Good Shave at a Barber Shop
The guy that originally got me interested in starting straight razor shaving has a barber shop in Tacoma Washington called Beacon Barbershop. Great haircuts, laid back atmosphere, always cleans up around the ears and neck with a disposable straight. I got the $20 straight shave a couple of years back. Nice guy, clean shave, good haircut. Needless to say he is now my regular barber.
another "haven't tried it yet but..."
Today at lunch I went for a haircut at a barber shop in Winnipeg that does straight razor shaves to check it out for a possible shave next time (had already shaved this morning). The shop is Brava Hairstyling for Men on Ellice Ave across from the U of W. I was impressed. He used a shavette for my neck and around the ears and we chatted about straight razor shaves for a bit. I plan to go back there for my first barber's shave. He tells me that he uses a shavette rather than a traditional blade to eliminate customer's concerns about the cleanliness of a blade, but that he will use customers personal blades on them (obviously they need to be sharp).
The shop was spotless with a traditional barber's chair (and a revolving lit barber pole outside) and the haircut was good. I found him from an article online... here's the link Giuseppe CianfloneBrava Hair Design for Men-WMOnline
I will post a review here after the shave!
straight shave review at Brava in Winnipeg
Today I tried my first straight razor shave at a barber's. I highly recommend it! The shave was very close/smooth, the experience relaxing with hot towels, preshave oil, shave (straight razor with disposable blade), more towels, followed by a face, neck and scalp massage. The price was $18, the shop was clean and upscale with an old fashioned chair, and the owner/barber was confident and professional. This is someone who knows what he is doing...I have found myself a new barber. I expected that the experience would be relaxing but that the closeness of the shave would be somewhat less than what I achieve myself with my straight razors, but I was pleasantly suprised...BBS for sure!