I would like to say a big Thank You to the girls in this slideshow, great hair, great poses and great gals!!
Cheers !!
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Hit or Miss ~ Asian Mullet
Men’s sideburns…..
Sideburns are a very important part of a haircut. Some guys may not put enough thought into this, but the length, thickness, and shape all help develop an image that defines an individual. We all know that unfortunately with Asian hair, most guys sideburns don’t really grow through much, but for those lucky ones who’s burns do grow then alot of fun and expression can be had.I would like to go through afew basic choices in shapes and give you my thoughts and opinions on them.
Lets start with NO sideburns: This image (below) is usually sported by the military. Hair is shaven so close that there is no stop or start to the hairline. On the right person, this look can be converted from stiff and formal to a trendy hip look, i.e. Beckham
But be warned, on the wrong person, this could happen:
Then there’s what I call the Forest Gump, where the hairline is taken high on the sides, usually the guideline to where a sideburn should start is by following the corner of the eye, it should not go higher unless you want the Gump look, not too hot I might add:
Basic Men’s Length: This is what I call the business mans length, safe and normal with just the right thickness.
From there we have the slightly longer lengths, which I think make a normal haircut look slightly trendier:
Onto slightly different funkier sides, I chose to keep this quite basic as I could’ve very easily found some CRAZY looks but didn’t want to go there, so from ultra thin and long to ultra thick like Elvis’s (very renowned for his sideburns):
And finally, for those of you who’s sideburns may grow and grow, here’s some fancy dancy looks of Ludacris:
Dekko’s Daily Grind – Karen
Sometimes we get the odd clients who come in for a haircut and then we don’t see them for almost a year, meanwhile their hair is down their back and they come in, cut it off and start all over again.
Personally I really don’t mind this, because it shows that a haircut can be so well done that it can last such a long time, and it can be enjoyed throughout the various stages of growth.
Here’s Karen, coming into Dekko after about 9months, she trims her own fringe in between haircuts to keep the front looking fresher. The curls were made more definite as she had her hair tied up all day.
We decided to cut the hair almost back to shoulder length, put alot of layers into it and framed the face with alot of movement and layering. We cut the hair using scissors as Karen’s hair is on the finer side and we then blow dried it straight but bouncy using Prive Weightless Amplifier.
Thanks Karen, really appreciate it. (Didn’t mean to chop the top of your head off, it just happened sorry.)
My Pick~Long and Short
Love this look so much, it’s a good show of short and long layers with the most extreme kind of blending, leaving the longer hair much wispier and thinner as the top layers are taken away.
Great haircut.
Cool Mops Of The Week
Another round of cool hair around town, thanks to all you gals who posed for me.
Dekko’s Daily Grind- Nora
Here’s to showing you some more daily work from Dekko Salon.
Nora comes to Dekko whenever her daughter is in town, she lives quite far away so its always a good excuse for a day out.
Nora’s hair has natural wave to it, so if the haircut is cut in a basic way, the hair becomes quite unruly and kicks out wherever it can. When we cut the hair, we try to work with the waves and movements as much as possible, so that we can tame the unruliness. Because of so much movement we also have to be careful how much tension is used when holding the sections. If too much tension is used, the hair will jump to its original position, therefore very easy to leave holes and short areas in the haircut.
Here’s Nora before the haircut:
You can see all the swirls in her hair, so now the trick was to tame it and therefore making the haircut last longer as it will lay better during the grow out.
After haircut:
Thanks alot Nora…..your gorgeous with or without swirls!
Pregnancy Hair….
Wanted to write a short article explaining what happens to hair during and after having a baby. (as witnessed by me over the years)
I would to make myself clear in saying that I am speaking ‘in general’ as these things do not happen to all women and sometimes nothing happens at all. You just cant explain what hormones will or will not do to a person ……
You’ve heard about how a woman ‘blossoms’ during her pregnancy, and this is partly due to her healthy hair and skin. Usually during pregnancy the hair becomes thick, fast growing and shiny.
After the baby is born, with some women this is when the hair starts to thin and hair loss happens around the front hairline… but most of the time this doesn’t happen until after breast feeding is finished, during this period the hair around the hairline can fall out causing a slightly thinner looking hairline,especially around the temples. And no your hairdresser did not cut it off!! (I’ve also heard this accusation too) It does eventually grow back, but not before you have that tough period of trying to hide or slick down those short stray hairs, In extreme cases the whole front hairline can end up falling out, I have seen such cases and it is always advisable after it has grown back out abit, to cut some kind of cute fringe in, so that it looks like it ‘meant to be’!
Here is Mina, who’s baby is now 18months old, she came to me with her hair all thin and wispy, the front area had started coming back but was still in its wispy stage.
We decided to cut her hair shorter so we could make it look thicker, and to bring the sides and front area much shorter to make it look more of a definite shape. We also brought out the waves more by drying it with a diffuser using a curl activating product.
China Bobs
This is what I used to call them while growing up because nearly every little girl in China had it, this was the dreaded style that all Chinese mums will inflict on their child at some point or another. Why? I just don’t know but it always ends up looking like someone stuck a bowl on our heads and cut around it, that’s Asian hair for you!
So why do I hate bobs? I realized why very recently when I was looking back at some kiddy photos and here it is, living proof that I had it….. no wonder I hated them and am still reluctant to give them!
(me on the right with my sis)
Altho I have to say that the ‘China’ bob really can look very cute nowadays on the right person, just not me, as I did try again later on in life…. Ugh!!
Now here’s how it should look:
Trimming Your Own Fringe
As demonstrated by Joni Shibata….
Now that nearly everyone and their mothers have some type of fringe (bangs here in America) the upkeep is more frequent and it is important to keep them just so… mainly so you can see. So if you cant get yourself to your hairdresser (who will usually be nice enough to offer a freebie fringe trim in between haircuts) then you should know how to trim your own. You should know that the more frequent you trim it the easier it is, becos if you leave it until the hair has already lost the shape it is very difficult to follow the original lines.
In the following demo video the fringe shown is more on the heavier blunt side, I will continue to show you other videos of different types of fringes. Know that in order to show you all the steps we have kept it as short and sweet as possible.
1. Section the longer hair away and tuck it behind the ears
2. Keep the triangle that the fringe is forming as clean as possible
3. Section the hair into 3 parts – middle and 2 sides
4. Start with the middle section and hold in between the fingers
(note) do not hold and pull the hair tight as it will bounce too much
also it is best to do it on dry well positioned hair as wet hair it dry up too much
5. Cut up into the hair, (not straight across) into little ‘V’ shapes
(note) the more you hold the hair out away from face, the softer the line
The ‘V’ shapes will allow for slight movement in the edges
6. After cutting middle section to the desired length, join both side sections in the same way
7. the outer 2 sections can be either cut straight cross or curved down slightly (your choice)
8. Once desired length is achieved throughout, comb down and clean up the edges.
(note) at point 58 secs in the video, it looks like Jonis poking at her eyes but this is not the case
9. Check outside line to make sure it is clean
10. Good Luck!!
2. Keep the triangle that the fringe is forming as clean as possible
3. Section the hair into 3 parts – middle and 2 sides
4. Start with the middle section and hold in between the fingers
(note) do not hold and pull the hair tight as it will bounce too much
also it is best to do it on dry well positioned hair as wet hair it dry up too much
5. Cut up into the hair, (not straight across) into little ‘V’ shapes
(note) the more you hold the hair out away from face, the softer the line
The ‘V’ shapes will allow for slight movement in the edges
6. After cutting middle section to the desired length, join both side sections in the same way
7. the outer 2 sections can be either cut straight cross or curved down slightly (your choice)
8. Once desired length is achieved throughout, comb down and clean up the edges.
(note) at point 58 secs in the video, it looks like Jonis poking at her eyes but this is not the case
9. Check outside line to make sure it is clean
10. Good Luck!!
