STEP 5 - THE FINISHING TOUCH
1. Finally, use the taper lever without an attachment comp for close trimming around the base of
the neck, the sides of the neck and the ears.
2. To produce a clean straight line at the sideburns, reverse the hair clipper by turning the reverse
side uppermost (see diagram 7).
3. Press the clipper at right angles to the head, tips of the blades lightly touching the skin and work
downwards. This way you will obtain, as a clean cut as would be given by a razor.
SHORT TAPERED STYLES ‘FLAT TOPS’ AND SHORT CUTS
1. Starting with the longest attachment comb (12 mm), cut from the back of the neck to the crown.
Hold the attachment comb flat against the head and slowly move the clipper through the hair, as
shown (see diagram 8).
2. Use the same procedure from the lower side to the upper side of the head, as illustrated. Then
cut the hair against the direction in which it grows from the front to the crown and then level the
cut with the sides.
3. To give a ‘flat top’ look, the hair on top of the head must be cut over the top of a flat comb rather
than by using the attachment comb.
4. Use closer cutting attachment combs to taper the hair down to the neckline as desired. Comb
hair and check for uneven areas and outlining sideboards and neckline as described previously.