Medium Length Hairstyle 2023 | Full Breakdown Step By Step

Today, I'm gon na be getting into a medium length, hair style. This is for a lot of you who were planning to grow your hair out during this time. If it's hard for you to find a barber, this hair style is gon na, be very simple. To perform, and also really easy to wear notice, how it layers down really nice and naturally, I'm gon na show you guys how to get this one done. Here'S a little 360 of what the mannequin looks like beforehand, notice how it just kind of savagely grown out. Alright, so let's get into some tips and some explanation here - I'm gon na freeze this frame just to show you notice how my comb is placed on top of the ear on the side of the mannequins head. This is gon na show me as much as possible. A 90 degree angle from here to here and then notice with the apex. It creates a section that leaves a gap where my finger is kind of from here to here. So this area here is gon na show me that this is where the bridal Ridge lies and that's important, because this is where I'm going to be making sure that I section my video here. So what I want to do is I'll. Based off of this knowledge, I want to create a section from here to here and then from here to here separating the top, because I'm gon na be working in a square layer on the side panels, as well as the top angles as well. So what I want to do is show you that the top here is the head is naturally round. So what I want to do is I want to alter that shape, so it falls in a little bit more of a layered shape. What I want to do is um later on, I'm gon na pull the hair all the way upwards at a horizontal square shape right here, so all the hair will be going directed upwards here to this line. This is called my expanded shape, meaning that when the hair is fully upwards, this is the shape that it will be okay, and this is very important for layering, it's a very basic layer to understand and we're gon na do the same thing on the side too. So the panel over here in this area, this part of the head, is also round. We are going to make it square on both sides, so this is relevant for putting both sides. All the hair from the side panel will be going straight out. To this 90 degree line on the right side, as well as the same thing on the other side on the left side and what that's gon na do is actually going to allow the hair to fall in a layered motion, meaning that the hair will fall down. This way and that longer to the bottom as it gets all the way down so it'll look a lot softer, while still maintaining that square shape. So let's go ahead and throw in all of my sections, I'm actually gon na be doing a lot of panel work here. I'M gon na have about four panels or maybe five panels, and this is just gon na. Allow me to separate all of the different areas and the different surfaces of the head, and I just want to stay organized as possible. It'S always about organization with me, making sure you don't miss any hairs and if you're wondering what I'm doing to section here, I just want to recommend that you go back in to my channel and view my video titled, how to section like a pro. I actually go over this exact section within that video. So if you want to refer to that, you can see exactly how I achieve this section. I will be using different points of the head, like the parietal Ridge, using fixed points of reference like the ears, as well as the O bone and the apex. So, if you're not familiar with these terms guys, I I would like to think that by now you're getting that getting an idea of what lingo and jargon I use within these videos. So it's really important for you to understand these terms, not just for you, but also in order for your clients, understand their their head shapes as well to better perform whatever hairstyle they request. So here right here, it is fully section this hairstyle in order to be able to cut as much of it as accurately as possible. I'M just gon na take the bottom and I'm gon na set my length and I'm gon na make sure that it's straight all the way across I'm trying to create a square shape to the back, so that the hair falls a lot fuller and then I'm gon Na proceed to layering it later so this is gon na be setting the length of this hairstyle for this back panel. I wanted to show you if you've already referred to my previous YouTube video on sectioning, how to section like a pro. You did not see the section that I created here. All I did was I took that back panel and I split it in half just above the old bone here, and what that does is gives me. It gives me a flat canvas to be able to draw this section from here to here in a horizontal square shape. What that's gon na do is gon na. Allow me to work with all the hair within this region here, without without working with too much hair and over directing, where I don't want to over direct. So all I'm simply gon na do to start. This is I'm going to take a section in the very middle of the back of the head kind of like the center profile section, but towards the back. So I'm gon na create two lines on each side on the left and the right side of Center. And this is going to be my guide section, okay, so it's very important that we cut this at a ninety degree angle, you notice here when I actually go with tension. I am going all the way outwards at this ninety degree, angle, making sure that I keep that as straight as possible, as well as attention from the hair from the base all the way out to where I cut now. We have two panels that we've created by splitting this down the middle. We have one and two on the back panel here so for it we're gon na start with section one within this back panel and all I'm gon na do is I'm gon na grab the hair as a whole, making sure that I comb forward and back to Get as much attention as possible and what we're gon na do is we're gon na over direct all this hair into that center guide. Okay - and this is what it looks like right here - notice how I have this hair coming from here all the way to Center. I have the hair from here coming all the way to Center. All the way from here coming to Center, as much as my as much hair as my fingers can hold, is as much as I'm going to grab it, making sure that I have tension. If I was to grab the hair in this region here, I would not have tension, so you want to make sure that you only grab as much hair as your fingers can actually hold okay. So the tension points within your finger most likely come between just under that that, for that second knuckle all the way to maybe just below the fingertip okay, you should not be cutting within this area hair within this area. Here this is a no area because there tends to be gaps here, okay and that will make less tension within the hair and you might be over directing or not over, directing as much as you would like to and we're simply going to repeat the same on The other side as you'll quickly see as I restart the video here, making sure that, basically, we maintain this square shape from here to cue and as I'm doing this section, I just want you to notice that if ever I'm doing a cutting section majority of the Time it's gon na be the width of a comb, and that will allow me to not over direct hair in ways that I don't want to over direct it. I'M also going to be using a hair clip in order to clip the other side down. So I know that I'm not going to be cutting the hair that I don't want to cut every hair counts guys so make sure that you're being disciplined in all of these sections to make sure that you are consistent. So you don't miss anything. So this hair cut remains balanced notice, how I'm also not affecting the bottom? I'M not letting my fingers cut down to the bottom, because I've already set the length. If you do that, you might make a new length and it's like making a new guideline with your Clippers. You don't want to go back and do more work. So just make sure you realize, where you have cut and where you haven't cut. So I'm gon na take the above panel, which is still the radial section which went from ear to ear and I'm actually just gon na repeat this process, because I can't hold all this hair at once. You'Re gon na see me break this up into three sections vertically. This is my first section here I took the top hair and I laid it upwards and then I'm continuing with my guide, underneath from the center profile to the back that I created previously now I'm gon na take my second section. You notice how the top does not have enough tension, so I won't be cutting it fully. I'M just gon na reset and I'm gon na make sure that I pull it 90 degrees. You look at the very top there. That angle is still 90 degrees and pulling it out to the side is still 90 degrees and then over directing all the hair into that center part making sure that I create that square shape all the way through and making sure as much as possible. I leave as much tension as I do on all sides, so what this is going to do is hopefully create a symmetrical look behind the ears so that when it falls either in front of the ears or behind the ears, it still looks the same on both Sides now the hair to the bottom. Some of it might have fallen down on top to create weight on my line at the bottom. So I'm just gon na touch this up again by going with the same square shape using the guy that created before, and this is me flipping it upside down to show you how square it actually is. So, let's get working on the side panel, it's very important that you take a piece of hair from the panel in the back, and this is gon na. Be my guide. Okay. So since this hair is already cut, we're gon na use this to make sure that this side as much as possible, if it's close to the same length, we're gon na, be able to cut it so that it blends into the back nicely. So my guide is gon na be on my left side here, as you can see now, I'm gon na be over directing all of that hair into that guide. Just like I did the back panel cutting it at a 90 degree angle and then again checking to make sure that all the hair is in fact square all the way across you got to make sure you watch your positioning and, let's repeat this to the other Side be very, very particular with how you section: it's really gon na help. You stay organized and remember what you have cut, and so you don't recut hair where you don't need to okay. So now that we're on the other side, my guide is going to be on the right, as you can see here, and everything else is XS. So I will make sure I cut this at a horizontal or square angle and then over directing all the air from the front to the back, so that the hair from the front travels a little bit longer when it layers. Just as the head rounds around the temple area, we're still gon na have enough hair to play around with in the lair when we go and blow-dry it later. So the last panel we have is at the top. The top is quite simple: I'm gon na take about two inches from the top panel and connect it to my side panel. I'M gon na do that with a vertical section, and this is me performing this here. I'M gon na make sure that I take a guide from underneath from the side panel and I'm gon na pull out from a 90 degree angle. So I'm looking underneath for my guide and making sure that I cut it at a 90 degree angle on both sides. What this is gon na do is continue the layer all the way through the top and as the hair falls downwards, the hair will slightly get shorter and shorter so that you can see a lot of layers within it and you'll see it a lot better. When I dry it so just hold on to that for a second and make sure that you're going through each of these steps and not skipping any and not trying to go too fast. Take your time with this and that's how you're gon na get as accurate as possible. Okay I'll do that for this, I have a lot of time in the next one. So all right so now all we have to work with is the very top all right. So what I'm gon na do is I'm gon na create a center profile section, so I'm gon na take a vertical line, and I'm also gon na make sure that I connect the back panel and that's gon na be my guide and it's very important when you're Working with scissors and sectioning that you understand, if you do not see a guide, do not cut the hair. Unless you see that guide nice and clearly and you're confident make sure that you're not guessing on whether the guide is there or not. You should be able to see it and, if you, if you did not there's a good chance that you're not over directing like you, should or you're, not cutting at the angle that you should be cutting at so make sure that you're consistent with the way that You pull the hair and keep in mind in your head and make a checklist of where have I cut and where happens, I cut and you can tell where your guys will be coming from. They will be coming from where you already have cut from the top. As I said earlier, we're gon na make a square shape, but I'm just gon na connect all the remaining hair to the outside. By creating that square layer. I split the hair down the middle just to make sure that any excess hair doesn't exceed the hair. On the sides, I want it to layer in this square shape, and this is the point 90 degrees where the hair will stop. Finally, I'm gon na show you how I attack the top, and this is the only time that I'm gon na be working in multiple horizontal sections, keeping the top split down the middle. I'M gon na go again with the width of the Komen, creating about four to five sections from the back to the front making sure I don't affect the hair in the back panel. I'M only working off of that that radial section in front of it. On top of the apex - and I don't need to affect the hair on the parietal Ridge, I just need to affect the hair about two inches from the center part. So if the hair Falls, that's perfectly fine, you can see. I have a point a and a point B guideline where I will be cutting. All I have to do is complete it with my square shape. Once you are finished a section, I want you to make sure that you practice combing it away, get it out of there, so you know you're already done with it and then work your way to the front. If you notice each time I make a cut, you can see that I lay the hair backwards to where I've already worked. Until I get to the very front which you can expect is gon na be less and less hair, but it is in fact, still gon na remain its square shape, and I think it's very important to see that I'm also cutting between my second and third knuckle. I'M not going from from my first knuckle near my palm. Remember again, that tension is very important to make sure that you have the full length of the hair visually and connecting those point-a to point-b guidelines that you created from the 90-degree angles to the side, as well as that first Center profile section towards the middle. All we're doing is we're connecting the dots guys very simple. Alright, now you have it so I have completed majority of this hairstyle. I just want to show you quickly. I flip it upside down in the very center. Anyway, you can see that the hair is even all the way through, even if the hair is a little bit curly, it's gon na bounce up a little bit, but look at that square shape really quickly. It tells me that I've directed my strategy in the right way in order to perform this hairstyle to the best of my ability. So let's just give this a quick blow-dry, I'm not gon na practice. My regular blow-drying techniques, because this is a mannequin mannequin, doesn't feel any pain, so I'm gon na go directly to the scalp and I'm just gon na get this dry as quickly as possible. For you guys, I had a quick request. I actually used this product from Canada called balance, I'm using it's clay and when you're working with clay. What I want to do is show you guys how emulsified it should be. You shouldn't see any of the white in your hands when you go to apply to the hair. If you do all of that, white is gon na show up on the hair itself, and you can see quickly. My hair is actually grown out. This is this. Is the last haircut that I got growing out about a month now, so what I want to do is show you different ways that I style it I like to wear it more loose, but with texture, sometimes I'd like to add a little accent on the fringe. Just by adding a little bit of a hook, but for the most part guys - and this is my haircut - I hope you enjoyed it. This is definitely something that is the fundamental basics of cutting scissor work. So if you want to get creative one day, make sure that you get your fundamentals down and we'll see you next week everybody stay safe,