Sam Villa Blog

Business & Marketing
How to use different blending or thinning shears to achieve different results
A blending shear is great for removing interior weight, texturizing the surface layer, creating volume and even for entire haircuts! Choosing the right professional shear for you and the end r...

Cut & Shape
How To Create Visual Texture in Fine Hair - Men's Haircut
The key to creating visual texture for our male guests with fine hair requires an aggressive approach. In this video, Andrew Carruthers, Cultural Ambassador for Sam Villa® demonstrates an essent...

Cut & Shape
Americana Men's Haircut Collection - Step By Step Haircut Instructions
Take a short road trip out of any metropolitan area and America is still primarily countryside and small towns. For the last few years, the Americana spirit has made its way out of those small town...

Cut & Shape
How to Cut a 'V' shape into long hair
How many of you have clients asking for cuts with angled fronts hair that can move back away from the face? Think Farah Fawcett Yes, Farah! They are also asking for the V shape in the back...

Cut & Shape
How To: Men's Retro Modern Gatsby Haircut
Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio) sure is a dapper ole sport, not a hair out of place to match his sharp suits.
Andrew Carruthers, has these tips for polished hair to match the definable aesthetic of the ...

Cut & Shape
Jude Law's Tapered Haircut How To
Spotted Jude Law at Wimbledon (in the royal box no less) with a freshly shorn head cropped as short as the grass courts.
While a clipper may seem like the way to go, try picking up your reversible...

Cut & Shape
Men's Haircut Technique - Blending Shear Over Comb
You're gonna dig this haircut technique for men with short hair!
Men's Haircut Technique - Blending Shear Over Comb
Have you ever had a male client tell you "I love the texture of my hair about 10...

Cut & Shape
Cutting Curly Hair - 'C' Shaping Technique
Our natural habit is to "slide" our shear through sections of naturally curly hair. Doing so, will cause the shear to "rip" through the section and your client will definitely feel the discomfort!...

Bobs & Lobs
Twist Cutting The Neckline of a Bob To Save Time
Do you have the courage to cut the back of a BOB by twist cutting the entire section in one cut? Sure you do!! In the video above, Sam shows us how to save time by Twist Cutting in the nape area.
...