The classic luxury

A ritual, not just a shave.

The hot towel shave is the service that built the barbershop tradition. We honor that legacy with a multi-step ritual that leaves your skin feeling impossibly smooth, refreshed, and cared for.

It begins with a pre-shave oil worked into the skin to soften the beard and create a protective barrier. Then comes the first of multiple steaming hot towel wraps, opening pores and softening even the coarsest stubble. Your barber builds a rich, warm lather by hand with a premium cream and a badger-hair brush.

The shave itself is performed with a freshly stropped straight razor in steady, confident passes. A cold towel follows to close the pores, and the experience finishes with a soothing aftershave balm and toner. Every minute of the 35 to 40 is worth it.

$45 starting, confirmed before we begin

Traditional hot towel straight razor shave at Brass Heritage

Why it earns repeat visits

Book the shave, then keep booking it.

The closest shave there is

A straight razor gets under the hair in a way no cartridge or electric can. The result is genuinely baby-smooth, and it holds longer.

Thirty-five minutes off the clock

Hot towels, a facial massage, and steady, unhurried hands. Most men come for the shave and stay for this part.

Better for your skin

The towel wrap opens pores and lifts dead skin; the balm and toner afterward calm any irritation and lock in moisture.

Nothing off the shelf

Pre-shave oil, a hand-built cream lather, a cold toner, and an aftershave balm. Every product that touches your face is chosen, not defaulted.

Start to finish

What to expect in the chair.

Pre-shave prep

Pre-shave oil worked into the skin, then the first steaming hot towel to soften the stubble and open the pores.

Lather and shave

A rich lather built by hand with a brush, then a straight razor with the grain in steady, confident passes.

The second pass

Another hot towel, fresh lather, and a second pass across the grain for the impossibly close finish.

Cool and soothe

A cold towel to close the pores, then toner and aftershave balm to calm the skin and lock in moisture.

The work

The shave, up close.

The straight razor

Shaving tools

The shop

Lather application

The finished look

Preparation

“I book the shave before every big meeting and every anniversary. Forty minutes in that chair and I walk out feeling like a new man. Nothing else compares.”

Anthony Reyes · East Nashville regular

Pairs well with

The hot towel shave.

A ritual, not just a shave.