Bad Haircut EMERGENCY Action Plan What To Do When Your Barber SCREWS UP Your Hair
[0:00:00] Antonio: I am so sorry.
If you’re watching this video, yeah, my condolences because most likely you just got
a bad haircut.
Don’t worry, in today’s video, three immediate actions you can take to fix that bad haircut.
[Music] Step number one to fixing a bad haircut is to acknowledge that you’ve got a bad
haircut and to communicate that with the stylist or the barber.
This sounds obvious, but so many guys they are not even paying attention while they’re
getting their haircut.
They – the barber has – shows them the mirror says look at this and they look at
it but they don’t really or they don’t even notice that, hey, they just wanted a
little bit off the top and all of his hair is falling to the ground.
When you noticed that things are not going in the direction that you expect, stop the
process right there.
Communicate, talk with the barber and let them know what’s going on that you’re
a little bit worried or this isn’t normally what happens.
But, let’s say it’s already after the fact, in fact, you’ve gotten up you looked
at yourself in the mirror and you’re like, wow, this isn’t what I expected.
Don’t be afraid to ask and to get what you want.
So many guys they don’t want to be that guy they don’t want to be a complainer.
This is important because the barber or the stylish you’re working with, they want you
to be happy and this is something that you – they can’t read your mind, you’ve
got to communicate with them.
Also, don’t be afraid to ask for a re-cut.
And if you’re going to get a re-cut this is something maybe you’ve already left the
chair, you’ve even left the barbershop you went home for an hour you washed your hair
and you realized, this is not what I’m looking for.
Okay.
So, let’s ask, do you have a relationship with this barber?
Do you still trust this stylist that you just worked with?
If the answer is yes, then communicate talk to them maybe go to them for a re-cut, but
I know a lot of people I’ve had this happen to me.
I’m traveling I don’t know this person and this was the first time I cut with him
and it wasn’t what I wanted.
In this case, I’m going to start calling around and what I’m looking for is to talk
to somebody about getting a re-cut.
And this takes me to point number two.
So, if you’re getting a re-cut, they can’t add hair to your head.
We’re going shorter, so at this point you’re going to be experimenting and looking at styles
that are going to be for shorter haircuts.
Now, I’m assuming that you have like medium length hair perhaps like me maybe a little
bit longer and they cut it too short perhaps over on the sides, then you’ve got to look,
okay, what are my options here.
Now, you’ve got to bring in a fade or maybe you wanted to really try that undercut.
Well, it looks like you just got the opportunity.
Now, if they took too much off the top, you still have options here.
And this is where it behooves you to seek out the best.
You may have to set up an appointment to get access to the best, but it’s something that
at this point you want to make sure you go to someone who understands and really can
communicate well with you and helps you on this re-cut.
Step number three to fixing a bad haircut.
Don’t be afraid of new products going in your hair and this new style.
Now, before you leave the stylist or barber that just did the re-cut, you’ve got that
shorter style something different than what you normally have.
Here’s the deal, talk to them and ask them how you can replicate how you can make it
look like it looks right now.
If you’re looking at yourself and you like the look and you’re pretty happy, but you
have never styled your hair in this way, so pay attention.
Did they use a blow dryer?
What product are they using?
It could be that, hey, you’re using a clay, you’re going to now need to start using
a pomade.
You want to make sure you’re armed with the information.
Don’t be afraid to buy product directly from them there, you may pay a little bit
extra, but you’re actually walking out with the product that you just used.
Now, as we’re talking about hair care product, guys, I want to let you know I use Pete and
Pedro.
I love this product and, no, they’re not a sponsor of this video.
I just simply wanted to plug them because the founder, Aaron Marino is a great friend
of mine and they’ve got this amazing service.
I’m going to link to it down in the description of this video.
But, you can submit a selfie and just simply put your name and e-mail and I have seen Aaron
Marino actually sit and answer tons of these.
He’ll look at your hair type, your hair length, all the details, he will tell you
what exact product you should actually try.
So, if you’ve got a bad haircut or if you’re trying something new, simply take a picture,
submit it, and they’re going to recommend which product for your hair because there
are so many different options out there.
Now, for me, 80% of the time it seems like I’m either going with the putty or the clay.
These are my two go-to.
They just work for my hair type and I like the look.
Both of them actually, the putty, it’s got a high hold with a very low shine.
The clay has a medium hold with no shine.
Now, if I want a shine, I’m going to use a pomade.
Pomade is going to be shiny and it has a high hold.
They’ve also got this paste that has a medium hold and it’s got a little bit of a shine,
but not really too much.
He’s got some other great products.
The sea salt spray is really nice if you want to add texture.
And by the way, I’ve always talked about hairstyles, hair products, if it’s got you
confused, guys, I’m linking to my free e-book down in the description.
And with this e-book you can actually dive into hair types all the different hair lengths,
how and what products to go for.
I’ve got some cool charts in there.
All right.
So, those are my three quick action steps that you can take immediately.
Now, let’s talk about preventing bad haircuts. [0:04:57] So, the first step in preventing
a bad haircut is to communicate to over-communicate with your barber exactly what you want.
A picture says a thousand words, so use pictures.
Take a picture of your best haircut from the front from maybe the backside.
Even do a video going all the way around talking about what you like maybe ask your barber
what exactly he did.
Keep that on your phone and a year from that, you’ll be able to use that as a reference
to get exactly what you want.
Now, let’s say you don’t have access to that picture or that video, how do you still
communicate with your barber.
The key is you got to be able to speak their language.
You got to know the lengths, you got to know the tools.
So, as you’re getting your haircut ask a lot of questions, hey, what number of clippers
are you using on the side?
As you go up, you’re using a different clipper you change it up.
How are you doing the back?
What – are you squaring it or are you rounding it out?
About the top of my head, oh, how long are you leaving out there?
Oh, an inch-and-three-quarters.
So, all of a sudden you’re able to speak the lexicon of the these barbers of these
stylists and you’re more likely to get exactly what you want.
The next tip for avoiding a bad haircut, work with the best.
So, the best stylist in your town the best barber, they probably got a wait list they
probably have a schedule that you’re going to need to get on and you can’t just walk
in.
Oftentimes, these people are booked solid.
Why?
Because they are artist, they are really good at what they do.
Now, the best oftentimes are going to cost more, sometimes two to three times what you’re
used to paying.
I would say give it a shot.
And now, let’s talk about referrals.
Yes, it’s great if you know someone who has a great-looking haircut and they rave
about the experience, but most of us we’re going to go online and when you look at the
Yelp the Google reviews, take it with a grain of salt because it isn’t averaged.
Did someone give them a one-star review because they were late and they simply did not honor
that appointment because, hey, you were thirty minutes late.
So, you’ve got to read into that and don’t just look at the overall aggregate number.
Now, this next tip for avoiding a bad haircut may sound obvious, but so many guys don’t
do this and that is to schedule your haircuts and to shorten the time between it.
Now, I know a lot of guys want to save money and they’ll go six weeks, eight weeks, but
hopefully at the most you’re going four to five weeks.
But, if you have had a history of not getting exactly what you want, shorten the time period
to two weeks to three week.
Yes, it’s going to cost you a little bit more, but here is the deal is that the barber
could actually see where it was at before.
Now, if you go in there and spend eight weeks, it’s been twelve weeks, you’re coming
in looking like shaggy dog and he’s like this is going to be – this is a transformation.
When you go in every two weeks, it’s more of just a trim and it’s much easier for
them to get exactly what you want.
And now, the best advice I can give you on how to avoid a bad haircut is to be loyal
to your stylist or your barber.
Take the time to explore the different options in your town, but find someone that you connect
with someone that you communicate well with and schedule times every month that you’re
showing up to get your haircut.
So, when you’re going to be traveling abroad for two weeks, you were in there five days
before you got your haircut, you are covered until you get back.
You leave him a nice tip, you treat him with respect because it’s a great profession
and one that I love seeing come back and there’s so many great shops.
Now, I want to hear from you, guys, down in the comments what is your favorite barbershop
your favorite stylist in your town?
Just give them a shout-out down in the comments and I have to probably go in and maybe put
their websites in, I got to manually approve through YouTube, but I’ll have one of my
assistants go in there and help do that even a month after this video has been out.
And, guys, go check out Pete and Pedro, I’m linking to them down in the description.
Aaron’s got that awesome service.
Send Aaron a picture of yourself maybe have a crazy smile.
I don’t know, you know, we – it’s funny seeing these things can excite -- I hang out
with Aaron and I’ve seen him go through answer these e-mails give people actually
a quick little consultation.
It’s pretty much the only way you can get a hair consultation from Aaron Marino is actually
through the secret service.
Again, I’m linking to them down in the description.
The putty is definitely one of my go-tos and the clay I’m wearing right now.
So, great product great company proud to support them.
Go check them out, I’ll be linking to them down in the description.
And, that’s it, guys.
Take care.
I’ll see you in the next video.
[Music] Vishal: What we’re really excited to see
was that we ended up getting to interact with quite a few people who had a vested interest
in who we were as people who we were as professionals.
And not be cheesy, but in reality we felt like we walked away with kind of a brotherhood
of people who are interested in seeing how we succeed, see what we do in life, and see
what we do with our – our venture.
Chaz: I think anytime you have an opportunity to be around other positive folks who are
striving to better themselves in whatever way it is that that just encourages you to
step up and make positive changes yourself.
[Music] Antonio: All right, gents, quick bit of trivia.
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explode with sexiness.
This is a proven fact and I’ve got some of the scientific data down in the description
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But it’s something be careful with, this is only for the experienced the guys that
really know what they’re doing.
Be very careful when you mix these things amazing combinations I swear.
One time I did it and Aaron Marino just popped up at my door, it was – it blew me away.
Powerful stuff, guys.
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