INSTANTBARBER

Happy new year

2011-12-31T10:06:00.001-08:00

Thank you to everyone who has followed me consistently and shown me love and support all year round. Means more to me than words can define.
This just the beginning, I've got so much more to share in 2012. First stop February!! ;)
I wish you all the best for the future.
Creativity starts from your heart
Dream BIG. Happy New Year! xx

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2011-12-17T13:28:00.001-08:00

2011-12-17T13:26:00.000-08:00

all of the lights

2011-12-10T01:43:00.000-08:00

you can do it too

2011-11-20T06:56:00.000-08:00

Tribe Three Promo - BOUND featuring Victoria and Alex

2011-11-20T06:45:00.000-08:00

TRIBE

2011-11-20T06:28:00.000-08:00

Mark Hayes on Tribe featuring Daisy, Victoria and Kulayo.

Alternative hair show 2011

2011-11-17T13:03:00.000-08:00

Sian (center) on stage at the Royal Albert Hall !!

Always cool to see your work in the magazines. ;)

2011-11-02T12:16:00.000-07:00

Tribe Three - BOUND S/S 2012

2011-10-22T02:46:00.001-07:00

BOUND seeks control in an age of chaos. A decadent sexuality is taking hold and the body- the only thing over which we have mastery- is in restraint.

Haircut and hair design by Daniel McCourt

Tribe Three - bound S/S 2012 presentation

2011-10-19T09:40:00.000-07:00

karl my new model after the show at salon international. your be seeing alot more of him.

Tribe Three - Quest S/S 2012 presentation

2011-10-15T23:23:00.000-07:00

this is how to do the new thatch ;)

2011-10-09T10:03:00.000-07:00

2011-09-19T16:38:00.000-07:00

With love from Sao Paulo

2011-09-17T13:22:00.000-07:00

First day in Brazil :)

2011-09-12T02:24:00.000-07:00

First day in Brazil and a nice welcome to see my design put up. :)

I will be here!

2011-09-10T07:23:00.000-07:00

Beauty Fair Brazil! the biggest there is

E4 Man & Drawing Inspiration - by Tim McCourt & Wesley Louis

2011-08-07T17:20:00.001-07:00

Drawing Inspiration from Wesley Louis on Vimeo.

FLUO-MA A Collection By Daniel McCourt

2011-07-22T14:48:00.001-07:00

All haircuts by Daniel McCourt

Photography by Fernando Lessa

Makeup by Daisy Harris-d'Andel

Clothes and styling by Gudrun Kloepsch

Colour by Sassoon creative colour team

Art Direction by Daniel McCourt

HABB Seminar 2011 Wella London

2011-07-17T15:25:00.000-07:00

behind the scenes of ZEN

2011-07-10T02:47:00.000-07:00

behind the scenes of YOUNG FOGEYS

2011-07-10T02:35:00.000-07:00

Hairdressers Journal June 10-16 2011

2011-07-09T03:49:00.000-07:00

FLUO-Ma A Collection by Daniel McCourt

2011-06-23T10:05:00.000-07:00

Abby - Zen

2011-06-11T05:47:00.000-07:00

Abby-left cut by Instantbarber. Jenny-right cut by Deni

From now your probably see a billion variations of Abby's hair design in the industry both hair and fashion, remember where you saw it first.

Daisy - Young Fogies

2011-06-11T05:38:00.000-07:00

Gent-left cut by Carrie. Daisy-right cut by instantbarber

Tribe Two | Mid Season Collection 2011

2011-06-11T05:25:00.000-07:00

Abby & Daisy hair design and cut by instantbarber

oki-ni x hair design by Instantbarber

2011-05-26T14:40:00.000-07:00

http://www.oki-ni.com/page/the-game/

ABOUT THE GAME

Bringing together the creative talents of director Antony Crook, Ridley Scott's RSA/Black Dog production company and the pioneering work of wireWAX, this moving editorial is fully shoppable - meaning that you can click on any outfit, while the video is playing, to shop the look.

Sassoon Academy AW11 Tribe Seminar

2011-04-18T12:07:00.000-07:00

featuring Victoria and Alexander both cut by instantbarber + onstage demo done on flora

Alexander

2011-03-16T14:09:00.000-07:00

Tribe One | Autumn/ Winter 2011 Collection | Promo

2011-03-16T14:00:00.000-07:00

featuring hair design by instantbarber on alexander from collection images. other hair design done by the sassoon creative team.

TRIBE ONE - LOVE

2011-03-06T13:19:00.000-08:00

'Tribe I is the first in a trilogy of collections that celebrate this hyper-individuality - global tribes are re-imagined, their most idiosyncratic visual codes mixed and re-mastered to create three new visions of youthful cool.

LOVE is pure rock and roll romanticism. It takes the iconic imagery of the Pre-Raphaelites, artist-rebels of the 19th century and traces a route through 1990s grunge to the new rock postures of today.'

-Sassoon Academy

INSTANTBARBER HAIR DESIGN 2011

Tribe collection launch

2011-03-06T13:02:00.000-08:00

behind the scenes at sassoon academy a/w 11

2011-03-06T12:50:00.000-08:00

London Fashion Week INSTANTBARBER Hair Design for Omar Kashoura Featured on GQ & Vogue

2011-03-06T12:21:00.000-08:00

In the mood for love

2011-02-23T02:27:00.000-08:00

toyko street level

2011-02-13T12:15:00.001-08:00

shinjuku beer hall
watch your back

shinjuku

all photography by instantbarber

OG Toyko PIctures, getting ready for the big trip

2011-02-13T05:57:00.000-08:00

ticket machine man

slightly addicted people

levis store

are you lost?

batdick

shop till you drop

instantbarber

aint never seen my face before

start of kfc meal

finish of kfc meal

just in case your hungry

pussy

trains station

toyko views#1

tokyo view#2

tokyo ass #1

toyko ass#2

billionaire boys club family

harajuku girls

condom shop

manga arse

harajuku

peace

top dudes

shibuya

homelessness

trains

water bottle

j porn

multi vitamins

midnight traffic warden

laid back bars

karaoke friends

nob

corrupted

no wayyyy

mask and glove

RB's choice of footwear

me and my flamingo bitches

me and my flamingo bitch

general meet and great on the street

someone watching from above

man chillin with his cat

tasty burger

all photography by instantbarber

http://sushisashimi-ib.blogspot.com/

2011-01-31T04:19:00.000-08:00

where its all happening! x

Usury

2011-01-28T16:15:00.000-08:00

Sensuous scent, such undulating detail
Her long dark hair draped across the shoulders of her piecing White satin skin,
the persuading Green in her eyes blazed beyond my wildest imaginations.
evoked, yet some how instantaneously reminded..
Her intentions were to enslave me

All words by instantbarber

Autumn/Winter 2011 Collection Launch

2011-01-16T04:50:00.000-08:00

Be the first to see the dynamic cuts and colours that will explore the boundaries of hair design.
This seminar will take an essential look at the details and techniques that will define hair trends for the next season.
DATE | 28 FEBRUARY 2011
PRICE | £225
LOCATION | SASSOON ACADEMY, 20 GROSVENOR STREET, LONDON W1
For information and tickets contact:
+44 (0) 207 399 6902 | edservices@vidalsassoon.co.uk

Fuck you HAL

2011-01-10T02:19:00.000-08:00

photography by instantbarber

Got it for cheap

2011-01-06T12:10:00.000-08:00

Radical Boulevard original classics first tee bitches. photography by instantbarber

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

2011-01-03T09:51:00.000-08:00

photography by instantbarber

NEW PASSPORT COVER!

2010-12-30T07:38:00.000-08:00

Thank you to Caroline and Eva, two amazing students I taught this year who bought me this gift recently. I'm sure I'll be getting a lot of use out of it next year xx

My First Tool

2010-12-25T09:26:00.001-08:00

photography by instantbarber

The Godfather

2010-12-24T15:45:00.000-08:00

I've always wanted to meet Vidal Sassoon ;)

BIG SHOW FOR JAPANESE SCHOOLSHIP AT THE UNION CHAPEL

2010-12-19T13:18:00.000-08:00

all photography hair design by instantbarber

Hair Heat

2010-12-09T12:27:00.000-08:00

stars in your eyes

2010-11-23T11:34:00.000-08:00

photography by instantbarber

On stage at Salon International 2010

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Neue Kraft

2010-11-21T11:16:00.000-08:00

Neue Kraft, a New Utopian collectivism in a disordered world that calls for change. Inspired by Russian Constructivist sculpture, Naum Gabo.
Another timeless classic brought to you by instantbarber...

SASSOON HOSTS THEIR ANNUAL HABB SEMINAR

2010-11-21T11:10:00.000-08:00

An audience of HABB supporters were treated to an exceptional evening.

SALON PRODUCTS INCENTIVE WINNER! 2010

2010-09-11T04:54:00.000-07:00

photography by instantbarber

Never been a follower always been a leader, wear radical boulevard!

2010-09-04T09:54:00.001-07:00

all artwork and design by abeid khan

YOU EITHER WANNA BE WITH ME, OR BE ME

2010-08-13T05:45:00.000-07:00

Vietnam 2010

photography by instantbarber

Its a great feeling

2010-07-11T17:09:00.000-07:00

INSTANTBARBER X Alexander McQueen

2010-06-30T16:01:00.000-07:00

louise for McQ spring/summer 2008
R.I.P Alexander McQueen

Deco Deluxe Promo

2010-06-13T03:51:00.000-07:00

featuring hair design by instantbarber on daisy from collection images. other hair design done by the sassoon creative team.

DECO DELUXE mid season 2010

2010-06-06T03:21:00.000-07:00

The collection was inspired by the collaboration between modernist geometry, French Art Deco and the paintings of Tamara de Lempicka, it was launched on the 21st of May at the Sassoon Advanced Academy in Grosvenor Street.
I will put more information on my hair design for picture as soon as possible. I know I haven updated for a very long time, so i hope this will have made up for the lack of posts. this is me through and through! enjoy

Blue Hawaii Pt 2

2010-02-14T07:36:00.001-08:00

photography by instantbarber

future halo

2010-02-08T12:40:00.000-08:00

Photography by Grant Squibb

BLUE HAWAII pt1

2010-02-07T05:08:00.001-08:00

photography by instantbarber

DADA DOLLS

2009-11-22T16:15:00.000-08:00

EXCLUSIVE

2009-11-12T15:37:00.000-08:00

To give you an insight on the concept for the hair design, we wanted to see something ultra graphic, compact and alpha in the external shape of the hair (like the type of hair you could wear and make a bold statement with, but with an elegance and simplicity to it also). And on the interior something that has these abstract type texture changes and oldish unstable versatility to when spun.. looking at the images you should be able to see these weird and wacky movements in the hair which can be provoked unusually . i loved the concept of having areas in the shape that moved better than others giving you this feeling of temptation to move the hair again and see what it will do next..

All hair design by INSTANTBARBER except photos 3 and 4 hair design by INSTANTBARBER and Jays Ways

Photography by Grant Squibb

ALICE DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE

2009-11-06T04:38:00.000-08:00

I had nothing to do with these shots, but i thought it was quite cool so decided put it up seeing as i'm all ways getting told off for not putting enough of my work up, which is probably about right.. obviously i cut young vicky's hair. i done it a few weeks back for a shoot we done which i will be updating you on soon.. in fact there is two shoots we done together this year (one of them which represented sassoon academy for 2009 and won) so please hold tight for both. what i liked was you can see it wasn't a hair shoot, but it looks like the cut had a real part to play in the inspiration for the images and i hope you can feel the shape definitely stands out. I've really been into making hair look wiggy, false & ruffled. the same way wig designers try to make wigs look like real hair and unfalse just doing the opposite! so where you can see the hair didn't have much ironing or combing i think worked perfectly.

WELCOME TO GRADUATION!

2009-09-20T13:26:00.000-07:00

the magic is held in your hands

SEEING IS BELIEVING

2009-09-20T13:16:00.000-07:00

HAWAII

2009-08-18T12:38:00.001-07:00

I can't promise you love.. But I can promise you me...

R.I.P MICHEAL JACKSON

2009-07-05T14:27:00.000-07:00

I have to say if there was going to be one famous person to die that was truly going to sadden me, it going to be the passing of Micheal Jackson. As a child growing up in the eighties and nineties this man activated unexplainable excitement and happiness in me never to later be matched. Not only did he allow me to dream but he inspired me in the most positive of ways. I feel the biggest part of his legacy is that he made children and adults all over the planet feel the same way i did and will do for decides too come, one human being. extremely important figure not only for me, but for the world.. heal the world...

we miss u x

Billionaire Boys Club Season 9 Lookbook! HAIRDESIGN by INSTANTBARBER

2009-06-29T15:02:00.000-07:00

styling by CASSETTE PLAYA & RADICALBOULEVARD

iFade

2009-03-22T04:10:00.001-07:00

WE ARE HQ feat. INSTANTBARBER

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1)What corner of the earth are you from?
I'm from the corner of free thinkers and non conformers.

2)During the days when you couldn't tie your shoe laces, what ambitions did you have?
I cant lie.. ha ha i wanted to be an actor, i gotta say i was and will always be inspired by Bruce Lee as a person and as an artist, just the mental and physical ability he possessed and the unconditional love he had for his art form, was rack-in my brains as a child.. i was completely taken back by him without truly understanding how deep he really was. a true inspiration to me.

3)What have those visions become? What are you now?
Wow, i think it gave me the belief to chase down what it might be that i want to do with myself at any point in time.. i stopped caring about what people think at quite an early age and i think its always been to my benefit that Ive kept that state of mind.. although it can be hard at times, you gotta do what suits you and the people that have love for you will show support.. i love the fact that I'm in a position where i can teach people of all ages and races that are passionate about their art and truly want to learn. its dope

4)Assuming you have a crystal ball, circa year 2020, what do you see you doing?

showing love and expanding minds..

5)A law is about to be passed to say hairdressing is about to be abolished. What would you say in its defence to keep it in existence?

I don't think i need to answer that one, you can pretty much guess yourself what that would mean.. hahalol

6)A car needs fuel to drive, what is it you need to keep your engine running (apart from food)?
beautiful women, and my friends that keep pushing me to get my shit out there..

7)One word: HOW? Let's pretend this is Hairdressing For Dummies'
I think the most important thing when cutting someones hair is to look at the person first and envision how you would them to look.. i won't touch a woman's hair without knowing where i want to go with the look first.. without getting too technical, you have to understand a person's face shape and the type of bone structure they have, then you can begin to build a shape and structure to suit the wearer. It's very similar to the way architects would work with landscapes and the natural geographical surroundings.. also depending on how good your eye is, would, for me define the level of taste in a persons work.. its all about training your eyes to see the details and having a broad mind..

8)A carpenter can't do without his hammer, a pilot has to have 20:20 vision, what is your most vital tool?

without doubt, my knowledge, anyone can buy a pair of scissors..

9)If you had to draw a shape that illustrates the individual style reflected in your work, what shape would you draw and why?

i wouldn't be a good artist or teacher if i relied on one shape, so the only answer i can give you is a combination of shapes.

10)If you had an object in your pocket to give me right now that reflects something about your signature style in your work, what would you hand me and why?

i would hand u a piece of my mind ha ha, if you know me, you'll know I'm always keeping my wide eyes open. I watch loads of movies and stuff and i LOVE having references from across the board of genres in my work..My working process is one which never approaches a project blindly, I build my work around things that have inspired me, whether it be a photograth, exhibition or an experience that i have had. I try to expose myself to new things as much as possible. The most rewarding thing for me is when someone is able to see these influences in the texture of my work, that's amazing and I would never try to conceal what has inspired me, i'll only embace and expose what it is..

11)You have a pot of paint in front of you and you are about to paint the rest of your life in one colour, what colour would be revealed when the pot was opened?

again i really wouldn't be able define myself by one colour, because my mood can change quite dramatically, so i can only say it would be some mad type of multicolour mix over time..

11)If perfection came in human form, who does what you do to perfection?

there's always going to be masters of their craft, which we need so that we can learn from them.. but the nature of any art form is that no one is meant to work identically or have the exact same vision. I've recently set up a blog which is called http://instantbarber.blogspot.com/ and its for friends and people who are interested and want to support me. its going to be a lot of fun, I'm going to be setting up some quite exciting things in the near future including a instantbarber concept clothing line.. which is going to be FRESH to say the least, lol. Check out my blog to keep up-to-date with what i'm doing.

12)Assuming you love what you do, is there anything about it that makes your heart skip beats?

just seeing people go from nothing to actually being better than a lot of so called professionals in such a short space of time. there is nothing more rewarding than seeing a person apply themselves and getting back what they deserve.

13)On the other hand, is there anything about what you do that makes you want to slam doors?

nope. i think everyday you might have some type of battle on your hands, but you learn to overcome the downs of anything.

14)And for your most momentous moment in your career so far please...

just getting to be where i am at the moment and being able to have creative freedom on a day to day basis. i know i still have i a long way to go to get to where i want to be, but i know I'm going to get there.

15)A tourist visiting London comes up to you in the street and asks you to suggest somewhere to spend their afternoon, where would you advise?

A trip down "radicalboulevard".

16) London needs...

less CCTV cameras, Less oyster cards, Less franchised coffee outlets, and less corporate fast food chains, Less mainstream media advertising and corporate deception, i would love to see more workshops in local areas set up by councils and companies within those boroughs for kids that are interested in art and sport both of which are areas that i feel are not taken as seriously as they should be. There should also be a better range of opportunities and support for collage or university leavers who want to pursue their dreams and aspirations.

http://www.wearehq.com/index.php

LINE TECHNIQUE

2009-03-16T14:45:00.000-07:00

2046

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NEW

R.I.P FELIPO

2009-02-15T12:25:00.000-08:00

glad to have known you in your short lived life. rest in peace my brother.. xx

catch me if you can

2009-01-24T16:43:00.000-08:00

I've been overly busy and not able to update my blog recently. But please excuse me while I rest and I promise I'll make it up to you. x

THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP

2009-01-05T13:40:00.001-08:00

Toyko 08

WELCOME

2008-12-26T15:16:00.001-08:00

Berlin Wall 08