How To Section Hair With Precision And Accuracy
Creating clean partings doesn't have to be difficult! In this video, Sam Villa Education Director Andrew Carruthers shares a few ways that will help you to section hair easily with precision and accuracy.
Watch now and share your parting and sectioning tips in the comments box below! We love to hear from you!
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Hi friends, Andrew Carruthers, here education, director for Sam Villa. Many many years ago when I was an apprentice, the guy that apprenticed me used to put me through these skills and drills that at times I thought were very tedious and I wasn't very happy with him when He would have me do these skills and drills, but I have to tell you now, 17 years later, I look back and I'm so thankful for those times that he forced me to practice these things that are really challenging.. One of those challenging things is getting very clean partings within hair.. He used to sit me down in the back of the the salon, with a doll head and he'd say part off a graduated bob 25 times. And in the back of my mind, was cursing him. But I tell you now that I have the ability to create these clean partings quickly and easily. I'M very thankful for that time.. So here are some of the tips we can share with you how you can practice to get really skilled at creating clean partings. Number. One, let's do this together, so at home. What I'd like you to do is take your fingers and just put them up like this., Now go ahead and take your fingertips and put them together — pretty easy right. So the easiest way to part hair is to connect your fingertips. You'll notice on our long cutting come there's a parting tooth at the top.. I'M going to take my pointer finger and place it right there at the tip of the parting tooth. I'M going to take my other finger place that where I want to go, and now all I have to do is connect the two points, It's much easier than trying to draw a straight line without knowing where I'm going and when you do that. When you connect connect quickly., Another thing you can try at home is take a pencil and draw a straight line when you draw that straight line. The first time draw it really slow and you'll notice. That will be really jiggly. Second time taken draw it really quickly and you'll notice how clean and straight that line will be. Another tip and you'll notice that I did this before I connect my fingers is to always comb the hair in the direction that you want to part.. If the hair is straight down - and I need to part across it - I'm fighting through the grain of the hair. If I comb the hair in the direction that I want to part the hair get all the grain going in that direction, you can see it slips through quite easily, then so comb, the hair in the direction that you want to part.. The final one is sometimes when we're creating really long partings. Let'S say it's a center part for setting up for a haircut, and we need to go from one point to another and it's a lot of hair to work through .... If you take both fingers and place them right here at the tip or at the parting tooth, when you have both fingers, you can actually rest your palm against the head and use that to support. And you see you can create really clean clear lines by supporting both sides of the comb, and it helps to give you some structure and that works when you have to create really long partings. That might be more challenging to do the finger to finger position.. So again, first tip fingertip to fingertip second tip, always comb the hair in the direction you want to part, and the third tip is if it's a very long parting support that parting tooth with both fingers rest, the palm against the head to get some good pressure And structure and then part. Practice, those three things – so much of what we do behind the chair is just muscle memory and the more that you practice the better you're going to be behind the chair.. Any questions comments please feel free to leave them in the box below. We love to hear from you guys, thanks for watching I'm Andrew Carruthers education director for Sam Villa
Comments
Michelle Cook: I'm so happy you made this video! Even in beauty school, they never taught how to part and section with that detail. I struggled with it, and thought something was wrong with me thinking everyone just knows how to do it because no one took the time to teach it. Like it's something you're supposed to know.
Courtney B: I had a wonderful instructor in beauty school who taught us to part hair using some of these tips! I thought it was so silly at the time to be given instructions on how to part hair but looking back now it was so helpful and I appreciate that she showed us these basics; solid building blocks are so important. Great video!
Black Gold: OMG!! Thank you!! Sooooo much!!! I'm a rookie cosmetologist and I can say I've learned so much from y'all and Matt Beck! Man y'all are freaking awesome with these learning techniques!!
Joel Elford: That was extremely helpful. Love a video that gets right down to business. 10/10
Brian Lam: THANK YOU SO MUCH! I do a lot of men's cuts so I'm a lot more comfortable with a clipper and medium lengths on top. I've always struggled to part long hair for women's cuts and now I understand what I was doing wrong. Thank you thank you thank you again!!
MadameSenator: This has been the most useful video I’ve found showing how to properly part my hair!
mastod0n1: I'm never going to cut someone's hair, I'm just a 28 year old guy who has let his hair grow out this year and found out my hair is naturally fairly curly when it's long. I'm trying to encourage those curls and a product I bought said to section your hair and apply and I had no idea what that meant lol. This guy is very clear spoken and good at communicating information.
Vicki-Ann Hughes: love the video, very useful. However, I was trying to learn how to do a crown parting where you gather the top section of the hair as I see in so many of the school hairstyles on line.
Nupur Makeup Artistry: I love you guys. These videos has helped me so much I can't thank enough. Complex things made so easy.. xx
Granger Sloth: This video is just what i needed thank you. After recently starting a hairdressing course i was shocked to find that i have been let loose with colour and scissors but no one has of yet taught me how to part hair it is just assumed we all know how to do this already :o
MissN Perfection: I love you guys! I learned so many pointers from you guys that makes things so simple! Thank you! Keep them coming! :)
Melissa: I’m a cosmetology student and learning how to part hair, and just couldn’t seem to get the middle part right. But your tips were very helpful and I will keep practicing!
Marissa Oromi: This channel is helping me out so much in my hairdressing course that even my teachers are impressed
Andie Ortiz: this was really simple and cool! thanks.
Tiffany Drozek: I just want...actually I need to tell you thank you for making this video! I have had people try to show me time and time again...but I never could get it! I watched your video once and I now I finally can do it!!! You have no idea how excited I am!!! Thank you!!! Thank you!!! Thank you!!!!
Stephanie Sasso: Thank you so much! I’ve learned so much!!!❤️❤️❤️
Kolibri Rose: This is genius simple! Thank you!
Jeffrey Otterby: Once I part the hair, how do I clip it? I have four daughters under age 10 and I need to figure this out! :-) This parting video is quite helpful.
Typical Entertainer: It helps I love it. Thank you for the advise !
Lifeforce Locs: Great tips, I struggle to part quickly so these have help big time!
jerraldean beukes: this was so helpful! thank you so much!
Longwings222: Wow! Great tips!!! This really is ground breaking! You’re great!
Teresa Isabel: muito obrigada pela explicação
Vrushali Yadav: Thank you sir. Easy n basic technique. Hope to see more learning lessons
Piper R: We're doing perm rods in beauty school currently and since my parting is so jagged my rods keep sagging! This video helped though
Chrismatorium Grill: The pandemic has left me jobless for half a year. I have so far learned to cut our son’s hair. Now I have to learn how to cut his mother’s hair. This skill will be very useful.
pj101: I'm watching this video every couple months. One day I will part my hair like a pro
DryIceandAppleJuice: Brillant tutorial. Very well done
Michelle P: Thank you for this video! It reinforces my lesson to my hair styling students! I tell them clean parting are crucial for a precision haircut! I am showing them this video....... lol
Pompom: Thanks I needed this for my double Dutch braid
Henry Riley: Thank you for making this video I can’t wait to try it!
Zobia Akhtar: Thank you so much for this advice I am going through a really hard time at the moment doing this my teacher has said that if I do not get my sectioning right my not able to do level two of my course at college and I am trying my best but I just don’t seem to understand why I can’t do it right
James Molloy: This was something I struggled with and my college barely spent any time teaching, thankyou so much!
Natasha Raisor: Thank you so much, parting has been so hard for me
Mayur Chitte: Thank you so so much sir...it really works and its easy....❤️
Jacqueline Beal: I think my question was more specifically what are the types of partings you can use when you are following through with your cut. I have seen so many in the videos as of lately if I had a idea of the shapes to practice I would feel more prepared :)
11 Quresh: Thank you so much It will be easy now.
Mimi Ramone: What if you have three times the amount of hair of the average head? Parting my hair is quite a chore… So much so I never do it LOL. My hair already ate that comb.
OmarPlaysRoblox!: Hi! Thank you for the video, I am a medical aesthetician and I just started a new treatment to my spa and it's hair regrowth treatment. In this treatment we need to add products and needle it into the scalp, to do that I need to section the hair properly. Can you show me how to make a small sections allover the head please?
Lina De Asis: thanks for sharing this amazing techniques
eugie: Excellent advise. Thanks!
Goddess Corner: Omg thank you I have been parting hair 28 yrs with challenges the second tip is a lifesaver
Bruno Ryu Fujimoto: Great Tips Andrew. Thanks man
Paulus Maximus: Thank you Andrew. Parting is such sweet sorrow.
Kathy Maslowski, Bright Flower Therapies: awesome tips, thankyou Andrew x
Luvia Reyes: thank you this was really helpful
Fabiana Porto: Great tips...Tku so much for your time.!
Greg Bellinger: So, how do I find a trained person in Seattle Washington is train using the techniques you demonstrated? Thanks.
Yolie Hines: Awesome !! Thank you !!
Benaliza Dacumos: This is awesome ❤️
funny fail: very useful, thank Andrew
Jenny: Finally explained ty!
Naturegirlseed: why do you look so familiar? by the way thank you! why am I the only one in my class who doesn't know how to part hair? ugh.
ALICIA MARINA: que bien,genio, mil gracias, eso no lo enseñan enla escuela de peluquería!!
Ely Edy: Interesting, thanks.
Charlene Parchment: Great tips! I shall share these with my apprentice
Kyra White: My baby girl is 4 with 4c hair and im struggling with parting so im going to try these tips and pray they work
savinder sokhi: thank sooo very much for the excellent idea & guide -- thnx
PennyLAn3: thank you! Makes it a lot easier
Pelly Fernandes: What to use before cutting the hair to keep the section moist
Francis Ferreira: Can you please show us how to use technique to section for curlinh, straightening
Paul Powers: hi Im paul powers a spirit medium Im doing level 1 NVQ at college, Can you teach me how to do proper sectioning for when you apply treatment of conditioner on a client please... I have to do some one tomorrow for assesment . Kind regards paul powers Also do you have any other videos i can watch to learn to help me on my course... This video was very usefull...
Levons Harper: That was great. Valuable information. Real education not a commercial
G14LLAMA: this is such a simple skill that is over looked with new stylist
Grateful🤏: Love it!
Somer Styles: Love watching your videos Andrew, you have a really nice persona
RUPESH KUMAR: Thanks for your tips Sir
Mo Music: Thank you! Well put
kpg g: very thankful for sharing ..it worked for me...
Thomas Samson: My challenge is parting the really short hair near the neck in the back. Those hairs are fly away. How do I tame them!
Nasheka Medley: Very helpful
Six Litre: Men thank you for this video, great video
Alice Blankenship: Wow! That is so helpful!
Joan Saunders: What color is your mannequins hair. I really like it, but I'm afraid it will look too red. I have 75% gray hair I want to start light and go dark. I have always had chestnut Brown hair, olive skin. sorry this is about cutting questions. This was very helpful on how to do parts though. Thank you!
Lohaine Benício: thank you i was struggling to hairstyle my hair to go to school
Saba Riaz: hey you have shared ur experience .awesome.
Nandini's Beauty Treat: it’s very helpful
AMUSING BERRIES: Amazing tips..
Pain Killer: When you did the horse shoes section, which one is interior?
Blues Hack: I am very glad for this video....thank you
بالعربي in arabic: Please, do I put the material on the hair or just wet it with water?
Katherine Chant: So relaxing
Elizabeth Latterner: Ridiculously valuable.
Olesia: Thank you!
Shanna Watson: Soooooooo yeah, question, do you reccomend this same procedure when working on people of color?
aninbot: Really shoulda watched this before cutting my own hair
슲갥: Clear section means clear finish product. Im going to hair styling school and they completely ignore this basic and it burns my eyes when I see my classmates sectioning.
Pritom Barmon: Thanks sir
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Sharita Richardson: Thanks for sharing.
Tasha Butler: Thanks for sharing
Dianne: Im NOT good at sectioning hair thank you for that !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Question If you want to plait your hair how do you EVENLY section it ???? .... I tend to take too much or too little on the sides
E Hutchinson: Is this a special comb that you are using? What are they called and where can I purchase one please?
Ruhanis corner: Sir from india Thnx for soooo good videos
Bushra Tariq: How to do back comb parting ?? Plz guide
Jaydev Patil: Very nice
Rishav Asal: Thanks sir ✌️✌️✌️
Diane Zeisler: Skills & Drills
Watch Me: I need help I’m doing a barbering course and I’m confused with layering from the back to grab a section.
Osama Raja: Thankx For the Video I want To Learn How To Make A 4 Section Easily please Can U Teach me .