Sports Cuts

Being that I’m a white girl, you may not think that I’d know the first thing when it comes to men’s barber shops. Well, it just so happens I do. My father is a hair stylist, so I tend to look at people’s hair a lot and know a good cut from a bad cut when I see one!
On my recent trip to St. Petersburg, my travel companion, a handsome African American gentleman, was in desperate need of a haircut (sorry — a «fade») and a beard trim. While eating lunch in nearby Manna’s From Heaven (on 34^th St.), we asked the owner if she knew of a good barbershop nearby. She didn’t hesitate to direct us to Sports Cuts, which is practically in walking distance from her diner.
When you walk in, the place is spacious and C-​L-​E-​A-​N… floor swept and workstations tidy, with about 5 or 6 barber chairs/​stations. When we got there, it was early afternoon on a Saturday and the place was hoppin’!
My friend was seated right away and his barber got to work, edging out his lines, perfecting his «fade» and then trimming his beard. He looked awesome when it was done — and all for less than $ 20! Try getting all that in a women’s salon, LOL!
BTW, I was the only woman in there (which I didn’t mind one bit). All of the stylists were busy and had 1 – 3 people waiting for each of them. Each workstation was ‘decorated’ with pictures and posters of the barber’s favorite sports teams, etc. There was a big screen TV in the corner with a TBS movie playing on it. It wasn’t loud at all in the shop, and everyone was respectful.
My absolute favorite thing about this barber shop, however, was something I wasn’t expecting to see… Being that the shop caters to boys, young men and males in general, there was a large clear container of Magnum Condoms on the counter where you sign-​in with a sign on it that read, «Please do not take more than three». I thought it was a great, safe message to be sending and supporting!
Perks: adequate parking lot. And they DO do women’s cuts, although I didn’t try one. ;-) SEE BEFORE & AFTER PICS!