Boxerken said:fftopic: Have any of you tried the Pomade they sell?
Boxerken said:fftopic: Have any of you tried the Pomade they sell?
GWD said:Donnie is the Owner. All the barbers there are good or they wouldn't work there. You'll need to make an appointment at least 2 weeks in advance.
Hope you like Pabst Blue Ribbon and Rock-a-billy music!
Brett McKay said:I went for my first barber shop shave about a month ago. It was like a facial, but manly. According to the barber, he used what was called the Bellagio recipe. Started off with a nice relaxing hot towel. Then a lemon cream exfoliate, followed by more hot towels to soften the beard, followed by a cocobutter application to get the beard nice and soft, followed by another hot towel. Then came the shave with a warm lather and a straight edge razor. Nothing reminds you're alive like letting another man put razor sharp cold piece of steel to your neck.
After the shave, I was wiped down with more hot towels, and was lathered down with a eucalyptus finishing cream.
The hot towels plus the creams were so relaxing that I almost fell asleep.
Cost me $15 plus tip. Can't wait to go back.
GWD said:Today I am a man! It took almost forty-one years but it finally happened.
I've been considering the purchase of a straight edged razor and all the paraphernalia that purchase requires. So to true to my modus operandi I've been doing my exhaustive research. I made an appointment @ Hawleywood's Barber Shop
in beautiful Costa Mesa, CA for 4:00pm sharp this afternoon.
I walked into the shop and was instantly mesmerized by all of the cool "old school" stuff on the walls, old time Rock and Roll, the old world barber shop chairs and the smell of pomade, aftershave and beer! That's right BEER! While sitting in the shop waiting my turn, Donnie Hawley(The Owner of this fine establishment) offers me a Pabst Blue Ribbon, not my favorite of beers but what the hell it's BEER and it's free! So I'm sipping my beer reading STUFF magazine when I notice a guy who walks into the door, an old co-worker of mine that I haven't seen in 5 years! What are the chances? So he sits down and we catch up on old times for about 5 minutes and then it's time for my shave.
First things first, the warm towel, I was expecting a HOT towel, it was almost luke warm, my first expectation was a bit of a let down. Next the shave, again my expectations were that the razor was going to be so sharp that I was barely going to feel the razor glide across my face. I felt it many times. I've got to tell you, this is absolutely the closest shave I've ever had!
I'm definitely going to invest in straight razor soon.
So it was still on fire when he slapped you with it?!?charlie farley said:. . . . Then he got a thin stick and dipped it in a liquid and set fire to it and slapped my face with it. . . .
Spats McGee said:So it was still on fire when he slapped you with it?!?
It was $20 (£10)Doran said:Interesting. Was this expensive or cheap?
charlie farley said:Yes but it only touches the face very briefly it's not sore at all.
Doran said:Are there people who go every day? That would be over $400 a month even if you took weekends off.
I can see this being a fun thing once in a while, definitely, though.
Efe Barbers of London has a website that has a video showing the Turkish shave, including the flaming wand and a few other techniques. I'd love to give it a try.rmrdaddy said:There are a few YouTube videos showing this application in action...
carter said:Charley, Can we see some pictures? It sounds like the shave was amazing. Now we need pictures of each step. PLease don't forget the flaming stick! Carter