West 50th Barber Shop — Local services in New York

One time almost a decade ago, I saw a sign for a $13 haircut at a new barber shop on 50th street. You truly get what you pay for since I walked out completely butchered. Anxious and embarrassed I saw this shop as I was walking down the street and asked the barber working that day if he could salvage my hair. With a slight chuckle he made me feel super comfortable and welcome and told me I wasn’t the first person to be hoodwinked by the new shop down the street. He wound up beautifully fixing my cut and restoring my confidence. Almost 10 years later and I refuse to go to anyone else. He’s a master of his craft and a genuinely good soul to boot.

His name is Russ and he now owns the shop. Couldn’t recommend him enough. I get compliments frequently about his work and implore you to at least try the place out. You...

I’ll tell you what this place probably gave me the best high skin fade I’ve ever gotten. I was in town for business and saw some reviews and decided to give it a try - over a closer one to my hotel. They didn’t disappoint, the younger guy (didn’t get his name) whose chair is closest to the door, was meticulous with the haircut. Constantly checking his work, but like I said, I’ve been getting a skin fade for probably close to 25 years and this was the top 3. I told him too. I’ve moved around so I’ve been to a few different barbers, and all do it a bit different but this one was amazing. And you leave without even a stray hair on your clothes so you can go right...

Simply the worst haircut I've had in years. The place was empty when I walked in, so the barber was under no time constraint or pressure, but he still somehow managed to give me a haircut that looked rushed and done in a moving vehicle. His so-called shape-up made my hairline so uneven that I didn't even bother telling him to striaghten it, since it would've raised my entire hairline a good inch just to fix it. Even the simple blending on the sides was awful, you could see exactly where the length changed from shorter to longer on the clipper settings. Simply no attention or skill was involved in this haircut at all. I will never go back...