Sam Villa Blog

Triangles—how do they relate to hair? You may recall Sam first spoke about triangles in the popular haircut DVD CutOuts – Everything You need to Know About Cutting Fine Hair. In this haircut, S...

How do YOU cut the perimeter of a Bob? Do you use two fingers to hold the section of the hair, the comb to brace the hair or do you use a single finger or the edge of your palm to hold the hair ag...

Fall is a great time for makeover madness! When the chill hits the air guests are ready for a change, especially those with sun-bleached locks they're definitely ready for deeper richer tones. ...

The foundations we learned in school included the principles of setting the hair with rollers. Reach back, do you remember what you were taught about blow drying hair with a round brush? Off Ba...

If you have been following our Foundations of Hair Cutting series, you should now be familiar with the following foundations: Elevation: the up and down movement in the hair - controls t...

We began our foundations of hair cutting series with elevation this is the up and down movement of the hair it controls the vertical aspect of the silhouette. For part 2 of our series, we explo...

Elevation, over direction and finger angle. You know all of these haircutting terms from hair school, but do you really understand what each of these terms mean and how they affect the end result ...

It's all in the rhythm and it's the rhythm that's gonna get you! Get you on the right track, that is! In the video above, Sam is going to show us a couple of cool tricks on how to work smart wi...

Has a client or fellow stylist ever complimented you on how relaxed you look when cutting hair? We aren't speaking about how you move around the chair; rather the way you move your cutting hand. ...