💈 Just Relax With This Soothing Hot Towel Shave | Starlite Barber Shop Mexico City

💈 "Just Relax” with this hot towel shave at Starlite, Mexico City’s premier traditional barbershop.

Edgar Monroy Escutia, a 37-year-old native of Mexico City 🇲🇽, founded Starlite Barber Shop in 2017. Since then, the shop has endured an earthquake, a pandemic, and a move!

Now located in the cool and popular Roma Norte neighborhood, Starlite is housed in a spacious 1940s Art Deco style residence. Edgar remembers the challenge of restoring the floors to their original glory. The beautiful checkerboard floors were hidden under vinyl, and it was a big job to remove it all!

🎞️ When Edgar was a teenager, he was fascinated with the hairstyles of the Mexican Golden Age cinema and 1950s American Rock 'N' Roll singers. Actors Pedro Infante, Germán Valdés (Tintán), Ramón Valdés, Mauricio Garcés, Jorge Negrete, Wolf Ruvinskis, Ramón Gay, Gustavo Rojo, and Emilio “El Indio” Fernández represented a classic style that would later be an influence for Starlite Barber Shop.

The difficulty was finding a place that understood what Edgar wanted so he ultimately found other people with the same taste. Then one day, he was online and discovered some barbershops in California with a revival of traditional barbering... this sparked his desire to become a barber 💈

Starting out with used clippers, practicing on friends and family, Edgar recalls making plenty of mistakes along the way! He was motivated to find a barbershop apprenticeship after falling in love with someone who encouraged and inspired him.

Seven years ago, Edgar opened Starlite Barber Shop, inspired by the 40s and 50s. The shop reflects his love for music, mid-century modern design, and preserving a vintage spirit transporting you to a different time. Edgar focuses on traditional barbering, respecting old school methods, classic cuts and hot towel shaves. He aims for each patron to feel unique and receive a high-quality service that stands out.

With a decade of barbering under his belt, Edgar enjoys the camaraderie and creativity of barbering ✨ He previously studied Political Science and Public Administration at UNAM but realized it wouldn't make him happy.

During his free time, he enjoys producing Rockabilly events and DJing with vinyl records 🎶 His favorite neighborhoods are Centro Histórico and Roma Norte where "you can find everything to live and enjoy a cosmopolitan lifestyle in Mexico.”

For first time visitors to Mexico City, Edgar recommends visiting the city’s many museums, trying the street food with such a variety of flavors 🌮 and exploring La Lagunilla flea market on Sundays :)

✨ Edgar's Life Advice: "Fight for your dreams and for the place you want to see yourself in the future. Do what you love for the passion, not for the money or fame.”

Among his favorite Haircut Harry videos are The Nite Owl Barber Shop, featuring his friend and mentor Brian Hurson, and Blue Velvets, showcasing Mr. Hideki Kakinouchi who is a master of the Pompadour and Ducktail styles 🙌🏼💈❤️ Check out these videos here👇🏼

S P E C I A L T H A N K S:

Edgar Monroy Escutia, Barber & Owner
Merida 238, Roma Norte, Cuauhtémoc
Mexico City, Mexico 06700

To book an appointment and for current prices of services, please visit👇🏼

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[HairCutHarry]

¡Hola! ¿Cómo estás? In case you missed the haircut video with Edgar, you can watch it here👇🏼

[crmsntydeever]

Is it just me, or does anyone else get more "tingles" before the actual haircut or shave even starts?...From the throwing the cape over them to all of the "small things" (getting the scissors out, getting the pre-shave out & ready, etc)?...Even when they comb his hair & look for the parts in his hair...I get more ASMR from that than anything else...I'm not crazy about clippers

[TriKnowretop]

Woke up at 3am just to sleep again by this 😂❤

[AlexRose-rukg]

That looked a little uncomfortable. Looks like the razor grabbed little there.

[blisshavenfarm]

You can definitely tell the barbers who shave regularly. They have a confidence that's unmistakable.

[marklacika]

Hah, what a mirror work at 28:57! 🪄 great video as always sir Harry.

[stanthurman]

Like the layout of the Barbershop and the old style looking barber chairs, plus the Barber is a professional.

[davidcaya]

Ah! That’s the life! That looks so relaxing. It’s great when you can find a barber that knows what they’re doing.

[Yazan_Hamdan]

You are both respectful and we love your videos thanks in advance ❤️😍☺️

[brianmurphy]

Another professional barber, who knows his job, and takes it seriously, The uniform shirt, and the shop had fairly new equipment, Harry, I am very jealous of you, being able to get these top of the line haircuts and shaves.I love getting a hot lather and towel shave.Back to work, Harry

[leanbull]

We gotta get Harry back in Southern California for some classic haircuts and shaves!

[ytpwxek]

I literally just finished shaving and this video pops up. Great shave 🪒 Harry.

[marcezs]

anyone else spend a good 10 seconds trying to clean the smudge on the lens thinking it was their own screen? cuz i sure did. Great video! So relaxing to watch and the best way to start a week. Thank you for the video!

[travelingdude]

Exactly what I need tonight. Thanks Harry for all the great videos over the years 😀

[Mr_Bob_A_Feet]

It would be hilarious if one day Harry films someone else getting a shave in the mirror as an Easter egg. 😂

[artvandelee]

Harry my man. Just in time for bedtime ! 😊 Thanks!

[MartinHervy]

Very nice looking shop and loved the walk through at the end 😁

[DC-ssjx]

Your videos are beautifully simple, just good production to emphasize on the barber's craft, while creating a relaxing experience for the viewer. Too many of those barbershop channels are just obnoxious tourists trying to clickbait

[transmaster]

I finally looked up Clubman Pinaud Aftershave Lotion Lilac Vegetal! a bottle of which you see at most every Barber Shop that does wet shaves in North America. It has a very interesting history going back to the European horse cavalry days in the 19th century. . It was originally formulated to mask the smell of a horse that followed Cavalry officers around. Being a dashing Cavalry officer was one thing but to smell like the sweating horses you rode was something else completely, it sort of put off the ladies.

[sfxbwry]

Excellent, very clean, its on my bucket list.