Bowtie — Local services in Placerville

Updating my last review. Needed to get a December shave and hair cut. Stop in the down town Barbershop. New to the area this is my second time at this place. Had a barber pole. Ok shave and hair cut. Well was a walk in I put my name on the list asked how long. He couldn't say. See four people sitting. Ok thinking I have time. Asked can I go get coffee. Yes. Im good. Walked down to the corner got coffee. Came back sat down. Have coffee I'm happy notice someone left. Cool. Nice place may get a good shave. Ok 1 hour and 1/2 later. Finished coffee long ago. Looking forward for a shave afterward a November no shave. Times up the guys are taking to long. To much showboating. Thinking more of a kids and young mans place. Don't get me wrong I'm not that old. Just a grown up. I own a business and deal with customer daily. Enjoy sitting there have my coffee , and listening to the background music. I had the time but an hour, and 1/2 and still someone in the chair. Bummer both the Barbers shops here in town don't do shaves. Why? Barber pole shave, and hair place. Thanks...

It just feels so good walking in to this place. The aroma and the vibe all hit you at once. I'd say the best cuts I've ever gotten were from this place I've never walked out of this barber shop disappointed. Bowtie is a very straight forward guy if you tell him what you want he'll give it to you maybe he'll even exceed your expectations and give you something even more satisfactory. If you're looking for a very specific cut be able to present a picture or example of some sort. Another if you're going in there and have a hard time staying still or if you're asking for a complicated design and plan to go in multiple times in the future he WILL avoid cutting your hair. So be a little empathetic with the dude he's an aging man with a little bit of back pain. He does have a standard but he's also gotta look out for himself and after a long day of sitting and standing and sitting again and standing again and paying very very close attention to every line and every hair (and the occasional bitchy customer) it gets pretty rough. He does take his time but it's for a...

I've been thinking "I should try these guys out" for a couple years now. I usually just buzz my own hair -- not typically too concerned with looking my best, but I've been practicing more self care lately and thought a proper haircut would be good. Really disappointed. The gal who cut my hair asked me what I wanted, and then insulted me for my answer and refused to cut my hair how I'm used to. "Yeah, this isn't great clips. I'm not doing that." I didn't push back at the time, but in retrospect it really was awful service; if you want to practice your "art" then do so on your own time & dime. If people are paying you for a haircut, you should at a minimum treat them with respect when you give your input, and really, you should give them the haircut they ask for. The actual haircut was objectively fine, but it wasn't what I asked for, and unfortunately the experience casts a shadow to...