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GROOMING<br />
The venue: CHAPS AND CO<br />
The service: Haircut<br />
The verdict: Chaps and Co oozes British class. I’m not<br />
talking about that high and mighty variation, no, I’m talking<br />
about that Liam Gallagher, Alex Turner spunk that is<br />
effortlessly cool. The hip, ultra-modern barbers’ newest<br />
venue located on the mezzanine floor of Building Six in the<br />
swanky d3 maintains that British gentlemen’s club vibe while<br />
allowing for just enough playfulness. The posh dark décor,<br />
leather sofas and trademark stag head brings out the majesty<br />
of the gentleman’s world while the cutthroat razors adorning<br />
the wall, PS4-equipped flat screen TV and the company<br />
Need to know:<br />
A standard cut starts<br />
at Dhs115. Visit<br />
chapsandco.ae or name spelled out in lightbulbs, all act as a nod to<br />
call +971 4 240 6843 the fact that men never really grow up.<br />
From the moment you enter, the lounge-like<br />
setting has you hooked. So much so that when<br />
the staff – who look sharp enough to cover fashion<br />
magazines – come to politely ask you what beverage you’d<br />
like, you half-expect them to hand you a menu because<br />
you’d like a fish and chips to pair with said beverage. Truth<br />
be told though; all these add-ons are just frills if the haircut<br />
doesn’t match the incredibly high standards. Luckily, it does.<br />
My allotted barber was chatty and offered up<br />
consultation as well as a layman’s walk-through of what he<br />
was doing to my hair: keratin treatment plus a skin fade<br />
undercut to complement the half-ponytail topped with a<br />
facial massage. Life’s good, isn’t it?<br />
By the time I was done, not a strand of hair was out of<br />
place. But here’s the problem: I could not sit still while<br />
getting my haircut. Just when I was ready to comply to my<br />
barber’s wishes, the wireless Marshall stereo in the corner<br />
would play another indie rock ballad that the EDM-loving<br />
millennials of today would never truly appreciate. At one<br />
point my barber and I took a breather just to lip-sync and<br />
subtly play air guitars as Arctic Monkeys’ I Bet That You<br />
Look Good On The Dance Floor boomed through the<br />
speakers. Men never really grow up.<br />
43<br />
EQUITY
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