I love when you post videos like this. They are a little longer but more informative than your shorter videos. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. Your an amazing artist and our profession is lucky to have you.
This "connected" layered cut is one that I've done for over 45 years and it works for short, medium, longer hair and works for all hair densities and textures. It was great to see Stephan being so thorough.
I am a stylist and have performed that layer cut for many many many years. I agree stylists today have no clue how to properly style a layer cut. GOOD for you for showing them how.
I went to school in 1987 & this is how I learned to cut hair. I can't find anyone that can do this in Florida or South Carolina where I live now it's so frustrating! In a different video you said your clients can go 5 or 6 months between haircuts & I'm convinced that is the reason why 😂 I totally agree it's better to have your name attached to a really good haircut & a happy client that comes back to you & sends you other clients. I'm going to take your videos to the next hairdresser when I get brave enough to take a chance & let someone cut my hair 😢
I gave myself the most beautiful haircut using this tutorial! I have been to many many hairdressers and it amazes how they can graduate from school not knowing how to cut hair!!
@@chelseavuchinich4859 I did it too. I part it in the middle down the back, and bring it forward then cut it even. Then I lean over to the left and then right and comb it straight down and see if there are any long stray pieces. I cut the layers by bringing chunks out to the side. It's not easy, and you need a hand mirror to check if you missed an area in the back. Can't do it exactly as he does because it's too difficult to section the back, but I could section the one upper guide and judged from there. Front was a lot easier of course.
P.s. I’ve just read so many of the comments and I’m floored by how much this cut is wanted!! Can you imagine if women could get what they ask for how many tips would be increased and clientele referrals a stylist doing this work can get? Moreover how much happier hundreds of women would be!!!!! We are really not asking for the moon 🙉. I wish I could do this on myself 😅
I live in New Jersey. I've had the same stylist for 25 or more years. He would do this cut on me every time. Watching you do this cut makes me think of him. I used to say it was like watching an artist, because he took so much time and did exactly what you did in this video. He gave such a great hair cut that I could go up to 6 months and my hair always looked great. Sadly he lost his battle with cancer this year. He was a wonderful stylist as well as a wonderful person. I used to tell him that he could never leave me, no matter how old we got. That I'd have someone wheel me in my wheel chair to his wheelchair to have him cut my hair, and we would laugh. I've not had a good hair cut since he became ill. I've had my hair cut several times since his illness and I feel there are just no stylist out there that want to take the time like he did.
Elizabeth Moore Oh, that is sad. Our hair stylists are our friends, often times. They know us, our hair, some of our stories. You grieve not only your comfort of his talent, but your sweet connection. I hope you find someone like this instructor. He is awesome! Being in this strange time of being housebound has presented so many challenges, trying to stay healthy, and pay the bills, etc. Then there is the interesting looks in color, layers, and bang length, etc. of my frizzy hair! Lol! Best to you all! Thank you, sir, for this amazing educational clip! Bless you!
Bravo! You sir, are an artist. I accidentally found a stylist that did this exact cut for me 25 years ago. He trained with Vidal Sassoon. I had been searching for a good stylist and took a chance and walked into a men's hair replacement shop and asked. Low and behold they had a booth in the back for haircuts and let me tell you. Not only was the cut phenomenal, that guy had so much fun cutting my hair. He had passion. It was art for him. And he seemed to enjoy making me pretty. It lasted for months. When I returned he had gone back to New York. I have never gotten a good cut since. So today. I am going to try this myself until I can find a good stylist. Thank you for this video. If you lived by me I would pay the 150.00.
Omg thank you. I will never go to a new stylist again unless they're willing to watch this. Just got the worst cut of my life that was supposed to look like this and isn't even close. It's clear she had no idea how to do this properly. I had cut my own hair for years, and realized how close my process was to yours, but never just right. Now I'm pretty sure I can perfect it myself and not be at the mercy of someone else's lack of skills. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!
Great work as always! Let me tell you, the UA-cam community is so very fortunate to have people like you taking the time and explaining the processes. Many, many thanks!
Absolutely!! My thoughts exactly while I was watching. I have watched many and this was the best..he's awesome and explains everything so perfectly and I love that cut..
I am cutting my hair after Steven's instructions for more than 4 yrs now, most of the time pretty much shorter than this model, and I have received sooo many compliments, especially from women who are unhappy with the hairdressers in our city. I refer all to "The Salon Guy" an UA-cam/Symmetric Layered Haircut. I had many requests for cutting those people's hair, but I refuse cutting other people's hair, even I prob. could make a lot of money just by cutting this one particular style. I am so glad that I found this channel and Steve's extensive explanations "how and why". 💕 Thank you, Steven! 💕
This is the haircut I need !!!! The longest TIME I’ve been looking through Pinterest, Google, UA-cam, Instagram, - this is what I’ve been wanting! Honestly, this is how they used to cut hair years ago. I walked in to a salon said I want it shaped and take off weight and I can remember even the way they would pull my hair in different directions cutting and checking.... this is how it was done. It felt so good like a brand new person. This is gorgeous ! Very feminine and soft, such beautiful work!! ✂️ 👌😍
This is an astonishing look. I would welcome seeing this video if I were a stylist. But it’s really you having an intuitive sense, a trained eye and untold hours of experience in practice. Because you’re doing your own camera work, I rewatch these to see if I can figure out what the perspective of the camera couldn’t catch. With that additional amount of detail, I would pay $100 for the recording. You would be doing all of us an additional service. Thank you so much in any case for a great performance.
He is AMAZING and definitely knows how to blend and give a gorgeous hair cut. I appreciate his knowledge, common sense and the videos that he shares. You're the BEST! God Bless!
I did this haircut on my own and it turned out great! I used a "Creaclip" hair tool ( to imitate the stylist's finger positioning technique) together with a hair trimmer, a hair scissor, a comb, a lot of hair scrunchies (to divide all the sections), also two mirrors and extra lighting i the bathroom. I watched this hair tutorial and wrote down all the steps. It took three days: I did one third of the steps the first day (length all around and face framing), the second day I did the back layers and the third day the top front, front layers and continued the front layers all around to mid back. My God, it was a lot of work (I had to take many brakes) but I am so pleased with the result. Thank You SalonGuy for your clear instructions. I am an amateur and still managed to give myself a decent haircut. Yay!
Absolutely, I’ve had over 4 haircuts in 12 months 😬 I don’t know where to go 🤷♀️no one seems to be able to layer hair properly. Wish this man could cut my hair he’s brilliant. I’d pay $150 to get what I want. Thank you, great video 👍
I can’t thank you enough for your videos & especially this one! Your instructions are perfect. I have a lot of hair but it’s fine with some natural wave. I’m 63 & have always battled with my hair (I seldom won!). Most times after a haircut by a stylist (& I’ve tried many) I would end up trimming & “fixing” what was wrong - no matter how much money I spent on the cut. I have cut my own hair periodically but without a real “method”. I found this UA-cam video & tried it twice now & each time I got a perfect cut!! My hair is chin length & needs lots of layers & this is the perfect video for that. For me, having a good hair day is everything. Again, thank you for taking the time to create this & for sharing your knowledge.
Me being a hairdresser. I was always taught and told time is money. Lmao.. Im sorry I will always pick quality over quantity. I always take my time on all haircuts and i have clients that loves it. I also always go on you tube for continuing education from other stylists like Salon Guy.
Agree, I am a hairstylist since 97 up to now. Sometimes its hard to find a client the trust their hairstylist.. I retired being salon owner.. Im only working for friends...I believe continuation education is more important for our profession..
Thank you for talking and re-affirming what you are doing through the whole cut. I have been out of school for 20 plus years and the way you did that layer haircut is different than I was taught but your way looks phenomenal when it’s done!
My hairstylist had the nerve to get pregnant and quit after 23 years. I'm dead now. No reason to live. After seeing this I have hope. I thought I'd never see a real live stylist again. I've been through hell but at least now I have you. Thank you for your passion and most of all your sincere devotion to quality cuts. You have made the world beautiful with every exceptional cut that surely reflects heart and soul. If only you were a pill. Smiles always...
Hi Stephen, this is such a clasic and timeless cut . It also reminds me of when I trained (32 years ago) when it was all about perms & big hair and volume. I relate to your method as thats how I trained and love your straightforward talking. I'm also fascinated by the fact that you went from Hair to Fireman/Police? WTF? Glad to have you back in our industry creating and posting content like this. Youre a breath of fresh air in a world full of pretentious people! Respect.
That was a beautiful thing to watch! THAT is the haircut I wish I could get. I go to different stylists trying to find someone to listen to what want and it never totally happens. I’m always checking my layers when I go home and geez.....if I can see it why can’t they! Thank you for showing the correct way! Ok.....I almost want to cry because this is a perfect cut!!
Come to London please - we need you! 😊I’ve been everywhere to get my layers done over the years and all ended up in a horror story!! There doesn’t seem to be any hairdressers who can cut layers anymore .. I’ve had the same flicky layered hairstyle since the 70s ..clearly you’re very talented, passionate and dedicated, and your old school hairdressing values are a breath of fresh air. Well done !
This is a great haircut. I was taught to cut layers two ways. One by maintaing weight thru the bottom by using my finger angle as my guide which is a great tool to have for long layers. My basic layering technique is creating my guide in thru the top and working in thru the bottom to connect it to the top. Find your technique master it and go with it. Whatever is most comfortable for u from there you can create anything.
This is the perfect haircut. I pray I get this haircut. I’ve had some that come close and you are soooo right that it needs barely any product to have amazing shape and it lasts months
You are totally correct, this is the exact haircut I ask for everytime I go to the salon. The Jennifer Aniston cut in "Friends". I have had a hard time getting it. This was an amazing tutorial!!!
Love the way it blends so important wish I were in Australia. Lol I have a hole in my recent cut not going back to fix it in case it get worse . Thankyou for your time showing a perfect blended cut
Hi I love the way you do your hair styles! Is it the proper way to section off and then do layers in sections, then do the thining out and blend in layers? Or is this just for tutorial training! Basically would it be rude for me to tell my stylist , here is a video of how I want you to cut and style my hair?!😃
Now THAT is a he// of a haircut! I'm coming already pretty close. For me seem 30-45 minutes not long when I cut my own hair, even though most of the time, towards the end, my arms hurt. Too bad that I did not discover your channel sooner, but THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart for this video. It is never too late for learning something new
thank you for posting this video. as a stylist just starting out, this video really helped clear up any questions i had or help me realize what i had been doing incorrectly. i had always dreaded getting a client who wanted a style like this but now i want to practice and learn that it isn't a bad as i'm thinking it is.
This is the first time i have Watched your video on blending and layering hair and i love your style of cutting it was beautiful exactly how i would want my hair to look ! And not to mention your amazing sense of humor !
Yes yes yes !!! This so perfect, It took me years to find someone who could so this, she is not doing it any more. Buut this is a sure go to guide!!! You are awesome!!
Excellent video! My husband just followed the tutorial and gave me the best haircut I've ever gotten in my life! This is his first time cutting hair too! 10/10 would recommend! :D :D :D
Fabulous video both in education and excellent presentation of how to do it. I’m not a professional stylist, but I like to play around and learn as much as I can. I cut and color some friends hair, and your videos are great. Thank you for taking the time…you are great!
Yes!!! 👏👏👏👏 I used to do hair and this is how I layered most haircuts. Excellent work. I can’t find anyone to a good haircut or a good round-brush blow dry. 😩
As hair stylists go your the best I've ever seen! Bravo👍😊 No surprise your in Jersey...I have been trimming my own hair for the past year or so. I went to the local salon today to make sure my hair was even Steven 😅😅 & she said I did a good job of it. I did this trimming before I ever saw any of your videos. If I could cut hair like this here I would make some serious money. My aunt was a hair dresser my mom's sister so I probably inherited wanting to cut & style & have permed my own hair. Tacoma,WA
Thanks for a great teaching of layer cut!Very good teaching!Thanks for all the tips on layering!I use to do hair for over 25 yrs but had to quit cause of health issues but still cut family hair...
Well, it's Covid time, and I can't go for a hair cut in California. I started with short hair a year ago and thought it would be fun to see how long it would grow before I could go back. Not that fun anymore. So, these videos are incredible. In fact, as good as my hair stylist is, I think this is even better. I am going to start by doing the longest hair cut with layers and after I get practiced, go back for the mid length. I think you are fantastic! I will be looking at color and products soon. Thanks for being there. =0)
I'm on my hubby's UA-cam right now, You TOTALLY get it. I agree with 100% of what you said. I am going to go cuckoo bananas if I see one more single length razored wavy lob. I cannot believe that hairdressers don't know how to cut layers like this nowadays. Excellent Work Sir! Having said all that I gave up 14 yrs ago getting my hair done because they just can't deliver this style and thorough quality. It takes me 2.5 hrs to do it to myself now with my husbands help, but at least its done good enough, grows out well, and is nice and full and thick. Please never take this video down. LOL.
Now, THAT is a haircut! So beautiful - what a difference. I’m not a hairdresser (not even close) but I have a wig that is too wild and doesn’t look good on me, but is a beautiful color and texture. I’m going to try this, even though I won’t come anywhere near yours. But I can at least try and do the best I can. Thanks to this video, I have a little better idea of how to do it. Thank you!
OMG - that is a beautiful haircut. I wish I could find a hairdresser in my area that knew how to cut a beautifully layered cut like that!!!!! That's what I've been looking for. I've let my hair grow out during this COVID phase, and I'd love to have that haircut. I have salt and pepper hair, and I know it'd be a perfect cut for me. What state/city are you in. And what is the name of your salon????
I’m a stylist and I’ve only had my license for about 6 months. I really found this video helpful thank you so much! I had trouble understanding how to connect the back layers to the front so thank you for the video!!
Danielle.C: I’m happy to see you willing to continue learning to perfect your craft! As you can see from the other posts, it’s REALLY HARD to find a good “stylist”! Good luck in the future! 👍
Yes, I'm a client just like that. I'm suffering with a botched chopped thinned out once thick hair. They always massacre it with thinning ✂ like they get frustrated how to layer. I'm frustrated with stylists.
Me to my hair was feathered instead of a curtain bang or swoppy bang, was told she blended a lot, I wanted this hair cut, and I’ve had two bad hair cuts and this last time I let my hair grow almost a year now it seems like i have to go to a pixi again, and I realy don’t want to!!!! So mad😡
I feel your pain! It happened to me so many times I honestly felt cursed! I've learned how to cut my own hair perfectly now (thx YT!) I'll never pay another hack to whack my locks again. You can do it too!
@@Kimosabe- That's great! What kind of haircut did you learn to give yourself--was it blended layers like this tutorial? I'm wondering how far we can go with at-home haircuts! I too am done with getting my thick hair messed up, either left too thick or thin at the ends.
For those like us, an update to my previous comment: I got my mom to do a simple blunt cut slightly past shoulder length at home (on damp hair, in two horizontal sections, since my hair is thick--first the bottom section, then the top section cut to the bottom guide's length). Then, the most stressful part, we angled the front sides a bit from under the chin and downwards, a bit tricky and time-consuming with overdirecting thin vertical side sections forward and cutting the lengths to match the first guide beneath the chin. It ended up a bit shorter and chopper than expected in some places, but still ok--probably too much tension on the hair while cutting. (I like vintage hair, so next time I might try UA-camr Sage Lilleyman's simple trick of tying all your hair in a ponytail under your chin and cutting it off straight across at about 3-4 inches below the base of your neck. Couldn't believe how great it turned out on her medium-thick hair!) Lastly, to taper the ends, on my DRY hair I used a hair razor (the kind in haircutting kits with a safety guard, but you still have to be careful) following a UA-cam hairdresser's advice of combing the razor down the bottom lengths of my hair from the outside to thin it. Had to do it in about three horizontal sections because my hair was too thick for the razor, which took a while! And you have to be careful not to overdo it, but it was quite simple to do. And voila! Finally the kind of not-too-tapered, not-too-blunt ends and overall haircut I wanted! (Great for setting in curls if you need weight removed from the ends, like me.) And it'll get even better with practice. Now I know it's possible!
Mr Salon Guy, thank you for your videos, I have watched probably 10, got the courage to attempt to cut my hair, and damned if it didn't turn out pretty good! Maybe not great, but for a first try, amazingly good! You asked in a video, if you yammered on, NO YOU DO NOT, PLEASE SAY EVERYTHING/KEEPTEACHING/GIVING EDUCATION....I loved it, thought it was so helpful! THANK YOU. I have no idea where you are located, but I would spend my hard earned money to have you as my beautician!!!
That is an awesome cut - I have longer curly freezy hair (hard to control in the Florida summer) - not sure if that length would work for me - maybe in a longer layer. I have copied your 45 deg angles and it has improved my hair tremendously I haven't been to a salon since I haven't found anyone that can layer well.
I had a similar layering and it was so nicely done. Next time they layered using a technique pulling back up higher up towards the crown instead of vertical and now it seems so disconnected in so many sections and doesn’t lay right.
Love this tutorial. A good quality haircut costs money. And you are right Steve it will grow out looking great! I had some very boring looking haircuts in the past where the layering was just non-existent . So, I now cut my own hair in quarantine by following online tutorials. Some 30 hrs( over 2 months of adjustments here and there) later it starts to have a flow. Thanks a bunch for sharing you did a fantastic job there! Greetings from the U.K.
I just looked to see where you are located. This is the EXACT haircut I've been wanting for years but can't seem to get. I'm told my hair is too thin and fine. But without any layers, it just sits flat. Road trip! :)
Love this. You do amazing work. I have been on the receiving end of several unblended and disastrous layered cuts. This is exactly what I am looking for; so to help others, what specifically does a client ask for when they come in? How should they tell their stylist or a new stylist what they would like ? I think sometimes when clients ask they don't know how to ask for a specific cut and sometimes clients don't take into consideration the type of hair texture they have which could work against them . So, what should a client ask for for this specific cut?
I love how you took time to do all the layers and double check yourself. I still yet have to find a hair stylist who takes that much time to do the haircut. I will try to save this video and show to my next hair stylist. Thank you.
This is an amazing haircut. They say that you don’t cut a 90 degree layers on clients and it’s just for practice but I noticed while watching layering haircuts that they do the basic 90 but in different order !
This is the haircut my stylist used to give me. She said she framed my face and i do like my bangs shorter too. But the style didn’t turn out exactly the way i hoped it would. I checked for blending and it doesn’t appear to be blended, I’m too heavy after only 5 weeks since the cut. Whereas before i could grow it out for months and it still was good. She uses the thinning shears now and i don’t think that it works as well as blending it all the way down as you have shown in your video. Bravo for posting, love this video! Will try to pray my stylist will hit the mark for me next time.
Wow! you are awesome! My stylists have tried to do this on me but it doesn't turn out as nice. However, I have very fine hair, a cowlick or whatever in my bangs...so I don't have the easiest hair to deal with. You seem like a hair god! Thanks for the videos!
ive spent months looking for this haircut,now i willl be able to show this to the hairdresser ,its a perfect example very skillfully done and it looks like its going to suit most age groups,thank you ,,xx
I'm frustrated, no one seems to understand me when I ask for this type of style! I'm having my daughter watch and learn with you; so she can do this for me! You are the BEST!!!
I love the way you cut hair!! You are the best I have ever seen and worth every penny! I would pay what ever you charge, nothing can make you happier than a great hair cut ... wish you cut my hair!
NJ is a long way to go for a haircut from NM, even though you are unquestionably worth it! Any woman would pay $150, or more, for your passion, skill and attention to detail. I've never had any stylist blended my layers as you do, as much as I always dreamed of that kind of a haircut. So it makes sense why my cuts never seem quite right. I just wonder how my (now) too short sides/front can ever get long enough to truly blend with back without losing just-below-shoulder length. Adding to the challenge is blonde, super fine hair that has also thinned on sides, no doubt something you've dealt with women not as young as your manikin! Thanks so much for the search tips too, and wonderful benchmark you've set here!
This is exactly what I try to ask for every time I get my haircut. I've traveled to multiple cities across the U.S. for work and had my haircut countless times over the past 17 years. I could count on one hand the number of stylists that were able to accomplish that and I'd probably still have a couple fingers left over. I wish I could get a stylist to watch your video before cutting my hair or better yet be able to take a contract close to where you set up shop! ❤❤ I'd love to find a list of the salons that you've trained across the United States.
This an amazing video! Love the way you thoroughly explain everything! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for all the work you put in this video! I wish I could have you cut my hair! You have an amazing talent.
As a 30 year hairstylist I so enjoyed your video . This is how I have been doing my layer cuts for years but I still learn from you !! Good job !!! Now I'm subscribed for sure !
I love when you post videos like this. They are a little longer but more informative than your shorter videos. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. Your an amazing artist and our profession is lucky to have you.
I reeeeeeeeeeallyyyyy appreciate your kind words!!
Wow!!!!
I definitely love love this hairstyle you did a great job I wish I could have this hair cut !!!!!
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This "connected" layered cut is one that I've done for over 45 years and it works for short, medium, longer hair and works for all hair densities and textures. It was great to see Stephan being so thorough.
Thx Becca
Wow! There’s two of you.
Where-oh-where do you do hair Becca Wicks?
@@Kimosabe- I work in Portland Oregon
@@beccawicks2387 Aw, I lived in Eugene 10+ yrs getting lame haircuts, all from grads of the same cosmetology school, I think. Wish I knew you then!
I am a stylist and have performed that layer cut for many many many years. I agree stylists today have no clue how to properly style a layer cut. GOOD for you for showing them how.
I love your style of teaching and sense of humor! I always learn something and get a good laugh 😃
I went to school in 1987 & this is how I learned to cut hair. I can't find anyone that can do this in Florida or South Carolina where I live now it's so frustrating! In a different video you said your clients can go 5 or 6 months between haircuts & I'm convinced that is the reason why 😂 I totally agree it's better to have your name attached to a really good haircut & a happy client that comes back to you & sends you other clients. I'm going to take your videos to the next hairdresser when I get brave enough to take a chance & let someone cut my hair 😢
I gave myself the most beautiful haircut using this tutorial! I have been to many many hairdressers and it amazes how they can graduate from school not knowing how to cut hair!!
You must be excellent.
How did you get the back though?
@@chelseavuchinich4859 I did it too. I part it in the middle down the back, and bring it forward then cut it even. Then I lean over to the left and then right and comb it straight down and see if there are any long stray pieces. I cut the layers by bringing chunks out to the side. It's not easy, and you need a hand mirror to check if you missed an area in the back. Can't do it exactly as he does because it's too difficult to section the back, but I could section the one upper guide and judged from there. Front was a lot easier of course.
Because it is an art. But for most it is just a paycheck.
P.s. I’ve just read so many of the comments and I’m floored by how much this cut is wanted!! Can you imagine if women could get what they ask for how many tips would be increased and clientele referrals a stylist doing this work can get? Moreover how much happier hundreds of women would be!!!!! We are really not asking for the moon 🙉. I wish I could do this on myself 😅
I live in New Jersey. I've had the same stylist for 25 or more years. He would do this cut on me every time. Watching you do this cut makes me think of him. I used to say it was like watching an artist, because he took so much time and did exactly what you did in this video. He gave such a great hair cut that I could go up to 6 months and my hair always looked great. Sadly he lost his battle with cancer this year. He was a wonderful stylist as well as a wonderful person. I used to tell him that he could never leave me, no matter how old we got. That I'd have someone wheel me in my wheel chair to his wheelchair to have him cut my hair, and we would laugh. I've not had a good hair cut since he became ill. I've had my hair cut several times since his illness and I feel there are just no stylist out there that want to take the time like he did.
God bless him!
Elizabeth Moore Oh, that is sad. Our hair stylists are our friends, often times. They know us, our hair, some of our stories. You grieve not only your comfort of his talent, but your sweet connection. I hope you find someone like this instructor. He is awesome! Being in this strange time of being housebound has presented so many challenges, trying to stay healthy, and pay the bills, etc. Then there is the interesting looks in color, layers, and bang length, etc. of my frizzy hair! Lol! Best to you all!
Thank you, sir, for this amazing educational clip! Bless you!
It was his art. Unfortunately it is just a job for others.
Bravo! You sir, are an artist. I accidentally found a stylist that did this exact cut for me 25 years ago. He trained with Vidal Sassoon. I had been searching for a good stylist and took a chance and walked into a men's hair replacement shop and asked. Low and behold they had a booth in the back for haircuts and let me tell you. Not only was the cut phenomenal, that guy had so much fun cutting my hair. He had passion. It was art for him. And he seemed to enjoy making me pretty. It lasted for months. When I returned he had gone back to New York. I have never gotten a good cut since. So today. I am going to try this myself until I can find a good stylist. Thank you for this video. If you lived by me I would pay the 150.00.
This is one of my fav. Stephen videos of all time. Awesome
Wish I could find someone that could cut my hair like this. It is exactly the cut I'm looking for.
Omg thank you. I will never go to a new stylist again unless they're willing to watch this. Just got the worst cut of my life that was supposed to look like this and isn't even close. It's clear she had no idea how to do this properly. I had cut my own hair for years, and realized how close my process was to yours, but never just right. Now I'm pretty sure I can perfect it myself and not be at the mercy of someone else's lack of skills. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!
Great work as always! Let me tell you, the UA-cam community is so very fortunate to have people like you taking the time and explaining the processes. Many, many thanks!
Really appreciate that Cap!!
Absolutely!! My thoughts exactly while I was watching. I have watched many and this was the best..he's awesome and explains everything so perfectly and I love that cut..
You are so talented...it is so hard to find a stylist that can do All that you do!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! I followed your instructions step by step and I had an awesome haircut cut by myself. 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Great precision haircut so refreshing to see a good cut.
Absolutely wonderful cut! Only ever met two guys who could cut as well as this. There aren't many Salon Guys around.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍💟
I am cutting my hair after Steven's instructions for more than 4 yrs now, most of the time pretty much shorter than this model, and I have received sooo many compliments, especially from women who are unhappy with the hairdressers in our city. I refer all to "The Salon Guy" an UA-cam/Symmetric Layered Haircut. I had many requests for cutting those people's hair, but I refuse cutting other people's hair, even I prob. could make a lot of money just by cutting this one particular style. I am so glad that I found this channel and Steve's extensive explanations "how and why". 💕 Thank you, Steven! 💕
This is the haircut I need !!!! The longest TIME I’ve been looking through Pinterest, Google, UA-cam, Instagram, - this is what I’ve been wanting! Honestly, this is how they used to cut hair years ago. I walked in to a salon said I want it shaped and take off weight and I can remember even the way they would pull my hair in different directions cutting and checking.... this is how it was done. It felt so good like a brand new person. This is gorgeous ! Very feminine and soft, such beautiful work!! ✂️ 👌😍
I wish I could find someone to give me a perfect blended layered haircut!
When my hair grows I’m trying this on myself with literally zero experience! This was so easily explained:)
This is probably the most passionate I’ve ever heard anyone speak on hair and I am just about mind blown and in awe :0
This is an astonishing look. I would welcome seeing this video if I were a stylist. But it’s really you having an intuitive sense, a trained eye and untold hours of experience in practice. Because you’re doing your own camera work, I rewatch these to see if I can figure out what the perspective of the camera couldn’t catch. With that additional amount of detail, I would pay $100 for the recording. You would be doing all of us an additional service. Thank you so much in any case for a great performance.
He is AMAZING and definitely knows how to blend and give a gorgeous hair cut. I appreciate his knowledge, common sense and the videos that he shares. You're the BEST! God Bless!
I did this haircut on my own and it turned out great! I used a "Creaclip" hair tool ( to imitate the stylist's finger positioning technique) together with a hair trimmer, a hair scissor, a comb, a lot of hair scrunchies (to divide all the sections), also two mirrors and extra lighting i the bathroom. I watched this hair tutorial and wrote down all the steps. It took three days: I did one third of the steps the first day (length all around and face framing), the second day I did the back layers and the third day the top front, front layers and continued the front layers all around to mid back. My God, it was a lot of work (I had to take many brakes) but I am so pleased with the result. Thank You SalonGuy for your clear instructions. I am an amateur and still managed to give myself a decent haircut. Yay!
Exactly the haircut I've wanted but seems as if no one knows how to cut hair these days.
I agree totally
Agree
Yup me too. No one knows how to cut layers anymore. They cut the opposite and only cut layers at the bottom:(
I agree! I have thick course & can't find anyone to cut it like I want 🤔
Absolutely, I’ve had over 4 haircuts in 12 months 😬 I don’t know where to go 🤷♀️no one seems to be able to layer hair properly. Wish this man could cut my hair he’s brilliant. I’d pay $150 to get what I want. Thank you, great video 👍
I’ve watched this video repeatedly and it never gets old. I always learn more. He is the Master.
I can’t thank you enough for your videos & especially this one! Your instructions are perfect. I have a lot of hair but it’s fine with some natural wave. I’m 63 & have always battled with my hair (I seldom won!). Most times after a haircut by a stylist (& I’ve tried many) I would end up trimming & “fixing” what was wrong - no matter how much money I spent on the cut. I have cut my own hair periodically but without a real “method”. I found this UA-cam video & tried it twice now & each time I got a perfect cut!! My hair is chin length & needs lots of layers & this is the perfect video for that. For me, having a good hair day is everything. Again, thank you for taking the time to create this & for sharing your knowledge.
Me being a hairdresser. I was always taught and told time is money. Lmao.. Im sorry I will always pick quality over quantity. I always take my time on all haircuts and i have clients that loves it. I also always go on you tube for continuing education from other stylists like Salon Guy.
Agree, I am a hairstylist since 97 up to now. Sometimes its hard to find a client the trust their hairstylist.. I retired being salon owner.. Im only working for friends...I believe continuation education is more important for our profession..
Thank you for talking and re-affirming what you are doing through the whole cut. I have been out of school for 20 plus years and the way you did that layer haircut is different than I was taught but your way looks phenomenal when it’s done!
My hairstylist had the nerve to get pregnant and quit after 23 years. I'm dead now. No reason to live. After seeing this I have hope. I thought I'd never see a real live stylist again. I've been through hell but at least now I have you. Thank you for your passion and most of all your sincere devotion to quality cuts. You have made the world beautiful with every exceptional cut that surely reflects heart and soul. If only you were a pill. Smiles always...
Hi Stephen, this is such a clasic and timeless cut . It also reminds me of when I trained (32 years ago) when it was all about perms & big hair and volume. I relate to your method as thats how I trained and love your straightforward talking. I'm also fascinated by the fact that you went from Hair to Fireman/Police? WTF? Glad to have you back in our industry creating and posting content like this. Youre a breath of fresh air in a world full of pretentious people! Respect.
That was a beautiful thing to watch! THAT is the haircut I wish I could get. I go to different stylists trying to find someone to listen to what want and it never totally happens. I’m always checking my layers when I go home and geez.....if I can see it why can’t they! Thank you for showing the correct way! Ok.....I almost want to cry because this is a perfect cut!!
I love how every part is the most important part!
Lol every video .But also me.
no matter how hard I try to keep my parts straight I get lost in my haircuts it sucks
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Come to London please - we need you! 😊I’ve been everywhere to get my layers done over the years and all ended up in a horror story!! There doesn’t seem to be any hairdressers who can cut layers anymore .. I’ve had the same flicky layered hairstyle since the 70s ..clearly you’re very talented, passionate and dedicated, and your old school hairdressing values are a breath of fresh air. Well done !
This is a great haircut. I was taught to cut layers two ways. One by maintaing weight thru the bottom by using my finger angle as my guide which is a great tool to have for long layers. My basic layering technique is creating my guide in thru the top and working in thru the bottom to connect it to the top. Find your technique master it and go with it. Whatever is most comfortable for u from there you can create anything.
I love it !
Im loosing so much hair !
Its exactly what i need !
Layered hair cut !
Perfect !
I'm nearly 60 and I have my hair cut exactly the same as it's straight, not short not long ,
fantastic style. 👌 Thanks for the tutorial, 😍
I love, love, love this!! I've had SUCH a hard time getting a good haircut! This is perfect!!
This is the perfect haircut. I pray I get this haircut. I’ve had some that come close and you are soooo right that it needs barely any product to have amazing shape and it lasts months
I finally did it! I cut my own hair and You humor helped immensely!! I loved your layering style and how simple your explanation.
You are totally correct, this is the exact haircut I ask for everytime I go to the salon. The Jennifer Aniston cut in "Friends". I have had a hard time getting it. This was an amazing tutorial!!!
Thank you much for making this novice a much better stylist! XOX
Love the way it blends so important wish I were in Australia. Lol I have a hole in my recent cut not going back to fix it in case it get worse . Thankyou for your time showing a perfect blended cut
Hi I love the way you do your hair styles! Is it the proper way to section off and then do layers in sections, then do the thining out and blend in layers? Or is this just for tutorial training! Basically would it be rude for me to tell my stylist , here is a video of how I want you to cut and style my hair?!😃
Now THAT is a he// of a haircut! I'm coming already pretty close. For me seem 30-45 minutes not long when I cut my own hair, even though most of the time, towards the end, my arms hurt. Too bad that I did not discover your channel sooner, but THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart for this video. It is never too late for learning something new
thank you for posting this video. as a stylist just starting out, this video really helped clear up any questions i had or help me realize what i had been doing incorrectly. i had always dreaded getting a client who wanted a style like this but now i want to practice and learn that it isn't a bad as i'm thinking it is.
Just followed your directions and cut my own hair! I’m so happy with it!! Thank you!!
This is the first time i have Watched your video on blending and layering hair and i love your style of cutting it was beautiful exactly how i would want my hair to look ! And not to mention your amazing sense of humor !
Aw thxxxx
Gorgeous!! You do beautiful work!! Thank you so much for this video!
Goddamn that is a beautiful job! And, as a lot of comments here say, it's the exact haircut I'm craving and nobody can give me! Gorgeous, gorgeous!
I loved your tutorial. Since covid I feel very stale. This haircut was just what I needed to see
Yes yes yes !!! This so perfect, It took me years to find someone who could so this, she is not doing it any more. Buut this is a sure go to guide!!! You are awesome!!
Excellent video! My husband just followed the tutorial and gave me the best haircut I've ever gotten in my life! This is his first time cutting hair too! 10/10 would recommend! :D :D :D
I’m a hair stylist, and I love doing this haircut. But I only cut family and friends. This is my favorite, you did it perfectly. ☺️
I do love this style I hope to find a stylist to do this for me I did save this picture to show her. Thank you! Love your videos
Fabulous video both in education and excellent presentation of how to do it. I’m not a professional stylist, but I like to play around and learn as much as I can. I cut and color some friends hair, and your videos are great. Thank you for taking the time…you are great!
Beautiful, accomplished haircut. A pleasure to watch an artist at work.
Absolutely gorgeous ! You’re the best in the field ! ❤️😊🙏🏻
I love doing this cut. You did a beautiful job. Your an artist.
Yes!!! 👏👏👏👏 I used to do hair and this is how I layered most haircuts. Excellent work. I can’t find anyone to a good haircut or a good round-brush blow dry. 😩
As hair stylists go your the best I've ever seen! Bravo👍😊 No surprise your in Jersey...I have been trimming my own hair for the past year or so. I went to the local salon today to make sure my hair was even Steven 😅😅 & she said I did a good job of it. I did this trimming before I ever saw any of your videos. If I could cut hair like this here I would make some serious money. My aunt was a hair dresser my mom's sister so I probably inherited wanting to cut & style & have permed my own hair. Tacoma,WA
Thanks for a great teaching of layer cut!Very good teaching!Thanks for all the tips on layering!I use to do hair for over 25 yrs but had to quit cause of health issues but still cut family hair...
Well, it's Covid time, and I can't go for a hair cut in California. I started with short hair a year ago and thought it would be fun to see how long it would grow before I could go back. Not that fun anymore. So, these videos are incredible. In fact, as good as my hair stylist is, I think this is even better. I am going to start by doing the longest hair cut with layers and after I get practiced, go back for the mid length. I think you are fantastic! I will be looking at color and products soon. Thanks for being there. =0)
I’ve watched this video so many times just to see you transform this model.
Just texted my friend who owns her own salon this video so she can cut my hair exactly like this, I love the cut, thank you for putting it on U Tube
Very artistic cut. Exceptional cut. Love the precision!
I'm on my hubby's UA-cam right now, You TOTALLY get it. I agree with 100% of what you said. I am going to go cuckoo bananas if I see one more single length razored wavy lob. I cannot believe that hairdressers don't know how to cut layers like this nowadays. Excellent Work Sir! Having said all that I gave up 14 yrs ago getting my hair done because they just can't deliver this style and thorough quality. It takes me 2.5 hrs to do it to myself now with my husbands help, but at least its done good enough, grows out well, and is nice and full and thick. Please never take this video down. LOL.
I just love your tutorials. Thank you so much for sharing your skills and artful eye with us!
Now, THAT is a haircut! So beautiful - what a difference. I’m not a hairdresser (not even close) but I have a wig that is too wild and doesn’t look good on me, but is a beautiful color and texture. I’m going to try this, even though I won’t come anywhere near yours. But I can at least try and do the best I can. Thanks to this video, I have a little better idea of how to do it. Thank you!
OMG - that is a beautiful haircut. I wish I could find a hairdresser in my area that knew how to cut a beautifully layered cut like that!!!!! That's what I've been looking for. I've let my hair grow out during this COVID phase, and I'd love to have that haircut. I have salt and pepper hair, and I know it'd be a perfect cut for me. What state/city are you in. And what is the name of your salon????
I’m a stylist and I’ve only had my license for about 6 months. I really found this video helpful thank you so much! I had trouble understanding how to connect the back layers to the front so thank you for the video!!
Amaaaazing
Danielle.C: I’m happy to see you willing to continue learning to perfect your craft! As you can see from the other posts, it’s REALLY HARD to find a good “stylist”! Good luck in the future! 👍
Really really love this kind of layer hair style! I found it very difficult to have a right stylist to do this properly 😢 thank you for sharing!
Thanks a lot, great video! I'm going to cut my friend's hair soon so I needed this, being an amateur.
Yes, I'm a client just like that. I'm suffering with a botched chopped thinned out once thick hair. They always massacre it with thinning ✂ like they get frustrated how to layer. I'm frustrated with stylists.
Me to my hair was feathered instead of a curtain bang or swoppy bang, was told she blended a lot, I wanted this hair cut, and I’ve had two bad hair cuts and this last time I let my hair grow almost a year now it seems like i have to go to a pixi again, and I realy don’t want to!!!! So mad😡
I feel your pain! It happened to me so many times I honestly felt cursed! I've learned how to cut my own hair perfectly now (thx YT!) I'll never pay another hack to whack my locks again. You can do it too!
@@Kimosabe- That's great! What kind of haircut did you learn to give yourself--was it blended layers like this tutorial? I'm wondering how far we can go with at-home haircuts!
I too am done with getting my thick hair messed up, either left too thick or thin at the ends.
For those like us, an update to my previous comment: I got my mom to do a simple blunt cut slightly past shoulder length at home (on damp hair, in two horizontal sections, since my hair is thick--first the bottom section, then the top section cut to the bottom guide's length). Then, the most stressful part, we angled the front sides a bit from under the chin and downwards, a bit tricky and time-consuming with overdirecting thin vertical side sections forward and cutting the lengths to match the first guide beneath the chin. It ended up a bit shorter and chopper than expected in some places, but still ok--probably too much tension on the hair while cutting.
(I like vintage hair, so next time I might try UA-camr Sage Lilleyman's simple trick of tying all your hair in a ponytail under your chin and cutting it off straight across at about 3-4 inches below the base of your neck. Couldn't believe how great it turned out on her medium-thick hair!)
Lastly, to taper the ends, on my DRY hair I used a hair razor (the kind in haircutting kits with a safety guard, but you still have to be careful) following a UA-cam hairdresser's advice of combing the razor down the bottom lengths of my hair from the outside to thin it. Had to do it in about three horizontal sections because my hair was too thick for the razor, which took a while! And you have to be careful not to overdo it, but it was quite simple to do.
And voila! Finally the kind of not-too-tapered, not-too-blunt ends and overall haircut I wanted! (Great for setting in curls if you need weight removed from the ends, like me.) And it'll get even better with practice. Now I know it's possible!
Mr Salon Guy, thank you for your videos, I have watched probably 10, got the courage to attempt to cut my hair, and damned if it didn't turn out pretty good! Maybe not great, but for a first try, amazingly good! You asked in a video, if you yammered on, NO YOU DO NOT, PLEASE SAY EVERYTHING/KEEPTEACHING/GIVING EDUCATION....I loved it, thought it was so helpful! THANK YOU. I have no idea where you are located, but I would spend my hard earned money to have you as my beautician!!!
That is an awesome cut - I have longer curly freezy hair (hard to control in the Florida summer) - not sure if that length would work for me - maybe in a longer layer. I have copied your 45 deg angles and it has improved my hair tremendously I haven't been to a salon since I haven't found anyone that can layer well.
I had a similar layering and it was so nicely done. Next time they layered using a technique pulling back up higher up towards the crown instead of vertical and now it seems so disconnected in so many sections and doesn’t lay right.
Love this tutorial. A good quality haircut costs money. And you are right Steve it will grow out looking great! I had some very boring looking haircuts in the past where the layering was just non-existent . So, I now cut my own hair in quarantine by following online tutorials. Some 30 hrs( over 2 months of adjustments here and there) later it starts to have a flow. Thanks a bunch for sharing you did a fantastic job there! Greetings from the U.K.
I just looked to see where you are located. This is the EXACT haircut I've been wanting for years but can't seem to get. I'm told my hair is too thin and fine. But without any layers, it just sits flat. Road trip! :)
Haven't been a hairstylist for very long but I watch a lot of your videos and this one helped me out alot! Thank you so much!
Love this. You do amazing work. I have been on the receiving end of several unblended and disastrous layered cuts. This is exactly what I am looking for; so to help others, what specifically does a client ask for when they come in? How should they tell their stylist or a new stylist what they would like ? I think sometimes when clients ask they don't know how to ask for a specific cut and sometimes clients don't take into consideration the type of hair texture they have which could work against them . So, what should a client ask for for this specific cut?
I’ve done videos on this topic
It not how much you charge for a haircut, it how talented the stylist is!!!!!!
Drew Driscoll which justifies the price
$150, you got it!
I love how you took time to do all the layers and double check yourself. I still yet have to find a hair stylist who takes that much time to do the haircut. I will try to save this video and show to my next hair stylist. Thank you.
This is an amazing haircut. They say that you don’t cut a 90 degree layers on clients and it’s just for practice but I noticed while watching layering haircuts that they do the basic 90 but in different order !
That's exactly the haircut I want!
This is the haircut my stylist used to give me. She said she framed my face and i do like my bangs shorter too. But the style didn’t turn out exactly the way i hoped it would. I checked for blending and it doesn’t appear to be blended, I’m too heavy after only 5 weeks since the cut. Whereas before i could grow it out for months and it still was good. She uses the thinning shears now and i don’t think that it works as well as blending it all the way down as you have shown in your video. Bravo for posting, love this video! Will try to pray my stylist will hit the mark for me next time.
Wow! you are awesome! My stylists have tried to do this on me but it doesn't turn out as nice. However, I have very fine hair, a cowlick or whatever in my bangs...so I don't have the easiest hair to deal with. You seem like a hair god! Thanks for the videos!
ive spent months looking for this haircut,now i willl be able to show this to the hairdresser ,its a perfect example very skillfully done and it looks like its going to suit most age groups,thank you ,,xx
The haircut is beautiful and cut very precisely.
I'm frustrated, no one seems to understand me when I ask for this type of style! I'm having my daughter watch and learn with you; so she can do this for me! You are the BEST!!!
Hey, contact me when your daughter figures it out!
I am a retired hairdresser . It’s really hard to find good hairdressers. So I use your videos to help me cut my own hair. 🥰
Covid-19 Husband haircut...Done! Thanks! She loves her cut!
Woohoooooo
I like that Nice cutting hair
Yes you’re right. I get asked for this style all the time. Classic and easy to manage. Thank you for the video
I love the way you cut hair!! You are the best I have ever seen and worth every penny! I would pay what ever you charge, nothing can make you happier than a great hair cut ... wish you cut my hair!
Thx so much
NJ is a long way to go for a haircut from NM, even though you are unquestionably worth it! Any woman would pay $150, or more, for your passion, skill and attention to detail. I've never had any stylist blended my layers as you do, as much as I always dreamed of that kind of a haircut. So it makes sense why my cuts never seem quite right. I just wonder how my (now) too short sides/front can ever get long enough to truly blend with back without losing just-below-shoulder length. Adding to the challenge is blonde, super fine hair that has also thinned on sides, no doubt something you've dealt with women not as young as your manikin! Thanks so much for the search tips too, and wonderful benchmark you've set here!
This is exactly what I try to ask for every time I get my haircut. I've traveled to multiple cities across the U.S. for work and had my haircut countless times over the past 17 years. I could count on one hand the number of stylists that were able to accomplish that and I'd probably still have a couple fingers left over. I wish I could get a stylist to watch your video before cutting my hair or better yet be able to take a contract close to where you set up shop! ❤❤ I'd love to find a list of the salons that you've trained across the United States.
This an amazing video! Love the way you thoroughly explain everything! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for all the work you put in this video! I wish I could have you cut my hair! You have an amazing talent.
Thank you so much for this video, you're really a professional hairdresser
Love this haircut style!!
As a 30 year hairstylist I so enjoyed your video . This is how I have been doing my layer cuts for years but I still learn from you !! Good job !!! Now I'm subscribed for sure !
Thank youuuuu
My hair is cut this way and I love it!