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00:00 I'm DJ Riggs, welcome back to segment 2, 147 Hairbrain Live.
00:06 Barry Bok and my partner just colored their hair as you can see.
00:09 We have a nice color placement that's happening around the shape.
00:12 So what I'm going to be doing is going with a textured mashup.
00:15 And what I mean by that, by working different textures in the shape
00:18 and creating a nice mashup of movement throughout this particular haircut.
00:22 Just before I get into it, I'll be using the range of products,
00:25 EDA Cosmetics for Hair.
00:27 And guys, I'll be at ICE showcasing my new line, EDA Cosmetics for Hair.
00:31 So we'll be at Effortless Essentials, Trend Takeover, and all of our courses
00:35 showcasing that if you guys want to check us out there.
00:38 So tune in to that, and it's available at edapro.com.
00:41 So let me go ahead and get right into the cut now.
00:44 So first off, I want to do a prep spray.
00:48 Just to get that hair prepped for us first.
00:52 This right here, Serene, this is moisturizing spray mist, really great.
00:57 And we're going to start off with a teardrop section.
00:59 And I think sectioning is really important when you're working these haircuts
01:02 because the section dictates how the hair is going to actually work with.
01:06 So just starting from this area, putting my finger there first.
01:11 Notice how I move that to create that nice curve,
01:16 therefore giving me a teardrop section as I come in.
01:21 So you notice how I'm curving in right there in that area?
01:25 The reason that I'm doing this is because I want to create
01:28 an elongated type feel coming to that corner.
01:31 So on this opposite side, I'll do the same thing,
01:34 starting here with my comb and just carving around.
01:41 And just making sure I have the placement right where I want it.
01:46 And that's the opposite side of the teardrop.
01:51 All right?
01:53 Now you can see where I'm isolating all the color that Barry's done
01:58 and moving it towards this corner based just on how the hair is actually sectioned out.
02:04 And that, for us, is why we like to section everything before we start cutting.
02:08 So anyone out there, I definitely recommend that.
02:11 Take your time when you're doing your sections so that way you actually create
02:14 the best placement for whatever shape you're working on.
02:17 And you all know from London coming in--
02:20 All right, London, what's going on?
02:22 Do you always prefer cutting wet over dry?
02:25 Yeah, I think it kind of depends on what my end result is going to be, you know,
02:30 and what techniques am I going to utilize.
02:33 So let's say definitely if I'm going to--with this particular shape,
02:35 I'm going to be doing a multitude of techniques in terms of texturizing.
02:40 So I'd rather the hair be on the wetter side starting.
02:43 And working wet to dry I think is a great way to approach
02:47 so you can see what the hair wants to do.
02:50 All right, guys, we're just going to clip this out of our way.
02:56 There we go.
02:57 And just that little bit--I get a bit virgoed out when it comes to sections.
03:01 All right.
03:05 All right, now I'm just going to let you guys take a look at that camera.
03:08 You can just see it comes around, comes right to a teardrop.
03:11 That's going to allow this to be longer.
03:13 Now let's get into the cut starting from the back.
03:18 Vertical sections, straight down.
03:24 From there, just create a slicing technique first,
03:30 starting right from that crown area, working my way down.
03:34 What this is going to do as I'm slicing the hair, guys,
03:36 it's starting to give me movement.
03:37 So you can see as I close the blade, I'm pushing the hair to a particular direction.
03:44 Starting right at the deepest point, working my way up.
03:49 Then as I get down to the bottom, just to collapse some of that,
03:53 move into point cutting.
03:58 All right, all we're going to do is try to create that nice blend.
04:01 So you see that nice soft blend that's coming in?
04:03 She had a weight line preexisting at first.
04:05 We're going to keep on taking the traveling vertical sections
04:10 and work our way around.
04:12 Remember, working from top to bottom.
04:15 What shears are you using?
04:17 These right here are the Koha shears, Japanese shears, 7-inch.
04:22 This I got from a place called Shear World that we have here in New York City.
04:27 The reason why I like it, it gives me a nice weight when I'm actually working with it,
04:30 and you can kind of really get a nice control whenever you're working your shear techniques.
04:36 Once again, notice how I started the top slicing first,
04:40 and then on that perimeter, working my way down,
04:43 move right into some deep point cutting.
04:47 That's why we call it a texture mashup,
04:49 because you're working these different techniques to give you that nice movement
04:53 that you see in there.
04:55 We're going to keep on working that all the way from ear to ear.
04:59 If any of you guys that's going to be in Long Beach join us.
05:02 We'll be going into details at our Effortless Essentials course taking place on Saturday,
05:08 just going over these techniques and helping you create the balance on where to use them at,
05:14 when is the best time.
05:15 Even if you're working with color, when is the best technique to use
05:18 when you're working with a particular color?
05:20 We have John asking, "What kind of oil do you use for the shears?"
05:27 I would say something not too heavy, usually something light.
05:31 I don't have a particular brand that I use, but I always go for something that's not too heavy,
05:35 just because you don't want that to gum up and let hair start sticking to it.
05:39 I like very loose oil.
05:44 Working to the sides.
05:45 Guys, once again, getting right to that V.
05:50 Juanca is asking if your shears are 6 1/2 inch.
05:57 Oh no, love. I stick to a nice proper 7.
06:02 Working that down.
06:05 Watch this. Take that, come from the reverse.
06:10 Notice how I'm resting my blades right on my finger.
06:13 I'm just going to point cut, deep parallel, working my way down,
06:17 decreasing in length as I get to that perimeter.
06:23 What I'm saying is that this gives us a nice blend.
06:26 You'll see as I work down.
06:28 Look what's happening to the color as we're working that through.
06:31 You see that nice movement, that nice blend in there?
06:33 That's what we mean when we say effortless essentials.
06:35 These are the key techniques that are moneymakers for the salon
06:38 that helps to give you proper sell of whatever you're cutting or coloring.
06:49 You see right here, guys, we're going to stop at this particular point.
06:52 We're going to work our way from the opposite side.
06:54 Notice with my body position, I make sure whichever way I'm going,
06:58 my thumb is facing that way.
07:00 Now that I'm switching sides, you'll notice the same thing happens.
07:07 Traveling guide.
07:11 Natasha says, "Hello from Scotland."
07:13 How would you describe the texture of hair you're currently working with?
07:17 It's pretty thick, but it's also fine at the same time.
07:21 I would like to say it's a bit more of a mixed texture.
07:25 It's one of those as the hair dries, it changes up.
07:28 It starts thickening itself up as it dries.
07:30 But she has a pretty fair texture when it comes to why I'm utilizing slicing.
07:38 Guys, you notice I'm coming from underneath,
07:41 still keeping that hair straight out, pushing that texture.
07:46 You create that movement and then decrease by utilizing your point cutting,
07:51 working down.
07:56 You can just see how I'm resting the blades
08:01 and working my way down to that perimeter.
08:06 Remember, what's the goal here?
08:08 The goal is to create a nice blend of movement as you're working.
08:11 If I'm going to the left side, I'm going to slice to the left.
08:13 If I'm going to the right, I'm going to slice to the right
08:15 so we get that nice movement as we're working around.
08:18 I'm just going to turn it to the right just a bit
08:22 and working it right to the ear area.
08:27 Okay, next section.
08:30 Start here first.
08:34 All right, guys, straight out.
08:40 Now, the thing to remember when you're slicing,
08:42 if I want it chunky, I go like this.
08:45 This is called flatlining.
08:46 If I do this, that's going to be chunky.
08:49 If I go in and I slightly turn it,
08:52 it's going to be more parallel, which gives us more of a softer finish.
08:56 Those are the different ways you can texturize when you're working your haircuts,
08:59 depending on if you want more weight or you want more movement.
09:04 Christian is joining us from Chile and says that you rock.
09:07 Oh, thanks so much. Appreciate that. You rock, too.
09:10 You remember Christian?
09:11 Of course I do.
09:13 Karen from Scotland is asking, "What kind of style would you call this cut?"
09:19 Well, it's a textured mashup, so it's on the shorter side.
09:23 I would say it's more of an effortless type of glam punk look, if I can say that.
09:30 When I say that, it means it's more refined,
09:32 but it's still going to have a bit of edge to it.
09:35 That's what I mean by mashing up the texture.
09:37 It creates that complication of movement,
09:40 and the hashes kind of mixing on each other creates a nice feeling.
09:45 Thank you so much.
09:46 Tara is asking about your elevation. Are you at 90 degrees?
09:50 Come over here.
09:52 I think we're on this way.
09:54 There we go.
09:55 We're going 90 degrees up, decreasing in length.
10:01 Also, we have Samantha from Texas. What's up, Texas?
10:05 She's asking about how we do our cultivations cut and color together.
10:09 I'm going to do this today. There you go. No, I'm kidding.
10:12 I think when it comes to cut and color, the thing that we like to do,
10:16 we always do a three-way consultation.
10:18 Most of our consultations that we do are always based on a particular trend,
10:22 a particular movement.
10:23 We always try to make sure that we align what we're talking about
10:26 based on how the client actually looks when they come in.
10:29 We try to understand a little bit about their lifestyle.
10:32 I think understanding the client is a great way to knowing what to do on them,
10:37 but understanding the trends is a great way to have the content that you need
10:40 in order to actually do the looks you want to do.
10:43 All right, guys, we finished the back area.
10:45 I'm just going to go ahead and show you that so you can just see how that works.
10:49 All right, last bit.
10:51 Just going to come in and filter.
10:54 Tiffany's asking if you could use this technique on long hair as well.
10:57 Of course you can.
11:00 I mean, the only thing that would change is the elevation, I would think, in a sense.
11:07 All right, guys, this right here is just a little filtering,
11:10 taking out a little more weight.
11:13 Amy from South Wales says,
11:15 "I notice you're using point cutting both for adding texture, movement,
11:19 and for removing length.
11:21 When would you advise to mix these combinations?"
11:24 I would say it's based on what your end result is going to be.
11:28 I think when it comes to when to do something, you have to think about it.
11:32 If I'm point cutting one way, it's going to collapse weight.
11:35 And if I'm point cutting, let's say, vertical, it's going to collapse it down.
11:39 If I'm on a point cut and I'm moving out, like what I'm about to do right now,
11:42 that's going to collapse the weight, making it a bit flatter.
11:44 So right now we're going to use a little bit of block layering happening on the sides
11:51 and continue slicing that.
11:54 So we're holding this up, guys.
11:56 This is 90 from the head shape, 90 from the round of the head shape.
12:01 And I'm just slicing that hair, getting rid of that excess weight.
12:05 We had some questions from Tiffany,
12:08 if you can do this same type of pattern on longer hair.
12:13 Yeah, I think we covered it a bit.
12:15 But yes, we definitely can,
12:17 but it just would change up the amount of your angles in a sense.
12:23 I think when it comes to long hair dressing,
12:25 you can really use anything that you're using for short hair.
12:28 It's just in terms of how much length is left, that's the only difference.
12:31 And could you use this technique on curly hair?
12:34 Yes. You can even see with the hair, it gets a bit of curl that happens in there.
12:38 But I think curly hair really works well because it gives you movement in places.
12:43 Like you can see what's happening now.
12:45 Just imagine that if the hair was even curlier.
12:47 But you see how we just collapse that weight
12:49 and then leaving some of those edges around creates a really nice feel.
12:54 All right, we're going to come in and just refine it a bit more.
12:59 For those of you that are watching,
13:00 this is just the second half from the color that Barry Bakken did in the first.
13:06 So you can check out one if you want to find out what her approach was.
13:10 Right now, we're just going in with just some block layering
13:13 happening at the round of the head shape.
13:15 Remember, if I'm below the occipital, that's block graduation.
13:18 And if I'm at the round, that's block layering.
13:21 So you guys can see what's happening.
13:22 When you're slicing from the top, you notice that now her sides want to kick out.
13:26 That's the type of effect that we're going for right there.
13:29 It's quite cool when you see that with the color.
13:33 All right, we're going to do the same on the opposite side.
13:38 All right, now the guide is coming from right at the ear area where I stopped previously.
13:43 All right, I'm going to try and get you over here, Courtney, so the light hits her a bit.
13:47 There we go.
13:49 And once again, starting out with my subsection first.
13:53 You see?
13:55 So I'm just going to slow that down so you guys can see this at home.
13:58 All right, now you see the guide is coming from the back.
14:03 All right, now moving that into the sides, I'm just going to utilize that guide and then slice.
14:10 That's the beauty of sectioning.
14:11 You can just kind of map your haircuts out quite well,
14:15 and it helps you create different finishes, different looks.
14:20 You know, I'm using right now the cutting lotion or the cutting spray, prep spray that I'm using.
14:25 It's the Serene, and it's like a nice spray mist,
14:29 and it's really great for keeping that hair moisturized while you're working.
14:33 And is that the only product you put in her hair for prep?
14:36 Yes, that's the only product for prep is that.
14:40 It's quite light, and it misses on, so there's no buildup, which is great.
14:44 Whenever you work in shapes, you want to make sure you start with a product that has no buildup
14:48 so you can keep maintaining the fluidity of how you're working.
14:52 Milo, just check in with us. Do you think you're rocking it?
14:55 All right, what's up, Milo?
14:59 Once again, just refining that a bit more.
15:05 Just a little block layering.
15:09 So you guys, just notice how I keep shaking it out after I'm done.
15:12 That's for me just to kind of see how that hair wants to break up and move.
15:16 You see that nice flow that it gives it, even with that color in,
15:19 and then you get that kick out that happens there.
15:22 I'm just going to do a little bit more slicing here just to refine that.
15:29 There we go. That's looking about how we want it to.
15:35 We have a question of Demelia asking, "What cut is a suitable for?"
15:44 I think it works for a lot of face shapes, actually, guys.
15:48 I think the one thing that you want to think about is like with her face, you can see she has almost
15:53 that type of a heart shape that's happening here, which is great because it gives a nice chin line,
15:57 but you'll notice that it's all about these panels right here.
16:00 How short or how long do I keep these?
16:02 That will make it either suitable or not suitable depending on what you're working on.
16:06 I think maintaining hair in the right places can make any haircuts wearable.
16:12 All right, guys, we're just going to come in and just refine a little bit.
16:17 Remember, it's a texture mashup, so you notice all these different texturizing techniques that I'm doing.
16:23 It's really helping to maximize this particular haircut.
16:35 Notice my body position, lean the head here.
16:38 I come over the top so I can slice that out.
16:42 It's all about finding comfortability when you work in these shapes.
16:46 All right, so now we have a nice collapse of weight that's going on around these areas.
16:51 I think from this point, this is just some twist cutting that I'll be doing right here.
16:57 Notice that coming in first.
16:59 One, two, three.
17:06 You see how I'm just lightening that up a little bit?
17:09 Same way here. I'm twisting toward the face.
17:15 One, two, three.
17:19 - Nilo just wants to confirm that your shears are seven inches. - Yes, they are.
17:24 We also have a shout-out to the model for having matching eyebrows.
17:28 - Yeah, we've been talking about her eyebrows. - She does them herself for those that are wondering.
17:34 She is definitely the eyebrow queen.
17:37 All right, guys, so now with the fringe area, I'm just going to start right at the front.
17:45 Holding that. Notice the fingers. I'm just going to rest on the head shape and then rest my blades on top of the next finger.
17:52 And then just watch this point cutting.
18:03 Just to get that nice shape fringe there. I'm going to have a chin up.
18:07 Perfect. And then I'm going to keep on working that all the way over.
18:23 With the fringe, sometimes I like to go from left to right just to see how that's coming in.
18:32 Just going to keep on working at making sure that I maintain balance as I'm working across this front area.
18:43 And for the corners, don't want to have too much elevation, so I'm just going to pat that down.
18:53 And just working that all the way to the sides.
19:04 Now a little bit of channeling would suffice here.
19:08 So you guys see what I mean by texture mashup.
19:10 These are all essential techniques that you can do to actually progress your looks and your shapes to create nice movement, nice detail and nice transition with your colors.
19:21 So I'm just going to come on the opposite side.
19:26 And work that same thing right across.
19:30 My tension is not tight. It's quite loose as I'm working in the fringe area.
19:36 DJ, Karen wants to know what the difference is between point cutting fringe and cutting it straight.
19:42 Well, it depends on how you want it to move.
19:44 When I point cut, the fringe has a tendency to fall with a little bit more looseness and softness.
19:50 Versus when I point cut, I mean when I actually do it, I call it club cutting.
19:54 If I come straight across with it, it just kind of locks it in and it bounces back another way.
19:59 So it just kind of depends on how soft you want it.
20:02 I like starting out with point cutting the fringe first.
20:04 Then once the hair is dry, I can come back and cut it club cut.
20:08 That way I can refine the shape.
20:10 People are loving how this cut is complementing the color.
20:13 And guys, thank you so much for that.
20:15 That's what Effortless Essentials is all about.
20:17 We figured to go to ICE.
20:19 And it's not just ICE. We have this particular class.
20:22 We always hold Effortless Essentials courses around the states and abroad.
20:28 Just showing people the viability of what can happen when you start matching cut and color seamlessly.
20:35 Once again, the channeling is happening here.
20:42 Just carving out these areas.
20:44 I like to call them little flirts.
20:47 I love seeing girls that have a little bit of that flirt happening in the shape.
20:50 Especially when you have these stronger fringes.
20:52 Because you still want a sense of femininity to it.
20:55 And this is a great way of getting it.
20:58 Heather is asking, "Why do you call it club cutting? She's never heard of that before."
21:03 Really? I haven't either. I don't even know why I said it. No, I'm kidding.
21:06 It's just an old term that was utilized when I was going through my trainings early in my career.
21:11 But it just means to cut it hard.
21:13 It's like, nice and blunt.
21:16 I have another question about if you can do the same type of cut but change the fringe area.
21:23 How do you do that?
21:24 Yes, you can actually keep the fringe longer if you're working at it.
21:28 This is filtering, by the way, guys.
21:30 This technique.
21:32 If you actually want to leave the fringe longer, you know what I would do.
21:36 I would actually start at the arch of the eyebrow.
21:40 Let that become my guide.
21:42 Slice the fringe out short to long.
21:44 And I would over-direct everything inside of the fringe over.
21:47 And that would give me a nice different feeling when it comes to that.
21:50 Shout out to Brittany. She joined us for the color.
21:52 She's back for the cut and she loves how it's all turning out.
21:55 Thanks, Britt. It's definitely a pleasure.
21:59 I mean, I think it's really key when it comes to really finding out how things come together.
22:03 It's like staying in tune and checking out HB.
22:06 With this type of thing that's happening now, it's really great that we can take control of our education
22:12 and meet the artists and kind of know what's going on around the world.
22:16 So, thanks for tuning back in with us.
22:18 And for those that can't be in class with you and Barry, where can everybody find you guys online?
22:22 They can actually go to our website, which Barry is probably typing on a computer now.
22:28 Yes.
22:29 Yes, all right.
22:30 And it's mainentranceartist.com.
22:34 And that's artist plural.
22:36 All right, guys. So now that that's done, I'm going to go back and just refresh everything with a little bit of that Serene.
22:44 Guys, notice the mist in this.
22:46 You see, it's really for the face and the hair.
22:49 And that's the beauty of the line.
22:51 So that way, you never have to worry about any breakouts or anything like that.
22:55 And it works.
22:57 Now we're going to use our thinning shears.
23:01 We have a couple of questions about classes, so I'll just kind of pop in here, D.
23:05 Okay.
23:06 So, Brittany, I know that you ask if we do classes daily.
23:09 We do offer classes here, private sessions at our New York studio, or we have classes already scheduled.
23:15 We do travel quite a bit around the states as well as internationally.
23:19 So if you guys come to your salon or you want to come to us, that's always an option.
23:23 Now in Long Beach, at ICE, we're going to be there every day.
23:26 And we have a hands-on class, which is effortless and essential, some of the stuff that you've been seeing us do here.
23:31 We have a hands-on class on Saturday.
23:33 We have a demonstration cut in color on Sunday.
23:37 And we have a non-off-stage presentation called "Movements," which is all about the subculture that inspires the trends that we go into.
23:44 And Brittany's asking, with follow-up, any chance you would go to Michigan?
23:48 Yeah, we'd definitely go to Michigan.
23:50 Oh, I love Michigan.
23:51 So, guys, with this right here--
23:53 Thanks, Barry.
23:54 No problem.
23:55 Notice, remember, the teardrop section I took was right here at this corner, right?
23:59 So for my top area, what I'm going to do is start from the center back and then work my way right to that point of the teardrop.
24:10 You see?
24:11 And I'm just going to separate this so you guys can see.
24:15 So remember, we're in the top area for anyone that's joining us now.
24:17 We just completed the fringe.
24:19 So that's the guide.
24:20 It's going to come from the center back to that point.
24:24 And with that being said, I'm going to go ahead and create my guide.
24:30 What about London?
24:31 Would you guys consider going to London?
24:34 We're always in London.
24:35 I have to support my team, Tottenham.
24:37 Big shout-out to Spurs fans out there.
24:39 But we do go to London, and we frequent there a lot, so it's all good.
24:45 Just let us know, guys.
24:46 Right now, I'm just going to go in with this technique here.
24:51 And I want you guys to really check this out.
24:53 This is a nice texturizing technique.
24:56 So I'm going to get you to come right there.
24:59 I'm just going to weave it in.
25:05 And then back do that.
25:07 So for those of you that missed it, I'm just going to come right back in with that.
25:14 Hi, your time with Arsenal fans in Liverpool.
25:16 Oh, well, I won't even go there.
25:19 I won't even go there.
25:21 Look forward to seeing Arsenal in February, isn't it?
25:23 All right.
25:25 See how I did that in there just by weaving?
25:28 And then come back and do--but I'm maintaining that corner.
25:30 So you see this corner here?
25:32 I'm just going to maintain that.
25:34 Now we're going to over-direct.
25:38 Jose's asking if you could discuss any swirls that she has.
25:42 You know what?
25:43 The beauty of it, Jose, she doesn't have a lot of swirl, which also is a good thing.
25:47 I checked the head shape before I started cutting,
25:49 and I checked her crown area just to kind of see how would it fall.
25:53 And it works out okay.
25:55 But even if she did, the beauty of this is that when you're cutting hair, notice this.
25:59 You see where that hair bends?
26:02 Just don't cut within that S pattern, and you don't have to worry about the swirl area.
26:06 So just by maintaining the cut over the S pattern where the hair wants to bend,
26:10 that allows the hair to want to lay.
26:12 So it kind of helps to control that.
26:13 Great question.
26:16 People are loving this weaving technique that you're doing.
26:18 All right.
26:19 Once again, guys, you'll see.
26:20 Hold on to that.
26:21 I'm just going to go in the light a little bit, Courtney.
26:23 Perfect.
26:24 And then here, right?
26:29 Whatever catches, now I go to the V.
26:35 And then whatever the excess hair is, I just come back and refine.
26:39 Yeah, last section.
26:42 And each one of these sections I just over-direct to the previous gang.
26:45 We're over-directing to the previous section.
26:49 Same thing here.
26:50 Come in.
26:52 So is this creating different lengths?
26:55 Exactly.
26:56 That's what you want.
26:57 You know, I think the one thing, when you're cutting shorter hairstyles, I mean,
27:00 unless you're just doing a bob, but other than that, I think if you want something that creates a nice mashup,
27:05 a nice movement, and you want to create, like, these different inconsistencies of texture,
27:10 it's great to work with different techniques.
27:13 So you create that looseness.
27:15 Look how when I just comb that out a little bit, how -- look how that's just going to mash up right in between everything else.
27:22 You see, I can move that around, and it gives me just those kicks and those flips that come in right there,
27:26 but then they offset by the stronger fringe area.
27:29 All right?
27:30 We're going to do the same thing on the opposite side, guys.
27:32 So I'm just going to turn her towards the light on this side so we can see.
27:37 All right.
27:41 Remember, the key thing, always try to work clean when you're working this stuff.
27:44 All right?
27:57 And I'm going to do it that way.
28:01 There we go.
28:02 Look down for me, love.
28:03 Perfect.
28:05 Same thing.
28:12 Let's get up.
28:14 Whoa, Vargie.
28:15 What's up, bro?
28:18 And then an excess.
28:20 Once again, you notice every time I do it, I look for that kick to happen.
28:23 Last section.
28:26 Now, normally, the rule of thumb is that you want to over-direct to whichever side you're standing on,
28:30 but in this particular case, due to the technique, I'm pushing the hair away from me.
28:35 So you'll see that.
28:37 See, notice the hair is going away from me to the previous.
28:40 And then that way, when I go to do the technique, I have her come down a little bit,
28:46 and I still get nice, proper balance.
28:48 Like, the thing is, even when it comes to texture, it should be a form of balance that exists.
28:53 DJ, Brittany was wondering how you would compare what you're doing to razoring.
28:58 Well, I think razoring, the one thing is, it's just kind of the flow of it.
29:02 You know, this right here gives me a bit more chunkiness in certain areas,
29:07 and I can get into certain areas where--and it has a drag on it that the blades do that the razor doesn't.
29:12 The razor has the fluidity, right?
29:14 So you get a nice movement.
29:15 But then with the shears, it has just a bit of a drag.
29:18 You know why?
29:19 Because of that deep V-point right there.
29:21 This V-point that happens here causes you to have a nice drag when you're working.
29:25 And I like a drag when I'm cutting because it helps me to get a different fall of texture.
29:31 Watch this. You'll notice this.
29:34 See that drag? That's the drag.
29:36 That's what I look for.
29:38 It's hard to do that weaving technique and then do that with a blade, right?
29:42 I mean, with a razor.
29:45 All right, guys, now we're just shaking it up.
29:47 Now you know that area that we left longer.
29:52 You can just see how that maintains itself and creates that kick there.
29:57 Now we're going to go ahead and dry the hair with just like a light paste from EDA,
30:05 and I want to show off those kicks in it.
30:07 So I'm just going to go ahead and grab my other tools and apply some product so you guys can see that.
30:11 If you guys have any questions, let me know.
30:13 I'm free to recap.
30:15 Yeah, let's go ahead and recap.
30:17 Sarah's just joining.
30:18 She says she loves the color.
30:19 She's wondering about the technique that you've been doing.
30:22 All right, so like I said, on the top area, what we've been doing is just a controlled slicing technique
30:27 while complementing that with a little bit of weaving.
30:31 And that weaving technique is just threading through the hair.
30:34 That's basically what we're doing.
30:36 All right, right now I'm detangling the hair just a bit before I go ahead and work it.
30:41 And once again, I'm going to re-moisturize.
30:48 And then from there, I'm going to go in with this.
30:50 This right here, guys, this is the Serene Moisturizing Paste from EDA.
30:54 It has a little compact there, as you can see yourself.
30:56 Yeah, it's really good.
30:57 The girls love it and the guys.
30:59 Now it's quite creamy.
31:02 So you see, you want something that has that type of cream if you're going to use it to create this type of texture.
31:07 So I'm just going to get that in.
31:12 And remember, I'll be showcasing this at our courses, and you guys feel free,
31:17 if you guys are there, tune in because I'm going to have a giveaway
31:19 where I'll be giving away some product on every stage that you might see me on.
31:24 Notice how I'm just working that texture in there a bit.
31:27 That's the one thing I love about her hair.
31:29 She has a nice movement about it.
31:37 And are you going to be doing any more texturizing once it's dry, DJ?
31:40 I might. I might do a little more refining once the haircut is dry.
31:46 And why do you call them shears instead of scissors?
31:49 I don't know. I guess it's tomato, tomato.
31:54 I mean, I call them shears just because I call them that.
31:58 I don't really have a preference.
32:00 You might find me saying scissors every now and then.
32:02 So guys, watch this.
32:08 So now I'm just taking that.
32:10 Got the product in, going in.
32:15 And then just creating a nice movement that I want to showcase in the front of her hair.
32:24 I always think looking for details whenever you're finishing hair.
32:27 I think finishing is one of the things that people really, really learn at our Effortless Essentials.
32:32 It's like not only how to go in and cut the hair, keep your head still,
32:36 but also how to finish the hair.
32:39 I think we do see a lot of great hair cutters out there,
32:42 but I think finishing is almost like one of those things that sometimes we forget about.
32:47 So you see, we just create that setup for us.
32:52 It's almost like setting yourself up for success.
32:58 All right. Now that we have that in, this is fabric spray, guys.
33:05 This right here is a non-aerosol spray.
33:09 This is going to help me to create a nice texture while I set the hair.
33:15 So I'm just having that sprayed on, and it's called fabric spray.
33:20 And we're going to use the Wise Park Diffuser.
33:27 Get that in, medium.
33:31 And just start to shake that, shake that hair.
33:37 If you guys have any questions, feel free to ask.
33:42 This right here is a textured mashup.
33:44 We did a few different texturizing techniques just to create a nice feel inside of the shape.
33:51 And now we're just going back and just adding a bit of diffusion to it by utilizing this Wise Park Sock.
34:06 Okay, so I'm just going to talk quickly about the color that we did in the first segment of this, number 147.
34:12 So you can see that we've been working with effortless essentials,
34:15 and that's really all about how cut and color go together, not only in technique of color and actual cut,
34:22 but also finishing skills as well.
34:24 So you can see when you look at where everything's coming in, placement is super important.
34:28 So we worked on the round of the head shape, so you can see here, this is where those vibrant colors are coming in.
34:34 And the placement on that is key, because what you want to make sure that you do is you have that on the parietal ridge or underneath,
34:41 and you want to have that in the end diagonal so you have some softness as it moves to the back.
34:46 You can see it doesn't stop in a harsh line at the radial.
34:49 It has that flow to it.
34:51 And also that the area of more negative space you have on the top is going to be able to cover more of those brighter areas that you see here.
34:58 So we're changing to color for the reason that the hair is short, so you don't have a lot of hair laying over here.
35:06 But also, you have a lot of layers in there.
35:09 So if you do just regular highlights, sometimes it can look a bit patchy.
35:13 So color blocking is really the way to go within this.
35:15 So tune in to the first one.
35:17 You guys can go back and check out the color technique.
35:20 And again, come and see us for all the tips and tricks at ICE.
35:24 All right, guys.
35:25 I'm just going to turn it to the side just so you can just start to see.
35:27 Now watch.
35:28 Did you see how I'm flattening the texture?
35:30 So I'm pulling it up.
35:32 And then I just kick it up and showcase all those cool bits.
35:40 See?
35:41 Just drying it a little bit just to kind of get that movement into it.
35:44 And then once we're done, we'll shake it out a bit just to showcase.
35:52 [INAUDIBLE]
35:56 Oh, who is that?
35:57 [INAUDIBLE]
35:58 Oh, yes.
35:59 Yes, I know who he is.
36:01 What's up?
36:03 [INAUDIBLE]
36:10 Oh, yes.
36:11 If you're busy in the salon-- and guys, I understand this.
36:14 A lot of times, people work different ways.
36:16 So if you're busy in a salon, I think the best thing to do is set this up for yourself.
36:21 Use the product line.
36:23 I'm using EDA.
36:24 I recommend it.
36:25 If you can see, it's already dry right now.
36:26 Look at that on the top.
36:27 You see that?
36:28 It's already dry.
36:29 That's how fast it needs to be.
36:30 But if you don't have that type of time, you can actually put the client under the dryer
36:34 while you move on to the next.
36:36 So definitely, I feel like whatever you have to do so that you can start enjoying styling hair again.
36:40 I think it's something that's coming back around.
36:43 And I think for people like me and other artists out there that really enjoy cutting,
36:48 styling just adds that next element to it by doing this.
36:51 Whether I'm doing Fashion Week or working the classes or working the shows,
36:56 styling is one thing that I always love to make sure I take the time to do.
37:01 You guys can start to see how that's refining a little bit more.
37:10 All right.
37:11 Now that we have it in, I'm just going to go right back with that same product
37:17 that I used.
37:18 You see?
37:19 Right back with that.
37:21 And I'm just going to accentuate all the parts that I want to showcase.
37:27 So really making sure I emulsify.
37:29 This is the Serene Moisturizing Paste from EDA.
37:32 And guys, I developed this product line along with my partners,
37:35 but this is meant to actually work for hairdressers when you're actually doing your session looks
37:42 and really working your shapes in a salon.
37:45 I want it to be for the artist by the artist.
37:48 That's what this product is all about.
37:50 And that main entrance, the whole goal is to kind of showcase how you can better utilize
37:56 all the different things that are out there.
37:59 Stephanie loves the cutting.
38:01 She loves the technical support that you're giving.
38:03 You guys can see how now I'm just starting to really wing out some of those details right there.
38:09 And Brig, can you grab my kabuki brush?
38:12 Absolutely.
38:13 Now watch this, guys, what happens on this part.
38:19 You see?
38:20 I'm just lifting up some of that just to showcase some of that nice movement.
38:25 You know, we shoot a lot of Naha images and things like that for different people that have us come out
38:30 to their salon or to their company to help guide them through the process of shooting and things like that.
38:36 I'm a photographer.
38:37 Baird does all the retouching.
38:39 So we really love coming together to showcase a lot of these different things.
38:44 All right, guys, now I'm just going to take my comb chin up and just
38:55 showcase a little bit more of how this is going to be with this powdered on texture.
39:04 This look.
39:05 So you can see it's a bit punkish a little bit, but it's very refined, you know?
39:09 It's a great feeling to it, right?
39:11 Now, the one thing I love about fabric, guys, is you want to show this, I take this.
39:14 By the way, I'm coming out with a line of these for main entrance.
39:18 Just bring that.
39:19 Now I just use it to -- on the sides, this way, this way.
39:30 So, guys, this is what Effortless Essentials is about.
39:33 And when you see us on Naha's stage, we'll be going over some of these key techniques
39:37 that we use to create these different effects.
39:41 That looks genius, Steve.
39:42 Thanks, Baird.
39:43 Your color looks great as well.
39:45 Compliment each other, guys, when you're in the salon.
39:48 It's good.
39:49 It's good morale.
39:52 And I see one piece.
39:53 I want to ask what I texturize once I'm done.
39:56 Not necessarily, but just refine to create that nice edge coming from the teardrop.
40:07 Remember that?
40:08 That's the end of the drop.
40:10 I'm going to take this off of you.
40:13 There we go.
40:15 Take that whole thing off as well.
40:19 There we go.
40:20 Stand up.
40:21 And I just want to put it up by the lights so you guys can see a little bit.
40:26 All right, guys.
40:27 So this is it.
40:28 You can see that type of silhouette.
40:30 That's what we're trying to create that's coming in there, right?
40:33 And then with that, turn it around.
40:35 You can see that feeling.
40:36 Nice movement, nice texture.
40:38 And then coming there, just those bits that's accentuating a little bit more of that look.
40:44 Thank you guys for watching.
40:46 This is my partner, Baird Bakken.
40:47 I'm DJ Riggs.
40:48 And this is our beautiful model.
40:50 Thank you for joining us.
40:51 We'll see you guys.
40:52 Check us out at ICE.
40:53 We'll be there.
40:54 Remember Effortless Essentials.
40:55 Saturday, 2.30.
40:57 And what's the next class?
40:58 Then we have 10 Takeover on Sunday.
41:00 And Naha Stage.
41:01 Naha Stage on Monday.
41:02 Movements.
41:03 Thanks, Courtney.
41:04 Thanks, Habrain Life.
41:05 Bye.