New Year, New Hair

2017 is approaching faster than the speed of Vin Diesel’s 2011 Bugatti Veyron in the Fast & the Furious. If you are looking for a cost effective way to make changes, the best option is to see your local barber, take a seat in their chair and let them transform your out-of-touch mop.

According to London’s best barbers, trends to look for are texture on top, long(er) hair, and lightweight products, the throwback cut, embracing gray & adding pastel colorings to your hair. Sounds like a scene out of My Little Pony, no?

Flashbacks or not, the styles for the upcoming year cannot be disputed. They are inventive and bold, allowing for personal expression and embracing what we’ve got to work with.

Things to tell the Best Barbers in Cleveland (LaBarberia Institute of Hair) when you walk-in for your fresh cut:

  1. “Get rid of my super-slick neat & tidy hair and give me something more messed up!” Our barbers will keep your side’s short, texture and embrace the length you have on top and give you an uneven edgy 2017 look that the ladies will love and the guys will be jealous of.
  2. “Teach me what products to use and how to use them.” Our barbers will tell you LAYRITE are the best products and Hanzo shears are #1 in the industry. If you have texture, we will show you innovative products that will not add weight.
  3. “Help me love my grey hair.” Listen, grey is the new black and you need to embrace it. It shows character and charm and makes you more handsome than the rest. Our cuts will showcase your hair in a way that will make you embrace it once and for all.
  4. “Take me back to the 1990s.” I’m not sure how many of you really want to relive boy bands, Britney Spears and the Spice Girls, but parted-brow length hair with fringe is in demand this upcoming season and you will want us to show you how it’s done.
  5. “Pastel me.” Wait, what?! Pastel colors are making their way back in 2017 and will grant you the pop-star feel without actually having to sing “Backstreets Back, alright!” We can help you leave an impression no matter what color you choose.

Visit us during the week at 1633 Golden Gate Plaza in Mayfield Heights. Ask for the “Best Barbers in Cleveland” and we will show you the royal treatment. Happy New Year from all of us at LaBarberia Institute of Hair, the Cleveland Barber College. https://labarberiainstitute.com

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Man Bun Mantra

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There’s no doubt about it.

The man bun is hot.

It’s a trend that’s rocking waves across the board and not just because it brings out the playfulness in each of us. A guy with a man bun screams that he’s in control; He doesn’t care what anyone thinks and if his life is in order.

Man buns command power and attention. When a man bun is present, we all know that guy isn’t thinking about working 60+ hours this week or how he is going to fit in leg day at the gym. He’s thinking about his trips across the world this year, whether he should go to the beach or walk the Grand Canyon during his free time today. The man bun yells at us every time we pass one. It says “STOP WORKING SO HARD.” It begs us to put our phones down, to loosen up and enjoy our lives.

The man bun wants us to live in the moment, stop being on a schedule and eat nachos, hot dogs & whatever else we want for dinner (or snack).

The man bun is a metaphor for living and dying and having fun. It’s sexy yet serious; calm but aggressive; messy yet put together.

The man bun represents a part of each of us that wants to live on the edge and not have to worry about whether we can cover up our tattoos with that newly pressed work-shirt we just bought.

Man buns are low-key, eccentric and thoughtful. They drink black coffee and like life simple. They don’t care about the stubble overgrowing on their jowls. They don’t schedule their days and lose their minds when they are late to something. They are chill and present during each second. Man buns don’t rely on strangers’ advice to make them feel better – they take the road less traveled, the bumpy one with all the rocks that stab their feet because they are walking it barefoot. They don’t rock the newest shoes and they don’t care if their watch actually tells the right time. They just want to be.

Don’t we all?

Love those man buns. Be those man buns. Those man buns should be our mantra.