10 Best Marietta Barbers

  • 412B Chamberlain St., Atlanta, GA • Sweet Auburn
    Mark Taylor II - I recently visited The Grooming Gallery [Aka Ernie’s in The Cut | instagram.com/Erniesinthecut ] for an unforgettable networking and barbershop experience to enjoy my Spring Bling & Fun in the Sun Vibes. At even titled “Way Back Wednesdays” Professionals, Tastemakers, and Socialites gathered for low-key vibes, drinks, and a live DJ that had me and everyone around dancing the in the streets of Atlanta’s infamous Edgewood nightlife scene. On a normal day, the quaint building offers patrons Barbershop services with old-school charm along side Ernie’s HoodVision Art Gallery | instagram.com/hoodvisionart ). Ernie’s venue creates a nostalgic barbershop experience with an artistic flare that’s comforting and worth perusing. Big things come in little packages, so don’t forget to book a grand haircare experience or visit the gallery to experience this new community staple that prides on giving a traditional old-school barbershop experience re-imagined.
    Eddie Robinson III - I recommend this Grooming Gallery simply for the experience alone. Awesome creative vibes and energy throughout and the owner was super friendly.
    Charles Moss - The atmosphere alone gave me incentive to come check them out! I was outside when I heard the new Kendrick Lamar resonated to my eardrums. The Grooming Gallery is definitely on the list of my favorite barbers to stop in at
  • 2580 Windy Hill Rd SE 550, Marietta
    Trever Grubbs - Professional upscale atmosphere, with highly skilled barbers
  • 2731 Sandy Plains Rd 140, Marietta
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  • 1854 Terrell Mill Road SE 102, Marietta
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  • 2555 Delk Rd B3, Marietta
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  • 341 Nelson St, Marietta
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  • 1318 Canton Rd NE, Marietta
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  • 1869 Cobb Pkwy S, Marietta
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  • 345 Cobb Pkwy SE Ste C, Marietta
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  • 10. Barbearia
    49 South Marietta Pkwy SW Ste A, Marietta
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The Backstory on Barbers

A Brief History of Barbering

As long as civilized men have needed a haircut or a shave, they have relied on the skilled trade of a barber. Derived from the word barba, which is Latin for beard, the barber has a complex history that goes back 6000+ years to the earliest advanced civilizations of ancient Egypt. As it moved across the Greek and Roman empires and spread around the world, men’s grooming has always been valued in society.

From the beards of Vikings and Gods among men, and to the bodies of clean-shaven priests and armies on the battlefield, barbers have provided an important role in helping men of all stripes maintain the grooming standards of the time. Some even performed surgical procedures (these were known as barber-surgeons). While the barber’s specific skills and tools may have adapted over time, their main purpose—to keep men groomed—has always remained.

Meet Me at the Barbershop

The earliest records of barbershops go back to 500 B.C. in the open markets of ancient Greece, where men would gather to socialize with one another outside of the home. By the end of America’s civil war, barber shops could be found in every town and city, with a huge influx of European immigrants and African-Americans setting up shop to serve their communities. The barbershops of today are still central to the communities they serve, especially within the nation’s Black communities.

Barbershops with a single barber chair not only have made it easy to have one-on-one interactions with the barber, but have fostered socialization with those clients waiting for their turn in the chair. You can still find single-chair barbershops, but many barbershops have outgrown this model—most modern barbershops have multiple chairs and barbers working at one time, to serve more clients in a day. Still, the conversations keep going.

Barbershops vs. Hair Salons

Barber shops primarily cater to men. Additionally, because men grow beards and facial hair that needs to be groomed or clean shaven, barbers are specifically licensed to shave with a straight razor. Whereas hair salons are where to get hair cut by scissors, dyed a specific color and/or styled, men with short hair go to barbershops for less expensive, no-frills men’s haircuts, which are typically done with electric clippers instead of scissors.

Clippers not only speed up the haircutting process to get the client in and out quickly, but help keep the hair uniformly maintained until it needs to be cut again. This is why barbers are especially popular for clients in public service and military duty, who have to keep their hair short and uniform. Because barbers are skilled with clippers, they are the go-to for clients wanting intricate, specialty fades and designs shaved into their hair for a little extra flair.

The ubiquitous, spiralling barber pole out front is also a clear indication that the business is a barber shop, not a hair salon.

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