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The Art of Shaving |
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The Art of Shaving Details
- Hours of operation: Barber services are typically from 9 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. Retail area open Monday - Sunday, 10 a.m. - 11 p.m.
- Average prices: Haircut: $40; straight-razor shave: $35; Royal shave: $55.
- Payment options: Cash, credit card.
- Gift certificates: Yes.
- Location: Inside Mandalay Place at Mandalay Bay.
- Valet parking: Yes, at Mandalay Bay or directly at the mall.
- Advanced booking: Appointments strongly suggested.
- Arrival: Arrive at least five minutes before appointment time.
- Cancellations: Charges for services scheduled are applicable for appointments that are missed without cancellation.
- Tipping: At guest's discretion (15 percent to 20 percent is recommended).
- Full-service barbershop and / or salon: Yes.
- Most popular service: 45-minute Royal Shave with steamed towels and mask.
- Most popular package: 45-minute Royal Shave with steamed towels and mask.
- Specialty service: Information not available.
- Most popular service for men: The Royal Shave.
The Art of Shaving Review
Shaving. It's a morning ritual that sometimes seems like a chore. At The Art of Shaving, however, the meeting of face and razor is no routine duty. Instead, it's a sublime experience worthy to be called "art."
At this distinctly masculine enclave in Mandalay Place, men can treat themselves to the incredible 45-minute Royal Shave.
You recline in a classic leather seat in a room replete with dark wood tones and cool jazz sounds—it's a scene that is inherently relaxing and cultured. The Royal Shave begins.
First comes a hot towel treatment to open your skin's closed pores. Then your master barber massages your face with mollifying pre-shave oil—this protects your skin and softens wire-stiff whiskers.
Next, warm shaving cream—whipped up with one of the Art of Shaving's authentic badger-hair brushes—is lathered onto your cheeks and neck. Then the master barber makes the first course, going with the grain of your beard. Your face is then lathered for a second time and the master barber shaves against the grain of your beard.
After these dual shaves, the master barber applies a rejuvenating and cooling after-shave mask. He then removes the mask with natural sea sponges soaked in fragrant lemon oil and follows with a cold, lavender oil-infused towel wrap.
Finally, your face is spritzed with bracing rose water and rubbed with a protective after-shave balm.
At the end of this experience, your incredibly smooth face will glow. You will feel wide-awake and energized. You will smile with ease.
After your visit to The Art of Shaving, you'll want to make the Royal Shave an oft-repeated ritual.
-- Review by Greg Thilmont
More information: Be sure to browse the attractive front retail portion of the Art of Shaving. The store carries a wide collection of natural shaving and skin care products. It also displays beautiful razor and brush sets, all of which are available for purchase.
