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| - Why did I not get the name of my Barber? It is only once in a while you meet a barber who is so talented, they know they are going to give you a good haircut no matter what you look like when you walk in. I will just have to call back and ask for the name of the brilliant barber wearing the yalrumaka:)
I love going to the barber, for me its the entire experience. I love getting shaves, it is one of my finest pleasures in life. Whenever I travel I make a note to get a shave at whatever the highest rated barber in the area I'm traveling in is found. Here in Phoenix there are a few places that you can get a great shave, this is definitely one of them. Looking down on my barbers workstation, its hard to miss the picture of John McCain, who is one of his regular clients.
The haircut was fast, fluid and precise. There is absolutely nothing more you can ask for from a haircut then when the barber shows you the mirror and you got exactly what you wanted. I am not even sure I described to my barber what i wanted, but he just took the reigns and made it happen.
As for the shave, well, I believe at this point in my life I am a very good judge of the barber shop shave. Having experienced it in more than ten countries and many more here in the states, I feel i have had the best and worst our valley tonsorialists have to offer. This shave was spot on. The initial hot towel was temperature acclimated. The blade strokes were short and even and my barber checked every nook and cranny to make sure all the little hairs were taken care of. I would have liked to have seen some of the middle eastern rituals of the shave, IE. threading of the face to get the small parts you cannot see and few more hot towels, but for the price and quality, this is amazing.
For the time being, this establishment has at the very least, my haircut business. As for the straight razor shaves, it is hard to ignore some of the long term skills of the valleys barbers like Mr. Mirzakan at Exclusively Mens or Sam as Goodfellas in North Scottsdale, but this place still brings it. I am giving this one four stars and will update this review upon my next visit.
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