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  1. Laure Barber

    Laure Barber

    415 High Street (located in Essence Hair and Barber), Northcote 3070
    (199)
    Overdue for a barber cut? Treat yourself to a luxurious hairstyling appointment with Laure Barber, inside Essence Hair & Barber on Northcote’s High Street.
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  2. David Grooming For Man

    David Grooming For Man

    1 Sylvander Street, Balwyn North 3104
    (989)
    David Grooming for Man & Giuseppe L, on Sylvander Street in Balwyn North, is your go-to destination for sleek cuts, shaves, colouring and detailing.
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  3. Barbers and Blowaves

    Barbers and Blowaves

    803 High St Thornbury, Thornbury 3071
    (223)
    Looking for a fun, laid-back salon? Sit back and enjoy your next haircut or fade with Barbers and Blow Waves. They also offer beard cuts and threading services.
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  4. The Vine Hairstylist

    The Vine Hairstylist

    76 Railway Avenue, Ringwood East 3135
    (21)
    Ideally situated on Railway Avenue in Ringwood East, The Vine Hairstylist is home to a talented team of stylists who are dedicated to achieving perfection.
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  5. Salon VIP Hair & Beauty

    Salon VIP Hair & Beauty

    420 / 1 Como Crescent, Southport 4215
    (10)
    Salon VIP Hair & Beauty treat all clients as a VIP! Book in for haircut, colour, blow wave, perm, or hair extensions and leave feeling beautiful.
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  6. Dixie Rose Hair Salon

    Dixie Rose Hair Salon

    204 Bank St, South Melbourne 3205
    (31)
    The professionals at Dixie Rose Hair Salon on Bank Street in South Melbourne have been delivering industry-leading hairstyling services for 25+ years.
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  7. Carpe Diem Studio

    Carpe Diem Studio

    398 Rathdowne Street, Carlton North 3054
    (59)
    Carpe Diem Studio focuses on enhancing customers’ natural features. Transform your look with hair extensions, spray tans, waxing, skin and lash treatments.
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  8. The Hair Nest

    The Hair Nest

    11 Branton Dr, Hampton Park 3976
    (133)
    For quality hairstyling from an experienced professional in a relaxed home environment, look no further than The Hair Nest on Branton Drive in Hampton Park.
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  9. LV Hair & Nail

    LV Hair & Nail

    Shop 4, 534-542 Mount Dandenong Road (Inside Churinga Shopping Centre), Kilsyth 3137
    (46)
    Conveniently located inside Churinga Shopping Centre on Mount Dandenong Road, LV Hair & Nail can accommodate all your hair, nail and beauty needs.
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  10. Forestville Hairdressing

    Forestville Hairdressing

    Shop 2/11-13 The Center, Forestville, Forestville 2087
    (63)
    Forestville Hairdressing will expertly listen to your hair desires and make you look fabulous. Relax with a cut, colour and blow dry finish.
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  11. Soho Hair by Sophie

    Soho Hair by Sophie

    248 The Parade, Norwood 5067
    (58)
    The talented and experienced stylists at Soho Hair Design cater for all ages and styles of hair. They specialise in Japanese permanent straightening too.
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  12. Sisu Hair Salon

    Sisu Hair Salon

    G087 / 235 Springvale Road (Located inside Glenn Shopping Centre, Next to Sketches), Glen Waverley 3150
    (220)
    Looking for a quality hair salon in Glen Waverley? Sisu Hair Salon on Springvale Road is home to a friendly team of stylists who are passionate about all things hair!
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  13. Lavya Hair Design

    Lavya Hair Design

    Shop 12 Toowoomba Plaza / 878 Ruthven Street, Toowoomba City 4350
    (156)
    The Cut Ahead Hair Boutique is Toowoomba’s answer to professional hair styling for men and women at a reasonable price, offering high quality service and style to a broad clientele.
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  14. KIS Hair

    KIS Hair

    13 / 108 Bourke Street, Melbourne CBD 3000
    (1764)
    KIS Hair is a bespoke salon, offering all the services you need to give you the hair of your dreams. KIS Hair offer a wide range of services for men and women.
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  15. Hair Insider

    Hair Insider

    51 Moore Street, Liverpool 2170
    (9)
    Hair Insider, specialises in Indian wedding hair, offering everything from party styles, to wedding hair, bridal makeup and henna mehndi wedding designs.
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  16. Lux & Co

    Lux & Co

    540 Derrimut Road (Inside Tarneit Central Shopping Centre), Tarneit 3029
    (478)
    Bad hair day? Look no further than the amazing team at Lux & Co (inside Tarneit Shopping Centre on Derrimut Road) for a phenomenal hairstyling experience!
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  17. Barberjan

    Barberjan

    196 Moreland Road, , Brunswick 3056
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  18. Kodo Hair

    Kodo Hair

    29 - 31 Somerset Place, Melbourne CBD 3000
    (4)
    Kodo Hair on Somerset Place in Melbourne CBD allows you to sit back and relax while the dedicated stylists go to work giving you a truly unique cut, colour and hairstyling experience.
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  19. High Wycombe Barber Shop

    High Wycombe Barber Shop

    13B / 120 Wittenoom Road, High Wycombe 6057
    (11)
    High Wycombe Barber Shop offer haircutting, colouring and styling for women, men and kids at fair prices. They'll also take care of your beard trimming needs.
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  20. R and A Hair Workshop

    R and A Hair Workshop

    167 High Street, Prahran 3181
    (12)
    For professional hairdressing and barbering, visit R&A Hair Workshop. The stylish salon services men, women and children at an affordable price.
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Barber Shops

The barber pole – the twist of red, white and blue outside most traditional barbershops -- allude to their bloody beginnings. The barber has been around for over 5,000 years but he has not always been the man responsible for your fresh fade or that soothing hot lather rinse.

Way back when, barbers moonlighted as dentists or even performed minor surgeries. If you were in possession of sharp blades, you were expected to multi-task. Think Sweeney Todd was just a musical? Think again.

The colours on the barber pole – red and white, signify blood and bandages. The blue is said to represent veins. Thankfully, the event of hospitals (and occupational health and safety) means that the only thing that man wielding the razor near your head is going to give you is a clean shave.

Barbers vs. Hair Stylists

The word “barber” derives from the Latin word “beard”. Barbers are traditionally men, and so are their clients. In comparison to the barbers’ bloody beginnings, hair stylists date back to the Elizabethan era. They provided hair services to women, and the only severing that they go to do was working with complex wigs.

Given the rise of the upscale barbershop in the recent years, the distinction between the two haircutters is a little vague. However, barbers are typically trained to cut shorter, more traditional haircuts for men. If you want something like a side swept brush up, and colour? See your hair stylist. They generally have more experience cutting and styling longer hair.

Barbers tend to be limited to clipper cuts, while stylists can do both scissor based cuts as well as clipper cuts. They also recommend products that can help you achieve the look you want. That being said, if you want a hot lather face shave, you can only get that at the barbershop.

Making The Cut

You’ve booked yourself with one of our amazing barbers. Now what? It’s important to learn some basic terminology so that you can get your perfect cut every time.

How Short?

Did you want an inch of the top or just half an inch off the sides? Let your barber know. If you are unsure, err on the side of caution. Cut off a bit at first, and you can always go shorter.

Taper / Fade

The terms are almost interchangeable. They mean that your hair length gradually shortens in length from the top of your head down to the nape of your neck. It is achieved with clippers with varying lengths.

Neckline

You may not be able to see it, but the person standing behind you will. There are three basic choices: blocked, rounded and tapered. A blocked neckline is a straight line across the natural neckline. It can give off the appearance of a wider neck but can quickly. You will have to touch up frequently.

A rounded neckline is similar to the blocked, minus the corners. It also requires frequent touch ups. The tapered neckline follows the natural neckline, and gradually ‘fades’. It does not require touch ups.

Side burns

Unless you’re into mutton chops, you can ask your barber to trim and thin out your sideburns.

Choose your Men’s Haircut

The Buzz Cut

Back to basics. It is a short, buzzed haircut which is also known as the military cut. There are several types of buzz cuts, defined by the blade attached to the clippers. Get a super short buzz cut (#1) or go for something longer (#4).

The Crew Cut

Similar to the buzz cut but it tapers on the side and back of the head. The top is either clipped evenly or so that the front is slightly longer than the back.

The Businessman

This is a simple taper haircut with the top left up to 2 inches long.

Caesar Cut

The top is cut to about an inch longer than the rest of your hair so you are left with a slight fringe on the forehead.

Fade Cut

This is a simple taper on the sides and the back, where the hair is clipped in such as way that it gradually ‘fades’ into the skin.

The Comb Over Fade

A variation of the fade consists of longer hair on top of the head, which is combed over into a side part or slicked back, depending on your preference. The hair on the back and the sides fades.

High and Tight

Another variation of the fade cut, it keeps the sides and back as short as you are comfortable with. The top of the hair is about an inch and a half long with blunt edges. It requires little maintenance.

The Undercut

The hair on the sides and back is clipped short with the same blade number (no taper), and the hair on top is left longer. It can be swept, slicked and style. It can be as dramatic or subtle as you like, depending on contrast between your sides and the top.