Everything You Need To Know About Asian Hair From Hair Experts (How Asian hair is different from other types of hair, dealing with poofy/porcupine hair, how to determine if a barber is good) Ft. Tim & Peter (12 Pell Barbershop) | Barbershop Talk

Welcome back to The Asian Menswear Podcast! This week, we're back with a Spotlight/Barbershop Talk episode to talk all about Asian hair with hair experts Peter and Tim from the popular 12 Pell Barbershop located in the heart of Chinatown, New York. 

12 Pell is a barbershop founded by young millennials & Gen Z determined to bring new energy to the traditional men's grooming space. In addition, 12 Pell has been featured on Yahoo Finance, BBC News, and ABC News and has a social media following of over half a million followers across all platforms. 

In this episode, we'll learn about Tim and Peter, their Barbershop 12 Pell, and talk about something that doesn't necessarily get talked about enough, and that's Asian hair. So if you ever wondered why your hair grows outward or why you're not able to rock specific haircuts like the ones you see in magazines, then you'll enjoy this episode!

In this episode, we discuss:

Timestamps:

0:32 - 12 Pell Barbershop backstory
1:15 - First guest Tim introduces himself
2:00 - How Tim got into barbering
3:20 - Second Guest Peter introduces himself and how he got into barbering
6:55 - Peter decides to give barbering a shot.
9:00 - Walk me through the moment you discovered your Asian hair was different than other types of hair?
11:52 - it’s hard to find someone who understands how to shape the hair properly to a person’s face while simultaneously providing a good fade.
13:13 - why do you think it’s taboo that Asian guys don’t talk about their hair, and why aren’t there any resources for this topic?
14:00 - A lack of Asian role models and representation trickles down and affects us in different ways
14:05 - Our parents teach us that hair doesn’t need to be complicated. Just get something practical and cheap.
15:36 - Why are haircuts important?
18:12 - How common is it to find your clients not ever getting a good haircut in their life?
21:53 - A good barber doesn’t necessarily mean they understand how to cut Asian hair
22:00 - Why is Asian hair different from Blacks, Latinos, White, etc.?
24:50 - Product to keep side hair from flaring up
25:50 - A good haircut should last upwards of 3-4 weeks. Bad haircuts have a shorter lifespan
27:10 - Tips when dealing with Asian hair
27:40 - Never do this if you have Asian hair
28:49 - Asian hair can achieve volume
30:45 - How knowledgeable is the average barber/stylist?
32:30 - How should someone who doesn’t have access to someone who knows how to cut Asian hair go about getting this haircut?
35:32 - Why does a barbershop encourage guys to vent and talk about things
38:50 - If you have a good barber, it becomes an essential relationship
40:28 - What’s something about the barbering profession that needs to change?
43:32 - What are some good things you can do with your hair?
45:26 - Did you guys have bowl cuts growing up?
49:42 - The best piece of advice

You can follow 12 Pell Barbershop @12pell
You can follow Tim @timsparadise
You can follow Peter @pc.cuts

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