Barber bros Matty Conrad and Mark Bustos lifted the filters for their #NOFILTER presentation at COLOR, Cut & Style. As always, they delivered. And, as always, the most important lesson wasn’t technical at all. It was this: “Our job is to make people feel good,” said Mark. “I work at a salon in New York City and I do celebrities, but celebrities don’t pay the bills. It’s the everyday client in my chair who pays the bills, and they have to walk out of my door feeling great every time.”

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