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In a world of work, working mothers, full and part-time students, traffic and commutes – women find themselves running out of time and energy in the mornings. In an effort to be on time and look good, it is no wonder why natural and mixed textures are on trend right now - most women just don’t have the time for elaborate styling on a daily basis. What women need now more than ever are the tools to keep their hair looking flawless even in a time crunch. In this tutorial, Director of Education for Sam Villa, Andrew Carruthers breaks down a few tips so you can give your clients all the hair hacks they need.

Creating layers within a cut can create volume, texture and lift, however, sometimes they can also create corners within your cut. Sometimes weight in a haircut can be beneficial, but other times you’ll have to texturize a great deal to get rid of it. In this tutorial, Sam Villa Education Director, Andrew Carruthers, demonstrates how to round the top edge of layers to maintain strength while avoiding a hard weight line.

While some stylists may specialize in styling or color, learning how to efficiently cut and shape short hair is a key skill that any stylist should add to their book, especially with androgyny being so in fashion. “Being proficient in short haircutting is really important if you want to build a wide variety of clients.  And, knowing different techniques that create unique textures in short hair is extremely helpful,” says Andrew Carruthers, Education Director for Sam Villa.  Read on and follow the video below to learn a few key techniques to creating texture in short hair with a razor.