Hair: Diadema | Art Director: Fabio Messina | Photography: Andrea Rainoldi | Makeup: Cristina Marzo per 20100 | Milano Stylist: Chiara Tubia | Extension: Zeropiu
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Step 1: Comb hair straight down and cut 4 cm. below the shoulder blades until you reach the back of the ears.
Step 2: From behind the ears, cut up to shoulder length.
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Step 3: Fringe: Point cut with tips of shears 4 fingers below the chin.
Step 4: Blend to the sides.
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Step 5: Divide hair from ear to ear, isolating a rectangle from 3⁄4 eyebrow to 3⁄4 eyebrow.
Step 6: In the top back, take 2 cm. horizontal sections of hair, using the chin as a reference point.
Pull hair up perpendicularly, twist the hair a 1⁄2 turn and cut with the point of the scissors.
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Step 7: Do the same for the entire back, keeping the previous section as reference.
Step 8: On the back sides, remember to twist the sections 1⁄4 turn towards the face.
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Step 9: Release the rectangle on top and divide it into 3 sections.
Pull each section to the crown and cut with the same technique as before.
Step 10: Do the same on the sides, pulling the sections diagonally towards the crown.
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Step 11: Finishing touches: Take the central sections from the front to the nape and thin with thinning scissors, snipping at the points.
Step 12: On the sides, thin from 3⁄4 length towards the center of the head.
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Final Photos:
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