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Rollers
Styling tools that you wrap your hair around, leaving the rollers in the hair for a short or extended time to create more wave, curl, and movement in your style. Rollers come in three types: sponge, Velcro, and hot. A strip of muslin or other cloth rolled up in cylinder form for surgical use.
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Razor cut
Any haircut that is done with a razor rather than scissors.
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Porosity
The hair’s ability to absorb and retain moisture. Hair that doesn’t retain moisture has a lot of porosity. Porous hair is extradry and normally full of frizz. Hair that has been through too much heat-tool styling or chemical treatments is most prone to being porous. It doesn’t look healthy. State of allowing liquids to flow…
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Pieciness
A hairdresser’s word to describe short and heavily textured haircuts that have a lot of separation in the length, making the style look choppy and messy.
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Permanent color
Strong, dynamic color in a complete range of tones.
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One-length line
Rather than cutting in layers or texturizing the interior, all the hair reaches the same length, providing a strong, solid structure.
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Nozzle
An essential attachment to your blow-dryer that focuses the heat where you want it to go for a more controlled blow-dry.
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Natural wet set
The cupping and scrunching technique is often labeled the “natural wet set,” as you set your curls into place naturally.
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Medium round brush
A styling tool that adds lift and volume, and creates soft waves and curls.
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Lowlights
The same as highlights, but providing darker rather than lighter tones.
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