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WHY YOU SHOULD HAVE MULTIPLE SCISSORS IN YOUR TOOL KIT

WHY YOU SHOULD HAVE MULTIPLE SCISSORS IN YOUR TOOL KIT

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You probably have multiple products and styling tools to achieve the looks your client wants—but how many pairs of scissors do you have? Having a variety of scissors for different techniques lets you fine-tune cutting techniques and exercise your artistry on every client in your chair. So how should you build your scissor collection? We talked to four  ARC™ Scissors Team Members about why having multiple scissors is not just an investment in your skills but also in your business. 

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4 CUTTING TECHNIQUES FOR AVOIDING A FLAT SILHOUETTE

4 CUTTING TECHNIQUES FOR AVOIDING A FLAT SILHOUETTE

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For clients looking for a fresh chop, the disconnected pixie is this season’s go-to cropped cut. The piece-y, voluminous texture gives the style movement and an edge, but sometimes styles can fall flat. To help give this cut the volume it deserves, ARC™ Scissors Architect Gilad Goldstein (@myguiltycrown) went live on BTC’s Facebook to teach his cutting techniques for creating a full shape. Scroll down to learn it all! 

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3 CUTTING TECHNIQUES FOR CREATING TEXTURED FRINGE

3 CUTTING TECHNIQUES FOR CREATING TEXTURED FRINGE

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Picture this: A client comes in for their first post-quarantine appointment and they want a major change—what do you suggest?  If you’ve been glued to Instagram like we have, you might have seen Briana Cisnerosaka @brianacisneros, share her fringe cutting tutorials and we can’t get enough. Check out Briana’s three go-to techniques for creating fringe with texture and LOTS of movement. 

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Point Cutting: Why You Should Be Using This Cutting Technique For Perimeters of All Lengths

Point Cutting: Why You Should Be Using This Cutting Technique For Perimeters of All Lengths

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A strong perimeter gives any haircut—no matter the length—the clean lines that stylists want to create and the full, healthy hair that clients want to see. But a blunt line doesn't mean the cut can't be soft and airy, so how do you approach the perimeter? We brought two master cutters to The BTC House to break down how they achieve clean lines and they both agree—point cutting is their go-to cutting technique.

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