- Joined
- Thursday April 28, 2011
So the lunchtime shave verdict... Legend's Barber.
I took the girlfriend and her friend to the spa yesterday and was feeling a little left out! Never had a professional shave before so took the plunge.
The two guys in there are very friendly, and the place seems to have both chairs full and a handful of people coming in for bookings while I was in the chair too. Their barbery skills look excellent and the chaps coming out look smart - everyones in a suit. The shave took around 40 minutes, price £22.50 - seems a little steep perhaps in comparison to Ted's which is around the corner (£14.50 for the same thing; around £23 for hair wash/style/shave/ears etc.) - that will probably be my next venture.
The prep for the shave with a pre-shave cream, hot towel and then a shave with a shavette. The blade was changed during the shave too. I didn't see what cream/brush/blades were used cause I took my glasses off! I can describe the shaving cream as smelling of rose, perhaps more accurately Turkish Delight. The towel was also scented.
2 pass shave once with the grain, a second against the grain followed by another hot towel and post shave cream (which is still lingering with a fresh scent of lemon) and a face massage.
The shave was good - my face feels great and smooth, however on my neck I had a lot of reasonably small cuts but a lot of irritation, plenty of styptic was applied and I'm feeling the burn probably half an hour later. I never really shave against the grain so that is probably why...
Overall experience was good, shave, so-so, there is a patch on my neck that was missed and the burn is lasting as I mentioned, however my face is excellent. Also the place is excellent, small and friendly
As a first experience at being shaved, it was nice, but I'm left a little disappointed if I'm totally honest; I think I could do as good a job on the shave but the expeirence was certainly worth it. Don't think I'll be taking the team there though.
What was everyone else's first pro shave like?
I took the girlfriend and her friend to the spa yesterday and was feeling a little left out! Never had a professional shave before so took the plunge.
The two guys in there are very friendly, and the place seems to have both chairs full and a handful of people coming in for bookings while I was in the chair too. Their barbery skills look excellent and the chaps coming out look smart - everyones in a suit. The shave took around 40 minutes, price £22.50 - seems a little steep perhaps in comparison to Ted's which is around the corner (£14.50 for the same thing; around £23 for hair wash/style/shave/ears etc.) - that will probably be my next venture.
The prep for the shave with a pre-shave cream, hot towel and then a shave with a shavette. The blade was changed during the shave too. I didn't see what cream/brush/blades were used cause I took my glasses off! I can describe the shaving cream as smelling of rose, perhaps more accurately Turkish Delight. The towel was also scented.
2 pass shave once with the grain, a second against the grain followed by another hot towel and post shave cream (which is still lingering with a fresh scent of lemon) and a face massage.
The shave was good - my face feels great and smooth, however on my neck I had a lot of reasonably small cuts but a lot of irritation, plenty of styptic was applied and I'm feeling the burn probably half an hour later. I never really shave against the grain so that is probably why...
Overall experience was good, shave, so-so, there is a patch on my neck that was missed and the burn is lasting as I mentioned, however my face is excellent. Also the place is excellent, small and friendly
As a first experience at being shaved, it was nice, but I'm left a little disappointed if I'm totally honest; I think I could do as good a job on the shave but the expeirence was certainly worth it. Don't think I'll be taking the team there though.
What was everyone else's first pro shave like?