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Fellow Barber is committed to offering a hassle-free, high quality experience, without the pretensions of a salon. Often credited for the revival of time-honored barbershop traditions, Fellow Barber's expertly trained barbers provide classic men’s cuts and straight-razor shaves to a discerning clientele. Founder Sam Buffa was born in Kings Mountain, CA, where he spent his formative years racing motorcycles. At 17, Buffa became the youngest person on the U.S. off-road team. The idea of opening a classic barbershop occurred to him while competing abroad. “The barbershop was where men would discuss sports, politics, and culture while getting a haircut or shave,” Buffa recalls. “And we want each of our locations to represent that same kind of engaging atmosphere.” Founded in 2006 in the Lower East Side of New York, Fellow Barber now has shops in New York and San Francisco and an award-winning line of men's grooming products.

Grooming Lounge is the premiere source for men's luxury grooming goods and services. We provide these solutions via our best-in-class website, iconic Barbershops & Men's Spa locations (in D.C. and Northern Virginia) and barber-formulated Grooming Lounge products (created and tested in our shops). Our mission is to help all men look great and feel confident.

Our barbershops are designed and serviced with intentional consideration for their immediate community. A unique personality matures in each shop, all of which all offer sharp expertise in the craft of barbering artfully blended with comforts of a social club to evoke a genuine sense of place. We have always been fascinated by unexpected affinities that come with the process of design and building with one’s hands — by means of immersion in unfamiliar landscapes, engagement with local culture and history, and most notably, the development of personal relationships. It’s a worldview we readily welcome to influence our everyday lives and help guide our brand principles.