Mod Cut with a Razor
A men's Mod Cut course using the Razor for medium-length hair. Learn to create a fluid, textured haircut that works with intention to compress the proportions of a client's long face shape.
Result and process
About the course
Mod Cut with a Razor is a modern, textured men's haircut for medium-length hair that owes its entire shape and fluidity to a single tool - the Razor. This course shows you how to build a haircut full of movement in 35 minutes, one that works with intention to compress the proportions of a client's long face shape and gives him plenty of everyday styling options.
Miłosz Mikołajczak guides you through the entire process, starting with the consultation and cutting plan tailored to the anatomy of a long face shape. Step by step, he shows you how to combine the line technique at the nape with flat layers on the sides and pivot separations on top. You'll see his signature method for cutting the entire back panel in one motion with redirection, which builds shape and saves time in salon work.
In this course you'll see
- Cutting the entire back panel in one motion with a 90-degree redirection - a technique that creates a triangular shape and internal texture
- Two fundamental knife techniques: sliding across the surface of the hair for lightness, and cutting into the strand for volume reduction
- Strategic sectioning, including pivot separations ("tangerine") for even weight distribution and building a round shape
- The line technique at the nape at a 0-degree angle, which accumulates weight and creates a solid yet jagged foundation for the haircut
- Working with intention to build an irregular fringe and shift hair weight onto the forehead to optically compress the client's long face
- How to precisely transfer length to the other side of the head using a comb as a measuring guide - no guesswork
- A full styling routine with a diffuser and fringe-securing clips to emphasize natural curl and texture
After this course, the Razor will become your go-to tool for quickly creating fluid, texture-rich haircuts. You'll learn to control disconnection and layers to work with intention and sculpt a shape tailored to the client's anatomy, and your service menu will gain a modern cut that clients can style in countless ways - from a polished look to controlled disorder.
What you will learn
- 01How to cut the entire back panel in one motion with redirection.
- 02How to use two knife techniques: sliding and cutting into the strand.
- 03How to apply pivot separations ("tangerine") to build a round shape.
- 04How to create a jagged foundation using the line technique at the nape.
- 05How to tailor the haircut to a long face shape, compressing its proportions.
- 06How to complete the entire haircut in the salon in about 35 minutes.
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1:4101The Goal of the Cut - Compressing the Face
We're going to go in this direction to compress it a bit more, meaning throwing the hair forward onto his forehead.
8:3702Priority - How It Looks from the Front
At the cost of it being flat in the back, it needs to look really good from the front.
17:0403Line Technique - Tilting the Head
Tilting the head forward will help me achieve that zero-degree angle.
23:1304Cutting the Entire Panel in One Motion
Without moving this hand, I insert the Razor and cut everything I have here in one single motion.
33:4505The Key to Flat Layers on the Sides
My key to success will be making sure the hair is pulled out parallel to the floor.
50:0606The Rule of Texturizing with the Razor
You have to make sure that with the Razor you don't cut into the hair below the midpoint.
59:1407Working with the Hair Growth Direction
We shouldn't work against the grain - meaning at this point right here, we need to read the hair.
1:08:2808Controlling the Fringe During Styling
I don't want this to get volume. I want this fringe to lay nicely on our client's forehead.
FAQ
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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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