Xaff Cuts!

BY: DAVID HERNANDEZ

PHOTOS BY: RAFAEL HERNANDEZ

I don’t know about y’all but I do not play around with my hair. And even deeper I do not mess around with my barber. Once I came to the age of getting my haircut I quickly learned the importance of establishing a relationship with your barber. Because at the end of the day you do not want a stranger messing with your hairline. One step further, a cardinal rule for myself early on was "never get a haircut high". Even though I love cannabis my anxiety would take over in the barber chair, and no matter what I tried or the barber did, my brain would not let me have an enjoyable cut. But with that being said, now and then I encounter something that reminds me that a dog can learn new tricks and why I am absolutely in love with New York City! This month I had the pleasure of securing a seat in the chair of the hottest barber in the game right now, Xaff Cutz! Nestled in an undisclosed location in Uptown Manhattan is one of the most groundbreaking barbershops on the East Coast! From New York Legends to NY Drill rappers like Ron Suno and Sheff G, Xaff Cutz has been lining people up with a twist straight out of the Happy Munkey playbook; you can smoke while you get your haircut!

Like I mentioned before, being high in the barber’s chair was a big no-go for me. But something about comfortably getting high in the chair while getting my haircut put me at ease. So I pulled up to meet Xaff, founder and barber at Xaff Cutz and was immediately warmly welcomed with the smell of cannabis sounds of Bizzy Banks playing in the background. I dapped up Xaff and he told me to get comfortable while he finished cleaning up from the previous cut. Following orders, I put my bags down and set up my Puffco without missing a beat. I wasn’t down to get in the chair high so I packed a bowl of cream papaya + tropsanto hash rosin and left my Puffco in the hands of my brother and photographer, Rafael to swing my way once the cut got going.

I rock my curly hair up in a man bun or “pineapple” most days so I asked Xaff to give me a creative fade since I was tired of my normal skin fade. He gave me a look that told me I had nothing to worry about and started going at it. Within a few minutes I was ready to hit the Puffco and BRUH let me tell you my life has been changed! Instantly smacked, my shoulders loosened up and we chopped it up about everything from how Xaff Cutz came about to what our favorite exotic snacks were. By the end of the haircut, I was both so high and comfortable, I found myself dozing in and out of consciousness. When I came to, Xaff had skillfully finessed me a low fade that left me looking and feeling CRISP.

The experience of getting high in the barber chair is something that I wholeheartedly recommend to everyone. I usually only go to Dominican but there is no question I will be going nowhere else but Xaff Cutz from here on out! Big shoutouts to Xaff and all the cannabis pioneers creating cannabis culture and trailblazing the future of social cannabis consumption! Make sure to check him out on Instagram at @Xaff.Cutz and book your appointment ASAP!