French President Francois Hollande doesn't look like a man who spends 10,000 euros ($11,000) a month on his hair. Yet the deeply unpopular Socialist leader, who was elected on a populist mandate ...

The barber-owner of this barbershop not only means a longer trek from where my original barber is, but he is also twice as expensive. I knew this before I decided to go see him, but I went anyway ...

Hollande defended his spending on the presidential barber, reminding the nation that since being elected in 2012 as a self-styled "Monsieur Normal" and defender of the poor, he has cut his own ...

Weeks later, it was time for the $10 cut at the least expensive barber in town. From ambiance to results, I compare everything – and let's just say, the experience and results were eye-opening!