and making it very clear. Keeping in mind that this is all about organization, by their two vertical lines, on the left and right and one horizontal line in the back, creating a U shape or a horseshoe shape, depending on who you are and let type a lingo that you'd like to use. Okay notice, I am holding the hair up here, and this is where my hair clips will come in. I want to make sure that all the hair that I combed away is very clear, and I want to make sure that I don't have to continue to hold his hair just so that I could work on the sides. So I'm going to make sure that I comb all around the top section here that I've created into the middle into the very center making sure that there's tension all around and simply all I'm gon na do is I'm going to go in with my index and My thumb and twist and twist until I run out of hair to twist, and I will tuck it all the way to the base making sure that the hair is all out of the place where I'm gon na be using my Clippers, which could be on the Sides, and on the back, I'm gon na, take my hair clip in with this last piece. That'S hanging out, I'm actually just gon na make sure that I get the clip nice and tight to the head, placing it where the top won't unravel, exposing all the areas that I can work on using a clipper or scissors depending on the hairstyle all right. So what I want to show you guys is the center profile section. This is a section that I see you use very often I personally like to use this section in order to cut the top and also to create symmetry. If I'm gon na be making a section down the middle, I'm gon na recommend that you make it the width of your comb and, if you're, using something in the middle, you can always refer back to the middle. If you want to create any shape on the sides, I can always refer back to the middle, so this is very good for any haircuts that you want to create any square shapes on tops or any any complete round shape or triangle shape and on top, depending On how you over direct it, so in order to make this section I'm going to look at the fix points on the head, I'm gon na use the eyebrows as reference notice that, in between the eyebrows, is pretty much the width of the comb. So if I draw one section to the middle of the right, eyebrow and then another section to the middle of the left eyebrow, I will make a middle section. That is the width of my comb. I'M gon na be using my pulling technique for sectioning, so I'm gon na be getting in with my index connecting to the scalp making sure that I'm not pressing too hard and in one swift motion, I'm gon na be taking it straight back into my chest. Combing away from my section and on the other side, I'm gon na be doing the exact same thing using the left of this eyebrow as the reference point getting my comb in there and, at the same time again, one swift motion into my chest. Coming away from that section, what I'm doing here is I'm exposing a sensor profile parting or a mohawk parting, because it's right down the center of the client or models head. This is what it looks like everyone notice, how I come away from my section, and you can clearly see the very center of the head, which I can use to cut when short lengths or long lengths. This, the point is, is that I know I can always refer back to the Center for a guide and this one I'm going to show you. This section is very popular used or, if I'm working with longer length, hair overall - and this is the the whole point of this section - is for me to separate my panels. So I have the top as a panel, which I want to be going back to that. You shaped section, and then I'm also going to separate from the ear just to have a right panel and the ear on this side to make a left panel separated from the back to make my fourth panel, which is going to be right. On top of the O bone, all the way up to the crown, which is where the hair growth pattern starts, quick tip for everybody. I want to make sure you guys understand, and you want to put yourself in a place of visibility, meaning that, wherever you are working around the head make sure you're walking around certain areas. In order to make sure that you can see every all the work that you're doing accurately, so I got my two side sections I'm going to go ahead and draw the back section here. I'M gon na go ahead and flip this up. Alright, so I'm going to use the ear as a reference point as well as the corner of where the u-shape actually ends so making sure that I'm behind the ear and at the corner of the u-shape, I'm gon na go straight down from over top directly down To behind the you, that's gon na create for me my panel on the right side, very important to call them away from your site to expose these lines cleaner, that you work the more organized you're going to be. You won't miss any spots, making sure that everything is cutting peat on the other side, I'm going to make sure I find it here and my end point will end up behind the ear going to the corner at the top here order, my u-shape straight down towards The back of the air, here's another point, guys if you don't feel like this line is long. It is straight enough feel free to go back and do it again until it is perfect or as close to perfect as possible. Anyway, I don't like how that line ended up, so I'm actually go ahead and readjust really shows lack of density on Billiken heads on a model on a live model, though, if you do have access to a live model friend a family member go ahead and practice Your sectioning on them, the last section, is here ready in the back now. This is gon na, be a great section if anybody is doing a mullet haircut with a short taper on the side or a shorter hair on the left and right panels, because what I'm going to be able to do is affect the back without affecting the top And the sides or if the client has mid length hair. This is also another way to add some nice layers to it by only effecting a certain panel, there's not super long, but the fact that it's wet is allowing it to stick together. I'M not gon na get as clean of a clip on here but clean enough for T for you to see visually what I was doing so here's my final product for this one. So I know it might seem like sectioning is easy, but I guarantee you if you're doing it for the first time, you're gon na struggle with it and like a lot of things that you're going to be learning on your journey to becoming a master barber. Or you know a great barber, amazing barber, it's gon na require a lot of struggle, so just make sure that you're willing to roll with the punches and the best thing to do is to simply just try it so get in the lab get in the barber Shop start sectioning, don't be scared of it attack it head-on and in no time you guys are gon na. Be great I'll, see you next time.