Master Styling with the Clipper Cut!

It doesn’t matter whether you’ve been cutting hair for months or years, you know that there’s a big difference between learning how to cut hair and how to style it as part of the cut. With longer hair, it’s simpler to achieve a particular look after the cut. In some ways, it’s easier because you’ve got blow dryers, flat or curling irons, products like mousse, gel, or serum at your service. But with a clipper cut, there is no manipulation after the cut. What is there at the end of the cut is the finished product for all to see.

If you have been wondering about how the barber school pros achieve that flawless finish with clippers, we’ve got good news. We’ve just added this popular topic to our library, Clipper Cutting Techniques for Black Men, Vol. 1 & 2. Now you can finally learn how to cut hair for your black male clientele from Mr. Charles McCoy, Hollywood stylist to the rich and famous. Mr. Charles has been cutting hair since 1989, starting with his family’s string of top hair salons in Chicago. He now owns the Exclusively Mr. Charles salon in Los Angeles, CA, providing services to Hollywood celebrities, top athletes, and Grammy-winning musicians, in the salon and on sets.

In Vol. 1 of our two-part series on Clipper Cutting Techniques for Black Men, we invited Mr. Charles to share his sought-after secrets to providing trendy black hair styles such as a Fade Cut, along with the Caesar Cut, Afro Cut, Flat Top Cut, Even All Around, and Quovatus Cuts. Because great hair is only part of a finished look, he also demonstrates facial hair grooming techniques using both regular clippers and outliners to go along with those great cuts. You’ll learn how to edge and outline for sharp lines, including for sideburns, beards (on the neck and along the jaw line), goatees, mustaches, and neckline.

In Vol. 2 of the series, we take your new knowledge of the fade haircut and get creative. Mr. Charles demonstrates the Mini Afro Cut, Perimeter/Temple Fade Cut, Tapered Cut, Bald Fade Cut, Half Fade Cut, and Beard and Mustache Trim. Being familiar with your tools makes clipper cutting easier, so Mr. Charles also shows how to cut freehand and with guards, how to cut with the scissor-over-comb and clipper-over-comb techniques, how to correct a haircut, and how to finish with shears. He also shows how to work with different hair textures, save time behind the chair, build clientele, and market your services.

As we continue to expand our line of award-winning library of comprehensive instructional hair videos, we are extremely pleased that Clipper Cutting Techniques for Black Men Vol. 1 has received three stars and a ‘Recommended’ rating in the January/February 2010 issue of Video Librarian. Our videos are carried by public libraries, beauty, and barber schools worldwide. With 15 years experience, you can trust that our videos will provide you with all the details of every technique, with excellent photography for clear and informative instruction.

Clipper Cutting Techniques for Black Men Set
This series features over three hours of expert training. You can get both Clipper Cutting Techniques for Black Men DVDs at a 20% savings ($20)! (Includes H92D Vol. I and H93D Vol. II. 3 Hrs. 20 Mins.) at www.videoshelf.com Now you master styling with clippers and have the edge behind the chair that will build your clientele for men’s haircuts.