"Beaver" is a haircut that is most suitable for people, both men and women, with hard, thick hair. They are also called "torch". If you have soft, brittle, sparse or curly hair, it is better to find another option for hairstyles. Using the "beaver" you can adjust the shape of the head or visually change its individual sections. A distinctive feature of the haircut is the so-called platform - a section of the head with a completely flat, horizontal surface, located from the forehead to the crown line.
Where does the name come from
The haircut got its name because of the similarity of the hairstyle with the back of the animal of the same name, since there is not much hair in the center of the head, and this part is quite noticeable.
Beaver Cutting Technology
First of all, the hairdresser combs the previously wetted or washed hair along the path of their natural decline.
During the haircut, the hair should be in a strictly vertical position and be strongly drawn. For this, the specialist uses a fixative and dries them with a hairdryer.
If the hair length exceeds five centimeters, it is necessary to cut them to a short state, because it is impossible to fix such a length in an upright position.
When all the preliminary work is done, the hairdresser cuts out a certain “furrow” on the head. If there is a desire that the head should not be round, but slightly flattened, the nozzle needs to be walked on the sides. But at the same time, from the center of the head to the edges, the hair should go into longer hairs to get the effect of a visual change in shape.
Further from the center of the head to the edge of the nozzle, the hairdresser performs the haircut itself. At this stage, the hair length is regulated depending on the person and his taste preferences. But in general, the main idea is this: the "platform" is cut from the beginning of hair growth to the forehead and disappears in the region of the crown. In the lateral parts, the hair is cut in a special way, so that they are at a perfectly right angle relative to the "platform".
The high “platform” is ideally suited to the face of thin people, full, on the contrary, it is best to give preference to the low option.
Three basic tricks every hairdresser should know about
Men's beaver haircut is performed in three different ways.
The first is used to create a "site". The hairdresser holds scissors with a comb above the crown and smoothly moves them closer and closer to himself, adhering to the horizontal direction.
The second technique is necessary when you need to trim the left side of the head. There is a comb in one hand and scissors in the other. The teeth of the first tool are facing the hairdresser, and the ends of the scissors look down.
To trim the right side, a third trick is used. The meaning is the same as in the first, but mirrored: the free end of the comb looks down, and the tip of the scissors looks up.
How to know a true professional
There is a secret to determining if you turned to a real professional for a haircut. A person who knows the tools confidently and knows his job, cutting the “platform” does not look at the client’s head, but in the mirror. This happens for one simple reason: the master filled his hand with a haircut, learned all three of the above techniques and works automatically, without thinking about the technique, but adjusting all the parameters for an individual person. In addition, a competent specialist will first begin to cut the right side of the head and only then - the left.
"Beaver" - a haircut, which is carried out, of course, according to certain rules. But here it is necessary to take into account the physiological characteristics of a single person. For example, if the client has a convex skull, the haircut should start from the middle of the head, moving smoothly to the front.
The main thing in a beaver haircut is an ideal horizontal surface. For this, at the end of the work, the master dusts the hair with a special cosmetic product that will help to detect irregularities, and, if any, removes them.
After that, the hairdresser once again checks to see if the haircut is even with the help of tilting and turning the client’s head. After making sure that the "beaver" (haircut) is done correctly, the stylist performs grinding, finishing his work.
Female haircut option
It is a mistake to believe that a beaver haircut for women does not have a right to exist. In general, according to history, short hairstyles became fashionable at a time when women began to defend equal rights with men, trying to look the way they themselves like, rather than relying on fictitious standards and rules. Currently, the vast majority of women are not afraid to experiment and choose a haircut that is ideally suited to the features of their face. Even if you need to lose long hair - let it go. The only drawback of the “beaver” haircut is that you must regularly, at least once every two months, visit the hairdresser, who will trim the shape.
The female version of the “beaver” haircut is performed using the same technology as the male: three methods are used to create the “platform”, the left side and the right side. The only difference is that some girls want the hair in the middle of the head to be relatively long. But this does not change the idea of hairstyles.
Kare "beaver"
Haircut "Beaver" is no less popular among the fair sex. To create this hairstyle, the master first removes the hair on the sides, and then the "platform" itself is formed. As a rule, the haircut is more voluminous and more feminine than the usual "beaver".