Barbers were never Hairdressers
It may be the case that you can get your hairstylist to be a barber for you, but it's certainly not so that barbers are hairdressers.
For the older generation, the barber’s shop was the place for the male of the species to go for a haircut. Other male-only processes would also be available, such as a shave or a moustache trim. Hairdressers were, in those earlier times, solely for ladies, and the services on offer didn’t include anything so uninteresting as a haircut. The most vital purpose for a visit was to get a “perm” – more technically known as “a permanent wave”.
While the haircut at the barber’s shop was typically cheap, fast and efficient, the permanent wave was none of those things. Relatively dear, it also appeared to take a very long time, and involved much more technology than the barber’s scissors. It was obviously not efficient, because the permanent wave was surely not permanent. At least at the barber’s you did not have any illusions – you were not asked to pay for a “permanent short back and sides”. But the hairdressers was always a place for illusions and fantasy.
It’s a sign of the times that these are now places where you’ll see as many men as women. No longer content with an insignificant hair cut, and a chance to skim some ageing motoring magazines and girlie tabloids, the modern male now likes the chance to browse fashion magazines, and sip a caff latte, while he awaits shampooing, conditioning, trimming, styling, colouring, blowdrying and that’s just the hair. Hairdressers will also offer a bunch of other services, including spas, waxing, massage and manicures.
This changing market-place means that the barber has become something of an endangered species. The clientele gets steadily older, as do the barbers themselves, and each time they step into the barber’s shop, they’ve got even less hair to chop. The ubiquitous short back and sides is often the sole option available, as there’s nothing left on top. It is a slow activity all round, though, since there’s tiny hair to cut, and time even for a little price added, to trim the eyebrows, or other locations where hair growth is not especially looked for.
Younger guys should take the chance to visit a barber while they continue to exist. In fact , what’s the worst thing that may happen? It’s generally recognized that the difference between a good haircut and a bad one is only 2 weeks.
Do you need hairdressers or a barber when you want a hair cut then choose using an online directory.
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