The best wet shaves for men in London
Ruffians’ cut-throat-razor shave
This Scottish barber shop is in a former Australian supermarket and still serves Tim Tam chocolate biscuits. Dip one in a coffee or have a lager and leave all grooming decisions to the pros. The treatment is rounded off with a neck, shoulder, arm and hand massage.
£45, 27 Maiden Lane, WC2, ruffians.co.uk
Strop & Blade shave
If it’s advanced beard topiary you are after, Stop & Blade will sort you out at its branch in Hatch café/bar/co-working place in Homerton. A strop is the tool used to sharpen a razor, obvs.
£20, Hatch, Unit G2, Mackintosh Lane, E9, stropandblade.co.uk
Neville traditional wet shave
The highlight of this precision shave is the tobacco musk cologne. Neville’s is part of Barber & Parlour, a megaplex with a cinema, bar and restaurant where you can go from shave to rave.
£35, 64-66 Redchurch Street, E2, barberandparlour.com
The luxury Murdock wet shave
This luxury treatment culminates in an express facial, for full man-scaping. All Murdock products are made in England — try the beard moisturiser.
£55, across London, murdocklondon.com
Geo F Trumpers shave
A proper old-school gentleman’s shave. Geo F Trumpers has been grooming discerning men since 1875 and the vibe is traditional luxury — all dark wood panelling and badger-hair brushes.
£40, branches in Soho and Mayfair, trumpers.com
Party season means plenty of cheek kissing, so spruce up by heading to a man cave for a wet shave
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