The nomad barber opens new shoreditch salon

Published 01st Dec 2014 by bathamm
The nomad barber opens new shoreditch salon Nomad Barbershop HJ Men editor Matthew Batham recently caught up with HJ Barber of the Year 2014, Miguel Gutierrez at his new Shoreditch salon, The Nomad Barber. MB: This is a great location, how long did it take you to find this site? MG: Since I started living in East London five years ago I’ve been keeping me eyes open for the right property to come up for rent. I knew the price of every available property. This site was actually on the cheap side for this area and was perfectly placed in a road where lots of new, complementary businesses were opening up – cafes, bars and vintage clothes shops. MB: What clients are you attracting? MG: We’re getting a real mix of clients here from students to businessmen. We’ve deliberately kept our prices affordable (its £28 for a haircut). At the pop up shop I had before this I was charging £25, so we have brought a lot of clients over from there. We also still get a lot of clients who discover me through Instagram and my Youtube channel. MB: What’s the Youtube channel all about? MG: It’s mostly videos from my Nomad Barber project (Miguel travelled around the world visiting barbering hotspots and filming as he went). I have around 40,000 subscribers and I plan to expand the content next year to include more educational videos. MB: How have your travels influenced your new business? MG: I’ve tried to include as many influences as possible without making it intimidating. We have the Cosmic Shave, a hot towel shave inspired by the barbers of India and the Bazaar Shave which uses elements learnt from my travels through Turkey. MB: What did winning HJ’s Barber of the Year mean to you? MG: Winning HJ’s Barber of the Year is amazing – I can call myself an award-winning barber now, and HJ is such a major force in the industry. Miguel Gutierrez and Matthew Batham Subscribe to HJ and HJ Men for more inspiring men's hairdressing and barbering stories.
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Published 01st Dec 2014

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