do not cut past second knuckle

This first cut is called the 'guideline' because you want the rest of the hair to be the same length.

STEP 6:  Now push the comb into a section a little further back than the section you just cut.  Push the hair up.  Try also to pull up a small amount of hair from the previous section.  You should be able to actually see the guideline from the previous cut.  Remember there are three ways you can find the guideline when layering hair.  They are 1) by looking at or 'seeing through' the hair from the previous guideline, 2) by estimating the length of how long the first section was cut, in other words, by feel and 3) practice, practice, practice.

STEP 7: Continue steps 5 and 6 straight back toward the crown of the head then, start a new row continuing the same process (see diagram on next page).  (The crown is that section at the top-back of the head where the hair comes out of the scalp in a circular, 'tornado like' pattern).  Be especially careful not to cut too short in this section (less than 3 inches) or the hair will stick up.