Everyone wants to maintain a clean head and face that despite the shaving style, they will still look good. It is important for you to find one reliable stylist who will be handling your hair always. As long as you can visit the barber regularly, this can be achieved. It is important to find someone who you can spark random conversations with as you are being shaved. There are several factors you should take into consideration while looking for the right barber.
Whenever you visit the barber shop for the first time, take note of everything taking place there. You should always find a confident barber to style your head. Due to the fact that you will be entrusting the barber with your head, you must have full confidence in them. Professional barbers know how to welcome clients with a smile and a firm hand shake. Based on your general look, professional stylists will suggest a better style for you, and will do the contrary when you insist. Learners will only do what they are asked to, and will never attempt to give their opinion or suggestion. You should also listen at their voice when they talk to you. Barbers who try to avoid eye contact and speak with trembling voice because that is an indicator of incompetence. All these are signs of incompetence and inability to shave professionally, because confidence is a key requirement for any barber.
The first impression created by the barber and the barber shop are critical for you to give consideration before committing to be shaved by them. If the barber is well shaved, clean and presentable, they definitely understand their job description. The barber shop must also be kept clean and tidy because its condition will speak volumes about the nature of services you are likely to receive. For example, there should be no hair spread all over the floor, towels must be clean, and the room should be properly ventilated.
You don’t want to go to a barber shop only to come out with infections or dirt that you were not anticipating in the first place. You should also try to provoke a conversation and listen to the way the barber talks. You should look at the type of terms the barber is using while describing things like different hair styles and instruments. You should also listen to and weigh the questions that particular barber is asking you about. Professional jargon will sieve professionals from amateurs because, amateurs will either use terminologies wrongly, or they are not aware of these terms. For example, a professional will ask questions like; “What number will I use in the sides?” Finally investigate if the barber asks their clients for feedback after the services. Experts will always give you an opportunity to either critic or commend them by allowing you to look at yourself in the mirror and commenting on what you see.