Why do we recommend booking a hydrating or brightening facial right after a straight razor face shave?
Why do we also suggest getting these treatments together at least once a month?
At Blade & Razor Barbershop, we always recommend that our clients get hydrating or brightening facial directly after a straight razor hot towel shave, and this is for a number of reasons.
While one of our skilled barbers performs your face shave, they will clean the face using a strong cleanser and a couple of hot towels.
A steamer will then be placed over the face for between 5 and 10 minutes.
The heat from the steamer and each hot towel causes the pores to open, and primes the skin to absorb our premium creams, mask ingredients, and hydrating or brightening serums faster and more effectively. This enhances the lasting effects of the facial on your skin.
On top of enhanced ingredient absorption, a straight razor hot towel shave offers another kind of benefit for your skin. A straight razor blade provides the closest possible shave, which also acts as a form of exfoliation for the surface of the skin.
Further exfoliation is done using products, and working with the exfoliation from our facial scrub, this creates an exfoliation experience that allows the skin to absorb the facial serums and any hydration twice as much. After a straight razor shave, it is normal for the skin to feel irritated and sensitive.
To prevent this, we offer a calming facial mask which stays on the face for 10 minutes, followed by a 10 minute-long relaxing and lifting face massage, which causes the skin to be more soft and elastic afterwards.
Blade and Razor Company is made up of a team of professional barbers and aestheticians. They are highly trained to perform both straight razor face shaves, and hydrating and brightening facials and can easily provide both services in one visit. Our very knowledgeable staff will also give you a professional consultation before your service, and can suggest some at-home skincare techniques to keep your skin maintained until your next visit.
We recommend that our clients do facials regularly throughout the year to reap the many seasonal benefits than can be felt from monthly or bi-monthly services.
We especially recommend that you visit us for a facial during the summer time to protect the skin from dryness caused by the heat, and prevent the skin from experiencing any hyperpigmentation caused by the sun.
Conversely, you could also visit Blade and Razor for a facial in the winter time to protect your skin from the dryness and irritation caused by cold, dry winter air — a great option for those who are especially susceptible to winter flakiness or cracking.
Book a straight razor face shave and hydrating or brightening facial together at least once a month to gain the most benefits out of this rejuvenating 2-in-1 experience! Only available here at Blade and Razor Company.