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Your favorite hair salon may be the best place to shop for a fathers day gift ideas

Fathers day is just a few days away, so what are you going to get that handsome man? Of course I have some ideas in the personal grooming department, but read on to hear the newest-oldest service for your fathers!

“Fathers Day Gift Ideas”

Hows about a gift certificate to the “Shave, Beverly Hills,” the hip new high-end barbershop, where a man is treated like a man. I, for one, am excited that someone has reinvented an old lost shoe! (Keep your ears open for the next entrepreneur in your area to pick up on this great idea.) Don’t you think they deserve this? A place of their own, where the pampering is brought to a level appropriate for the opposite sex? No kidding, I love this, the fathers can get their hair coiffed, hot towel straight-razor shave with soothing after shave, nails clipped and shoes shined while grooving to Miles Davis, watching Monday Night Football or sipping a complimentary glass of Guinness . . . now that’s service! Oh, not to mention a service called,”Uni-brow surgery.”

I saw the transition of when the line between barbershops, and beauty salons became a big blur and simply became “hair salons.” It started in the 70’s as barbers started “styling” men’s hair vs. just cutting it, a much welcomed evolution of man, wouldn’t you say? In fact that is how I met my hubby he was one of the generation of men who were brave enough to put up with all of the guff from the guys at the gym when he walked in with his razor cut. But now it’s 30 years later, and well, time to have a place of their own . . . no girls allowed!

Back to this Fathers Day, here are a couple of ideas in the men’s hair care department, with the manly smells and all, nothing girlie here. Let the men, be men.

• Ahava Men’s Kit
• Emjoi Hair Remover for Men
• TIGI Bed Head Manipulator Sculpting Putty
• Mason Pearson Sensitive Bristle Brush Handy Size
• Hot Tools Anti-Static Ionic Travel Hair Dryer
• Andis T-Outliner Trimmer
• John Frieda Beach Blonde Ocean Waves Sea Spray
• TIGI Bed Head Creative Genius Sculpting Liquid
• got2b Defiant Define & Shine Pomade
• Jheri Redding ResQ Leave-In Hair, Shine & Scalp Treatment

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Seventeen Magazine is looking for short hairstyle teen models

If you know a teenager with a short hairstyle, make sure you send them this post. Here is a chance to make the cover of Seventeen magazine. Upload your photo of any teenager with a short hairstyle and sign the authorization and who knows maybe your short-haired teenager just might grace the cover of an upcoming issue of Seventeen magazine.

A great opportunity for all you teen readers who have short hairstyles

Go to the Seventeen short hairstyle application form

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How to Braid Fishtails

“How to Braid Fishtail”

Rachael Nichol at Seventeen magazine has an interesting article on how to braid fishtails. I’m becoming more and more of a braids fan . . . especially for oval and heart face shapes. A braid hair style is not only a quick fix in summertime but just look at all the varieties you can do! If you have hair long enough to braid, don’t miss out on all the different looks you can have by learning a few new twists and turns.

If you wonder what you may look like with shorter hair, try braiding or wearing your hair up and take note of what kind of reactions you get from others. Many times when I have a virtual hairstyle makeover client who is unsure about going to a shorter hair style, I will recommend trying braids or updo’s to see what kind of reaction they get from others. If you’re tired of the same old look, and want something cute for summer, give fishtail braids a try.

Read the entire article How to braid fishtail!

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