How to be a professional barber in Nigeria.

Do you want to know the ultimate tips and techniques on how to be a professional barber in Nigeria? If yes, you are about to read the right guidelines to kickstart your career.

With these four tips, you can be sure that your level will move from grass to grace. From zero to hero, and even better, from nothing to everything. A trial will convince you. Here are the top 4 tips on how to be a professional barber in Nigeria.

No. 1: There is power in powder.

To be a professional barber in Nigeria, the most important item to have is powder, not even a clipper. As long as you can hold a clipper, you can use it. The power is not in the clipper, but in the powder. You haven't finished a cut if you didn't finish with powder.  

This is every barber's signature move and mark of professionalism. You can use powder to give hair shape, pattern, and style, or clear dandruff. You can even sterilize your clipper with powder. It works. 

If the customer isn't happy about the haircut, use powder. If the customer asks too many questions, use more powder. Even if the customer is satisfied, look at the hair again and mention that you need to apply some finishing touches. Proceed to use more powder. There is no limit to the amount of powder you can use. Now you know that powder is more powerful than the barber's clipper.

No. 2 Pay little or no attention to the customer.

As a professional barber, you shouldn't pay attention to your customers. You were paid to cut hair, not pay attention. These customers do not know what they want. You're the professional, not them. It is not your job to solve a problem you did not create. Your job is to barb. 

Once a customer walks into your salon, ask them to sit down. Flip your apron twice and tie it around them with a peg or cloth clip. This is a sign that you're a professional and a member of the Barbers Association of Nigeria (BAN).

Ask them how they want it, but don't pay attention to what they say. The answer doesn't matter. Barb as you please! Show no respect to them if they come in with their clippers. They are only showing off. The younger the customer, the higher your freestyle chances.

 It's important to know that it is your job to use words to describe how amazing the haircut looks from time to time. Words like ''mad'', ''fresh'', and ''clean'' are the most appropriate to use. If the customer doesn't like it, tell him you're not done. Keep spinning his head left, right, and center until he has a headache. 

His comments do not matter. If he doesn't want a pattern, put a pattern. If he doesn't want to shape his hair, shape it. Do the opposite of what they want. It's your job, not theirs. History has shown that 78% of barbers' choices have had a greater impact than the customer's choice.

 If the customer is happy with everything you've done, use the phrase “one more thing” to add a final touch. This is your opportunity to be unpredictable. Shock yourself, and finish with powder. If they don't like the cut at the end of the day, tell them their clipper is faulty. If it's your clipper, tell them the barber who cut their hair before you ruined their hairline. You are not a professional if the customer comes and leaves your salon with a smile on his face. God forbids bad things.

No. 3: Dress according to your address:

Fear not! This has nothing to do with your fashion statement or the clothes you wear. The key thing here is how your salon looks. There are things you need to include in your salon to move from a regular barber to a professional barber. 

Let's start with the pictures you need in your salon. First, you must have a poster from a one-nation catalog of different hairstyles that you cannot barb. Put this poster on the wall of your shop and on the sliding doors. Also, pictures of 50 Cents, LL Cool J, Ludacris, and Bow Wow must be on your wall. Another picture you need is a football club team picture. Real Madrid or Chelsea? The choice is yours. You don't have to support either of these clubs.

Let's move on to music and sound. Having a TV without volume is essential. But your stereo set? It must be loud and banging. If you've got that right, you're almost set.

You need about four clippers you don't use, methylated spirit, powder, a comb, and many aprons. You only need to use two of the aprons, but you should have many of them.

Take these lessons seriously! On days without light in your neighborhood, you must be the hub to charge mobile phones.

Yes!!! That reminds me that “I better pass my neighbor generator” is a must. Take one thing off this list: you are not and will never be a professional barber in Nigeria.

No 4. Shape it till you make it:

To be a professional barber in Nigeria, you must understand the association's goal. The goal is to ensure customers grow bald quickly. This is why you need to shape or carve the hairline backward whenever cutting a customer's hair. Take it inside inside. 

The further you go, the better the look. Not only will this skill bring in customers, but it will also turn them into family members. Moving the hairline back has psychological benefits for the head. It gives the forehead more room to think and store information. 

Keep shaping it till there is no hair to shape. Don't forget to apply powder when styling hair. You're not a professional barber if the hairline remains the same. 1 centimeter or 2 would be great. Give this a try, and thank me later.

Conclusion:

Well, congratulations to you. I know how you're feeling right now. Like you are on top of the world as a professional Barber. Anyway, if there are other professions you want to learn, kindly send me a message at [email protected], and I will write a special episode just for you. 

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