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Top 5 Rules for Winning at the Barber Game

Barbering is a pretty simple game. And like any other game, the barbering game has rules. It is nice to win, but you have to follow the rules in order to do so. Here are my top-five rules for playing the barber game.

The BaBylissPRO Original FX765 Trimmer

BabylissPRO

The BaBylissPRO Original FX765 Trimmer is a professional tool for tattooing, outlining, all-around detailing and other fine work. This trimmer is both powerful, durable and features an adjustable zero-gap T-blade.

Style

Top 5 Old Barber Guy Tricks

by Ivan Zoot

I started with a cosmetology license a long time ago. Thirty years later I am an old barber guy. Along the way I have learned a few old barber guy tricks.

Style

Breakthrough: Researchers Find Causes of Balding and Gray Hair

by Lauren Salapatek

Promising news for people who experience graying hair or balding is finally here—and it was actually discovered accidentally! Who knew?

Style

How to Talk to Men About Thinning Hair

by Lauren Quick

Talking to men about thinning hair takes a certain kind of finesse—educate yourself first, establish a strong relationship with your client and go from there.

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HOW-TO: 'Pomp & Circumstance' Pompadour by Living Proof

by Lauren Salapatek

Pump it up with a pompadour! Jerome's hairstyle by Living Proof commands the room without a word.

Style

Living Proof's Style Lab Molding Clay

Living Proof

Living Proof's Molding Clay is an easy-to-use solution for women and men with cropped haircuts who crave a sculpted style that lasts. It’s formulated with a temperature-sensitive polymer blend that helps you create and keep a style in place.

Russell Cordeiro consults with his client, Jimmy Fallon.

News

18.21 Man Made Grooming Gives Jimmy Fallon the Summer 'Stache

by Anne Moratto

The Tonight Show’s Jimmy Fallon started growing a beard on Memorial Day. When he was ready to shave it off but keep his ‘stache, Brooklyn barber Russell Cordeiro , of Art & Autonomy Salon in Manhattan and Persons of Interest Barbershop in Brooklyn, was brought in to perform some grooming goodness.

Rodrick Samuels onstage for Andis at Premiere Birmingham 2014.

Events

Premiere Birmingham Announces Men's Grooming Competitions

by Lauren Quick

Premiere Birmingham, Oct. 22-23, 2017 in Birmingham, AL, has announced it will host Andis men's grooming competitions at this year's show.

Style

Top Tips for Making Men Feel At-Home and Valued in the Salon

by Michaela Kwoka-Coleman

In honor of National Men's Grooming Day, 18.21 Man Made Grooming offers their top tips to build loyalty, increase referrals, and give male clients the complete grooming experience.

The BBA Hall of Fame photo shoot took place in March 2017. It brought together BBA Hall of Fame...

Style

Proper English Gentleman: The British Barbers Association Hall of Fame Collection

by Anne Moratto

A collaboration of artists has created a collection of looks that combine the best of old-world barbering with modern trends.

Wellness

How One Solo Artist Barber Made the $12 Men’s Cut a Thing of the Past

by Victoria Wurdinger

When the profession is hot but the haircut prices are not, it’s time to up your game. At Roc’s Barber Shop within iStudio Salons in Orlando, Florida, Wahl Ambassador Berman Rodriguez (@Rocdizz) got out of the $12 men’s cut zone with key six steps that anyone can use.