A lot of the time, people make haircutting seem like you have to be extra precise: pull on the hair really hard, use tiny baby sections, use little baby pointy scissors. All of that to get a clean line.
What we find is that it's actually the opposite.
Less tension, stronger line
Sometimes we use a wide-tooth comb and very gentle fingers to create something much stronger and fuller. There's less tension, less surface area being pulled against the skull, and less stretch from the skin and from the elasticity of the hair. What you cut is closer to what the hair does when you let it go.
We also use tools like a razor or thinning shears in ways people think would do the opposite. Once you understand how to master the tool itself, it gives you exactly what you wanted. We break down the status quo of what people think things should do, then show how they actually work in a way that's unique and quick.
The bob that takes hours
The blunt bob is the clearest example. People are taught that haircut takes hours and hours. One of the techniques we created teaches people to do it in about ten minutes.
When we show them, they have the aha moment. That moment is the difference maker.
Why speed is the point
I don't want people slowed down. I don't want them thinking everything is going to take forever. You'll see a color service described as an eight-hour service. Maybe it's eight hours for an untrained person. Someone else can do it in half that time, or a third.
Take something from two hours to ten minutes. That's not just a technique. It's a whole business model in one cut. A hairdresser who can do that bob in ten minutes can see more clients in a day, with a result that's cleaner and fuller than the slow version.
That's real money, not theory.
We focus on breaking techniques down so simply it almost sounds stupid. You're like, how did I not realize this? It's because people want to sell education by making things advanced or complicated.
If bobs are a big part of your book, our bob class is where we teach this. For the tools behind it, see razor cutting and dry cutting.
Want to see how we teach it? Browse Kaizen classes, book private mentoring, or bring us to your team with in-salon education.