For many men, the barbershop is sufficient. That’s perfectly fine—if you prefer your hair to be short and boring. But for those of you with medium length to long hair, not going to a salon is a crime.

It’s like watching standard definition programming on an HDTV: You’re severely under-utilizing what you have. A staggering amount of men are gifted with fantastic hair and what do they do with it? They get bowl cuts at the barbershop. And 99% of the time (100% for me), the haircut comes out terrible. If you have great hair and are able to do awesome things with it, why the hell don’t you?

After all, you do get what you pay for. Barbers aren’t trained to do anything but buzz your head off, give you blow-outs or give you a decent shave and for $5-$7, that’s all you can really expect.

Social Restrictions

There are a couple of reasons that men won’t go to salons, and most of them are social/psychological reasons. When it comes to salons, the two main reasons they avoid them is because:
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