The Lingo Used by Hairdressers - Price Attack

The Lingo Used by Hairdressers

This would have to one of our favourites parts from the Cosmopolitan's article that we have been featuring recently.

You may know what you want done to your hair, but it isn't always that easy to communicate it to your hairdresser.

Here we share what Tarryn Cherniayeff, co-founder of Mob Hair, some throwaway hair terms and what they actually mean to your hairdresser.

Short Layers

 Add body and remove weight.

Blunt

 Straight lines and no movement.

Choppy

 Lots of different textures throughout.

A Trim

 Remove whatever hair needs to come off for hair to appear healthy again. 

Highlights

 Dark base with lighter accents.

Lowlights

 Lighter base with darker accents.

Babylights

 Very fine foils that grow out naturally.

Platinum

 Silver blonde, most likely all over.

Warm toned

Anything red, yellow or orange based – think caramel, chocolate or auburn shades.

Cool tones

Anything blue, green or violet based – think ashy, creamy, blonde or even blue-black.

Ashy

 Cool toned, blue based colour – think silvery platinum blondes.

Golden

 Warm tones, yellow or orange-based colour – think honey, caramel and biscuit tones.


We were loving this so much that we decided to add in a few of our own favourite terms!  

Movement

 Layers. Often lots of them. 

Angled

 Nape-length hair in the back and a cut that follows the angle of your jawline when your head is tipped slightly forward.

Razor-cut
A short or tapered haircut effected with a razor.

Bevelling

 
A bevelled edge is a subtle layer right near the ends that helps your hair turn under or up.

Bangs
Basically, bangs are the American term for fringe.

Keratin

 		 Hair is made up of keratin, so if you can replace the keratin you’ve lost with damage, you’ll get the condition back into it. 

Over Processed

 
When a colour stays on for too long, so basically the colour causes hair breakage and the hair snaps off.

Baseline

 
The outline of a haircut. Think of a bob or one-length cut, it’s got a solid edge. This is called a baseline.

Brassy

 Brassiness is your hair throwing warm tones, which can make the hair look a little dehydrated and frizzy. 

Foils
Foils are when you use foil to apply colour to the hair. It can be either by weaving the hair and then placing it into foil or taking slices of hair and placing it into foil. 

 

Now that your equipped with all the pro hair terminology, it's time to go after that look you've always dreamed of! Book your appointment with one of our expert stylists today. 

Credit: Cosmopolitan Magazine June 2017 p128-130

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