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Female Barbers Forging a Path

by Staff

Spotlighting two female barbers who #BreakTheBias in a male-dominated field.

Color

Curly Canvas: Formulas and Tips for Coloring Curly Hair

by Staff

Three artists share best practices for painting curly hair.

Stylist Spotlight

A Day in the Life of Editorial Artist Jalia Pettis

by Anne Moratto

An award-winning makeup artist and entrepreneur, Jalia Pettis shows us how she sets herself up for success, everyday.

Stylist Spotlight

On Fire with Festival Hair: Coachella Made this Stylist’s Dreams Come True

by Anne Moratto

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival was a dream destination for hairstylist @hairwithlinda. She brought her special brand of styling to the desert, designing some space bun, braid and extension magic.

Stylist Spotlight

The Amazing Makeovers of @studio_marteena

by Anne Moratto

Over a dozen dramatic shape shifts and color change-ups.

Stylist Spotlight

Building a Better Life by Barbering

by Elizabeth Yong Colabello

Southern California-based Barber Betty "Sharp" Hernandez made a major career change, from corporate concerns to creating crewcuts, and says that she appreciates the new found freedom, personal growth and creativity she’s experienced since she started barbering.

With clippers in hand, Faulkner cuts through stereotypes and all hair textures.

Stylist Spotlight

Cutting Through Stereotypes: Barber Kristi Faulkner

by Elizabeth Yong Colabello

Kristi Faulkner is a Culture Chameleon specializing in short, precision hair.

Stylist Spotlight

#BarberLife: My Daily Routine with Freddy Razo

by Nicole Davis

Barber, educator and Artist Connective Member Freddy Razo takes us through a day in his life as the Barber Education Leader for Paul Mitchell, the School Costa Mesa.

Stylist Spotlight

Kenny Duncan, NBA Barber and NAHA Finalist, Keeps Giving Back

by Elizabeth Yong Colabello

Duncan started the nonprofit Barbers Who Care in 2013 with the goal of raising the self esteem of the youth through grooming.

Stylist Spotlight

Barber Rich Mendoza Keeps it All in the Family

by Elizabeth Yong Colabello

NYC celebrity barber is always family first. “I became a barber because I needed to survive. Growing up my mom was a beautician and a single mom raising three kids. I dropped out of school and started working at a salon."

Stylist Spotlight

He's Uplifting the Next Generation of Barbers

by Anne Moratto

He's a popular nobody, a barber and educator who has combined humility with hustle and created a movement. And now he's launching a foundation to give back.

Stylist Spotlight

Working to Overcome the Racial Divide in the Industry

by Anne Moratto

"It’s about texture… and texture doesn’t have a race." In the days following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the despair being shared by so many also served to propel Rodrick Samuels, a barber, educator, and owner, into action.