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"The preponderance of grooming advice for men has much to recommend when it comes to shampoos and detanglers, hair wax, facial exfoliator, shaving cream, and cologne. Under-eye cream: also covered. But when it comes right down to it, the single most important element of grooming &amp;ndash; aside from basic washing and scrubbing, which we trust you to manage &amp;ndash; is the haircut. It frames the face. It says, \"I'm a successful Madison Avenue ad man\" or \"I live in the woods like Jeremiah Johnson\" or \"I just don't give a damn.\" Haircut advice typically suggests where to go and what to ask for.\r\nOur question, to the chagrin of partners and loved ones: Can we just cut it ourselves? To find out, we met with Jen Atkin, a Los-Angeles-based hairstylist and the celebrity stylist for Clear Men Scalp Therapy. Atkin has cut some famous hair in her day &amp;ndash; George Clooney, Josh Hartnett, Kid Rock even &amp;ndash; and was kind enough to give this author a cut. She also rather cautiously outlined a strategy for tackling the do-it-yourself haircut. Not surprisingly, she has strong reservations about us men cutting our own hair &amp;ndash; \"You don't want to do major damage right in front of your face,\" she says\" &amp;ndash; but we believe in it. The idea here is not to replace haircuts altogether; it's to keep a good cut looking fresh without going to the barber or salon.\r\nA few weeks after the appointment with Jen, on a trip his native New Hampshire, far away from the fancy barbers and stylists of New York City, this correspondent steadied his hand and followed the steps below &amp;ndash; and, damn, he looks pretty good. Go out and do likewise, gents."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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