Hot towel beard trim or traditional hot towel shave?
The difference between a hot towel beard trim and a traditional hot towel shave, and how to choose between them.
Both services begin the same way — hot towels to soften the hair and open the skin — and end very differently. One shapes the beard you have. The other takes it off.
The hot towel beard trim
The beard is washed, softened and combed out, then shaped: the cheek line, the neckline and the overall length are set with clippers and scissors, and the edges finished with a razor. You leave with the same beard, tidied and defined.
Choose it if you are keeping the beard, or if it has grown unevenly and needs the outline redrawn.
The traditional hot towel shave
Hot towels, pre-shave oil, a lathered brush and a razor shave with the grain and then against it, followed by a cold towel and a balm. It is a longer, slower service and the closest finish you can get.
Choose it before a wedding, a dinner or a flight home, or simply when you want the reset of a properly clean face.
Which one fits your week
- Keeping the beard, want it sharp: beard trim
- Clearing it off completely: full shave
- Sensitive or sunburnt skin: tell your barber first, and consider the trim
- Event in two days: shave now, not on the morning itself
In the packages
Our Executive and Ultimate packages include your choice of either service alongside the haircut, wash and facial care — the inclusions are listed in full on the Services page.
If you are unsure which suits you, book either and say so at the consultation; your barber will advise before anything starts.
- Beards
- Hot towel
- Shaving
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Quick answers
- What's included in a beard trim?
- The barber shapes the beard to your face, sets the cheek and neck lines, evens the length and detoxifies the outline with a razor finish. Our hot towel version adds a heated towel before the work, which softens the hair and skin and makes the finish noticeably cleaner and more comfortable.
- Do you offer a traditional shave?
- Yes. The hot towel full shave is a proper barbershop shave: hot towels, lather, a close razor pass and a soothing finish. It's one of the most relaxing services on the menu and it's included as a choice in our Executive and Ultimate packages.
- What's included in a full grooming package?
- Each package lists its exact inclusions on the Services page. Signature covers a precision haircut with hair wash, conditioner and facial care. Executive adds your choice of a hot towel beard trim or a hot towel full shave. Ultimate is the complete sitting — haircut, hot towel beard trim or full shave, wash, facial care and nose and ear waxing.
