Sam Villa Blogs
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Shear Maintenance - How To Oil And Care For Your Shears
Professional shears are an investment for stylists, one of the most used and expensive tools in the bag, so prolonging optimal performance is a priority.
Sam Villa uses his shears almost every day,...
How To Create A Waterfall Braid - Basket Weave Hairstyle
Let's thinking about adding value to the appointment time as we approach the Spring and Summer months!
Sam takes us through his technique for a Waterfall Braid with a simple inside braid. He move...
Waves & Curls
How To Create Loose Textured Waves Or Curls On Long Hair
We have two great technique for creating loose waves or soft curls that every stylist should add to their bag of tricks. These techniques allow you to create natural looking curls or waves using a...
Client Consultation
How To Tame Fly-Aways + Flat Iron Trick For Smoothing Hair At The Roots
Would you like to know two ways in which you can control unruly fly-aways at the root after you've finished an awesome professional blow dryer?
This first technique is great for calming fly-aways ...
The "S" Braid Technique - How To Video
You're going to love this simple braiding technique called the "S" Braid! Visually, think of hippie couture and adding character to it.
A lot of girls are taking sections of the front temple areas,...
Fringe
How To Extract Weight & Add Volume With a Blending Shear
Have you ever had a client who wants to keep her hair long in the front but it drives her crazy because it always falls in her eyes? Is there a solution? You bet there is and Sam will take us on...
Layering
How To Cut Hair Around The Ear Without Making It Look Choppy [VIDEO]
This is a great technique - especially when you're working with men or women that wear their hair short around the ear.
In the past when I would cut around the ear I used to elevate the hair abo...
How To Add Pliability To Straight Hair - Shear Slicing
Need to add pliability to bone-straight hair? Sams slicing technique is great when you want to create shattered edges and diffuse blunt edges:
Once you determine where you want to add the textur...
Blow Dry Techniques
How To Create Curls That Hold - Using a Blow Dryer And Round Brush [VIDEO]
We've all experienced it before - you work hard to create curls with your round brush only to see part of the curls have collapsed half-way through your finish. How can you get the curls to stay i...