Observation Essay - The Barbershop

The Elkhart Area Career Center cosmetology class is a loud, crazy, girly group. They are all about makeup, hair, and YouTube. Mrs. Teagarden, the instructor is a medium eight, silver-white haired lady. The salon lab is an L shape room with fluorescent lights, walks half cream half green. Constant water running in the shampoo bowls, minty fresh tea-tree shampoo, and the buzz of a blow-dryer. U93 playing the same ten songs on repeat all four hours your there. That’s the cosmetology salon.

Pv2 Johnny. Correctional Essay on Importance of meeting the standards set by AR 670-1. A soldier is a professional and an expert at all times, Because of this his uniform haircut and general hygiene is held to a professional standard. AR 670-1 is the ruling of this standard in which every soldier must uphold to. A soldier is measured by his/her ability to do his job successfully, tactfully, and professionally. The key to doing a job as a professional is a professional appearance, none know this as much as the Army. In the Army, the regulation that dictates what to look like while on duty is the AR 670-1; this provides an SOP on what to wear and how to groom for both males and females alike. When a job is done for the Army, the soldier is

‘The barber man was small and flash, as barbers mostly are, he wore a strike-your-fancy sash, he smoked a huge cigar.’

Have you ever thought about becoming a cosmetologist? Are you familiar with what a cosmetologist does? Do you think you have the skill and patience it takes to become a cosmetologist? The basics of becoming a cosmetologist and why it is so common in today’s world will be explained in the following paragraphs.

When first watching the video of Osorio, I found him to be very bizarre. I was shocked at his form of expression and aesthetic in which shares specific memories of people's lives. I figured him to be very random especially after viewing his installation titled "No Crying Allowed in the Barbershop," which included hubcaps, family pictures, a screen of a person crying and a barber's chair. Following this installation, there was another installation that showcased a murder scene, which I found particularly disturbing. Despite finding his work odd, I did find his emotions in "No Crying Allowed in the Barbershop" to be similar to the ones I experienced getting my ears pierced at the age of five because I was scared also; however, that

The shop has five (5) barbers. (Ned does not work in the shop and, as owner/entrepreneur, he takes no salary.) Each barber is paid an annual salary of $18,000. All equipment including store fixtures and barbering equipment is leased on an annual basis at $4,500 per year. Building space is leased at the rate of $500 per month (or $6,000 per year). Ned is concerned about the shop’s cost structure and seeks your advice.

On 4-30-18, Educationally Related Mental Health Services (ERMHS) specialist, Anna Komperda, interviewed Ewan's mother, Ashten Barber. (Mr. Barber was not available for the interview). Mrs. Barber reported her main concern is Ewan's difficulty verbalizing his feelings. Mrs. Barber stated, "Ewan has a hard time verbalizing his feelings when he is upset, however, has made improvements over the past few months."

Patton operates a barber shop in a hotel where he also works as a barber. Patton’s hours of operations have been the same for several years, 8 am to 8 pm all week. Except for Saturdays when he is open until 9 pm. The city of Bellingham passed an ordinance limiting hours of operations for barber shops to 8 am through 6 pm, or 7 pm on Saturdays or days before a holiday. Patton kept his hours of operation the same, despite the new ordinance, as 1/3 of his business is done before or after the ordinance’s required times. His customers are from all walks of life and the additional hours suit the variety of schedules his customer maintain, enabling them to easily visit his shop for services.

Majority of us guy’s go to a barbershop to get a sharp haircut or just to kick back and get a laugh out of all the crazy and funny story’s that customers or barbers like to share. At times that barber can be a role model to us younger gentlemen because some of us might of grew up without a father figure in are life and he could show a positive example of what a hardworking man should be or basically just because he is a man’s best friend because that 30-45 minute haircut could include some of the best advice that you have ever received from another person. But one thing that 50% of us didn’t know that Barber’s in the early ages were Barber surgeons, which meant that they were surgeons and also dentists performing most of the duty’s that a normal dentist or surgeon would do now a days. So that’s why I decided to do my Research paper on how barbering has changed over the year’s! I’ve spent various amount of hours shadowing barbers who are veterans in the barber business and well known and respected among the barber community and also been attending barber battles and competition’s around the Bay Area just so I can see the different types of styles a certain type of crowd might have over a certain crowd and to experience that real barber brother and sister connection there is that is well known and respected among different barbers nation and country wide. With this experience of shadowing barbers and spending time in barbershops I’ve seen the art of barbering is a beauty many

The Black community’s ears are attuned to the sounds of the salon—the drone of clippers, scissors snick-snipping locks of hair, gossiping voices muffled by the hum of a hooded dryer. But Chicagoans might hear something new as they sit in the salon chair: medical advice.

Have you ever left a hair salon or spa with a headache? Many of the products that salons typically use contain strong chemicals that can irritate your skin, lungs, eyes, or nose. Pharoah’s Hairum Salon & Spa in Fairport, NY, only uses products that don’t affect air quality. Whether your visit for a haircut or take advantage of couples’ spa packages, you never have to worry that you’ll be overwhelmed by strong odors.

Over the past few years, commercial spaces have become areas for multifunction activities. Along with the availability of gourmet coffee, food, ample seating, and free WIFI bookstore cafes have welcomed a clientele that blends leisure, social and work related activities. In this context, a local popular Barnes and Noble bookstore cafe served as the perfect environment to perform a field observation for this assignment and to explore customer behaviors and reasons for patronizing this particular establishment.

Being a hairstylist, it is all about the skills: The artistic skills, the communication skills, also, the skill to be patient and respectful. Some people have a difficult time trying to obtain all of these skills. Hairstylists have a tough job. No one really understands what the stylist goes through. The pressure to get things right and to make the client happy is a complicated situation.

After flipping off the switch to my cheap, red Revlon hair dryer, I took one glance in the mirror and noticed my hair looked exactly as expected: terrible. My dark brown curls were separated, flattened, and all the volume had been suctioned out. My once-voluptuous locks were now dry and brittle noodles. I have never had great experiences with hair dryers. Honestly, how could I? I have fine, curly hair that frizzes at the very touch of my fingers. Some days it looks like a rat’s nest, other days it looks like five rat’s nests all got into a fight over whose nest could look the dirtiest. So let me explain to you the extent of a mess in which I deal with on the daily.

Grooming is an art form. Ask any groomer, and they’ll tell you that grooming is so much more than just shampooing and clipping. It’s a skill that requires education on the latest tools and techniques. It’s a practice that is physically demanding and equally as rewarding.