Hair Styles How To: Makeover: Samantha by Diadema

Artist: Diadema  |  Salon: Diadema Hair Fashion  |  Photography: Stefano Bidini  |  Makeup: Mencattelli per "2001 Milano"

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Step 1:    Create a part on the left side with an ear-to-ear division. 

Hairline:  At the nape, cut straight across with a freehand point cutting technique.

Step 2:  Continue up the sides to the tip of the ears.


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Step 3:    Cut down from the tips of the ears to the mouth with a point cutting technique.

Step 4:    Bangs: On the left part, from the crown, cut from the left eyebrow to the right cheekbone with a point cutting technique.

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Step 5:    Face contour: Blend the right side to the perimeter with a point cutting technique.

Step 6:    Slide cut down the left side making a curve.

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Step 7:    Isolate the whole right side from the left part and from ear-to-ear.

Step 8:    Take a 2 cm. rectangle from the top at the end of the part on the crown and cut with the occipital as a reference.

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Step 9:    Starting at the back, cut graduations from the perimeter to the front base perpendicular to the head to lengthen on the top.

Step 10:    Continue on the left side with the same technique.

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Step 11:    Right side: Using the top front and left side for reference, cut perpendicular to the head to lengthen.

Step 12:    Personalize: Lighten the tips with thinning shears in the back and on the left side.

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Step 13:    Lighten the upper right side going out with thinning shears.

Step 14:    Use wide-notched thinning shears to disconnect the tips on the lower right side. 

Finish with regular thinning shears.

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Final Photos:


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