WATCH: Texturizing and Adding Movement to Dense Hair Using a Razor

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HOW-TO STEPS

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  First, divide the hair into 2 sections—from top of the head to the nape

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  Clip the left side out of your way

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  Take your first diagonal forward section from the occipital to the nape and clip the remaining hair out of your way

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  Work smart and utilize clips—you never want to re-texturize the previous section

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  Comb your first section with the fine teeth of the comb

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  Pick up the razor and do not be intimidated to go in deep

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  Glide down the section with soft sweeps, not too much tension

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  You will notice right away that you are not taking a lot of hair away

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  Take another diagonal forward section and clip the remaining hair out of your way 

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  Pick up the razor and once again, glide down the section with soft sweeps

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  Because you are working on the upper portion of the section, you do not need to worry about cutting any of the previous section

  Tip: Notice how Andrew is getting very close to the scalp. This can be intimidating and we encourage you to try this on a friend, family member or mannequin. Get close at the scalp! You are below the occipital, which is a fairly protected area of the head. The importance of getting this close is, this is where the bulk and weight lives on dense hair texture.

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  Take another diagonal forward section and clip the remaining hair out of your way

   

  Tip: This section is just above the occipital—the top end of your diagonal forward section. Be more careful getting into the hair that could potentially stick out if cut too short.

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  At the top of this section, give the hair a push toward the scalp to read the hair

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  The point at which the hair bends is your safety net 

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  Begin with the razor at this point and softly remove the hair all the way out to the ends

  Tip: As Andrew glides down this section close to the nape, he begins his cut a little further from the head. Even though he is at the nape area, he is also at the hairline and needs to be more careful. Once you have completed your razor texturizing throughout the areas of need you can go back in with a blending shear, a dry cutting shearwith a long blade or place a straight blade into you razor to begin tweaking for added texture—“peaks and valleys”—Andrew’s texturizing technique allows us to take away the bulk and weight and the added texture for tweaking will to give the cut more pliability and movement.

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