Frequently asked questions

For tight zero-gap skin fades and crisp beard line-ups, most regulars come back every two to three weeks to keep the gradient fresh. Classic scissor cuts, tapers and medium-length textured styles are cut to grow in softly and usually hold their shape well for four to five weeks.

Let it grow untouched for three to four weeks. That gives the barber enough density to see any patchy spots, swirl patterns and where the true neckline sits, usually one finger-width above the Adam's apple. Resist trimming the neckline at home beforehand: clean proportions are far easier to shape from raw growth.

Mention it during the consultation, before any lather goes on. For coarse hair or a sensitive neck prone to ingrown hairs, the barber adjusts the blade angle, shaves only with the grain in a single gentle pass after thorough hot-towel steam and pre-shave oil, and finishes with alcohol-free alum and a cooling balm. Hypoallergenic foil finishers are there if the skin prefers them.

Walk-ins are welcome Tuesday to Saturday whenever a barber has an open chair. Weekday evenings after 4:00 PM and Saturday mornings fill quickly with regulars, though, so writing a day or two ahead is the surest way to avoid a wait. The Book button opens the contact page, and a chair is held once a barber has replied and the time is agreed.

Yes. The shop regularly looks after groomsmen groups of three to eight for wedding-morning haircuts, beard clean-ups and hot-towel shaves, and father-and-son visits are just as welcome. Write through the contact form at least three to four weeks before the date so side-by-side chairs can be blocked at the same hour.

Appointments run on schedule, so please cancel or move a time at least 12 hours ahead if plans change, so another guest can take the chair; there is no charge for cancelling. If traffic holds you up by more than 10 minutes, send the shop a quick message or email and the barber will do their best to fit the full cut in, or adjust the service so the next guest is not kept waiting.

Clean, dry hair without heavy wax or oil-based pomade lets the barber see how the crown and any cowlicks naturally fall. Coming straight from work or the gym with product or hat hair is no problem: the barber is happy to rinse it at the shampoo bowl before starting.

Every barber follows strict state-board sanitation rules. Straight-razor work uses only disposable, single-use blades, opened fresh from a sealed wrapper for each guest and dropped into a sharps container straight afterwards. Clippers, foil shavers, shears and combs are brushed clean and disinfected with an EPA-registered solution before every chair turn.