Its very sensual having a professional wash your hair.
Most if the barbers around limerick city are owned by the one family, the Hackets. The father had a shop on O’Connell St. during my student days. A noble barber. His children now run Blades, Figaros and possibly Knights.
I’d also recommend Modern Man just there at Sarsfield bridge. More suited for the trendy younger man.
I frequent JCs in Caherdavin myself. He’s one of the Corless family. James is as fast and as tidy a barber as you’d get.
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I didn’t know that. I go to Blades myself.
Hadn’t had a shower before hand. It’s always busy on a Saturday. Just stuck on the tracksuit and headed down. A wash made me feel better and @ 3 euros it hardly broke the bank
Because you’re worth it
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You can’t put a price on that.
Was it young wan or a bloke washed it?
A fine young lady
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Lovely.
I had an experience once where a young lass prepped me for the wash, eyes closed. Lovely job. Washed the hair, scalp massage, jaysus twas magic.
Opened the eyes and it was a Turkish bloke.
Got a hot towel that day and the same man massaged my face and neck.
I’ve no gay in me but that man had the hands of God
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A Turkish happy ending.
A Turkish Delight in fact.
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Pre All Ireland cut done there. Three months of solid growth trimmed off.
Despite my previous misgivings, I must say my barber’s online booking system works a treat. Booked in for 4.30, walked in at 4.29. €15. Had a grand chat with the Liverpool supporting barber/proprietor, who informed at the end that he’s moving to Liverpool next week to follow the girlfriend over, so my search for a barber in the north east will have to start all over again.
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Anyone been into Garvey’s of late at all? Used go in there years ago and I see they still open at the crack of dawn. You’d be guaranteed one of the three slapheads in there would crack “How much will I take off, the same as meself?” anytime you darkened the door.
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I’ve just emerged from a haircut and beard trim.
The barber’s conversation was a bit nuts but he was a master of his craft and was producing different blades, clippers, razors, oils, ointments and what have you throughout.
Anyway, I reckoned he was close to finishing up when he made eye contact with me via the mirror and said:
“I’m going to give you one final once over and then I’ll close this haircut down. Okay?”
I’ll close this haircut down. Immense. 
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€31 mate?
It was only €26, as he didn’t charge for the hot towel shave (beard trim with clippers - €8, beard trim with clippers and hot towel shave - €13). A mighty sound gesture on his behalf.
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Sounds like you got your money’s worth, in so far as getting fleeced by a funboy goes anyway.
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Fair play. I’m sure you rounded it up to 30 mate
Paid the €26 with a card tap & gave yer man a fiver. Job was oxo & it’s a little something towards his new phone after he fired his iPhone 6 into the Liffey on his day off last week.
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A mighty sound gesture from yourself.
I hope he took the sim out first
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