Short Graduated Crop - How To (2)

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Short crop - How cut the nape
 
Step 12: Continue this process to the top of the section crossing over the diagonal lines.
 
Short crop - Cross check the cut
 
Step 13: Now cross-check in the opposite direction.
 
Short crop - Cut the second side
 
Step 14: Repeat this process on the second side.
 
Short crop - Refine and blend the perimeter
 
Step 15: Next, refine and blend through the perimeter with a scissor-over-comb technique.
 
Short crop - Cu the top section
 
Step 16: Next, work with the top section on the right-hand side. Take a diagonal section from the L-section to the underneath guideline in the side. Elevate and over-direct and cut from long to short, using the underneath as a guide and continuing the line.
 
Short crop - Cut to maintain length in the top
 
Step 17: Repeat this process throughout this section, increasing the diagonal as you work towards the back and cutting from short to long, maintaining length in the top of the section. This initial process gives you the weight you require at the round of the head.
 
Short crop - Blend the hair
 
Step 18: The next process will allow you to blend the length of the L-shape with the right-hand side. Remove weight from the top by working with horizontal sections, elevating straight up and cutting from shorter to longer using a pointing technique.
 
Work first from the centre to the front, then from the centre to the crown. This will create a wrapping fringe across the top once the L-shape is brought down and refined.
 
Short crop - Pivot the crown section
 
Step 19: Please notice that when Stacey reaches the crown he pivots the section.
 
Short crop - Dry and refine the hair
 
Step 20: Dry off the hair and refine, using freehand techniques.
 
Short crop - Connect the back to the crown
 
Step 21: Next, bring down the L-shaped section and connect the back area of the section into the crown, working to a longer point towards the fringe.
 
Short crop with a graduated shape and fringe
 
Finish: The result is a short pixie cut with an elegant, weightless, graduated shape and a versatile sweeping fringe.
 
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See also:
 
How to cut a short graduated haircut
 
How to cut a short hairstyle with round graduation
 
How to cut a very short hairstyle with layers
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