Bradford pointed out the building where his mother's third and last salon used to be.
"Just as these specimens were used to teach doctors in the past, attendees of Death Salon use them as an inspiration for discussion about death today," Rosenbloom says.
Daniel Doherty's Duck and Waffle cookbook uses sourdough, as do the grilled cheese sandwich street hawkers the Ghetto Grillz, while Nicholas Balfe of Brixton's Salon uses rye sourdough.
Bass was the instrument he grew up with, in Cleveland; his mother, who owned a beauty salon, used to play classical music in the shop.
New York State's nail salon regulations require the disposal of most items used to stop the flow of blood (though not liquid bandage, which Mr. Thompson said the salon used on him).
Reynolds, whose day job is washing dogs at a pet salon, uses the moniker Odd Ryan on his YouTube channel to avoid being confused with the famous Canadian actor.
Fabrice Gili, a top stylist at the Frédéric Fekkai salon, used to see two or three clients a week for the sort of radical haircuts that might be called image redefining.
Hairdresser Rockalily Cuts, which has just finished recruiting for its second salon, uses Instagram to promote the business and founder ReeRee Rockette says it's one of the best places to advertise: "It's narrowing them down to begin with.
If the salon uses a mix of those items and stainless steel tools, ask how they are sterilized.
In place of a conventional blow-dryer, the salon uses what they call a "force-dryer," which is basically a big square compressor in the middle of the grooming room with four long vacuum hoses.
