Curl & Texture Cutting
Description
“In this class, I’ll teach you wavy and curly haircutting techniques that are perfect for our American Wave permanent texture services, as well as for naturally curly hair. You’ll get hands-on practice with curl and texture cutting using both scissors and a straightedge razor, plus our specialty dry cutting technique. We’ll cover a range of styles—long, mid-length, and short textured looks—so you can master cuts for every client. Along the way, we’ll dive into freehand scissor cutting, slice cutting, panel cutting, internal layering, removing weight, and building elevation to create beautiful, balanced shapes. Get ready to elevate your skills in texture cutting!” —Nick Arrojo
Highlights
Two-day class focused on curly hair cutting with scissors and razor,. Quick demos are followed by hands-on workshops
The chance to learn skills developed by the world-class design team at ARROJO studio, as well as cuts customized for American Wave texture services
Master cool creative skills like slice cutting, panel cutting, Internal layering, removing weight, and building elevation
One ARROJO educator per six students means each attendee gets the most individual attention
Designed For
Improving one's approach to curly hair cutting with emphasis on creating space and freedom for curls to move
Proficient hairdressers who want to specialize in curly hair cutting
Putting new cutting styles and hairdressing trends into your armory
Any stylist who is certified in ARROJO American Wave
FAQs
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A great seminar for any stylist with scissor and razor cutting experience who would like to make curly hair cutting a specialty feature of their own work. This class is also perfect for practitioners of our American Wave permanent texture service, as the custom haircuts we teach are perfectly suited to permanent texture services. Stylists with little experience of curly hair cutting and stylists looking to master new techniques will also benefit from Curl and Texture Cutting.
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Yes. The seminar focuses on modern techniques to improve your work when cutting wavy and curly hair, so that you can create every kind of custom-shape for the clients in your chair. You’ll learn new cutting styles and hairdressing trends to add to your repertoire, so you become a more complete hairdresser.
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A good way to visualize it, is to think of scissor cutting as like architecture and razor cutting as like sculpture. With a scissor you construct the shape; with a razor you sketch the shape.
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Razor, blades, scissors, clips, combs, spray bottle, diffuser, and blow-dryer.
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Yes. It’s a fully hands-on seminar with a series of lessons throughout the day. Each attendee is allocated a mannequin and practices a variety of techniques under our interactive instruction.
Instructor
Long before picking up the razor, Nick Arrojo became the youngest-ever Vidal Sassoon Creative Director and a master of classic scissor cutting technique. A revered hairdresser, educator, and leading light in the business Nick can boast exposure in the world’s best magazines, work with the world’s top fashion designers, and seven years as hairdressing host for TLC’s ‘What Not to Wear. He is an author and mentor, and he shares his insights and inspirations with tens of thousands of fellow professionals each year.
Reviews
“So happy I took this class. I love performing the American Wave Service, but my curly haircutting wasn’t the best. Now I know how to shape the hair to create space for curls to be their best.”
“Superb seminar. The instruction was easy to follow and there was lots of time to practice the techniques hands-on with Nick there to support you”
“Great class. I learned lots of new techniques. It was great to take away the fear from cutting curls with a razor.”
“I was always a bit afraid to cut curly textures. I was never confident how they would turn out. Now I have a variety of techniques I can employ to get the results I want.”
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