We love to look after our female readers here at One Fab Day - from guest style to bridal beauty advice, we make sure to keep you updated on all that's new! - but we can't leave our male readers feeling unattended! So today, we've prepared something special just for the boys. Good grooming is as important now as it's ever been, judging by the handsome lads who've shared their real weddings with us, so if you're keen to look your best on your wedding day, or just hankering after a new look, you'll love this list of 15 of the Best Barbers and Grooming Rooms around Ireland.
1. The Ink Factory Barber Shop
Best known for their tattooing and piercing services, The Ink Factory is also home to one of the best barber shops in the country. A uniquely cool grooming destination for stylish Dubliners, The Ink Factory Barber Shop combines the atmosphere and top-level service of a classic barbershop with contemporary surroundings and a thoroughly modern repertoire of cuts. Delivering everything from classic styles to cutting-edge fades, the shop's staff make this place extra special. With their advice and expertise at your disposal, you're guaranteed to walk out the door feeling and looking your best.
15 Wellington Quay, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 | theinkfactory.ie
2. The Butcher Barber
A small but mighty barber shop recently relocated to Dublin's Molesworth St., above hair salon Kazumi, The Butcher Barber is cooler than cool. Along with their barbering and hairdressing menu (of which stylish folk duo Hudson Taylor are fans!), they also offer manicures, pedicures, brow treatments and head massages.
Molesworth St., Dublin | facebook.com/TheButcherBarber
3. The Edge
Located in the Eyre Square Centre in Galway, The Edge is a stylish and contemporary salon offering hair styling and hot towel shaves for a reasonable price. The icing on the cake is the luxurious products that they use - only the best for their customers!
Eyre Square Centre, Galway | theedgegalway.com
4. Sam's Barbers
With five shops around the city, Sam's Barbers is a Dublin grooming institution. Run by fourth generation barbers Sam and James Donnelly, it's a brand that's steeped in history, but they're also doing a great job at keeping up with the times - they even have their own range of male grooming products, called Pomp and Co.!
Lower Ormond Quay, Dame Court, Prussia St., Blanchardstown, and Cabinteely, Dublin | samsbarbers.co
5. Woxx Barbers
South William Street is where you'll find Woxx Barbers, an effortlessly hip spot specialising in sharp haircuts and hot towel shaves. In the busiest and most bustling part of the city, it offers a little slice of calm.
South William St., Dublin | woxxbarbers.ie
6. The Waldorf Barber Shop
Established in 1929, The Waldorf Barbers is as authentic as they come - walking into their Westmoreland St. shop is like stepping back in time! For classic haircuts and professional shaving, including hot-towel head massages, you can't go wrong with this recently-restored gem.
Dublin | facebook.com/Waldorf.Barbershop
7. Simon Flannery Male Grooming
From classic hot shaves to deep cleansing and full-body Swedish massages, Simon Flannery Male Grooming is your one-stop shop for male pampering in Belfast. Their packages deals are ideal for pre-wedding grooming too!
Upper Lisburn Road, Belfast | simonflannery.com
8. The Grooming Rooms
A boutique barber shop in the heart of Dublin city, The Grooming Rooms is probably the most luxurious spot on our list - don't be surprised if you walk away with some home decorating ideas! Their treatment menu includes facials, massages, manicures and pedicures, which is handy, because after your first visit, you'll take any excuse to return!
South William St., Dublin | thegroomingrooms.com
9. Retro Barbers
Mixing traditional barbering with modern day techniques, Retro Barbers in Limerick city is a safe bet whether you're after a smart and simple look, or something really edgy and different.
Denmark St., Limerick | retrobarbers.ie
10. Sugar Daddy
Part of the Sugar Culture family, who are the force behind the popular Brown Sugar and Sugar Cubed salons on South William St., Sugar Daddy is a slick grooming destination with all the charm of a classic barber shop. Using cutting-edge techniques, their barbers deliver polished haircuts, shaves and trims every time, and for an extra couple of euro, they'll throw in a shoe shine!
Exchequer St., Dublin | sugardaddys.ie
11. Trench
A relatively new addition to the Dublin grooming scene, located in the super cool Smithfield area, Trench probably has the best playlists of any barber in the country, and their haircuts and beard trims are top notch too! Hosting regular fashion and lifestyle pop-ups, Trench is definitely a new twist on the traditional barber.
Beresford St., Dublin | facebook.com/trenchbarbers/
12. Cut & Sew
With three locations throughout Dublin, Cut & Sew is a barber shop with a devoted following - you'll easily spot their regular customers, as they'll probably be rocking a branded tee or hoody! Precision is the name of the game at each one of their barber shops so make sure to allow plenty of time for your cut.
Wellington Quay, Temple Bar and Dundrum, Dublin | cutandsew.ie
13. Skinny Isaac's
With its checkerboard floor tiles, Skinny Issac's is clearly paying tribute to barbering tradition, but you'll see as many modern cuts as retro styles in this slick barber shop in Belfast's Botanic Quarter. The shop delivers all manners of cuts and shaves, accompanied by great music - they even host gigs from time to time!
India St., Belfast | facebook.com/SkinnyIsaacBarber
14. The Cut Throat Barber Shop
With a shop in the heart of Galway city and further afield in Barna, the Cut Throat Barber Shop is a firm favourite among stylish gents based in the West of Ireland. For perfectly polished haircuts without that overly-styled look, this is a great choice.
Cross Street Lower and Barna Galway | facebook.com/CutThroatBarberShopGalway
15. The William Street Barber Shop
The prices at this Limerick city hotspot are hard to beat, especially since staff at the The William Street Barber Shop use only the finest grooming products on their customers! These guys have created just about every male hairstyle in the book during their four years in business, so you're in very safe hands when you walk through their doors.
William St., Limerick | thewilliamstreetbarbershop.com
Featured image credit: The Ink Factory
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