Pre-wedding shave in Toronto

October 16, 2009 7:36 AM

Pre-wedding shave in Toronto: Where should I go this Saturday for a straight blade shave? Downtown preferred but I do have a car.

Also, not to sound snarky, but would prefer recommendations based on personal experience vs. places that just look the part. (i.e. Old school barbers are cool, Shakey-handed old school barbers not so much.)

posted by dismitree to clothing, beauty, & fashion (6 comments total)

Truefitt & Hill. Haven't spent the $47 on a shave, but I have absolutely no doubt that they would do it right. I'll MeMail you a suggestion for a particular barber there, but I'm sure any of them would be great.
posted by Dasein at 7:55 AM on October 16

I thought about this just before I got married because I really liked the idea, but got warned off, because some people come react quite badly and end up with slightly sore skin.

Shorter version: perhaps not such a great idea if you haven't had one before.
posted by MuffinMan at 7:56 AM on October 16

I can offer a second-hand endorsement of Truefitt & Hill's shave.
posted by onshi at 8:22 AM on October 16

Seconding MuffinMan. After I had my first (and only) professional shave, my face was red and painful for 2 days.
posted by spasm at 1:30 PM on October 16

MuffinMan: Thanks for the warning, but I've had straight blade shaves in the past. My skin has come out okay. This one is more an issue of I want to be able to relax and not worry about wearing bits of toilet paper for pictures in the afternoon :)

I've got a noon apt. at T&H. Will post afterwards with review.
posted by dismitree at 1:36 PM on October 16

Well dismistree, I wish you the best of British luck for your wedding. Have a great day.
posted by MuffinMan at 2:01 PM on October 16