The quick and dirty:
Jeroen is experienced and confident with his craft. He gave me one of the best haircuts I've ever had in 25 minutes. You can tell he's familiar with a ton of different short haircutting techniques, and uses them well. He's also good with shape and framing your face. You'll feel at ease, because he's really good.
He did a dry cut with shears, texturizing shears and point cutting. Neck shave. Product or oil applied afterward.
He's easy to talk to, and quick.
No reason to fear visiting a new barber anymore. Try Jeroen. He won't let you down.
The details:
Got to Amsterdam after letting my hair get a little too long before I left the states.
I have a VERY hard time finding anyone to cut my hair properly. It's tricky. It used to be thick and curly with a weird, Eddie Munster (vampire) type hairline. Short, thick, curly hair is hard to cut in general, but now that I'm older, it's still thick and wavy in places and thinner in others, which makes it even tougher to solve.
I read great reviews about this place, so I decided to go for it.
Walk-ins are welcome, but he had someone with an appointment when I arrived, so I walked down the road to a laundrette, dropped off a bag and walked back.
I sat right down and got to talking. Jeroen is easy to talk to. He's a nice guy that is lucky enough to have purchased his storefront, and he's been in the same place for decades. An excellent location.
He mentioned his experience, but is very humble. We talked about what I wanted, and what I liked. He agreed for the most part, but felt strongly about cutting the front near my hairline a little differently.
I went with his advice and he gave me a dry cut.
I was surprised he didn't shampoo it first, so I asked why.
He said my hair is short, and a wet cut would leave it too short to cut properly. He advised a dry cut.
He began with shears and texturizing shears and had the sides perfectly cut and blended in the blink of an eye.
You can tell he's experienced and confident with his hands. The fade (blending) from almost shaved into the longer hair on the sides and top of my head was perfect.
He then point cut the top and texturized a bit in the thicker areas, adeptly avoiding the thinner ones.
He did as good of a job as anyone I've seen in about 20-25 minutes. He applied some oil that smelled awesome (which I'm normally pretty selective about, but it smelled great), and shaved my neckline.
If you're in Amsterdam and feel like a hair cut, there is no need for concern. Just go to Jeroen. You won't be disappointed. read more