An Ann Arbor junior has gone from giving himself haircuts to providing
them for others.

David Kolic’s apartment serves as his personal barbershop, where
customers come to get haircuts free of charge.

“I really like having someone come in whose hair may not look
that great, and when I’m done with them they look a lot better and feel
happy about it,” Kolic said.

Kolic has been cutting hair for about six years, and last year
provided haircuts for $5 apiece, a practice that ended when he received
a letter from the Department of Labor and Economic Growth telling him
it was illegal to charge for his services because he didn’t have a
barber’s license.

“Now I do it for free and hope people give me tips,” he said.

Kolic said he has never cut women’s hair, but he can give men
almost any kind of short or medium-style haircut. He guarantees
satisfaction to all his customers.

“I can basically do anything someone would ask me to do,” he said.
“I’ve never had people be unsatisfied with the haircut I’ve given them.”

Kolic said he started as a barber during his freshman year of high
school when his brother gave him a haircut. Cutting hair didn’t look
hard to him, he said, so he began cutting his own hair.

He said in addition to cutting his own hair over and over again, he
also went to BoRic’s and asked the employees to explain how they cut
hair. Eventually he began cutting his friends’ hair as well.

Kolic said he accepts walk-in customers, but most people schedule
appointments with him, either through calling him at (734) 272-2734 or
e-mailing him.

Whitmore Lake sophomore Drew Coker is a friend of Kolic’s, and also
a frequent customer.

“I’ve seen the work he’s done on his family and stuff like
that, and I decided I couldn’t go wrong,” Coker said.

Coker said the quality of Kolic’s work has kept him coming
back.

“It was just what I wanted,” he said.

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