Creative HEAD UK January 2019
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THE FACES, THE PLACES, THE NEWS, THE VIEWS<br />
Mr. Q<br />
welcomes you…<br />
To an exciting and inspirational <strong>2019</strong>! Last year was a big<br />
one for continued growth of barber shops in the <strong>UK</strong> and if<br />
you’re looking to take your career forward and open your<br />
own shop, you’ll find some words of wisdom from Mark<br />
Maciver, AKA SliderCuts on page 08. Like your styling<br />
real and raw? Turn to page 10 to see Ellis from Laundry’s<br />
in-shop shoot. And, as this issue lands Mr. Q will be<br />
prepping for London Fashion Week Men’s. See you there?<br />
YOU NEED<br />
TO MEET…<br />
ALAN BEAK<br />
co-owner, RUGER<br />
GET SMART<br />
WHAT ALL BARBERS SHOULD DO THIS QUARTER<br />
1.<br />
editor, Amanda Nottage.<br />
Get inspired… by watching<br />
Most Wanted Male Grooming<br />
Specialist winner Jody Taylor<br />
chat about his career to Mr. Q<br />
creativeheadmag.com<br />
2.<br />
lorealcolourtrophy.com<br />
3.<br />
Get competitive… could you be<br />
the <strong>2019</strong> winner of the Men’s<br />
Image Award at the L’Oréal<br />
Colour Trophy? Deadline for<br />
entries is 18 February.<br />
Get debating… with SliderCuts’<br />
Mark Maciver, talking about the<br />
future of apprentices on stage at<br />
Salon Smart on 25 March!<br />
Book tickets now at<br />
creativeheadmag.com/salonsmart<br />
Describe yourself in five words…<br />
Ambitious, intuitive, hardworking,<br />
obsessive, hilarious.<br />
What’s exciting you about British<br />
barbering and hairdressing now…<br />
I love how our industry has this need<br />
to constantly evolve. I’ve watched<br />
hairstyles and techniques, barber<br />
shop decor and the way barbers<br />
present themselves change so much<br />
in 20 years, all for the better too.<br />
There used to be such segregation<br />
between hairdressing and barbering<br />
and I love how recently it’s all<br />
merging into one.<br />
Everything changed for me when…<br />
I decided to take my career to<br />
the next level. I wanted to be<br />
taken more serious as an artist so<br />
arranged a professional photoshoot<br />
inspired by somebody I admired<br />
and was the kind of thing he was<br />
doing. So I went to town on it and<br />
I got a great response and my first<br />
magazine cover as a result.<br />
ON THE COVER<br />
Hair by Aiden Xydis for SEB MAN<br />
The barber/groomer/hairdresser<br />
that inspired me is…<br />
That person who urged me to do<br />
that photoshoot has since become<br />
a mentor and a good friend –<br />
Kevin Luchmun.<br />
Who else should we get to know…<br />
Three people I have watched grow<br />
and turn into amazing artists are<br />
Leah Hayden Cassidy, Cal Newsome<br />
and Nick Barford. Each is different<br />
and each brings something refreshing<br />
to the table. And they’re all insanely<br />
nice people, too.<br />
You might not know this<br />
about me…<br />
Before I was a barber I was a chef<br />
and managed a restaurant. And by<br />
the age of 12 I was a black belt in<br />
freestyle karate, which means that<br />
even though I’m a midget I can still<br />
do a bit!<br />
Say hello to me at…<br />
@alan_beak<br />
04 Mister Quarterly
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