Sam Villa Blogs

When it comes to fine hair, the common tendency is to over layer the hair — especially in the perimeter. Let’s face the facts: you are always going to have more hair in the back of the head so you ...

When do you use a blending shear vs. a straight shear? If your objective is to remove weight easily and quickly, work smarter and pick up your  blending shear. What is a blending shear? A bl...

communication ( noun ): the meaningful exchange of information between two or more participants Primal Communication vs. Social Communication The social communication between...

Trends come and go pretty quickly these days. We are inundated with information from Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook and other social media markets. So, how do you sift through and take ownershi...

What started as a Hollywood trend years ago has quickly transformed into a technique that all hairdressers must have in their bag of tricks. That's right, we're talking about ...

A common question from our clients with longer hair is “Can you frame my face without losing my perimeter length or adding lots of layers?” To that we say, "of course we can!" However, there are so...

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!...

It's all about detached haircuts! Sam gives us a clear view on removing weight resulting in his "hidden secret" without losing length. This effortless technique is done in a snap: Isolate the top...

This is a great technique - especially when you're working with men or women that wear their hair short around the ear. In the past when I would cut around the ear I used to elevate the hair abo...