This Masterclass is now firmly established as the Industry’s NR1 AFRO HAIR BARBERING course & We are thrilled to collaborate with the incredible EPH ‘The Barber’ on this fantastic AFRO HAIR ‘TEXTURE BARBERING’ 3-Day Intensive Masterclass Course. EPH brings his many years of industry experience working across Film & Tv, as personal hairstylist to his A-list clients and running his hugely successful eponymous barbershops across London to this course.
Course Overview
Eph’s insatiable passion for teaching & sharing his skills & artistry with the industry – make this the perfect industry-leading course for session artists & hairdressers ready to invest in your skills to become more inclusive & diverse in your barbering skill-set.
Across the 3 days of the course, structured as a series of Masterclass sessions – Eph shares core-barbering techniques from Cuts & Trims to Shape-Up’s & Fades, unique to working with Afro-textured hair to empower you in making sure your black male actors, artists, models & clients feel looked-after, nurtured and confident in your skills, hair-design choices & creative vision.
This course offers additional training to hairdressers & session artists, who have already graduated from our AFRO HAIR STYLING & TEXTURE CUTTING Courses to further elevate your skills, working with Afro-textured hair – or can, of course, be booked as a stand-alone course to exclusively elevate your Afro Hair barbering skills.
This course is open to FULLY QUALIFIED / EXPERIENCESD HAIRDRESSERS ONLY & A FULL SET OF TOOLS (See listing below) IS REQUIRED FOR THE COURSE – ALL STYLING PRODUCTS, MANNEQUIN HEADS & MODELS PROVIDED BY THE ACADEMY!
THIS FANTASTIC 3-DAY INTENSIVE COURSE IS OPEN TO QUALIFIED / EXPERIENCED HAIRDRESSERS & BARBERS ONLY
HAIR STYLISTS
Qualified Industry Hairstylists from across the Tv & Film, Fashion & Beauty Industry – passionate to add barbering techniques unique to Afro-textured hair to your skill-set.
HAIRDRESSERS & BARBERS
Qualified / Experienced Hairdressers & Barbers ambitious to expand your clientele and become more ‘inclusive’ and ‘diverse’ in the services you offer your clients.
SALON OWNERS
This course is the perfect stepping-stone for you & your team to receive industry-leading training that will see your business attract & build a more diverse clientele, offering services for male clients with natural Afro-textured hair.
The Course Covers:
- Texture & Curl Pattern Assessment
- Confident Client Consultation
- 3-Dimensional Vision
- Hairline Shaping
- Confident | Fluid Guard-Level Selection
- Freehand Scissor & Clipper Techniques
- Hairline to Nape Fading
- One-Level Taper Fade
- Shape-Ups
- High-Top Fades
- Skin-Fades
- Medium & Low Fades
- Blending & Finishing
TOOLS & REQUIREMENTS
A complete kit is required to take part in the course. The styling tools you will need to bring along to all classes are:
- WAHL CORDLESS SENIOR CLIPPER or ANDIS CORDLESS MASTER CLIPPER
- WAHL CORDLESS TRIMMER or ANDIS SLIMLINE PRO GTX TRIMMER
- WAHL PREMIUM GUIDE COMB-SET
- ANDIS FADE BRUSH
- WAHL FLAT-TOP CLIPPER COMB (LONG)
- 6.5 OR 7 INCH PROFESSIONAL SCISSORS
- ANDIS ProFoil TS-2 TRIMMER or BABYLISS PRO TITANIUM FOIL SHAVER
- BLACK ICE FIBER & APPLICATOR
- METAL AFRO COMB
- LARGE TOOTH COMB