Izzy is amazing. Hands down the best barber I have been to in my 28 years of life. Why? Because he has "it". He has the cojones to say "let me show you why I always get *expletive* Yelps." He knows what he is doing, and has got a swagger that pushes him along. I love it.
Here comes me, all 5'5'' of my little frame bumbling into his shop. Izzy is sitting back in his chair waiting for the next customer, a very good looking young woman by his side. No frills here. He has chairs everywhere and 3 tv's. Simple. He asks me to sit down and I sloppily explain that for years I have gotten horrible hair cuts, and am taking advice left and right on Jefe's Back In The World Tour 2014. Advice includes a new beard along with a new hair style, lol.
Izzy laughs at my sad hair history. It was a bit deflating, but then again I laughed internally as well. I did myself wrong. I told him I was looking at something short, maybe a fade...did not have specific numbers. He could sense I was grasping at straws and then took over. "I am going to get you cut that gets you noticed from across the room", he said confidently. He then proceeded to man-talk with me a bit......not appropriate for this review, lol. This guy exudes confidence in each stroke of his clippers folks. After the initial cut he did a hot foam on my neck and around the ears and straigh-razor shaped my neckline and ears. Precision cut, boys.
After he clipped Jefe up, that pretty woman actually became an assistant. She took me to the sink and washed out my hair with shampoo. Did a nice scalp massage, followed by a great 3 minute massage. Simple and relaxing overall experience. Then I came back to Izzy who threw some damn good smelling product in my hair. Its his shop's main stuff, and I love it....And that was it! 30 minutes in there and I went from a schmuck who had no clue what he was talking
You may be asking, what did he make me into? What did the cut look like? Well, he ended up giving me a modified flat top, 2 on the sides, messy on top (check out the pictures). Damn good cut. He used shears on the top to messy it up, which I loved. He demanded I do myself good and come in every 3-4 weeks. He doesn't charge much, $15 for the entire experience. I would say this is a $25 cut at a more established joint.
He gets 5 stars....2 alone for the confidence he brings to his cuts. No wishy washy attitude. Another star for his craftmanship, one for the amenities included in the cut, and finally the quality of the product based on price. Overall great experience. I have finally found a barber who has the balls to help me and take ownership of their cuts. Never looking back, I am a Brooklyn man now. Boys, jump in line and do the same!