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Steve Rowbottom and Jody Toner, from the Westrow Artistic Team, have unveiled their latest male collection – 'Structure'. Taking inspiration from recent Dior Homme fashions and combining it with structure and form of strong geometric shapes and a multi-dimensional texture.
Arjan Bevers brings a vision of edge and sophistication from Avanti Kappers salon in the Netherlands. From sharp angles to precise swoops, these men put their best foot forward with sleek contrasts, unconventional fading, and even an awe-inspiring topknot.
Urban Barbering Subcultures curated and crafted by Simon Khan
Sunday, 10 January 2016 13:41There are all kinds of subcultures in an urban jungle, each requiring a precise look and feel. Simon Khan has taken it upon himself to perfect as many of these as possible, all with chiseled silhouettes, flawless texture in honor of the men dominating the urban jungle.
Discover the New Marrakesh for Men Noble Molding Paste
Monday, 07 December 2015 12:22Marrakesh for Men has added Noble Molding Paste to its line up. Enriched with hemp seed and Argan oils, hair is kept in place through strong hold and no sticky residue. Noble is now the sixth product in the line that launched in August.
Wahl Professional appoints Tracey Nugent as Education Specialist for Wahl Men’s Method
Sunday, 29 November 2015 20:02In this newly created position, Nugent will help take Wahl Men’s Method to the next level as the driving force behind the sales and education at the school, salon and barbershop level.
How-To: Take a Walk on the Prep Side with Sam Villa
Thursday, 12 November 2015 15:53The 90’s are a massive influence on current trends – the era was marked by a poignant contrast of grunge and prep. The grunge aesthetic has grown wildly this past year and the European market picked up on the prep side.
Tthe original, the individual, the ‘standing out from the crowd’ style of a man. Six looks inspired on the urban nature of New York City by the one and only Uros Mikic of Kinky Curly Straight. Thanks to this collection, Mikic grabbed the Best Men Award at the coveted AIPP Awards 2015-2016.
Inspired by 'rocker styling', leather jackets feature throuhout and looks were worked with more of a wet texture, styled into different shapes for a moody, lived in, rocky edge. Working with all lengths and incorporating braiding techniques for a lived in an textured look.
The look is inspired by all the contrast in the city of Berlin. On one hand, you have the cleanness and high-end feeling of Kurfürstendamm and on the other hand the rough, dirty and subcultural feeling of Friedrichshain – intense, graphic, clean gentleman vs. the rough, wild, provocative and beast like.
Barber Extraordinaire! Joost Mulleman joins the Farouk Cancun Conference Lineup
Saturday, 22 August 2015 16:39Farouk Systems welcomes Europe’s barbering sensation, Joost Mulleman, as part of their educational team for this years’ Farouk Global Conferenceon September 18-22, 2015 in Cancun!