Hey All~
Quandary here..As I am doing my hair this morning, i take note of how my stylist parted off my fringe area and was wondering why she took the shape she did..

How do you decide what shape to part off for fringe?
There are horseshoe shape partings
There are square partings
there are asymetical partings
There are tri angle partings

What factors help you decide how to part it off?
Which shape goes with what type of fringe?
:unsure:

For a traditional full bang, I do the classic triangle sectioning. which I take from the middle part apx. 2\" back then down temple to temple.
For the past few years I do more asymmetrical partings.
When I cut a fringe, if its across the forehead I\'ll do horseshoe shape other cuts I\'ll do it on a asymmertrical part.

What kind of parting did the stylists do on you jazz, and how was the effect different, better or worse?

Well, it is really hard to explain without a drawing but I will try.

I part my hair on the right side and swing my fringe to the left..or wear it straight down in a full fringe.
She took the parting about 2 1/2 inches back from temple to temple. on the left side the parting is square shaped with a definate 45 degree angle. but on the right side she took it up like in a spike pointed triangle shape the brought the parting back down to the temple. So it is really abstract.
It works, don\'t get me wrong.
But it brought up the question of how does everyone do their partings and why do they do it that way?
:)

I have to give a little background about myself first- I learned with Redken SES and Compass Cutting, went to the Scruples Global Academy and teach Pivot Point. I use parts of all three to decide where and what hair should be parted for fringe.

Head shape, growth pattern, desired result, texture of hair, density are all factors that I use when determining the parting to take for fringe. I may start out with an even triangular part, but if combing and allowing the hair to fall naturally I discover that the triangle needs to be \"altered\" then I will. If the hair is always going to fall in a particular manner over the curve of the head, why should I make my client (usually a clinic patron) fight with that? Partings and sections should fit the head shape and bone structure to support the desired hair cut or in Pivot Point terminology- Hair Sculpture.

To define fringe further in Pivot Point Sculpting procedures fringe can include anything above the crest (widest part of the head usually about the Parietal bone) and from the top of the head to the hair line. Usually determined by desired result, and the above mentioned factors. Fringe can be completely independant of the rest of the hair sculpture, or may be blended and incorporated if desired.

SYL wrote:For a traditional full bang, I do the classic triangle sectioning. which I take from the middle part apx. 2" back then down temple to temple.

Now if the client wears a definate side part why would you take the sectioning from the middle part?

:P
Im not picking..I am really curious. I see alot of strange partings at shows and I know everyone has their own concepts on how to partoff...so..

good question jazz.
I don\'t any more.
I remember learning the middle parted one as classic back in the ice ages when I first went to school. We would actually tape our bangs to dry straight, before the wonderful invention of blow dryers in every home.
Then all of the sudden Farrah Faucet [sp?] popped up on a shampoo commercial before her spot on Charlies Angles, and we were feathering bangs back.

Funny bang youtube I found:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s17yAPJWiiI

that was a hilarious vid. Brings back many memories. Thanks for sharing it.

jazz wrote:

SYL wrote:For a traditional full bang, I do the classic triangle sectioning. which I take from the middle part apx. 2" back then down temple to temple.

Now if the client wears a definate side part why would you take the sectioning from the middle part?

:P
Im not picking..I am really curious. I see alot of strange partings at shows and I know everyone has their own concepts on how to partoff...so..

to achieve a symmetrical fringe- which when parted to the side, becomes asymmetrical and still works with a definate side part.

Hi Jeni~ I understand where you are coming from but what I am asking is if the client wants a full bang but wears a natural side part-why part from a middle part?

LOL- because that\'s how we learned it....
truthfully if they have a side part, I teach the students to use the client\'s natural part or instinctive part, very few people sport a center part any more. A center part divides the hair equally for control. Bear with my explaination since I have to describe instead of being able to draw or diagram-

The top of the fringe usually occurs in the middle or center- that is the highest point on the forehead, typically we part with gravity. Partings are used mainly for control- people who need or use a systematic parting or \"road map\" need the parting to be in the middle so they don\'t end up longer on their weaker side. A stylist working over the curves of the forehead and the face may find it easier to make mirror images of the two sides- hence the center parting- and have the fringe blend with the rest of the sculpture on both sides of the head.

Center partings have been used so long I think we forgot why we did them in the first place- I haven\'t seen or had to do a Farah for quite some time!!

Personal opinion only here- fringe does not always need to blend in with the rest of the hair sculpture- there are times when it is completely appropriate to use professional judgement and have a completely independant section- please note that actually came straight from a \"beauty\" school instrictor.

Jeni Giles wrote:
Personal opinion only here- fringe does not always need to blend in with the rest of the hair sculpture- there are times when it is completely appropriate to use professional judgement and have a completely independant section- please note that actually came straight from a "beauty" school instrictor.

LOL I don\'t think I have "blended" fringe for oh so many years now. I cringe when someone wants it to blend hence the feathered look (which btw is coming back in). But I can remember when I had a hell of a time getting my head around the disconnected haircuts. :dry:

jazz wrote:

Jeni Giles wrote:
Personal opinion only here- fringe does not always need to blend in with the rest of the hair sculpture- there are times when it is completely appropriate to use professional judgement and have a completely independant section- please note that actually came straight from a "beauty" school instrictor.

LOL I don\'t think I have "blended" fringe for oh so many years now. I cringe when someone wants it to blend hence the feathered look (which btw is coming back in). But I can remember when I had a hell of a time getting my head around the disconnected haircuts. :dry:

You\'re not alone there- Redken compas cutting left no room for disconnected haircuts- I really struggled with it until I went to Gary Gerards cutting school in San Fransciso and my light bulb came on- it gave me another way to look at sculpting instead of blending-

Scruples Global Academy in Minneapolis has great info on sculpting too- that was a class that was really worth my money.

Jeni Giles wrote:Head shape, growth pattern, desired result, texture of hair, density are all factors that I use when determining the parting to take for fringe. I may start out with an even triangular part, but if combing and allowing the hair to fall naturally I discover that the triangle needs to be "altered" then I will. If the hair is always going to fall in a particular manner over the curve of the head, why should I make my client (usually a clinic patron) fight with that? Partings and sections should fit the head shape and bone structure to support the desired hair cut or in Pivot Point terminology- Hair Sculpture.

To define fringe further in Pivot Point Sculpting procedures fringe can include anything above the crest (widest part of the head usually about the Parietal bone) and from the top of the head to the hair line. Usually determined by desired result, and the above mentioned factors. Fringe can be completely independant of the rest of the hair sculpture, or may be blended and incorporated if desired.

I cut fringe very similar to this...natural fall, the triangle parting for a full bang
falls differently on everyone and letting bone structure and fall happen will dictate what the section is or where the parts are...it\'s alway a triangle right with the frontal bone.

Other bangs I create depending on the effect wanted. Many bangs I cut on younger clients are heavy and asymmetrical...no layering directed to one side.

I tend to blend everything...lol...even if it\'s just the teeniest amount. It seems to flow better and I think the H/C lasts better for the client.