 What's up guys welcome to the video today what we're gonna focus on is cutting a pixie cup But I wanted to do this a little bit different I wanted to do three different types of pixie cuts so over the next week I'm gonna create a few different videos showcasing different types of pixies in different ways to cut them today We're gonna cut one vertically then the next video I'll probably cut one horizontally and then I'll mix and match techniques to create the third one And then I'm gonna show you guys some coloring techniques on those So a lot of fun videos coming up. I hope you're excited about that. Let me know in the comments But also moving into 2019. I want to go crazy with content So I want to create all different types of videos podcasts Instagram posts if you're not following me on Instagram at free salon education go follow There's so much stuff that I want to do but I want to make sure that it's stuff that you guys are gonna enjoy So let me know in the comments below what you'd like to see in 2019, but right now let's get started with this video Here we go. What's up guys welcome to today's video today We're gonna focus on a vertical pixie haircut the reason we're doing it vertical It's cuz I'm gonna do a series of pixie haircuts over the next week and just showcase some different ways of cutting a pixie for you guys So we start off the sectioning is pretty simple. I go right along the parietal ridge Which is the round of the head there I go back across mid crown and then background parietal ridge creating almost like a horseshoe section on the top of the head Then I take out a nice triangle section Working with diagonal back lines that connect together to section out that crown area because I want to build up a little extra weight in there Whenever you're sectioning a haircut you're really just telling the story of what that haircut is gonna be So I'm mapping out every move that I'm gonna make I'm gonna start off in the front Temple area so I section that away and I don't work on the back I don't even think about the back until I finish the front so we start off taking vertical partings Maybe with a slight diagonal back, but not much. I'm gonna scoop my first section and I'm gonna cut that nice and close to the head I'm really focusing on cutting at 90 degrees So if you guys watched any of the past videos if you watch the 90 degree haircut This is a very similar technique to that making sure that you don't lower your elevation Let the head shape kind of work in your favor, right? So the head shape at the tip of my finger is starting to peel away and because that's peeling away It's naturally gonna give me a little bit of a weight line So don't overcompensate for that. Don't change your finger angle when you're looking to create a nice flat Shape up the head. So I'm working my way back traveling guide. This is a round haircut So everything is following the head shape. So I take my vertical section. I'm pushing the hair Towards my guideline. We've talked about that many times So I comb my section nice and small then I bring it over to that previous section only and I cut it there So I'm not over directing too much then I go through Basically horizontally right so I go in and I cross check using scissor over comb Just to finalize and fine-tune The shape that I've started So now we're gonna work our way into the back still staying nice and vertical Here is where you're gonna see me. I don't want to say make a mistake, but that kind of make a mistake, right? So this is the great thing about watching yourself back I didn't notice it when I was doing the cut But watch because of the way that I'm holding my scissor watch how I twist my fingers to get comfortable And when I do that look at the very bottom corner of this haircut And you can see it getting a little bit longer because of that slight twist So now see how I shift the scissor and my fingers and I get more comfortable and more consistent So now because I'm making that shift and I'm holding the scissor differently. I don't move my fingers So now I get the result that I'm looking for I clean off that result or that longer length that I created Using the scissor over comb technique when I cross check. That's why it's important to cross check But it's also important to understand that if I would have held the scissors a little bit differently I wouldn't have had those longer pieces when I went to cross check. So Mistakes happen. It's why I recommend filming yourself doing haircuts not to put them out on social media But to just really assess yourself and your technique when you can sit back and look at it from afar So you'll notice I'm still doing that scissor technique because from the occipital bone down It really twists your hand into a weird position. So that just makes me more comfortable So I'm basically putting my thumb in the opposite direction of the scissor So and that helps me stay comfortable So I'm just gonna continue through this section the same way Over-directing to the previous section and working my way to the temple area So now I'm just gonna finish off doing a little bit of cross-checking horizontally So now I go in and this technique is going to be just cleaning up around the ears This is all customized to the haircut that you're trying to create so Depending on what you want if you want to cut the ears out if you wanted a little bit longer on the ears talk to your guests That's part of your consultation figure out what they're looking for So now I move into that back part and I'm going to really start to build up that weight I want a little bit of extra weight in the crown area, but also know that the crown is starting to peel away So as that head shape starts to move away from me You can see that basically at the tip of my finger cutting at a 45 degree angle, which is a nice Graduated line right so we're starting to build up weight Starting to get a more flattering shape at the crown area, and I just pivot and I work Same way I did at the bottom part of the head the only difference is I'm using the head shape to build up my graduation So still working vertically working around the head shape bringing the section back to my previous So now we're going to move into the top part of the haircut This is kind of like the the part that makes the haircut sing It's really what makes it unique the the sides in the back are obviously all pretty much cut at one length You're just trying to get a really nice clean look to it But now you go in the top you really to add the personality So what I'm going to do is I'm going to start by cutting my guide to connect the back But then changing my finger angle so I push length into the front So I'm building up that length so I have a lot of hair to play with at the very end We're going to do a little bit of texturizing techniques So you can see my finger angle you can see that length building up So I cut my guide straight down the head shape first the reason I do this I really want to figure out that length that I'm looking for so I cut it the one time and I noticed You know what I wanted a little bit shorter so I go in and I cut a little bit shorter now I've got my guide all the way through the middle So I've got my guide on the sides that I cut earlier and I've got my guide in the middle Which I go through and I just connect those two Points together so connecting the side and the very top middle This is a really cool technique you could even do it on men's cutting if you're looking to Just create your longest point in the very center To connect those two pieces together It's a really cool technique for that and Because I changed my finger angle and I built that length in towards the front now when I'm connecting those two points I'm really following that pattern so I get that look that the exact look that I was looking for in this cut Slight over direction back at the very front just because I wanted to push a little extra length It's always to take easy to take a little bit of length off the front instead of Trying to put hair back on So same thing here the biggest difference on this side is that I'm standing in front of the head instead of behind The reason I did that is I want to cut the hair the exact same So I don't want to be Cutting short to long on one side and then long to short on the other that just means that I might be pushing weight A little bit different on each side so finishing up Everything straight up connecting those two points and then that last section is gonna get a slight over direction back Just to push a little bit of extra length So right here a little bit of over direction back not too much Connect those two points and now you've got your long front So my first product choice for this hairstyle is the Joico firm-hold design foam love putting this in the hair It makes the hair feel nice and thick so if you have fine hair It's great to put a base product on first then blow dry the hair then put your final product on in the end So I go through a blow dry nice flat wrap technique pushing up some volume in this style And then right here you can see I kind of blow dry just to pump up the volume in the very front of the hairstyle And now I'm gonna go through do some dry cutting techniques This is slide cutting notice how I kind of close the blade on this technique So I'm half closing as I slide it down and just working my way through the top of the head cutting channels in Creating texture then I go through a little bit of point cutting Just that break up the hair add a little bit of texture to it And that'll really finalize the look so it's really putting the dressing on the top last product is the Joico body shake Texturizing finisher. This is a really first off delicious smelling product But as soon as you spray then see that texture that happens another great product for creating that thick feeling in fine hair Also great for thick hair as well as long as you cut some texture into it So see this like technique coming to life. I love this product in there You can see the texture you can see you know all these techniques that we did coming together so much for watching I'll see you guys on the next