Make it simple.
Make it cool.
Make it really look like you.
Wall makes it easy to do.
No matter what the style,
wall home haircutting kits make it easy.
Every wall clipper is American made
with snap-on cutting guides
for all kinds of looks and lengths.
Plus everything you need
for professional looking haircuts right at home.
Wall home haircutting kits.
Wall makes it easy
for you.
Wall makes it easy.
Easy to cut hair like a pro.
For sports, fashion,
for any look at all,
wall makes it easy for you to cut,
shorten, shave, or style.
We'll show you how wall makes it easy for you.
In this video you'll see examples of popular hair.
But first, we'll look at a couple of ways
you can make sure your wall
looks like a pro.
Today you'll see demonstrations of
or cordless
and MDAC powered wall clippers.
The haircutting techniques we'll look at work equally well
for you.
It's suited to smaller hands.
It's lightweight,
ergonomic design represents a real break.
The rechargeable clipper gives you complete freedom
cut hair anytime, any place.
It's a quick detach blade system
which allows for changing of blades for closer or longer cuts
and ease of leaning.
The rechargeable model may also be used with the power cord
when the battery is low.
A number of haircuts.
Popular wall AC models such as the home cut clippers shown here
provide a convenient hair lift.
Moving the lever up, you get the closest cut,
leaving the hair short.
Both models come with a wide assortment of guide combs.
Easy.
Almost mistake free.
Wall offers a broad selection of guide combs,
including the unique wall left in the guide combs
for cutting around ears,
getting a tapered, professional look.
It's designed to care.
We'll look at the guide combs in action a little later.
You'll find an illustration.
There's a manual to help you match the right comb to the right cut.
To install a comb, slide it in position.
You'll feel it click securely into place.
A clip holds the face.
So release this tab for easy removal of the guide comb.
Wall makes it easy.
Yes.
Clipper.
Be sure and read your owner's manual for full details on caring for your clipper.
For now, we'll look at two simple things you can do to make sure your clipper
gives you years of trouble free haircutting.
Before you do any sort of make,
be sure to unplug it if you've got the AC powered model or remove the power.
The AC powered model.
The blades clean and well oiled increases their useful life.
You can remove hair with a paper towel and a brush.
You can also remove hair in the tail.
This can be very handy for clearing jammed blades while cutting hair.
The rechargeable clipper appears a quickly detachable blade,
making the clipper easy to clean.
Detach the blade, then use a brush to clean the blade top.
Along with the cam and spring retaining clip,
the blades on the rechargeable clipper currently free line and will
please refer to the instruction manual for further details.
Oil the clipper for wiping a few drops of oil on the teeth of the blades
before and after every haircut.
Be careful never to
use the oil that came with your clipper.
It's a fine oil specially formulated for your clipper.
And not
residue which could slow down the cutting blades.
The high speed of the clipper blades requires this specific time.
You can get additional oil from your retailer or by ordering directly from Wahl.
You'll find ordering information in the Wahl product catalog which came with your clipper.
Your AC power clipper was adjusted at the factory for peak efficiency.
But if the voltage in your house is different, you might need to readjust your clipper.
On the side of the clipper you'll find a power screw to adjust the clipper's power setting.
Use a screwdriver or a small coin.
Turn the screw clockwise until you hear a sound like this.
Then turn the screw counter.
This is the maximum power setting for the voltage in your home.
Now let's cut some hair.
We're going to show you how Wahl makes it easy by demonstrating five different hairstyles.
Bobbi, our stylist, is going to demonstrate the techniques and methods that allow her to create up-to-date styles with her Wahl clippers.
We'll look at
a contemporary fashion cut,
a traditional short or buzz haircut,
a soccer or mushroom style,
a blunt cut,
and finally we'll look at the style called the fade.
Remember as we watch that Bobbi is a professional.
She'll be demonstrating techniques for you to practice yourself.
You can adapt these techniques to a variety of styles.
With Wahl making it easy for you, it's simply a matter of patience and practice.
Let's start with a contemporary fashion cut.
We're looking for a clean tapered cut here.
Bobbi will start with a number three guide comb for the sides and back.
A good principle to remember with the guide combs is to start with longer combs and work your way to the shorter combs.
It's good to begin with this conservative approach since you can always cut more hair off later, but you can't put any back.
Bobbi starts this cut at the front of the right side.
The main technique to using the guide combs is a rocking motion with your wrist.
Start at the bottom of the hairline and sweep your hand upward, rocking your wrist as you move the clipper towards the top of the head.
Just let the guide comb move along the surface of the head.
The guide comb will make sure the length of the cut is right.
Wahl makes it easy.
Using the same rocking motion, work from the front of the head towards the back.
Use the finger from your other hand to hold the ear away from the head while you cut above the ear.
As you cut around the head, continue to cut upwards.
The rocking motion will allow you to begin blending the length of the cut towards the top of the head.
That's another important technique which Bobbi will use in many of the styles we'll see, blending.
It may sound difficult, but it's simply a matter of varying the length of the cuts from shorter to longer as you work from one area of the head to another.
It's a technique that requires patience and practice, but you can get it.
Wahl makes it easy.
Continue with the guide comb and rocking motion around the back of the head to the other side.
Here, Bobbi is using another blending technique called clipper over comb.
You use a comb to lift the hair away from the head and then use the edge of the comb as the cutting guide.
This technique makes it easy to create a gradual blend line from the side to the top of the head.
Bobbi is also using this technique to remove some of the bulk from the edges of the top of the young man's head.
Working at the neckline, Bobbi switches to a number one guide comb and just uses the guide comb to follow the contour of the head and neck.
Remember to work from larger combs to smaller combs.
To do the top, we'll wet the hair and use a scissors.
Comb the hair down in the front to look at the length for the bangs.
Remember that hair seems longer when it's wet and shrinks when it dries.
The key here is to cut the bangs to the length of the hair on the sides of the head.
Compare the two lengths before you start cutting the bangs, then make a clean cut across the front by holding the hair between your first two fingers.
Work with just a little hair at a time.
As you cut, use the length of the hair you've already cut as your guide.
This technique is called scissors over comb, similar to the clipper over comb technique.
Now, Bobbi continues cutting the hair back across the head.
Hold the hair you've already cut at the bangs between your fingers and use it to gauge the length of the cuts.
Again, work with a small section of hair at a time, being patient.
Continue until you've cut all of the hair on the top of the head, working front to back and using the hair you cut most recently as a length guide.
Then, blend the top into the sides.
You're trying to create a smooth transition from the length on the top to the length on the side.
Hold the hair on the top and the hair from the sides in your fingers and trim the length to blend the two areas together.
Continue your way around the head, blending in a circle until the whole head is done.
Remove the guide comb from the clipper to trim the sideburns.
Hold the ear out of the way to create a clean line in the hair around the ear.
Next, finish up around the neckline for a nice, even line across the back of the neck.
And here's the finished product.
Next, we'll do the traditional short or buzz cut.
Bobbi's going to begin with a number two guide comb.
As we've already discussed, you might want to start with a longer comb and work to a shorter one.
Use the same rocking motion with your wrist as you work back along the head, letting the guide follow the contour of the head.
For a tapered cut around each ear, switch to the left or right ear guide comb.
Work from back to front.
Switch back to the number two comb and continue towards the back of the head with a rocking motion from the neck upwards toward the crown of the head.
Go right around the back of the head to the other side.
Switch back to the other directional guide comb to cut around the other ear.
Then use the number two guide comb to finish the side, working from front to back.
Any time you're working with hair that has a strong definite growth pattern or cowlick, remember to cut against the direction of the hair's growth.
Next, Bobbi switches to a number three guide comb to work on the top of the head.
The longer guide comb keeps a little more length on the top of the head.
Work from the front straight back, keeping the attachment against the head.
In the case of the cowlick at the front of the head, Bobbi cuts with the growth direction rather than against, allowing the hair's natural appearance to remain.
Trim the sideburns with no attachment combs.
You might also want to use the taper lever to adjust the depth of the cut to work around the base of the neck, blending the length.
And that's it!
Next, we're going to trim up the soccer or mushroom cut.
This is a popular style and we'll demonstrate a couple of techniques important to creating it.
Bobbi starts with a technique called clippers over comb.
Here you use the tapered barber comb, just like a guide comb, to establish the length of the cut.
Curve the hair out from the head with the comb and cut with the clippers along the comb.
Work from the front of the head to the back.
Hold the ear down and work behind the ear with the comb.
Continue around the head, over the ear, and all the way to the front.
Now we'll start on the top of the head.
We're trying to get a definite line for the mushroom look.
This is called a rollover technique.
Roll the comb underneath the line of the hair until you're holding the comb perpendicular to the head.
Make horizontal cuts with the clipper held level.
Use this technique all the way around the side, back, and other side of the head.
Then use the clipper to clean up closely around the sideburns and ears.
To cut the bangs, we'll wet the hair down, then comb the bangs straight down.
Look at where the hair falls naturally.
The key to cutting bangs is to match the length of the bangs with the length of the sides and blending the two together.
And here's the finished style.
We're now going to look at the blunt cut, a popular style for medium length hair.
You can adapt this style to a wide variety of lengths.
Begin by combing through the hair to remove any tangles or snarls.
Next, section the hair into four sections.
Divide the hair into one section on each side and two in the back.
Use hair clamps to hold the hair up.
This keeps the hair up out of the way while you work.
As you section up the hair, leave out a section at the back.
This first section will be your guideline for the entire cut.
To begin cutting, Bobbi decides on the length of the style.
Then she tilts the head slightly forward and begins.
Comb the hair straight down.
Hold the hair between your first and second fingers.
Cut the first section with the clippers.
Work with little portions of hair at a time.
Use the portion of hair you've cut as a guideline for the hair you're going to cut next.
Now Bobbi brings down more hair.
Take only a portion of one of the next sections.
Comb this next section down.
Use the hair below, the hair you've already cut, as your cutting guideline.
Trim the new section to the same length.
You'll get the best results by cutting from the middle of the combed out section towards the outside.
As you make each cut, comb the hair out and hold it between your first two fingers.
Keep the head pushed slightly forward.
When you've finished the back sections, move to the sides.
Work from the back towards the front.
You'll use the hair you cut in the back as your length guide for cutting the sections of hair on the sides.
The key to the blunt cut style is an even line all the way around the head.
The secret to success is sectioning the hair, taking small portions of one section at a time
and matching each cut you make to the hair below that you've already cut.
Be patient and take small sections of hair.
Using small sections of hair will make it easier to get a cleaner cut line and a better haircut.
Here's a closer look at the cutting technique.
Comb the hair out and hold it between your fingers.
As you make each cut, use the clipper on the hair that fits between your fingertip and second knuckle.
This helps keep the cut neat.
As you work through each section, occasionally comb through the hair, looking for any uncut strands and clean them up.
Continue pulling down sections on the side.
Comb them in with the back section and use the back section as a guide for your cutting length.
Continue until you've finished the whole side.
Then go to the other side and repeat the technique, pulling down one section at a time,
combing it in and cutting each section to match the hair below using the hair you've already cut as a guide.
To finish up, comb through the hair one last time.
Look for any uncut strands and clean them up.
Finally, comb the sides together in front and make sure the sides are even.
And that's all there is to this versatile style.
Our last style is called the fade.
It's a very popular style, which can be the basis for some of the far-out styles involving shapes and lines cut into the hair.
Bobby starts at the right front of the head, using the clipper in a rocking motion from bottom to top.
You'll blend the hair length at the top, going from the short length of the sides to the longer length of the top.
Hold the ear out of the way as you work your way back.
Continue with the rocking motion around the back of the neck, working your way up the head, blending the length as you reach the top.
It's a good idea to clean up a section as you finish, going back to check for any hair you missed
and cleaning up the blend line at the top of the head.
Then go back to the rocking motion, working around the back to the other side.
Hold the ear out of the way to make the cut around the ear.
And then continue towards the front of the head, finishing the side.
We'll work at the top of the head with a guide comb.
Bobby is starting with a number four.
Again, it's best to start with a longer guide comb and work your way to a shorter comb.
Just place the guide comb on the top of the head and cut straight back.
Let the guide comb determine the length and work all around the top of the head.
Now Bobby switches to a shorter guide comb, starting long and working shorter.
Remember, the rechargeable unit has a handy AC power cord for use when the battery runs low or when doing multiple hairstyles.
To get a square look across the top of the head, use a comb as your cutting guide.
Cut along the straight edge of the comb with the comb level.
Just as when you're working with the guide combs, cut just a little bit at a time.
Patience pays.
Work across the head for a balanced square look.
You might want to use a mirror in the front of the head to watch your work.
Use the clipper without guide combs to edge around the front of the hairline for a nice clean look.
We can finish off the style by putting a part in the hair.
Use the clipper without an attachment to cut a straight line in the hair.
And here's the finished style.
Well, we've seen a lot of interesting and useful techniques.
Bobby has demonstrated a number of ways to adapt these techniques to a wide variety of hairstyles.
Now it's your turn.
Practice, be patient, and remember, wall makes it easy.
Wall makes it easy to create styles from traditional to contemporary.
Your wall clipper puts the world of hairstyles at your fingertips,
making it convenient and economical to cut hair at home.
Wall makes it easy.
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the haircutting system that vacuums as it cuts.
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