TN Barber case studies
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The Tennessee Master Barber credential is the state-issued license that allows a barber to work independently in a Tennessee shop - cutting, tapering, styling, shaving and beard design, performing chemical services, and supervising the sanitation standards of the chair and station. It is the goal for students finishing a board-approved barber program and for licensed barbers moving into full master status, and it is what shop owners look for when hiring or when designating someone to run a shop. The TN Barber case studies are 5 cases and about 3,774 words.
1The Lapsed License and the Unlisted Chair
Marcus owns a three-chair barbershop in Murfreesboro. On Thursday he hires Dana, who moved from Georgia two years ago.
671 words, about 3 min2Blood on the Blade at 2:40 on a Saturday
It is 2:40 on a Saturday. Nick is finishing a skin fade when the corner of the clipper blade catches the skin behind the client's ear and a bead of blood appears.
829 words, about 4 min3The Cowlick, the Staircase, and Forty Minutes
Devon, 15, sits down with a photo of a low taper fade with a sharp line-up. He has thick, coarse, straight hair that grows forward at the front hairline.
771 words, about 4 min4The Mole, the Retinoid, and the Straight Razor
Alvarez, 41, comes in for a hot-towel straight razor shave of his neck and cheek line plus a beard shape-up. While draping him you notice clusters of red, ingrown-looking bumps along his jaw and lower neck, a small scab on his chin, and a raised pearly mole on the jawline about 4 mm across.
719 words, about 4 min5The Five-Day-Old Relaxer and the Blonde Goal
Renee, 29, sits down for a relaxer touch-up and a color change "to a light blonde." She applied a box relaxer at home five days ago and says her scalp "itched, so I scratched." On examination there is a small raw scab at the crown and generalized redness along the part. Her hair is relaxed, feels rough and porous from mid-shaft to ends, and there is about one inch of new growth.
784 words, about 4 min