 Welcome to today's video. So today what we're going to be focusing on is how to cut a short shag haircut So what I want to do is I want to go through the sectioning first and then for me Sectioning is the most important part and then you get into the haircut Which becomes an easy part because you've already planned everything out in your head So we start off we take a triangle section right out of the fringe area and then I go vertical line straight down the center back and then I draw from the crown Over to the edge of that triangle right at that recession point and I section off my first or my second Section and then I'm going to do the same thing mimic it on the other side for the third section And that's pretty much going to section off this haircut The only other thing that we're going to throw in there is a couple disconnections, which I'll show you guys right now So now I'm going to go in I'm going to section off two disconnections right in the temple area and just braid those away it doesn't matter if these really come out But you want to be aware that that's where that disconnection is going to happen And I'll show you the benefit of that towards the end of the video So we're going to start off our cutting is a slight diagonal forward line right in the back Center back of the head and I'm going to follow the head shape straight down I'm going to continue doing that working over to the previous section slightly over directing, but not too far I'm not trying to build length towards the front I just want to over direct it back to the previous just to use that as a guideline Throughout the haircut. I don't want to pull the guideline to the section because that will make the section a little bit shorter each time What I want to do is have a tiny bit of extra length going towards the side of the head I'll just keep working my way around the round of the head Being aware that as I move through this haircut the head shape is going to change up near that crown area So already you can see at the tip of my finger when I cut that first section That's actually cutting the hair longer than towards the interior of my finger. So Look right now So you can see I start to elevate the hair a little bit because I know that that's where it's going to be heavy Because the head shape starts to curve away So I just counteract that by a little bit extra elevation and then I tuck my fingers in when I get to behind the ear So higher elevation then I recomb and I work my finger angle more towards following the head shape So just shifting in cutting the hair a little bit shorter towards behind the ear a little bit longer towards the top That's going to give me that expanded shape in the crown area Now as I move through the top and I get towards that disconnected area, you're going to see me over direct everything back a little bit more Following the head shape here, but on that top side Right here just so so watch the top so I over direct the top back and nice and high That gives me a push of weight forward But then as I recomb I then go over the parting and just twist my finger angle in and follow that head shape So that's kind of the key to this haircut building that nice shape is just over direction Elevation to take out weight and then tuck it in to then remove even more weight And get the hair nice and close behind the ear So you can see that build up of weight that line that happens and it goes over to the ear You can see the disconnection staying underneath Over directing the top up and then shifting it down to cut more of that length off So I over direct it or I elevate it up to take out the weight and then I bring it down to cut my line So now you can see I comb that disconnection out. We're gonna leave that for later. I'm gonna do that in the dry cut I'm using Donald Scott prepare. This is a basically a cutting lotion We use it for razor cutting, but I also use it in scissor cutting So as the hair starts to dry I want to add a little bit of condition a little bit of shine to it So I spray that in helps keep me organized But it doesn't have any hold and that's kind of the key with that product So biggest change here is I'm now working with my finger pointed down at the floor And I just continue those diagonal forward partings bringing everything over to that previous section And we're just gonna work our way through this side of the head Okay, so now we're gonna hit into that other disconnection Notice that the braid is not in there anymore. So you just have to be aware of it You don't always have to section out your disconnections to talk about this a lot As you get faster in the salon, you might not section as much as long as you're aware of the head shape That's okay. So I look at how I'm working through it. I'm leaving that disconnection out Over-directing everything back Elevating it up just like I did on the opposite side then I bring it down and I cut my line So I'm elevating to remove weight and then I bring the elevation down to cut my line where I want it to be So same thing finishing it off You'll notice I comb out that part that I want disconnected and then I cut the rest So now that build up of weight in the crown beautiful shape. That's happening now We're gonna cut the top layers. I grab a guide from the underneath That's a short to long guide because of our over-direction back on the previous section So I just follow that line doing a point cutting technique Condense cutting because I'm bringing this whole section together Also a way to save time in the salon is condensing a section together as long as you're not Over-directing too much and changing your shape. So I bring that up keep my finger angle the same point cut into it I do the same thing on the opposite side as well Elevated up point cut through short to long All right, so now that we finished the top you can see that shag effect that's happening now We're gonna go in and cut the fringe. We're gonna use the Donald Scott carving comb This is available on freesaloneducation.com or shop FSE is a quicker way to get to it It's 39 bucks super cool razor tool. It's got the comb on one end It's got a hundred percent cutting side a fifty percent cutting side and also allows you to use your scissors at the same time So you can have multiple tools in your hand at once. So what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna take that front triangle I'm gonna over-direct it to one side. We're gonna create a convertible fringe Which is a fringe that can be worn both ways I take the fifty percent cutting side and I cut it through and then as soon as I get almost through the hair Then I go a hundred percent cutting and just cut through it What that's gonna do is remove some weight with the fifty percent side and then remove all the weight with the hundred percent So you're just softening the edges and then you cut through it All right, so I'm gonna do this flat wrapping technique with the blow dryer using the nozzle It's kind of be parallel with the hair flowing over it using the ergo diamond head paddle brush from shop FSE And I just work my way through until I get the hair dry Really work in the shape of the head and then I go in and smooth the hair out Just to polish the mid shaft to ends and get it ready for our dry cut now I know some of you guys out there are thinking This haircut doesn't look like anything yet. Well, I'm about to show you that so quick If you leave things with a purpose you can really create a cool shape with this cut So I go through and I'm elevating the hair just softening it with a little point cutting on top I want to soften the shape a bit Then I'm gonna go through and do the same thing on the sides as well So you can see that movement that's starting to happen those layers that are happening through it And then I go through the sides. I elevate those up a little point cutting through that That'll soften it what point cutting does it just diffuses a line So if you cut lines into a haircut, then you need to soften it a little bit You got a little bit too much weight point cutting is a great way to go in there and just take out density from a line To make it fall a little bit softer. So I do that through both sides Just kind of working that horizontal line across elevating it up Making sure that I'm not disturbing that short to long line So you can see that shorter towards my fingertip gets longer towards the interior of my hand as long as I don't mess That line I don't mess with the haircut all I'm doing is trying to soften and take away some of that weight Now we're gonna do both sides slide cutting to remove a little bit of this disconnection This is where it really comes to life. So you can see I pinch cut I slide through with the scissor And it'll start to marry everything together and you'll start to understand why we did the disconnection in the first place You never really know what a haircut is gonna look like till you start to get it dry So I like those disconnections because it gives me a little more freedom to play around with the shape as it starts to dry And we'll do it even more as we work through it So a little more point cutting taking some vertical sections just softening things through adding a little bit of separation to this cut as well And just working my a little bit of magic through this cut So the last little bit little detail work. I'm gonna use a ys park 338 comb this is a wide-tooth comb I love this thing for dry cutting because it doesn't get tangled up in the hair And I just elevate the hair a little bit and then pat it down with my scissor into the comb a little bit more and then I Clean the line So I just kind of dust over it to marry it all together a little bit of the point of the scissor working through and Then that's pretty much it with this haircut shape We're gonna go in and style it you guys are gonna see it come to life After I do some of that detail work. Also. I wanted to show you guys here That's from the over direction and then shifting your finger angle in now We're gonna go in Moroccan oil. This is one of my new favorite products It's a dry texture spray so you can see how the hair kind of just laid flat And then as soon as I start spraying this in look at the texture and Depth and contrast that kind of happens with this product I just start spraying in does it doesn't have a real strong hold which is what I like So it just gives me a nice Textured effect and I can keep layering it over and over again to get the result that I'm looking for Finish it up a smoothing iron just kind of twisting some of those pieces out letting that product do the work for me And I'm going to cut into the fringe You know some of you guys are thinking her hair is in her face. We're gonna work on that too So I just go in a little slide cutting with my scissor and then I'm gonna finish it with the Moroccan oil finish This is a strong hold hair spray just hold it my hand give it that little twist And then it'll start to build it up now know that we took that triangle out at the very beginning of this cut guys You could change that triangle you could cut any type of fringe you want on this cut So don't feel like you're stuck you have to do that heavier fringe like we have here Hope you guys like this end result though definitely try it on your guests Try it on curly hair try it on straight hair try it on thick hair try it on medium hair Play around with the technique. It's a lot of fun. Hope you guys like it Let me know if you have any questions go download the FSE now app for free on the app store. Thanks for watching