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The Hairstylist Glossary
Even seasoned salon veterans like me can sometimes be baffled by the inscrutable, often peculiar, language of hairstylists. Recently, for example, my stylist suggested a "broken baby-doll cut." "A what?" I said. He described a style with bangs and blunt ends, with a few shorter, uneven layers in the back—like the somewhat raggedy hair on a favorite old doll. (I got the cut, and it's cuter than it sounds.) Here's a brief glossary to common hairspeak terms that could leave you stumped in the stylist's chair. — Kate Sandoval
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A cut in which the ends all vary slightly in length; stylists often use a razor to achieve this effect. (But if you don't have straight hair—and a lot of it—refuse the razor.)Related Links
From the February 2009 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
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