Nicolas Haircutting System: The Key to Mastering Precision Haircutting

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DVD #1: The Blueprint: Four Basic Haircutting Methods $70 USD

The Blueprint DVD will teach you how to cut ALL hair types and it can be adapted to an infinite number of hairstyles, from basic to fashionably avant garde.

The Four Basic Methods for Cutting Hair

Looking for the key to mastering precision Haircutting?

This is the foundation of the Nicolas Haircutting System.

In this DVD you will learn:

How to understand hair growth patterns, textures and the root system.
Master Nicolas's art: standing positions, sectioning, finger positions and balance points.

This DVD will help you achieve mastery in layering straight hair, layering naturally wavy hair, one length, and one length with graduation (graduated bobs). This DVD is geared toward any hairstylist who wants to improve on their technique.

Over two hours of education, illustrating four techniques, using live models.

Learn How to Cut All Hair Types

Learn to understand the growth pattern and how to follow the root movement: once you know the four basic methods for cutting hair, you can create any style and unleash your creativity!

For straight hair: Vertical Layering
For naturally wavy hair: Rounded Graduation
For all one length: One Length
For one length with layering: One
Length with Graduation

Learn About

Balance points
Root movement
Standing positions
Sectioning
Finger positions
Tension
Where to place guidelines
What to look for

If you can afford only one DVD, this is the one to buy!

All the other DVDs are based on what you learn in this one.

A 3.5 minute excerpt from the key Nicolas Haircutting System DVD "The Blueprint". If you have trouble viewing the video clip on this page, click here.



Method 1: Vertical Layering Learn how to layer straight hair. By following the growth pattern, the root movement, you can prevent overdirection.		Method 2: Rounded Graduation Learn how to cut naturally wavy/curly hair. Learn how to change the texture from curly to wavy, how to follow the wave pattern.


Method 3: One Length The most difficult thing with a one-length, A-line shape cut is to get the seamless connection between the back and sides. Nicolas shows you how to make the connection perfectly.		Method 4: One Length with Graduation Learn how to create layers from the nape of the neck to the occipital bone where they will meet the one length at a seamless point.