Graduation is a great way to add interest to a haircut, especially shorter styles, because the variance in weight can be used to create cool shapes and accents. Andrew Carruthers, Education Director for Sam Villa, says there are 5 things to think about in order to execute graduation correctly.

Education is the heart of Sam Villa, building long-lasting and successful careers for hairdressers is their passion. This month Artist Studio launches, a user friendly, online learning platform consisting of a collection of curated videos accessed via membership. 

The thought of fall conjures up comfy layered clothing and finally letting hair down from being tied up in summer pony tails, braids and buns. And this season, natural texture and curly locks have swept back into our hearts.

Move over lob, there’s a new ‘do in town and it epitomizes the effortless style women want. “This new shag is just as layer heavy and laid back as the shag of the past, but it has a much softer approach and can be adapted to more hair lengths,” says Andrew Carruthers, education director for Sam Villa.

“When you’re precision cutting, you have to think much smaller in terms of tools, tension, elevation and sectioning to achieve the exactness it requires.  You have to take big ideas and break them down,” says Andrew Carruthers, Education Director for Sam Villa.

Fringe is always on trend for spring, because it’s one of the easiest ways to refresh almost any haircut. This season, both shorter softer and longer heavy fringe are coming back as a tribute to the 90’s fashion influence. 

Gone are the days of joining a tribe and doing things one (or their) way. The key to success in 2017 will be combining techniques from many different tribes to achieve modern looks that add value to guests.

There are subtle differences when cutting naturally curly hair to be worn curly versus straight – Andrew Carruthers, Director of Education for Sam Villa, offers guidance on the differences.

“When shapes are built with simplicity, it allows guests to create unique identities with dramatic shifts in styling. The incredible value created for salon guests by showing them all the possibilities sends retention through the roof,” says Andrew Carruthers, Director of Education for Sam Villa. 

US and European hair trends continually float back and forth across the pond creating a cool evolution of design, particularly in the men’s arena. Andrew Carruthers, director of education for Sam Villa, elaborates and gives a brilliant HOW TO!