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    Posted: January 12 2000 at 4:00am
Hey Karen!You've got a knack for finding out all the new hair news. Tell me if you've heard of this one. (I copied it from a post on Hairnet.) None of the pro's posting there have heard anything about it yet, how about you? Or your listening audience?Message follows:Hi all! IT's COLD HERE! I just got back from LA. The land of sun and fun and yes... blondes. They're still there in spite of what your hearing about warms, browns and reds. No particular trends but visiting a salon in SanDiego I heard about a technique called "helix haircutting"... Sure enough, no sooner than I was back in the hotel a week later in LA, up comes a commercial piece on the evening news. Helix haircutting may be more of a gimmick to sell a "fancy schmancy" set of (expensive?) curved shears than a technique. Although as you will see, the technique is very fun to see. The hair is gathered in strategic locations, pulling up and out at high angles. Some of the cuts are performed with rather large sections of hair, some with multiple sections. The lock is twisted into a tight shank and in two or three levels the surrounding perimeter of the section is scissored in an even radial section. This action forms a shorter under layer which falls away from the sides of the coil. The longer section is on the top in the center. The shears are placed at various heights and "stepped " up the shank. The curved shears allow a very uniform scissoring motion that includes angling and gyrating the shears to cut the entire diameter. If you still can't follow the motion in my description, try thinking "pipe cutter" because that is exactly the way the shank of hair is cut. Around the diameter of the raised and twisted section. All in all a VERY visual haircut. I think that it has the ability to become a trend, or at least a fad.Now for the good part: The cut PERFORMS!No kidding! The layers fan out from the long to the short, like an even underlayer graduation. This cut (probably impossible to duplicate exactly) in any other fashion. Alot of hair is removed of course, but the look of length is preserved. The under hair, now relieved of its weight is springing and mingling with top layers and the result is marvelous! A real artist can create the look in one section or many depending on the length and texture of the hair. Helix haircutting is being taught locally in LA, although I didn't get by whom. The press did a fine job in covering this emerging trend. I'd love to hear from anyone using or certified in this technique.Ciau!-RS
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Hi,Did you get the impression that this would work for a long hair cut?? It sounds interesting.Regards,Clare> Hey Karen!> You've got a knack for finding out all the new hair> news. Tell me if you've heard of this one. (I copied> it from a post on Hairnet.) None of the pro's posting> there have heard anything about it yet, how about you?> Or your listening audience?> Message follows:> Hi all! IT's COLD HERE! I just got back from LA. The> land of sun and fun and yes... blondes. They're still> there in spite of what your hearing about warms,> browns and reds. No particular trends but visiting a> salon in SanDiego I heard about a technique called> "helix haircutting"... Sure enough, no> sooner than I was back in the hotel a week later in> LA, up comes a commercial piece on the evening news.> Helix haircutting may be more of a gimmick to sell a> "fancy schmancy" set of (expensive?) curved> shears than a technique. Although as you will see, the> technique is very fun to see. The hair is gathered in> strategic locations, pulling up and out at high> angles. Some of the cuts are performed with rather> large sections of hair, some with multiple sections.> The lock is twisted into a tight shank and in two or> three levels the surrounding perimeter of the section> is scissored in an even radial section. This action> forms a shorter under layer which falls away from the> sides of the coil. The longer section is on the top in> the center. The shears are placed at various heights> and "stepped " up the shank. The curved> shears allow a very uniform scissoring motion that> includes angling and gyrating the shears to cut the> entire diameter. If you still can't follow the motion> in my description, try thinking "pipe> cutter" because that is exactly the way the shank> of hair is cut. Around the diameter of the raised and> twisted section. All in all a VERY visual haircut. I> think that it has the ability to become a trend, or at> least a fad.> Now for the good part: The cut PERFORMS!> No kidding! The layers fan out from the long to the> short, like an even underlayer graduation. This cut> (probably impossible to duplicate exactly) in any> other fashion. Alot of hair is removed of course, but> the look of length is preserved. The under hair, now> relieved of its weight is springing and mingling with> top layers and the result is marvelous! A real artist> can create the look in one section or many depending> on the length and texture of the hair. Helix> haircutting is being taught locally in LA, although I> didn't get by whom. The press did a fine job in> covering this emerging trend. I'd love to hear from> anyone using or certified in this technique.> Ciau!> -RS
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> Hey Karen!> You've got a knack for finding out all the new hair> news. Tell me if you've heard of this one. (I copied> it from a post on Hairnet.) None of the pro's posting> there have heard anything about it yet, how about you?> Or your listening audience?> Message follows:> Hi all! IT's COLD HERE! I just got back from LA. The> land of sun and fun and yes... blondes. They're still> there in spite of what your hearing about warms,> browns and reds. No particular trends but visiting a> salon in SanDiego I heard about a technique called> "helix haircutting"... Sure enough, no> sooner than I was back in the hotel a week later in> LA, up comes a commercial piece on the evening news.> Helix haircutting may be more of a gimmick to sell a> "fancy schmancy" set of (expensive?) curved> shears than a technique. Although as you will see, the> technique is very fun to see. The hair is gathered in> strategic locations, pulling up and out at high> angles. Some of the cuts are performed with rather> large sections of hair, some with multiple sections.> The lock is twisted into a tight shank and in two or> three levels the surrounding perimeter of the section> is scissored in an even radial section. This action> forms a shorter under layer which falls away from the> sides of the coil. The longer section is on the top in> the center. The shears are placed at various heights> and "stepped " up the shank. The curved> shears allow a very uniform scissoring motion that> includes angling and gyrating the shears to cut the> entire diameter. If you still can't follow the motion> in my description, try thinking "pipe> cutter" because that is exactly the way the shank> of hair is cut. Around the diameter of the raised and> twisted section. All in all a VERY visual haircut. I> think that it has the ability to become a trend, or at> least a fad.> Now for the good part: The cut PERFORMS!> No kidding! The layers fan out from the long to the> short, like an even underlayer graduation. This cut> (probably impossible to duplicate exactly) in any> other fashion. Alot of hair is removed of course, but> the look of length is preserved. The under hair, now> relieved of its weight is springing and mingling with> top layers and the result is marvelous! A real artist> can create the look in one section or many depending> on the length and texture of the hair. Helix> haircutting is being taught locally in LA, although I> didn't get by whom. The press did a fine job in> covering this emerging trend. I'd love to hear from> anyone using or certified in this technique.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Wow, the news is spreading fast!Caroles technique allows the trained stylist to actually cut curl right into the hair. I know, I know... But, I've witnessed it first hand. She has a website now.Check out www.helixhair.comThere are looks for long hair and short hair and a listing of some of the salons that can perform this amazing cut.Rach--
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