Mr. Barber Please Don't Hurt Me

Mr. Barber please don't hurt me!

I'm writing this for both barbers and their clients. I'm tired of seeing so many people with scars/scabs around their hairlines from barbers who think they have to have the sharpest clippers in the world to give someone a good haircut.

We are not tattoo artists we are barbers. There is no excuse for causing your customers to have scabs around their hairlines. It's bad for business and painful to your clients.

Years ago in barber college I thought I was the best barber in the world. I had the sharpest clippers at the school, and I was giving my clients A1 haircuts, or so I thought. I started noticing that as I was edging them up they would wince or jump a little during the haircut. I also started noticing that my clients were returning with little bumps and scabs around there hairlines (red flag).

So here's what I did. Here is the secret, tell your barber about it or just come see me and I'll show you how it works. The sharp clippers catch the hair better and that is the reason why the line up looks better with sharp clippers.

So what if you took holding spray or spritz and sprayed it on your customers hairline? What if you then followed it up with a blow dryer so that the hair dried into place faster? What if you then followed that up with sharp clippers but not sharp to the point that you cause your customer any pain or discomfort? What if you then use your handy dandy straight razor without applying any water or shaving gel? Well my friends to answer your questions you will get an extra crispy line up fresher than a sliced orange on a Sunday morning.

Barbers try it out, clients ask your barbers about it. No more tattoo scabbed up hairlines. No need to scream when the barber applies alcohol, just fresh edge ups pain free.

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D.Banks

The best at helping you stay fresh

How to pick a good barber

I'm writing this because I see so many wack, wanna be barbers out there it's ridiculous. With so many scavanger haircutters out there and the lack of professionalism in the barbering industry. You the customer has forgotten what a good barber does and what a good barber looks like and let alone how to find one. So let me help you.

I'm going to assume that you are new to the city or your tired of the wack haircut or lack of respect you recieve from your current barber. So this is what you do:

Take out your handy dandy phone and google best barbershop in (insert your city) and hit search.

You are going to see google ads pop up, your also going to see 7 google places pop up and a list of websites best matching you're search.

Those top 7 google places are where you want to start. You want to check out those places read their reviews look at there pictures and then give them a call.

Here's a secret most barbers that are good are busy. So most barbers that are any good will have a scheduling system in place. If not you can easily spend an hour or 2 in a barbershop waiting on a barber. So ask the barbershop if you can schedule an appointment.

Next your going to show up at least a half an hour early and your going to sit and watch all the barbers in the shop.

Just because a barber doesn't have a good haircut does not mean he cannot cut hair and vice versa.

Watch each barber as he works. Notice if the barbers have their barber licenses displayed in plain view,  notice if the barbers are spraying their clippers and keeping there tools and stations clean.

If the overall atmosphere is clean and sanitary and the haircuts are good, stay and get a cut. If not tell the barber something came up and go to the next shop and repeat the process.

Note: You can always go to the mall or somewhere and find a person with a good haircut and then ask him who cuts his hair.  Make sure you go and see the barber in action before you get a haircut.

Hope I was helpful.

Dbanks the barber www.freshlyfaded.com