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Narrative Space

Narrative Space

3.9(14 reviews)
0.3 mi
•$$$

When I learned I was going to be living in a small town in central NY for two years, I never…read morethought that the one thing I would love the most in Ithaca was going to be a barber shop. If you book an appointment be ready to experience the ultimate barber experience (for almost the same price that you would get a cheap haircut in a shopping mall). This place is a spa for men, and you'll love every part of the experience from the atmosphere, a stylish high quality cut, great service, and even a relaxing hot towel. Alex is a true master of her art. She can do clean classic cuts, and exciting wild styles. The best part for me is that I barely had to give her any instructions. After exchanging just a few words she always seemed to know exactly what I wanted. My one complaint about this place is that the price is too low. Which means that Alex is always overbooked. When she is busy, you'll have to call 3-4 weeks in advance to get an appointment. I would have gladly payed twice the price for such a high quality service.

This is 2023 and Narrative Space is now almost exclusively a barber shop (they don't sell boots and…read moreshirts anymore). I looked online for a hair-cutting place that did both men and women (I am a woman). I didn't want a fancy-looking salon. Narrative has a lovely, old-fashioned look and feel. Their web site said their prices were $40, $45, or $50.00. MUCH too expensive, but I realized I was paying for ambience. My barber was Michael Clark. (One got whoever was free when you arrived.) I showed him 2 sets of drawings of the cut I wanted (front and profiles, the difference between the 2 sets being where I wanted the main curve to be: a little higher or a little lower. To begin with the outcome: The drawings clearly showed that the hair should be even with my chin. It ended up, in fact, 2 inches too short...... just below my ears. The cutting experience was very weird. On 4 occasions, he grabbed the hair at the very top of my head and repeatedly pulled it up and down, as if he were washing something on a scrub board. I don't know what on earth that was about. The way he was separating strands and cutting was quite baffling to me. There seemed to be no organization to it. Unfortunately, I was unaware of how short it was getting. I was focusing on it covering my ears. At the end, it didn't even fall nicely and I had to do some repairs when I went home. Unfortunately it was too short to do all the repairs it needed. He had paid no attention to my drawings or instructions. I knew what the price was before I sat down in the chair. This is embarrassing. I paid $70.00 for this cut.

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Breathe - womenscloth - Updated November 2026

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