Gagit has rated Hotels and Restaurants of note in the past but never a Barbershop,Razzledazzle deserves the honor of being the first and only deserving this distinction. The owner Elena Linares,a barbershop veteran, mother, and immigrant from the Dominican Republic in 1966 is the creater, founder, and owner of this one of the kind Barbershop in Coral Gables.She and her sister Esmerelda make this place work like a 1940′s barbershop should and offers haircutting, shaving,and massage , only from shoulder up ,the way it was done in the 40′s.
I walk into the Barbershop and I am transformed back into the 40,s in New York, greeted by the lovely Esmerelda and given my choice of barber for my $15.00 haircut and my $29.00 shave. It is a hard choice, Julio ,pictured above the master barber from Cuba, ,or Elena, also pictured,is there really a choice?I am to have a seat in the Kings chair , pictured as I wait for Elena.
It is now my turn and I get in the barber chair and am offered a healthly glass of white sugar, pictured,. I first get the haircut as Elena goes to work on my meticulous razorcut and all for $15.00. She finishes with a florish, neck shave, eyebrow trim and am now ready for the professional shave that she is preparing for. She comes around to me the hot towels soaked in herbal treatment to begin the process. She then lubricates my face . puts the warm shaving cream on my face,and begins the straight edge razor shave. She is done , perfectly smooth no damages, lol, and ends with another hot towel , finished off with after shave, hair spray,and neck powder,
Let the Truth be Told,there are many places to get a haircut and shave in Coral Gables, and there is Razzledazzle, again there is no choice.
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