Paid in pages, honoured in Bath, parked in an Airstream: Barber News
A hairdresser who cuts for stories, a volunteer barber with an honorary doctorate, and a barbershop inside a retro Airstream: three stories about the...
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The Barbershop Leaves the High Street: A Theme Park, a Spa Hotel and a 5,500-Square-Foot Studio
Three openings in one month, none of them on a shopping street: an Airstream trailer on the car park of a German theme park,...
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World Beard and Moustache Championships 2027: Blackpool, and the German Village It Started In
The world championship of facial hair returns to England in 2027, at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool. Where it is, how often it runs,...
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What a Barbershop Actually Earns on Retail
Most shops treat retail as an afterthought. The math says it should be the second business, not a side counter.
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Beard Oil or Beard Wax: What Actually Belongs on the Shelf
Beard oil and beard wax get shopped like rivals. They are not — one conditions the skin daily, the other adds hold and shape...
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Beard Shapes by Face: What the Mirror Is Actually Telling You
A beard is a proportion tool. Which shape lengthens a round face, which softens a square jaw, which one to talk a client out...
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How to Trim a Beard: The Order That Prevents Mistakes
Trim dry, not wet. Start long, not short. Neckline before cheek line. The sequence that keeps a client from taking too much off —...
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The Goatee, the Chin Beard and the Van Dyke: What Actually Suits Whom
Four chin beard shapes, what face each one flatters, where the line should sit — and why the shape a client asks for is...
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Why Shower Gel Is the Wrong Thing to Wash a Beard With
Shampoo and shower gel are made for the scalp and body. A beard wash is formulated for facial hair and the skin underneath.
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