A visit at a very famous barbershop in Rome: Peppino
As a Purist guy, I need to discover new experiences... and very surprisingly, I've never been to a barbershop in Rome before this year. It's strange because I've spent all my summer holidays there for 10 years ! But, don't know why, this year I had this o...
Barber of Kings, King of Barbers...
So explain to the ignorant, what was the reason for the singing of the hair ends? A
What about the burnt hair smell?
Had enough altercations with incendiary devices in my youth to know this smell. It also lingers...
Nothing beats....
Great report and looking good!! Nothing beats the shave of a sharp razor! I've never heard of burning the ends of the hair, hope it doesn't turn into a fireball! Did the smell of burning hair permeate the shoppe? -MW
Thank you for sharing, FX!
Indeed it looks like a great experience. Hope you had a great time in your holidays. Welcome back, Alex
The Barber of Seville - er - I mean Rome...
That's one impressive hair cut and shave. Thanks for sharing this interesting and unusual haircut. I never knew barbers burned hair for effect. I vainly wonder if I could benefit from this burned hair effect. This message has been edited by patrick_y on 2...
Damn, FX
Impressive report... I couldn't believe he burnt the end of your hair! Aaah, another thing: Did you notice that your Barber looked like Mr Picciotto? Best, Nicolas
Looking good, FX!
What a fun report! I used to work for a very famous lobbyist who was quite dapper (He had the most beautiful suits, ties, shirts you ever saw!) and he got his hair "flame cut" using special dripless candles. The heat was somehow supposed to seal the shaft...
Performance art or haircut?
Thanks Fr.Xavier, I really enjoyed this post. I will add Peppino’s to my list of things to experience. I remember a haircut in rural northern India from my youth. No powered tools, just the continuous click click of the scissors in the barber’s hand which...
That's crazy! :-O [nt]
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LOL! Too funny!
I'm sending this one to my dad. He'll love it! Have a great week, Andrew! Daos
Better late than never …
Sorry it’s off the ‘front page’ and others won’t get to enjoy it. I knew I had this image somewhere but couldn’t find it till today. Enjoy your week too. A
That haircut would match a custom motorcycle or hotrod! [nt]
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you look even handsome, well done, FX! [nt]
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That's a super special haircut!
Love the report....still wonder why the need for the flame. I will pull out a few and try Kong
