How To Find A Quality Barber When Traveling [0:00:00]
[Music] Antonio: Good morning, gentlemen.
I’m in sunny San Diego, California.
And, I’m on the road traveling, but I need a shave, I need a haircut.
How to get this done on the road?
How to find a barber, a stylist that’s going to give you the perfect cut?
I found a barber shop, let’s go try them out.
[Music] Gentlemen, Antonio here and today, I’ve got my good friend, Tyson.
We’re talking about how to select the barber when you are traveling, how to be able to
find a stylist that’s going to be able to give you the perfect haircut.
Now, I know a lot of you guys who are on the road and you need to get a haircut, but you’re
a little bit worried about, okay, is this guy going to mess up my hair, what is going
to happen?
What I love about what Tyson does here is he pays attention to the details, he cares
about, you know, just really making these guys look great.
So, the first thing I would say to you, guys, when you’re out there looking for a stylist
or a barber, don’t fall into your limited belief system that I only – I’ve got an
old school barber back home in Oklahoma, I’m visiting California there’s no way I’ll
ever try a stylist.
No, flip that and say, you know what?
This is the perfect opportunity for me to try something new.
What for you is the difference between a stylist and barber, Tyson?
Tyson: For me, I think the main thing is oftentimes barbers just do clipper cuts.
Antonio: Okay.
Tyson: They sort of veer away from scissors.
Hairstylists tend to veer away from clipper cuts, they kind of scare them.
The best thing about having someone who’s a barber and a hairstylist, you get the best
of both worlds.
You get clippers, you get scissors, you get the straight edge razor.
Hairstylists are not allowed by law to use the straight razor, so that’s the main thing.
Antonio: Okay.
What about these online reviews?
So, if you see like a barber or a stylist maybe has -- in a small town and they’ve
got two reviews; one is negative one is positive.
Tyson: One probably I will veer away from.
Antonio: Yeah.
Tyson: I’d look for more for someone with forty positive reviews and two negative reviews.
You know but keep in mind, reviews generally are complainers.
People that had a great experience don’t usually review.
Antonio: Now, when I came in one thing I love about Tyson is that you – we talked about
his paying attention to the small details.
But, you showed me your comb, you’re like I go with a lighter colored comb for my hair
type because he wants to be able to see the contrast.
Tyson: Other details I would look for because I’ve seen germs and disease, not in my shop
because I’m very careful, but you want to look for a barber that’s very hygienic.
Antonio: Okay.
Tyson: So, the first level is disinfection.
The second level is sanitization.
The third level which isn’t required by law...
Antonio: Okay.
Tyson: Sterilization.
Antonio: And so...
Tyson: I would want someone who sterile.
Antonio: Now, whenever the barber takes and he dips the tools in the barber...
Tyson: That’s sanitizing.
Antonio: Saniti...
And that’s at least what you need to see, right?
Tyson: That’s the most the state requires, but I like to do what hospitals do and sterilize.
Antonio: Okay.
Tyson: So, what I would like when I look for a barber, I want it to be clean, I don’t
want to see hair, I want to see minimalistic shop.
Antonio: Okay.
Tyson: Here I believe that the client is the artwork, so I try to keep it as stark as possible
and everything that I could sterilize from the counters to my chairs.
Antonio: So, you see a guy not cleaning his tools after, you know, going from haircut
to haircut, you see also hair all over the place different colors hair.
It’s probably something that you may want to avoid this place.
Tyson: I would.
Antonio: What are some other things we can look at and kind of zero in on whether or
not this guy is good or not?
Tyson: You want a barber or a hairdresser that’s going to ask questions.
Antonio: Okay.
Tyson: Consultation is the most important part.
Antonio: And we talk about that like that was something you spent a lot of time before
he even cut my hair.
He was asking me, well, let’s talk about this, what do you think about that.
I mean, really these were great questions.
You want to find a professional that’s going to zero in and help you pinpoint truly what
you want, so you can then get what you want.
A lot of us, again, walk in with no idea and then we’re surprised when we leave that
like, oh, man, I don’t like it.
Well, you never gave the guy, you know, much...
Tyson: Bring pictures.
Antonio: Pictures.
Okay.
Tyson: Pictures are great and they’re also terrible.
It’s the barber’s responsibility to say, hey, you’re not David Beckham.
Antonio: Yeah.
Tyson: But, this is what I could do for you and set reasonable expectations...
Antonio: Now, what I...
Tyson: For the client.
Antonio: Now, what I’ve done personally is after I’ve gotten a great haircut, I
actually not only have taken a picture of me with that haircut, I’ve actually had
video taken...
Tyson: Very good.
Antonio: Going all the way around.
Tyson: And that’s the best thing you could show your barber.
Antonio: This goes back I think to your earlier point about...
Tyson: Communication.
Antonio: Communication.
You want to make sure that you’re voicing your opinion early on and that you’re going
back and forth.
Do you ever feel it’s okay for a guy to say, stop, this is not going well.
I’m going to leave.
Tyson: I think that’s great.
I think more people should say that.
Antonio: Okay.
Tyson: It’s okay to sit down and say, “You know what?
I don’t think this is going to work, Mr. Barber.”
Or, “Mr. Barber to say, you know what, client?
You have unreasonable expectations; maybe it’s not a match.”
[0:05:03] Antonio: What about the details?
What are the other little details we could look at when you’re walking into a barbershop
and you know this place is good to go?
Tyson: The details I find in a haircut that a lot of people leave out, ear hair, nose
hair, hairs along the nose.
Antonio: Eyebrows.
Tyson: Eyebrows.
I do a lot of waxing.
Antonio: Okay.
So, if a guy – if you’re speaking with a professional and he’s like, I don’t
touch that stuff, maybe...
Tyson: I wouldn’t go to that guy because there’s nothing worse than seeing a fresh
haircut, but there’s unruly hairs coming out of your nose.
Antonio: Now, let’s talk about the type of shop.
I know a lot of you guys like to go to an old school barber, some of you guys want to
go to a modern stylist.
Now, some of you guys are hipsters and you’ve really into that whole new hipster’s vibe.
So, if you’re to walk into an old school barber shop and the guy is let’s say he’s
65 years old and he’s been doing this, you know, he’ll tell you I’ve been doing this
for forty years.
Is it something that you think someone if they like a more stylistic type of...
Tyson: That’s not who I would go to.
Antonio: Exactly.
Tyson: I would look at the barber how they’re dressed, what they look like.
You don’t want to walk in and see someone dressed say in flip-flops and shorts -- board
shorts unless that’s something you want.
Antonio: Yeah.
I guess coming from ocean beach and you’re in the beach.
Tyson: Yeah.
San Diego you might want a barber wearing flip-flops.
Antonio: But, you’re saying, hey, I like the feeling that this guy is giving off based
off of his own appearance.
Now, price, this is actually where really you can figure out the match and somebody
that’s looking for an $8 haircut, they’re not really going to probably get consultation.
Tyson: Their expectations are probably lower.
Antonio: Yeah.
It’s just simply I need a regulation cut, give me, boom, I’m out the door quick fast.
We’re talking factory work.
Now, if you’ve got a barber that’s charging $50 a cut.
You know this is something that you should expect a higher level consultation.
With the amount that you’re going to be spending, it should also be something that
they’re making the time for you.
So, let’s talk about appointments.
Tyson: Appointments.
I think if you really want a good haircut and you’re not going for the Camp Pendleton
marine look, you have to be...
Antonio: Which is not bad by the way.
Tyson: Which is not bad.
Antonio: Yeah.
But, it just depends on where you’re at in life what you’re looking for.
Tyson: You might not want to pay $30 to $50...
Antonio: Yeah.
Tyson: For a simple fade.
Antonio: Exactly, when you can get that for $8 or $10 at the Px.
When I looked at your shop online, I’m like, okay, like he only works by appointments.
Basically, you are screening people before you allow them to come to your shop.
Tyson: Absolutely.
Antonio: And, it’s also something that you’re giving yourself enough time to work with each
person and you don’t have to worry about a line or that the guy -- you know one thing
I hate is whenever there’s big line and I’m getting my haircut because guess what
I’m less likely to do?
I’m less likely to communicate because I feel the pressure like I don’t want to be...
Tyson: You got a bunch of guys sitting there waiting to get in.
Antonio: Yeah.
I don’t want to that guy that’s holding things up...
Tyson: And then, you end up leaving unhappy.
Antonio: Yeah.
Tyson: That’s why I think the sign of a really good barber or technician is they’re
booked, they busy.
You kind of get what you pay for in a lot of instances and this is one of them I believe.
There’s a reason why that’s barber is booked.
Antonio: Well, guys, if you want to learn more about Tyson, go check out his shop.
I highly recommend it.
Now, Tyson, your website is?
Tyson: TysonHair.com.
Antonio: Yeah.
You should go check it out, guys.
And if you’re in San Diego, drop in by appointment, right?
[Laughs] Tyson: Call us, by appointment only.
Antonio: Yeah.
All right, guys.
Take care.
I will see you in the next video.
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