Alex Walker

Hairdressing educator & entrepreneur

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Do you struggle with haircutting? Education shouldn’t be about copying an educator cut a haircut or tearing apart what you already do. Good educators deepen your understanding of a skill and help you to make decisions for yourself with confidence. As an educator my

[Alex Walker @AlexWalkerHair]

If you ever cut a bob or a short haircut and got a hole around the ear, this is how to prevent it. Firstly it’s caused by placing too much tension on the hair around the ear when wet. Once the hair is dry it bounces up and results in a shorter area of hair. An easy fix is

[Alex Walker @AlexWalkerHair]

Over directing the hair keeps the length longer. The further you over direct the hair away from where it falls naturally the longer it will be.

[Alex Walker @AlexWalkerHair]

Getting a hole around the ear when cutting a bob is caused by either placing to much tension, or elevating the hair to high when cutting that section. You can solve the problem by cutting the hair with no elevation and using the comb to make sure the hair is in its natural

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Your sectioning controls your shape as you work. For example when you are cutting a one length haircut you take a horizontal section because you want it to be parallel to the hair you are cutting to control that line from left to right as you work. When I use diagonal

[Alex Walker @AlexWalkerHair]

If you are re shaping or cutting a clients hair for the first time and some areas are to short and need to grow slightly longer you do not need to cut every piece of hair on their head. It’s ok to leave some areas, and connect the areas you need to, in order to improve the

[Alex Walker @AlexWalkerHair]

My education focuses on making small incremental changes to the way people work to achieve profound results. Body posture, head position, sectioning, and hand position. These make an enormous difference to the results of your haircut. Education shouldn’t be about starting

[Alex Walker @AlexWalkerHair]

Haircutting doesn’t have to be complicated. Clean, neat sections are essential. Consistent and even tension are crucial. Manage your posture and make sure you keep good posture throughout. Cut with intention.

[Alex Walker @AlexWalkerHair]

Improving your haircutting is simple. Do the small things well. Be conscious of the things you think are so small they won’t make a difference. Body position, head position, sectioning, and tension are my favourite things to improve on with students.

[Alex Walker @AlexWalkerHair]

Never underestimate your body position and the importance of standing in a place that allows you to work comfortably and easily. Breaking the section down to make it manageable and control the over-direction and movement.

[Alex Walker @AlexWalkerHair]

Making face framing easier and simpler. Keep your body position static and use elevation to create the perfect soft, face framing layers every time. By elevating the hair as apposed to pulling it lower down you create a much softer shape with more movement and freedom.

[Alex Walker @AlexWalkerHair]

Deciding how short to cut the hair can be difficult. Generally the overall length is easy to establish based on your consultation but if you’re graduating your client may not know exactly where the want the weight to build and how short it needs to be. This is when we have to

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Do you struggle to cut a graduated bob? Simplify the process, devise a system and a structure for cutting and stick to the plan. My quarteredsteels Soto scissors are my go to for precision and accuracy.

[Alex Walker @AlexWalkerHair]

If your sections are to big then you will struggle to maintain consistent and even tension through your haircut. Break your section down, make it smaller and cut more accurately.

[Alex Walker @AlexWalkerHair]

There are multiple ways the cut the outline of your haircut. None of them are wrong. It’s all about personal preference and the results you’re trying to achieve. I personally love cutting underneath the comb to get consistent and even tension and create a clean, sharp line.

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Bespoke haircutting education with the team cheynestrainingacademysw Exploring new ways to teach haircutting. Simplifying the process and making haircutting easy to understand.

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There are two types of tension you can place on the hair. The pressure placed on the hair between your fingers and the amount you pull the hair from the head. The more tension you use the more control and precision you can create.

[Alex Walker @AlexWalkerHair]

How to add layering to long hair whilst maintaining length. Simply lift the hair as high as possible, and pull it away from where it falls naturally to maintain maximum length whilst layering. You can cut the layers shorter or leave them longer with a simple adjustment to

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Point cutting shouldn’t be optional… You can either use it to cut your shape as apposed to club cutting or as a refining technique on dry hair. Using point cutting on dry hair should be essential in my opinion. You are either using it to remove weight from your haircut or