With today being the official first day of summer (despite the rainy start to the day) we thought it would be a great opportunity to talk about summer hair styles and what's hot this year. Now there's so many resources you can use to research what's in fashion this summer, and most websites/publications will generally tell you the same story, however we decided to take it from the best and go with an article posted on the British GQ website which seems to hit the nail right o

I need to start by saying that I can't take any credit for this post. I stumbled across a fantastic article on the Modern Barber Magazine website the other day that I felt needed sharing on here for you all to read. The original article can be found here: http://modernbarber.co.uk/caring-beard-jon-bourne/ This is a brief summary for any gent looking to grow and develop a beard to enhance their face and give themselves a heightened level of dapper-ness! - At that 'eureka' mome

So I thought I'd do a post relating to my training and how I'm getting on with it all. I'm currently into my 9th week working here at The Barber Shop Shrewsbury and I'm absolutely loving this new experience. I did my first cut after 3 weeks of solid observations and tutorials from the Head Barber, Vern, and to say I'm chuffed is an understatement! Since then I've done a number of cuts on friends and volunteers and my progress is nice and steady with each fresh cut being a new