Bad Barber

Welcome to Bad Barber, the little West Village barbershop where you're the new barber, and the sign out front says exactly what the neighbourhood thinks of you. Big-headed customers sit in your chair, mumble what they want in a wah-wah trombone voice and show you a photo of the cut. Then it's you, a pair of clippers and a full head of real-looking hair, every strand of it simulated. Hair only gets shorter: once it's off, it's off. No undo. THE TOOLS OF THE TRADE • Clippers with guards #0 to #6, for fades, tapers and buzz cuts • Shears (scissor over comb) and thinning shears for the longer stuff • A straight razor for line-ups, skin fades and shaves • A comb, a spray bottle and a blow dryer to finish him off. Soak him, cut him, blow him dry: that's the works, and it tips extra 16 CUTS ON THE BOARD Buzz cuts, crew cuts, skin fades low, mid and high, tapers, caesars, high-tops, pompadours,…