Elevate Your Grooming
Freestyle Fusion Head Piece blue/white typographic title with grey/white Terrier dog next to it & dog silhouette pattern style overlayed on a grey banner underneath title
by Blake Hernandez
Before photograph front pose view of a grey/white Terrier dog getting ready for a Freestyle Fusion Head Piece haircut trim
Before photograph side profile pose view of a grey/white Terrier dog getting ready for a Freestyle Fusion Head Piece haircut trim
Uppercase cursive letter I drocap in white and blue outline strokelove this head piece because it is low maintenance with tons of attitude, and can be done on all coat types and sizes. With the fusion muzzle perfectly fluffed straight and sculpted, the natural topknot texture coming through with its rough edges, and a dash of the unexpected from the tasseled ears, this trim is sure to delight!
Close-up front view of a grey/white Terrier dog being shaved in the top and bottom lip area with a blue haircut clipper blade device
01 To really make the expression pop and give the dog a nice and clean puckered lip, you’ll want to shave the top and bottom lip. I like to use a #40 blade. Be sure to apply enough pressure on the muzzle to keep the tongue where it belongs. When shaving, make sure never to go wider than the outside edges of either of the dog’s nostrils.
Close-up side view of a grey/white Terrier dog being shaved in the top lip hair area with a blue haircut clipper blade device
02 Pull the top lip hair back and use your comb to meticulously part a small portion of hair along the lip line down, and then trim it off with your #40 blade or a small straight scissor.
Close-up side view of a grey/white Terrier dog being brushed/combed in the lip/cheek area
03 The most common flaw I see with tassels is them starting too high up on the ear. The outside of my finger and the spine of the comb represent the tassel pattern about to be clipped with a #30 or #40.
Close-up front view of a grey/white Terrier dog being shaved near the eye area with a blue haircut clipper blade device
04 Connect the eyes with a clear path at a very short length.
Close-up side view of a grey/white Terrier dog being brushed/combed near by the eye area
05 This pattern line from the corner of the eye to the corner of the ear (zygomatic arch) is the transition line that I blend into from underneath.
Close-up front view of a grey/white Terrier dog being pressed upon by a person's thumb into the stop/eye area
06 To find the pattern for your muzzle shape, take your thumb and press it into the dog’s stop.
Close-up side view of a grey/white Terrier dog being pressed upon by a person's thumbs/hands into the muzzle area
07 Then roll your thumb down over the dog’s muzzle, and whatever is in your hand is muzzle hair for shaping. Everything that falls outside of this, you can clip off while blending into your zygomatic arch.
Close-up side view of a grey/white Terrier dog being shaved underneath the neck/throat latch area with a haircut clipper blade device
08 Always take the throat latch area super tight. With Schnauzers, I take it to the whisker hair underneath, just like their breed pattern.
Close-up side view of a grey/white Terrier dog being straight sheared cut with scissor on the outer outline edge of the ear
09 Now that the clipper work is done, use your small straight shears and outline the ears.
Close-up top view of a grey/white Terrier dog being straight sheared cut with scissor in the end of the nose area
10 When looking down at the dog’s muzzle, any hair that passes the end of the nose needs to be removed with curved scissors.
Close-up side view of a grey/white Terrier dog being full-bladed cut with scissor in the outside corner of the eye area
11 Take the outside corner of the eyes super tight with full-bladed scissors for a longer-lasting groom.
Close-up front view of a grey/white Terrier dog being full-bladed cut with scissor in the chin area/sides of the muzzle from the bottom
12 Use a curved scissor to take the chin nice and tight and blend everything into the sides of the muzzle from the bottom. Don’t trim any hair on top of the muzzle; only trim this hair when it reaches the outside of the donut muzzle perimeter line.
Close-up front view of a grey/white Terrier dog being sprayed wet in the topknot area by a dog grooming product in the person's hand to restore natural hair texture
13 To finish, wet the topknot back down so that it will restore the dog’s natural hair texture.
After photograph front pose view of a grey/white Terrier dog with the quick and easy Freestyle Fusion Head Piece haircut trim
After photograph side profile pose view of a grey/white Terrier dog with the quick and easy Freestyle Fusion Head Piece haircut trim
This is a quick and easy fusion trim with lots of spunk that is attainable for so many clients. You have to try it!
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