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The Man Bun And Beard Oil

Every barber in Britain became a "grooming lounge".

2015 👖 Fashion Long gone
Something else
The Man Bun And Beard Oil

A specific look (full beard, top knot, rolled chinos) that spread from Shoreditch to every town in about two years.

Barbershops rebranded, beard oil appeared in Boots, and every pub in a converted warehouse served the same burger.

It dated fast and completely, which every photograph from 2015 will confirm.

Cost back then

£12 for beard oil

Goes for now

The barbershops are still there

Keep going

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