What are Hair Tattoos or Tribal Hair Cutting?

The Hair Tattoo or Tribal cuts have been around for centuries, perhaps even longer. Think back to different times in history and I bet you can think of a Hair Style that coincides with it. For example, when I think of the Revolutionary War, I think of powdered white wigs like George Washington sported; a tidy whitey wig LOL. Anyways, if you are cutting men's hair as a stylist then you have probably have done a bit of easy hair tattooing. If you are a Barber, I know you are doing tribal cuts or giving hair tattoos, even if it is only a "part" line.

Hair Tattooing, Tribal Hair Cutting, is also sometimes called carving. Any Stylist or Barber that does it is a talented Artists. It requires imagination, talent, and mad skills to Hair Tattoo. The tools of choice are clippers and a razor for most Tribal designers. The best razor, hands down is the Tondeo Sifter Razor, sometimes referred to as the cut throat razor. Tondeo has even came out with a razor especially for Hair Tattooing, Tribal Styling, or carving, aptly called the Tondeo Tribal Razor.

The Hair Tattoo can be anything the customer wants and anything the barber or stylists can do. The imagination is the limit! Using hand drawn art, cartoons, tattoos, images, logos, or just their imagination, barbers and stylists have been transforming heads into Art! Customers range in age from 10-100, male and female alike have been seen sporting them, but the majority of the hair tattoos seen are on younger guys.

I think it's cool. The Art work these barbers and stylist alike have created, run the gamete from serious to outrageous! And, seriously, it is so much fun to see the guy in front of me at an Alabama Football game with a raging Elephant on the back of his head, and next to him his three sons with the words: ROLL TIDE ROLL carved into the back of their heads. I guess he has to make sure they sit and walk in order, Hehe!

It is a great way for stylist and barbers to showcase their Artistic talents and a great way for the client to make their statement! It is also a fun way to bring younger guys into your shop, and increase your earnings. The awesome thing about the Tondeo Sifter Razor and the Tondeo Tribal Razor is that the blades snap in half. So, if you order a box of 10 blades, you are really getting 20 blades and it is the same with the Tondeo blades in the boxes of 100, you are really getting 200. The blades all snap in half. Unlike the newer hair razors, the Tondeo razor blades cost less than $1.00 a piece. How is that for saving you money is your barber shop or salon? Pretty good? ShearsforHair thinks so.

Either way, don't worry if the mom's really hate it, it grows out or can be completely shaved down. Bringing in new client's is what it is all about!

Memorial Day, a Time for Thanks

Yes, it is here, the unofficial beginning of Summer, and while I hope that you are enjoying the long weekend, back yard BBQ's and relaxing and catching some rays, we want to remind you that without the men and women of the United States Armed Forces, we would not be able to enjoy our FREEDOM! ShearsforHair.com wishes to thank all our service guys and gals, past and present and their families for keeping America FREE and protecting our rights!

As a female business owner, I am grateful for my rights. I am grateful that I can speak out. I am grateful that I can wear what I want, go where I wish, and control my own business. I plan on giving this business to my two children, both girls, when I am old and gray and I am grateful that they will have the chance to do what they wish with it, as women.

I am very grateful that the women in America don't have to hide their hair, unless they CHOOSE to do so for personal or religious beliefs. For without the beauty of hair, where would I be? Where would Hair Stylists be? As a female Barber, would you be able to even cut men's hair, or as a professional pet groomer, would you have your own pet grooming business? Fortunately, we do not know the answers to these questions, because we live in the land of the free, the great USA!

So, from the women of ShearsforHair.com, and myself, I want to say Thank You, to all the men, women and families of our Armed Services, past and present. Happy Memorial Day to You!

Shipping to military families and APO addresses is just one way ShearsforHair.com thanks our service men, women, and their families. We also put a little extra something, FREE, in every order that ships out to our military persons and/or family. We can't begin to thank you for your sacrifices but, we can give a little EXTRA care to our military and their families, and show our thanks.

In Fond Remembrance of my two uncles, Jack Lyle and Gerald Davidson, both Veterans, both deeply missed.

Dani

This Week, Graduation Special With Over $148 FREE of Cosmetology Supplies!

Wondering what to get the new Cosmetologist Grad in your life? The Roc-it Dog Shears Special is your cure for gift giving woes. Each Roc-it Dog Shear comes with FREE Stuff, This week's special is no different as, it offers over $148.00 Worth of FREE Cosmetologist Supplies with Each Purchase, making this the PERFECT gift for the new hair stylists and even the seasoned hand!

This weeks special is a FREE Organizer Tote Bag Crammed With FREE Rockin' Stuff to Rocket the New Grads Careers
FREE Centrix's Limited Edition Rotorazor
6 FREE Centrix Antimicrobial ProClips
1 FREE Centrix H20 Spray Bottle
One Matching FREE Centrix Cut to the Zip Closure Shear Case

The Bag and Shear Case are Soft, Leather-like PVC, The Tote Bag has Three Exterior Pockets, One Inner Zip Pocket, a Removable Shoulder Strap and Measures 12" X 10" X 5"

Roc-it Dog Shears come in three lengths, a 5 Inch, a 5.75 Inch and a Big Dog Shear measuring in at 7.0" , (because sometimes size DOES matter). Great for the Hair Styling Professional on the Go and Rocketing Their Careers in Hair Styling!

This Haircutting Set is THE perfect gift for the Cosmetology School Graduate, Don't Miss Out, Only at ShearsforHair!

They're Back, Tondeo Razors and Blades Back in the USA!

For the last few months in 2008 and these first few of 2009, Tondeo Hair Cutting Razors and Shears have been virtually impossible to find in the USA. Desperate stylist and barbers have even resorted to having relatives abroad, send them the replacement blades for the often copied but NEVER duplicated Tondeo Sifter Haircutting and Shaving Razor.

ShearsforHair is happy to say, they are back and we have them! Any stylists or barber can tell you that the Tondeo folding Sifter Razor and the Tondeo Replacement Blades; the long TSS-3 Blades and the shorter TCR Blades are a must have tool for serious hair Artists!

The great thing about the Tondeo line of razor blades is that you get double the blades for the same amount of money! The Tondeo TSS-3 Blades Snap in Half so you get two uses out of each blade! It is like buying ten razor blades but getting twenty! And the Quality, well, you can't get any better!

You can save even more if you buy the blades in a box of 100 (ten smaller boxes of ten) and split the costs and the blades with other hair stylists and/or barbers. Those feather blades usually costs you $1.00 per blade, or $10.00 for ten blades. We all know this decreases your Profit Margin!

The Coolest thing about the Tondeo Sifter Razor is that it can be used to texturize & sculpt hair as well as shave! Check out the Tribal Tattoo Tondeo Razor for Intricate, precise hair tattoos and designs! Cut Out the high prices at ShearsforHair!

The bottom line is that Investing in a Tondeo Razor can save you money (chu-ching) down the line and who doesn't want to save money?

Internet with a Capital "I" Google Blogger Says I'm Wrong! Using the Internet to Promote Your Hair Cutting Business

I noticed when making a prior posts that Blogger spell check says that the word "internet" was mispelled! ? What? "internet, internet, internet"? It looks right to me! What is the problem? You may have noticed in my last post, that was the first time I have used the spell check. LOL! But, seriously, what's up with that??
When I finally figured out how to see suggested spellings (I had to hover over the big bad yellowed mispelled words), I looked at the suggestions and was dumbfounded. Internet is correct with a capital "I"! What? Why? Is the internet, (and yeah, I did that on purpose) a proper noun? A proper noun if you recall from your Schoolhouse Rock days, is a specific person, place or thing, like Mrs. Jones, Fifth Street, the NC School of the Arts.



But, is the internet, uh hum, I mean the Internet really a proper noun? I got out my old Merriam-Webster's Dictionary from college and found this!

proper noun
Function: noun
Date: circa 1890: a noun that designates a particular being or thing, does not take a limiting modifier, and is usually capitalized in English-called also proper name.

I also found this:

A proper noun has two distinctive features: 1) it will name a specific [usually a one-of-a-kind] item, and 2) it will begin with a capital letter no matter where it occurs in a sentence. Thanks to http://www.chompchomp.com.

Now, my question is this; Is the Internet really a place we go? I mean, we do go to it virtually but, it isn't physical. We can't touch it, we don't walk down it like a street; Main Street, or swim in like a lake, Lake Erie and, it sure isn't a person like Mrs. Jones. The Internet is supposed to be capitalized why? Well, it does refers to a specific thing. :0 Apparently Google Blogger is correct, for now. . .

I recently was on the Internet looking at a very high end hair salon's website. It was very nice, very appealing and hip. If your business doesn't have a website, I suggest you get one. It is a great way to market and can be as simple as adding your business to a Yahoo Local Listing, a Facebook page or a MySpace page. There are professionals that you can hire to design professional websites and even social networking site pages. If your Barbershop, Salon, Spa, or Professional Pet Grooming business is small, and you don't have the resources to pay a pro, you can easily use these free forums to advertise and market. If you are technologically challenged, never fear, most teenagers can show you how! :)

Tip for the Day: Add your business or yourself to the Internet (with a a capital "I") and watch your business grow!

Please Bookmark http://www.shearsforhair.com/ or Share us with your friends with Delicious, Digg, Stumble Upon, Facebook, Google, Twitter, MySpace and More!

Happy Mother's Day to All the Stylists, Barbers, & Pet Groomer's That Help Us All Have Good Hair Days!

Thanks for helping us all have good hair days and thanks for making the world a more beautiful place! Shears for Hair

The Goodness in the Internet, a Gift From a Daughter *sniff, sniff

Today, I was talking to very good friend of mine, and she said she would brb, (be right back). She exclaimed with great happiness that she had just received her Mother's Day Gift from her daughter, and it was Godiva Chocolates! Wow! I'm not talking about a box of sweets, I am talking a tower of decadent chocolates. Who could ask for more?

She could.

You see, my dear friend's daughter is thousands of miles away, in a place you don't find most twenty-something females . . . Cynthia is in Iraq. Back in April she found out she was going to stay another 5 months in Iraq. I wondered before Mother's Day, how Cynthia would get a gift to her mom.

Today, I found out the true power of the internet and I am reveling in the good of it all. My friend, who will remain nameless, was thrilled for the TOWER of chocolates but I know that she truly would have been much happier to see her daughter. The gift that SGT Cynthia purchased via the internet and sent her mom, was only a second best comparatively. Having her bright and beautiful face here would have been the best!

I sell beauty shears, grooming shears, and professional barber shears on the net at ShearsforHair.com . This is how I make my living and feed my child; who gratefully is here with me tonight. I like to think that most of my Internet browsing, checking and answering mail, receiving orders from my great customers is important. And it is! I do indulge in the jokes, the YouTube videos, and even listen to the radio through my computer occasionally. But, today, I saw the great power of the Internet in my friend's smile, no joke.

This is not a political statement, so please don't start a debate about Iraq, Afghanistan, or any other war. This is merely my observation of how the Internet changed a friend's life today for the better. This is about how the Internet made a connection between a brave young woman in Iraq and her mother in NC. It is how the Internet allowed her to make sure her mom knew that she couldn't be here but, she loves her, misses her, and wishes her a Happy Mother's Day!

Remember, as you go through your day, the GOOD in the Internet. Great deals, good friends, relatives, and connections; even if they are thousands of miles away! Don't' forget Mother's Day is Sunday, May 10th this year. ShearsforHair does is proud to ship to military folks and APO Addresses.

Bumpers or Silensors, Keep Your Shears Cutting & Quiet

One of the most common complaints we get from Hair Stylist, Barbers and Professional Groomers, when out in the field is "My shears are loud" or "For some reason my blades are crossing each other!" Or we hear "I lost that thingy in my shears!". That "thingy" is called a bumper or a silencer and it is common for them to dissappear for no apparent reason and they are IMPOSSIBLE to find when lost for some strange reason. LOL!

These elusive "thingies" are bumpers, also referred to as silencers, and for good reason. The bumper or the silencer are those little things that go in between the finger handles of your scissors. They are VERY important to your hair cutting shears! They keep your shears from making that clicking sound, thus the name silencer. More importantly, the bumpers keep the shears' blades properly aligned so they open and close properly, and they do not overlap. If your shear's blades overlap they will not cut hair properly, in fact, they could be dangerous as the cutting edge is exposed. With the cutting edge on the outside you could cut yourself or even worse, your clients!

Bumpers/silencers come in various forms, one is a plastic black rubber piece and the other it a hard plastic piece. We have found that the hard plastic ones fall out more easily than the black rubber ones. If you have the hard plastic type and you loose it, no worries, any shear sharpener should have a black rubber one to replace it with. It is perfectly OK for them to use the black rubber kind. Some sharpeners even have different colored bumpers/silencers for your shears. They are also usually rubber. Most Scissor Sharpeners will replace these at a nominal costs for you, some even do it for free.

If you cannot find a sharpener who will rush to your aid, you can always try doing it yourself. ShearsforHair has black rubber bumpers that we sell at a very nominal costs, and are REALLY handy to have!