How to Apply Hair Products Before Blow Drying - Sam Villa
Blow Dry Techniques

How to Apply Hair Products Before Blow Drying

Heat Protection, you or your client may ask why this is such an important topic in today’s world of finishing the hair. And let’s just add that our techniques for finishing hair in the salon servic...
Which Blending Shear is Right for You? - Sam Villa
Fundamentals

Which Blending Shear is Right for You?

You've seen the names... reversible blending shear, 42-tooth blender and the invisi...what and you've watched the techniques, but knowing which blending shear is right for you can become overwhelmi...
Adding Detailed Texture to Short Fine Hair - X Pattern Technique - Sam Villa
Men

Adding Detailed Texture to Short Fine Hair - X Pattern Technique

How do you add highly visible texture to super soft and fine short hair? Many times when you texturize this hair type, the end result doesn't show texture, it just looks more and more diffused! To...
Twist Cutting to Create Layers in the Crown - Sam Villa
Fundamentals

Twist Cutting to Create Layers in the Crown

Twist Cutting: taking a section and twisting it out of it's natural direction to increase over direction and elevation on the outsides of that section. Here at Sam Villa we use th...
Proper Posture for Hair Stylists | How to Cut Hair Comfortably - Sam Villa
Business & Marketing

Proper Posture for Hair Stylists | How to Cut Hair Comfortably

Body position when cutting hair is crucial for different reasons. I know first hand just what happens when you don’t take the time to correct your body positioning  and trust me, not only did my n...
Royal Texture Men's Haircut - Sam Villa
Men

Royal Texture Men's Haircut

The cold weather is upon us and we are starting to see our guests wanting to transition into longer hairstyles. However, longer does not necessarily mean “long hair”, it means longer than what they...
Blow Dry Techniques

The Fastest Way To Straighten Hair

Anyone who straightens their hair knows it takes both time and skill, and they wish they had more of both. We have this crazy idea that the faster we go over our hair with the flat iron, it wil...
Surface Razor Cutting For a Highly Textured Finish - Sam Villa
Fringe

Surface Razor Cutting For a Highly Textured Finish

RAZOR /rey-zer/ noun: A sharp-edged instrument used for cutting hair and shaving the face Stay right here, you are about to be challenged! We’re here to share an alternative and fresh approach to...
How To Trim a Beard - Sam Villa
Fundamentals

How To Trim a Beard

Taking care of a beard requires maintenance, and part of that maintenance involves trimming and shaping the beard to avoid stray hairs and keep a solid shape. As with any salon guest, the first st...