Men's Haircuts

simbo said :

ant said :

This fashion for being bald is going to see a lot of blokes with skin cancer on their heads, I reckon.

As a clipper-er, the advantage to it is… we go bald anyway, this way you don’t waste time trying to cover it up anyway. It’s sorta a fact of life, as you get older, you get the big bald patch. Either you hide it or you embrace it…

I’m looking forward to embracing a comb-over: I think it looks very stylish. 🙂

And I’ll be driving an MX-5!!!!!

ant said :

This fashion for being bald is going to see a lot of blokes with skin cancer on their heads, I reckon.

As a clipper-er, the advantage to it is… we go bald anyway, this way you don’t waste time trying to cover it up anyway. It’s sorta a fact of life, as you get older, you get the big bald patch. Either you hide it or you embrace it…

I’m a gay bloke but I pretty much go with the clippers myself for a number-1 job on the head and the beard (either wielded by me or, if I’m not willing to put up with an hour worth of double-checking my head for the patches I’ve missed, wielded by the barbers across the road in Curtin shops – mostly reasonably nice, although the Curtin ones do have a tendency recently to have their 14 year old daughter clipper my head, which I think is slightly taking the piss…

I think most of the knobby frosting/gelling/mousing is done by hetro blokes doing the metrosexual thing myself. Don’t worry, I loathe ’em too….

The old fella out the back of O’Connor shops is a bargain at $9. His clippers may be a bit rusty, and his hands may not be as steady as they used to be… but for $9 I can afford to let it grow out for a few days. It has that dingy old barbarshop feel, and he’s got nudie calendars dating back as far as the early 80s from what I can tell.

He opens at 7:45AM Tuesday-Friday and stays until business drops off.

Wahl BaldFader – best ever home clippers – about $80 at the Shaver Shop. Faultless performance for 3 years. Trims almost as close as the aforementioned Quattro. No other electric clipper gets it as short.

Righto Gobbo. Fair quaint yourself there boss

Pommy bastard said :

G-Fresh said :

I got one @ Urban Hair in Yazza for $25 with a fully qualified girl

Now that’s a bargain! How long do you get to keep her for?

Bout 25/30mins. Gave me a scrub and a head rub too

Probably the best aspect was the magazines, in this full salon they had Top Gear and Wheels. Spot on Bevan

@deye – ‘Yazza’ appears to be a quaint colloquialism for Yarralumla.

I learn something I wish I hadn’t everyday here. 🙂

I second Morgan, Ziggy’s is the best. I’ll probably get another cut there when I visit for christmas.

L’ Homme in Woden. Small barber shop outside the Woden Plaza across from CPS Credit union. Been going to him for 20 years (back when he had a full salon called L’ Homme et la Femme in the Woden Interchange).

Heard a few mates at Uni talk about Axis, which I think is near the ANU and Martinos in the City. Looked at both of them and think their a bit fruity, guess it’s why no ones listed them yet. Anyway, people I know like them.

TGs used to have some nice eyecandy but she moved to Sydney. So now I’m all about MelanieM in Manuka. Sarah is a total babe. There is even a mirror conveniently placed in front of you so you can watch her work.

G-Fresh said :

If you want a style cut rather than short back and sides, call up salons and find out their rates. I got one @ Urban Hair in Yazza for $25 with a fully qualified girl

Looks tidier than any barber cut I can get

where the heck is Yazza ?

Mr Igglepiggle and bubba Igglepiggle both got done with the clippers in the back room this morning- easy!

The barber in Manuka Court opposite Le Rendezvous. They’ve even recently upgraded the chairs for waiting customers to a couple of nice couches!

Ritva’s at hackett – short back and sides only – and decor form 1970.

This fashion for being bald is going to see a lot of blokes with skin cancer on their heads, I reckon.

Snarky – I’m with you… Weekly hit with the clippers – razor 0. Upfront cost of $30 but no ongoing costs, except the beer.

R. Slicker – I’ve tried the blade, but it hurts and bleeds like hell when you cut your head. Also I find a clean shaven scalp too grippy/tacky.

Vote #3 for Doms @ Dickson. $30 gets me a haircut and a pint from the Irish joint around the corner while the other half is still lining up in Woolies.

I go to Duntroon. It’s $17 but it’s an old style mens barbers with lots of swearing, jokes etc. You don’t have to be in the military and they’ll cut your hair the way you want it. I’ve never had anything other than short back and sides through…

I go to Paul the Barber in Woden Tradies. Cheap efficient beard trms a speciality.

Every morning after showering apply a Quattro razor to the entire scalp. Looks good and you can kiss the barber goodbye.

In the back yard with a $25 Breville hair trimmer. 15 mins, tops, parking not an issue, beer freely available 🙂

If you’re Southside try the place at Tuggers Homeworld in the arcade next to Sportsman’s warehouse, Under $20 and no Mice, tints or crazy colours.

As usual – ‘pends where ya are…
In Gungahlin, Tayden Hair down by Yerrabi Pond. Squidge over $20. Good style.
Haven’t been near a barber in decades.

2 min. That should be long enough for you to get your shorts done.

G-Fresh said :

I got one @ Urban Hair in Yazza for $25 with a fully qualified girl

Now that’s a bargain! How long do you get to keep her for?

If you want a style cut rather than short back and sides, call up salons and find out their rates. I got one @ Urban Hair in Yazza for $25 with a fully qualified girl

Looks tidier than any barber cut I can get

Another vote for Doms at Dickson. Though I got charged $21 yesterday – must be inflation.

Christies in town (next to Gus’s). About $20. No fuss, no mousse, and very convenient.

I’ll second Gobbo.

I use Heinz in Cook.

I’ve no desire to be styled by a homosexual gent, I’m very happy to look like a bloke thanks.

Mousse are for shooting at, gel is for jelly, razor cuts are to be administered to bad guys.

My missus! 20 buck remington with a number 3 attachment…. priceless. For everything else there’s fabio!

Fiori the Barber in Curtin. A great cut for $17. Good magazines too!

Zygys near Fletcher Jones in Civic for $18, NEwsradio or the Cricket.

A few of my compatriots go to the barber in the arcade at Manuka. No appointments, ABC Classic FM, the paper and reasonable prices and service. Occasional sightings of the Air Chief Marshall getting a short back and sides also!

Where can I get my locks moused? I’m looking for a new look.

Heinz in Cook (Now run by a Fijian chap)

No nonsense traditional barber.

Cheap and very good.

Doms in Dickson.

Proper old fashioned barbers for less then $20.