I think I'm pretty low maintenance. I don't really have a "grooming regimen". Except for…read moreoccasional excess eyebrow hair removal, I haven't really had to pay for anything to be done to my head since 1999 when I started cutting it myself. There was one time though, when we were on staycation in Oak Lawn, when I was in dire need of a trim, and didn't want to go home to get my clippers(50 miles away). I found this barber on 103rd and Central, not far from where we were staying and decided to give it a shot.
I walked in and talked to the only guy working in the place and he offers me a "full service haircut", which included a cut, straight razor for the face, eyebrows and nose hair. Nose hair?!? Yes. Pretty much the full monty. Well, except that there was no stripping involved. Except for the stripping of some hair, that is.
Started with the hair on my head, which was a standard all over 0 cut, no guard. Steaming towel for my face, which he covered completely except for my nose holes, so I can breathe(or so I thought). While my face is covered, I hear him preparing something on the barber's shelf in front of me, and then, something warm with a pleasant aroma goes into my nose. I can't imagine what it was.
He peels the lower half of the towel up, keeping my eyes covered, and proceeds to shave my beard and mustache stubble. When he finishes, I feel a quick sting of pain as he ripped whatever was in my nose out. I pull the towel off of my face to see what it was, and wouldn't you know it, HE WAXED THE INSIDE OF MY NOSE.
I was appalled, and yet, pleased at the sight of my new breathing holes. I can honestly say that that was the first time I'd had that done to me, and I wasn't mad about it. I just wish he warned me! I could literally hear the hairs coming out. But it was all good, and I'd gladly do it again!
They did a good job on everything that was included in the service. In case the need arises, I won't hesitate to come back and have it done again.
But it'll probably be a a last resort kind of thing.