SMOOTH OPERATOR

In the nick of time … Momentum Grooming brings classic men’s grooming back to Vancouver.

The bleary-eyed morning shave is without doubt the most tedious, and at times perilous, of a modern man’s ablutions. It’s hard to believe that in our grandfathers’ time that chore was actually an escape from their daily drudgery — a half-hour spa retreat of hot towels, sweet-smelling lotions, and the deft hands of the corner barber. As we hacked away at ourselves with increasingly stylized, space-aged razors and their ever-growing numbers of steel blades in the name of expediency, shaving became a lost art.

Luckily for us, Momentum Grooming, purveyors of high-end boutique men’s grooming products, is now offering straight razor shaves ($45) in its newly appointed barber suite. Barber Adam Dreaddy’s 45-minute experience includes all the beloved basics of a bygone era, as well as a a revitalizing mini-facial using the Gentlemen’s Refinery line of all-natural certified grooming products.

To keep you looking sharp and polished, Momentum’s new barber suite offers a full array of luxury barber services for the modern man, including razor shaves, head shaves, beard trimming, and grey coverage.

Check them out at www.momentumgrooing.com.

(Photos courtesy of www.hoga.ca)