The GS Salon Foundations Cutting
e-Manual
This is a 134 page comprehensive digital guide for all hairdressers.
It covers fundamental skills from consultation to technique, filling knowledge gaps and explaining the "when, how, and why" of hair cutting. It complements the Discover Salon Foundation Video Tutorial series.
The GS Salon Foundations cutting e-Manual is a fully comprehensive guide for anyone wanting to fill in the gaps of knowledge, the missing letters in the alphabet of foundations we all have with our craft.
Designed and created in conjunction with our Discover Salon Foundation Video Tutorial series this cutting manual offers far more than just learning to cut hair, it explores, explains and clarifies the when, how and why.
Whether you are just embarking on a new career journey in hair or wanting to refresh the information you may or may not have received, this e-manual will guide you through the fundamental from consultation skills and suitability to learning the concept of shape and discipline of technique.
You will begin to learn the art and skill of people, how to find your own models and emotionally read a client’s feelings which are the seeds of the Heart to Hand Philosophy!
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We believe in learning languages. Everyone has their own unique way of receiving information and we have now created this curriculum in the different forms of listening, watching, reading with the ability to use both manual and video content to allow the learner to use both left and right hemispheres of the brain for the information to not only be understood but importantly retained as well.
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Learn the Salon Foundation techniques in a simple step by step approach to accompany the video tutorials
Hand to Heart Philosophy
This is the foundation of our Heart to Hand philosophy, where connection and intuition are just as important as technical skill.
We emphasize emotional suitability before aesthetic suitability.
Consultation Mastery
You’ll learn how to interpret a client’s emotional state, body language, and facial features—because how a client feels matters more than how they look. This section teaches you to:
- Listen to what’s not being said
- Handle different face shapes with empathy and precision
- Build consultations that are intuitive and impactful