The Spectrum

Issue date: 9/15/05 Section: Features

Media Credit: The Spectrum/ELYSE HARRELL Barber Sean Hilderbrand doing what he does best, cutting a client´s hair.

Need a fresh haircut? Can't get to the barbershop? No worries, the barbershop is now at your fingertips. A cheap price for SHU students is the catch line. South Hall's resident assistant also functions as a resident barber, and is marketing himself accordingly.

A 19-year-old double major in Business and Spanish, Sean Hilderbrand is not just a guy cutting hair, he's a licensed professional barber. Hilderbrand takes his barbering skills seriously and uses self-promotion to get his name around campus. You may have come across his consumer- savvy flyers, now circulating from dorm to dorm. This sophomore is not just posing as some kid that knows how to cut hair, but actually is professionally trained.

Through an apprenticeship program at A-1 Barbershop Academy in New York, Sean learned the tricks of the trade and since graduation, has built up quite the clientele.

"I started doing reception at my mom's salon, and then became an assistant manager. I started cutting friends hair on the side and thought, hey; I could do this and started my apprenticeship. I came to SHU and had a few clients as a freshman, but this year it really seems to be taking off" said sophomore, Sean Hilderbrand from Pawling, NY.

This entrepreneurial sophomore boasts styles to accommodate almost everyone, and at a price that is affordable. Specializing in men's hair, he offers New York styles, specifically tape-ups, blowouts, low fades, skin fades, and shape-ups. Hilderbrand also offers women in need of a simple trim or those participating in Locks for Love to call upon his services. His prices range from an affordable $10 - $15 dollars. A bargain for many of us who know what it is like to pay over $40 bucks for a trim.

"I started cutting hair because it would be a good way to make extra money but I quickly realized that I enjoyed doing it. So I guess you can say it's a labor of love," he said. So if you're looking for a clean up, Hilderbrand is available by appointment and is fairly flexible. No more trips to the mall or going all the way back to your over-priced stylist; Hilderbrand knows the value of the student dollar.

Senior Willie Geddish from Carle Place, NY, one of Hilderbrand's clients said, "oh my God, this is a fresh cut!" Hilderbrand can be reached via phone at (845) 494-3120, e-mail: hilderbrands@sacredheart.edu, or by AOL Instant Messenger, at FreshCuts32.

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