Join award winning pet stylist, Lindsey Dicken as she gives her own wispy haired Bichon Frise a fun makeover. The haircut is still reminiscent of Bichon styling; however, it has a bit of an Asian flair. The look she is going for is somewhat of an exaggerated cartoon look. To add even more fun, there is still left over color from when this dog was used in a creative demonstration. 

Lindsey shows you how to set-up this trim by taking the body tight with clippers. She then skims off the legs with guard combs creating flair towards the feet. She finishes styling the dog with scissors and large blenders. While she is working over the dog she's always keeping symmetry and balance in mind.

This is a fun trim that is easy to execute on a wide variety of dogs. In the pet grooming industry, Asian styling is hot. The premise behind Asian styling is not conservative breed standard trimming. Most of the time there's a real combination of short and longer sculpted fur.

Lindsey finds this haircut a nice mix between traditional styling and a comic book character look. This particular dog is very fun-loving and silly. Lindsey says this is a style that suits him very well. I'm sure you have many clients in your files with this trim would be suitable as well.

Approximate total running time:

Session A:  Setting the Body, Legs & Feet

Session B:  Styling the Head 

In this video you will learn:

•  how to skim with clippers to save on scissoring. 
•  how to trim full, round feet safely.
•  what can be a lifesaver on this type of coat.
•  what trick works well when rounding the head. 
•  what blenders are Lindsey's current favorites.

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