Barbershop's while traveling

El Garage Barber Shop (Medellin, Colombia)

When you travel frequently I can be difficult (airport security) to bring your favorite shaving equipment, so why not experience the local Barber Shop at you location.

Here are some pictures of my Barber experience in Medellin, Colombia. I decided to take my three Consultants out for a shave and dinner, after a successful completion of a project.

The Barber Shop I found is called “EL GARAGE BARBER SHOP”. The atmosphere of the Barber shop is a mix between Bike Bar, Garage and Barber, with some classic rock playing in the background.

About the Shave, it seems to be a different experience lever between the Barbers but in general they did an excellent job. The shave included, a brief pretreatment, lathering, hot towel, steam machine pointing at your face, more lathering, shave (the steam machine was on all the time), followed by a cleanup, cold towel (rubbing a big ice-cube on the towel while it’s on your face), post shave lotion and I got their in-house made beard oil for my goatee

NOTE: Not all barbers had Straight Razor, three of the four barbers were using Shavettes.

Overall experience was great and I like the fact that you have to walk through the bar/waiting room in order to get the barber. Would I come back to this place again, ABSOLUTELY!!!

El Garage Barber Shop
ADDRESS: Av. El Poblado #10326, Medellín, Antioquia
PHONE: +57 2662216
BUSINESS HOURS: M-S (9:45a-8p), Closed on Sundays.
WEBSITE: Barberia el Garage, Medellin - Colombia
FACE BOOK: El Garage Barber Shop

Very nice :tu

This should turn out to be an interesting thread.

Just found a new spot here in North County San Diego in Temecula. Old Town Barber shop. Place had a nice atmosphere, beer in the fridge, and a lot of butts in the waiting seats.
Kevin, believe he's an owner, gave me a fine classic executive with a dash of military reg...had the pomade ready to go for final sculping and I walked out of there with the best hair cut in years, and feeling like I did when I was a kid and we would spend 3-4 hrs hanging at the local shop.
Still flying high off the exerpience.

Aloha!

In Hawaii, if any of you gentlemen get here on business or pleasure and want a quality wet straight razor shave (Feather Blade Shavette) and/or a haircut, I can whole-heartedly recommend "MOJO Barbershop" in Honolulu on the island of Oahu. This is a truly stellar establishment that knows how to properly wet shave a gentleman. And their hair cutting and other services are also superb. Plus, they also offer a good line of quality accessories and grooming products.

Website: Home - Mojo Barbershop & Social Club | Stay Handsome Hawaii

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Here in Central Illinois there is a guy who started a Lockhart's Barber College in Taylorville. They claim to 'specialize in straight razor shave', as well as traditional men's cut/styling. Since the school, they have also opened 2 shops in Decatur, 1 in Mt. Zion and 1 in Shelbyville.

While I, personally, have not been to them. I have several friends who go there, mainly for the shave and warm lather neck shave.

https://www.lockhartsbarbershop.com/

Just an FYI;
This thread is to showcase barbershops around the world.
It is not a thread to discuss a country's politics, religion or crime.
Thank you,,,,:)

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Just found a new spot here in North County San Diego in Temecula. Old Town Barber shop. Place had a nice atmosphere, beer in the fridge, and a lot of butts in the waiting seats.
Kevin, believe he's an owner, gave me a fine classic executive with a dash of military reg...had the pomade ready to go for final sculping and I walked out of there with the best hair cut in years, and feeling like I did when I was a kid and we would spend 3-4 hrs hanging at the local shop.
Still flying high off the exerpience.

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Is that the shop in Southern California that has a huge selection of Morris & Forndran brushes that he will only sell if you come to the store. Won't sell them online, if it's the place I'm thinking of, next time you're there, check out some of those spectacular brushes....I know the place I'm thinking of is in SoCal....

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Just an FYI;
This thread is to showcase barbershops around the world.
It is not a thread to discuss a country's politics, religion or crime.
Thank you,,,,:)

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???? Did I miss something!?!? I thought that was what we're doing.

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Is that the shop in Southern California that has a huge selection of Morris & Forndran brushes that he will only sell if you come to the store. Won't sell them online, if it's the place I'm thinking of, next time you're there, check out some of those spectacular brushes....I know the place I'm thinking of is in SoCal....

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Hey Phrank,
Don't think so. Didn't see any brushes for sale.
This place has been in it's current location about a year. Forgot where the old location was located. I kind of messed up when I said San Diego County. I live right on the boarder of SD and Riverside county. Temecula is actually in Riverside.

If you remember the shop let me know. I'd love to go check out the MF brushes.
Marty may know the place you're talking about. He's about 45 mins from me, and has spent some time in Temecula hitting the antique shops (a man of many talents and professions that Marty is). Maybe some of the other SoCal mbrs will chime in.
jer

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Hey Phrank,
Don't think so. Didn't see any brushes for sale.
This place has been in it's current location about a year. Forgot where the old location was located. I kind of messed up when I said San Diego County. I live right on the boarder of SD and Riverside county. Temecula is actually in Riverside.

If you remember the shop let me know. I'd love to go check out the MF brushes.
Marty may know the place you're talking about. He's about 45 mins from me, and has spent some time in Temecula hitting the antique shops (a man of many talents and professions that Marty is). Maybe some of the other SoCal mbrs will chime in.
jer

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I was close, it's, The Old Town Shaving store, it's in Pasadena, California ....here's the link:

The Old Town Shaving Company | The Old Town Shaving Company - Morris & Forndran

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???? Did I miss something!?!? I thought that was what we're doing.

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Yes, you missed something and it had nothing to do with you.

Thanks Phrank.
I've lurked on their site. Plan to stop by their when I'm up that way, but I hate going to LA so it may not happen for a while.
Think they're the ones that threw a little weekend shaving expo not too long ago.
jer

Here is Carl's Barbershop in Weston, Florida. I did a little thread on it a couple of years ago. It's as old school as we have down here.


http://straightrazorpalace.com/conve...good-time.html


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Very nice :tu

This should turn out to be an interesting thread.

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Agreed, good idea for a thread.

I have tried Carl's Barbershop in Weston, Florida a few years ago and it was okay. Maybe it's time to try it again.

Looks mighty old school to me. Pretty cool to see the old time stuff. Reminds me of being a kid and going to the real barber shops

Glendale Barber Shop (Glendale, AZ)

I search the internet for “the oldest barber shop in Phoenix” and found the Glendale Barber Shop, per the website it is the oldest ongoing Barber Shop in Glendale, Arizona, established in the 1920's and the Owner/Barber (Dan) has over 40 years experience in the industry.

The atmosphere of the Barber shop is a mix between modern and semi old-school. On my way over to the place I was going to call for an appointment, luckily I was told, by Dan that there is no need for appointments.

About the Shave, the shave included a pre-shave treatment, with hot towel, warm lather followed by the actual shave, I never actually got to see the razor, but as I understand it is a shavette type razor and after the actual shave, a treatment with hot towel again followed by a cold towel and shaving lotion. The shave was close but not a BBS shave.

Overall experience was great and I like the fact that Dan was a nice guy and did not mind chitchatting during the shave. Would I come back to this place again, ABSOLUTELY!!!

Glendale Barber Shop
ADDRESS: 6825 N 58th Ave, Glendale AZ 85301
PHONE: 623-934-0431
BUSINESS HOURS: Mo-Fr (9a-6p), Sa (8a-4p) & Su (Closed)
WEBSITE: Glendale Barber Shop - Home
FACE BOOK: