Stylists Scrap Substance, Go Crazy | Video

Alan Miller | 3/16/2012

Once the shaving began at Bismarck`s St. Baldrick`s event, it didn`t take long to go through the waiting throng. The ladies holding the clippers were not novices. They were recruited from salons. And while they generally take their business seriously, this was not one of those times.

It`s obvious the men were less concerned about their hair than the women were.

"It`s gone," Stylist Wendy Steidler tells her client as she cuts off her ponytail.

And in cases when there`s not much hair to start with, there`s time for some fun.

"You want the other side to look the same, or," asks stylist Tina Bakke.

"What`s that?" he asks.

"You want both sides to be the same?"

"Preferably."

Sometimes a close shave isn`t quite close enough once you look in the mirror.

"New man," says stylist Shannon Weninger.

"You want to get this right away?" asks the new man, who points out a little clump of hair.

"Oh, yes. It`s gonna be staying for a while, right?"

And if you`re seated next to a bald guy on St. Baldrick`s Day, why not see if you`re suited for a combover style?

"I`m going to give him your haircut," says Tina. "Okay, watch. I`m going to do it first."

Then she shaves the top of a man`s head so he looks the man next to him who hasn`t had a shave yet.

"Looks good. We`re both done," responds the already bald man.

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