Appreciation post: a client's thick, curly hair in Phoenix showed me a better way to use thinning shears

I tried a new technique with my thinning shears on a client's dense curls last week, holding them at a 45-degree angle and only taking from the mid-shaft, and the result was way more volume without losing the shape, so has anyone else found a specific angle that works best for different hair types?

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daniel5937d ago

Found that with super straight, fine hair you have to go almost flat against the head, like a 10-degree angle, and just skim the very ends. Any higher and it gets choppy and weak. For thicker wavy hair, that 45-degree angle you mentioned is perfect, it gives texture without making it look piecey. Really coarse hair can handle a steeper angle, closer to 90 degrees, in the mid-sections to remove bulk from the inside. It totally changes based on the density.

ryanh567d ago

Totally makes sense, the angle is everything. My own hair is so fine that if I try any real technique it just vanishes, like I'm texturizing a ghost. Basically just point the shears at the floor and hope for the best over here. It's a miracle I have any left at all after my own bathroom experiments.