The smell of cigars, liquor, and hair products. Mellow sounds of the 50s and 60s gramophone music. The rustle of flipping the magazine pages. Deep voices of men waiting to get their hair and beard cut and styled. You will notice all that when you step into Gentlemen's Shop in the city of Rijeka.
Damir Matešković, the owner, got the idea for this unique men's place during the summer of 2016 and opened Gentlemen's Shop four months later, he spent looking for antique interior pieces that complete the retro look of the barbershop. And it's not only the barber shop that's got the look – it's the men of Rijeka as well!
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Barber Shop Is the New Men's Club
Gentlemen's Shop is an old-school barbershop with 1950s and 1960s vibes and a 1952 Ducati motorbike. It's a place where men gather in a friendly atmosphere to have guy talks while getting pampered.
The barbershop is a lifestyle concept launched under the motto "Homo Mensura Est," meaning that humankind is the measure of all things. This men's hair salon wants to define your style while elevating your state of mind and improving your quality of life. Men may come to Gentlemen's Shop rugged but will come out groomed, styled, polished, and refined.
Seven barbers and barberettes offer all men in Rijeka modern and traditional ways of cutting and maintaining hair, beard, and mustache. This includes relaxing treatments against hair loss, treatments against oily hair and scalp, anti-dandruff treatments, beard, and mustache trimmings, and head and beard shavings.
While enjoying your time in the barbershop, you will be served a top-shelf alcoholic drink (rum, whiskey, beer, or gin).
Gentlemen's Evenings and Other Events
Take a hair and beard product for home or order it online because Gentlemen's Shop is – a shop. They offer professional cosmetic products for maintaining hair, beard, and mustache, such as Acca Kappa, Cella Milano, Kemon, Kérastase Paris, L'Oréal, and Y. S. Park.
The ambition of Gentlemen's Shop grows with each day. Thus, it is common for the barbershop to organize special evenings for gentlemen to discuss men's fashion, wine, coffee, cigars, or lifestyle. In addition, there were workshops, acoustic music nights, and choosing the best mustache.
A few years ago, the barbers invited homeless people living on the streets of Rijeka and gave them a much-needed makeover in the barbershop. A noble and praiseworthy act of kindness.
So, visit Gentlemen's Shop, the best classic barber shop whose barbers will get your hair and beard shaped up while fulfilling and exceeding your expectations and making you connect with the people sharing your old-fashioned lifestyle. After all, a good haircut will accentuate your best features and make you feel like you own the world.
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