Hair Cuts and Styles at Snip

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Snip Styling Terms
Blow Wave	Washed, dried and styled either straight, natural or waved, lasts for several days if kept dry.
Blunt	Strong geometric line.
Bob	Short, straight cut ending in a blunt line, between ear and chin in length, can be blow-dried and curled under, left straight or flicked out. Inverted bob is shorter at the back.
Clipper Sides & Back	Clipper cut on back and sides (tapered) and cut reasonably short on top with scissors.
Clipper Shave	Cut short entirely with clippers using guards of varying sizes.
Nape	Base of the neck.
Page Boy	Cut between chin and shoulder-length, with some layers.
Restyle	Hair is cut and arranged in a manner dramatically different from existing style.
Scissor Cut	All over cut with scissors
Textured	Working different lengths into the hairstyle to break up solid edges
Trim Length One	Hair of shoulder length or longer trimmed up to 2 inches in a blunt line.
Trim Layered	Hair on different parts of the head is cut to approximately all the same length creating texture.
Taper	Hair cut progressively shorter towards the nape of the head.

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