Try your hand at this urban, exciting cut from Aveda's Retro Active Collection. Then try the Corresponding Color Step-by-Step to complete the look!
For this cut, Antionette Beenders looked to the runway for inspiration. What did she find, you ask? That layers ruled and that dark androgyny set a restrained tone for the season. Now let her inspiration become yours and give this look a try.
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STEPS
Beginning at center of forehead, section hair in straight center part. Create a diagonal section from center part to bottom of ear.
Hold razor horizontally. Cut straight across, close to nape, beginning with the left side.
Completed left side. Repeat on right side.
Completed section.
Take next diagonal section from center part to ear. Beginning at left side, cut using underneath section as a guide.
Completed section.
Continue taking diagonal sections at increasing angles until you reach top of ear.
Create horizontal section from parietal ridge to front hairline. Using guide from the back, connect side to back.
Completed section.
Continue taking horizontal sections up to center part. Repeat on right side.
Create curved section from ear to ear, behind hairline. Using razor at horizontal angle, create curved fringe. Repeat on left side.
Create section parallel to previous section and overdirect forward. Cut using underneath fringe as a guide.
Completed section. Note fringe length is same throughout section.
Create a diagonal section from center part to low point of recession. Overdirect forward and cut curved fringe, using previously cut section as a guide.
