DOS Hair and Beauty for Men
BUILDING THE DREAM
How Rabeen put it all together PAGE 10
SEASON’S HOT STYLE PAGE 9
Feel the hot towel shave
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1st Issue
March 2015
£3.99
Contents Newsroom Barber dies age 82. P4 Ekko salon closed. P5
Features Taste of hot towel shave. P6 Red and white stripes of barber pole. P8 Season’s hot style. P9 Diary of a barber shop. P10
Listings Top hair Products. P11
Welcome Hello and welcome to my monthly magazine’s 1st edition. Doski’s Hair and beauty for men is the only magazine around the Oxfordshire area that would provide you with the local news (page 4 and 5) and new styles and barbering techniques. Why not skip to page 6 and 7 for a little insight of the best way to take on the beard and shaving business on how to do a perfect hot towel shave. This will guide on what you need, how to shave and what you will get from it. There is plenty of info, before and after photographic evidence for you. Do you know the history behind the red and white stripes of the barber pole? Well you can find that out on page 8. The most common hair style of the season has been marked on page 9. If you are already in the barbering industry, want to find out how to get into it or looking to start and open your own barbershop then flick to page 10 and 11 to find out how it is done! Enjoy your March edition and look forward to the next with interviews with big boys and opportunities on how to get your foot steps into this great industry.
Rabeen Jahwar - Editor
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NEWS
Popular barber Brian Hazell Dies at the age of 82 B rian, 82, was Amanda, said: “He was very known to many well-known across Banbury, people around OxOxfordshire. He was a very fordshire as Brian caring man, so much so, that the barber as he ran Trev he would give away free and and Pete’s traditional barber, discounted haircuts to those in Bridge Street, for many people who didn’t have a decades. lot of money. He very much Brian, a former Drayton loved to help people in need School student, first started and would always try and to working in the shop as a help the community by taking youngster before taking over part in local events. and renaming it. “He was a good old-fashHis career at the shop ioned barber, not specialising lasted for more than 50 years, in new styles, and had a very with Brian retirloyal core group ing in 1998, he “He had the gift of of customers decided to hand valued the the gab and was a who the shop over to service that he then a teenage master of talking to provided. A lot Reggie Thomas people – he really of people who to manage, who worked on the enjoyed his work.” railways would he trained how to cut hair. Reggo in there and gie is keeping the business he would love talking to all going and is very grateful for his customers. the opportunity that Brian had “He had the gift of the gab given him. and was a master of talking to He met his wife, Sheila, at people – he really enjoyed his the Majestic dance hall, they work.” He was never a boring got on really well from their person. He would always first meeting and the pair were have a positive conversation married for 57 years. They with his clients. had a son called Steve as well In his younger years, as two grandchildren, Ian, 23, Brian had an interest in and Andy, 21. motorbikes and football Family and his business while he later enjoyed going were very important to the dinghy sailing. He supported barber as he would often say Oxford United but hardly that his family and business even watched them play on keeps him going. Saturdays as he has to work Steve, who is married to in his shop because Saturday
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Brian in 1998 cutting his last head of hair Pic credit: John Mckay was always the busiest day for the business. Steve said: “He worked alone and would be at the shop, all hours, six days a week and then on Sunday
he’d go out dinghy sailing. He really enjoyed doing that. In general, he was a very dedicated family man and very much enjoyed spending time with his loved ones.”
Trev and pete’s barber
Ekko hair and beauty store, high street, Banbury
Ekko salon to close its high street store
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hair and beauty salon in Banbury will be closing its high street store on Saturday and move to new premises. Ekko will be merging with an equestrian training centre, just outside Southam, owned by the daughters of salon director Beverley Bates to form Ekko Retreat, to open early April. Ekko is a five star hair and beauty salon. The award winning team delivers commercial but edgy design, with superb customer care at an affordable price. As a La Biosthetique concept salon Ekko provides beautiful cosmetics, luxurious hair and beauty treatments that are kind to the environment. The products are scientifically matched to you own specific requirements following a microscopic skin and hair analysis. They have had 4 men 4 ladies working at any time within
range of ecological products that are the store’s opening hours in the high perfect for both skin and hair. street store, Banbury. James, 25, is one of the barbers who “The first glance is always the deepworked at Ekko Banbury est. Directly into your soul. Our eyes know that. Women “The first glance is store says “I am not happy to leave Banbury because know that. Men know that”. always the deep- we have had a great time Says the owners est. Directly into here meeting and greeting Ekko salon is the temple to expose the inherent beauty your soul. Our eyes our customer but I am of our guests where no love know that. Women extremely excited to move in to our new premises has been spared or wellness know that. Men where we will have more unearthed. know that”. Ekko is proud to have bespace and will provide come reknowned for offering extra services like training some of the most fabulously enriching for barber and hairdressers”. beauty treatments in the Banbury area. Contact details This comes with the commitment in 20 High Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire providing each guest a totally unique OX16 5EE experience using the most superior LA Telephone: 01295 268883 BIOSTHETIQUE Paris luxury products. Email: info@ekkosalons.com They offer the NATURAL COSMETIC
FEATURE
HOT TOWEL SH 1
List of items required
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A soft towel Shaving brush Arko shaving soap A bucket of warm water A straight cut throat razor with a blade A Katle of water (Hot water)
Preparation
• By using the shaving soap and brush with hot water we making lather on the areas need shaving. • We place a steaming hot towel and wrap it around the face to moisten the skin and open up the pores. • After removing the First towel a quality shave oil is applied to the skin to cushion the skin and help ensure a smooth and effortless shave. • One the shave oil is properly applied the second hot towel is applied.
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Action starts
• When the time has come the second towel is removed and a hot lather is applied to the face. A straight edge razor is used to shave with the grain. • The hot lather is reapplied and a second shave against the grain is preformed. • The towel that used is now cold so applu it to close the pores and make for a long lasting quality shave. • The final treatment of a post-shave cooling lotion is used to restore the skins balance and inhibit any inflammation of the skin.
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AVE AT DOSKI’S TRADITIONAL BARBER
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FEATURE
The stripy red and white colour barber pole
Pic credit: Josh Walsh (CC)
History behind the red and white colours T
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he history of the barber pole is intertwined with the history of barbers and their bloodletting practices. Patients would tightly grasp a rod or staff tightly so their veins would show, and the barbers would cut open their arms and bleed them until they fainted. Later, when leech therapy became popular (they allowed for more controlled bleeding), leeches were applied directly to the vein areas. After the procedure, the barbers “washed” the bandages which were hung outside on a pole to dry, and to advertise the therapeutic specialties offered in the barbershop. Flapping in the wind, the long strips of bandages would twist around the pole in the spiral pattern we now associate with barbers. This early barber pole was simply a wooden post topped by a brass leech basin. Later the basin was replaced by a ball and painted poles of red and white spirals took the place of the pole with the bloodstained bandages, and these poles became permanent outdoor fixtures.
The famous pole is a study in semiotics. The white on the pole represents the bloodletting rod that was grasped by the patient during the procedure. The red stripes symbolize the bloodied bandages, often hung out to dry on the pole after they’d been cleaned as well as possible. As for the rest, things get a little darker. It’s is thought that the brass ball at the top may represent the bowl of leeches, while the brass at the bottom suggests the bowl that catches the blood. For those poles that have a blue stripe added, many believe this represents veins. Of course, sometime in the middle ages, the profession of surgeon emerged, and afterward, surgeons and barbers competed for customers. To end the conflict, Parliament passed and King Henry VIII approved legislation that united both into the Barber-Surgeons’ Company in 1540. Subsequent legislation was passed that further required barbers and surgeons to specialize and distinguish between the two groups by either having
a red and white pole (surgeons) or one that was blue and white (barbers). So from this, perhaps the blue simply originally represented traditional grooming services. After the formation of the United Barber-Surgeons Company in England, a statute required barbers to use a blue and white pole, while surgeons had to use a red and white pole. Today, especially in America, the three coloured pole is used, representing widely the bandages (white), arterial blood (red) and veinous blood (blue), although red and white is perhaps more common in England. Whatever the case, despite the distinction, in the United Kingdom particularly, barbers still tend to use white and red in their poles (usually spinning) as well as blue. Rather than have its origins wholly in the original meaning of the color scheme, this is thought to have more to do with the fact that the UK flag is, of course, colored red, white, and blue.
DRAMATIC CONTRASTS BECOMES THIS SEASON’S STYLE
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his is specifically for those who want a more dramatic effect, consider getting the back and sides of your hair clippered tight to the head e.g. zero or half graded, leaving the length on top longer. Offering an eye catching contrast which looks sharp and you could see the difference in colour between the top and the back and sides. These disconnected cuts are extremely contemporary and on trend and ideal if you want to make a statement on a big Christmas night out or at a New Year’s Eve party. There are many ways you can wear this hairstyle e.g. from super slick to soft and natural, but we would recommend opting for a more textured, messy appearance that benefits this modern and edgy cut. It’s easy to style it too, it could be brushed to either side, in this case one side would automatically have the look of steps and the other side would look straight. To achieve this desired effect, try blow drying Kevin Murphy Anti Gravity or L’Oreal’s Tecni. Art Scruff Me into the hair. As
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you are looking to create a rough and ready feel, scrunch in some Kevin Murphy Gritty Business and style with your fingers for a matte, lived in finish. Bessem Chouch, the owner of the Francesco Italian barbershop in Banbury says “I have been a barber for over 10 years and I have never had so many young people requesting for this hair style. Almost every customer under the age of 30 wants this hair style”. As the sides and back are quite short and the top is long, it makes the customer to have their hair cut more often because after couple of weeks the sides and back grow and you can’t see the contrast therefore you would need it cut again. Essential Tip: When having your hair cut, request that your barber or stylist uses a razor if you want to take weight out of thicker hair, or point cuts with scissors if you are after a more textured finish. Also use the razor blade on the outline because this makes it look sharper.
FEATURE
DIARY OF A BARBERSHOP
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B U I L D DOSKI’S TRADITIONAL BARBER, BANBURY
t took just over three weeks for Rabeen Jahwar to turn his barbershop dream into a reality but he has been thinking and planning and saving and plotting for two and half long hard working years! No surprise then that all that brain sweat and elbow grease has resulted in an outstanding success and queues of customers outside on Saturday and Sunday mornings. “I had worked in three shops in Banbury over the 5 years of being a barber and had a good name and a great number of customers, I have had the vision for a long time of creating or opening my own shop in a modern style and provide a traditional grooming service”, explains Rabeen. The location meant an easy access with only a shop between the barbershop and high street where the most locals and visitors walk through almost every
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stations were going to be on the right day of the week. This made it easy for hand side but then they changed it bethe customers to see the barbershop and cause three heavy hydraulic barber chairs walk their way in. fitted perfectly right on the left hand side The shop started as a blank with and the two long 200 centimetre leather celebrity picture wall paper on the left hand side wall, after the previous tenants sofas fitted right on the right hand side with the back wash right next to it in the had left. The job was to take the wall corner. This faces the paper off and get rid customer towards of the wood shelves on “The results have been town centre. Likethe corner and refill the ly the front barber holes and sandpaper it worth the wait and the mirrors had the all down with addition work. It is better than I to a staff office, kitchen, imagined and we have had stations attached to it which looked very and bathroom upstairs. a massive response and modern. This needed The work station business is growing fast.” the side cabinets on was marked out with Salim Severim each mirror for the masking tape with extra equipment to measurements to see be placed. The new where each item would be placed. The marking out process idea that was introduced to the barber shop was the rear mirrors which make change many things around the shop to what it was firstly planned e.g. the barber it very handy for the customers because
List of top Hair Products
Fudge Skyscraper
Well if you think all hair sprays are the same then you are wrong, because the choice of hair spray can make or break the finished look of your hair. There are many hairsprays on the market at the moment that cause your hair to appear wet or crispy but Fudge Skyscraper, on the other hand, offers superb hold (hence the name skyscraper) without the shiny, gloss effect, so if you are looking to hold that quiff or pompadour as high as possible, this will do the trick. Not only that, But the size of the can is huge and lasts ages, offering excellent value for your money.
Aveda Control Paste
they would be able to see the back of their head while getting their hair cut. This is the only barber shop that has this in Banbury which makes it unique from other barber stores in the area. The owner (Rabeen) came up with the idea and design, which is a long mirror faced down measured right to the back of customer’s head so they can see what is happening behind them while they are sitting in the barber chair. The shop has been painted in white with the back wall painted red. This goes with the full black furniture, which includes barber chair, sofas backwash, product shelve, reception desk and the front and back mirrors. The lighting was set up directly for each station with LED lights which
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makes the shop look very bright at any time of the day. The design of the logo and the front shop sign was produced by Liam Cowley who is the director at the dotted-line signs. The finishing touches include the signwriting and logo sticker on the reception desk and the price lists on the windows with the services by the barbers. Also the products e.g. wax, gel, hair sprays, cut throat straight razor blades, after shaves and creams all shelved up for use and sale. Salim Severim who is a new barber at Doski’s Tradition barber says “The results have been worth the wait and the work. It is better than I imagined and we have had a massive response and business is growing fast.”
FB Doski’s Traditional Barber
You want your hair to hold and shine? Well here is Aveda control paste which offers loads of texture without appearing greasy on the majority of hair types, but may be a little too heavy for fine hair. It also looks best used on short to mid length styles. This paste is known for its ability to control wavy or unmanageable hair, and keep it in place too. Don’t know how to use it? Well here you go, use on dry hair. Oil and water don’t mix, so always apply any shine product to totally dry hair. If not it will simply sit on top of the hair and seal in the moisture, making it look dark and oily.
American Crew Superglue
This can be applied to wet or dry hair, but if your hair doesn’t need smoothing then I would suggest applying a decent amount onto damp hair and combing through. This product will keep your style in place all day without flaking and, best of all, no hair dryer is needed. It is perfect for when you go on holiday or to a festival.