Understanding the sides.
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Category: 360 Waves
Forum Name: Men's 360 Waves - Part II
Forum Description: About 360 Waves
URL: https://talk.hairboutique.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=53880
Printed Date: August 06 2025 at 10:49am
Topic: Understanding the sides.
Posted By: wave connection
Subject: Understanding the sides.
Date Posted: June 19 2007 at 2:31pm
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I posted this information before, but have reintroduced it for future reference.
Your hair texture and its grain, (the natural direction of your hair growth), is not the same all over your head. The top and back of most peoples heads have a similiar texture and a straight grain pattern. More specifically, the hair grows straight forward on the top of the head and straight down on the back of the head.
The sides are tricky because you are brushing the grain sideways and the texture is not always consistent. It takes time for the hair on the sides to develop a new grain pattern. It's kind of like the hair doesn't know where to go, lol. The problem with side visibility is compounded by the fact that waves are seen best at an angle. Lots of visibility is lost when people look at your sides straight on. That is why you see most 360 wavers showing their sides at a 45 degree angle from the top.
Also, the hair on your sides usually has a shorter length than the top and back. You have to compensate for that fact by communicating with your barber. He must understand how to properly cut 360 waves. The sides may need to be cut slightly longer than the top and back to maximize the visibilty of the connection.
Finally, I brush my sides twice as much as my top and back to help maintain a good connection and reinforce the unnatural sideways grain pattern.
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Posted By: 25cent
Date Posted: June 19 2007 at 2:35pm
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gud post this will really help newbies
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Posted By: meek millz
Date Posted: June 19 2007 at 2:48pm
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yea but is that really why the sides are hard to come in i thought it was something like people sleep on there sides. ------------- "Impossible is nothing" "Impossible is 0" |
Posted By: wave connection
Date Posted: June 19 2007 at 2:53pm
| Sleeping on your sides, without putting on a wave cap or durag, exacerbates the problem, but does not create it. |
Posted By: cm0t0wn1
Date Posted: June 19 2007 at 4:40pm
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Sounds like some good knowledge.
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Posted By: S.C. King
Date Posted: June 19 2007 at 4:46pm
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good lookin out for newbs!!! and me personaly i picked some info on here to!!! well i jsut never thoguht of some of the stuff you said!!!
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Posted By: SCprettyboi
Date Posted: June 19 2007 at 4:48pm
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good stuff... helpfull 4 me cuz igotta brush my right side 3 times as much cuz it goes in an opposite direction than my left side ------------- The Main Event:August 13th For The King's Crown of S.C. tune in to http://www.myspace.com/wavessonice91 for further details |
Posted By: wave connection
Date Posted: June 19 2007 at 7:35pm
I'm glad I could help, fam.
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S.C. King wrote:Posted By: meech313
Date Posted: June 19 2007 at 8:31pm
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keep up the good info wc ------------- 
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Posted By: RJizzle
Date Posted: June 19 2007 at 9:12pm
Good info. Why everyone gotta hate tha newbs?  ------------- 
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Posted By: S.L.A.B.
Date Posted: June 19 2007 at 10:18pm
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ay, but my sides come in at a shorter length then my top. but im mixed so erything is a mess up there ------------- [QUOTE=25cent]thats a old time waver named stormy seas he got waves trust me [/QUOTE] founder of the 180 meths 
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Posted By: Don Twista
Date Posted: June 19 2007 at 10:56pm
lol ------------- 
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Posted By: wave connection
Date Posted: June 20 2007 at 6:02am
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Posted By: mrclean1992
Date Posted: June 20 2007 at 6:15am
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UR RIGHT MAYNE CUZZ.I WENT 4 A CUT YESTERDAY........& MY SIDES ARE BARELY THERE NOW,,,,...& IM MAD.............IT STILL LOOKS GOOD BUT DAMN, ------------- [IMG]http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f255/1101992/StarredPhotos51-1.jpg" /> |
Posted By: wave connection
Date Posted: June 20 2007 at 8:33am
You should have read my thread first, lol.
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Posted By: mrclean1992
Date Posted: June 20 2007 at 8:55am
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lol.my badd. ------------- [IMG]http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f255/1101992/StarredPhotos51-1.jpg" /> |
Posted By: wave connection
Date Posted: June 20 2007 at 10:57am
| If you can, post pics of your new cut. |
Posted By: gnarly_waves
Date Posted: June 20 2007 at 11:37am
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Wave connection always giving great information! ------------- "but this is the remix, with the cheap tricks, hittin' sweet licks, and I cut the braids off but the waves in the fade'll make you seasick!" |
Posted By: wave connection
Date Posted: June 20 2007 at 12:00pm
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Posted By: Tru Texan
Date Posted: June 20 2007 at 7:17pm
Hmmm, makes sense but if thats the case, y do peeps get a 1.5wtg all around? Y not a 1 on the top, and 1.5 everywhere else? Just a thought...
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Posted By: wave connection
Date Posted: June 20 2007 at 7:28pm
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Good question. A good 360 wave barber, in many instances, will cut the thicker parts of your hair/head, like the top and back, with a certain guard and then cut the sides with a higher guard, then trim. It is with finesse and skill that a good barber knows how to cut 360 waves. And this only comes with experience.
But, please note I'm generally speaking and that all hair textures are different and require different hair cutting techniques.
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Posted By: S.L.A.B.
Date Posted: June 20 2007 at 11:06pm
preach brotha
i have to explain to the barber that im half white
htye try to cut me like i got crazy naps
my hair go straight any lower than a 3 ------------- [QUOTE=25cent]thats a old time waver named stormy seas he got waves trust me [/QUOTE] founder of the 180 meths
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