AZ Barber case studies
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The Arizona Barber Licensing Examination is the assessment a candidate must pass to be licensed to practice barbering in Arizona. It exists for people who have completed (or are finishing) an approved barbering program or apprenticeship and are ready to work on the public, and it is also the gate for barbers licensed elsewhere who are applying through the state's reciprocity or endorsement pathway. The AZ Barber case studies are 5 cases and about 3,577 words.
1The 4:40 Fade, the Flat Occiput, and the Thursday Interview
Marcus, 27, sits down at 4:40 for a skin fade with a hard part; your 5:15 client is already in the lobby and he rebooks every three weeks. His hair is dense, coarse and straight, last cut seven weeks ago, and he box-dyed it black three weeks ago.
718 words, about 4 min2Saturday at 11:40: The Half-Strength Jar and the Oozing Patch
Saturday, 11:40 a.m., six chairs, fourteen clients served since open. The Barbicide jar was filled Thursday morning with concentrate mixed at roughly half the label ratio, because as the owner says, 'full strength foams too much.' Two clipper sets rotate all day; blades get wiped with a dry towel between clients and oiled at closing.
706 words, about 4 min3Baby Smooth, Against the Grain, Two Aspirin and a Keloid
Dwayne, 41, books the deluxe: hot towels, straight-razor head shave, beard lineup. At consultation he mentions three things in passing - he took two aspirin about an hour ago for a headache, he gets 'razor bumps something awful' on his neck, and a barber once cut his jawline and it healed into a raised keloid the size of a pea.
733 words, about 4 min4Caramel Highlights in Three Days, Over Relaxer, Box Black and 'Henna'
Renee, 34, wants caramel face-frame highlights for a wedding in three days. Her hair was relaxed twelve days ago, and she has colored it at home with a box black every month for two years.
739 words, about 4 min5Five Chairs in Tempe: A Nevada License, a Stale Posting and a Receptionist With Clippers
You manage a five-chair shop in Tempe. In one week four things land on your desk.
681 words, about 3 min