Straight Razor Shave in National City, CA

A straight razor shave finishes the edge around the fade — the neckline and hairline — with a blade instead of stopping at the clippers, for a sharper line than trimmers alone can leave. It comes with the Full Service Haircut & Beard, not as its own appointment.

This is worth having done any time you want the sharpest possible edge around a fresh fade, especially before an event where the finish matters. It's included every time you book Full Service, so there's no need to ask for it separately or pay extra — it's part of how that appointment is finished.

After the haircut and beard work are done, the straight razor goes over the neckline and hairline to remove stray hair the clippers left behind, cleaning up the transition into skin for a crisper line. It's a finishing step at the end of the 50-minute Full Service appointment, not a separate visit.

A straight razor shave comes with the $50 Full Service Haircut & Beard — it isn't sold as a separate line item or priced on its own. It's included in that one 50-minute appointment along with the haircut and every other beard and shave service, with the price set before you sit down.

Every shave and trim happens in the same private one-chair suite, with the same barber start to finish — nothing gets handed off partway through. Isaac Castro is a barber licensed by the California Board of Barbering and Cosmetology (license #113286, verifiable free at search.dca.ca.gov), and every razor and clipper is sanitized between clients under the state's health and safety rules. If a normal appointment doesn't fit your schedule, After Hours opens the suite any time, day or night.