Thread: Supplies and a barber: Wanted!

As most of you may know, I'm now living in Brussels.
When I moved here, less than a month ago, I decided to pack light and ended up forgeting some important supplies. I am almost without shaving cream at the moment and I cannot find anything other than canned-goo at the supermarket. I'm not looking for anything fancy: just the regular Palmolive stuff or something like that. I also seem to be a little low on my Old Spice After Shave at the moment. Any one knows a good barber supplies shop here in Brussels?
Of course, I could order online or ask somebody back home to send me some supplies. But the result would be not getting to know my surroundings and getting to know the shops and the shop-keepers. And where's the fun in that?

I will also, sooner or later, need a haircut. Does anybody know a classic style barber here in Brussels. I see lots of barbers in some parts of town, but I feel that they are mostly orientated towards catering for the morrocan, argelian and whatnot sort of clientelle. I'm not really in need of that sort of style at this point of my life. Can anyone recomend a good old classic barber in Brussels? I live in Ixelles now. I would rather not have to go to say, Anderlecht to get a haircut...

Thank you!
Merci!
Dank!
Danke!

I don't know much about Belgian suppliers of shaving goods, but oddses are you could find a Body shop store there. Their maca root shaving cream is not half bad.

My sister-in-law has lived in Overijse, a village just outside of the city centre. Contrary to many other villages that make up greater Brussels it still is a very Flemish village. I am sure you will be able to find a decent hairdresser there.

Thanks for the replies; in fact, there is a Body Shop not very far away from my flat and, indeed, their Maca Root shaving cream is not bad. Tried it once and I reather liked it.
I also found a wilkinson shave soap at the supermaket. Thought it was an odd thing and did not buy it... Does any one know if that is any good or will I have to play the part of the guinea pig?
The barber, yes... thank you, Kees, for the tip. But Overijse seems to be a bit out of my way. I work in Ohain and live in Brussels so I would be looking for a barber closer to my neighbourhood.
Any other tips?
Thanks!

Francisco, have you tried to "google" the things you need in the town you are in? I do this all the time here when I am looking for something, I type the item and the general location into the search engine and see what happens.

Originally Posted by nun2sharp

Francisco, have you tried to "google" the things you need in the town you are in? I do this all the time here when I am looking for something, I type the item and the general location into the search engine and see what happens.

Well... yes, I did. But I didn't find out much. The thing is, I would prefer some input and some advice from the locals, I mean... I'd like a recomendationm especially concerning the barber shop. There are lots of barbershops in Brussels, don't get me wrong, but they tend to the younger, more hip-hopish generation if you know what I mean. And... I'm not really into that sort of thing. I would like to find a barber that has experience cutting men's hair and for whom a hood is not something you wear but something that covers your gead, when it rains in your MG B...
Thanks for the tip, though!

Hi, you can go to RODOLPHE barber & body care at 137 Avenue Louise, they are very professional, the place is great and they all speak English. The best hair cut and shave experience in Brussels, really.

The best barber in Brussels is RODOLPHE located Avenue Louise 137 in Ixelles. The salon is very nice and all the staff is English speaking. Rodolphe is wellknown in the business, he's father is still barber in Cannes (France). I tried many places in Brussels but no doubt there you'll find the best service at a very competitive price. They also have the best pedicure of Brussels, an asian one.

I started out with the Wilkinson's soap. If you try a local Delhaize they'll more often than not stock that, Palmolive stick (at EUR1 you'll not get a bigger bang for your buck), Williams Cream and Nivea Cream. Add to that alum blocks, alum sticks, brushes (albeit not always great) and you've got all you need.
Paris XL (perfumery) or Inno (department store) carry the Tabac products - both aftershave and shaving cream.
Finally if you need anything honing you can give me a shout.

Hi all!
New guy here. I just wanted to mention my friend Jan Heideman in Haarlem, NL.
He is a great guy who like most dutch, speak great English. He used to have a stand in Schiphol.
Jan Heideman – Meesterbarbier