I always end up having a spot or two of irritation, but not this time.Īfter a cold towel and an after-shave balm (you get to pick from three scents), I was ready to go to the other side of the wall, to the hand-and-foot area on the north side of the store. The shave was closer than I get at home, which I expected from a straight razor, but it was also much easier on my skin, which I did not.
There was the old-school lather machine, and William kept working on my whiskers in small, careful, but confident strokes of the razor. Their barber William (self-proclaimed “beard advocate”) reclined me in the chair to an almost horizontal position and started off by covering my face with a warm towel, which he replaced in regular intervals so that my face continued to open up pores and feel generally awesome. They had me at “straight razor shave” – something you can’t find just anywhere, and something you shouldn’t attempt to do yourself without some serious skills and research. The store is divided into two areas by a wall down the middle my first stop was the barbershop, which is the south side of the store. Once you’re checked in, they’ll fix the drink for you while you wait, and you can bring it in with you during the service(s). They have a good selection of whiskeys and other spirits, but you can also pick from a few beers, and of course, the non-alcoholic drinks.
Look Good.ĭid you think I was kidding about the adult beverage? Nope. Women are also welcome, but they are asked not to have polish or acrylic on their nails. Other shops have opened in Houston, Texas and Portland, Oregon and will soon open in Williamsburg, New York and Atlanta, Georgia. Considering services can range from $20 or more, a membership can save a customer roughly 20 percent of what he would pay otherwise. The franchise encourages monthly memberships of $64. “We even go as far as calling ‘manicures and pedicures’ our ‘hand and foot grooming’ processes.” “Our chain encourages men to feel confident in their grooming,” he said. for a lengthy hiring process to participate in Elliot’s concept.ĭon, who now co-owns the Frisco location with his brother Ed Yeldell and partner Shulonda Rankinswas, was the one who greeted me at the door and showed me around the store. One of those viewers turned out to be Don Yeldell, who flew out to L.A. In the show, his pitch was rejected by the “sharks”, but he eventually raised the needed amount with the help of the episode’s enthusiastic viewers. Invited to an episode of “Shark Tank,” he hoped to score a $200,000 investment and transform his store into a multi-million dollar “man cave nirvana.” Elliot opened his first shop in Los Angeles, in 2013.
#HAMMER AND NAILS PROFESSIONAL#
Grooming for Guysįounded by former screenwriter Michael Elliot (“Just Wright,” “Brown Sugar”), the Hammer & Nails franchise encourages men’s self-care through professional grooming and barbering services. Just last summer, they opened their Frisco location off the Tollway, north of Eldorado, and a few of Lifestyle Frisco guys went to take a look. Hammer & Nails is a genuine man-cave that’s more of an experience center than a skin-and-nails salon. Those of us in the north part of town just got a place that fills that exact need. Men in Frisco keep seeing new businesses that cater primarily to the beauty and grooming needs of women – day spas, nail salons, blow-dry bars – and they must be wondering where they could get their own cuticles taken care of while, say, watching a ball game, or, better yet, sipping on an adult beverage.
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