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Why should I use Neck Strips? Neck strips are used to created separation from the clients skin and the haircutting cape. This way you can

My Favorite Hair Products! I think it is essential to have good products at your back bar as well as good products to sell to

Tools I recommend for a Barber Student Most students don’t have the budget to get all the new expensive tools and a lot of them

Offset Grip VS. Opposing Grip There are lots of different types of shears on the market. One way a shear can differ from another is

I was recently teaching a shaving class to prep a new group of cosmetology students for the state board test. One of the students in the class was left handed so I decided to go on google and look for a left handed diagram to print out for her but I couldn’t find one. All I saw was…

What Is The Length Of Your Shear? I was teaching a class recently and a student asked me about his shears. “I have a 7-inch

When I was in barber school there was a lot in my barber book that I didn’t pay attention to. I remembered what I needed for the test, took it, passed it and forgot the information after. I just wanted to cut hair and get my license. But later in my career I realized how important…

A lot of people get the term fade and taper confused. I hear it all the time at the barbershop with new clients. A new client will tell me they want a “taper” but really want a “fade” or vice versa…

People often come up to me to ask, “What clippers should I get?”. This is sort of a silly question because what your needs are, are quite different to my needs. Because of that I’ve put together 15 things you should be thinking about when deciding on your next clipper or trimmer…