Hair Flip and Spin Photograph

Hair flip and spin photograph from a Sanctuary Hair Salon client after her cut.  Photographed by salon owner  Mark Steven Lewis. 

Hair Flip and Spin Photograph

Another great shot of a finished client who so kindly agreed to flip and spin her haircut for me to photograph.  This is turning out to be quite a successful series of photographs that specifically shows off each haircut's design.  This is a long hair style with graduated layers around the face and added layers in the crown and throughout the back for movement and continued softness.

Men's Scissor Over Comb Technique

Men's Scissor Over Comb

Natural Hairline

Photography by

Mark Steven Lewis

Having being trained in London for 15 years, I learned the scissor over comb cutting technique from some of the best in the world.  This technique is favored among men over the standard clipper cut hairline by men who enjoy a more natural look, yet still having their haircut tight to the scalp.  This is a softer and more natural looking hairline than those cut with a traditional clipper and leaving a squared off look on the edges looking artificial.  Besides that, the hairline is visible to everyone and stubble will begin to show within the first 7 days of regrowth of hair, sometimes sooner.  The Men's Scissor Over Comb technique used in cutting the nape and back of the hairline, grows out with a softer edge  because of the beveling of each hair caused by cutting them with the scissor's blades and not a clippers blade.  This leaves the client looking good even as they come back in 4 weeks time for another cut, or sometimes just for a clean-up in 2 weeks on the hairline alone.  Whereas the clipper cut will grow out a blunt or squared off hair strand, leaving a strong stubble to see on the neck of the client.  I prefer scissor over comb technique over clipper cutting.   Any day I can use it on a client who wants a natural hairline over a squared off one... I will.
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Owner: Mark Steven Lewis
Salon:  Sanctuary Hair Salon   ~A Safe Haven For Natural Beauty~

Fun Fashion - Beaded Pearls and Extensions

Donut Hair Bun

Gorgeous Bronwyn Newport is seen here sporting her before and after shots of a donut style bun up-do for the San Francisco Ballet's Opening and Gala events that followed.  Hairstyle created by Sanctuary Hair Salon owner Mark Steven Lewis as seen in his photo essay of the style from start to finish.

Slate Gun Metal With Hot-Stained Raspberry

Sanctuary "Winter Colorland"

      Slate gun metal with hot-stained raspberry tones (notice her glasses frame colors are incorporated too) are highlighted with butters, honey and creme tones to finish this tri-colored weft of asymmetric lengths on Paulette's Sanctuary Hair Salon's "Winter Colorland" Design Collection for Winter 2013.

 "Winter Colorland" 

Modern Fringe (not Bangs)