Have any guys here ever experienced a 'proper' shave at a barbers...was it any good?

Question

You know with the warm wet towels to soften the beard and the cut-throat razor?

Answer 1

Yes I have and it was awesome!! Very relaxing and it made me feel like I was getting the star treatment! :-) You should definitely give it a try sometime. You won't be disappointed!

Answer 2

I have had three in my lifetime. They are really great, and were worth what I paid. Two of them were in Germany and one was in the United States.

I started off with the barber washing my face and then wrapping it with hot towels. It seemed like the towels were on my face for a long time. It was later explained that the hot towels were to "soften up" my beard and make the shave go easier.

The barber used an old-fashioned straight-edge razor, of probably the same design as they used more than 100 years ago. He got out a leather razor strop to make sure the blade was just right. Instead of using a hot lather machine, he used an old-fashioned shaving mug with a bristle brush to make the shaving foam. Oh, yes, he cautioned me not to move my face muscles when he was shaving. When I shave myself with a Gillette safety razor, I have a tendency to contort my face so that I get the right kind of an angle with the blade. This was not necessary with a professional shave. The barber does the work.

After the shave, the German barbers put 4711 cologne on me. The American barber used a Pinaud after shave on my face.

If you want to have a really luxurious experience, get a shave by a good barber. They are expensive, but it is a rare treat. I enjoyed it.

Answer 3

Yes, my barber learned how to be a barber in the old school way. He used a strop and straight razor, and hot towels. I never saw him nic anyone. You just can't get a better shave than with a straight razor in the hand of someone who knows how to use it.

Answer 4

Yeah! George Trumper, Curzon street Mayfair London Wet towells extract of limes all the treatment in a real wood panelled velvet curtained booth,
Bit pricey but well worth it you come out ready to take on tehn world., From marrakech to new york
I try to test the wet shave wherever I travel . the best was in Rome , they've even got this electric chin/face massager they do after , never seen that anywhere Id have to give Rome the closest shave but the guy was about ninety .,

Answer 5

It depends on the barber, but it is usually excellent. My mates and I used to have one before any special parades, but a lot of barbers stopped doing them. Just found one locally that does and it was as good as I remembered.
One bit of advice is to allow your stubble to grow for a day or two, it gives a much better shave.

Answer 6

Yes,marvellous,hot towel,thick lather,cut throat razor then a choice of after shave lotion or allum,unfortunately,not many barbers(U. K.) do this now,mine said he stopped doing it for fear of aids if he nicked an infected person.

Answer 7

About 20 years ago. fantastic. Could have happily fell asleep. He could even tell what razor I used.

Suspect there aren't too many like him nowadays. He was Polish with a shop in West London. Had a name with a lot of consonants in it but called himself Ezzard Charles

Answer 8

I hate hairless men, nicely i've got not genuinely had the non-public adventure simply by fact back in my single days hairless men weren't invented. (edit..you stated prickly, teehee)

Answer 9

Once, as a treat on holiday in San Francisco. It was marvellous

Answer 10

Before my husband goes away on holiday, he treats himself to a 'proper' shave. He loves it, and says it is his annual pampering