A Busy Day at Master Barber's Busy Barber Shop  (Part 13)

Imee, looked Rachel in the face and said “take a good look at all that long hair for the last time because it will soon be covering the floor” as she walked towards the counter to answer the ringing phone.

Sir now went back to his work bench putting down the Andis Black Clipper Comb and his Joewell M2 Series professional Shears, before picking up his Electric Andis Clippers, and a bottle of clipper oil, he oiled the machine before applying the 000 - 1/125 blade on the clippers.

Master Barber (Sir) then came back behind Aubrey again with something in his hand but she didn't get a chance to see it other then the cord that was leading to it. He tilted her head straight down to her chest and we all heard the sound of the same Electric Andis Clippers pop on yet again.

Nrrrrrrr… the sound of them filled the room as he started tapering the back of her head before turning to Bella and Ma’am and saying “enough or bit tighter ladies …?” with an inquisitive voice.

Bella looked at the pictures of women with the Boyish Crop featuring a high and tight tapered back and sides and pointed to it with a smile on her face saying nothing, before Ma’am said “I agree with you Bella………….. Yeap definitely that would look great on her Sir”.

Sir made eye contact with both Ma’am and Bella and winked his eye in agreement. Bella being the shy girl she is just smiled back quietly and turned her face now covered with blush towards a wall mirror  looking herself in the face, raising her right hand and running it through her long tresses of hair for what may be the very last time today .

Aubrey’s head was still tilted straight down to her chest and all she saw was the piles of hair that covered her lap and definitely not the picture that Bella had pointed to and all she could think of or focus on was the humming sound of the same Electric Andis Clippers Nrrrrrrrrrr that worked their way up the back of her head for the very first time in her life. 

Never before had any of the trendy shopping mall salons’ so called stylists taken to the tresses that covered to her head with any form of clippers nor had they ever cut off so much hair let alone more than just a few inches.   

Suddenly, the humming sound of the clippers stopped and Master Barber let Aubrey’s head go and her eyes to catch a look at herself in the mirror. She almost gasped at the sight as could barely recognize herself, as he went back to his workbench and changed the clipper blade once again to 0000 - 1/100.

Without notice Aubrey’s look at herself was ended as her head was again tilted forward slightly, and the humming sound of the electric clippers could be heard again as Sirs’ Electric Andis Clippers went back to work creating a tight taper / faded effect along her hairline all the way around the back before moving to right side.

The sound of the clippers and Aubrey’s deep breaths filled the room as the high and tight tapered back and sides was being realized on her head.

Sir now moved to her left side and repeated the process completing the tapered / faded finish.

He finished with the clippers returned to his workbench and took a spray bottle filled with water and sprayed the top Aubrey’s hair making it soaking wet before picking up his scissors’ and comb.

Aubrey’s head was now upright and she could be seen gazing at the mirror to see the high and tight tapered sides of her head that had always been covered with tresses of hair as the barber came back around with scissors and comb in hand.

He now tilted her head back towards him slightly and started combing out a section right on top of her head, holding it between his fingers then moving in with the scissors. SNIP SNIP SNIP. Aubrey’s eyes could be seen pop as she watched more of her hair raining down onto the cape in front of her.

He was quick to comb out the next section of her locks and SNIP SNIP SNIP.  More of her hair continued raining down over her shoulders and onto the cape.

Barber Wallace worked his way across the top of Aubrey’s head reducing it to roughly 2.5” in length on top leaving it short with a nice match fade into the high and tight tapered short back and sides.

Master Barber Wallace was very fast with the cutting and Aubrey was somewhat surprised at the image of the new short haircut transformation before her very eyes.

Bella walked over to the Barber’s Chair where Aubrey sat looked her in the face and at the reflection of her head in the mirror and smiled “nice …. Very nice” she said.

Aubrey said nothing but the face told the story of total surprise at the image of her new haircut.

He finally put the comb and scissors down and grabbed a towel and put it over Aubrey’s shoulder. He pushed a button on a machine near the workbench in front of her and foam came out into his hand. He came around behind her and lathered the foam on her nape and around her ears to her upper cheeks.

Aubrey said “Wah…that foam is very warm and feels amazing”.

Master Barber Wallace (Sir) now grabbed his straight razor and opened it before sliding it up and down on a leather strap attached to the side of the barber’s chair Aubrey was sitting in.

Aubrey peered over in curiosity to see what he was doing. He soon stopped and placed his hand on her head again tilting it over and slid his thumb down her cheek sliding the warm foam. The razor followed sliding down her cheek. She could be seen shake at the sensation of it as he continued and she felt him slide his thumb around her right ear and move in quickly after with the razor blade, shaving around her ear towards her nape.

Sir wiped the razor on the towel he placed on her shoulder and continued with the next part.

Soon he tilted Aubrey’s head straight down towards her chest and she felt his thumb slide across her nape, followed by the razor shaving off her nape area. He wiped the razor on the towel again.

The sensation had become extremely intoxicating for Aubrey and all could see this in her facial expression.

He moved to her left side, placed his hand on her head again tilting it and worked over her left ear now and finished at her left cheek.

Sir now grabbed the towel off her shoulder and wiped the areas where he had shaved.

Then Sir turned to his work bench in front of the mirror and opened a jar of Brylcreem. We recognized the jar as the type my grandfather occasionally used on my head after giving me my fortnightly shearing in the backyard.

Master Barber picked up the spray bottle and again and wet Aubrey’s hair, Then he grabbed a large dollop of the crème and massaged it slowly into her hair. He worked it in by running his hands though her hair until every hair was thoroughly greased.

Again he put his hand back in the jar and added another dollop and another until Aubrey’s hair was thick and extremely shiny with grease.

Soon he went back to his workbench and picked up his Long Toothed Barbers Styling Comb before returning from behind the barbers’ chair and without saying word firmly grasped and tilted her head back towards him.

He combed her hair into place, taking care to create a sharp part and swept back style with a signature sleeked back fringe that just covered her forehead before he let go of her head and she could look at herself in the mirror.

My head glistened with the grease that coated every hair.

Aubrey’s’ facial expression told all, as she almost gasped at the sight. She barely recognized herself more like a trendy look out of the 1950's. Aubrey really looked like a trendy pure 1950's lass -- hair shiny with grease and immaculate.

“Oh gosh look at me all my hair is really gone” she said in a quiet somber tone.  It was finally becoming a reality that her hair had been cut in a very high and tight fade with a part down the left side.

Aubrey’s hand appeared from under the cape as she reached up to feel it and could be seen shiver at the feel of having short hair for the first time.

Sir grabbed his handheld mirror and showed her the back of her head.  

Suddenly her somber tone and concerned look changed and she was smiling cheek to cheek- she was beaming.

Sir smiled and slid the cape off of Aubrey before he ushered her out of the chair to the waiting area and called out “Very nice ….. Very sexy on you I must say”.            

As Aubrey walked back to the waiting area towards Bella and Ma’am she reached up to feel it again and shivered at the feel of having short hair for the first time.  She smiled and said “I LOVE IT” out loud then hugged Bella and Ma’am repeatedly.

 (To Be Continued - Parts 14 through 22 will follow soon)