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Guys’ Hair Is Getting Longer. Here’s How to Work the Trend.

If you want to know what’s happening with men’s hair, check with the men’s grooming pros at American Crew. They always have their fingers on the pulse of trends for guys. So when they say the latest trend is longer lengths in men’s haircutting—believe it.

Style

Urban Block Collection from Esquire: Merging Men's Classic Styling with Modern Looks

by Anne Moratto

Classic conk and pompadour looks from the '50s and '60s combine with the '80s classic hi-top fade in these sophisticated styles by Trevelle Baker from Esquire Grooming.

Events

2019 NAHA Finalists: Haircutting

by Lauren Salapatek

The Haircutting category features the best in haircutting artistry and design.

Cutting the Perfect Fringe: Video Tutorial

by Maggie Mulhern

Redken Artist Brayden Pelletier is known for his amazing cutting and styling skills. In this short video tutorial, Pelletier chats about creating and placing a flattering fringe for your client. The artist will be teaching a hands-on class at the Redken Symposium to be held January 20-22, 2019 in Las Vegas.

News

Blade Glide Plus by Jatai International

Jatai International

Blade Glide Plus by Jatai International is a silky smooth lotion that helps shears and razors glide smoothly through the hair and on the skin.

Scroll down to see this haircut in action! What a great idea! (Bring your sense of humor!)

Hair Cut Hack: How To Cut a Baby's Hair With No Tears

by Alison Alhamed

Squirming babies afraid of the scissor? Say bye-bye to crooked hair cuts and crying kids thanks to this genius idea. Watch it in action!

Style

Pivot Point Launches RECYCLE: A Men’s Trend from Pivot Point Italy

by Staff

Inspired by past designs, re-created for today’s man.

Style

Four Must-Follow Beard Grooming Tips from @thecutcoach

by Anne Moratto

To help your clients get the best experience for facial hair growth, we're sharing the top tips and tricks from Andis Company Educator Corey Bakon @thecutcoach , for creating the most stylish looks this season.

Sponsored by Sport Clips

Men’s How-To: Disconnected Textured Taper

by Staff

Learn how to do an all-purpose cut, including a shape-up for a second-day stubble from Sport Clips Artistic Team Member Erin Smith.

Tabatha Coffey teaches haircutting techniques in Cambodia while volunteering with Hair Aid.

News

Hair Aid: The Global Organization Teaching Cutting Skills to Impoverished Communities

by Maggie Mulhern

Learn more about Hair Aid , the Australian based non-profit designed to teach haircutting skills, through the expertise of professional hairdressers, to the people living in impoverished communities in third world countries.

Sponsored by Sport Clips

Perfect a Tapered Men's Cut, and 7 More Men's Grooming Questions, Answered

by Staff

Watch how to do a tapered cut with texture and hear Stacia Kelley's responses to seven men's grooming questions.

Razor Cutting 101 with Sebastian Artist Anthony Cress

by Anne Moratto

This Facebook LIVE is a full-on tutorial on how-to work with a razor, what kind of razor to use, and why a razor over a shears.

Hair: Sam Villa ArTeam; Makeup: Nicole Schimel; Fashion Styling: Brittany Hart

5 Tips for Getting Graduation Right

by Lauren Salapatek

Graduation is a great way to add interest to a haircut, especially shorter styles, because the variance in weight can be used to create cool shapes and accents. Andrew Carruthers, Education Director for Sam Villa, says there are five things to think about in order to execute graduation correctly.