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ABOUT US

Skins & Needles Barbers

Skins and Needles Barbers in the heart of Middlesbrough is a multi award winning barber shop priding ourselves on offering not only the best haircuts but the best customer experience. From on trend cuts to a welcoming shop atmosphere, we provide the best training and education for all our barbers to keep them at the top of their game. The cast of MTVs Geordie Shore and Middlesbrough Football Clubs players are amongst our loyal client base and know we can be entrusted to keep them looking slick on tv and the football pitch.

The Team

Get to know our talented team of barbers, from winning awards to attending frequent training seminars, we make sure our team are set to take over.

Laura

Senior Barber

Laura is our most experienced member of the team, with over 18 years in the barbering industry. She specialises in fades with her remarkable attention to detail. Laura’s professional, talented and kind approach is one of the main reasons her regular customers continue to choose her services. Some of her exclusive services are luxury shaving, facial waxing and hair colouring.

Leah

Senior Barber

With 13 years of experience in the hair industry, Leah is one of our most polished and accomplished members of our team. Initially having started as a hairdresser, she didn’t take long to figure out the barber life was the right path to follow, which gave her the chance to invest and develop her talent in plenty of barbershops all around the Northeast.
Through her years of experience, she has acquire different techniques she now specialises in, which include all aspects of male grooming, such as traditional hot towel shaved, waxing and treading. Leah’s a truly friendly expert who adores her job and goes the extra mile to ensure her customers feel comfortable and taken care of, by providing exquisite customer service.
In addition, one of Leah’s deepest passions is training others; as she states ‘’It’s such a satisfying feeling to mentor, train, guide and support someone through their progress to help them achieve their goals’’.

Joey

Senior Barber

Carla

Junior Barber

Matthew Salvin

Business Owner

EDUCATION

Training is at our core.

Skins and Needles Barbering Academy is coming soon. With his plethora of experience and talent we have joined forces with top celebrity hairdresser to the stars Adee Phelan.

Learn More About Adee

Stylist to the stars Adee Phelan is one of the UKs most talented and well known hairdressers. Years of experience in cutting and teaching has ensured he has multiple awards and accolades under his belt.

Former Men’s British Hairdresser of the Year, four times finalist Men’s Hairdresser of the Year, two times Celebrity Hairdresser of the Year, Adee is the man behind the infamous David Beckham ‘Mowhawk’ cut which saw him collect Fellowship Image of the Year.

Adee has established a well-deserved reputation and career as a successful and talented hairdresser. His numerous TV show appearances include Channel 4’s The Salon, BBC’s Young Hairdresser of the Year (Seasons 1 & 2), NBC’s Shear Genius, Channel 4’s The Secret Millionaire, ITV’s End It Like Beckham and many more.

Learn More About The Academy

Skins & Needles Barbers Academy is led by our Artistic Director Leah. With her plethora of experience and talent you can be confident that your training will exceed all expectations and take your career to new levels. Our aim is to produce confident, highly skilled barbers who are expertly schooled in all aspects of barbering, from traditional techniques to innovative modern barbering.

Skins & Needles Barbering Academy delivers top level barbering training to those looking for a solid foundation for entry to the industry. Our learning methods are delivered in a working barbershop environment, proven to be the best preparation for a professional career in barbering.

We offer the following CPD accredited courses and a full in depth breakdown of our course content is available on enquiry:

Barbering For Beginners
Advanced Barbering
Luxury Male Grooming

Find out more information here

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