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The Classic Taper: A Dying Art and Why It Matters

At Alex's Barber Shop, the clipper over comb technique has been the foundation of every classic taper since 1962 — when our father Gabor Stibinger pioneered it on a busy Saturday with a waiting room full of clients. This is the story of a dying art, a family legacy, and why the classic taper is worth seeking out.

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Why Most Beard Oils Fail — And What We Did About It

Why Most Beard Oils Fail — And What We Did About It By Adam & Gabor Stibinger — Third-generation Master Barbers, Alex's Barber Shop Est.1961, Kenvil, NJ We've been cutting beards professionally for a long time. Between us, we've had thousands of clients sit in the chair with the same complaints about the same products. Too greasy. Smells like a chemistry lab. Skin still itchy. Beard still dry. Residue that makes everything feel coated. So we stopped recommending other people's products and built our own. This is the story of how The Trouble Maker Beard Oil came to be — and why the three-oil combination we landed on after extensive testing is, in our professional opinion, the best available for...

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Morris/Essex Health & Life Magazine 2018 Reader's Choice Awards

We're in the running again for   Morris/Essex Health & Life Magazine 2018 Reader's Choice Awards for best  Barber Shop   We won in 2016 and with your help, we would love to win 2018  Click the banner below 1st enter your info scroll to bottom click ‘next’ & again scroll to the bottom on 2nd-page click ‘next’ then on 3rd-page click ‘barber’ type in ‘other’  Copy & Paste:  Alex’s Barbershop (Kenvil) then keep scrolling to bottom click ‘next’ for 2 more pages & then submit Thank you for helping to make Alex's the Readers Choice Award Winner   Share on social media  #bestofmorrisessex #ALX61 #njbarbers #barbers #barberlife #barbershop #barbergang #barbering #menshair #mensfashion #menstyle #menwithstyle  #menwithclass #menswear #barbershopconnect #thebarberpost #barberconnect   #barberworld #barberlove #sharpfade #barbersinctv...

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