Where to get a decent haircut in London
A decent haircut is essential to looking sharp. Good style is meaningless without a decent haircut. So here is our pick of the best afro hair barbers in London, based on fade technique, dexterity with patterns and good banter – if you want it. These barbers are all a cut above your home-hair job.
That Feeling
Popular with all ages, That Feeling has a very modern feel: a games room with a street fighter arcade machine, HD flat screen TV and refreshements are all provided, according to the website.
Where: 242 High St, Potters Bar EN6 5DB
Tel: 01707661959
The team here have more than 20 years of experience, and each has their areas of expertise from colour and chemical treatments right through to afro and mix-textured hair types.
Where: 10 Park Lane, Wembley, London, HA9 7RH
Tel: 020 8902 8800
Hair Force 1.
Ilford- based Hair Force One is a veteran of the business – and owner of the coolest barbershop name in London.
Where: 134 Cranbrook Road, Ilford, IG1
Tel: 0208 514 5106
RXB.
This Brixton-based barbershop will get you looking sharp and stylish with its range of services, including the ever-popular skin fade, styling, beard treatments and scissor cuts. We love their tagline, too: ‘Keeping men handsome…since we opened’. Their customer service is excellent: to date, no fewer than 237 bottles of water and 318 cups of tea have been served to grateful customers. And there’s free WiFi – what more does a man need?
Where: 80 Brixton Road, SW9 (a hop, skip and jump from London’s Oval Station)
Tel: 0207 587 0170
Starboy barber.
Starboy offers the usual range of services: shape ups, fades, patterns – and even Mohawks.
Where: 256 Kilburn High Road, London NW6
Onestopdreadlock.
Specialising in enhancing hair in its natural state, OneStopDreadlock is perhaps best known for its skill with dreadlocks but works with all hair types. Per the website, at your first visit, you will be given a free-of-charge haircare plan to follow. The salon also offers a range of hair treatments.
Where: 157 Hornsey Road, London, N7
Tel: 44 (0)7951 268 117
Slider Cuts.
With an A-list clientele that includes Nigerians’ favourite boxer Anthony Joshua and US legend Lebron James, Slider Cuts must be good. Founder Mark Maciver was a rapper before he transitioned into a career focused on making his London bros look sharp and ready for business.
Where: 206 Hornsey Road, London N7
Nicky at Slick Rick’s Barber Shop.
South East London’s favourite afro hair barber offers not only the sickest haircuts, creative hair patterns and ‘fades’, but also a unique experience.
Where: 219 Camberwell Road, Camberwell, London SE5
Tel: 020 7277 1667
Creative website: https://www.slickrickisart.com/
Betta Cut’s Barber’s.
Famous for great cuts; book or walk in service.
Where: 194 Hoxton St, London N1 5LH
Tel: 02076133991
Have we left any great afro hair barbers off our list? What’s the secret to a good barber, in your view? If you are looking for a hair salon, look no further.
