Five-Section Cut For Updated Layers

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Blonde Courses

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Reverse Balayage

Master color correction and repair damaged hair with K18 in Ashlee Norman's advanced Reverse Balayage class.

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1:48:05

High-Contrast Foilayage

Create dimensional brunettes with Daniel Mora's signature foiling technique for the perfect sunkissed look.

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1:47:51

Master Balayage & Foilayage

Master the most-requested services behind the chair in this class with #ONESHOT Winner Ashlee Norman.

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1:36:42

Dimensional Balayage

Avoid over-highlighting while maintaining depth with these timesaving tricks from Linson Jamison.

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1:55:14

Air Lights Blonding

Learn Danilo Bozic's Air Lights blow-dry and foil method for painting seamlessly blended blondes.

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1:29:12

Shadow Foilayage

Learn foilayage placement and application tips for high-impact blonding from Caitlin Dugan.

@coloredbycaitlin

1:05:03

Custom Blonde Balayage

Learn Gabriel Samra’s signature Blonde Contour balayage technique for creating the perfect blonde.

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1:57:17

The Perfect Ash Blonde

Avoid hearing your clients say, "I still see yellow!" with this class taught by color correction specialist Josie Vilayvanh.

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Quiet Luxury Hair: The Expensive Hair Trend Explained

STEPS

Create a diamond-shape section at the crown. This is section 1.

To create section 2, create a parting from the side point of the diamond to the top of the ear, then divide the nape area starting from the bottom point of the diamond to the base of the head. Mirror this sectioning technique on the other side to create section 3.

For sections 4 and 5, create a middle parting on the top of the head, starting from the top point of the diamond to the forehead and divide the section in two.

Start the cut in section 1. Using 1-inch sections, comb the hair out 90 degrees and cut the hair parallel to your fingers. This is the stationary guideline. Continue using 1-inch sections and cutting to the guideline throughout section 1.

(Use a texturizing technique to add movement to the section if desired.)

Moving to section 2, start by creating 1-inch, diagonal-backward sections (they should be parallel to the parting from the side point of the diamond to the top of the ear). Then, over-project the section to the stationary guideline in the crown and point-cut the hair.