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Originally Posted by SportsJunky
Lady hairdressers don't know how to give a "men's" haircut? Witty, could you have done that style if this young lady asked you for it? I don't buy the idea that only a men's barber could have cut her hair. What's difficult about a men's haircut for any trained stylist? Should be the easiest cut they do.
This was about something else.
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I can indeed do that men's haircut, but it is highly specialized, and I only know how to do it because we also have a male barber on staff and I've spent the last two years watching and learning and practicing it. And there are still aspects of it that I'm not legally allowed to do, because certain styles like this involve the use of straight razors, which barbers are licensed for and stylists are not.
Like for example, a haircut like this, which is very popular right now and I'd imagine is along the lines of what she was asking for:
That particular style involves very intricate and specific clipper/straight razor work. General cosmetology courses (at least in the US, I can't speak for Canada here) cover only basic men's cutting/styling. This kind of a cut is taught to barbers, not stylists. There are some stylists who can do this--but they have to practice a lot and are very very few and far between and it's a crapshoot as to whether they actually know their stuff or are bluffing in order to get your money.
A barber is going to be taught these techniques in school, and a barber who specializes in this is going to be well trained and practiced, and that's who you're going to want to see. If these barbers have prided themselves on this kind of intricate work--there's a solid reason why she went there. They're likely the best at it, and thus she wanted to be sure she got it done right.