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Thirty years of barbering on Harrow Road, written down. What suits which face, what to ask for, how to keep it looking right between cuts, and what is happening around Maida Vale.
Latest • Beard & Shave
Patchy Beard: How to Make It Work
You cannot grow hair where there is no follicle, but you can wear a beard that fits the growth you have. How we read a patchy beard in the chair.
6 min read
Style Guide
High Fade vs Low Fade: Which Suits You?
A high fade starts up at the temple, a low fade just above the ear, and that inch or two changes the shape of your whole face. How we pick between them.
6 min
Trend
Warrior Cut: What It Is and Who It Suits
What a warrior cut actually is, how the choppy top gets cut, which hair holds it and what to ask for in the chair, from the barbers on Harrow Road.
7 min
Occasions
Movember Moustache Styles: A 30-Day Plan
Movember moustache styles are set by one rule: you start clean shaven on 1 November. What thirty days will realistically grow, and what it will not.
5 min
How To
How to Get Volume in Mens Hair
Flat hair is usually the dry and the weight, not the product. A barber's guide to how to get volume in mens hair, and the cuts that hold it.
7 min
Beard & Shave
How to Grow a Beard: The First Eight Weeks
How to grow a beard without giving up in week three: what happens week by week, the only thing to trim while you wait, and when to let us shape it.
6 min
Hair Health
Hair Loss at 25: Normal or Not?
What's ordinary hairline change for young men in their twenties, what points to something more, and when it's worth talking to someone about it.
5 min
Trend
Two Block Haircut: The K-Style Cut Explained
What a two block haircut actually is, how it differs from an undercut, and what to ask for if you want the Korean cut done properly.
5 min
Barbershop FAQ
Best Time to Get a Haircut
The best time to get a haircut is a quiet weekday morning, and the worst is the first fortnight of September. When to book, and when to just walk in.
5 min
Beard & Shave
Moustache Styles Making a Comeback in 2026
The moustache styles men are actually asking for this year, which shape suits your face, and how long a proper one takes to grow in.
5 min
Curly & Afro
Afro Taper Fade: The Complete Guide
What an afro taper fade is, why it grows out better than a skin fade on coily hair, where to put the taper and what to ask for in the chair.
7 min
How To
How to Protect Hair While Sleeping
What happens to your hair overnight, how to protect hair while sleeping, and the twenty-second morning fix. From the barbers on Harrow Road.
6 min
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