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| - I was very excited to find a groupon for this establishment, after all what is not to love? A haircut and a straight razor shave at a highly Yelp rated business.
Well, unfortunately, the experience wasn't quite what I expected. Although my barber, Junito, was very professional and talked to me about what I wanted, in the end he didn't quite now how to cut asian hair, ie coarse hair. He tried to take small steps, but some areas were way too short, others were just right and other areas were long and stringy due to incorrect use of thinning shears. So the haircut portion of the groupon was a complete bust.
The shave on the other hand was another story altogether, it was great! Starts off with a hot towel to the face, then a pre-shave oil is massaged into the whiskers, followed by a layer of hot lather. The shave your face twice, I think they did anyways, I was asleep by then. The shave is followed by a mask to soothe any razor burn. My only advice for the shave is to make sure you don't have a stuffy nose. It makes it a little hard to breathe with a hot or cold towel on your face!
The interior of the store was nice and clean, comfortable chairs in the waiting area. Everyone was very friendly, people were having a debate about how to raise children when I was there. I just politely listened but I got the feeling I could put my two cents in at any time.
Would I ever go back for a haircut, probably not. Would I go back for a shave, if there was a special occasion or another coupon, absolutely!
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