 Alright guys, so I didn't think the vlog was gonna happen today, but pivot point rescued it So let's see what they said Okay, so I guess we will be doing haircuts on mannequins for quite a while Okay, so this is why this is my favorite mannequin from pivot point first off It's a solid mannequin what that means is that the hair falls at one length So there's a lot of different types of mannequins the thing I love most about pivot point is they put a lot of thought Into making this as human-like as possible So the hair is longer on the top than it is on the bottom So when it falls down it falls all at one length So there's a lot of different types of mannequins you can see right here on the box Let me see if I can focus in so there's different types of mannequin heads some that are longer on the bottom Shorter layers on top pivot point makes all the different types So whatever you're trying to practice it works out This is my favorite one and that's the reason why it's the Erica mannequin from pivot point This is Samuel, this is the male mannequin and Again, just like I like it longer on top shorter on bottom. So Another great mannequin so we some men's cuts and women's cuts that we can do So thank you to pivot point for all of this stuff. I got a couple more packages. This one Excited about this is from Mizetani Okay, so a couple things here this is a polishing cloth for your scissors You should definitely have one of these. This is how you clean the blade You don't clean the blade with a towel. You don't clean the blade with any rough surface because Because even though it's made of metal doesn't mean that it's strong So you definitely want to have a cloth And I also ordered these boxes which I'm gonna do something fun on Instagram with so make sure you check that out Follow us on Instagram at free salon education. The last thing pretty excited to try this out This is a new company Hair story Contacted them I'm gonna try out this product definitely excited to see what it's like, but here you go. It's called new wash So I'm gonna try it out. It's hair shampoo without detergent in it So it's supposed to leave the hair nice and healthy and not damage the hair while washing it Their claim to fame right now is the fact that we're actually damaging our hair when we shampoo it So I'm gonna try out new wash if you guys have tried it. Let me know in the comments below I'd love to see your thoughts on it. I'm gonna try it out as Well and see what I think so alright alright guys so today's vlog is gonna be really fun because Focusing on a simple haircut, but the technique I think is gonna be very useful for you guys in the salon So I get a lot of questions about Layering fine hair. How would I go about that? How would I go about creating a thicker bottom and not removing too much weight? So we're gonna answer all of those questions in this step-by-step today So here is the end result So what we did was we created a lot of layering throughout the top But what you're gonna notice is how thick and full the bottom is so this works for any guest that has fine to medium Density hair if they have thicker hair, it's not gonna work as well, but it's a great technique for that It's very simple. We also go about the haircut a little bit different than normal. So I want you guys to Stick it out to the end. You're gonna really like it also at the very end. I have a pretty cool contest for you guys Brought to you by mainstream, which is a new app for hairdressers So I definitely stick it out to the end and you'll find out all about that stuff So here we go with our step-by-step. Hope you guys like it any questions post them in the comments below Here we go. Alright, so I want you guys to focus on the sectioning real quick So the sectioning is a curved section throughout following the head shape The reason I did that is because this whole haircut on the top is gonna be based on the head shape So I'm gonna be cutting layers that follow the round of the head So I just want to go through and create my sectioning that way because it's gonna make workflow a lot easier later on So now I'm gonna cut everything at a one length working the perimeter of the haircut The reason I'm gonna work at a one length and and why I can take this cut without doing multiple sections Is we're working with fine hair because we're working with fine hair I can take all that hair down and cut it what I'm trying to do is create a really thick fat Blunt edge on the haircut. That's gonna look great for fine hair. It's also gonna build up a maximum amount of weight Throughout the haircut. So I'm just bringing everything down cutting it parallel to my shoulders and just working a really nice straight line Keys to this to make sure if you want to do this kind of condensed cutting First off make sure she has fine to medium hair You don't want to go any more extreme than that and also Just make sure that you comb multiple times really working the base of the hair to make sure that you got every little hair Exactly comb down the way that you want it. So we're just gonna keep our workflow going Again cutting a parallel line Using the back section as my guide or the previously cut section as my guide and just cutting it all at one length Now what I'm gonna do I'm gonna switch it up a little bit This is a cool way to go about fine to medium hair If you think about as we're cutting hair usually we'll go through and do the entire haircut wet I like to go through with fine hair and do the bottom cut and then blow it dry because first off I already have it sectioned away So it's saving me time because instead of going through doing the whole cut then resectioning then blowing dry I've already got it sectioned off and what we're gonna do is we're gonna go in there We're gonna use a flat wrap technique a lot of leafing building up volume because we're not trying to make Fine flat hair. So we go through a lot of lifting and polishing working mostly on that base to mid shaft And we'll hit the ends in a little bit So just going through polishing it up the flat wrap technique really helps to get rid of any calyx It helps make the base of the hair very flexible So it's a good technique to use now. I'm going in with my vibra straight iron Working diagonal back sections probably shift into vertical later and just working the hair around the face So a slight bend to the hair mostly focused on mid shaft to ends because I've already polished it using the Polishing brush earlier, so I'm going through and just just softening the ends and This is something I may have to go through and do a little bit at the end So that might be something that you guys are thinking right now, but But polishing off the ends is gonna help me get a more solid guide when I go through and do the rest of the Cut and then there'll be very little work at the end So you can see how full that haircut already is this is what I love about it Now we're gonna go through and do all the layering on the top So we're gonna blend that into the bottom So all the short layers that we create are really just from parietal ridge up which allows us to have You know those light layers, but it doesn't take away. It doesn't make the base of the hair skinny Which is what a lot of our fine hair guests struggle with we're gonna start off our layering in the crown We're gonna work vertical sections across straight out from the head. So we're really squaring off the back Keeping the layers nice and even no over direction. So I'm gonna be working my elevation at 90 degrees So pretty much straight out from the head Using a point cutting technique just to add a little bit of softness to the layers We did all the blunt edge on the bottom So just want to add a little bit of movement to it and my guide is coming from the low crown high Excipital bone area. So I just elevate the hair until I see that last little edge right around the occipital bone Fall out and that's where I know to cut so you can see that hair just kind of fall and that's that's a good indication That you've stretched that guide out to where it is So just finishing up the crown again. It's just straight off from the head So it's no over direction Just slightly to the previous section so that you keep a nice strong guide in there So now we're gonna move into what I would call like the sweet spot of the haircut This is really what what makes the haircut a little bit different. So look at my over direction I'm over directing everything over top of the forehead and what that's gonna do is cut the shortest point at The forehead and push the longest point back off the face So that is really my goal with this haircut is to add those nice light layers to the front But also keep a nice heavy weight around the base So this is what really makes the entire haircut now my over direction is everything to the center So I'm over so I cut my first guideline and then I over direct everything to it right over the center of the head Which gives me a little bit of over direction which pushes some weight towards the sides as well So this is all about keeping the weight on the haircut but adding nice light layers So somebody with fine hair can still have a lot of movement to their haircut So you'll notice on when I get to the other side my body position didn't change But the way that I'm pushing the hair did so on the top right side I was pulling the hair towards myself and then the the left side. I'm pushing the hair away So you can see how those layers just move throughout the haircut But how we get that nice still crisp heaviness on the bottom now I'm gonna go through finish the blow-dry and finish out the style so Again, this is a great time saving technique for any haircut if you cut the bottom you blow it dry Because you're already sectioned out then you cut the top you blow it dry now you've saved it takes me You know two minutes to blow this dry and a couple minutes to iron it and and we're good to go So I hope you guys learned a lot from that technique alone And and then being able to cut this fine hair is definitely a huge benefit So just going through polishing out with a vibrostrate iron again I got my ys park 3 3 2 comb I think for the entire haircut just to do a little bit of a tool breakdown I did use the Mizutani type z2 scissor It's a six inch blade and it has the nano powder metal steel Which basically means that it's made up of smaller molecules that are very even so you get a nice crisp cut So we're finished this off brocato hairspray Then I brush it back and just I get that movement in there I like that it kind of has a lived-in look to it But you could see those layers how they stack up, but it's still nice and full. Hope you guys like this cut. Let me know. Thanks All right guys So like always if you like the video share it with your friends also hit the like button below And if you haven't subscribed yet, be sure you hit the subscribe button A lot of you guys are watching this video and not subscribing I don't understand why putting out a video constantly so make sure you go do that hit that subscribe button It's really simple. Also. I got an email from the people of mainstream just today And we're gonna start a contest which I'm really excited for you guys now What mainstream is an on-demand beauty app what that's gonna do is allow you to? Offer services above and beyond the services that you're offering now So if as a salon I want to offer weekend blow-dries On site I can do that through the on-demand beauty service app and my salon brings in the revenue Also as a stylist if you're looking to work on your days off or On your off hours and make a little bit extra money then you can do that as well So there's a lot of different options the industry is moving very independent So if you're an independent stylist is a great way to get some exposure and all that so enough talk I think you get the point now here's the deal So all you have to do to join the contest is when you sign up via the app You select Matt Beck under the drop-down menu so they know where you came from that enters you into the contest and then they'll track every single one of you guys and Pay out the first five to complete ten transactions by May 30th So all you have to do is do hair like we always do do ten transactions on mainstream and you win $200 so they're gonna pay out $1,000 worth of prizes to the top five people that go on there and download it So the link is below all you have to do download the app sign up your profile create your portfolio It's really simple. It's like it's just like signing up for any social media site There is and from there you are in the contest. It's a cool thing guys I'm definitely excited to see where the future goes with that type of technology go do the contest again The links below also check out everything that we have to offer on free salon education comm Thank you for supporting the vlog, and I'll see you guys tomorrow Thanks