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Classic cut
Scissor and clipper, hot towel, neck shave.
$45Master barber · Midtown, Mobile
A proper shave, the slow way.
Hot towels, a warm lather and a straight razor honed every morning. Classic cuts and beard work, one gentleman at a time.
- 17years with a razor
- 3hot towels per shave
- 1client in the room
Meet Karim
My grandfather kept a razor in Beirut.
I grew up sweeping the floor of my grandfather’s shop in Beirut, watching him strop a razor before the first customer of the day. When my family moved to Mobile I was eleven, and the only thing I wanted to be was him.
I have cut hair in Midtown since 2009. My chair is the third one by the window, I take one client at a time, and I never rush a shave. You will leave with a clean line, a calm face and a beard that sits the way you wanted it to.
— K. Nassar
- What I do
- Master barber · straight razor
- Specialty
- Barber
- Behind the chair since
- 2009
- Where
- Chair 3 · The Government Street Barber Rooms
- Pronouns
- he/him
Signature services
What I'm known for
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Executive cut & shave
The full ritual: cut, hot-towel shave, tonic.
$90
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Hot-towel straight-razor shave
Three towels, warm lather, two passes.
$55Services & prices
The services
Every service includes a hot towel and a finish with my own bay rum tonic.
Video intro
A straight-razor neck shave, in thirty seconds
Lather, towel, razor, alum, tonic. Nothing skipped.
The work
Fresh from the chair
Sample client reviews
Kind words from the chair
First real razor shave of my life. I fell asleep on the second towel.
Karim fixed the beard line another shop pushed halfway up my cheek. Took two visits and he told me so up front.
I brought my son for his first cut. Karim let him hold the comb and talked him through every step.
Your first visit
What to expect with me
- 01
Book “first visit”
It gives us fifteen extra minutes to talk.
- 02
Tell me your week
Office, gym or job site: the cut has to fit how you live.
- 03
Towel and razor
Cut first, then the hot towel and the neck shave.
- 04
Your next date
I tell you when the line will soften and book you before it does.
Gift a chair day
Gift an executive cut & shave in a plum envelope, sealed with my crest.
- $45
- $90
- $150
Booking policy
The fine print, kindly
- Deposit
- No deposit for cuts; a card holds wedding-morning bookings.
- Cancelling
- 24 hours to cancel or move a booking.
- Running late
- Fifteen minutes late and I shorten the service rather than run over the next man.
Book with Karim
Reserve the chair
I book through Square. New clients, choose “first visit” so I can give you an extra fifteen minutes.
Good to know
Questions, answered
Do you take walk-ins?
Rarely. I keep a one-chair schedule so nobody waits; call and I will tell you if a gap opened.
How often should I book?
Every three to four weeks for a taper, every two for a skin-tight neckline.
Is a razor shave safe for sensitive skin?
Yes. I prep longer, use a single blade and finish with alum and an unscented balm.
Can I bring a photo?
Please do. I will tell you honestly if your hair will do it.
Do you cut longer hair?
Yes, scissor work up to the collar. Past the shoulders I will send you to a stylist I trust.
What do you use on beards?
A cedar beard oil I blend myself and a boar-bristle brush. Both are for sale at the chair.
Find me
Chair 3, Government Street
- Chair 3 · The Government Street Barber Rooms
4218 Government Street
Mobile, AL
Free spaces along Government Street; the door is beside the bakery. - (251) 555-0142
- Text Karim
- karim@karimnassar.barber
- @karimnassar.barber
Hours
- Tue – Fri9a – 6p
- Saturday8a – 2p
- Sun – MonClosed
Saturday mornings fill two weeks out.
Sit back. Breathe.
Book online or call the shop line; I answer between clients.