Chinese women face many challenges when it comes to cutting and styling their hair. The straight, coarse nature of the hair makes it difficult to create a soft, flowing style that is nicely blended. Layered haircuts tend to look choppy, and curling irons and flat irons often have little effect. Chinese hair does not take perms readily. Therefore, textured cuts are vital for creating an appealing style. With two specialized techniques, Chinese hair can be cut and blended beautifully.
Point Cutting
Point cutting is ideal for softening blunt lines and adding layers to Chinese women's hair. This technique is used after the full haircut has been finished. You will need a comb, hair-cutting scissors, and a few hair clips.
Section the hair off into quarters. Pin three of the sections up and out of the way using hair clips. Create a half-inch vertical section in the remaining section of hair. Hold the hair up, away from the head with the section clamped between the first two fingers of your non-cutting hand. Your fingers should be parallel with the pre-existing blunt cut line. With the points of the scissors, cut small V-shaped cuts into the blunt line of the hair. The cuts should be no more than a quarter inch deep.
Continue point cutting the ends of the hair using half-inch sections. When one quarter section is complete, pin it out of the way and start with the next. Repeat the steps until all ends of the hair have been point cut.
Texture
If point cutting is too daunting, there is an easier alternative. You can add texture to the ends of the hair using specialized hair cutting scissors called thinning shears or notching scissors. The shears have one smooth, cutting blade and one notched blade.
Section the hair off according to the point cutting instructions. The sections for cutting will also be the same.
Create a half-inch vertical section; hold the blunt ends with the first two fingers of the non-cutting hand. Keep the shears parallel with the cut line, and close the thinning shears completely on the hair a quarter inch from the blunt cut line. The scissors will cut some of the hair and leave some intact. The end result will look softer. The ends should have a feathery appearance.
Continue texturing the ends of the hair using half-inch sections until all of the hair has been softened with the thinning shears.
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