Thread: video of donnie hawley explaining how he gives a hot towel shave.. thoughts?

I agree that it didn't seem like a good shave. That looked suspiciously like canned goo coming out of the "latherizer". The strokes on the throat were a pretty random mixture of ATG and WTG.

Although he follows a traditional shave pattern, and that works well with a Feather, I prefer skipping the chin and upper lip and doing them last. I let those areas soak for as long as possible.

i've had plenty of great shaves with lathermachines.. it just seemed to me that he was randomly shaving small bits here and there and not really shaving the guy.. plus.. what was the deal with numbering the strokes?

i'm willing to bet he just rushed through a shoddy job for the sake of making this a quick video..

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He did do the steps according to the way we are taught at barber college. I personally do not shave people in this manner I do the sides of the face first then navigate around the chin and upper lip. The latherizer he is using is a vintage model of the one currently in use at pretty much all barber shops in the U.S., we are not allowed by law to use brushes because of sanitary meausures.

Donnie Hawley is a highly regarded barber and pretty talented guy.

I've never had one of his shaves but I can vouch for his barbering skills. I sport a pomp and theres few out there that can cut em like him

I've had a couple of shaves in their Costa Mesa shop. This is definitely an abbreviated version (or made for YouTube if you will). They all do a pretty good job and take their time. An interesting shop for sure. They are all about the "man" thing. They have certain rules they definitely adhere to. They will boot you for a host of random offenses... no flip-flops or sandals. No Uggs. No "tough guys." No fanny packs. The list goes on... and is rather entertaining. If you go in with your significant other, plan on her being asked to leave. NO ladies whatsoever. "Gentlemen's" magazines out and about. Smoking is a-ok inside. Beer at the ready - PBR. Some people even BYOB. A tad bit of pretension in the air ("isn't this the coolest place ever?"), and some people don't vibe on it, but overall a pretty cool guy's spot. Not quite your white smock and quiet jazz music type of place, but worth a look if you're out in Orange County, CA. If you do plan on checking it out, they don't always do walk-ins - even if it doesn't look busy.