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THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF INTERCOIFFUREJuly 2017 beautylaunchpad.com

CLIP ART Create the

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GEN NEXT

Products and initiatives of tomorrow

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Sebastian Professional

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74 PortfolioAffi nage embraces romance for Vintage Pretty; the Paul Mitchell team plays with color in Rock, Paper, Scissors; Sebastian Professional artists tap texture for Twisted

90 Back To The Future A roundup of next-generation pro-beauty products and initiatives

96 Making the CutAdvanced clippers, scissors and razors, along with expert tutelage, sharpen your snipping skills

100 Adventures at LA Fashion WeekStylist Tania Triassi recounts her experience working backstage alongside LuxeLab

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The Tools: Wahl Sterling Refl ections Senior Clipper, 5-Star

Detailer and 5-Star Cordless Tattoo

The Stylist: Miguel Rosas, education and artistic team member,

Wahl

The Technique: Specialty Portraits

When doing a specialty portrait haircut for men or women,

know the anatomy of the face you’re illustrating. “You can

practice on paper before you attempt your haircut, but this

level of skill is usually executed by a barber or stylist who has

an artistic background, such as drawing or painting,” Rosas

explains. “For beginners who want to learn portrait haircutting

techniques, I advise learning how to cut stenciled versions of

famous faces fi rst. Once mastered, the artist can start to add

diff erent shades and depths.”

How-to:

1. Make sure you have a quality picture of the portrait. Turn

the image to black and white to diff erentiate the highlights and

lowlights in the face. Lighter areas will be cut shorter, while

darker areas will be longer. Now scale the image so it fi ts on the

back of your client’s head. (Use your smartphone to edit and

scale.)

2. With the Sterling Refl ections Senior Clipper, use the No. 2

attachment comb and remove the hair in the area where the

portrait will be created. If the hair is thick and dark enough, you

may be able to cut the hair down to a 1 1⁄2 .

3. Hold the scaled picture next to the head to determine

what part of the portrait to start with. Typically, you’ll want to

begin by cutting the center of the face, then working around it.

Start high enough on the head so that you don’t run out of

hair to cut. 

4. I started the portrait of rapper Tech N9ne [pictured below]

using the 5-Star Detailer, holding the trimmer so that the blade

is vertical and cutting an area for the nose. I also used the

Sterling Refl ections Senior Clipper to shade from the bridge to

the tip of the nose.

5. Now start on the lips of the portrait. Using the 5-Star

Detailer, I cut out the shape of the top lip fi rst, making sure

the corners of the mouth were wider than the nose. Usually,

the corners of the mouth will match up with the centers of the

pupils of the eyes. Using the 5-Star Cordless Tattoo, I precisely

cut out the top teeth. Then I cut out the bottom lip with the

5-Star Detailer; sometimes the top lip can be left dark, while

the bottom lip will be lighter (cut closer). I used the 5-Star

Cordless Tattoo to cut out the bottom teeth. 

6. I cut the chin hair area out and started to create the shape of

the face from the chin to the cheeks. Usually, it’s best to use the

Sterling Refl ections Senior so that the hair isn’t cut too short;

hair needs to be left long enough for details to be cut in later

and to create a realistic depth perception using shadows. (I cut

the cheekbones with the 5-Star Detailer to get very close.) 

7. Sometimes I close my eyes and reset my vision before doing

one of the most important parts: the eyes. First, create the

perfect guideline so the eyes are cut precisely where they

belong. 

8. Near the bridge of the nose and between where the eyes

will be placed is where the arches of the eyebrows meet. I cut

out the shapes of the eyebrows on both sides using the 5-Star

Detailer. Having the eyebrows cut out fi rst helps determine

where to cut the eyes, providing a good guide. I used the 5-Star

Detailer to cut out the creases between the eyebrows.

9. Under the eyebrows, the eyelids were cut before cutting

the area for the whites around the pupil. These fi ne details will

be cut using the 5-Star Detailer, except for the whites in the

eyes, which are created using the 5-Star Cordless Tattoo (The

trimmer has a very small blade that’s perfect for detailing).

Make sure the pupils are level and are directly above the

corners of the mouth. 

Advanced Arti stry

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