Garcon haircut: types and techniques
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Why does the garcon haircut have more than one name? What types of short haircuts exist and how is a classic garçon done?
A short haircut, often called a garcon. The most popular version of the appearance of the name and the haircut itself dates back to 1922, when the novel La Garçonne about a “girl-boy” was published in France (at that time short haircuts were unusual for girls). The book became very popular and many women got short haircuts.
The haircut and the trend began to spread. However, almost every European country has its own names for “boy haircuts.” In the UK it became known as pageboy haircut, and in Germany – bubikopf. The French name has stuck with us.
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What types of garçon are there?
The classic option is very short hair with short bangs. This type requires frequent correction due to its clear shape and short length. With more expressive facial lines, you need to focus on eye and lip makeup.
Extended type. This option is perfect for wavy hair. The ends of the strands can be shaped into a perfectly even cut or slightly torn.
Garcon with bangs. In most cases, the garcon haircut involves the presence of oblique bangs. This option makes the eyes more expressive, so for the perfect look you should focus on eye makeup.
How is a garcon haircut done?
The fronto-parietal zone is full, and the infero-occipital zone is short.
This haircut is performed using the strand-by-strand method, as well as by graduation, cutting the hair with pulling at different angles.
A short haircut is cut on damp hair, first using the external grading method.
Hair is divided into zones. At the back of the head, you need to separate the hair with a vertical parting.
The control strand is cut as follows: in the lower occipital zone, a thin strand of 0.5 cm is separated parallel to the edge line of hair growth on the neck, combed down, and then a hair edge is made along the desired length.
The remaining strands of the occipital zone to the crown are combed parallel to the first strand. All strands are cut in the same way, focusing on the control, first to the left from the parting to the ear, and then to the right.
The angle of pull of the strand for the first strand is 0 degrees, but it needs to be increased to 90 degrees for hair in the mid-occipital zone. For volume in the upper occipital zone, the angle of retraction should be gradually reduced to 45-30 degrees.
At the temples, the first strand is separated parallel to the marginal hairline, combed down, and edged to the desired shape and length.
All subsequent strands are cut at an angle of 90 degrees using the external graduation method.
The hair of the parietal zone is separated with partings 0.5 cm wide and cut at the level of the last cut strand at the temple. Movement from the crown to the face.
You need to check your hair using the finger method.
Lastly, the bangs are edged.
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