Here's what I did for this beauty:
She came all the way from Atlanta wanting something natural, lightweight, and easy to wear. No fuss. No heavy hair. Just something she could move around with her fingers and still look good.
So I built her a removable pixie quick weave with a fox hawk finish — and here's exactly how I did it:
The Installation:
Starting with 27-piece Janet hair in medium length — back and sides first, always. I created a V-shaped glue guideline so my track placement was clean and precise from the start. Two tracks flush to the forehead in the front before moving to longer pieces. Lace closure for a realistic scalp — not the standard quick weave closure because lace gives that natural finish clients come back for.
The Cut:
This is where most stylists miss it.
I never use regular shears for this type of cut. I use my feather razor and tinkle razor because they give a softer, more natural layer — no choppy lines, no gaps, no hard edges.
I created a horizontal guideline first. Then I cut the layers from that guideline all the way around — front, sides, back. The fox hawk tail in the back was all feather razor — light pressure, following the guideline, letting the tool do the work.
For the sideburns, I brought the angle forward so they wouldn't be too wide. Natural. Blended. Like it grew that way.
Thinning shears at the end to clean up and even everything out — because a good cut should look clean, not choppy.
The Finish:
After the curl, she could move this hair around with just her fingers. No comb needed. That's how you know the cut is right.
She said it looked too neat at first — so I loosened it up a little. And honestly? Both versions looked good. That's the point. When you have a good cut, you can style it a hundred ways and it still works.
And I teach the complete system inside SQW Custom Wig Making & Styling Workshops.
https://networq.co/groups/salonqualitywigs
She came all the way from Atlanta wanting something natural, lightweight, and easy to wear. No fuss. No heavy hair. Just something she could move around with her fingers and still look good.
So I built her a removable pixie quick weave with a fox hawk finish — and here's exactly how I did it:
The Installation:
Starting with 27-piece Janet hair in medium length — back and sides first, always. I created a V-shaped glue guideline so my track placement was clean and precise from the start. Two tracks flush to the forehead in the front before moving to longer pieces. Lace closure for a realistic scalp — not the standard quick weave closure because lace gives that natural finish clients come back for.
The Cut:
This is where most stylists miss it.
I never use regular shears for this type of cut. I use my feather razor and tinkle razor because they give a softer, more natural layer — no choppy lines, no gaps, no hard edges.
I created a horizontal guideline first. Then I cut the layers from that guideline all the way around — front, sides, back. The fox hawk tail in the back was all feather razor — light pressure, following the guideline, letting the tool do the work.
For the sideburns, I brought the angle forward so they wouldn't be too wide. Natural. Blended. Like it grew that way.
Thinning shears at the end to clean up and even everything out — because a good cut should look clean, not choppy.
The Finish:
After the curl, she could move this hair around with just her fingers. No comb needed. That's how you know the cut is right.
She said it looked too neat at first — so I loosened it up a little. And honestly? Both versions looked good. That's the point. When you have a good cut, you can style it a hundred ways and it still works.
And I teach the complete system inside SQW Custom Wig Making & Styling Workshops.
https://networq.co/groups/salonqualitywigs
Here's what I did for this beauty:
She came all the way from Atlanta wanting something natural, lightweight, and easy to wear. No fuss. No heavy hair. Just something she could move around with her fingers and still look good.
So I built her a removable pixie quick weave with a fox hawk finish — and here's exactly how I did it:
The Installation:
Starting with 27-piece Janet hair in medium length — back and sides first, always. I created a V-shaped glue guideline so my track placement was clean and precise from the start. Two tracks flush to the forehead in the front before moving to longer pieces. Lace closure for a realistic scalp — not the standard quick weave closure because lace gives that natural finish clients come back for.
The Cut:
This is where most stylists miss it.
I never use regular shears for this type of cut. I use my feather razor and tinkle razor because they give a softer, more natural layer — no choppy lines, no gaps, no hard edges.
I created a horizontal guideline first. Then I cut the layers from that guideline all the way around — front, sides, back. The fox hawk tail in the back was all feather razor — light pressure, following the guideline, letting the tool do the work.
For the sideburns, I brought the angle forward so they wouldn't be too wide. Natural. Blended. Like it grew that way.
Thinning shears at the end to clean up and even everything out — because a good cut should look clean, not choppy.
The Finish:
After the curl, she could move this hair around with just her fingers. No comb needed. That's how you know the cut is right.
She said it looked too neat at first — so I loosened it up a little. And honestly? Both versions looked good. That's the point. When you have a good cut, you can style it a hundred ways and it still works.
And I teach the complete system inside SQW Custom Wig Making & Styling Workshops.
https://networq.co/groups/salonqualitywigs
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