Thanksgiving week has been a great week at metro FOR MEN. The shop has been very busy, staff is excited for the holiday and for being so busy, guests are happy, and me, I’m smiling. I love it when the shop is buzzing and the energy is high. I am thankful for being blessed with a […]
Part 3 – On to my skin care consultation with my guest who no longer “really” takes care of himself because he’s married. I discussed with him his hair and beard changes and then we moved on to his skin. We discussed his skin care regimen because he spends a lot of time outdoors and […]
I did a make-over for a new metro FOR MEN guest this week and had so much fun with it. Men’s grooming is my passion and love sharing my grooming tips. During our initial grooming consultation, my guest kept making the same comment over and over that his wife will be happy he is doing this […]
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Do you remember your dad using a shaving brush with a cup and soap? I do and I was never quite sure why he used a shaving brush. I have devoted the past 12 years of my cosmetology career to men’s grooming and I continue to learn every day about this niche market. I have recently learned […]
I am so passionate about the beauty and barbering industry and it angers me what some individuals are doing to it. I came across an article the other day that spoke of unlicensed professionals being hired by salons to provide services to unsuspecting customers. To be a cosmetologist or barber it takes 1600 hours and a full […]
What a great inspiring week. I attended Beauty Week at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas and had the opportunity to meet incredible individuals in this industry. The show opened with Tabatha Coffey from Tabatha’s Salon Takeover on Bravo. Ms. Coffey shared experiences she has had as a salon owner and pitfalls as well. […]
How do you know when you got a good haircut? In my 22 years of experience I consider a good haircut when, after the cut and the hair is toweled dry, the hair is styled without product and it looks like the requested style. Then styled with product, the product enhances the haircut. Men do not always […]
I conducted an interview with a stylist who is interested in joining the metro FOR MEN team the other day. In this interview I instructed the stylist on our cutting technique on a model he brought to the interview. The model stressed to me several times in the consultation what he did NOT want. It […]
Ask the Men’s Grooming Expert: Finding Solutions to Hair-Related Challenges Do you have a hair related challenge that you have yet to find a stylist that can fix it? As a stylist, my goal was always to find that challenging area and offer design solutions that could fix it. The other day I had a guest […]