HOW-TO STEPS

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  Shampoo and condition the hair with Styleshots Extreme Straight. Apply Candy Fixations Glaze Haze to the entire head. Take a horseshoe section at the high point of the recession.

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  Starting at the sides take slightly diagonal back sections. Comb the hair perpendicular to the parting and elevate to 90 degrees. Remove weight by point-cutting squarely to the head shape.

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  Cross-check before proceeding behind the ears.

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  Continue with the same technique towards to back until the center back is reached.

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  At the back, above the occipital bone, lower the elevation to build weight below the crown.

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  Note the change of hand position and repeat the same technique on the opposite side. For a balanced end result keep the technique consistent.

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  Repeat the same technique.

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  Repeat the same technique.

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  Once the underneath is completed, personalize the hairline by point-cutting.

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  Further detail the sides and back using thinning shears.

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  Take a central vertical section from the horseshoe to the front hairline.

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  Comb and elevate the hair 90 degrees to the top of the head. Use the length from the crown as a guide, and remove weight through the top by layering square to the head shape using point-cutting.

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  Pivot around the crown and continue with the same technique.

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  In front of the ear use horizontal sections. Overdirect all sections up to the square layering level and point-cut to remove weight from the top.

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  Keep hand and body position consistent and repeat the same technique on the opposite side.

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  Overdirect the hairline back to maintain length and weight throughout the fringe.

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  Cross-check before proceeding.

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  Blow-dry the hair working with the direction of the hair growth.

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  Comb the fringe forwards and reshape using point-cutting at a low elevation in the comb.

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  Using point-cutting, further detail the fringe for shape and softness.

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  At the top, remove additional weight internally using surface and point-cutting.

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  Remove additional weight internally using surface and point-cutting.

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  Apply Candy Fixations Sugar Dust followed by Hard to Get texturizing paste to create texture and separation.

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