I knew there was some SMP work I just hated, esp those that feature such solid lines as to be unnatural. This video is describing exactly what I couldn't put into words. Thank you!
This is fantastic, I took some notes for myself that I'll share. 00:02 : The Faded Hairline 00:14 : Back in 2017 & 2018, all of the SMP stopped in one place. 00:20 : There was element of scatters where they break out dots and impression to make it further apart. A hairline need 3 elements: -shape -symmetry -finish Shape - you can choose different shapes, it can peak in, receded, or round Symmetry - you don't want crooked hairline, symmetry is important Finish - probably the most important thing of developing a hairline - when he was a Barber, even when he shaves somebody up he'd soft up the edges of any ridges to give that faded hairline - took this element into SMP and created this faded hairline All of the oldschool SMP looked like it was all finishing in the same place 1st session, use a lighter shade coming to the furthest point to where we want it Subsequent sessions, we're going to use a slightly darker treatment behind it. - might drop a few dots coming through - this is where the artistry comes in A lighter shade, a darker shade, and a slightly darker shade. This is pretty much the basic of it, but in order to create it takes some element of skill. You can continue this to the side profiles as well. The faded hairline is the #1 hairline in the world if you're talking about looking natural.
Hello! I have a couple of questions; - have you done smp on yourself? - how short are you suppose to shave? (With a razor or a trimmer works as well, 1-2 millimetres) - how many days ate you suppose to wait for the second session? - are you planning on visiting Sweden anytime soon? :p As always great video!!👌
Hello -Yes I have SMP through the top and crown area. -Depends on your type of Hairloss but usually shorter the better. - anything from 5 days to 2 weeks depending on your Artist. - maybe one day… I have plenty of guys travel over to uk from Scandinavia.
I have watched hundreds of SMP videos,including the ones teaching the process. And I am assured that Marc is the overall best SMP artist in world. (Not one of the best-best of the best) Unluckily, I don’t live in England, and cant afford the money(because of my countries shit economy). If I had a chance to get SMP done, I would go directly to Marc. Keep up the good work man. You are great at what you are doing.
These hairlines have made smp 100% natural and hard to detect instead of it being absolutely obvious. The thick straight coloured in hairline looked horrific. Now, with these hairlines, it looks superb and the ultimate solution to balding. Awesome.
I love your work, it's exactly what I'm working on. What needles and colours do you recommend? Especially for blonde, reddish and brownish hair types. I use the Bishop SMP pen with rechargeable battery.
....thats what I expected to hear ;O)....which needle size do you use for faded hairlines: 0401/0403 or what? If there will happen some blow-outs (surely you don't get them) which neutralizer is the best? Greetings from Switzerland! @@creativescalps5962
Hi, very impressive results . Could you tell me if there's any SMP artist in the North West of England ,that employ the exact same techniques as yourself. I'm tempted to come to you , but I'm a seven hour journey away . Thank you
Ive seen a thousand smp videos none of their work looks anything remotely close to what you do good sir , as a balding man your work gives us balding men hope if you ever open up an office in the States you have your self a client
@@creativescalps5962 love your work. I’ve learnt so much from your videos and I’m adopting your faded technique to all my clients here in Sydney, Australia 🇦🇺. Keep up the awesome vids
The smp looks realistic , not like many videos I've seen that have a strong 90 degree hairline that looks a bit off. The strange thing is even with bad smp jobs I've seen on TH-cam they talk about how happy they still are with it. At least with your videos other artists have to step up their methods.
A recent Swedish study found that tattoos caused a 21% increase in blood cancers and that the size of the tattoo had little effect on this percentage. I’ve also heard of people getting swollen lymph nodes as a reaction to the ink both with tattoos and SMP. My question is do you know the difference in ink composition and are SMP inks ‘safer’? Interested in possibly getting SMP in the future but as it’s a much smaller industry than the tattoo industry there’s little info on its safety, particularly over he long-term if you’re getting touch ups over the years.
Hello… Yes swollen lymph nodes is a rare reaction that people can get from the SMP . I believe this is more to do with the needle stimulation on the scalp than a reaction to the ink. Anyone who has had this reaction that I know of has reported that it lasted a maximum of a week and there was no problem. With regards to the ink and cancer, I’m no doctor but with SMP there is no contraindication as we are a lot shallower in the skin so should not enter the blood stream. SMP ink relative to tattoo ink should be classed as the same, we mix it for different shades differently but essentially it is the same product. I hope this helps ?
I knew there was some SMP work I just hated, esp those that feature such solid lines as to be unnatural. This video is describing exactly what I couldn't put into words. Thank you!
No doubt Marc is the best in the business. You can tell he really cares about the quality of his work. True artist.
On point ...So .. i am starting my SMP TEC journey & also feel the faded hairline is the most undetectable & natural looking.
That’s great
This guy is the absolute best smp artist on earth
This is fantastic, I took some notes for myself that I'll share.
00:02 : The Faded Hairline
00:14 : Back in 2017 & 2018, all of the SMP stopped in one place.
00:20 : There was element of scatters where they break out dots and impression to make it further apart.
A hairline need 3 elements:
-shape
-symmetry
-finish
Shape
- you can choose different shapes, it can peak in, receded, or round
Symmetry
- you don't want crooked hairline, symmetry is important
Finish
- probably the most important thing of developing a hairline
- when he was a Barber, even when he shaves somebody up he'd soft up the edges of any ridges to give that faded hairline
- took this element into SMP and created this faded hairline
All of the oldschool SMP looked like it was all finishing in the same place
1st session, use a lighter shade coming to the furthest point to where we want it
Subsequent sessions, we're going to use a slightly darker treatment behind it.
- might drop a few dots coming through
- this is where the artistry comes in
A lighter shade, a darker shade, and a slightly darker shade. This is pretty much the basic of it, but in order to create it takes some element of skill.
You can continue this to the side profiles as well.
The faded hairline is the #1 hairline in the world if you're talking about looking natural.
That’s good. This guy makes a really good point
It looks awesome, gives me hope if baldnes will finally find me
Hello!
I have a couple of questions;
- have you done smp on yourself?
- how short are you suppose to shave? (With a razor or a trimmer works as well, 1-2 millimetres)
- how many days ate you suppose to wait for the second session?
- are you planning on visiting Sweden anytime soon? :p
As always great video!!👌
Hello
-Yes I have SMP through the top and crown area.
-Depends on your type of Hairloss but usually shorter the better.
- anything from 5 days to 2 weeks depending on your Artist.
- maybe one day… I have plenty of guys travel over to uk from Scandinavia.
@@creativescalps5962 thank you for your reply! I might see you soon :D
Agree that faded headline looks mega 👍
I have watched hundreds of SMP videos,including the ones teaching the process. And I am assured that Marc is the overall best SMP artist in world. (Not one of the best-best of the best)
Unluckily, I don’t live in England, and cant afford the money(because of my countries shit economy). If I had a chance to get SMP done, I would go directly to Marc. Keep up the good work man. You are great at what you are doing.
Thanks man, really appreciate the comments 🤗
The goat 🐐. Cant wait for mine in Apr 2023
These hairlines have made smp 100% natural and hard to detect instead of it being absolutely obvious. The thick straight coloured in hairline looked horrific. Now, with these hairlines, it looks superb and the ultimate solution to balding. Awesome.
Awesome, thank you 🙏🏼
Magnificently explained. Out of curiosity, do you use single needle or three needle?
3 point needle 👍🏼
Nice work man..is faded hairline same as some would say a broken hairline?
Similar but no , faded hairline has a lighter shade at the front..
I love your work, it's exactly what I'm working on. What needles and colours do you recommend? Especially for blonde, reddish and brownish hair types. I use the Bishop SMP pen with rechargeable battery.
Yes and we use Bishop Shades for ink
....thats what I expected to hear ;O)....which needle size do you use for faded hairlines: 0401/0403 or what? If there will happen some blow-outs (surely you don't get them) which neutralizer is the best? Greetings from Switzerland! @@creativescalps5962
Yessss great information
The one thing people don't talk about enough is the shine under certain lighting
Hi where do you get your glasses please, they are cool.
I am looking at coming to your salon
Tom Ford glasses 🤓
Do you recommend using a razor or trimmers with SMP?
Either or… depending on your native hair.
Lots of guys prefer using a rotary shaver such as the skull shaver.
I’m from chicago and I would love to come to the UK to get my treatment at your clinic
How do I contact you to get more information?
Please call or message our PA Sara on +447817916954
Hi, very impressive results . Could you tell me if there's any SMP artist in the North West of England ,that employ the exact same techniques as yourself. I'm tempted to come to you , but I'm a seven hour journey away . Thank you
I couldn’t tell you for sure, I know there’s some that have had a little training with me
Ive seen a thousand smp videos none of their work looks anything remotely close to what you do good sir , as a balding man your work gives us balding men hope if you ever open up an office in the States you have your self a client
Thankyou. We have a Creative Scalps clinic in Arizona ..
Excellent work Marc, any plans on adding the Aussie flag to that shirt mate.
Haha long commute that one. You never know eh … 🇦🇺
@@creativescalps5962 love your work. I’ve learnt so much from your videos and I’m adopting your faded technique to all my clients here in Sydney, Australia 🇦🇺. Keep up the awesome vids
I dig your glasses. Brand? Model?
Tom Ford
Hello Marc, I really love your work. Just wondering can I get a quote if I send a photo of my hair ?
Yes please contact my PA hello@creativescalps.com or WhatsApp +447534368787
Great video mate, where are you based? Thanks
Hey we are based near London Gatwick UK 🇬🇧
YOU ARE THE BEST 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Mate, do you work in the UK? I really wish to have a meeting wirh you
Yes we are based in the UK. Crawley, near Gatwick AirPort
What are the difference in shades that you use one or two shades difference or or more?
Usually 1 shade difference on each session
is there a way to fix this? if you got a straight hard line can you make it a faded natural one?
Yes if there is room to work with 👍🏼
Where did you buy your glasses
Tom Ford
@@creativescalps5962 thanks your work is next level
@@franksmith7390 they look like Tom Ford Jacob glasses but not 100%
@@creativescalps5962
Which tom Ford are they
Hi Marc, I live in NY. Is there someone you can recommend for a natural/feathered hairline in NY?
Hello
We have Johnny based in Alabama Creative Scalps if you don’t mind a little travel ?
@@creativescalps5962 haha yea that would be a little far, especially given there should be someone good in NYC.
is it possible to soften a hairline after a previous smp treatment?
It’s possible yes. Easier if there’s some room to work with, if current hairline isn’t too low .
The smp looks realistic , not like many videos I've seen that have a strong 90 degree hairline that looks a bit off. The strange thing is even with bad smp jobs I've seen on TH-cam they talk about how happy they still are with it. At least with your videos other artists have to step up their methods.
Yes it’s all in the eye… and some people see differently to others ..
A recent Swedish study found that tattoos caused a 21% increase in blood cancers and that the size of the tattoo had little effect on this percentage.
I’ve also heard of people getting swollen lymph nodes as a reaction to the ink both with tattoos and SMP.
My question is do you know the difference in ink composition and are SMP inks ‘safer’? Interested in possibly getting SMP in the future but as it’s a much smaller industry than the tattoo industry there’s little info on its safety, particularly over he long-term if you’re getting touch ups over the years.
Hello…
Yes swollen lymph nodes is a rare reaction that people can get from the SMP . I believe this is more to do with the needle stimulation on the scalp than a reaction to the ink. Anyone who has had this reaction that I know of has reported that it lasted a maximum of a week and there was no problem.
With regards to the ink and cancer, I’m no doctor but with SMP there is no contraindication as we are a lot shallower in the skin so should not enter the blood stream.
SMP ink relative to tattoo ink should be classed as the same, we mix it for different shades differently but essentially it is the same product.
I hope this helps ?
Awesome mate. You definitely know what you’re talking about! Unfortunately, i’m too much of a chicken to get this procedure done
I see UAE flag on your t shirt. Are you guys also based in the UAE?
Hello yes we are opening soon in Dubai. Please email dubai@creativescalps.com
Excellent job, where do you work, do you have offices in Miami, Florida, or do you recommend someone who does a job as good as the one you do?
1:59 seems really dotty, this is what I’m most fearful of, fake looking thick dots.
They're fresh dots, when it heals they shrink and lighten when the skin heals over the impression.
I agree, those very defined hair lines look fake.