HOW-TO STEPS

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  1 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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  2 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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  3 Cross-check before proceeding behind the ears.
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  4 Continue with the same technique towards to back until the center back is reached.
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  5 At the back, above the occipital bone, lower the elevation to build weight below the crown.
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  6 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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  7 Repeat the same technique.
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  8 Repeat the same technique.
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  9 Once the underneath is completed, personalize the hairline by point-cutting.
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  10 Further detail the sides and back using thinning shears.
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  11 Take a central vertical section from the horseshoe to the front hairline.
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  12 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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  13 Pivot around the crown and continue with the same technique.
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  14 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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  15 Keep hand and body position consistent and repeat the same technique on the opposite side.
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  16 Overdirect the hairline back to maintain length and weight throughout the fringe.
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  17 Cross-check before proceeding.
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  18 Blow-dry the hair working with the direction of the hair growth.
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  19 Comb the fringe forwards and reshape using point-cutting at a low elevation in the comb.
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  20 Using point-cutting, further detail the fringe for shape and softness.
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  21 At the top, remove additional weight internally using surface and point-cutting.
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  22 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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