Los Angeles haircut recommendation?

December 29, 2007 3:10 PM

HaircutFilter: Where can I go in the Los Angeles area to get a good men's haircut?

Any recommendations on someone who can see what your hair does naturally and figure out a good cut for it? (Not particularly interested in doing much other than brushing it in the morning [and my fiancée is not a fan of sticky stuff in my hair], so not looking for someone skilled at using hairspray and gel and all that)

posted by sirion to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion (6 answers total)

What do you want to spend? I like Shorty's on Fairfax for a $20 walk-in cut that's usually quite reliable. (I have friends from San Francisco who make a point to stop there whenever they're in town.) If you want to spend closer to $100, I know a stylist who used to work at Vidal Sassoon who's effing great. MetaMail me for her name.
posted by roger ackroyd at 4:03 PM on December 29, 2007

The Hair Café on Fifth Street, Santa Monica - $50 for a good haircut and friendly people. No sticky stuff or goo, unless you request it! Easy to park up too.
posted by apocalypse miaow at 4:27 PM on December 29, 2007

I know people who like Rudy's on Sunset in Silverlake (cheap), and I used to go to the Vidal Sassoon hair academy in Santa Monica (also cheap, but it took FOREVER).
posted by Lillitatiana at 5:08 PM on December 29, 2007

I always just look for the true barber pole and figure there is a place where I won't get screwed. If it has "Salon" in the name you are going to bend over at the time to pay. That is not to say that John Edwards $300 haircuts look bad.
posted by caddis at 5:50 PM on December 29, 2007

Old Glory Barbershop in Venice. Good prices (sounds like a haircut there would run you $25), great atmosphere, friendly people. I'm a chick with crazy curly hair and Sarah (the owner) gives me the best cut I've ever gotten, but on any given day I'm usually the only woman waiting along with five or so regular guys who just want regular, no-hassle cuts.
posted by tyrantkitty at 8:49 PM on December 29, 2007

my coworker seemed to like suburbia on ventura at carpenter, where he got his fauxhawk touched up for $50. they have a valet.

i got my white-boy afro razed at supercuts for $16, which did me fine, but i'm strictly a zero-maintenance type of guy.
posted by klanawa at 11:50 PM on December 30, 2007