Man weaves, more formally known as cranial prosthesis, are a non-surgical procedure by barbers to help balding men. They're growing in popularity as more men opt to spend up to $800 to "regain" hair.
• According to Mintel, which compiles data on the beauty industry, the black hair care category is expanding with new brand and product entrants to the market, which is causing expenditure increases.
• When asked, Menendez wouldn't reveal his financial information but barbers in other cities say these figures are realistic if one has a full roster of man weave clients.
• Such is the phenomena, that on a recent spring day about a dozen hairstylists and barbers — men and women — had traveled from cities such as Atlanta, Detroit, New York, Philadelphia, and Jackson, Miss., for a class at Menendez's barbershop in Glen Burnie, Md., where they would learn the secrets of this relatively new trade.
• Cotton, who works at the upscale Leona Wilson-owned LW Salon in midtown Manhattan, says his non-weave clientele includes the likes of Calvin Klein, Maxwell, Tracy Morgan, Fox's Empire's Jussie Smollett and Saturday Night Live alum Jay Pharoah.
• Menendez says when he first started trying to learn the technique, he was rebuffed by barbers who wanted to monopolize the market, so this inspires him to continue teaching and sharing "the man weave love."
