RAZORS RAZORS RAZORS...NO CELIE HERE.
As frightened as I was last month to even place a razor in my hand, today I am free of all fear. The 14 strokes I have learned have allowed me to perform a close shave (no nicks or cuts), Thank the Lord. The first few times I performed a face and head shave, my hands would shake and my palms were sweaty, but my heart was calm and my mind was alert to the task at hand. I always reminded myself, "You better not cut him." I took myself back to the shaving scene in the movie "The Color Purple." I did have my Celie moment, but I cleaned my client up nicely and sent him happily on his way. Traditional Barbering is where its at. I feel that razor shaving allows me to explore my talent and is a more intimate approach to servicing my clients.
KEEPING UP WITH THE NBA FINALS...SIMPLE SMALL TALK.
My ability to converse with many groups of people and within many circles has truly freed me from the burden of boring my client to death. LOL. I found myself to be too silent when servicing my client, so I started watching the 2016 NBA Finals to try a find something to talk about with these gentlemen in my chair. If you truly know me, you will know I am far from a sports fan (other than my faithfulness to my Redskins #HTTR #FanforLife). But, I needed to talk and didn't really know where to start. Men like to talk too. Fortunately, no one has asked me any question other than, "Who am I going for?" My answer is Lebron, of course. LOL. But I don't think I could answer anything past that. Fortunately, I have had some very insightful conversations, some enlightening, some unnecessary, but all enjoyable.
CAeSARS, BALDIES, BEARDS!
So far I have had the pleasure of working on a variety of cuts. I am currently focusing on Baldies, Caesars, and Beards. Who knew a Light Caesar and Dark Caesar took so much practice, but they do. I love to finish my outlines with a nice razor. You better grab your optivisors for those Baldies; gotta catch that hair darling. As Instructor Chris Diaz would say, "I can braid that" if we see any extra stubble. But Beards are definitely the most scary, yet enjoyable. With a good consultation a beard can make your cut pop. I do not rush. I know with time I will become faster. Right now, my focus is skill. I like my clients to leave happy with each and every cut.
