Cut textured hair dry
Shrinkage decides the shape.
Why the cut looked wrong once it dried
Because curly hair was cut wet, and nobody accounted for shrinkage.
How we work
Cut the hair in front of you
Textured and Afro hair changes substantially between wet and dry — it shrinks, and the curl pattern that determines the shape only appears once it dries. Cutting it wet means working on a length that will not exist in an hour, which is why so many cuts look even at the basin and uneven by the evening.
Cutting dry removes the guesswork, and shaping to the growth pattern rather than against it produces something that still looks right after a week without daily effort. A barber who only ever works on straight hair will reach for the wrong approach, and the client ends up believing their hair is the problem.
The hygiene points apply to everyone. Tools disinfected between clients, single-use blades for every razor service, and a patch test at least 48 hours before any colour — the last of which clients regularly ask to skip, and which can produce a severe reaction in someone who has coloured their hair for twenty years.
Our principles
Three beliefs behind the method
Single-use blades
Every razor service, no exceptions.
Patch test, 48 hours
Past use is not protection.