Thread: Shaves in Portland metro area

There sure is. I made an appointment a couple of weeks ago when I was in town on business, but had to cancel due to a conflict.

The place is called "HairM" and it is a specialty men's barber/salon. They have a location in Downtown Portland and another in Beaverton.

http://www.hairmgrooming.com/000260.shtml

Kind of pricey, but they do offer something of a premium service. If I lived in Portland I would certainly consider the King's Club and receive a years worth of haircuts (up to 16.)

They have one specialist, Ratany, in the downtown shop who does straight razor shaves. You have to specifically make an appointment with her.

Just to add another thing, if you ever find yourself in Seattle, the only place I have found that provides a straight razor shave is at the 5th Avenue Barber Shop.

http://www.5thavebarber.com/

You have to ask for Rick, the owner, to schedule a shave.

SD

I noticed HairM. 35 bucks for a shave is a little more than I would consider reasonable.

I found a place in Tigard and have my appointment with them tomorrow. Vitalbarbershop. I will let you know how it goes.

Originally Posted by matt

I found a place in Tigard and have my appointment with them tomorrow. Vitalbarbershop. I will let you know how it goes.

Well, the shave was less than I expected. It was fun and all, but the shave was only slightly better than average, and I can shave myself as well. The hot towls and oils were nice, but I have stubble left in many spots on my face and get this, they actuallly used a mach III for and atg pass. The shave was pretty much down and then up. I don't thinks he followed the growth of the beard in most spots. I do have some neck bumps , but my face feels good. 27 bucks was the cost of this shave. They really did not make much of a lather. They used this stuff called sharps which is like a gel. The haircut was perfect however.

Originally Posted by matt

Well, the shave was less than I expected. It was fun and all, but the shave was only slightly better than average, and I can shave myself as well. The hot towls and oils were nice, but I have stubble left in many spots on my face and get this, they actuallly used a mach III for and atg pass. The shave was pretty much down and then up. I don't thinks he followed the growth of the beard in most spots. I do have some neck bumps , but my face feels good. 27 bucks was the cost of this shave. They really did not make much of a lather. They used this stuff called sharps which is like a gel. The haircut was perfect however.

So, was that $27 for a shave, or a shave and a haircut? If it was BOTH, then that seems in the ballpark (but, the MIII thing sucks)...if, however, that was 27 bucks for a MIII shave....well.....that would seem to me to be a prosecutable offense.

(...I mean, hell, if a JUDGE can sue a dry cleaner for $54 MILLION for a pair of pants, a Mach III shave should be worth a couple mill, anyway...)

-whatever

-Lou

Yep my grand total after tip was 55 bucks for a haircut and shave. They throw in a free beer with every visit though I am sure it is included in the price.