Maguires Barbershop

Blyth Spirit

Blyth Spirit

Joined
Tuesday September 8, 2009
Location
North of the Wall but South of the Frontier.
First let me say, for the absolute avoidance of doubt, I have no personal nor professional connections with this company other than as a customer.

It's a grooming forum so I'm going to review my haircut of this afternoon.

I called in to Maguires a couple of Saturdays ago to pick up some (er, 400ml actually) Proraso AS and I was struck by the look of the place. I resolved to have my head sharpened there, the next time it was needed; that time was this afternoon.

The place itself is well appointed with top quality sporting ephemera from years gone by and the almost obligatory signed NUFC shirt.

I had to wait about 20 minutes for a couple of customers and frankly I'm not used to watching a haircut take so long - couple that with parking in a 'zone' and I was getting itchy feet, but no it had to be done.

Into the chair (really old fashioned, extremely comfortable) and away we go. The haircut did take a while but it wasn't a while wasted. Number four back and sides, trim to the top and my goodness it was precise. It was finished with a wet (straight) shave to the back of my neck; Proraso soap & ASB.

The barber (Ian) was excellent throughout; good quality men talk! No sick/smutty jokes or holiday questions...phew. I'm not used to this in the NE.

Overall impression - terrific! I'll certainly be back. I'd recommend it to any of the NE based members.

A real stand out and positive end to a long day. Delighted.

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I have made a few purchases via Ebay from Maguires. In fact just before reading this I have just purchased some 3P Shave Cream.

I have found them to to be very quick to dispatch orders and they pack everything very well. Well worth purchasing from.
 
Well I did go back and I was impressed yet again...I was under the blades of Victoria today and she was equally as attentive and skilled as Ian. Same drill and techniques; marvellous!!

The key to quality is consistency and - as a professional, albeit this post is in a personal capacity - I'm both very pleased and convinced.

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I've also bought on-line from Maguires and I found them to be extremely helpful, knowledgeable, and prompt in their service. Shame they are not handy for me - I could use a short back and sides.
 
for a shave and a no1 ( skinhead ) its about £15 to £16 for a normal haircut it will be a bit more
last time i was in ian gave me a nice shave and haircut ,my friend had a shave of victoria who was still training so it was a freebie
really nice decour aand the staff are top notch
ian also runs a training course for learning how to shave people with a cut throat
i think you can also buy gift vouchers
all in all a great way to spend a couple of hours on a bit pampering
 
Tempting.
He's not likely to start talking football, is he? :icon_cry2:
I used to travel past those shops on Newton road regularly when I lived in Newcastle but I don't recall the barbershop. I'm guessing it's fairly new.
 
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