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Barbering since he was 15 years old, Lorenzo Galletta proud owner and founder of FadeFX barbershop, Bedford UK, has been recognised as one of the World’s Finest Barbers.

A thoroughbred when it comes to barbering, Lorenzo has strong family roots in the barbering industry meaning cutting hair runs in his blood. As a 9-year-old, Lorenzo became a promising junior barber talent under the watchful eyes of his Uncle and Grandfather, both well-known experts in the barbering field.

13 years later at the age of 22, Lorenzo begins his own journey and opens his first shop. After successfully running his own barbering business for 5 years, Lorenzo decides to scale up, opening up a bigger second shop. Well known as Bedford’s number one place to go for your hair cut, FadeFX Barber Shop was born.

As an experienced entrepreneur with a rich barbering history and background under his belt, Lorenzo is now dedicated to helping other barbers learn the trade as he has been taught. Today he is not only an educator in hair cutting amongst barbers but in hairstyling as he offers free advice to his clients.

Hairbond Educate Ambassador

Recognised by Finest Barbers, Lorenzo has also enrolled as a Hairbond Educate Ambassador. With his extensive knowledge in professional hair styling products, he has been awarded Ambassador status for the award-winning, professional haircare range Hairbond UK.

Hairbond is a British haircare brand which has dominated the world of premium hairstyles for a decade and unlike the products you get in the supermarket, they are known for not stopping at any expense when creating only the highest performance and top quality product formulas.

All products are water-soluble, paraben and sulphate free, have different textures, hold strengths and some of the nicest unique fragrances you’ll find in a hair product. These products are not tested on animals.

With a different product manufactured for every hair type, Hairbond’s range has something for everybody. As a Hairbond Educate Ambassador, Lorenzo has the skilled ability to recommend the best products for his client’s particular haircut and hair type in order to achieve the desired finished hairstyle.

To book an appointment with FadeFX Barber Shop visit Lorenzo’s website here.

Fade Fx Barber shop

Address: 195 Bedford Rd, Kempston, Bedford MK42 8DD

Pre-Stylers – How to use

A pre-styling product is a hair product which is more often than not first used with a hairdryer, and used before styling the hair as you might normally, with a wax, clay, or pomade etc

We call products like waxes, clays, pomades, as well as fibres, cements and putties, finishing products.

What do Pre-Styling products do?

A pre-styling product takes the hair from its natural state, usually just washed, to that of something more in line with how you’re going to style it but in a way you wouldn’t be able to achieve, when simply using a finishing product.

If you have fine or limp hair, you might use a pre-styler for thickening the hairs appearance and adding volume; or perhaps your hair is naturally frizzy and you want a product to tame and smooth the hair before you style it.

We like to think of it as laying down the foundations. Preparing the hair for styling as much as possible for the style you’re about to build on.

Reasons to use Pre-Styling products

There are so many pre-stylers on the market promising to work wonders for our hair, but there are not many who can bottle up formulas that work and deliver with multi-benefits like Hairbond United Kingdom.

To Protect 

Both the Hairbond Wonder Primer and Texturiser Sea Salt spray bottles will protect your hair from heat and UV damage caused by the sun and heated styling tools like curlers and straighteners. These products can also be used on all hair types.

To Smooth

The Hairbond Wonder Primer and Hair Repair Mask have been created to tame the hair by conditioning and smoothing the hair cuticle. Smoothing pre-stylers are perfect for guys with coarse and wiry hair. Want some of the benefits of a sea salt spray but without the dry, matted, textured finish, you need to try using the Wonder Primer for softe and smoother results.

Pre-Styling For Volume

Voluminous pre-stylers are great for creating big hair. Volume pre-stylers can be used to add structure to fine hair, thickening the appearance as well as tighten and define curly hair.

If your customer wants a strong, matte, textured high volume quiff, then there’s nothing better than pre-styling with the Texturiser Sea Salt Spray! This will add strength to the style and guarentee an all day hold.

Upselling Pre-Styling products

Teaching customers to create and structure a daily hairstyling routine using both pre-stylers and finishing products is one of the best things you can do to improve retail within your barbering business.

Not only does using two compatible products help achieve stronger hairstyling results, but it also means you can make more money for your business by instantly selling double the amount of products to each client.

Help! Which Pre-styler should I use?

It all depends on the clients hair type, the look they’re going for and what product qualities suit their needs the most.

If it’s a soft smooth approach look no further than the Wonder Primer or if it’s texture, volume, hold then show off the Texturiser Sea Salt Spray.

Both of these products have a £21 SRP but can be picked up by the box in fantastic trade deals.

Exclusive to FinestBarbers.com

Matt Vurley founder and owner of The Mob Club, barbershop in Southport UK has been recognised as one of the World’s Finest Barbers.

As one of the most accomplished barbers Britain has to offer, Matt is, of course, an expert in both modern & classic hair cuts. With years of technical training and experience educating at the highest level, Matt is also a proud beard sculpting specialist and offers traditional open razor shaving services to those clients who prefer the ultra-clean look and feel.

The Mob Club is set back away from the busy streets and bustle of Southport, offering a secluded barbershop experience for the modern gentleman.

The hand-laid penny floor and speakeasy-inspired surroundings of black and copper furnishings make a trip to this barbers one not to forget. 

Sit back and relax in one of their traditional Takara Belmont Apollo Elite barber chairs and experience luxury and comfort whilst enjoying your treatment of choice; shave, wax or trim.

Whilst you wait, take a seat on their ‘Cadillac inspired’ bench, enjoy a choice of Nespresso, soft drinks, bottled beers or perhaps indulge in a quality whiskey, bourbon or cognac, whilst listening to some Funk, Soul, Jazz or Rhythm & Blues, the choice is yours.

For the gents that struggle to keep still or find the time to keep fit and healthy, you can step through another door into Southports No1 fitness hub, The Warehouse Gym.

The connected gym has a wide range of training options to help you reach your personal goals, including Free Weights Area, Studio, Cardio Area, Functional Area, Spinning Studio, Imperial Thai Boxing Academy, Lucia Sergio BJJ Life Style, Changing Room and Peak Health and Performance Sports Therapy, Body Pulse Fitness.

This gym also has excellent, knowledgeable, helpful Personal Trainers to deliver great classes making it one of the best professional, clean, modern, friendly, family Gyms to train in.

Hairbond Educate Ambassador

Recognised by Finest Barbers, Matt has also enrolled as a Hairbond Educate Ambassador. With his extensive knowledge in professional hair styling products, he has been awarded Ambassador status for the award-winning, professional haircare manufacturer Hairbond UK.

Hairbond is a hairstyling brand which has dominated the world of premium hairstyles for a decade and unlike the products you get in the supermarket, they are known for not stopping at any expense when creating only the highest performance and top quality product formulas.

All products are water-soluble, paraben and sulphate free, have different textures, hold strengths and some of the nicest fragrances you’ll find in a hair product. These products are not tested on animals.

With a different product manufactured for every hair type, Hairbond’s range has something for everybody. As a Hairbond Educate Ambassador, Matt has the skilled ability to recommend the best products for his client’s particular haircut and hair type in order to achieve the desired finished hairstyle.

To book an appointment with Matt visit his website here.

The Mob Club, Southport

Rear of 30 Virginia Street
Southport
PR8 6RZ

Ben Collins founder and owner of Bens Barber Lounge has recently been recognised as one of the world’s finest barbers. Based out of Redditch, in the UK, Ben is at the forfront of the barbering industry.

Offering trendy gentlemanly cuts, contemporary professional fades and tidy beards, Ben’s barbering skills are some of the best you will come across in the hair and beauty industry.

Bens Barber Lounge is an appointment-only business. Every client gets a warm welcome, one to one attention and a hairstyling consultation with only the best professional products. Ben is dedicated to making sure every client leaves looking their best version of themselves.

Ben’s proud to only use the latest techniques to cut, trim and shave the sharpest haircuts. The Bens Barber Lounge experience takes place at Ben’s home in Redditch in order for him to balance work with being a dad.

Although Ben normally works from his home barbering lounge, he also proudly offers his barbering services to those less mobile. Infact anyone who just prefers a haircut in their own environment.

Hairbond Educate Ambassador

Recognised by Finest Barbers, Ben has also enrolled as a Hairbond Educate Ambassador. With Ben’s acquired extensive knowledge in professional hair styling products, he has been awarded Ambassador status for the award-winning, professional haircare manufacturer Hairbond. Products loved by celebrities and sports stars, Ben consults customers and stocks them for clients to take home.

Hairbond is a hairstyling brand which has dominated the world of premium hairstyles for a decade and unlike the products you get in the supermarket, they are known for not stopping at any expense when creating only the highest performance product formulas.

All products are water-soluble, paraben and sulphate free, have different textures, hold strengths and some of the nicest fragrances you’ll find in a hair product. These products are not tested on animals.

With a product manufactured for every hair type, Hairbond’s range has something for everybody. As a Hairbond Educate Ambassador, Ben has the skilled ability to recommend the best products for his clients particular haircut, hair type in order to achieve the desired finished hairstyle.

TO book an appointment with Ben visit his website here.

Bens Barber Lounge, Reddtich

406 Evesham Road

Crabs Cross

Reddtich

B975JB