Crop with Taper
A men's Crop with Taper haircut course for thick, light hair. You'll learn to build a square shape, create heavy texture with a razor, and precisely fade using the descending method.
Result and process
About the course
Crop with Taper is a modern men's haircut that deliberately uses a square shape on the crown to emphasize a strongly defined jawline. The course shows how to build a hairstyle with heavy texture, flat sides, and volume at the back on thick, light hair - one that's both wearable day-to-day and has a modern, extravagant character.
Miłosz Mikołajczak guides you through the entire process step by step: from the consultation and analysis of thick, light hair, through dividing the head into a box on the crown and a triangle at the back, to working with a razor for maximum texture. You'll see how to build a triangular shape at the back of the head by carrying each following section into the first section, flattening the sides while keeping the weight in the middle. The taper work is done using the descending method on dry hair for maximum precision.
In the course you'll see
- Working with a razor on the crown - how to build the square and create heavy texture by cutting into individual sections.
- Building the triangle at the back of the head - how to carry diagonal sections into the first section to flatten the sides while keeping volume at the occipital area.
- The descending method taper on dry hair for maximum precision and control on light hair.
- Blending the fringe with the sides using a line technique with a natural fall, to eliminate disconnection and give it an aggressive, triangular shape.
- Working with low graduation (1-45 degrees) on the sides to deliberately build weight and a smooth transition from clippers to scissors.
- Adding a modern detail - how and where to cut a small line behind the ear to add character to the hairstyle without disrupting its classic shape.
After this course, you'll start using geometry with intention - the square on top and the triangle at the back - to sculpt the head shape and highlight the client's features, like the jawline. You'll master razor work to build aggressive texture on thick hair and learn to create a precise taper that's the foundation of modern men's hairstyles.
What you will learn
- 01How to work with a razor to create heavy, defined texture.
- 02How to build a triangle at the back of the head to flatten the sides and keep volume.
- 03How to create a precise taper using the descending method on dry, light hair.
- 04How to deliberately build a square shape to emphasize a masculine jawline.
- 05How to blend the fringe with the sides using a line technique with a natural fall.
- 06How to work with diagonal sections to control hair weight on the sides.
Before you start
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What's inside
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0:4801The cutting plan - square crown
We'll also do a taper fade - we'll cut the whole crown into a square shape.
6:2702The technique for cutting the back into a triangle
I'll carry each following section into the first section, meaning I'll increase the length of this hair.
16:2103Creating hair weight on the sides
Working in the lower graduation, I'm deliberately creating more hair weight.
26:0104An important rule for working with a razor
I just remember not to work below the midpoint of the hair, not to work at the root.
32:2205Texturizing the outer layer
You have to do this very gently, and above all on wet hair, so you don't damage the hair.
43:1906The 'descending' method on light hair
On light hair, where you can't see the lines you set for yourself, I start with guard number two, lever open.
49:0207The efficiency of working quickly with clippers
Repeating the same movement is much more effective when working fast than slow.
1:09:4208Eliminating dark spots with scissors
More hairs grow out of a single follicle, and that's where we get a dark spot.
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Educator
Miłosz Mikołajczak
Educator · 9 courses
Founder of MOVEMENT barbershop & academy and author of the MOVEMENT methodology. European Ambassador for The Corpsman Apotecary, finalist and judge at the Polish Wet Shaving Championships, and the first Pole to be published in the UK's Barber Magazine. In his teaching, he focuses on delivering foundational knowledge in a simple, easy-to-understand way. He emphasizes building form with intention and leaving nothing to chance, teaching practical, behind-the-chair techniques for barbers at every skill level.
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