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How To Setup Good Barbing Salon In Nigeria And Make N600,000 Monthly

Barbers are millionaires! Have you heard this statement before and you are wondering how true is this? Maybe not but I can tell you that the statement is correct and I’m sure every Barber will agree to that too. Starting a barbing salon is not difficult and I am going to show you how.
I visit barbing salon every three days and each time I visit, I use to part with between N200 to N500 as service cost; sometime more, depending on the type of barbing salon. Let’s say, the average I spent on barbing weekly is between Six Hundred Naira to One Thousand Five Hundred Naira. It means In a month, I will spend N2,400 to N6,000… just only me.

Now, if my Barber has 100 other customers like me who patronize him monthly, he will be making between N240,000 to N600,000 monthly from these hundred customers alone! Do you now agree that Barbers are millionaires? Lets see if hundred customers monthly is realistic; if you divide 100 by 30 that will give you about 3.3 customers daily, and there is absolutely no barber that get only 3 persons to barb in a whole day, the least I’ve counted is 10 per day. If I ask the question again “Is 100 Customers realistic” based on this scenario ? I’m sure the answer I’ll get is emphatic YES!
Why are entrepreneurs overlooking this business that is capable of making them millions? Because it doesn’t blow whistles! People naturally like businesses that make lots of noises even if it doesn’t bring money, but would you like to go for business that make noises or the one that brings real money? Your answer is as good as mine. Now, lets take a closer look and find out what it takes to start a good Barbershop.
What You Need To Start A Barbing Salon Business
1. Learn to Barb – Spend three months or thereabout to learn how to barb, which is basically learning how to handle the clippers. Barbing is an art and a barber is an artist! It’s not just enough lo learn how to handle the clipper, you need to perfect the art of haircuts; like shaving, tracing the hair line, and trimming.

You can learn the basics within three months and then perfect your art as time goes one. But don’t forget that the level of your customer satisfaction will depend on how well you mastered the art of shaving, so don’t play with it. Some will even go as far as arresting you with police for spoiling their haircuts, and if you’re good your customers wouldn’t leave for anyone else.
2. Rent A Shop – Look for a decent shop in a shopping mall or any shop near you, make sure the shop is spacious to accommodate your customers and still have enough space for people to mingle around. It is very important because when you’re working on customers, you may have other customers on the waiting list. Spacious shop will afford you the space to put some chairs for you customers to seat on while they wait.
3. Paint Your Shop – Many local barbers are fond of painting their shops white. This is where you’d need to make yourself and your business stands out. chose some creative color combination for your painting, don’t just go for the norm, defy the norm and create your own style.
Your objective is to impress your customers, and there is no better way to do it than to make your business place stand out from the crowd.
4. Furnish Your Shop – Furnishing a barbing salon is quite simple and cost effective. Get a very good and comfortable revolving chair where your customers will seat on while you work on them. The revolving type make your work easier as you don’t need to move around, you can stand still and turn the chair to any direction of your choice.
You will need a table too, where you’ll put your barbing equipment for convenience access, and other chairs where your waiting customers will seat on.
5. Buy Original Clippers – You will need about two clippers, after working with one, you put it out for treatment then continue with the other. You will be switching between the two clippers. I said original because not all clippers are good.
Go for original Philips, it’s costly but well worth the money. Look for it at at original Philips retail shop. There is one in Allen Avenue. If you can’t find it, make do with other brands but make sure it’s original that will last for you and work more efficiently.
6. Get A Sterilizer – Due to the increased number of communicable diseases out there, people will be more inclined to patronize you if they are assured that your clippers are well treated and sterilized.
So, buy electronic sterilizer that you’ll use to treat your clippers and other cutting equipment when you finished using them on a customer before using them on another customer to avoid the spread of diseases among your customers.
7. Buy A Standby Generator – You do not need BIG one except if you can afford it, small generator of N10,00 to N12,000 is OK for the job. Generator is so important in the business of barbing that without it, you may not be able to do the business.
These are the major equipment, others are wraparound (minor materials like the cloth you’ll tie around the your customers to prevent the flying hairs from littering his body) hair creams, spirits, aftershave, and so on
With all these in place, you are ready to go and start making hundreds of thousands every month from this cool business. That’s all for now, let me see your comments on this.

It is “barbing salon,” “barbing saloon” or none of the two? Is the expression “next tomorrow” Standard English? What of the expression “An ABU graduate is ahead of you naturally”? Is it grammatically correct? For answers to these and other usage questions, read on.
Question:
Is it “barbing saloon” or “barbing salon”? Which one is correct and why?
Answer:
Neither of the two is correct. The conventional expression among native English speakers is “barbershop” or “barber shop” or simply “barber’s,” as in, “I went to the barber’s to get a haircut.” “Barbing salon” or “barbing saloon” are peculiarly Nigerian English expressions that no one outside Nigeria understands.
Two years ago, a recently arrived Nigerian immigrant in America by the name of Deji asked on a website where he could get a “good barbing salon.” “Does anyone know where i can get a good barbing salon?” he wrote. “I am a black guy and would like the best place around.” The responses were hilarious. “What the hell is a barbing salon?” someone asked. To which the Nigerian responded: “Well, you know what a Salon is if you haven’t had [sic] about barbing right? It’s Simple!!” Well, it’s not that simple, as another poster pointed out: “I do not think that word means what you think it means.”
Yes, “barbing salon” doesn’t mean a place where you get a haircut. In fact, as I will show shortly, it really doesn’t mean anything in Standard English. So when you are outside Nigeria don’t ever tell anyone you are looking for a “barbing salon” or, worse, “barbing saloon.” You won’t be understood, and here is why.
In Standard English, the verb “barbing” is never used in relation to the act of cutting the hair. “Barbing” means to provide with barbed wires, as the gates and fences of many homes in Nigerian urban areas usually are. In other words, “barb” doesn’t mean to have a haircut; it means to fit with barbed wires, as in “I barbed my house to prevent thieves from climbing over my fence.”
The verb used for cutting hair is “barber,” as in, “he barbers for a living.”
You are probably more concerned about the difference between a “saloon” and a “salon.” Well, a saloon is a place where alcoholic drinks are sold and served, what Nigerians call a “beer parlour.” Saloon is also the name of a kind of car. As you can see, combining “barbing” and “saloon” in the same sentence is one of the most meaningless expressions anyone can ever make in the English language.
A salon, on the other hand, is a place where women make their hair, do their nails, wax their bodies, etc. It’s also called a beauty shop, a beauty salon, or a beauty parlor. Of course, “salon” has other meanings, such as a place where works of art are displayed, a large sitting room for guests, etc., but it is most commonly used to refer to a place where hairdressers and beauticians work.
If you say “barbing salon” in any country where English is a native language, you might be understood to mean “a barbed salon,” that is, a salon that is fitted with barbed wires. That would be hard to even conceive of because salons are some of the safest places in the West; they don’t need barbed wires to protect them from criminals. So “barbing salon” is also a meaningless expression in Standard English.
Note that although salons cater mostly to women’s beauty needs, some of them also double as places where men can have a haircut. That doesn’t mean, of course, that you can call such places a “barber salon.” That would sound ridiculous.
In sum, it’s OK to say “barbing salon” in Nigeria because that’s what everybody else says, but be careful not to say that outside Nigeria if you want to be understood. Say “barber shop” instead.
Question:
Recently, Adamawa State Governor Bindo Umaru Jibrilla said “next tomorrow” during a speech when President Buhari visited Yola. Is that Standard English?
Answer:
No, it is not. “Next tomorrow” is a uniquely Nigerian English expression. The usual expression in other English-speaking countries is “the day after tomorrow.”
Question:
“An ABU graduate is ahead of you naturally.” What is wrong with this statement? Someone said the word “naturally” renders it less meaningful.
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with the statement as far as I can tell. I think the person who told you the appearance of “naturally” renders the statement meaningless has a limited understanding of the range of meanings “naturally” encapsulates. “Naturally” can mean “of course” or “as might be expected,” and this meaning fits well with the intent of the quoted statement. “Naturally” doesn’t only mean “according to nature.”
But as a graduate of Bayero University Kano, I would recast that sentence to “A BUK graduate is ahead of you naturally”! Seriously, though, it is a creative, punny bumper-sticker slogan that both implies that the car whose sticker you’re reading is ahead of you of course (that is, “naturally,” or “goes without saying” because you have to be behind the car to read the sticker) and that its owner is an ABU or BUK or UI, etc. graduate. “Ahead” here can be understood both literally (that is, his car has sped past you) and figuratively, that is, the quality of his or her education is worth more than yours. It’s just cheeky, good-natured humor.
Question:
I have a question about the usage of a particular expression. Which is the correct expression between “12 noon” and “12 p.m.”? And is there any rule binding its the usage? I am a graduate of linguistics and it has caused argument between my friends and me because I chose 12 noon.
Answer:
Both “12 noon” and “12 p.m.” are grammatically defensible, but saying or writing “12 noon” is preferred to “12 p.m.” because it helps to avoid confusion. That is why many style guides discourage the use of 12 p.m.
Technically, 12 p.m. can be understood to mean either the middle of the day or the middle of the night. If, for instance, you stay up at night until 11:59 p.m. and you get a call from your friend a minute later, would you say the call came at “12 p.m.” since it’s just a minute away from 11: 59 p.m.? Some people might say “well, that’s 12 a.m.” OK, how about if the call came a minute after 11: 59 a.m.? How can one defend insisting that 12 hours separate 11:59 a.m. from 12 a.m. even though they are both “a.m.”?
It’s in a bid to avoid this semantic confusion that style guides advise that we use “12 noon” or “12 midday,” instead of “12 p.m.,” for the 12 that comes in the middle of the day and “12 midnight,” instead of “12 a.m.,” for the 12 that comes at night.
Avoid the tautological “12 a.m. in the morning” or “12 p.m. at night” at least in writing.
Question:
I want to know the meaning of these terms: kindergarten, daycare, and nursery in relation to school. Is it true that lecturers are regarded as professors in America?
Answer:
In America, a daycare is a place where working parents take their children who between the ages of 1 and 3. At age 4, children attend what is called pre-kindergarten, usually called “Pre-K.” At age 5, they attend kindergarten.
“Nursery school” is a chiefly British English term for what American English speakers recognize as pre-K and kindergarten. Note that the British “nursery school” and the American pre-K and kindergarten are collectively called “preschool” in both British and American English. Children who go to preschool are called preschoolers.
To your second question, yes, it’s true that in American English anybody who teaches in a university is called a professor. “Professor” is used in the same generic sense that “lecturer” is used in British and Nigerian English. For instance, where a British or Nigerian English speaker would say “I have great lecturers in my university,” an American English speaker would say “I have great professors in my university.” I have written several articles on this. Search the archives on my blog at www.farooqkperogi.com.

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7 THINGS YOU NEED TO DO BEFORE STARTING YOUR BARBING SALON BUSINESS

1) Get The Necessary Skills & Training
You must offer your customers the best of services and there is no better way than to get the appropriate training.
A six months training in hair cutting, styling, treatment, and care will go a long way to set you apart from the crowd.
Much more than everyday style, you need to keep up with styles that are in vogue.
Read celebrity magazines, follow renowned hair stylists on Instagram and Facebook and see what their latest offerings look like.
And peradventure you employ a staff, get the best. Don’t employ rookies because you want to save cost. Protect your brand.
2) Get An Accessible Location For Your shop
If you intend to attract the choicest customers, your location must speak for your business.
Site your business in a clean, spacious and accessible location. Shopping malls are good locations but you can also find other wonderful locations to plant your shop.
It is always good to have a parking spot for car owners. Let them know you have enough room for them. This will go a long way to affect the way people patronize your services.
3) Setup Your Shop
What’s an idea without a corresponding action?
Now is the time for you to purchase your equipment and other important tools to get your shop running. For starters, you will need the following:
List of barbing salon equipment
1. Rotating/ Barber Chairs
2. Original Clippers
3. Sterilizers
4. Standby Generator
5. Electronic Sterilizers/ sterilizer kits
6. Beautiful Furniture
7. Standing fans/ Air Conditioners
8. Interior decorations
9. Cover Clothes
10. Long and wide wall mirrors
11. Hair Products & Cosmetics (Hair creams, Hair Sprays, dyes, relaxers, conditioners, Alcohol, etc.)
12. Head washing basin
13. Entertainment system
14. Waiting chairs
15. Lightning and wiring
4) Get A License
This is to avoid any form of embarrassment from anyone including government agencies and labor associations.........

How To Setup Good Barbing Salon In Nigeria And Make N600,000 Monthly

Barbers are millionaires! Have you heard this statement before and you are wondering how true is this? Maybe not but I can tell you that the statement is correct and I’m sure every Barber will agree to that too. Starting a barbing salon is not difficult and I am going to show you how.
I visit barbing salon every three days and each time I visit, I use to part with between N200 to N500 as service cost; sometime more, depending on the type of barbing salon. Let’s say, the average I spent on barbing weekly is between Six Hundred Naira to One Thousand Five Hundred Naira. It means In a month, I will spend N2,400 to N6,000… just only me.

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HAIR SALON OWNER SUCCESS – 5 TIPS TO ATTRACT CLIENTS LIKE CRAZY

Your Perfect Clients Are Looking For What Only YOU Can Provide
In your own mind, do you have a “JOB”, or do you own a business?
As a talented beauty professional, if you want to reach your full potential and prosper , realize that you already own your own hair salon. Even if right now you simply rent a chair in someone else’s dream salon, you own your skills, creativity, and spirit.
Whether you have a single chair or many chairs to keep FULL, as a hair salon owner, you must get REALLY GOOD at the ONE Magic Power of Successful Salon Owners!
You can SERVE anyone…
But who should you market to? Because your resources are limited, you must spend your time and money MARKETING only to your “ideal” clients. By having a clear message that attracts the people you want most as clients, you will create marketing that works .
You’ll have the right reasons to advertise.
What are the “wrong reasons” why you might advertise?
Someone shows up and sells you advertising. As the owner, you have no strategy or plan in mind. All this does is put money in the pocket of the agency that sold you the advertising. This just won’t work.
Your want or NEEDS customers. But the marketplace does not care about your wants. Successful marketing is not about you, it’s about your customers.
That’s why you need a real reason to advertise.
If your salon is for everybody, it’s for nobody. You must have a message that relates to a specific group of people who are interested in what you have to say. A great message is compelling. It answers the single most important question of all:
“Why should I choose YOU rather than any other
stylist (including choosing no one).”
To become the “Perferred beauty salon of choice…”
Make Your Business ABOUT Something
Look at what other salons are saying and doing, and do it differently. What problems do you solve? What dreams do you help to make possible? What transformation can you bring about in someone’s life?
Make Your Business FOR Someone
The best way to get more clients is to understand who your “ideal clients” are. Who are the people you can serve the best?
They are your “target market.”
5 fantastic tips to find YOUR perfect clients:
1. Think about a particular, favorite client. Someone you want to serve and have more of — just like him or her.
2. Who are they? Characteristics like age, male or female, type of hair, preferred services, and lifestyle are important factors for finding your target market.
3. People get personal services like hair, nails, and skin near their home and work. Take an afternoon and drive through the neighborhoods and business parks near your salon. Where do your preferred clients live, work and shop?
4. Who do you know? What associations do you belong to? Your church? Your school? Your neighborhood? Your activities? People in those groups who live, work, or shop near you is another source of new clients.
5. You can attract these prospects with your marketing materials – fliers, postcards, letters, and much more .
To succeed as a business owner, what you really need is to…

THE HAIR SERIES: I employ graduates in my salon – Mr Horpeyemi

ALL her life, Mr. has dreamt of making people beautiful. Today, he is the proprietor of one of Lagos’ biggest beauty parlours. The Ogoja, Cross River State born lady is a graduate of Industrial Chemistry from the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, former University of Technology. After getting married in December of 2004, the mother of three kid started her own business 2006, doing all kinds of beauty treatments as well as selling products. Excerpts:-
WHICH advice do you have to share with somebody who wants to start saloon business in Nigeria?
First and foremost, before you start any business in Nigeria you must have a certain amount of capital and the technical know-how of what you want to go into. The knowledge is very important because if you don’t have the knowledge of what you want to do, the people that run your business may end up ruining your business for you. Though you might employ others, those you employ may not have exactly, the type of vision you have.
Again, you have to get the personal drive to do it because without it there is no way the business will succeed. It is important.
Importance of capital
However, when all these things are there and there is no money, one cannot succeed but it is important that you know the business just as the capital is equally important.
What are the challenges salon businesses face in Nigeria?
The major one is that one has to deal with a lot of customers involving people from all walks of life such as bankers, lawyers, doctors, elderly and the young girls. When you are dealing with such categories of people, you have to come down to their level and flow so that you can offer their desired services.
Some people may come with a certain mindset and if care is not taken you run into problems with them. No matter the categories of customers we have, I try to maintain a very good relationship with all of them. Stylists are another challenge because you employ them and some of them don’t easily key in into the vision that we have.
They go left when at times one is going right. At the end of the day you might get a clash of opinions. I have to count myself lucky because I have good hands. Though we give the orientation, we have laid off almost 10 of them since we stared. My case is a little different because I am here most of the time. Another challenge is the environment because there is a lot of competition in this business.
Our Unique Selling Point is that we are knowledgeable in what we are doing. I have been in it since my secondary school days and I have come a long way and it is not really a problem for me. Another challenge is regular power supply; though we have it regular in this area and I think it is part of the challenges most people in areas where it is not regular face. Sometimes, we use the generating set.
How did you get into the salon business?
It has been my personal interest from secondary school. You know some people are scared of hair and they can’t really touch someone’s hair but it was different for me as I loved to work on peoples hair. Even when I got to service, I continued. I even got an award as the most industrious youth corps member in Anambra State in 2002. I started making money from fellow corpers by doing their hair.
Is hair salon business lucrative?
Salon is 100 % lucrative because it is a business that does not accommodate credit facility. It is not like every other business where people owe. Before you go into a beauty saloon to do your hair you must have your money in your pocket; so whatever you do you get paid for it. As a business person, I will not allow anybody to come into my salon to do hair on credit. Meanwhile people in my environment are well to do and most of them are exposed, so we find it very easy to deal with them.
Which categories of customers give you most problems to deal with?
I discovered that the elderly are most difficult to deal with when it comes to customer services. We have a lot of landlord’s wives and women who are much older than me. The easiest sect of customers to do business with is the students and the younger ones. They always have money and they cope with us.
If you were not a hair dresser, what else would you have got into?
I will do something that is my field and that is water production; I cannot produce water but I can do water treatment. I have not ruled it out completely.
Can you compare Salons in Nigeria with those in developed countries?
Yes, one can comfortably compare Salons in Nigeria with those abroad. I travel abroad at least two, three times a year and when I go I do a lot of hair there. When you talk about African styles we are better than them because it is our style which we know better. They are excited when they see what we do.
As a married woman, how do you balance your house chores and the salon business?
loving and considerate person. He cooperates and tries to see that he supports me in all aspects particularly in the business. My children are very independent as I have taught them from a very young age and so they can cope at all times.
I take off days (Mondays and Wednesday within the week to take care of the home. I cook the food and clean up the house and do some things the person helping me cannot really do. I also close early so that I can meet up with what is happening in the house.
What is your staff like?
I have a banker and we have 2 graduates who are trainees in make up. They are many who are educated but still want to get that vocational training. I really don’t look at where they are coming from; rather we change them and make them better. The people are doing very well in their different areas of endeavours.
What determines different styles in women?
Hair styles depend on the body type and the shape of the head. If the person is short and slim, I will prefer something straight and flat. I will rather prefer curly and long hair for those that are short and slim.
Those who have come of school and don’t have a means of livelihood should learn something and get a vocation. Right now I am enjoying the thing I learnt in the secondary school though the certificate is a plus as it gives an edge in the business. Younger people should be encouraged to have a trade in Nigeria.
How do you relax?
I like to go out a lot with my family. In Nigeria I like to relax at home and read newspapers. I read a lot.
What can you say about men who ask their wife to shave their hair due to economic reason?
I don’t think it is good for a man to tell her wife to shave off her hair for economic reasons. There are many hair dos one can do without having to spend a fortune. The woman’s hair is really her beauty.

20 Modern Preppy Looks
The Horpeyemi haircut, also known as the Princeton clip, certainly has its roots in everything preppy and Americana. But this look has evolved to suit a variety of styles. It can skew as hipster or athletic as you like.

Horpeyemi Haircut

Go for a classic Horpeyemi or introduce some modern touches to the style – combine it with a fade, try a shaved part, style with spikes or pair with a beard. Here’s a good list of ideas on the subject.

#1: Long Hopeyemi

This is the classic version of the preppy cut. We see this often on professionals and on celebrities too. To get this high-end appeal, get a semi-short or medium taper on the sides and back. Keep the shortest hair at a quarter of an inch and the longest hair at two to three inches.

#2: Stylish Quiff

While the Ivy League haircut typically
incorporates a side-part, it can be styled in many ways. The difference in length between the longer hair on top and the shorter hair on the bottom isn’t too drastic, but the quiff stands out. This modern version is swept forward for volume.
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#3: Short and Spiky Haircut
A short haircut is low maintenance and easy to style. But you have to make sure that it isn’t boring. This look uses just the right amount of pomade or styling cream to create volume. For a messy, imperfect effect, use your fingers—not a comb.
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#4: Ivy League with Side Part
Because of the side-sweep, this version reads a little more classic, but it’s also modern thanks to the low fade. Notice how the styling is perfectly smooth? That’s the work of a comb. Learn which tools help to provide the desired effect. You can add gel to the hair and then sculpt it with a comb.
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#5: Classic Smooth Ivy League
This Ivy League haircut has a key element—volume in the front. It’s not really that hard to achieve day-to-day when your stylist leaves that part of the hair longer, and your hair isn’t too thin. Simply use your fingers and some gel or holding spray. Five minutes with a blow dryer will also do the trick.
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#6: Ivy League Cut with Fade
To ask your stylist for this cut, say you’re looking for a deep side part and a regular fade that cuts to the skin at the temples and in the back. With the top hair about an inch and a half long, you can style it to the side, to the front, or (like here) a combination.
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#7: Ivy League with Mid Fade
This middle-high fade looks very modern with a beard. The clean lines around the temples and along the forehead keep the style city-approved. Use gel or pomade to style hair forward. With your fingers, pull hair upwards so it has texture and volume.
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#8: Ivy League with Clean Lines
This Ivy League haircut has clean lines and smooth styling—so it reads more urban and less preppy. For men with thicker hair, it’s easier to pull off very short lengths. Ask your barber for a fade that tapers down towards the nape instead of going straight across.
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#9: Close Cropped Ivy League
For a classic take on this hairstyle, don’t let it get too stiff. Use just enough product to achieve the side part. The front and upper sections of hair should be as soft and touchable as possible to stay true to the original look.
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#10: Forward Combed Hair Style
Combing hair straight forward onto the face was very popular in the nineties, and it’s quickly making a comeback. Why? It’s a playful look that is universally flattering. You’ll need to style your hair when it’s damp. If you wait until it’s dry, you’ll have a much harder time.
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#11: Short Cut Styled to the Side
With this Ivy League haircut, the hair on top is kept to a medium length, about one inch. The fade curves around the head, dipping towards the nape. With thick hair, you don’t have to do too much to achieve volume. Just use some mouse and you’re good to go!
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#12: Short Gelled Ivy League
For a super clean style, go ahead and reach for some gel. You’ll need a fine toothed comb and wet hair. Rub a bit of gel on your palms before applying so it goes on evenly. Then comb it through. Once it sets, don’t mess with it!
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#13: Spiky Style
This cut looks great on thick dark hair. The styling strikes the balance between messy and perfect. To achieve that difficult balance, comb everything forward with pomade and then, once it’s perfect, mess it up with your fingers a bit. With long hair, it’s easier to get the spiky look.
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#14: Side Part and High Fade
This high fade goes all the way to the side part for a look that is classic and modern all in one. Get the shaved part as an accent and enjoy your Ivy League haircut with a hipster vibe.
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#15: Rebellious Style
With a medium-high fade and long textured hair on top, this haircut style has tons of personality. While the spikes are defined, the overall styling is still touchable—not overly stiff. The trick is to use a texturizing cream instead of gel. You’ll be surprised at how well such products hold up throughout the day.
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#16: Faux Hawk Fade
Here’s a haircut that will show that you’re not too shy to be different. It tapers at the neck and fades to the skin on the sides. You get a subtle faux hawk effect that is just the right level of p***y: your girlfriend will love it, but your boss might not even notice.
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#17: Long Ivy League with Fade
Here’s an Ivy League haircut that works well with natural waves. While often considered a good haircut option for straight hair, clearly it looks great with waves too. Because wavy hair has natural texture and volume, you might not even need to use any styling products.
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#18: Ivy League and Full Beard
Well, hello beard! Ok, back to the haircut. Invisible side burns and temples that are cut to the skin are modern additions to any haircut (particularly those that are coupled with a beard). What’s really working with this cut is how the hair is styled both to the side and upwards. Genius.
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#19: Side Combed Crop
Super short takes on the cut look great with hair combed over to the side. Your daily maintenance will be a matter of minutes. The real commitment is going to your regular cuts. Plan to sit in the barber’s chair for half an hour at least once a month (twice if you can fit it in).
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#20: Short and Simple Ivy League
This Ivy League haircut has upper hair that doesn’t grow much higher than an inch, giving the whole look a much more athletic feel. Because it’s so short, this style looks great on a variety of hair types, from thick to thin and from straight to curly.
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So, which Ivy League haircut is your favorite? Suggestion: pick your girlfriend’s favorite (you’re welcome). No fancy degrees are needed—all you have to do is committing about five to minutes of daily styling and you’ll look stylish and professional.