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Cutting technique

Wet cut, dry cut

Both are real techniques and neither is automatically better. What matters is which one suits your hair and the shape you are asking for.

Wet For a clean line
Dry For the natural fall

Comparison

When each one is used

The wet cut

Performed on damp hair. Not soaking, just wet enough to cut cleanly. This is the default for most cuts, and it is what we ask for with a Korean stylist.

  • Precise lines, because the hair is not moving as you cut
  • Best for blunt shapes, a bob, anything that needs a clean foundation
  • Easier to keep both sides even without clips and clamps
  • Wet hair is more fragile, so it has to be handled gently
  • Hair looks longer wet than dry, so length has to be judged, not measured

The dry cut

Performed on completely dry hair. Used in specific cases: texturising, refining curls, and fine-tuning a shape that already exists.

  • You see exactly how the curls will fall, because they are falling
  • Good for detailing: softening ends, adding light layers on textured hair
  • Ideal as a second step, after the foundation is cut
  • Product in the hair, gel or mousse or spray, gets in the way of clean results
  • Not our first choice for structured styles that need precision

How to choose

Three things your stylist considers

Your hair texture

Very curly or wavy hair behaves completely differently wet and dry. It stretches when wet and springs back when it dries, so a length that looked right in the chair can end up much shorter an hour later. That is the main argument for finishing dry.

The shape you are asking for

A blunt bob, a boxy shape, anything where the line is the point: that is a wet cut. The hair stays where you put it and the line comes out straight.

How you actually wear it

If you air dry and never style, your stylist wants to see the hair doing its natural thing before finishing. If you blow it out every morning, the wet cut foundation matters more than the natural fall.

Salon policy

Why a wash is required with a Korean stylist

Our cut prices do not include a wash and blow, but a wash is required for cuts with a Korean stylist. This is not an upsell. It is how the technique works: the hair has to be clean and evenly damp for the stylist to read its weight and cut to a consistent line.

There is a practical version of the same point. If you arrive with wax, clay or hairspray in your hair, the product changes how the hair sits and how the scissors move through it. In that case a wash and blow add-on is necessary before we start.

Both methods live on the same price list, and neither costs more than the other. Ask your stylist which one they are planning to use, and why. They will have a reason.

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