How to Do a Side Part

Dampen your hair with the spray bottle. Comb your hair to part in the direction it naturally falls.

Select an attachment guard for your Wahl clipper that will give you a nice clean look around the back and sides, such as a #3 (3/8") or #4 (1/2"). Note that the hair on the sides and back of the head will stay shorter than the hair on top of the head.

Start cutting in front of the ear and work around the head clipping in an upward motion. Then, using a longer attachment guard, cut the next few inches up. Using an upward rocking motion, blend in between the bottom and middle section. Note: do not clip the hair above the part.

Use the clipper-over-finger technique to cut the hair on the top of the head (section 4) to desired length. Cut the bangs last. Use your clipper with a longer attachment guard to blend the rim of the head into the top of the head (sections 3 and 4).

Using the inverted clipper technique or a Wahl trimmer, touch up around the ears and the neckline.

Comb bangs at the part to style back to one side. You can use styling products to style, too.

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