| It's hard to underestimate the importance of good | | | | ridicule, where second-tier African American |
| hair when grooming yourself. Not to sound superficial, | | | | comedians trade insults and observations back and |
| but people notice hair that's out of whack in any | | | | forth... oh, wait. That's just the movie. |
| number of ways: if it's greasy, unkempt, "bedhead," | | | | The modern barbershop can take a page from |
| straggly, or otherwise disheveled. A bad haircut or | | | | yesteryear or it might be almost identical to a |
| the wrong haircut can distort people's reactions to | | | | hairstyling salon (minus the dying and texturizing |
| your face, as well. If your face is a work of art, the | | | | equipment.) The layout of the classic American |
| hair is its frame - and the wrong frame can make the | | | | barbershop isn't just famous, it's a part of our |
| viewer lose interest. As a practical example, getting | | | | national heritage. The rows of chairs and long, |
| his hair shorn into a "Caesar cut" in the mid 1990s | | | | photo-strewn mirrors, the shining tile floor, the |
| helped elevate George Clooney from occasional | | | | American flag on the back wall - you can imagine |
| guest star to leading man status practically overnight. | | | | with little effort. |
| So, getting your hair right means finding the right | | | | A good barbershop, by definition, is soaked in |
| style that will play to your own strengths. If you've | | | | masculinity, kind of like a bar without the booze. |
| got something straightforward in mind, something | | | | They've probably got old magazines to read, and |
| that echoes a more masculine approach to your | | | | pictures on the wall of past customers, and |
| image, you'll probably want to choose a barber over | | | | sometimes smoking is still allowed in the waiting area. |
| a hairstylist. | | | | Finding A Barbershop |
| Barbers Specialize In Men's Hair | | | | Though a vanishing breed, the classical barbershop still |
| The difference between a barber and a hairstylist is | | | | has a few outposts in most cities and towns. You |
| deceptively simple: a barber specializes in the cutting | | | | can look for them in the older downtown areas, or |
| and styling of men's hair. Unlike stylists, who also train | | | | typically in some of the older suburbs, too. |
| in coloring, texturing, and otherwise chemically altering | | | | Some modern barbershops are attempting to bring |
| hair for men and women alike, a barber focuses with | | | | back the old-school atmosphere while infusing the skill |
| laser-like precision on perfecting how to cut hair for | | | | sets of the barbers with hairstylist training, as well. |
| the guys. Men and women have different types of | | | | These new generations of barbershops combine that |
| hair and certainly have different shaped and | | | | classical setting with the latest technology and state |
| contoured heads, a good barber learns the | | | | of the art grooming tools and aids. So, choosing your |
| geography of the man's scalp like an expert | | | | barber is a simple matter of finding the shop you like, |
| navigator. | | | | and then selecting the men's hair expert that fits |
| The Barbershop Atmosphere | | | | your grooming campaign. |
| The atmosphere in Barbershop is one of playful | | | | |